A huge thank you to Gwen Seabourne & Joanna McCunn for organising #BLHC2024 The papers, venue, receptions and company were all absolutely fantastic. I am developing the research below, so if anyone is organising #legalhistory seminars, get in touch!

Did you miss us? #WDYTYA returns this week for it’s 20th Anniversary series! Featuring: Vicky McClure Paddy McGuinness Melanie Chisholm Rose Ayling-Ellis Jessica Ennis-Hill Olly Murs Gemma Collins Catch the first ep featuring actor Vicky McClure MBE this Thursday at 9pm on BBC One

A little light reading at The National Archives Chancery Masters' reports for 1619 (C 38)

For those of you who may have missed it, here’s a short blog about our new Economic and Social Research Council funded project, A New Methodological Approach to the History of Divorce 1857-1923. Find out how it all began, and what we’re going to be doing over the next 18 months hosting.northumbria.ac.uk/divorce_histor…

Here’s our second blog, a brief introduction to the Divorce Court. Including its creation in 1858 as a civil court and the type of cases hosted there dealing with marital breakdown. #divorce #law #history #twitterstorians #familyhistory #genealogy #london hosting.northumbria.ac.uk/divorce_histor…

Rose Ayling-Ellis will trace her family history on next week's episode of #WhoDoYouThinkYouAre - here's five things you might not know about the star #Paralympics2024 whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tv-series/rose…

Researching ancestors is good for you! bbc.com/future/article…

Cameo role in this one ...

Read our new blog on #deaf litigants in the Divorce Court shorturl.at/zYtFB Watch tonight's #WDYTYA where Jennifer Aston was a background consultant on married women’s legal status and jobs on #Strictly winner, actress and deaf rights campaigner Rose Ayling-Ellis's episode

Strength and resilience: catch the next episode of the new series of #WDYTYA featuring actor, presenter and deaf rights campaigner Rose Ayling-Ellis. Tonight at 9pm on BBC One.

TV pick of the day: #Paralympics presenter and #Strictly champ Rose Ayling-Ellis goes in search of her family history in Who Do You Think You Are? at 9pm on BBC One and iPlayer #WDYTYA radiotimes.com/programme/b-c8…

If you have a few minutes, read of our blog on #deaf litigants navigating the Victorian Divorce Court shorturl.at/zYtFB WDYTYA? UK with #Paralympics presenter and deaf rights campaigner Rose Ayling-Ellis BBC One DoncasterDeafTrust #Deafawareness #Twitterstorians #WDYTYA #Genealogy