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Ross Balzaretti

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Historian, Emeritus Professor, University of Nottingham. He/him. 🏳️‍🌈

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 55m
And the icing on the cake: a podcast interview with Ana de Oliveira Dias, for the 'behind-the-scenes' take on her article in this issue. rss.com/podcasts/ear...
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Whose bones are these? Labelling relics in early medieval Francia | Early Medieval Europe
Everyone knows the importance of relics for early medieval Christianity.
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Hannah O’Regan @palaeohan.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
And the Department for Education stuck their fingers in their ears and said ‘La, La, La, we’re not listening’
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Nadia Whittome MP @nadiawhittomemp.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Many constituents have contacted me, devastated by the University of Nottingham’s decision to approve plans to close modern languages and music degrees, cut support services and end one-to-one personal tutoring.
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Victoria Hayward @writervh.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
🚨✷ In Lancaster this Sunday! ✷🚨 Come and see myself @squintywitch.bsky.social @gavthorpe.co.uk @oliverklangmead.bsky.social & Inés G. Labarta talking about fantasy world building! Book your ticket here ⬇️ dukeslancaster.org/whats-on/the... Hope you see you there! :-)
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LITFEST: Fair Realms: World-Building in Fantasy
VENUE: Atkinsons Upper Hall
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Ross Balzaretti @rossbalzaretti.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Turin is wonderful!
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21 Group @21group.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
It's the British disease Senior leadership means never having to face the consequences Not just in devastated universities like Nottingham It's everywhere in the UK, the Post Office, NHS, Civil Service Those responsible are never held accountable www.timeshighereducation.com/news/notting...
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Nottingham confirms course closures with hundreds of jobs affected
Languages and music departments to close despite strikes and protests but university insists it has addressed staff concerns in revised plans
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Giulia Zornetta @gzornetta.eurosky.social · 10/10/2026
"Ogni volta che, con la mente magari distratta in qualcuno dei nostri impegni quotidiani, ci verrà da pensare «Chissà Chris cosa ne dice?». E allora davvero ci renderemo conto di quanto ci manca" Maria Elena Cortese su Chris Wickham per #RetiMedievali 💚https://tinyurl.com/mrtu8thu
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In ricordo di Chris Wickham (18 maggio 1950 – 9 ottobre 2026) – Reti Medievali
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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The passing of Chris Wickham is hard to take in. Few have made a bigger contribution to their field, with such personal warmth. He's going to be missed by a lot of people.
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Pauline Stafford @pstafford.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
There will be many appreciations of Chris Wickham - as a historian and as a human being. This is a good starting place. www.medievalists.net/2026/10/chri...
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Chris Wickham, Leading Historian of Medieval Europe, Passes Away - Medievalists.net
Chris Wickham, one of the most influential historians of medieval Europe, has passed away. His research transformed how scholars understand the transition from the Roman Empire to the Middle Ages, whi...
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Ross Balzaretti @rossbalzaretti.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
He was a wonderful supervisor, an inspirational historian, and a great man. It's hard to believe he has gone.
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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Proofs! A discussion of Rather of Verona, as a contribution to the forthcoming www.cambridge.org/core/books/c..., ed. by Fiona Griffiths and Emilie Kurdziel
A chapter about Rather of Verona
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Ross Balzaretti @rossbalzaretti.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Looks excellent. Look forward to reading it.
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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Published today - "Herrschaft kommunizieren Versammlung und Beratung im Früh- und Hochmittelalter", a set of essays edited by Matthias Becher and Phillip Merkel. www.vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage.com/themen-entde...
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Herrschaft kommunizieren
Das gegenseitige Abhängigkeitsverhältnis von Herrscher und Eliten bestimmte die politische Ordnung im fränkisch-deutschen Reich von der Karolingerzeit bis ins 12. Jahrhundert. Es bestand ein Spannungs...
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Giulia Zornetta @gzornetta.eurosky.social · 07/10/2026
🎓 SIS (Italian Women Historians) announces a biennial award €2,500 for PhD dissertations on women's history, gender relations & gender identities! 📅 Dissertations defended 1/1/2023-30/6/2026 (IT/EN/FR/ES) 📩 Deadline: 30/11/2026 Info: societadellestoriche.it/premio-sis-2/ #History #GenderStudies
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Premio SIS – edizione 2026 – SIS – Società Italiana delle Storiche
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K M Flett @keithbeard.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Paul Foot (1995) on Jeffrey Archer the serial liar wp.me/p15p2Q-hN8
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Paul Foot on Jeffrey Archer
Jeffrey Archer who has died aged 86 was not a lovable rogue but a serial liar who ended up being sentenced to 4 years in prison for perjury. Even The Times lengthy obituary gives full details. Befo…
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M a r c u s 🏳️‍🌈🇧🇧🇬🇧 @marcusjdl.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Will a government minister be making a statement and visiting? Of course not - not MANLY jobs in STEEL or CHEMICALS or CARS
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
'The Future Nottingham programme, approved by the university’s council on 5 October, will cut 560 jobs, close departments including modern languages and music, and increase staff-student ratios.' The future is bleak.
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Tony Padilla #JFT97 Don’t buy the S*n @proftonypadilla.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Just looking my research output for 5y window being assessed for redundancy. 20 papers over 5 years. A paper every three months. Is that enough to save my job alongside writing a book, making YT vids, teaching 2 courses, serving on senate, dep admissions tutor, research champion etc. Apparently not
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Ross Balzaretti @rossbalzaretti.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
This is spot on.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
'The University of Nottingham has confirmed that it will close its music and languages departments as it presses ahead with more than 500 job cuts despite widespread opposition from staff and students.' A blight on East Midlands and UK higher education.
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Nottingham confirms course closures with hundreds of jobs affected
Languages and music departments to close despite strikes and protests but university insists it has addressed staff concerns in revised plans
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Kate Arnold @dulcimerkate.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Shocking and sad, shortsighted and stupid. The Nottingham music dept (where I had PhD supervision) has been vibrant and an important centre for Early Music. Music and languages are not dispensable. They're the lynchpins of humanity.
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Samuel Rowe @samdrowe.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Some scattered thoughts on the identity of Lombard queen Rodelinda's royal father, who defies secure identification. Caveat lector that this is a "musing"-category post, so not fully matured argumentation! #medievalsky mundusbarbarorum.wordpress.com/2026/10/05/w...
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Who was Queen Rodelinda’s father?
© Flavia de Rubeis “The seventh century is poorly documented in Lombard Italy, in the absence of both documents and detailed narratives, for Paul the Deacon’s Lombard history, written in the 790s, …
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Onni Gust @onnigust.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
41% staffing cuts in the Faculty of Arts at UoN. We're entering a wilderness of creativity and critical thinking.
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IHR Earlier Middle Ages Seminar @earliermiddleages.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
We're pleased to present the Earlier Middle Ages seminar schedule for this autumn! Event registration pages will very shortly be available on the IHR website. And please note that no sign-up is required for this week's David Wilson lecture with Sarah Semple (info: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...).
The schedule of seminars for the IHR Earlier Middle Ages seminar, autumn 2026.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
My speech from the conference debate on 'Zionism is Racism’ motion
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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
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University of Nottingham UCU branch @uonucu.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Yeah, our students are amazing. Honoured to have them fight along with us!
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Ross Balzaretti @rossbalzaretti.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
No there isn't, although A. C. Murray, Gregory of Tours: The Merovingians (2006) translated a lot of it. books.google.co.uk/books?id=W11...
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Gregory of Tours
Georgius Florentius Gregorius, better known to posterity as Gregory, Bishop of Tours, was born about 538 to a highly distinguished Gallo-Roman family in Clermont in the region of Auvergne. Best known ...
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Lisa Rullsenberg @rullsenberg.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Very long day supporting @uonucu.bsky.social strike action but great collective energy from colleagues and students and lovely UCU Vice-president @markpendleton.bsky.social (huge props too @dyfrigjones.bsky.social for fitting in busy schedule to come and speak in support).
Lisa and Mark in front of one of our Nottingham UCU bannersLisa at home modelling UCU Education tee and #MeMadeCrochet skirt
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Onni Gust @onnigust.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Our VC claiming that c.600 FTE redundancies will allow the university to invest in its staff. Outrageous and offensive.
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Onni Gust @onnigust.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Fantastic, hugely eloquent and heartwarming support from our students who blame management for sabotaging their studies and all of our futures.
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University of Nottingham UCU branch @uonucu.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What a gorgeous day to stand in solidarity with your community. Thank you all for standing with us and showing this university what courage and determination looks like. Here's to our strength as the fight continues. But more importantly, here's to us winning. Solidarity, UoNUCU
A photo of the crowd at today's rally
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University of Nottingham UCU branch @uonucu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Our strike action began today. The management at our university has seemingly shackled itself to course closures and compulsory redundancies, despite neither being financially necessary. So we fight for our members, our students, and our community until they change their minds.
A photo of a UoN UCU rally
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University and College Union (UCU) @ucu.org.uk · 30/09/2026
Nottingham today. Everywhere tomorrow. 2,700 staff put at risk. 600+ jobs targeted. At least 48 courses facing closure. What happens here sets the template for the sector. Stand with Nottingham.
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Ross Balzaretti @rossbalzaretti.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Forthcoming online talk at Nottingham by Riccardo Rao as part of our medieval environmental history series organised and hosted by Marco Panato. All welcome.
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Giulia Zornetta @gzornetta.eurosky.social · 30/09/2026
when the only reason you agree to do reviews is the financial incentive of getting your friends’ books
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University of Nottingham UCU branch @uonucu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Look, ma! We made the news! Again! Find us handing flyers out on Wednesday and on the picket line on Thursday. Let's show this university what strength means! 💪✊
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Ross Balzaretti @rossbalzaretti.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Looks very interesting and Open access too.
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Alex Bryne @alex-bryne.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I was checking some of my teaching material from last year in advance of a Cold War module that I am about to teach and noticed that I had assigned my students several primary sources from the Wilson Center last year. None of these sources are available digitally anymore. Thanks Trump.
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Dr Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This University has just shut down all undergraduate Humanities degrees, including History, where we had some amazing modules on Black and African History for first years. 🤡
Email subject: Development at Herts: Support through change | Career growth | Black History Month
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University of Nottingham UCU branch @uonucu.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Our massive strike action for the fall begins on Wednesday, but we will be facing some intense financial hardship to do so. Please consider supporting our members by donating to our solidarity fund. www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...
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Help raise £10000 to support the Nottingham UCU hardship fund – JustGiving Crowdfunding
Iʼm raising money to support the Nottingham UCU hardship fund. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.
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Dr Matilda Fitzmaurice @matildaf.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Does anyone have a (successful) British Academy Early Career Seed Fund application they'd be prepared to share with me? #academicsky
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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Can't wait to get stuck into this!
Social elites in medieval France, by Niall O'Súilleabháin
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Ross Balzaretti @rossbalzaretti.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I've just signed "IKEA, stop advertising on Rupert Murdoch's Talk Radio" - Will you support the campaign too? actionstorm.org/petitions/ik... @StopFundingHate
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Josephine Quinn @josephinequinn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Apparently I'm giving an inaugural lecture - all very welcome! Thurs October 8th, 5pm, drinks to follow.
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Catherine Fletcher @catherinefletcher.info · 23/09/2026
Someone should do a long read on the politics of migrant boats in Italy because a lot of what we’re seeing in the UK echoes what‘s gone on there for years. This was over twenty years ago (and the successors of this guy are still in government): www.aljazeera.com/news/2003/6/...
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Anne Goldgar @annegoldgar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Attn Dutch historians: the Nationaal Archief plans to close all public functions and fire half its staff. Sign a petition against this here: deel.degoedezaak.org/s/0TNL44WM
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Minister moet van Tweede Kamer advies inwinnen over veelbesproken koerswijziging Nationaal Archief
Publiekstaken Nationaal Archief: De plannen van het Nationaal Archief om publiekstaken te staken moeten worden voorgelegd aan onder meer de Raad voor Cultuur. Een motie daarover van Pro-Kamerlid Mohan...
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Thom Davies @thomdavies.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Starting a new academic year while being pooled for #redundancy is a strange and painful thing. UK higher education is in a terrible place at the moment. Like so many of my colleagues at the University of Nottingham, I’m facing the possibility of losing the career I’ve spent years building 🙃
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Laury Sarti @laurysarti.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The Codice Diplomatico Longobardo I, ed. von L. Schiaparelli (1929) now has a digital edition!! werkstatt.formulae.uni-hamburg.de/corpus/urn:c...
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Formulae - Litterae - Chartae: Codice Diplomatico Longobardo I, ed. von L. Schiaparelli (1929) Inhalt
Medieval Latin Formulae and their German translations in the Capitains Format
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University of Nottingham UCU branch @uonucu.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“If you can’t take significant action when there are 750 [people’s] jobs on the line in this job market, then I don’t really know when you can.” www.timeshighereducation.com/news/uk-univ...
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UK universities face autumn of chaos as ‘prolonged’ strikes planned
Unprecedentedly long strikes at Nottingham, Edinburgh and Dundee could be the shape of things to come, observers say
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