Katy Bennett @katybennett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Extremely lucky that so many medieval conferences take place in castles and v grateful to the Yorkist History Trust for the grant 🏰 151
Reposted by Katy BennettYorkist History Trust @yorkisthistory.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The Trust recently awarded funding to @katybennett.bsky.social to attend the "English Frances" conference at the Centre Culturel International de Cerisy-la-Salle, Normandy. Dr Bennett has written about her experience for our blog: yorkisthistorytrust.org/2026/09/22/e... #MedievalSky #Skystoriansyorkisthistorytrust.org“English Frances”: Conference ReportThe Trust On…”English Frances”: Conference Report by Dr Katy Bennett The Yorkist History Trust recently provided a grant in order to allow Dr Katy Bennett to attend the conference… 0135
Reposted by Katy BennettYorkist History Trust @yorkisthistory.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It's the final day to submit abstracts for the YHT sessions at @imc-leeds.bsky.social next year! We have funding available too! See below for more details: 034
Reposted by Katy BennettAnna H @athenepallas.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Statement from the RNLI Chief Executive, Peter Sparkes, beautifully written, 'Courage is the RNLI’s currency; dependable, loyal, service to others and our nations is our hallmark': rnli.org/news-and-med...rnli.orgStatement from RNLI Chief Executive Peter SparkesWatch a video message from the RNLI's Chief Executive Peter Sparkes on our work in the Channel and our commitment to save lives 16725
Reposted by Katy BennettShannon McSheffrey @medievalmcsheff.bsky.social · 28/08/2026JOB!! The Department of History at the University of Ottawa invites applications for a position in medieval and/or transregional history, 7th-16th centuries. French or English, bilingualism an asset. universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/... 380107
Reposted by Katy BennettJ L Laynesmith @jllaynesmith.bsky.social · 17/08/2026For #LeedsIMC2027 @yorkisthistory.bsky.social are once again planning sessions on the long Fifteenth Century (1399-1525) - would you like to join us? Up to 5 bursaries of £300 each are available for scholars without institutional funding. Deadline for submissions 14 Sept: see image for more details. 299
Katy Bennett @katybennett.bsky.social · 20/08/2026Looking forward to speaking at this conference next month, marking the anniversary of Edward II’s deposition - online attendance is free and in-person only £10! Booking link here for anyone interested: buytickets.at/edwardiiconf... 0138
Reposted by Katy BennettBoydell & Brewer @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social · 19/08/2026NEW! ⚔️ Battle Narratives in Medieval English and French Chronicles, 1066-1500 by Pierre Courroux is a study of #medieval battle narratives, exploring how chroniclers across France & England constructed accounts of warfare. #BookSky #MedievalSky #SkyStorians Learn more 👉 buff.ly/99E77xm 02010
Reposted by Katy BennettDr Susan Greaney @suegreaney.bsky.social · 13/08/2026My uni have just withdrawn Geography, History & Geography and Politics & Geography undergrad courses run from our Penryn campus. Terrible for Cornwall. How did the staff find out? When UCAS clearing opened at 8am 😡 97758343
Katy Bennett @katybennett.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Catching up properly on Bluesky with a few small updates! 1) I passed my viva on 16 March and graduated last month, so now officially a Dr 🎓 Huge thanks to my examiners, Justine Firnhaber-Baker @medievalrevolt.bsky.social and Eliza Hartrich, and of course to my supervisor Craig Taylor 2180
Reposted by Katy BennettAdam Cook @adamcook.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Working on Britain and/or Ireland in the 12th-14th Centuries? I'm putting together an @imc-leeds.bsky.social panel proposal for #IMC2027 on Borderland Communities of Rebellion. Details attached, but by no means exhaustive! If you'd like to chat, or have any questions, please get in touch. 01011
Katy Bennett @katybennett.bsky.social · 01/08/2026Nature (my camera roll) is healing 😍 extremely happy to have been back in an archive this week (for the first time since submitting the PhD in December !) and excited to get started on some new research 270
Reposted by Katy BennettSam Riding @medievalpeasants.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Do you study medieval manors? Do you want to speak at @imc-leeds.bsky.social? Then we have the Call for Papers for you! Medieval Manorial Research: Community in the Manor. We welcome researchers of all disciplines and career stages. Deadline 4th September 2026. #IMC2027 #Skystorians #Medievalsky 13124
Reposted by Katy BennettDr Caroline Bourne @carolinebourne.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Call for papers Communities in Medieval Wales & the March, @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2027, sponsored by the Mortimer History Society. If you are researching any aspect of Medieval Wales & the March, please consider submitting a paper proposal for our strand at next year's IMC. #MedievalSky #Skystorians 02022
Reposted by Katy BennettDr Ellen Gallimore @emgallimore.bsky.social · 15/07/2026CFP for @imc-leeds.bsky.social #IMC2027 on Building Scientific Communities: The Transmission of the Quadrivium in the Early Medieval Period (c. 300-1000 C.E.). Posted on behalf of Dr Robyn Stewart (University of York) who is not on Bsky. Deadline 1 Sept 2026 for 250-word abstracts. 01214
Katy Bennett @katybennett.bsky.social · 08/07/2026For those at @imc-leeds.bsky.social today, Eleanor Bailey and I have organised four sessions on Loyalty (in various forms) today, all in Newlyn GR.01 - hope to see people there! 053
Reposted by Katy BennettTuija Ainonen @tainonen.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Searching for: Lecturer in Medieval Literature Location: Newcastle, GB DL: 9 July 2026 Fixed Term, 10 months Sept 2026 - June 2027 Salary: £36,636 to £38,784 jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl...jobs.ncl.ac.ukLecturer in Medieval LiteratureLecturer in Medieval Literature 0511
Reposted by Katy BennettHannah Boston @hannah-boston.bsky.social · 01/07/2026This paper, from the brilliant @katybennett.bsky.social, explores the use of the idea of the ‘natural lord’ in late medieval Gascony. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... More to follow soon!tandfonline.comThe ‘natural lord’, natural loyalty, and the construction of English legitimacy in late-medieval GasconyThis article examines references to the English king as ‘natural lord’ in fourteenth- and fifteenth-century Gascony. The ‘natural lord’ represents an important, yet understudied, political concept ... 061
Katy Bennett @katybennett.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Pleased to see this out! Really enjoyed reviewing this volume, which makes an important contribution to the theorisation of lordship 1147
Reposted by Katy BennettThe Haskins Society @haskinssociety.bsky.social · 02/04/2026We're looking for an Assistant Editor for the Haskins Society Journal! Applications due by April 27. 035
Reposted by Katy BennettBorthwick Institute for Archives @uoyborthwick.bsky.social · 16/03/2026🚨FIXED TERM ARCHIVE JOB KLAXON🚨 We are looking for an experienced archivist to develop and implement a scoping project to re-catalogue and make available the York Archdiocesan Archive (6 months full time, or 12 months part time). Full details at the link: jobs.york.ac.uk/vacancy/proj... 03442
Reposted by Katy BennettDr. Erika Graham-Goering @jeanneologist.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Check it out, we're planning a special issue of @frenchhistory.bsky.social for the 700th anniversary of the advent of the Valois dynasty! Details and timeline at the link below, but don't hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions 😊academic.oup.comCall for Papers: The Valois (1328–1589): Governing France between Medieval and ModernFrench History is an international forum for major new articles covering all aspects of the histories of France and the Francophone world, from the early M 04329
Katy Bennett @katybennett.bsky.social · 23/01/2026The 3rd Medieval Loyalty Research Workshop is taking place tomorrow, 1.30pm-4.30pm on Zoom - please get in touch with myself or @mediev-el.bsky.social for the Zoom link and see here for more details of the programme: medievalloyalty.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2026/01/06/t...medievalloyalty.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk The 3rd Medieval Loyalty Research Network Workshop, 24th January 2026 – Loyalty in the Medieval World 062
Reposted by Katy BennettHannah Boston @hannah-boston.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Delighted to bring you the programme for the third Medieval Loyalty Workshop, online on 24th January, under the command of the terrific @katybennett.bsky.social and @mediev-el.bsky.social All are very welcome! Details here: medievalloyalty.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/2026/01/06/t...medievalloyalty.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk The 3rd Medieval Loyalty Research Network Workshop, 24th January 2026 – Loyalty in the Medieval World 0118
Reposted by Katy BennettAbbie Fray (she/her) @abbiefray.bsky.social · 16/12/2025One month left to submit your abstracts for Fissures: Gender and Political Crisis, @pembroke1347.bsky.social (17–18 Sept 2026). See the full #CFP below. #Fissures2026 #medievalsky #skystorians #medieval #GenderHistory #PoliticalHistory 076
Reposted by Katy BennettEleanor J Bailey @mediev-el.bsky.social · 08/12/2025The research group 'Loyalty in the Medieval World' is looking for papers for our online workshop on the 24 January 2026! Proposals can be on any topic relating to loyalty during the Middle Ages, abstracts due by 17 December to be sent to myself and @katybennett.bsky.social via email! 097
Reposted by Katy BennettEleanor J Bailey @mediev-el.bsky.social · 28/11/2025Enjoying the little postcards this year, can't wait for #IMC2026 next summer for more medieval loyalties! :) 0183
Reposted by Katy BennettDr. Erika Graham-Goering @jeanneologist.bsky.social · 20/11/2025A really exciting slate of papers for this year's Late Medieval France and Burgundy Seminar! If anyone will be in Durham and wants in (or maybe even wants to attend online, I don't know?), drop me a line and I can share details! 183
Reposted by Katy BennettAlice Raw @aliceraw.bsky.social · 11/11/2025Call for Papers! Fissures: Gender and Political Crisis #medievalsky #Fissures2026 01615
Reposted by Katy BennettDr. Erika Graham-Goering @jeanneologist.bsky.social · 23/10/2025A reminder that there's about a week left to pitch your paper for this year's interdisciplinary Late Medieval France and Burgundy Seminar, the loveliest event of its kind, at Durham in mid-December! There's a great (and non-exclusive) theme, and it's lots of fun for ECRs and senior scholars alike! 085
Reposted by Katy BennettJustin Colson @justincolson.bsky.social · 14/10/2025At @ihr.bsky.social we can now offer PhD by Publication in History! For those with a substantial body of existing published research (within past 10 years), but without a PhD, should be of particular interest to #heritage professionals and independent scholars! 27749
Reposted by Katy BennettLeonie V. Hicks @lvhicks.bsky.social · 14/10/2024For the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, 1066, here is thread on why 'who was the rightful king?' is the wrong question to ask, why we don't know the complete story and why that makes things more interesting. 1/ #medievalsky #skystorians #historyedu #historyteachers 411739
Reposted by Katy BennettNaomi @naominar.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Just over 2 weeks left to apply to the Borders, Boundaries, and Barriers conference! It will take place in Oxford on April 20-21, 2026. We hope to provide bursaries to help with attendance. Email your abstracts to bordersboundariesbarriers[at]gmail[dot]com #medievalsky #skystorians 02517
Katy Bennett @katybennett.bsky.social · 28/08/2025Just over two weeks left to send us your abstracts! #CfP #IMC2026 #medievalsky 086
Reposted by Katy BennettDr. Erika Graham-Goering @jeanneologist.bsky.social · 21/08/2025And Open Access, too! 😁 22711
Reposted by Katy BennettRoyal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 12/08/2025Vacancy with the Royal Historical Society: Membership and Office Administrator bit.ly/46TgZNA We look to appoint a Membership and Office Administrator (0.8 FTE) to join our professional Office to help us support history and historians. £31,904 pro rata. Closing date Monday 8 September #Skystoriansbit.lyVacancy: the Society seeks to appoint a Membership and Office Administrator - RHSThe Royal Historical Society seeks to appoint a Membership and Office Administrator (0.8 FTE) to join its professional Office based at University College London. The post will help support and develop... 03444
Katy Bennett @katybennett.bsky.social · 06/08/2025Call for Papers @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026 ‼️ The 'Loyalty in the Medieval World' network welcomes papers which explore the intersections between the concept of ‘loyalty’ and the conference theme of ‘temporalities’, c.500-1500! Get in touch by 15 September 01311
Reposted by Katy BennettLaura Tompkins @aliceperrers.bsky.social · 24/07/2025CFP: Leeds IMC 2026 The Society for Fourteenth-Century Studies invites papers on any aspect of the long 14thC across the Plantagenet estates. 📅 6–9 July 2026 📨 Title + abstract by 31 Aug 2025 ✉️ Laura.Tompkins@hrp.org.uk & dgreen@harlaxton.ac.uk 01711
Katy Bennett @katybennett.bsky.social · 08/07/2025For those at @imc-leeds.bsky.social, I’m part of what promises to be two great sessions on oaths, trust, and allegiance this afternoon, both in Esther Simpson LG.08. Looking forward to discussing all things allegiance! 062
Reposted by Katy BennettDr. Paula R. Curtis @paularcurtis.bsky.social · 26/06/2025If you're getting notifications from Academia(.)edu about AI versions of your papers now being podcasts, that's because the (predatory) platform has opted you into AI-enhanced outputs, which you can turn off in your Account Settings here. 14198138
Reposted by Katy BennettDr Matilda Fitzmaurice @matildaf.bsky.social · 25/06/2025I'm constantly thinking about the fact that despite all the focus on 'impact', they don't seem to count the context in which we have the most impact of all: teaching students, and especially those from a wide range of backgrounds 3498
Reposted by Katy BennettJoe Saunders @joesaunders1.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Devastated that the Centre for Lifelong Learning @york.ac.uk is being closed after 40 years. What a loss to education in the region. Feel for students and staff. Being a tutor has been joy, doing what universities should be doing by sharing knowledge widely with our communities. 1618761
Reposted by Katy BennettNaomi @naominar.bsky.social · 20/06/2025I’m co-organising a medieval conference next year in Oxford! Please take a look at the CfP and consider submitting an abstract, by the 15th of September, to bordersboundariesbarriers@gmail.com. We hope to be able to provide funding to help cover expenses of attendance. #medievalsky #skystorians 05033
Reposted by Katy BennettChloë R McKenzie @chloermckenzie.bsky.social · 19/05/2025A fab opportunity for #MedievalHistory students interested in the Medieval March and the Mortimer family. The Mortimer History Society have opened applications for their 2025 Student Bursary: 2 awards of £1,000! Check out the application here: mortimerhistorysociety.org.uk/society/burs... 0812
Reposted by Katy BennettJonathan Healey @jonathanhealey.bsky.social · 14/04/2025New job at Oxford - do please share widely! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMS153/a...jobs.ac.ukAssociate Professor in History, 1000-1500 at University of OxfordLooking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Associate Professor in History, 1000-1500 on jobs.ac.uk! 3120140
Reposted by Katy Bennettwill pooley @willpooley.bsky.social · 11/02/2025The @frenchhistory.bsky.social is recruiting another associate editor to join our team, with a preference for an 18th c or revolution specialist. The journal team are a wonderful intellectual community behind loads of recent exciting initiatives 🗃️ frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/associate-ed...frenchhistorysociety.co.ukAssociate Editor of the journal French History – SSFH 12328
Reposted by Katy BennettDr Rory MacLellan @rorymaclellan.bsky.social · 05/03/2025The martyrdom of St Alban, the executioner's eyes popping out and falling to the ground after dealing the final blow. Cotton MS Nero D II, f. 39. 0358
Reposted by Katy BennettTom Hamilton @tombhamilton.bsky.social · 05/03/2025The latest issue of French History is out now, a special issue on 'Rethinking the aristocracy in Capetian France, 987–1328' edited by Daniel Power doi.org/10.1093/fh/c... I think this is our first ever #medieval special issue @frenchhistory.bsky.social ! 👸🤴🦄💂🧑🌾🏰🇫🇷doi.orgRethinking the aristocracy in Capetian France, 987–1328Any analysis of medieval French society requires a detailed study of the aristocracy. Landowning elites were a dominant force in France throughout the Midd 23718
Katy Bennett @katybennett.bsky.social · 26/02/2025Have been looking forward to this delivery, excited to get stuck into this after teaching prep is done this week! 040
Reposted by Katy BennettTom Hamilton @tombhamilton.bsky.social · 25/02/2025New in French History @frenchhistory.bsky.social, 'Regional networks in revolt: opposition to the Valois in Gascony at the end of the Hundred Years’ War, c.1452–1453', by Andrew Green academic.oup.com/fh/article-a... 🏰⚔️🤴👸⛰️ #medievalacademic.oup.comRegional networks in revolt: opposition to the Valois in Gascony at the end of the Hundred Years’ War, c.1452–1453Abstract. This article offers a reassessment of late medieval resistance to the Valois monarchy, through examining south-western France in the mid-fifteent 1137