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Dr Charlotte Pickard @drcharlottepickard.bsky.social · 21h

Becca Searby and I are accepting proposals for ‘Approaching Medieval Sources’, a series which provides in-depth companions to medieval sources @routledgehistory.bsky.social We’d love to hear from you if you would like to discuss a potential volume! See the attached CfP for more information.

The Approaching Medieval Sources series provides in-depth companions to the rich array of sources available for those researching the medieval period. The books in the series are dedicated to specific sources and records spanning the full range of the medieval period, c. 500-c. 1500, without geographical limits. Each volume introduces readers to the record itself, its historical and historiographical context, and includes case studies illustrating how the source can be analysed and interpreted.
Each volume in the series is designed to provide an accessible research-led companion for both experienced researchers and students alike. The books offer a practical guide for those visiting the archives and working with (often difficult) source-material for the first time. They also offer theoretical approaches to the material by demonstrating how the author has worked with the sources, thus encouraging the reader to approach the records in new and novel ways. In each case, the material is situated at the core of the volume to enable a combination of informative and innovative analysis in a concurrent published format. To address the evolution of record format and function across the medieval period, this series endeavours to produce, when necessary, more than one companion to a single record series.
Books in the series should be 20,000-50,000 words in length, including endnotes and bibliography.
If you are interested in writing for the series, please contact the Series Editors:
Charlotte Pickard and Rebecca Searby - approachingmedievalsources@gmail.com

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Dr Charlotte Pickard @drcharlottepickard.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

CfP: The Noblewomen Network @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2027. Harriet Kersey and I are pleased to invite proposals for #IMC2027 If you're working on medieval noblewomen, we'd love to hear from you! Please share widely. Deadline: Friday 4 September 2026.

Leeds IMC 2027, Monday 5 – Thursday 8 July
Sponsored by the Noblewomen Network
Organisers: Harriet Kersey (Independent Scholar) and Charlotte Pickard (Cardiff University, The Open University)
Noblewomen played a pivotal role in medieval society. They were central to their communities and cultivated important networks both within their families and wider society. They acted as rulers and politicians, as well as cultural and religious patrons and intermediaries. This strand of sessions will bring together scholars who work on medieval noblewomen, to build on the discourse that has developed over the past few decades, with the continued aim of building a global network of scholars working in this vibrant area of research.
We welcome papers spanning from across the medieval world, as well as across disciplines.
Topics could include, but are not limited to:
Noblewomen and their different communities; Noblewomen’s roles in politics and political life; Noblewomen and society; Noblewomen and the family; Noblewomen and the law; Noblewomen and patronage; Noblewomen and material culture; Noblewomen’s involvement in education and learning; Noblewomen and literature; Ecclesiastical women and interactions with religious communities; Historiographical approaches to noblewomen

We invite proposals for 20-minute papers on all aspects of research relating to noblewomen. Expressions of interest and/or queries should be directed to NoblewomenIMC2020@gmail.com by 7pm on Friday 4 September 2026, with an abstract of no more than 250 words and a short biography.

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Dr Charlotte Pickard @drcharlottepickard.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

I'm very excited to have received my copy of @drsfry.bsky.social's book 'Approaching Norman Charters of the Eleventh Century'! It's wonderful to see the Approaching Medieval Sources series @routledgehistory.bsky.social continuing to grow. www.routledge.com/Approaching-...

A photograph of Sarah Fry's book, Approaching Norman Charters of the Eleventh Century.

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Dr Sarah Fry @drsfry.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

My forthcoming book with @routledgehistory.bsky.social. All about Norman charters and the 11th century history of the abbey of Sainte-Trinité-du-Mont, Rouen. Discovering ‘Bernard the Cook’ in 30 years of the abbey’s charters inspired me to write this book. www.routledge.com/Approaching-...

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Approaching Norman Charters of the Eleventh Century

This book provides a ‘how to’ guide to studying eleventh-century Norman charters, to enable readers to develop a confident command of this material, inviting them to explore the possibilities these do...

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Dr Charlotte Pickard @drcharlottepickard.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Image: Approaching Medieval Sources Call for Proposals.

Approaching Medieval Sources provides in-depth companions to the rich array of sources available for those researching the medieval period. The books in the series are dedicated to specific sources and records spanning the full range of the medieval period, c. 500-c. 1500, without geographical limits. Each volume introduces readers to the record itself, its historical and historiographical context, and includes case studies illustrating how the source can be analysed and interpreted.

If you are interested in writing for the series please contact the series editors: Charlotte Pickard - pickardc@cardiff.ac.uk and Rebecca Searby.

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Dr Charlotte Pickard @drcharlottepickard.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

CfP: The Noblewomen Network @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026. If you're working on medieval noblewomen, we'd love to hear from you! Please share widely. Deadline for abstracts: 5 September. #IMC2026

Noblewomen played a central role in medieval society. They cultivated important networks both within their families and wider society, acting as rulers and politicians, as well as cultural and religious patrons and intermediaries. This is an ever-expanding field of research, with scholars exploring the plethora of roles that noblewomen could play in medieval life, and the ways in which they were viewed and represented by wider society. This strand of sessions will bring together scholars who work on medieval noblewomen – to build on and develop the discourse that has developed over the past few decades, with the continued aim of building a global network of scholars working in this vibrant area of research.
We welcome papers spanning from across the medieval world, as well as across disciplines.
Topics could include, but are not limited to: Noblewomen in time; Noblewomen’s involvement in education and learning; Noblewomen’s roles in politics and political life; Noblewomen and society; Noblewomen and the family; Noblewomen and the law; Noblewomen and patronage; Noblewomen and material culture; Noblewomen and literature; Ecclesiastical women and interactions with religious communities; Historiographical approaches to noblewomen.

We invite proposals for 20-minute papers on all aspects of research relating to noblewomen. Expressions of interest and/or queries should be directed to NoblewomenIMC2020@gmail.com by 7pm on Friday 5 September 2025, with an abstract of no more than 250 words and a short biography.

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