Honorary Fellow in History Edinburgh Uni丨Cultural & Social Historian 丨Medieval & Early Modern Britain 丨 Work, Play, Festivity, Carnival 丨 Louisianan 丨⚜️ 🐯 Website and blog: https://drtayloraucoin.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/aucointaylor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/aucointaylor.bsky.social/post/3mra7lbsdac25Archdeacon of Colchester's Court 1594 🧑‍⚖️ Dorothy Richmond of Great Holland (Essex) presented 'for thrusting of a pin in Edye Alefounders' buttocks in Divine Service which caused disquietness in the church.' 🧷🍑 #truecrime #tudor #earlymodern https://static.klipy.com/ii/71b2873e478b9d8d0482ea3ec777ba7f/05/65/jh7hT5Zp.gif?hh=371&ww=498&mp4=GyLjcvYsdOrEFvq&webm=hqATUSHzxt0ml22 Jul 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:pfrkkphuez2slo6igffddf27/app.bsky.feed.post/3mra7lbsdac25https://bsky.app/profile/aucointaylor.bsky.social/post/3mqtgk2j5r223#Football was fashioning national & local identities well before the #Worldcup & modern game. ⚽️ 🏉 My new blogpost for the manyheademonster explores how #earlymodern & #medieval football forged a sense of place & home. #history https://manyheadedmonster.com/2026/07/17/becoming-home-football-and-geographic-identity-in-early-modern-britain/17 Jul 2026 09:24 +0000at://did:plc:pfrkkphuez2slo6igffddf27/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqtgk2j5r223https://bsky.app/profile/aucointaylor.bsky.social/post/3mpiot5ekvk2e🚨Announcement!🚨 I'm now offering freelance services (archival photography, transcription, bespoke research...) 📜✒️ Please get in touch if you or someone you know has #history research needs in the UK (esp Scotland & northern England) #Medievalsky #Earlymodern #c18th https://drtayloraucoin.com/freelance-historical-research/30 Jun 2026 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:pfrkkphuez2slo6igffddf27/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpiot5ekvk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/aucointaylor.bsky.social/post/3moxbisepg22p🚨NEW Blogpost🚨 #England plays tonight. #Scotland tomorrow. ⚽ But which team would James VI/I have most favoured in the #WorldCup? 👑 Explore his complicated relationship w/ #football, & its shift from #medieval unlawful game to #earlymodern elite pastime. 👇 https://drtayloraucoin.com/2026/06/19/james-vi-and-i-football-fan-or-foe/23 Jun 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:pfrkkphuez2slo6igffddf27/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxbisepg22phttps://bsky.app/profile/aucointaylor.bsky.social/post/3monwofhhl22e🚨NEW Blogpost🚨 For James VI/I's birthday & tonight's #Scotland match: ⚽👑 Did James like #football? Would he have liked the #WorldCup? Where were the first recorded football stands? How did #earlymodern elites come to embrace the sport? Asking the big questions👇 https://drtayloraucoin.com/2026/06/17/james-vi-and-i-football-fan-or-foe/19 Jun 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:pfrkkphuez2slo6igffddf27/app.bsky.feed.post/3monwofhhl22e