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Mike Carr

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Historian of the medieval Mediterranean at the University of Edinburgh

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Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CMEMS) @cmemsedinburgh.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
New term, new title… We are now the University of Edinburgh’s Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CMEMS)! Socials have been updated to cmemsedinburgh across platforms We’re really looking forward to an exciting programme for the year ahead so stay tuned for updates!
Graphic advertising ‘We are now… the University of Edinburgh Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies’
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Kate Nevens (she/her) @katenevens.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
✊ Solidarity with University of Edinburgh staff taking action for better conditions, and with everyone organising, supporting each other and refusing to be divided.
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Society for the Medieval Mediterranean (SMM) @socmedimedit.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Conference in Lisbon with us next summer! Call for papers below for #SMM2026 'Big Worlds, Small Worlds: Medieval Mediterranean Perspectives' More info coming soon on our website: www.societymedievalmediterranean.com/2026-lisbon
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Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
There was moment I thought perhaps we had movement here, but the @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social strike is on. You can read more about why here: www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423... Please write and call your MSPs on Monday: www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/lobby-your-msp
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Edinburgh university staff back industrial action again in longstanding dispute over cuts and redundancies
Staff at the University of Edinburgh have today (Tuesday) backed industrial action for a second time in a longstanding dispute over £140million cuts, job losses and compulsory redundancies.
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crusadinghistory.bsky.social @crusadinghistory.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The latest video of @crusadinghistory is now available on YouTube. We’re joined by Dr Mike Carr (University of Edinburgh) to discuss the Crusade against the Catalan Company of Athens (1331-1332): youtu.be/Ht2j8XOW4-Y
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The Crusade against the Catalan Company of Athens (1331-1332)
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Society for the Medieval Mediterranean (SMM) @socmedimedit.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Our next SMM conference will be at the beautiful Colégio Almada Negreiros at NOVA University of Lisbon, 22-26 June 2026 🇵🇹 Theme: ‘Small Worlds, Big Worlds: Medieval Mediterranean Perspectives’ CfP out in September. We look forward to seeing many new and familiar faces next summer in Portugal 🌴
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Society for the Medieval Mediterranean (SMM) @socmedimedit.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Join us for the next SMM webinar on 25 March at 5pm UTC. Register here to receive the Zoom link: tinyurl.com/2zm9wdez All welcome
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Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CMEMS) @cmemsedinburgh.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
⚔️ Join us next week as we welcome Francesca Petrizzo of @uofglasgow.bsky.social to discuss her recent research, and her approaches to complex questions raised by dealing with primary sources relating to the crusades. #History #Edinburgh #HCA #Seminars
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Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CMEMS) @cmemsedinburgh.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
⚓️ Join us next week for our first seminar of this semester! Dr Philipp Höhn will share some of his research into how the handling of maritime violence intersected with political and economic development in the late medieval period!
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Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CMEMS) @cmemsedinburgh.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
📅 Join us over the next three months for seminars on a range of different topics! ⏲️ Each one will be held at 5:15pm within the Old Medical School building. Find out more on our website and follow this feed for the latest updates! #History #HCA #Edinburgh #EdinburghUniversity #Seminars #medievalsky
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Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CMEMS) @cmemsedinburgh.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
⚽ Thank you to all those who attended this Tuesday’s talk, co-badged with the Scottish History seminar, where @aucointaylor.bsky.social shared some findings from his ongoing research into football’s social and cultural history in Britain. #History #Edinburgh #HCA #Seminars
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Taylor Aucoin @aucointaylor.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Looking forward to giving a talk about football in medieval Scotland tomorrow for @cmrsedinburgh.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social ⚽🏉🏈 Please do come along if you're around Edinburgh and interested! 5:15pm, Teviot Lecture Theatre, Old Medical School Doorway 5: hca.ed.ac.uk/centre-medie...
Powerpoint slide which states the title of a talk, 'The Oldest Firm: Institutionalized Football in Medieval Scotland. By Dr Taylor Aucoin, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Edinburgh.' Background is detail from the 1595 Scotia Regnum map of Scotland. Centre of slide is a picture of a football from Stirling Castle, dated to c.1540.
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Mike Carr @mikecarrhistory.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Looking forward to this!
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Mike Carr @mikecarrhistory.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Thanks for organising @cmrsedinburgh.bsky.social! It was a great discussion
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LAMPS Edinburgh @lamps-edinburgh.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
🚨ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT LAMPS🚨 LAMPS is BACK (soon)! We are holding a meeting on Thursday 21st November in Room 2.26, Doorway 4, William Robertson Wing from 11-12PM to discuss the future of LAMPS. If you're a postgraduate at Edinburgh interested in helping out, please come along!
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Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CMEMS) @cmemsedinburgh.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
📣Join us next Monday to celebrate and discuss the launch of an edited volume worked on by three members of the @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social faculty. Co-editors Mike Carr and Gianluca Raccagni, alongside contributor Kirsty Day, will be joined by Jochen Schenk and co-editor Nikolaos Chrissis.
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Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (CMEMS) @cmemsedinburgh.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
📆We have an exciting range of seminars this semester! ⬇️You can find an overview below, plus visit our website to find out more and keep track of the latest updates. hca.ed.ac.uk/centre-medie...
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Frank Cogliano @frankcogliano.bsky.social · 08/11/2024
Permanent job in nineteenth-century US history at the University of Edinburgh. Closing date for applications: Nov. 29! elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
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Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century US History
We are looking for a Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century US History.
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