Clara Chamberlain
clarabchamberlain.bsky.social
Clara Chamberlain
@clarabchamberlain.bsky.social
CHASE-funded PhD at UEA working on the medieval literary genealogies of 16th c. Spanish conquest narratives. Co-Founder & President of @memrn.bsky.social Fiercely enthusiastic about museums & public engagement 🏰

https://linktr.ee/clarabchamberlain
Final preparations are now underway in the MEMRN team for our second Winter Conference in a few weeks time. If you’d like to beam in to any of our exceptional panels, please register via Eventbrite. All are welcome!
There is still time to join us online for our 2025 Winter Conference. Our panel sessions will be available to view on Microsoft Teams for free - for everybody!

The full schedule is available via our website and you can register to join in via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1559240072...
CHASE MEMRN Winter Conference 2025 - Online Attendance
Online stream
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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#throwback to the delightful evening of presenting and reconnecting with
@harrygilbert.bsky.social & @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social at @memrn.bsky.social!
October 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
This is going to such a fun one! Get in touch with the @memrn.bsky.social team to join in!
We are delighted to announce our September meeting’s guest speaker, @willsherwood.bsky.social from @uofglasgow.bsky.social. Also the Education Secretary for @tolkiensociety.org, we can’t wait to hear him present!

Join us at 6pm BST on Monday 29th September via Teams. DM or email us to attend.
September 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The @memrn.bsky.social Call for Papers is open until the 12th September!

Head to the network’s website & social media for aaall the details 🎉
Are you thinking of applying to speak at our Winter Conference? Considering coming along to take part in the activities and enjoy the panels? If you do, you'll have a lovely time. Don't just take our word for it though...

Our Call for Papers is open until the 12th September!
August 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
I had the pleasure of contributing to this episode of the brilliant You’re Dead to Me! It’s very informative and also very, very silly. Lots of nipple talk.

Now available on all podcasting apps!
🚨 Our episode of BBC YOU’RE DEAD TO ME about the lives of Viking Women is now available worldwide on all podcast apps — featuring very funny comedian Chloe Petts and Viking expert Dr Eleanor Barraclough
August 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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You’ve seen the Call for Papers for our second annual conference (if not, check it out below) but now it’s time for conference teasers! Each image relates to one of the activities we’ve got planned for attendees… can you guess what they are before we release the schedule? Let us know your thoughts!
August 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
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BIG NEWS! We are delighted to share the dates for our second annual in-person Winter Conference.

Join us from the 14th - 16th of November at the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and online. The Call for Papers is available via the MEMRN website and our social media. We look forward to seeing you!
August 5, 2025 at 2:29 PM
The @memrn.bsky.social team have worked so hard behind the scenes to organise our second annual Winter Conference. Please share widely and consider submitting an abstract for this lovely, supportive and academically diverse event
CALL FOR PAPERS!!! The MEMRN Committee are delighted to share the call for papers for our second annual Winter Conference: Fragmented Worlds, Shared Histories.

Please share widely! Sponsored by @chase-dtp.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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ooh MEMRN, we've got some exciting news for you all coming this week... 👀 Stay tuned for a big announcement!
August 4, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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ICYMI yesterday - we've got an absolute belter of a session coming up for our July monthly meeting!

Please share widely with all your Tudor and book-loving friends. MEMRN events are free and open to everyone! Proudly supported by @chase-dtp.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We’re so thrilled to share this event with you all! Please do come along to hear more about Kate’s fascinating research!
We could not be more excited to share this month’s MEMRN guest lecture with you! This month we’re welcoming friend of the network and all-round Tudor crowd-pleaser, the utterly brilliant Kate McCaffrey, to speak on her research into the Books of Hours of powerful figures at the Tudor court.
July 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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delighted to return to the excellent #YoureDeadToMe pod with @gregjenner.bsky.social and Cariad Lloyd for a brill episode on Empress Matilda, King Stephen, + 'The Anarchy'...or was it?

Catch the episode here www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Great fun + huge thanks to the wonderful production team!
You're Dead to Me - Empress Matilda: civil war in medieval England - BBC Sounds
Join Greg and his guests to learn all about Empress Matilda and the Anarchy.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Final Reminder that today is the last day to register for next week’s @chase-dtp.bsky.social Bookscapes event!
@ueahistory.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social
#Twitterstorians
Any PGR students who fancy coming to Norwich on July 16th to explore the medieval and early modern collections we have here at the Cathedral Library and the Norfolk Heritage Centre please do sign up for the latest
@chase-dtp.bsky.social Bookscapes workshop! Deadline for registration is 11 July.
July 11, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Just me, popping up again to say that everyone should come to Norwich because it's amazing and full of great stuff. Get in touch with the Bookscapes team for more info!
Any PGR students who fancy coming to Norwich on July 16th to explore the medieval and early modern collections we have here at the Cathedral Library and the Norfolk Heritage Centre please do sign up for the latest
@chase-dtp.bsky.social Bookscapes workshop! Deadline for registration is 11 July.
July 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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This is going to be amazing, heritage & archaeology folk, get yourself to Norwich and see the country’s best castle ever
Our Royal Palace is about to be reborn - Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery - Norfolk Museums Service
A four-year project to reinstate the Norman floors and rooms in the Castle Keep
www.norwichcastle.norfolk.gov.uk
July 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Nervous and excited to share that I’ll be presenting some of my research tomorrow at the Society for Renaissance Studies Conference in Bristol! Catch me yapping about Cortés and dusty books in Panel 4.2 📚
July 2, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Missed one of our monthly meetings? Dont panic! Our meetings are recorded and uploaded to our website, so you can catch up whenever you want!

Check out this amazing presentation from guest speaker @nicmorton.bsky.social about surviving a Mongol invasion!

memrnchase.wordpress.com/2025/03/13/g...
Guest Lecture: Dr Nicholas Morton
In November 2024 we were delighted to be joined by Dr. Nicholas Morton, author of The Mongol Storm (Nottingham Trent University) speaking to us on ‘Surviving a Mongol Invasion’. Buildin…
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June 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Would you be interested in being part of the MEMRN Winter Conference in 2025?

If that sounds like a bit of you, please consider registering your interest via the link below and help us bring you a brilliant event later in the year! forms.gle/c64Zx7AXcJin...
June 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
June lineup announced for @memrn.bsky.social !!! Email or DM us for the link 🎉
We are thrilled to announce two brilliant speakers for our June meeting! We’ll have Elizabeth Austin (@elaustin.bsky.social) and Auriel Tiltman presenting their research to our community.

Join us at 6pm BST via Teams. Mailing list members receive the meeting link, otherwise email or DM to attend.
June 13, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Come and join in with us this Friday for a brilliant day of global research!
BIG NEWS! The meeting link for our Spring Showcase online day-conference on Friday has been emailed out today!

Weren't on the list? Don't worry, it's not too late to get involved! Email us at chasememrn@gmail.com to join us on Friday for a day of brilliant global research

@chase-dtp.bsky.social
May 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This is going to be a wonderful day of knowledge exchange! You can register via the @memrn.bsky.social website 🎉
TWO WEEKS LEFT! Please consider joining us for our Spring Showcase on the 30th of May. This excellent online day-conference is bringing together scholars from around the world to celebrate the diverse research being done in the MEMRN community. Register here: memrnchase.wordpress.com/memrn-spring...
May 15, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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ICYMI, yesterday we announced a brilliant lineup for our Spring Showcase on Friday 30th May! Kindly supported by @chase-dtp.bsky.social, this event is open to all! Register for free here: forms.gle/7WgaVSnUZiM1...
May 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Me and the rest of the @memrn.bsky.social committee are super excited to reveal the lineup for our Spring Showcase later this month supported by @chase-dtp.bsky.social

Registration is open, please come along!
Announcement! We are delighted to share the schedule for our Spring Showcase! Join us on the 30th May for this free, day-long, online event full of exciting MEMs research from across the globe! You can find all the details on our website and can register to attend here: forms.gle/7WgaVSnUZiM1...
May 8, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Our April meeting is just around the corner and the attendance link has been emailed out! Join us on Monday 28th April at 6pm BST to hear these two fantastic speakers.

If you’re not already signed up to our mailing list then you can drop us an email or social media DM and we’ll get the link to you.
Join us for what promises to be another wonderful evening of new research from our friendly MEMs studies community. As ever, our events are free and open to all, so if you'd like to attend or get involved, send us a DM or email us at chasememrn@gmail.com

@chase-dtp.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Open to all! Come along and join us!
Registration is currently open for the MEMRN Spring Showcase, kindly sponsored by @chase-dtp.bsky.social. Join us for this free online conference event celebrating our global MEMs studies community! Register here forms.gle/FUEqtkF5zrGH...
April 15, 2025 at 3:44 PM