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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

There's still time to submit an abstract for the @memrn.bsky.social Winter Conference at the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social in November! Come and join the MEMRN team at what promises to be another joyful event ⚔️

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The Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN) @memrn.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

JOIN US! 🏰 We’re looking for a few more enthusiastic and creative minds to join MEMRN’s growing team of volunteers!

Lord Kitchener is wearing a medieval jester's hat and is asking YOU to join the MEMRN team in 2026

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Dr David Rundle @drdavidrundle.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Calling all fifteenth-century scholars: if you have not yet submitted your proposal for this year's conference hosted by @memsunikent.bsky.social, now is the time to do so. CfP open until 31st January.

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Final preparations are now underway in the MEMRN team for our second Winter Conference in a few weeks time. If you’d like to beam in to any of our exceptional panels, please register via Eventbrite. All are welcome!

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Chandini Jaswal @jaswalc05.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

#throwback to the delightful evening of presenting and reconnecting with @harrygilbert.bsky.social & @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social at @memrn.bsky.social!

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

This is going to such a fun one! Get in touch with the @memrn.bsky.social team to join in!

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

The @memrn.bsky.social Call for Papers is open until the 12th September! Head to the network’s website & social media for aaall the details 🎉

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

I had the pleasure of contributing to this episode of the brilliant You’re Dead to Me! It’s very informative and also very, very silly. Lots of nipple talk. Now available on all podcasting apps!

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The Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN) @memrn.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

You’ve seen the Call for Papers for our second annual conference (if not, check it out below) but now it’s time for conference teasers! Each image relates to one of the activities we’ve got planned for attendees… can you guess what they are before we release the schedule? Let us know your thoughts!

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The Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN) @memrn.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

BIG NEWS! We are delighted to share the dates for our second annual in-person Winter Conference. Join us from the 14th - 16th of November at the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and online. The Call for Papers is available via the MEMRN website and our social media. We look forward to seeing you!

BIG NEWS! We, the MEMRN committee, are delighted to share the dates for our second annual in-person Winter Conference.

Join us from the 14th - 16th of November at the University of East Anglia and online for three days of panels, social events, workshops, networking sessions, and adventure in the historic city of Norwich.

The Call for Papers and details on how to apply to speak at the event are available via the MEMRN website and our social media. The deadline for submitting an abstract is Friday 12th September.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

The @memrn.bsky.social team have worked so hard behind the scenes to organise our second annual Winter Conference. Please share widely and consider submitting an abstract for this lovely, supportive and academically diverse event

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The Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN) @memrn.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

ICYMI yesterday - we've got an absolute belter of a session coming up for our July monthly meeting! Please share widely with all your Tudor and book-loving friends. MEMRN events are free and open to everyone! Proudly supported by @chase-dtp.bsky.social

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

We’re so thrilled to share this event with you all! Please do come along to hear more about Kate’s fascinating research!

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Dr Gabby Storey @gabbystorey.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

delighted to return to the excellent #YoureDeadToMe pod with @gregjenner.bsky.social and Cariad Lloyd for a brill episode on Empress Matilda, King Stephen, + 'The Anarchy'...or was it? Catch the episode here www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Great fun + huge thanks to the wonderful production team!

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You're Dead to Me - Empress Matilda: civil war in medieval England - BBC Sounds

Join Greg and his guests to learn all about Empress Matilda and the Anarchy.

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Will Rossiter @satyrane.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Final Reminder that today is the last day to register for next week’s @chase-dtp.bsky.social Bookscapes event! @ueahistory.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social #Twitterstorians

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Just me, popping up again to say that everyone should come to Norwich because it's amazing and full of great stuff. Get in touch with the Bookscapes team for more info!

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Nervous and excited to share that I’ll be presenting some of my research tomorrow at the Society for Renaissance Studies Conference in Bristol! Catch me yapping about Cortés and dusty books in Panel 4.2 📚

First slide of my presentation with the paper title ‘Knights of the New World: Cortés, Spanishness, & Late Medieval Iberia’s Chivalric Renaissance. The slide features a woodcut from an early printed edition of sergas de Esplandián, a continuation of Amadís de Gaula

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The Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN) @memrn.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Missed one of our monthly meetings? Dont panic! Our meetings are recorded and uploaded to our website, so you can catch up whenever you want! Check out this amazing presentation from guest speaker @nicmorton.bsky.social about surviving a Mongol invasion! memrnchase.wordpress.com/2025/03/13/g...

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Guest Lecture: Dr Nicholas Morton

In November 2024 we were delighted to be joined by Dr. Nicholas Morton, author of The Mongol Storm (Nottingham Trent University) speaking to us on ‘Surviving a Mongol Invasion’. Buildin…

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

June lineup announced for @memrn.bsky.social !!! Email or DM us for the link 🎉

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Come and join in with us this Friday for a brilliant day of global research!

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

This is going to be a wonderful day of knowledge exchange! You can register via the @memrn.bsky.social website 🎉

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The Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN) @memrn.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

ICYMI, yesterday we announced a brilliant lineup for our Spring Showcase on Friday 30th May! Kindly supported by @chase-dtp.bsky.social, this event is open to all! Register for free here: forms.gle/7WgaVSnUZiM1...

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Me and the rest of the @memrn.bsky.social committee are super excited to reveal the lineup for our Spring Showcase later this month supported by @chase-dtp.bsky.social Registration is open, please come along!

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The Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN) @memrn.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Our April meeting is just around the corner and the attendance link has been emailed out! Join us on Monday 28th April at 6pm BST to hear these two fantastic speakers. If you’re not already signed up to our mailing list then you can drop us an email or social media DM and we’ll get the link to you.

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The Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN) @memrn.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

And next, the newest member of the MEMRN Committee, Grace Marshall (@bbkhistorical.bsky.social) will be speaking on her research into disability in early modern England...

A bright poster with a medieval pattern advertising Grace Marshall's presentation at the next MEMRN meeting on disability in early modern England.

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The Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN) @memrn.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

First up, @memsunikent.bsky.social's own Chloe Malik will be speaking to us on the magnificent stained glass windows at Canterbury Cathedral...

A poster patterned in a medieval style advertising Chloe Malik's talk at the next MEMRN meeting on the stained glass windows at Canterbury Cathedral

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

We've got another brilliant line up for our April meeting at @memrn.bsky.social ! Join us online via Teams on the 28th April for this free event showcasing some of the brilliant research being done within the community. Spread the word! For more about our events, visit memrnchase.wordpress.com

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

We set up this fundraiser for my dear friend, Rex, who we lost recently. If you had the good fortune to know him and wish to contribute to this effort to memorialise him at Blickling Hall, you can donate via our GoFundMe ❤️

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Academics, please share widely! We have a few speaker slots still available to apply for and registration for attendees is also open: forms.gle/MEUDJjkQxYsp... @chase-dtp.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @memrn.bsky.social @memsunikent.bsky.social

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Calling all MEMs researchers! Does this sound like a bit of you? Email @memrn.bsky.social for a chance to be a part of this brilliant free and online event in May. Come and speak to our friendly and supportive community!

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The Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN) @memrn.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Did you know that @memsfestival.bsky.social is back for its 11th year? Have you seen the Call for Papers and are you going? If not, why not?? Make sure to get your proposals in by the 4th of April for this fantastic event! Hosted by @memsunikent.bsky.social, it’s not one you want to miss!

MEMS Festival Call for Papers. We welcome papers on a range of topics within medieval and early modern studies for this interdisciplinary conference, including:
History, politics, Philosophy, theology, literature, drama, performance culture, music, Latin and vernacular languages, art history, architecture, archaeology, manuscript studies, book history.
We invite abstracts of up to 250 words for individual research papers of twenty minutes in length, or 700 words for a panel of three people presenting on a subject or theme. Please indicate which of the above themes best suits your paper.
All proposals should be emailed to memsfestival@gmail.com by the 4th of April.

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

If you're looking to get some friendly feedback on work-in-progress research, please consider coming and speaking for us at @memrn.bsky.social ! We still have plenty of 20-minute speaking slots available for 2025.

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The Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN) @memrn.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

MEMRN's monthly meetings kick off 2025 with a bang! Join us to see our two brilliant co-presidents Harry Gilbert and @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social presenting! Join us Monday 24th February 2025 at 6pm GMT via Teams. Mailing list members will receive the meeting link, otherwise drop us an email!

MEMRN meeting on February 24th 2025, 6PM. Clara Chamberlain from University of East Anglia is presenting 'Furnishing the American Conquests - The Conquistadors and Late Medieval Iberian Chivalric Fiction'. Join via Teams.

MEMRN meeting on February 24th 2025, 6PM. Harry Gilbert from University of Kent is presenting 'The Confessor's Sister: Countess Goda and the Distortion of her Memory at Rochester Cathedral Priory'. Join via Teams.

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

@memrn.bsky.social is seeking postgraduate presenters for our online meetings this year! If you're looking to trial some material, practice for a big conference, or simply wish to share what you're working on with a friendly and supportive audience of MEMs researchers, DM or email us!

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The Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN) @memrn.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

But our conference wasn’t just presentations! We did some exciting activities in the afternoon, including walking tours, collection and heritage site visits, and museum trips. You can see some of our attendees here at the Norfolk Heritage Centre, the Norwich Cathedral and on our walking tour.

Two people look closely at an old book, which is open and resting on a cushion. A magnifying glass lies nearby the cushion.

People listening to the Norwich Cathedral guide or looking around at the architecture.

People standing on a pathway surrounded by grass, listening to the walking tour guide or looking at their surroundings.

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

We’re so incredibly proud of the vibrant and friendly community we’ve created over at @memrn.bsky.social Thank you to everyone who helped to make 2024 so successful for us 🥳 Our regular events resume in February so please do get involved!

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

It’s the Feast of St. Nicholas today! To celebrate I thought I’d reshare a post from last Christmas on my Substack about how St. Nick prevented some children from being pickled and the wild journey his bones have been on … Festive, right? 🎅🏼💀 clarachamberlain.substack.com/p/st-nichola...

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St. Nicholas of Myra: The Life & Times of a Medieval Santa Claus

Will the real Saint Nicholas please stand up…?

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The Medieval and Early Modern Research Network (MEMRN) @memrn.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

We’re only a week away from our guest presentation by the fantastic @nicmorton.bsky.social and we can’t wait! Members of our mailing list have already received the meeting link via email, so if you want to attend and aren’t signed up, drop us an email or social media DM to attend to the meeting!

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

We're really looking forward to welcoming @nicmorton.bsky.social for this fascinating talk! You know those subjects that aren't really your subject but you're obsessed with it and you kinda wish it were your subject...? This might be mine..... 👀

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

El Presidente doing a grand job spreading the word about @memrn.bsky.social 🥳

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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Good morning. Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.

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Clara Chamberlain @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I could not be more excited for this one! 😁

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