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William Dalrymple @willdalrymple.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

A New Series From @EmpirePodUK where we dive deep into THE NORMAN CONQUESTS Episode 1: Rollo & the Viking Conquest of Normandy linktr.ee/empirepoduk

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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

”Cher Monsieur Germain, Without you, without the affectionate hand you extended to the small poor child that I was, without your teaching & example none of all this would have happened…” Albert Camus wrote to his teacher after winning Nobel Prize for Literature 1957 #WorldTeachersDay @nobelprize.org

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Thank you this is super helpful!

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

These are on the cards for today so 🤞

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Well, one week of teaching has made my voice disappear. Any remedy recommendations before my 9am lecture tomorrow welcome…

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Catherine Fletcher @catherinefletcher.info · 29/09/2026

might make an app for gallery visitors which you point at a portrait and it tells you why that guy is dodgy

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Dr Rebecca Tyson @tyguson.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

1. #MedievalSky, grab a lifejacket and a seasickness bag, we’re casting off on a thread about the Norman invasion fleet in 1066! 960 years ago, the Normans landed at Pevensey and established a base at the Roman shore fort which was already succumbing to erosion from the sea on its south side. 1/20

Photograph of Pevensey Castle with an information board in the foreground showing an artists impression of how the view may have looked in 1066 when the sea came almost up to the walls.

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Looks like a great job for medieval historians, at either Assistant or Associate (tenured) level, at John Hopkins.

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Clare Downham @downham.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

PhD funding at Liverpool, happy to mentor medievalist with Irish Sea/ North Sea/ Atlantic interest in this theme #phds #academia #medievalsky

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History and Heritage Yorkshire @handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🧵8 Posts: High on the windy ridge above the Spen Valley, beside Walton Cross Farm at Hartshead, stands a remarkable survivor from Yorkshire’s medieval past. At first glance, it appears to be little more than a weathered block of grey gritstone. Yet this is the surviving base of

The surviving base of the Walton Cross, an Anglian high cross probably dating from the late ninth or tenth century. The shaft and cross-head have long since disappeared, leaving only the richly carved socket stone. Image: Tim Green CC BY-SA 2.0

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

1 coffee, 3 or 4 teas, and currently having a decaf coffee

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For those not on Instagram, details of a memorial service in memory of Rosamond McKitterick: 5 p.m. on Friday 23 October 2026, at Great St Mary’s, the University Church.

screen shot from Sidney Sussex College's Instagram account.

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Wish this didn’t come to mind quite so often when reading about UK HE…

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I wonder if the savings are balanced out by the negative press coverage…

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Gav Maclean @gavmaclean.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Sure, the last person employed in HE in 2029 wins REF 2029.

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Natalie Hopwood @nrhopwood.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Reminder to all Old Norse PGRs and ECRs! The next NECRON event is happening NEXT WEEK! Hope to see many of you there 🌟

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Norse in the North @norseinthenorth.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Norse in the North 2027: Life and Death Abstract deadline: 1st February 2027 We welcome proposals from postgraduate students for papers in any area of Old Norse, medieval Scandinavian, and Viking studies relating to the theme. We look forward to reading your proposals! #callforpapers #oldnorse

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Who is the we in the last sentence then?

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leon @leyawn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

new idea "one email a day" you should only be able to send or read one email a day

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The Govan Stones @govanstones.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

⚔️ Alt Clut: A Volcanic Kingdom 🌋 Episode 1 - Viking Longships on the Clyde From Dumbarton Rock 🏰 to the @govanstones.bsky.social 🪨

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Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I've now gotten three reviews from right-wing media outlets of Pregnancy Interrupted while most center and left-wing outlets have avoided coverage of a book that contests the cultural norms we put around the science of pregnancy.

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Interesting! We will move on to the next book…

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NorseMap @norsemap.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

After a hot Norse summer of incredible finds, we are transitioning into hoard autumn 🍁 The beginning of September brought the news of the 18,5kg Rebild hoard, the largest silver hoard ever found in Denmark! [photo credits: Nordjyske Museer] #NorseMap #MedievalSky

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I loved it! I cried… but that’s not a particularly high bar

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I love discussing books with my kids! I hope they do too

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

And Dame Snap (shouting) instead of Dame Slap - a point they made explicitly in the film

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is such an interesting point. My kid was reading Swallows and Amazons (which, make no mistake, I LOVE) and we had a great discussion about adventure/empire/childhood risk etc - but it was prompted by the use of the word ‘native’

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Oh no, sorry to hear that Leonie. I hope you manage to squeeze some vikings and Normans somewhere into the new academic framework!

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Chris Millard @chrismillard83.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

“Universities have managed staff costs significantly below inflation,[between 2016-17 and 2023-24] increasing only 14% compared to the 41.2% increase in RPIX [measure of inflation]” Substantial real terms pay cut, which continues a trend existing years before that…

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Cost of undergraduate provision and qualifications in England

A study of the full economic cost of providing undergraduate-level higher education and other qualifications in England.

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cbnewham @parishchurches.org · 18/09/2026

Introducing the Parish Churches App: a photographic archive and guide to England's parish churches. Available on Android, Apple iOS, Windows and Apple Mac. parishchurches.org/parishchurch... 1/6

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Francesca Bouaoun @francescabouaoun.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

West Fife Doors Open is this weekend, and it’s nice to see the Aberdour Lapidarium highlighted - an opportunity to see a collection of 130 replicas of Pictish and medieval carved stones from Britain and Ireland (plus visit a lovely village) www.welcometofife.com/event/doors-... #Fife #Scotland

Post for Fife Doors Open Days 2026, run by Fife Council between 5-20 September. Image of a display of replica Pictish and mediaeval carved stones.

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Oh and - it includes a must-read chapter by Shirley Ann Brown on the #bayeuxtapestry and the Nazis

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The book has many much better chapters that deal with archaeology, Old Norse, and modern visions of vikings. Please do order for your university library and let me know if you want a PDF of my chapter!

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t use the word or concept of the viking- but it’s not an objective historical category. And it doesn’t account for the differences and diversity among those we call vikings.

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Rather, when we do this we are still taking the perspective of Latin/English/Irish sources that viewed vikings as fundamentally ‘other’ - defined by their difference to Christian populations.

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My paper is called ‘Vikings in early medieval narratives: how an occupation became an ethnicity’. I tried to argue against the idea that we can use ‘viking raider’ as a neutral ‘job description’…

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I just received my copy of this lovely yellow volume! Lots of useful articles about the word viking and concepts of vikings and Viking Age - not all in agreement.

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Sam Wetherell @samwetherell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Some incredibly exciting news! My book about how Liverpool's history makes us think differently about Britain's past, present and future has been shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize!

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Woah, massive congratulations @samwetherell.bsky.social ! How does it feel to be on the list with Lyndal??

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Dan Meyer @ddmeyer.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Last week, in fifth grade, the kids spent twenty minutes on two problems. If we only wanted kids to learn to get answers, yes, we could have done that MUCH faster. But here is what we learned BEYOND getting answers ...

An image showing how school teaches multiplication, through multiple methods and conceptual depth, and how edtech teaches multiplication, with just an answer input.

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This is so crazy. I had to read it a few times to understand what was going on. Genuine dystopian stuff.

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Plashing Vole @plashingvole.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Quick equalities check: across English, History/Politics/War Studies 6 women have lost their jobs and 0.5 men. 4 men and one woman are safe. English goes from 50:50 (6M, 6F) to 1 woman and 2.5 men.

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Shannon McSheffrey @medievalmcsheff.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

JOB!! 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/...

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