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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

It is sad to hear that Carlo Ginzburg has passed away. He gave a talk last year in Cambridge, and I feel so lucky to have had the chance to meet him!

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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I am thrilled to invite you to the book launch of The Sons of St Augustine taking place at 5pm on Wednesday 17th June in Old Hall at Queens', with a fantastic lineup of presenters! Followed by a drinks reception, too. All are welcome, and no registration is needed. Please share widely!

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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Proofs! My next article, 'Jefferson's Chess Set' will be published in The American Historical Review later this year. Having an article in this journal is a thing now off from my bucket list.

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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

I had fun yesterday giving a paper at the 'Plant Lives: Sacred Interdependencies in the Arts of the Americas' conference at Yale.

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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

It's great to see this article in The Conversation up now! Link in the first comment.

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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Pretty amazing to see The Guardian reporting on my article winning the Medieval Academy of America's Article Prize in Critical Race Studies and on medieval chess' potential to reveal a vision of equality and mutual respect! Link in the first comment.

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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

I will be giving a paper at the History of Liturgy seminar at the IHR in London at 5.30pm on Monday, 16 Feb. Link for in-person and Zoom registration in the first comment. 👇

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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

With the first copy of The Sons of St Augustine!

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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Artist: what would you like on your coat of arms? Lady: a giant skeleton fish. Artist: say no more.

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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

What is the point of an index if the page numbers "may, on occasion, appear on only one" of the pages listed? Apparently, this is for the benefit of the digital users. But what about the benefit of the readers of the actual physical book? #academicpublishing

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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Book cover plan, now complete with the blurb on the back! 📕

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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Book proofs! Very exciting to see this coming together at last. global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Just a quick reminder that we are still eagerly awaiting your paper proposals for the next IMC! ⏰🎓👇 @imc-leeds.bsky.social

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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Very excited to spread the news that @ryan1992reading.bsky.social and I are organising a session for the Leeds IMC next year on political culture in the High Middle Ages! Please drop us a message if interested and share widely.

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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

A gigantic stack of copyedits to read through over the weekend!

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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

The Broletto is the main civic complex in Novara. The building is famous for its purist reconstruction in the 19th century, but I would love to know if the frescoes on the upper rim have some historical basis. So many fantastic belligerent figures!

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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Sadly, the diocesan museum in Novara doesn’t maintain the hours listed online…

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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

The cathedral of Novara has been rebuilt, but it preserves some 12th-c. spolia and a handsome 15th-c. reliquary bust of the 11th-c. saint Bernard of Aosta.

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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Cheers from Novara! I have two hours until the archives open - so I will be exploring the city.

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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

A semi-serious question: why are medieval lions moustachioed?

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Krisztina Ilko @drkrisztinailko.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Here to spread the word that my book, 'The Sons of St Augustine', is now on OUP's site. 📕🎉 Forthcoming in November/December 2025: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

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