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Dr Will Wyeth @willwyeth.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

🗣️ Medievalists! 🏰 Check out this page, we’ve done a reconstruction the medieval chapel at Chester Castle! www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places... Please share widely! There’s loads of info and *lovely* images from the repertoire of medieval art - and also more reconstructions!

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The Chester Castle Chapel Wall Paintings

The walls of the medieval chapel in the Agricola Tower at Chester Castle were richly painted around 1240 with scenes including miracles of the Virgin Mary and St Edward the Confessor. From the fragmen...

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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🚨‼️ NOW WELCOMING SUBMISSIONS ‼️🚨 We've had a withdrawal & have a spot left for another paper! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you're interested, and to help us spread the word. Many thanks!! 🤗 @imc-leeds.bsky.social #skystorians #medieval #medievalsky #premodernrace #imc2026

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Nick Munn @medievalmunn.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Due to a couple of withdrawals, I am accepting paper proposals for my Constructing Masculinities and Ideas of Manhood in the Premodern World sessions at the upcoming @imc-leeds.bsky.social. Please see the attached poster for details! Thanks in advance 😊 #imc #medieval #history #conference

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Late Call for Papers

Leeds International Medieval Congress, 6th-9th July 2026

Constructing Masculinities and Ideas of Manhood in the Premodern World

In their 2017 work on Scottish manhood, Professors Lynn Abrams and Elizabeth Ewan stated that ‘Men are everywhere in the narratives of Scotland’s past, but at the same time they are nowhere, or at least their gendered selves, roles and practices are less frequently interrogated than women’s.’ This claim is true for Scottish history as it is for histories across the premodern world. While the study of masculinities has become more popular in recent decades, investigating the gendered lives of premodern men remains understudied. This panel aims to reflect on gender as a relational social construction and masculinities as a category in the social and political realms of the premodern world.

Potential applicants are invited to send proposals for papers of 15-20 minutes. Paper topics may include (but are not limited to):

·       Masculinities and their change over time and lifecycles
·       Male gender as a trigger for class conflict
·       Ideals of masculine identity compared to lived experience
·       Literary depictions of masculinity, idealised and denigratory
·       Reflections of masculinity in visual and material culture
·       Male identity across race, religion, and geography
·       Masculinities and their intersections with queer and disability studies
·       Clerical and hagiographical masculinity
·       Non-conforming maleness

Applicants are invited to send an abstract of no more than 200 words, including a proposed title, short biography (including research interests and institution), 3-5 keywords and preference for in-person or virtual paper delivery. Please send this information to Nick Munn (n.l.munn@qmul.ac.uk) by Wednesday 20th May 2026, 17:00 BST (GMT+1).

If you require any further information or have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out!

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London Medieval Society @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Only two weeks left to the LMS Colloquium on Medievalisms! Please do join and don't hesitate to spread the word 🤩🎉 #medievalsky #skystorians #medieval #earlymodern #academic #historians

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German Historical Institute London @ghilondon.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

On Tuesday, we had the pleasure of welcoming David Nirenberg (Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton) for an evening of reflection and discussion marking 30 years since the publication of his seminal study "Communities of Violence: Persecution of Minorities in the Middle Ages". 1/3

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London Medieval Society @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Delighted to announce the upcoming Colloquium on Medievalisms, co-organised with CREMS in person at Queen Mary University of London! Please join us on Saturday, 2nd May, for some medievalists' fun! 😊 Registration via link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/medievalis... Looking forward to seeing you there!

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School of Society & Environment, Queen Mary University @qmulsse.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Many congratulations to Sam Halvorsen from Geography (GES), Liesbeth Corens from History & Karl Pike from SPIR, who have all received funding awards from the Leverhulme Trust. In a double win, Sam has also received a grant from the British Academy. Read more: www.qmul.ac.uk/society-and-...

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Leverhulme Grants awarded to academics from all three SSE departments

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German Historical Institute London @ghilondon.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Happening tomorrow! Join us for a special panel discussion and conversation with Professor David Nirenberg at the Art Workers' Guild in Bloomsbury. Please sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-convers... #medievalmonday #skystorians #medievalhistory

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In Conversation with David Nirenberg: 30 years “Communities of Violence”

Join us at the Artworkers' Guild for a special panel discussion.

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International Medieval Congress Leeds @imc-leeds.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

It's such a pleasure to have FiftyEleven back at the #IMC2026 Craft Fair 🎊 😃 The talent and creativity which goes into these medieval crafts is not to be missed!😃 www.fiftyeleven.co.uk www.facebook.com/FiftyelevenArtisanCabinetry www.instagram.com/fiftyelevencabinetry/ #MedievalSky

A craft fair exhibitor using a wood burning pen to personalisea piece of wood.

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Ecclesiastical History Society @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

On Monday, we held our third annual online Postgraduate Symposium, where we were honoured to hear a plenary lecture from Prof Miri Rubin (QMUL & VP of the EHS) on 'Church History and the History of Religious Cultures: What and How?' youtu.be/SDLVOfgrmQM?... #ChurchHistory #Skystorians

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Prof Miri Rubin on 'Church History and the History of Religious Cultures: What and How?'

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 12/03/2026

On 13 May, we will be in Aberystwyth to meet with historians at the university & wider region. The visit ends with a public guest lecture by Prof Miri Rubin (QMUL) on 'Black/Beautiful: Meanings of Blackness in a Biblical Verse' bit.ly/4b6cfpz In-person booking now open / all welcome #Skystorians

Image showing illustration for the first verse from the Song of Songs: a minstrel playing before Solomon (15th century Rothschild Mahzor).

With text: Black/Beautiful: Meanings of Blackness in a Biblical Verse. RHS Lecture with Professor Miri Rubin (QMUL)

Royal Historical Society Lecture
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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Celebrating the 30th anniversary of 'Communities of Violence' by Prof David Nirenberg! He will be engaging in conversation with other scholars about his work and the history of religious persecution. Join us on 14 April at @ghilondon.bsky.social 😊 #skystorians #medievalsky #earlymodern #medieval

Delighted to share the news of an upcoming public event organised by Queen Mary University and German Historical Institute of London.

This event celebrates the 30th anniversary of the publication of ‘Communities of Violence’, by Prof David Nirenberg. This was a ground-breaking book that changed scholarly perspectives on religious violence and attitudes towards religious minorities in the late medieval and early modern periods. We are incredibly grateful to say that we will have Prof Nirenberg himself joining us and engaging in conversation with other scholars. They will discuss Prof Nirenberg’s work, its ongoing impact on the field, and the history of religious confrontations and religious persecution more broadly.

We would like to warmly invite you all to join us for this event. It will take place on 14th April 2026, 5:30-7:30pm at the Art Workers’ Guild London.

If you wish to attend, please register via the link provided.

We look forward to welcoming as many of you as possible!

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Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Join us on Thursday (12th March) at 4pm for the next seminar in our CMS seminar series! We are delighted to host Prof Miri Rubin (Queen Mary University of London) who will be giving a paper titled 'Nigra sum (Song 1-5): the long history of race in a biblical verse'. Not to be missed! All welcome!

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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

🚨UPDATE - we've filled in the slot. Thanks so much for spreading the word! 😊

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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

🚨 LATE SUBMISSION WINDOW OPEN 🚨 We've had a withdrawal from one of these sessions and would be very keen to include another paper - please do not hesitate to reach out if you're interested, and to help us spread the word. Many thanks!! #skystorians #medieval #medievalsky #premodernrace #imc2026

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Liesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra and Adrian Masters's "The Radical Spanish Empire: How Paperwork Politics Remade the New World" is nearly there @harvardpress.bsky.social! And I cannot wait. www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067... #EarlyModern #SkyStorians #YayArchives

As Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra and Adrian Masters show, these social orders broke down thanks to the challenges mounted by countless individuals across the Spanish Americas—including non-elite Spanish and Indigenous people, women, and the enslaved. To achieve their goals, they turned not only to outright violence but also to massive amounts of paperwork: petitions, complaints, lawsuits, and secret testimonies. Through this grassroots “lawfare,” vassals undercut the emerging seigneurial dynasties of the conquistadors, stripped the friars of theocratic authority, and curtailed the might of native lords. Collectively, they spearheaded movements against tyranny and slavery, proposed and challenged laws, produced new types of knowledge, created archives and historical accounts, and questioned the nature of truth itself. In the process, however, these actors also gradually co-created a lasting new society of orders—one that would solidify in the 1570s with viceroys, bishops, and inquisitors at its apex.

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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Two days to go until the next LMS Colloquium on non-conformities! Don't miss it 🤗

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Dr Dean Irwin @medievaljews.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

I edited a thing! Because everything is better if it links back to the medieval Lincoln Jewry, I edited an entire volume on the topic. Coming from Arc Humanities Press in May!

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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

*Reposted CFP with alt text* III Colloquium on Late Medieval and Early Modern Cities: Moving and Being Moved London, 11-12 June 2026 Deadline abstract submissions: 31 January 2026 Looking forward to meeting everyone! 🤗🤗 #medievalsky #skystorians #medieval #earlymodern #callforpapers #history

Ill Colloquium on Late Medieval and Early Modern Cities in Europe: Moving and Being Moved

Call for Papers London, 11-12 June 2026

We are delighted to launch the Call for Papers for the III Colloquium on Late Medieval and Early Modern Cities in Europe, which will take place in London on 11-12 June 2026. After two successful editions, this year's Colloquium will focus on movements) within and accross late medieval and early modern cities (ca. 1300-1800). Topics to be addressed may include but are not limited to:

• Mobile people in urban centres, e.g. migrants, merchants, vagrants, enslaved people, minstrels, mendicants, and pilgrims.
• The exchange of goods and knowledge.
• Transitory urban events and performances that moved bodies and minds, including social uprisings, civic performances, dances and urban processions.
• Lack of 'movement: considerations of what it means to stay put and belong in a city or to be forced to remain in a city.

This is an interdisciplinary and international Colloquium which offers an opportunity for PhD students and early career scholars to share their research through 20-minute long presentations, and to receive feedback through constructive discussion. Established scholars will also be invited to present their research and methods and to contribute to discussion. There will also be opportunities for all participants to continue the conversation over coffee and lunch.

Interested applicants are encouraged to send an abstract of 200 words along with a short bio to Ana Roda Sánchez (Queen Mary University of London), Eliot Benbow (Institute of Historical Research) and Emma Olson (University of Cambridge) in colloquiumcities@gmail.com by 31 January 2026.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with us. We look forward to receiving your proposals and learning about your research!

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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Less then two weeks left for this CFP!! Come and join us in London for an exciting research exchange on movements in late medieval and early modern cities. We are looking forward to getting to know about your work! 🤗🤗 #medievalsky #skystorians #callforpapers #medieval #earlymodern #history

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Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literatures @mediumaevum.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Our friends at the Early English Text Society are holding a workshop on editing texts from medieval Britain for graduate students and early career scholars. 📖Texts in Transition 📍St Hilda's College, Oxford 📆18/04/2026 🕐11am-5pm For registration email eets[at]ell.ox.ac.uk

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LSE Blogs @lseblogs.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Six books for understanding #polarisation. Drawn from a series at LSE, Universities in the age of polarisation, Kevin Wilson @lselibrary.bsky.social picks six books that explore these divides – from to the impacts of social media – and offer ideas for dialogue @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social

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Six books for understanding polarisation - LSE Review of Books

Kevin Wilson picks six books that explore polarisation – from debates on academic freedom to the impacts of social media – and offer ideas for bridging divides.

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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

So glad that our sessions on premodern race got accepted! @medievalgeorgie.bsky.social @imc-leeds.bsky.social Can't wait for #IMC2026! 🤗

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

How late medieval Middle Eastern peasants adopted Arab cultural identities and formed village clans. Becoming Arab by Yossef Rapoport is now available (13 Jan UK pub). Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/hardco... #History

Becoming Arab: The Formation of Arab Identity in the Medieval Middle East by Yossef Rapoport

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Eliot Benbow @ebenbow.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

We are looking forward to welcoming everyone to the upcoming London Medieval Society @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social Colloquium on Women and Knowledge which will be Saturday 22nd November from 10:20-15:00 UK time. 🙂 You can find the zoom registration link here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The programme for the London Medieval Society Colloquium on Women & Knowledge scheduled for Saturday 22nd November from 10:20 to 15:00 UK time.

The poster features an illumination from a medieval manuscript depicting a group of women seated and standing reading a number of books. Image credit: British Library, Harlety 4431, f. 107

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Congratulations to @rachelschine.bsky.social for winning the Best Book Award from the Middle East Medievalists association for her book, Black Knights: Arabic Epic and the Making of Medieval Race! Brava!!! 🍾🍾🍾 Here's the link, if you haven't already read it: press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo...

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Black Knights

A new account of racial logics in premodern Islamic literature. In Black Knights, Rachel Schine reveals how the Arabic-speaking world developed a different form of racial knowledge than their Europe...

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London Medieval Society @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Please join us on 22 November to discuss Women and Knowledge. We cannot wait to listen to and engage with all presentations 😁 This event is free to attend, but prior registration is required through this link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Thank you! We look forward to seeing you there!

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Eliot Benbow @ebenbow.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

@londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social London Medieval Society will be hosting its first colloquium of the academic year on the 22nd November 2025 on the subject of Women and Knowledge in the Middle Ages. 😊 You can find the Zoom link here: us02web.zoom.us/j/81823681150

This poster provides the details for the London Medieval Society Colloquium on Women & Knowledge.

Saturday 22nd November 10:00-15:00 (UK time) via Zoom

In the centre of the poster is an image from a Medieval manuscript of a group of standing and seated women reading a number of books

Image credit: British Library, Harley 4431, f. 107

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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

So pleased to launch the CfP for the III Colloquium on Late Medieval and Early Modern Cities!! Looking forward to your paper proposals 🤗🥳 Deadline 31 Jan 2026 @ebenbow.bsky.social @emmaolson5.bsky.social #medievalsky #skystorians #medieval #cfp #earlymodern #history #urbanstudies #callforpapers

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The Warburg Institute @warburginstitute.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

The Black Italian Renaissance is a critically acclaimed documentary that examines the presence of Black people in the Italian Renaissance and their contribution to its development and significance. Join us for a screening & discussion: warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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The Black Italian Renaissance - Screening & Discussion

Screening of the film The Black Italian Renaissance and discussion with Angelica Pesarini (Toronto), Kate Lowe (Warburg) and Francesca Priori (Milan)

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The Warburg Institute @warburginstitute.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

In our latest blog, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow Hannah Lee discusses her research on race and representation in early modern art, her work with the Image of the Black archive, and her upcoming conference and short course. Read:

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Researching race through the Image of the Black archive: an interview with Hannah Lee

British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow Hannah Lee discusses her research on race and representation in early modern art, her work with the Image of the Black archive, and upcoming events exploring the…

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MEMS @memsunikent.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

📜 Pre-Modern Race Roundtable 🗓 Thurs 16 Oct | 17:15–18:30 📍 Darwin LT1 & Online (Teams) 🎙 Dr Sarah Dustagheer, Natalie Tolentino, Georgie Anderson, & Eleanor Hex discuss race in the medieval and early modern worlds, from the ‘Other’ and fabulation to Digital Humanities and Premodern Race Studies.

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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Happening online on Saturday! 🥳

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Ria Kapoor @riakapoor.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Please do take a look, and let me know what you think! A privilege to have the time and space to consider how displaced people exercise agency – and how to find them – in the records we do have.

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Ecclesiastical History Society @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Call for Papers: Anglican Missions and Missionaries, 1701–1965 The Canadian Church Historical Society invites proposals for historical papers and panels on any area relating to Anglican mission work for a conference at Huron University College, Ontario, May 28–30, 2026. cchso.ca/call-for-art...

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Call for Papers - Canadian Church Historical Society

Submit your proposal for the Anglican Missions & Missionaries, 1701–1965 conference at Huron University College, May 28–30, 2026. 250-word proposals (including title), abstracts & 200-word bios due by...

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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

CFP: Gender, Violence and the Early Moderns 🗓️ 22 May 2026 📍 European University Institute, Florence 👩‍🏫 Organiser: Dr Giada Pizzoni 🎤 Keynote: Dr Jonathan Davies (Warwick) Submit abstracts (≤300 words) by 20 Dec 2025 👉 socialhistory.org.uk/shs_event/ge...

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Gender, Violence and the Early Moderns

Call for Papers Gender, Violence and the Early Moderns European University Institute, Florence 22 May 2026 Organiser: Dr Giada Pizzoni Keynote Speaker: Dr Jonathan Davies (Warwick) Violence puts th…

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HR Lady Politics enjoyer (He/Him) @ryanabt.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

@ktgerbs.bsky.social provides an essential link in understanding the creation of racialized slavery. She demonstrates how Christians—intentionally & not—tied bondage to status as a Christian and, ultimately, how this tied assumptions about the heathen to enslaved Black people. 2/

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Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Heading to one of my fave cities and unis to talk about one of my fave topics: women employed in university colleges! It will feature some new material from Cambridge and King’s College’s cute account books 👀

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Yorkist History Trust @yorkisthistory.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Last month, the Trust had the privilege of offering scholarships to five PGRs and ECRs to attend the Harlaxton #Medieval Symposium. Each YHT Scholar has shared their thoughts on the experience on our #blog, which you can read here: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2025/09/18/y... #MedievalSky #Skystorians

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YHT Scholars at the 2025 Harlaxton Medieval Symposium

The Trust On…YHT Scholars at the 2025 Harlaxton Medieval Symposium PGR/ECR presenters at the 2025 Harlaxton Medieval Symposium, including the five YHT scholars (courtesy of Ana Roda Sanchez) …

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London Medieval Society @londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

We're absolutely delighted to invite you to this upcoming symposium on Nineteenth-Century Medievalisms, co-organised by the New York Medieval Society and the LMS! It will take place on 18 Oct 2025. Please join through this link: us02web.zoom.us/j/8729115924... We look forward to seeing you all! 🙂

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Ana Roda Sánchez @arodsan95.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Grateful to participate and speak in the international workshop 'The Other Part of The Town: Poor and Marginalised Population Groups in Medieval Cities' at @rwth.bsky.social I go back home with lots of notes and interesting points to reflect further! 😊

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Danielle Terrazas Williams @drdanielletw.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Colloquium on Black and Indigenous Women's History 👇🏾

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Race Isn’t Biological — So Why Do So Many Still Think It Is? @kevinlala.bsky.social and @kztwyman.bsky.social blog about their recent paper in the journal Evolutionary Human Sciences www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...

Image from the blog showing 5 solutions to countering scientific racism

1. Introduce students to the complexities of developmental processes
2. Introduce students to the complexities of inheritance processes
3. Explain that variation between racialised groups in behavioural and cultural traits is not caused by genetic differences
4. Debunk scientific racism in school and university level science curricula
5. Acknowledge and contextualised the racist histories of academic fields

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

The radical right in Britain increasingly claims to represent "Christian values" & "Christian civilisation" - though its leaders rarely go to church or pretend to believe anything. It's especially important that Christian leaders speak out against this, as it's their tradition that's being claimed.

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Migration Museum @migrationmuseum.org · 21/08/2025

Join the Migration Museum team for a walking tour exploring the incredible stories of the generations of migrants who’ve lived, worked, and shaped the City of London. 🗓️ Sat 13 Sept 2025 🕜 1.30–3pm 📍 Starts behind the Royal Exchange, London EC3V 3LL 🔗 Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-...

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Migration Museum Walking Tour

Discover 2000 years of migration history, following the stories of generations of migrants that have shaped the City of London.

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