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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 10h

Book launch of "Charlemagne's Dream" at Toppings Bookstore St Andrews yesterday - good times. (photo courtesy of my 12yo who seems to be mastering real cameras)

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Seen in the wild already in Pennsylvania! And with some good company.

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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 06/10/2026

HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY @jtpmedieval.bsky.social!!!

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Basic Books Group @basicbooksgroup.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Discover the remarkable rise and fall of the Carolingians in CHARLEMAGNE'S DREAM by @jtpmedieval.bsky.social—a sweeping history of the dynasty that forged the Middle Ages and shaped Europe as we know it. Out now! Learn more: www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/james...

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History Today @historytoday.com · 29/09/2026

#Charlemagne’s death in 814 spelled disaster for the Carolingian Empire. The centre could not hold; within 40 years, the dynasty dissolved into chaos. 🔒 James T. Palmer’s October article is available in the archive buff.ly/yQks2nQ

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The Decline of the Carolingians

The Carolingian Empire was consolidated by one of Europe’s most celebrated kings, but Charlemagne’s death meant that decline was inevitable.

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

See also "Crude periodisation rarely reveals very much except about the prejudices and interests of the people doing it" (Merovingian Worlds, 2024, p. 269).

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Fewer jokes than in the book alas

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

If you count "authoritarian regimes don't last forever"

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Author copies for Charlemagne's Dream... and new History Today magazine with an essay on the rise and fall of the Carolingians!

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

I think that is the coloured page edges. Not sure what makes it "digital".

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Special limited edition of Charlemagne's Dream announced over on Insta. Very pretty. This trade book thing is quite different to the academic book experience.

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

If anyone in the UK fancies pre-ordering my new book #CharlemagnesDream with 20% off this week, that is a thing here: uk.bookshop.org Released this October! #medievalsky (Only the ebook when I checked but I have queried whether the hardback might be included)

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Laury Sarti @laurysarti.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Post-Doc Mittelalter: bald wird vorausstl. eine Post-Doc-Stelle (A13, 100%) zum Mittelalter in Bonn ausgeschrieben. Die Stelle wird thematisch, zeitlich und räumlich offen sein, Bewerbungsschluss bereits Anfang Juni, Start vorausstl. September. Interessenten stellen sich gerne bereits darauf ein.

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Great list 🙂 Ok a bit biased as there are two books from our household on it but it is still a great list.

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Our early Latin medicine project is still doing its Manuscript of the Month blog - here is Jeff Doolittle on a fragment of the Old Commentary on Hippocrates' Aphorisms cemlm.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2026/04/24/2... #medievalsky

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21: A Fragment of the Aphorisms (Barcelona ACA Frag. 33) – Corpus of Early Medieval Latin Medicine

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

I might one day get to write a pop account of the Merovingians

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

NEW! Open access co-authored essay on the Corpus of Early #Medieval Latin #Medicine and some things we have learned. Enjoy! #medievalsky brill.com/view/journal...

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

Very much follows up your "hmm, some of this was really very dark..." vibe

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 13/12/2025

North American release has been given variously between May and August 2026

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Another new arrival: Burridge, Banham and Olsan (eds) Early #Medieval Medicine in Context!

A photo of the new book Early Medieval Medicine in Context

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

New on my desk in #medieval fun! (I contributed maps).

A photo of the new book Old English in Switzerland edited by Seiler and Studer-Joho

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Tobias Niedenthal @klostermedizin.de · 02/11/2025

Dioskurides-Fragment aus dem 9. Jahrhundert entdeckt. Wenn's um Feigen geht, dann ist es das Ende des 1. Buches der "Materia medica". www.forschung-und-lehre.de/forschung/un... #histmed #medievalsky #bookhistory

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Unibibliothek entdeckt Pergamentfragment aus dem 9. Jahrhundert

In der Bibliothek in Halle ist beim Digitalisieren eine Handschrift gefunden worden. Sie hatte als Einband reformatorischer Schriften gedient.

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

New in open access #medievalsky: Bede's Medical Books! www.cambridge.org/core/journal... Keepin' it Old School this time

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German Historical Institute London @ghilondon.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Call for applications! 📣 The German Historical Institute London is seeking a Research Associate with a particular research interest in medieval history (with a focus on late medieval English history) for a part-time project position to start on 1 February 2026. 🤝 1/3

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Fresh on early view: @eddiemeehan99.bsky.social on how Pippin I of Aquitaine (d. 838) balanced kingship "as an office and as a dynastic status". onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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The Mediaeval Journal @themediaevalj.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Vol 12.2 is OUT! This time we have a special issue for you: "Contours of Spiritual Formation from the Thirteenth to the Fifteenth Century", with essays by Jean-Claude Schmitt, Leandro Alves Teodoro and Pablo Martin Prieto #medievalsky

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

This is also just untrue, not least because they mostly hung out in exactly the same rural villas

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Justine Firnhaber-Baker @medievalrevolt.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Brilliant, sweeping, magnificent and highly recommended! Glad @thetudortimes.bsky.social enjoyed House of Lilies

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Are you a doctoral student working on medieval history who'd benefit from a stay in Paris?

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

If anyone likes medieval podcasts by the way "All You Ever Wanted to Know about the #Merovingians" came out on History Extra last week with me chatting about my book "Merovingian Worlds" (Cambridge UP 2024)! (This is the Apple link but it's on Spotify and a load of other places...) #medievalsky

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The Merovingians: everything you wanted to know

Podcast Episode · History Extra podcast · 21/06/2025 · 34m

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

"The popularity of seasonal healthcare and dietary regimes to prevent illness discovered has surprising parallels with modern day social media wellness influencers," said @jtpmedieval.bsky.social - nice coverage of a bit of research we have funded www.thetimes.com/article/4415...

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Lizard shampoo, bloodletting and other wellness tips from the Middle Ages

Curiosity about health trends is not a modern-day phenomenon, academics reveal, as they uncover medieval texts sharing dietary regimes and medical advice

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Corpus of Early Medieval Latin Medicine getting some attention today in the Times! If you missed it last week our handlist of "new" pre-1000 medical manuscripts can be found here cemlm.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/handlist/ #medievalsky

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Handlist – Corpus of Early Medieval Latin Medicine

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

NEW from the Corpus of Early Medieval Latin Medicine... our handlist of the 198(!!!) pre-1000 manuscripts with medical texts not included in the standard catalogues. It's been a productive first phase for the project... but a lot of work still to do! #medievalsky

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Handlist – Corpus of Early Medieval Latin Medicine

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Dan Stewart @drdanstewart1.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Please share: we have a Teaching Fellow in Roman History post available! I want to be up front: 0.4 FTE for basically 10 months. We know what that means, but we are supportive, friendly & not cruel taskmasters. Applications close June 30. Full advert here: jobs.le.ac.uk/vacancies/11....

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Teaching Fellow in Roman History in Leicester | University of Leicester Recruitment Team

View details and apply for this Teaching Fellow in Roman History vacancy in Leicester. An exciting new post has arisen for a Teaching Fellow in Roman History to join the University of Leicester...

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Any Medievalists want a copy of the newest edition of Debating #Medieval Europe - The central and later Middle Ages - for... free? Our DME books serve as an entry point for understanding the distinctive historiography of their periods. Hit repost and we'll add you to the giveaway 📗👇 #booksky

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Matt Gabriele @profgabriele.com · 10/06/2025

Giveaway! I have 1 copy of a Lithuanian translation and 1 copy of the Chinese translation of “The Bright Ages.” Respond below for a chance to get one! #medievalsky #booksky

Lovely book covers. The Lithuanian version is yellow with a blue medieval manuscript. The Chinese version is blue with a 19th century reproduction image

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Neil McGuigan @neilmcguigan.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

New publication from myself today: "The fame and significance of Dunkeld in the tenth and eleventh centuries" clog.glasgow.ac.uk/ojs/index.ph...

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View of The fame and significance of Dunkeld in the tenth and eleventh centuries

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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

He would have been taught by Bartlett around the time Rob was working on that book

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