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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

🚨Free public lecture on the Norman Conquest @sas-news.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social on November 12. Book now to hear Dr Mark Hagger explore the impact of 1066 on Britain. 👇 #BayeuxTapestry #YearOfTheNormans #Millenium www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

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"A day of destiny for England": The Norman impact on the British Isles 1066-c. 1135

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Por treze, tres @sasoeurjuliette.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Dear Metal Studies colleagues: Neomedieval, a Spanish scholarly journal devoted to everything neomedieval, is looking for contributions on the topic "Between Medieval History and Medievalist Fantasy: On Neomedievalism in Metal Music". Many languages accepted! revistas.urjc.es/index.php/ne...

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CFP Neomedieval 8 (2027) | Neomedieval

Between Medieval History and Medievalist Fantasy: On Neomedievalisms in Metal Music

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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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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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Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

If you're in reach of London, even occasionally, and have an interest in history, @ihrlibrary.bsky.social membership is worth the (minimal) effort of filling in the form. Libraries are wonderful and the IHR Library is a particular treasure. AND IT IS FREE.

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Hannah Armstrong @hjparmstrong.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

📣 Calling all Old Norse PGRs and ECRs! 📣 On 29 September @necron-network.bsky.social will be hosting an online panel discussion on the theme of ‘Navigating Old Norse Careers in the 21st Century’. The event is free and you can sign-up here: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/h0CAucG0y7 #medievalsky #oldnorse

Poster is black with blue and white text and read as follows:
Network of Early Career Researchers in Old Norse
NECRON
Navigating Old Norse Careers in the 21st Century
or What to do with a degree in Old Norse Studies
A panel discussion with former NECRON board members
29th September via Zoom
13.30 GMT / 14.30 CET

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Katherine Weikert @kateweikert.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A very quick turn around because of paperwork, but we're hiring a one year post in Modern British History! Please have a look and share widely with anyone interested! Happy to take informal queries at the email in the job posting! www.winchester.ac.uk/About-Us/Wor...

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Work with us - University of Winchester

Explore the University of Winchester and discover your new career. We have a variety of positions in academic and professional services. Work with us.

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The Warburg Institute @warburginstitute.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Our “Civilizing” the World' conference (16-23 Oct 2026) explores the uses of Greco-Roman & neo-classical sculpture and architecture by colonial powers, and how these strategies informed elite nation-building. Book now ➡️ warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/... Supporters include the Henry Moore Foundation.

Image: Alger, La Mosquée Djemaa-Djedid, La Statue du Duc d'Orléans (detail). Credit: the Warburg Institute Photographic Collection

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Dr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

In this week in the year 476, the insignificant boy-emperor Romulus (nicknamed Augustulus) was deposed by Odoacer, leader of the western Roman field army in Italy. This event has received notoriety as "the fall of the [western] Roman empire". A thread on one of the biggest Bad Ancient History takes.

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Alex Harvey @alexharvv.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

A (belated) cfp for #IMC2027 FORGET THE VIKINGS: Other raids, raiders, & raiding practises of the Early Medieval Period Read below for details, and if you're interested (or know anyone who might be), please submit your proposal of 150 words to the attached e-mail (also in alt text) before 1/9/26

A Call-for-papers for IMC 2027 which reads:

'Forget the Vikings!
CFP: Other raids, raiders, and raiding practises of the Early Medieval Period

There are good reasons why Scandinavian raiders - or ‘Vikings’ - occupy a much-coveted space in popular perceptions of early medieval warfare. But enough about them. What about everyone else?
This CFP is seeking submissions from scholars interested in exploring other, non-Viking raiding groups from c. 400 - 1100. This could include (but is not limited to): Avars, Huns, Hungarians, Slavs, Frisians, Saxon and Frankish pirates, Saracens, Welsh and Irish cattle-rustlers, Balts, Oesellians, Narentanians, Dál Riatans, as well as the military activities of major hegemonies such as the Carolingians, Ottonians, West Saxons, Byzantines, even Normans, and so on.
Chiefly, this is to fashion some new notions of how identity, political practice, and belonging were fostered within raiding communities. Of particular interest would be any papers keen to explore how other, non-Viking groups used raiding as part of regular military affairs. Analogies and comparisons with Viking studies are also welcome, if they are used to shine a light on lesser-known groups. Like the Vikings, many other communities engaged in more than just raiding, so explorations of trade, exchange, and other political dynamics alongside raids, would be ideal.

Please send proposals (150 words or less) to:
alexharvv@gmail.com before 1/9/26'

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Are you starting a new research degree in history from Sept? If so, come along to our in-person IHR workshop & learn about our fantastic @ihrlibrary.bsky.social, our 60 IHR seminars & how you can join @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social, our national postgraduate network! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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IHR Workshop for New Research Students in History | 2026

IHR Research Training

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 15/07/2026

In addition to today's data on staffing in UK HE, @britishacademy.bsky.social has produced several briefings, including one on the very significant decline in early career academics, 2012-24: bit.ly/4wGBTcl History has seen a 32% decline in early career staff numbers since 2012/13 #Skystorians 1/2

he British Academy
Mapping SHAPE academic staff briefing:
Pathways for early career
SHAPE
academics are in decline

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Katherine CM Cross @kcross.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

A very exciting museum job - working with the BM’s amazing early medieval collections. You’ll be working with an excellent and supportive curator too (which we know matters!!) Fixed term till Dec 28. bmrecruit.ciphr-irecruit.com/applicants/v...

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Project Curator: Early Medieval European Collection (Documentation)

About the Documentation & Digitisation Programme

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Rachel A. Fletcher @rafletcher.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Interested in the history of #OldEnglish scholarship? @emgallimore.bsky.social, Thijs Porck and I will be editing a volume on OE in the long 19th century; if you'd like to contribute a chapter, the deadline for abstracts is 1 Sept 2026, first full drafts due Sept 2027. Spread the word! #medievalsky

Call for Contributions
Dynamics of Old English Scholarship in the Long Nineteenth Century: Discoveries, Disputes and the Development of a Discipline
ed. Rachel A. Fletcher, Ellen Gallimore & Thijs Porck
The long nineteenth century (1786–1914) was a dynamic and transformative period for the scholarly study of Old English.
The legacies of nineteenth-century scholarship remain deeply embedded in the study of Old English today. As a result, contemporary scholars must engage not only with early medieval language and literature itself, but also with the intellectual and ideological lenses through which nineteenth-century scholars recovered, edited and interpreted this material.
We hope to bring together a peer-reviewed edited volume with papers on various aspects of the scholarly study of Old English in the long nineteenth century, with an additional focus on European continental
contributions in line with the ERC-project EMERGENCE (‘Early Medieval English in NineteenthCentury Europe’). Proposals for chapter contributions of c. 8000 words are welcome from scholars from all academic backgrounds. First drafts full drafts are due at the end of September 2027.
Possible topics/themes include but are not limited to:
- Discoveries of Old English texts
- Disputes about linguistic or literary interpretations of Old English
- Developments in the discipline of Old English studies
- Personal, religious, political and ideological motivations for the study of Old English
- Biographical contributions about scholars of Old English
- Scholarly correspondence on Old English matters
- Editing and printing of Old English texts
- Teaching of Old English
Please send an abstract (500 words) and short bio (150 words) to Rachel A. Fletcher
(r.a.fletcher@hum.leidenuniv.nl), Ellen Gallimore (ellen.gallimore@york.ac.uk) and Thijs Porck (m.h.porck@hum.leidenuniv.nl) before 1 September 2026.

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MAMO Conference 2027 @themamoconf.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

❗It's here! The Call For Papers for MAMO 2027❗ - Seeking a broad range of proposals for papers and events, focusing on aspects of medievalism in the modern world. - Featuring some very special events and keynotes... - You can find a plaintext version of this CFP at shorturl.at/0FJjY.

CFP for MAMO 2027. You can find a plaintext version of this CFP at <https://shorturl.at/0FJjY>

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Simon Trafford @simonjptrafford.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

On Monday 6th at @imc-leeds.bsky.social we have a set of three sessions in celebration of Prof Edward James and the huge and varied contributions he has made to the study both of early medieval history and of science fiction and fantasy. Parkinson B.08 from 11.15-18.00. Please come along!

Session 105 at Leeds IMC, Monday 06/07, 11.15-12.45 in Parkinson room B.08, Sessions in Honour of Edward James, I: Franks & Burgundians in the 5th and 6th Centuries, featuring papers by Guy Halsall on 'Herod and Saul: Gregory of Tours and King Guntramn', Simon Loseby on ''However hateful may have been his times, this was a lovable man': Lewis Thorpe and Gregory of Tours' History of the Franks' and Ian Wood on 'The Epitaph of Sidonius: Implications for the history of 5th-century Gaul'.

Session 205 at Leeds IMC, Monday 06/07, 14.15-15.45 in Parkinson room B.08, Sessions in Honour of Edward James II: Britain and Ireland, featuring papers by Catherine Clarke on 'Early Medieval English underground imaginaries', David Thornton on 'In the name of the Father: the anthroponymy of ecclesiastical lineages in early medieval Ireland' and Alex Woolf on 'Hooligans looking for a game to disrupt, or, more worryingly, playing cricket: why were kingdoms so small in post-Roman Britain'.

Session 305 at Leeds IMC, Monday 06/07, 16.30-18.00 in Parkinson room B.08, Sessions in Honour of Edward James III: Franks & Burgundians in the 5th and 6th Centuries, featuring papers by Julie Hofmann on 'Monasticism as cultural shorthand: otherworldly representations of monasticism and religious orders', Simon Trafford on '"Votan", "Not for all the Gold in Ireland" and "Men Went to Cattraeth": the Late Antique novels of John James' and Hope Williard on 'Lois McMaster Bujold and the Middle Ages'.

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Victoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

We are delighted to share the news that the latest new VCH project is live. We have published only one volume for #Devon to date, and now Professor Nicholas Orme has begun the process of developing text on the county's medieval religious houses. The first drafts are now available. #Skystorians 1/3

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Devon volume II - The Medieval Church and Religious Houses to 1550

When completed, the Victoria County History of Devon, volume II will provide detailed accounts of the medieval church in Devon and the religious houses of the county.

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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I'm leading this new @ihr.bsky.social Discovery Course: 'Writing and Pitching Your #Trade Non-Fiction #Book'. Two days, with experienced writers + agent Elliot Prior (Curtis Brown), plus an optional add-on 'writing retreat' with expert advice @ihrlibrary.bsky.social www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Writing and Pitching Your Trade Non-Fiction Book

Discovery Course (PAID)

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HistoryLab @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

🌟 Exciting news! Recruitment for the next History Lab committee is open 📚 We have a range of roles available for the 2026/27 academic year. Don't miss out on this amazing opportunity to join the UK's national network for history PGRs! Email us if you have any questions! Please share widely!

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Simon Trafford @simonjptrafford.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Rotting Whale Corpse Liveaboards. Your retirement project is mapped out!

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Simon Trafford @simonjptrafford.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

The last seminar of the year from @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social and should be an excellent one from @maiablumberg.bsky.social!

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Dr Rory MacLellan @rorymaclellan.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Call for papers for an online conference on medievalism, 9-10 October: medievalisms.org/conferences/ #medievalsky

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MEDIEVALISM IN TIMES OF (MIS)INFORMATION – 2026 International Conference for the Study of Medievalism

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Fancy learning about post-medieval use (and abuse) of runes? There's still time to register for our seminar this Wednesday, 10 June (online and in-person), 17.30-19.00.

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Leonie V. Hicks @lvhicks.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

We still have a scholarship available for History, Archaeology or Heritage (or a combination) at CCCU. Deadline 3 July. This is an open call as long as your research fits with Cultures and Communities or Material Pasts. 1/ www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/f...

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CCCU History and Archaeology PhD Scholarship

Find out about the CCCU History and Archaeology PhD Scholarship which will support a student looking to explore a modern historical topic.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 29/05/2026

We are stronger, and better historians, together. Historical societies abound in the UK, and we've listed 150 with BlueSky accounts in this updated Starter Pack. go.bsky.app/AZaYQDd Other societies appear on a new listing of subject societies on the RHS website bit.ly/4ebwP9r #Skystorians

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Simon Trafford @simonjptrafford.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Hugely looking forward to this! Post-medieval and modern usage of runes is sometimes sinister, sometimes absurd and always fascinating.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 13/05/2026

"Ultimately, the UK needs to review how higher education is funded and regulated. We cannot leave the future of essential teaching and research to a scramble for students and a race to recruit." #Skystorians

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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

A little bump for our event PLAYING WITH HISTORY - "This event brings together scholars, educators, and practitioners interested in examining how play—across its many forms—shapes, reflects, and reimagines the past." www.northampton.ac.uk/research/res... 🗃️

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Current and Future Events at the Centre for Historical Studies | UON

We have a calendar of exciting and enlightening events planned at the Centre for Historical Studies. See our upcoming events here

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

At our next seminar, @hjparmstrong.bsky.social (York) will speak on 'Rediscovering the Viking Road: 20th-Century British Writers in the Faroe Islands'. Online and in person at @ihr.bsky.social, 13/05/26, 17.30 BST. Abstract, details and registration: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

An attractive photograph of a rugged Faeroese coastline with high dark rocky cliffs covered with lush grass. A small settlement is in the centre with a mist-shrouded mountain in the background and a waterfall tumbling into the sea in the foreground.

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Simon Trafford @simonjptrafford.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

He went to my school, although back then he was just Jon Miller. I never heard his Texan accent, I have to say, but I can imagine it is Texas via Kingston-upon-Thames.

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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Do you have students who want to work with medieval sources and need to improve their Latin? There’s an intensive summer school in Birmingham for that! 🤓👇 palaeography.uk/study/short-...

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The 49th Latin and Palaeography Summer School, 27-31 July 2026

The School, formerly the Keele Latin and Palaeography Summer School, returns for its 49th year. In 2025 The Ranulf Higden Society took over the organisation of the Latin and Palaeography Summer Sch…

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Simon Trafford @simonjptrafford.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Looking forward to leading this course in a couple of weeks! It's really informative for students, an unparalleled opportunity to meet archivists and discuss your research sources, but also fascinating and fun!

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

'The University of London is facing mounting unrest among member institutions about the federation’s direction as the suspension of its vice-chancellor stretches on for nearly a year.'

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Members’ frustration with ‘absent’ University of London grows

Vice-chancellor Wendy Thomson has been suspended for 10 months but institutions’ concerns stretch back much further than that

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Alice Marples @alicemarples.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Fully-funded AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership project: 'The Dispersal of the Cotton Collection' - British Library & University of Birmingham www.findaphd.com/phds/project... Deadline for student applications: 10 May

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The Dispersal of the Cotton Collection at University of Birmingham on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - The Dispersal of the Cotton Collection at University of Birmingham, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

This Wednesday! @laurajcleaver.bsky.social on medieval manuscripts in the age of Modernism! Online and in-person at @ihr.bsky.social 17.30 GMT. There's still time to register for what will be a fantastic treat!

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Simon Trafford @simonjptrafford.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Banging tune, to be fair, and needing to be played loud.

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

For our next seminar we're thrilled to have @laurajcleaver.bsky.social speaking on 'The market for medieval manuscripts in the age of Modernism, 1914-45'. 17.30 GMT Wed 25/03/26 at @ihr.bsky.social or online. Further details/registration at: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

An advertisement from a newspaper dated 1 December 1914 for 'The Caxton Head Catalogue', selling manuscripts and manuscript fragments from 'various countries from the tenth to the sixteenth centuries'. The advertisement has a header in a mock-illuminated style with a picture of Caxton on a shield, foliate decoration and the wording in an elaborate serifed typeface.

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Simon Trafford @simonjptrafford.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Oo, I've never tried that! A nice little treat for next time I'm that way! Thanks for the tip. And do try the shop itself: it is pretty much my platonic ideal of a mid-sized supermarket. 😀

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Simon Trafford @simonjptrafford.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

That one really is the queen of all the Budgens. Budgens as a whole is a bit odd: as it's a franchise rather than a chain there are huge differences between individual shops, meaning that if your experience is all with Upper St, none of the others will ever measure up.

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Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

#Skystorians - New to medieval and early modern #Palaeography? Looking to improve your skills? Then the 49th Latin and Palaeography Summer School - to be held in #Birmingham (rather that Keele, as previously), might just be for you. Please share widely.

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The 49th Latin and Palaeography Summer School, 27-31 July 2026

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