Medievalist. First gen. Obsessed with all things 1050-1250. Political, cultural, social history, England & France. Currently researching women and rebellion. #churchcrawling. Annoyed by (VERY) Long Covid. Owned by a mini wire-haired Dachshunhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3mcpgg5uyyk2vOn the lookout. Romanesque capital, south doorway, St Mary, Great Wymondley. #stoneworkSunday18 Jan 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcpgg5uyyk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3mcowtslhs22v@lewisgoodall.com This episode never gets old. youtu.be/vVX-PrBRtTY https://youtu.be/vVX-PrBRtTY18 Jan 2026 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcowtslhs22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3mah7lgtbas2yIt's dark. It's cold. It's that time of year again. #thedarkisreading20 Dec 2025 22:05 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3mah7lgtbas2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3m5ql5lkgdk2lFallen angels. #stoneworkSunday All Saints, Southill16 Nov 2025 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ql5lkgdk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3m5dylibjw22qFeast day of St Martin of Tours. 15th C Laon Cathedral #medieval11 Nov 2025 11:06 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5dylibjw22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3m56ruaynik27Laon Cathedral09 Nov 2025 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3m56ruaynik27https://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3m4t52wgsc22uWalking on gorgeous Therfield Heath today, so here are some #tombsonTuesday. The Heath is an ancient chalk landscape and home to tumuli and barrows spanning several thousand years. Most of it is still common land. More info in alt text. Bonus points for spotting smol dog04 Nov 2025 18:11 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4t52wgsc22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3m4jda3skx22nAn early #mementomoriMonday for All Hallows Eve.31 Oct 2025 20:34 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4jda3skx22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3m43mgcc7mk2ySpotted in the wall at Bath Spa Uni yesterday @pavementgeology.bsky.social #stoneworkSunday26 Oct 2025 09:42 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3m43mgcc7mk2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3m43hzvuvak2s@thecrimeagents.bsky.social Just as you were saying. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Oct 2025 08:23 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3m43hzvuvak2shttps://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3m3pe7aqlr22s'Alexa. Show me a dog who has totally got it made.' #dogsofbsky #dachshund21 Oct 2025 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3pe7aqlr22shttps://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3m3mjdzvlrk2qA reminder of life before vaccines. #memorialsMonday #earlymodern All Saints, Southill 📷 my own20 Oct 2025 09:37 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3mjdzvlrk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3m3hcf7a6wk2xNot much beats an autumnal Green Lane.18 Oct 2025 07:49 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3hcf7a6wk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3m3exc5aluk2uDesigned by Sir Albert Richardson in 1937 and dedicated to Joscelyne Whitbread, daughter of Samuel Howard and Madeline Whitbread, who died in 1936, aged 29. All Saints, Southill. #fontsonFriday @poorfrankraw.co.uk any idea who did the lettering? 📷 my own More info in alt text17 Oct 2025 09:25 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3exc5aluk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3m37nyds3kk2jNature doing what nature does. Autumnal churchyard bench #woodensday 📷 my own15 Oct 2025 06:55 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3m37nyds3kk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3m335qjkuqs2uExquisite. 2 of 4 semi-circular enamels depicting the evangelists. End of 12th beginning of 13th century. Troyes cathedral treasury. 📷 my own #medievalMonday more info in alt text13 Oct 2025 11:54 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3m335qjkuqs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3m2ki3hr6dc2qLovely people of Suffolk (and nearby bits of Cambs & Essex). Happening on Oct 11th in Suffolk's smallest town to fundraise for the school. Bar, Food, and laughs! claredoescustardcomedy.eventbrite.co.uk06 Oct 2025 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ki3hr6dc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3m2j6chwtks2t#medievalMonday Laon Cathedral 📷 my own06 Oct 2025 08:16 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2j6chwtks2thttps://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3m2hn2z2is22oWhat lies beneath. #ceilingsonSunday #alwayslookup Église Saint-Pantaléon, Troyes. Repairs ongoing... 📷 my own More info in alt text05 Oct 2025 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2hn2z2is22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3m2a6twgt6s25Ooh! This looks excellent. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Oct 2025 18:32 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2a6twgt6s25https://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3m27kqhhmyc25A bit of late 17th century woodwork for #adoorableThursday Chapelle Notre-Dame de Compassion, Bulle, Switzerland02 Oct 2025 12:32 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3m27kqhhmyc25https://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3m252hqaruk23Magnificent moustache #woodensday Bench end at St Peter's, Coton01 Oct 2025 12:35 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3m252hqaruk23https://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3m24go64xms23The sort of history I absolutely love. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2025 06:41 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3m24go64xms23https://bsky.app/profile/drsalspong.bsky.social/post/3lzy7zdj5uk2nDating to 1472 (date on the fireplace), the Maison du Dauphin is one of the oldest house in Troyes. #medievalMonday 📷 my own29 Sep 2025 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:7cheurtpc2n4jcwkaynmkdly/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzy7zdj5uk2n