Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies
@bristolcms.bsky.social
The interdisciplinary Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Bristol concerned with all aspects of the history, culture, art and representation of medieval Europe.
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A short but sweet CMS seminar schedule for December! #medievalsky #skystorians
A fascinating article by CMS Co-Director Prof Ben Pohl (@benpohl.bsky.social) to whet the appetite ahead of the Bayeux Tapestry's visit to the UK in 2026! #medievalsky #skystorians
My tasty take (pun intended) on the Bayeux Tapestry—a subject on which I had vowed never to publish. Available Open Access with @ihr.bsky.social. See what you make of it, and bon appetit! academic.oup.com/histres/adva...
Chewing over the Norman Conquest: the Bayeux Tapestry as monastic mealtime reading*
Abstract. This article offers a new contextualization of the Bayeux Tapestry by exploring its use as mealtime reading in a monastic refectory. This concept
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December 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
A fascinating article by CMS Co-Director Prof Ben Pohl (@benpohl.bsky.social) to whet the appetite ahead of the Bayeux Tapestry's visit to the UK in 2026! #medievalsky #skystorians
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A press release from the University of Bristol about an exciting new article by @benpohl.bsky.social and published by Historical Research: www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/de...
December: Bayeux Tapestry could have been originally designed as mealtime reading for medi | News and features | University of Bristol
New research by an historian from the University of Bristol offers an intriguing suggestion about one of history’s biggest mysteries – the original purpose of the world-famous Bayeux Tapestry.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
A press release from the University of Bristol about an exciting new article by @benpohl.bsky.social and published by Historical Research: www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/de...
The final CMS seminar of 2025 was definitely worth the wait. We were fascinated by Prof Anthony Bale's (@realmandeville.bsky.social) seminar on ‘Witchcraft in the Fourteenth Century: Texts, Contexts and Challenges’. Thank you so much Anthony — we hope to see you back in Bristol soon! 😊 #medievalsky
December 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The final CMS seminar of 2025 was definitely worth the wait. We were fascinated by Prof Anthony Bale's (@realmandeville.bsky.social) seminar on ‘Witchcraft in the Fourteenth Century: Texts, Contexts and Challenges’. Thank you so much Anthony — we hope to see you back in Bristol soon! 😊 #medievalsky
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#LegalHistory #BristolHistory This, from Evan Jones @bristolcms.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social is interesting on humour, Bristol, maps, gallows(es) ... bristolrecordsociety.org/stories-from...
Four Jokes on the Millerd Map
Evan Jones, University of Bristol (8 Dec 2025) 10 min read Millerd Map (1673) James Millerd’s 1673 map of Bristol is the best known and most widely used representation of the pre-modern city.…
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December 8, 2025 at 2:35 PM
#LegalHistory #BristolHistory This, from Evan Jones @bristolcms.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social is interesting on humour, Bristol, maps, gallows(es) ... bristolrecordsociety.org/stories-from...
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Nice work by my @uobrishistory.bsky.social / @bristolcms.bsky.social colleague and fellow Bristol Record Society councillor, Evan Jones!
bristolrecordsociety.org/stories-from...
bristolrecordsociety.org/stories-from...
Four Jokes on the Millerd Map
Evan Jones, University of Bristol (8 Dec 2025) 10 min read Millerd Map (1673) James Millerd’s 1673 map of Bristol is the best known and most widely used representation of the pre-modern city.…
bristolrecordsociety.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Nice work by my @uobrishistory.bsky.social / @bristolcms.bsky.social colleague and fellow Bristol Record Society councillor, Evan Jones!
bristolrecordsociety.org/stories-from...
bristolrecordsociety.org/stories-from...
Our final CMS Seminar of this semester! Join us tomorrow for a paper on 'Witchcraft in the Fourteenth Century: Texts, Contexts and Challenges' by Professor Anthony Bale (Cambridge). Hope to see you there!
December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our final CMS Seminar of this semester! Join us tomorrow for a paper on 'Witchcraft in the Fourteenth Century: Texts, Contexts and Challenges' by Professor Anthony Bale (Cambridge). Hope to see you there!
Don't miss the CMS' own Prof Ad Putter giving a lecture on reading medieval handwriting! ✍️ #medievalsky #skystorians
Next Thursday 4 Dec, Professor Ad Putter will be delivering a free lunchtime lecture at the Central Library to accompany a new exhibition of Bristol’s medieval manuscripts! Book here bristol.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=252...
‘How to read medieval English handwriting’ @bristolcms.bsky.social
‘How to read medieval English handwriting’ @bristolcms.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Don't miss the CMS' own Prof Ad Putter giving a lecture on reading medieval handwriting! ✍️ #medievalsky #skystorians
We loved hearing all about our own Steve De Hailes' Medieval Mountain project! 🏔️ #medievalsky #skystorians
✍️🗻 Dr @stevedehailes.bsky.social (@bristolunienglish.bsky.social) tells us about his Medieval Mountain AHRC project which seeks to raise awareness of our historical relationship to mountains & our continued role in their preservation
Read more about the project 👉 brnw.ch/21wXUsn
Read more about the project 👉 brnw.ch/21wXUsn
December 1, 2025 at 4:30 PM
We loved hearing all about our own Steve De Hailes' Medieval Mountain project! 🏔️ #medievalsky #skystorians
Hear ye, hear ye! Very exciting news! 🎉Our PGRs have now released the call for papers for their annual CMS PGR conference (the longest-running PGR medieval conference in the UK!)
We'd be so grateful if you could share this with anyone who may be interested!
#medievalsky #skystorians
We'd be so grateful if you could share this with anyone who may be interested!
#medievalsky #skystorians
We are VERY excited to announce the call for papers for our 2026 conference! 🎉🎉🎉 This year, we invite paper and poster proposals on the themes of power and/or performance!
All proposals to be sent to cms-conference-enquiries@bristol.ac.uk by 17:00 on Friday 9th January.
#medievalsky #skystorians
All proposals to be sent to cms-conference-enquiries@bristol.ac.uk by 17:00 on Friday 9th January.
#medievalsky #skystorians
November 28, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Hear ye, hear ye! Very exciting news! 🎉Our PGRs have now released the call for papers for their annual CMS PGR conference (the longest-running PGR medieval conference in the UK!)
We'd be so grateful if you could share this with anyone who may be interested!
#medievalsky #skystorians
We'd be so grateful if you could share this with anyone who may be interested!
#medievalsky #skystorians
Last week, we were privileged to host Professor Sarah Hamilton (Exeter) for a CMS seminar on ‘The Liturgy of the Road: Masses for Travellers at St Gall, 900-1100’. We certainly learned a lot! Thank you so much Sarah — we hope that you’ll come back and visit us soon! ☺️ #medievalsky #skystorians
November 27, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Last week, we were privileged to host Professor Sarah Hamilton (Exeter) for a CMS seminar on ‘The Liturgy of the Road: Masses for Travellers at St Gall, 900-1100’. We certainly learned a lot! Thank you so much Sarah — we hope that you’ll come back and visit us soon! ☺️ #medievalsky #skystorians
Curious about what a Bristol Medieval Studies Summer School might look like? Check out this wonderful video made by one of this year's summer school students! #medievalsky #skystorians
November 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Curious about what a Bristol Medieval Studies Summer School might look like? Check out this wonderful video made by one of this year's summer school students! #medievalsky #skystorians
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🚨 Hwæt, medievalists: following its successful inauguration last year, the Bristol Medieval Studies Summer School will be running again in 2026! 🚨 Please share the good news or—even better—sign up yourself: www.bristol.ac.uk/centre-for-s... We're so proud of this course, and we'd love to see you! 🚨
November 27, 2025 at 8:15 AM
🚨 Hwæt, medievalists: following its successful inauguration last year, the Bristol Medieval Studies Summer School will be running again in 2026! 🚨 Please share the good news or—even better—sign up yourself: www.bristol.ac.uk/centre-for-s... We're so proud of this course, and we'd love to see you! 🚨
Great to spot some of our PGRs in attendance! #medievalsky #skystorians
November 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Great to spot some of our PGRs in attendance! #medievalsky #skystorians
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4th edition of #DanteFutures - this time at University of Warwick. Big CDSI presence. 👏👏👏to all involved
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
4th edition of #DanteFutures - this time at University of Warwick. Big CDSI presence. 👏👏👏to all involved
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Our fabulous Environmental Humanities Summer School is open for applications for 2026! Together, we examine human relationships with nature on a Global scale, and with the city of Bristol. According to 2025 cohort student Choon Woi “Bristol itself became part of the classroom…
November 26, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Our fabulous Environmental Humanities Summer School is open for applications for 2026! Together, we examine human relationships with nature on a Global scale, and with the city of Bristol. According to 2025 cohort student Choon Woi “Bristol itself became part of the classroom…
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Applications are open! Environmental history is a key part of this Environmental Humanities summer school + thinking about how our relationships with the natural world changes over time. Along the way we might well visit Iranian oil fields, Antarctica and the deep sea!
Our fabulous Environmental Humanities Summer School is open for applications for 2026! Together, we examine human relationships with nature on a Global scale, and with the city of Bristol. According to 2025 cohort student Choon Woi “Bristol itself became part of the classroom…
November 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Applications are open! Environmental history is a key part of this Environmental Humanities summer school + thinking about how our relationships with the natural world changes over time. Along the way we might well visit Iranian oil fields, Antarctica and the deep sea!
A short but sweet CMS seminar schedule for December! #medievalsky #skystorians
November 26, 2025 at 11:17 AM
A short but sweet CMS seminar schedule for December! #medievalsky #skystorians
We were fascinated to hear George Rayson (University of Cork) speak at a CMS/Italian seminar on ‘“Così o così”: Choosing the Right Words in Dante’s Commedia’. Thank you for such an interesting talk George — we hope to welcome you back to Bristol soon! 😊 #medievalsky #skystorians
November 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
We were fascinated to hear George Rayson (University of Cork) speak at a CMS/Italian seminar on ‘“Così o così”: Choosing the Right Words in Dante’s Commedia’. Thank you for such an interesting talk George — we hope to welcome you back to Bristol soon! 😊 #medievalsky #skystorians
We can't wait for the next seminar in our CMS Research Series, taking place tomorrow at 4pm! This week Professor Sarah Hamilton (Uni of Exeter) will be giving a paper on 'The Liturgy of the Road: Masses for Travellers at St Gall, 900-1100'. We are very excited!
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
We can't wait for the next seminar in our CMS Research Series, taking place tomorrow at 4pm! This week Professor Sarah Hamilton (Uni of Exeter) will be giving a paper on 'The Liturgy of the Road: Masses for Travellers at St Gall, 900-1100'. We are very excited!
Please do pass this on to anyone who may be interested! ☺️ #medievalsky #skystorians
Exciting news! 📣🎉The Bristol Summer team are hosting a Q&A event for people to find out more about the Bristol Summer School in Medieval Studies. 🙋🙋♂️🙋♀️ The event will run Jan 2026 (date tbc), and you can register your interest via the QR code or the link in the comments!😊 #medievalsky #skystorians
November 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Please do pass this on to anyone who may be interested! ☺️ #medievalsky #skystorians
Exciting news! 📣🎉The Bristol Summer team are hosting a Q&A event for people to find out more about the Bristol Summer School in Medieval Studies. 🙋🙋♂️🙋♀️ The event will run Jan 2026 (date tbc), and you can register your interest via the QR code or the link in the comments!😊 #medievalsky #skystorians
November 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Exciting news! 📣🎉The Bristol Summer team are hosting a Q&A event for people to find out more about the Bristol Summer School in Medieval Studies. 🙋🙋♂️🙋♀️ The event will run Jan 2026 (date tbc), and you can register your interest via the QR code or the link in the comments!😊 #medievalsky #skystorians
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Join us for More-than-Human Sensory Worlds, the first in our hybrid 'More-than-Human/ities' seminar series, a new collaboration between UoB's CEH & EUC at York University, Toronto.
Come explore the shared sensory worlds of human and nonhuman animals! 🦅🐇🌃
Wed 19th Nov
17:45–19:00
Online & in-person
Come explore the shared sensory worlds of human and nonhuman animals! 🦅🐇🌃
Wed 19th Nov
17:45–19:00
Online & in-person
November 10, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Join us for More-than-Human Sensory Worlds, the first in our hybrid 'More-than-Human/ities' seminar series, a new collaboration between UoB's CEH & EUC at York University, Toronto.
Come explore the shared sensory worlds of human and nonhuman animals! 🦅🐇🌃
Wed 19th Nov
17:45–19:00
Online & in-person
Come explore the shared sensory worlds of human and nonhuman animals! 🦅🐇🌃
Wed 19th Nov
17:45–19:00
Online & in-person
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Very proud of my former PhD student, Dan Booker, whose important study on women and the law of the exchequer has just been published by @ihrlibrary.bsky.social: academic.oup.com/histres/adva...
Women and the law of the exchequer in the early thirteenth century*
Abstract. This article explores the status and treatment of women under the law of the exchequer in the early thirteenth century and more specifically duri
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November 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Very proud of my former PhD student, Dan Booker, whose important study on women and the law of the exchequer has just been published by @ihrlibrary.bsky.social: academic.oup.com/histres/adva...
Last Thursday, the CMS were delighted to hear from Bristol's own Dr Kathleen Thompson on the topic of 'Leperhouses and Lordships: Some Ideas from Medieval Bristol'. What an absolutely fascinating paper Kathleen, thank you so much! 😊 #medievalsky #skystorians
November 17, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Last Thursday, the CMS were delighted to hear from Bristol's own Dr Kathleen Thompson on the topic of 'Leperhouses and Lordships: Some Ideas from Medieval Bristol'. What an absolutely fascinating paper Kathleen, thank you so much! 😊 #medievalsky #skystorians
Not sure what to do on a particularly rainy Friday in Bristol? ☔️ We’ve got you covered! Old English Reading Group runs at 3pm in Hattie’s office, no experience or prep required! Email harriet.soper@bristol.ac.uk for more info! ☺️
*Old Norse isn't running today but will be back next week!*
*Old Norse isn't running today but will be back next week!*
November 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Not sure what to do on a particularly rainy Friday in Bristol? ☔️ We’ve got you covered! Old English Reading Group runs at 3pm in Hattie’s office, no experience or prep required! Email harriet.soper@bristol.ac.uk for more info! ☺️
*Old Norse isn't running today but will be back next week!*
*Old Norse isn't running today but will be back next week!*