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The Long Middle Ages @thelongmiddleages.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Missed our first seminar and want to know more? Came to the seminar and still have questions? Check out our newest blog post to read up on the abstracts and bios of our speakers. thelongmiddleages.com/2026/10/05/a...

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Autumn Seminar 1 (01/10/2026)

Autumn Seminar 1 (01/10/2026): East Asian Spirit Pacification and the Severn Sea Zone For the first seminar of the Autumn series of The Long Middle Ages, we welcomed Tham Chui Jun and Caroline Bour…

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Dr Rebecca Tyson @tyguson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

It’s real! I just received my copy of Anglo-Norman Studies vol 48 which includes my article on the contribution of the abbey of Fécamp to the Norman invasion in 1066. Elisabeth van Houts’ article in vol 10 really inspired me, and I’m so pleased to have built on her work on the Ship List #MedievalSky

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The Long Middle Ages @thelongmiddleages.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

One week left to go before our first seminar of term! There's still time to register if you want to come along!

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The Long Middle Ages @thelongmiddleages.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

In TWO WEEKS, Thurs 1st October, we have our first seminar of term! The seminar will be from 17:30-19:00 online (via Teams). Please follow the link to register to attend: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon... #medievalsky #thelongmiddleages

In two weeks, we have our FIRST AUTUMN SEMINAR on Thursday 1st October from 17:30-19:00. This time, all the talks will be ONLINE (via Teams). We will start the Teams call a few minutes before 17:30 for everyone to get settled before beginning the seminar.

The two speakers of this seminar are:
Tham Chui Jun (Independent Scholar)

Governing the Dead: Spirit Pacification, the Water-Land Retreat, and Rulership in Medieval East Asia

Caroline Bourne (University of Reading)

Sailing the Severn Sea: The Establishment of a Maritime Cultural Zone

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Reading Museum @readingmuseum.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Haven’t got tickets for the Bayeux Tapestry at the British Museum? Don’t worry you can visit Reading's full-size copy, faithfully embroidered by 35 women in 1885-86 (plus extra pants!) Or latest blog compares the two tapestries www.readingmuseum.org.uk/blog/comparing-bayeux-and-reading-tapestries

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Comparing the Bayeux and Reading tapestries

Reading’s Bayeux Tapestry is a full-size copy of the original 11th century tapestry. It was created in 1885-1886 by 35 women of the Leek Embroidery Society 'so that England should have a copy of its o...

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History at Swansea University @swanseahistory.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We are so looking forward to welcoming our incoming students and to greeting our returning community at the end of this month.

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Dr Caroline Bourne @carolinebourne.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

By the 13th c. lap dogs were popular, especially with medieval noblewomen. In an early 15th c. manuscript of the collected works of Christine de Pizan, known as the ‘Book of the Queen’, she is shown writing at her desk with her small dog. #NationalDogDay #InternationalDogDay BL Harley MS 4431, f. 4r

Manuscript image of medieval author Christine de Pizan writing at her desk with her small white dog at her side.

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Dr Caroline Bourne @carolinebourne.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Working on #MedievalWales or the March but don't how your research fits with the #IMC2027 communities theme? Worry not! We would like to hear from you regardless of the topic so that we can highlight the latest exiting research. #MedievalSky #Medieval #Medievalist #MedievalHistory #MedievalStudies

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

#OnThisDay 1305 William Wallace was captured and handed over to the English, in spite of the lucky Lego Han Solo he had been given a short time earlier.

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Dr Caroline Bourne @carolinebourne.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Call for papers Communities in Medieval Wales & the March, @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2027, sponsored by the Mortimer History Society. If you are researching any aspect of Medieval Wales & the March, please consider submitting a paper proposal for our strand at next year's IMC. #MedievalSky #Skystorians

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Dr Rebecca Tyson @tyguson.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Norman ships were projected onto the White Cliffs of Dover as the Bayeux Tapestry arrived at the British Museum last night. #MedievalSky www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Dr Rebecca Tyson @tyguson.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

My first article is published today in the @haskinssociety.bsky.social Journal. I'm so pleased to finally see it out in the world. My article outlines the maritime dimension to William fitzOsbern's lordship in the southern Welsh March in the years after 1066. doi.org/10.2307/jj.4... #MedievalSky

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Charlie Rozier @rozierhistorian.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Our Borders and the Norman World edited by @historydan1066.bsky.social @lvhicks.bsky.social is out in paperback! Get yours at @imc-leeds.bsky.social @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social stand for only £16.50 or order online: boydellandbrewer.com/book/borders... using code MED26 for 50% off

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Mateusz Fafinski @calthalas.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

*David Attenborough‘s voice* As the sun rises on this early July morning hundreds of medievalists begin their annual migration to Leeds. Scientists have not fully understood this ritual but it seems to be crucial for the survival of the whole species. Intensive days of medievaling will follow.

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

#OnThisDay 1215 King John issued Magna Carta at Runnymede. The drama was in tents.

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International Medieval Congress Leeds @imc-leeds.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Our #IMC2026 Programme Book has had its final edits and is about to be sent to the printers! 🎊 Can you spot where its hiding? 👀 We can't wait for our IMC Delegates see and hold the physical copy when they come to Campus this July! #IMC2026 is getting closer by the day 🙂 #MedievalSky #SkyStorians

The Pink IMC Programme Book hidden behind two pink roses.

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Dr Rebecca Tyson @tyguson.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

I have spent an enjoyable couple of hours exploring Winchester ahead of my talk for the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies at the University of Winchester later. I’ll be talking about the Norman Invasion of 1066 and where to find a fleet in eleventh-century Normandy.

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Dan Armstrong @historydan1066.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

I’m pleased to share that 'Borders and the Norman World', which I co-edited with Áron Kecskés, @rozierhistorian.bsky.social, and @lvhicks.bsky.social , is now being released in paperback. It will be available in June and is currently open for pre-order: boydellandbrewer.com/book/borders...

Book cover for Borders and the Norman World, featuring title, editors, and an image of two knights on horseback carved into stone

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Aleksander Pluskowski will be speaking about his book 'The Black Cross' to the British-Lithuanian Society on Tuesday 17 March, email blssecretary@hotmail.com if you'd like the Zoom link

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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Happy release day! I’m having some prosecco to celebrate

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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

You are most welcome! Without your hard work, Gower would have been left off the map, and what a shame too

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Dr Caroline Bourne @carolinebourne.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Thanks so much for the mention! Glad I could help with this project illuminating these important polities that are so often overlooked during this period.

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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Here are cows, rugged mountain borders, rich streams and pastures for transhumance, more cows, shepherds, early church dedications a-plenty, and even more cows A home for the ‘Peninsula Men’, perhaps? Or even more unknowable legends. Thank you again to Caroline for the help with this chapter

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Dr Caroline Bourne @carolinebourne.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Nos Galan Gaeaf (first day of winter eve). Beware of the Hwch Ddu Gwta (tail-less black sow) and the Ladi Wen heb ddim pen (the white lady without a head). Traditionally a coelcerth (bonfire) offered protection. #NosGalanGaeaf #WelshCulture #Halloween theconversation.com/nos-galan-ga...

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Nos Galan Gaeaf: the traditional Welsh celebration being eclipsed by modern Halloween

Nos Galan Gaeaf on October 31 in Wales is steeped in folklore and tradition.

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Today's the 959th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, so obviously I'm reposting my scenes from the Bayeux Tapestry in Playmobil.

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Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literatures @mediumaevum.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

SSMLL are delighted to announce the opening of our Call for Papers for the 2026 Day Conference, Medieval Wales, which will be held at Cardiff University 25-26 April, 2026. Proposals should be submitted to Dr David Callander (callanderd@cardiff.ac.uk) by 30 November.

Cardiff University and the Society for the Study of Medieval Languages and Literature are pleased to announce a multi-disciplinary conference on medieval Wales, to be held at Cardiff University on the 25th and 26th of April 2026. The conference will provide a space for discussion and collaboration between scholars of all disciplinary backgrounds interested in medieval Wales. The conference programme will include the Medium Ævum annual lecture, which will be delivered by Professor Helen Fulton (University of Bristol). The Henry Loyn Memorial Lecture will be held on the evening of the 24th of April, and will be delivered by Professor John Hines (Cardiff University).

We invite proposals for 20-minute presentations representing any specialization that sheds light on medieval Wales. We shall particularly welcome papers that discuss encounters between different languages and traditions and their consequences. Proposals are welcome from speakers at all career stages and papers can be delivered in English or Welsh. Proposals should include a title and an abstract (100–200 words) and should be submitted to Dr David Callander (callanderd@cardiff.ac.uk) by 30 November.

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Dr Rebecca Tyson @tyguson.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

The ship has landed! #Medievalsky

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Dr Caroline Bourne @carolinebourne.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Only one week left to submit your abstracts for the 'Medieval Wales and the March' International Medieval Congress sessions sponsored by the Mortimer History Society. Deadline is 15 Sept. Don't delay, submit today! @imc-leeds.bsky.social #IMC2026 #medievalsky #skystorians #academicsky

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Dr Caroline Bourne @carolinebourne.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

This time next week I'll be in Leicester for the @socmedarch.bsky.social conference.😀 #MedArch2025 #medieval #medievalarchaeology Graphics: Society for Medieval Archaeology Image: A nod to the past - a Viking themed handrail in Swansea Guildhall (c) Nigel Davies for Geograph CC BY-SA 2.0

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History at Swansea University @swanseahistory.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

We're so looking forward to talking to everyone at the @amgueddfacymru.bsky.social History and Heritage Fair at the National Waterfront Museum later this month! Come find our stall, we'd love to meet you.

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Dr Caroline Bourne @carolinebourne.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Just two weeks to submit your abstracts for the 'Medieval Wales and the March' International Medieval Congress sessions sponsored by the Mortimer History Society. Deadline for submissions is 15 September 2025. @imc-leeds.bsky.social #IMC2026 #medievalsky #skystorians #academicsky

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

A blessed feast of St Andthatotherguy to you all

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Dr Rachel E Swallow FSA, FHistS @swallowtailarch.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Acorns on sun-burnt August grass 🌱☀️ In medieval Britain, the oak was power itself — boundary marker, court tree, symbol of endurance and lordship. 🌳👑 #Oak #Acorns #BritishCountryside #MedievalHistory #Folklore #queenoflostcastles #medievalsky

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N16Breda Corish @n16breda.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

If you've ever wondered why Dublin has a church dedicated to St. Werburgh -> A great account here from @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social on Ireland's Anglo-Norman history & the use of English saints "in a kind of sacred imperialism". www.historytoday.com/history-matt...

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Making Medieval Ireland English

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Fabulous Visigothic eagle brooch, AD 501-533. One of a pair of prestigious eagle brooches worn at shoulder height to fasten clothing. From Alovera, Guadalajara, Spain. Bronze, gold and glass. 📷 Museo Arqueológico Nacional, Madrid #Archaeology

Photo of a brooch in the form of an eagle with outspread wings and curved beak, displayed against a black background. The surface of the bronze brooch is decorated with "cloisonné" technique; that is small bronze cells inlaid with glass – mostly red and some green – laid on top of gold leaf which reflects the light and makes the glass sparkle. The bird’s eye is made from a large blue glass cabochon. Dimensions: Height = 11.80 cm; Width = 5.90 cm; Thickness = 2.20 cm.

After the collapse of the Roman empire, Spain became part of the Visigothic Kingdom between 418 and 711 AD. The Visigoths left behind some very decorative jewellery. This brooch dates to that period.

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Dr Caroline Bourne @carolinebourne.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Researching medieval Wales? Why not share your research at the International Medieval Congress next July. We welcome proposals for sessions sponsored by the Mortimer History Society. Deadline for submissions is 15 September 2025. @imc-leeds.bsky.social #IMC2026 #medievalsky #skystorians #academicsky

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Absolute Units returns!!! In this ep, we speak to environmental historian @dollyjorgensen.bsky.social about her research into pigs in medieval England. Topics include: taking your hogs for a walk, the Hapsburg chin of domestic pigs, Babe 2, and so much more. merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...

Absolute Units: three giant rams float over the English countryside.

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Dr Tig Lang @langsj.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

When you remember it's a year to go before the next IMC... #imc2025 @imc-leeds.bsky.social

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Christian Cooijmans @ccooijmans.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

From last week's IMC paper, here is my handy general formula on the effects of vikings moving cattle by ship across long distances:

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Dr Caroline Bourne @carolinebourne.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Wondering which @imc-leeds.bsky.social sessions to go to tomorrow? Problem solved - why not spend the day listening to papers on medieval Wales! Three sessions of very interesting papers and one by me. I kick off proceedings at 11.15 Tue in room LG.01 Newlyn Building. Hope to see you there. #imc2025

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International Medieval Congress Leeds @imc-leeds.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

What is a better way to relax after checking into your #IMC2025 accommodation, than meeting up with colleagues in the LUU Old Bar with a drink of Congress Ale. 🎉 The #IMC2025 Congress Ale is back from a new provider and in Worlds of Learning fashion, we want to learn what you think! #MedievalSky

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Dr Caroline Bourne @carolinebourne.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Looking forward to tomorrow's conference with some interesting approaches to loyalty. I will also be presenting a paper which is different from my usual topics!

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Dr Rebecca Tyson @tyguson.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

I’m over the moon to share that my essay, ‘Contributions to the Conquest: The Abbey of Fécamp and Maritime Memory’ was chosen as the winner of the Marjorie Chibnall Essay Prize for this year’s Battle Conference on Anglo-Norman Studies battleconference.wordpress.com/2025-battle-... #Medievalsky

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2025 Battle Conference Manchester 23-26 July

The Conference will be hosted this year by the University of Manchester. The papers will be read in Rm A113 of the Samuel Alexander Building. Coffees/teas and lunches will be taken in the foyer of …

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Dr Caroline Bourne @carolinebourne.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Thinking of joining us at the University of Reading for the 'Outsiders-Insiders' Medieval History Postgraduate Research Forum on 2nd April? Registration for those wanting to attend in-person closes in 2 days. So don't delay, get your free ticket today! www.eventbrite.com/e/1258700740...

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'Outsiders-Insiders' - Medieval History Postgrad Forum Reading Uni On-line

HYBRID EVENT - Come join us at 'Outsiders-Insiders' for a deep dive into Medieval History with fellow postgrads at Reading University!

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Dr Caroline Bourne @carolinebourne.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Registration is now open for online attendance for the 'Outsiders-Insiders' Medieval History Postgraduate Research Forum organised by the Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies. Join us at the University of Reading on 2nd April. #MedievalSky www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/outsiders-...

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'Outsiders-Insiders' - Medieval History Postgrad Forum Reading Uni On-line

HYBRID EVENT - Come join us at 'Outsiders-Insiders' for a deep dive into Medieval History with fellow postgrads at Reading University!

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Dr Caroline Bourne @carolinebourne.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Registration is now open for 'Outsiders-Insiders' Medieval History Postgraduate Research Forum organised by the Graduate Centre for Medieval Studies. Join us at the University of Reading on 2nd April. #MedievalSky www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/outsiders-...

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'Outsiders-Insiders' - Medieval History Postgrad Forum Reading University

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