Isabella Lewis @irvlewis.bsky.social · 01/10/2026On Saturday, 7 November, I will be running a Wikipedia Edit-a-thon around the theme of Byzantine women & genderqueer saints. I hope that this workshop will help to improve the coverage of women and LGBTQ+ history on Wikipedia. To attend, follow this link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/wiki-edit-...eventbrite.co.ukWiki Edit-a-Thon: Byzantine Women & Genderqueer SaintsAn in-person edit-a-thon that aims to improve the coverage of Byzantine women & genderqueer saints on Wikipedia. No prior experience needed. 35128 51
Isabella Lewis @irvlewis.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Very excited to announce that I am co-organising a session with @nick-mayhew.bsky.social on Sexual Violence in the Middle Ages for the International Medieval Congress in 2027. We welcome all proposals dealing with sexual violence in the Middle Ages. See the CFP below. @imc-leeds.bsky.social 02511 25
Reposted by Isabella LewisLee Hurley @hleehurley.com · 14/05/2026He also facilitated the deaths of trans kids and covered it up which seems like it should be a headline somewhere... 6504143 504
Reposted by Isabella LewisInstitute for Medieval Studies Leeds @leedsims.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Leeds IMS and @leedsclassics.bsky.social welcome Shaun Tougher for a public lecture: Sex and the City: the Eunuchs of Constantinople. Thursday 26 March at 5.30 pm. Hybrid. All welcome. To attend online register at forms.office.com/e/CcFcJyAnTZ #medievalsky #constantinople #byzantium #eastrome 02117 21
Reposted by Isabella LewisDan Sohege @danielsohege.bsky.social · 03/12/2025While obviously Lammy's proposal of scrapping many jury trials is getting the headlines, it seems odd how little attention his proposal to scrap the automatic right to appeal is getting. That seems like quite a big thing to be honest, especially for poorer and more marginalised defendants. #r4today 12393192 393
Isabella Lewis @irvlewis.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Thank you, Ulla! I am looking forward to sharing it 😊 000 0
Reposted by Isabella LewisLisa Smith @historybeagle.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Useful ideas for teaching students how to read history. 11910 19
Isabella Lewis @irvlewis.bsky.social · 29/11/2025Excited to announce my first ever panel at #IMC2026! 🎉 Our session, 'Negotiating Masculinity in Eastern Orthodoxy', brings together papers from @nick-mayhew.bsky.social, Orlen Crawford (co-organiser) and myself, with @maroulix.bsky.social as moderator. @imc-leeds.bsky.social @leedsims.bsky.social 1125 12
Reposted by Isabella LewisEcclesiastical History Society @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Isabella Lewis (@leedsims.bsky.social) writes our latest blog post about St Andrew the Fool. Looking at Andrew's hagiography from the 10c., Isabella explores the intersection of sexual violence and race in the Christian East #churchhistory #skystorians eccleshistsoc.wordpress.com/2025/11/03/s...eccleshistsoc.wordpress.comSexual Violence and Race in the Life of Saint Andrew the Fool (10th Century)Isabella Lewis is a PhD candidate at the University of Leeds. In October 2024, she began her PhD at the Institute for Medieval Studies specialising in Byzantine Studies which is funded by the AHRC … 096 9
Reposted by Isabella LewisWhat The Trans?! 🏳️⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · 17/04/2025Compilation of Protests Against the Supreme Court whatthetrans.com/compilation-... 14530210 530