Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 28/09/2026We're kicking off the new academic year with an exciting programme of events — explore what's coming up: www.york.ac.uk/medieval-stu... 041
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 21/09/2026TODAY! The Ideology, Society and Medieval Religion seminar series present: Professor Michelle Armstrong-Partida (Emory University) ‘Enslaved Women & the Church in the Late Medieval Mediterranean’. 📆 Monday 21 September 🕛 6:00pm 📍 Online 🌐 medreligion.wordpress.com/upcoming-tal... 021
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Our MA students have been busy and recently launched the inaugural issue of the York Medieval Journal, "Being an Animal in the Middle Ages", which is now accessible via their website: yorkmedievaljournal.comyorkmedievaljournal.comYork Medieval JournalYORK MEDIEVAL JOURNAL 172
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Ramalya, one of our MA students, reflects on a year exploring medieval York — read their piece: blogs.york.ac.uk/student-voic... #MedievalYork #StudentVoices #MedievalStudies 021
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Curious about studying Medieval Studies in York? Amanda, one of our current students, reflects on their experience — read it here: blogs.york.ac.uk/student-voic...blogs.york.ac.ukFinding Myself in the Medieval City - Student VoicesHiya! My name is Amanda, and I’m currently earning my MA in Medieval Studies. My academic interests are very interdisciplinary; I sit at the intersection of literary, manuscript, medieval, and… 041
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Another beautiful day at Heslington Hall. #HeslingtonHall 000
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 23/06/2026We are delighted to be co-hosting the Society for Medieval Archaeology 2026 Conference at the Guildhall in York on Saturday 19th September. It is a jam-packed programme of all things heritage science. Registration: medievalarchaeology.co.uk/sma-conferen...medievalarchaeology.co.ukThe Society for Medieval Archaeology | SMA Conference 2026 – Booking Now Open!The Society for Medieval Archaeology was established to study evidence of the past, whether standing buildings, landscapes, buried remains or artefacts in museums. 021
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Earlier this week we hosted our CMS Summer Celebration 🥂 — a chance to celebrate the dedication of our wonderful staff and students as we wrap up the teaching and assessment period and welcome the summer ahead. The croquet set proved a big hit. 020
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Professor Sarah Brown to head Merchant Adventurers! During her term as governor, she will lead a series of events focused on heritage business and will oversee the installation of a new stained-glass window at the Hall. www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/2616337...yorkpress.co.ukProfessor appointed governor of York Merchant AdventurersProfessor Sarah Brown will head the Company of Merchant Adventurers of the City of York for 2026–2027. 010
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Shrinidhi Prakash, CMS MA student, enjoyed a dissertation research trip to Durham Cathedral. The trip was funded by a bursary from the Elizabeth Salter Fund, which supports research and career development of postgraduate students. 020
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 23/04/2026The Lords of Misrule present ‘3 Moral and Edifying Tavern Plays’, an anthology of medieval farce theatre at the Black Swan Inn this coming week, on the 24-26th April. Performances will start at 7pm, and tickets are available at the door (£7 for students, £10 standard ticket). 011
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Next week is the Annual Riddy Lecture with Professor Cameron Cross (University of Michigan), speaking on: The Boundaries of Love: Romance as a Method of Joining and Parting (in) the Global Middle Ages www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...york.ac.ukThe Boundaries of Love: Romance as a Method of Joining and Parting (in) the Global Middle AgesCameron Cross explores the medieval romance as a global Afro-Eurasian phenomenon, using love narratives to manage cultural differences and borderwork across disparate literary traditions. 011
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Diana Wallis (CMS graduate and research associate) features on the latest episode of Out of the Archive Box, speaking on York’s Merchant Adventurers and the Petition of 1478: open.spotify.com/episode/6yAK... 021
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Registration for the annual Norse in the North Conference on 15 May is now open! This year the conference is hosted by the University of Leeds: norseinthenorth.wordpress.com/programme/ 000
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Our own Hanna Vorholt will deliver an online lecture as part of the SIMS Online Lecture Series, University of Pennsylvania: "Grid as Ground: Ruled Lines and Manuscript Images." Friday April 17 2026, 12:00 - 1:30 pm EDT www.library.upenn.edu/events/schoe... 020
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Not medieval, but everyone loves when Mary Beard visits York (14 April): www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/york/... 020
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 23/03/2026📣 The deadline for our MA in Medieval Studies full UK fee waiver scholarship is fast approaching (31 March 2026). www.york.ac.uk/medieval-stu... There is still time to apply: www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr... The scholarship is open to both home and overseas students. 032
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Find out more about what it’s like to study at Heslington Hall here: www.york.ac.uk/about/depart... 000
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Spring has officially arrived on our Master Taster Day🌞. Thank you to everyone who joined us to discover more about medieval MAs at York. @uniofyork @englishlityork @uoyhistory www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr... www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr... www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr... 011
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Two CMS graduates, Joanna Laynesmith and Katherine Lewis, have appeared on the BBC Sounds In Our Time podcast on Margaret Beaufort: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... 062
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 17/03/2026More alumni news🎓️! Becca Drake (MA in Medieval Literatures & Languages & English PhD graduate) has just started working with Senate House as their Printer in Residence. www.london.ac.uk/senate-house... 032
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Publication News 🎉! Congratulation to Emma Nuding, who’s new book 'Writing St Guthlac: From the Medieval to the Modern' is now out! Emma is a PhD in Medieval Studies graduate, current CMS research associate and teaching fellow at the University of Birmingham. boydellandbrewer.com/book/writing... 072
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 09/03/2026Ancient documents discovered in the archives reveal a new history for York's Guildhall. John Jenkins (CMS Research Associate) and Louise Hampson (Christianity and Culture) have an article published in the Journal of Medieval History about York's Guildhall. www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and... 020
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 02/03/2026We are delighted to announce that on 6th February, Nelleke IJssennagger van der Pluijm gave her inaugural lecture as a professor at the University of Groningen. In 2010, Nelleke came to the CMS as a Visiting Student from the Netherlands. Read more: www.york.ac.uk/medieval-stu... 010
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 24/02/2026Join us for our Masters Taster Day on Wednesday 18 March and find out more about the Centre for Medieval Studies. 🦆Explore our campus 🎓 Learn more about our medieval MAs 🗨️Speak to our staff and students ☕Get advice on accommodation and financing your Masters www.york.ac.uk/study/postgr... 000
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 23/02/2026New research led by our own Steve Ashby has just been published in Antiquity! The study uses biomolecular analysis of artefacts to find important culinary differences between Viking-Age England and Denmark. www.york.ac.uk/medieval-stu... 020
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 12/02/2026POSTPONED! Sadly, the York Medieval Lecture on Tuesday 17 Feb is postponed. We will post when it has been rescheduled. Tuesday 17 Feb The Darker Side of the Middle Ages Speaker: Professor Kathy Lavezzo (University of Iowa) 010
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 09/02/2026We are delighted to say that the CMS’s professors Dawn Hadley and Julian Richards have had ‘Life in the Viking Great Army‘ shortlisted for the prestigious Archaeology Book of the Year award. If you’ve read the book and enjoyed it, why not vote for it at archaeology.co.uk/vote. Deadline TODAY! 030
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 08/02/2026CMS Research Associate & graduate in the news! York Minster's research co-ordinator Dr Jennie England has curated a new exhibition on parts of a 14th Century medieval shrine dedicated to York's patron saint. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukYork St William shrine shown in Minster for first time in 500 yearsSt William's shrine in York Minster was dismantled and buried in the city during the Reformation. 020
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 06/02/2026We are delighted to announce that on 19 September 2026, the Society for Medieval Archaeology annual symposium will take place in York, jointly hosted by the University of York’s Department of Archaeology and Centre for Medieval Studies. CFP details: medievalarchaeology.co.uk/sma-conferen... 030
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Find your next step at the Centre for Medieval Studies! Join our Postgraduate Online Open Day on Tuesday 10 February, 10am to 2pm to: 🎓 Find out more about the MA in Medieval Studies, MA in Medieval History and MA in Medieval Literatures & Languages Find out more at: tinyurl.com/446d93fx 000
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 28/01/2026We are delighted to share an update on some recent exciting developments at the Centre for Medieval Studies: bit.ly/4bY647L 020
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 26/01/2026We are delighted to announce the details of our Semester two York Medieval Lecture: The Darker Side of the Middle Ages Speaker: Professor Kathy Lavezzo (The University of Iowa) 📅 Tuesday 17 February 🕛 Lecture 6:30-8:00pm 📍 SLB/118, Spring Lane building 🌐 www.york.ac.uk/medieval-stu... 064
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 22/01/2026One of the highlights of our Semester One skills teaching are our Palaeography workshops. The Early Medieval group learned how to make ink, as well as working with a calligrapher, Sue Sparrow, to help them understand the skill and discipline required to write ancient and medieval scripts. 040
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 20/01/2026On 8th January, we had the pleasure of celebrating with our graduates and recognizing the recipients of our MA awards. For more information, please visit our website: www.york.ac.uk/medieval-stu... 000
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 14/01/2026We are delighted to announce the details of the January ISMR seminar! **26th January, 6pm (online via zoom) – Maya Maskarinec (USC Dornsife), 'Anician Saints and their Domestic Spaces in Medieval and Early Modern Rome'** Please register here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/ideology-soc... 000
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 13/01/2026We were delighted to support 'Norse in the North', an annual event demonstrating the strength and originality of Old Norse research in the North of England, in the form of an interdisciplinary conference. You can read more on our website: www.york.ac.uk/medieval-stu... 093
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 07/01/2026We enjoyed a jolly and productive CMS Staff Away Day at Jacob's Well yesterday. #CMSAwayDay #JacobWell 031
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Our Autumn 2025 York Medieval Lecture recording is now live with Dr Glaire Anderson speaking on Video Games & the Work of Medieval Art History. youtu.be/wIJhRG2-wQs?... 020
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 15/12/2025The recording of our Annual York and the North Lecture is now LIVE on our Youtube Channel! Coinage, silver and power in York and the Viking North with Dr Andrew Woods (Head of Collections and Research at York Museums Trust) youtu.be/d79-OgW6H9g?...youtu.beAnnual York and the North Lecture: Coinage, silver and power in York and the Viking NorthTuesday 30 September 2025 Speaker: Dr Andrew Woods (Head of Collections and Research at York Museums Trust) Two pieces of new research - into the camps of the viking ‘Great Army’ and the origins of… 000
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 12/12/2025Thanks to all our MA Medieval Studies students, who closed our final week of teaching before the winter break with their wonderful poster presentations. A fantastic way to round off 2026. Well done all! 030
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 12/12/2025A selection of our other wonderful bakes... 040
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 12/12/2025We also had the pleasure of announcing the Mark Ormrod PhD prize for the 2024/5 academic year, which was awarded to Laura Atkinson for their thesis on: Registers and Registration under William Wickwane and John le Romeyn (1279-1296). Congratulations Laura! 050
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 12/12/2025A special thanks goes to our wonderful judges, who ate their way through lots of bakes (from left): Dilnoza Duturaeva (History), Alicia Maddalena (English) and James Lewis (Student Services Administrator). 050
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 12/12/2025The 'Medieval Showstopper' goes to Jessie Summerhayes & Theo Long (Eng & CMS PhDs) for their Dante's Inferno cake. 030
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 12/12/2025'Best Medieval Recipe' goes to Ellen Gallimore (English PhD) for their Anglo-Saxon hearth cakes. 151
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 12/12/2025And our bake-off winners are... 'Best Flavour Bake' goes to Emilie James (CMS MA student) for their custard tarts. 030
Centre for Medieval Studies @yorkmedieval.bsky.social · 10/12/2025The CMS Bake-off is upon us once again! We're still in the early stages, but here's a sneak peek at some of the delightful creations that have just arrived.🍰 121
