Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Studies (CMRS)
@cmrsedinburgh.bsky.social
The CMRS brings together staff and students from across the University of Edinburgh studying the medieval and Renaissance periods.
Find out more at https://hca.ed.ac.uk/centre-medieval-renaissance/seminars-and-events/seminars
Find out more at https://hca.ed.ac.uk/centre-medieval-renaissance/seminars-and-events/seminars
📢 ✌️ We're kicking off our event programme for this semester off with two CMRS sessions!
🎨 📜 First join us tomorrow as our own @hdohertyharrison.bsky.social discusses depictions of Judas in medieval art and literature.
📅 ➡️ Then later this week ...
🎨 📜 First join us tomorrow as our own @hdohertyharrison.bsky.social discusses depictions of Judas in medieval art and literature.
📅 ➡️ Then later this week ...
January 19, 2026 at 9:50 AM
📢 ✌️ We're kicking off our event programme for this semester off with two CMRS sessions!
🎨 📜 First join us tomorrow as our own @hdohertyharrison.bsky.social discusses depictions of Judas in medieval art and literature.
📅 ➡️ Then later this week ...
🎨 📜 First join us tomorrow as our own @hdohertyharrison.bsky.social discusses depictions of Judas in medieval art and literature.
📅 ➡️ Then later this week ...
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Why starting 2026 with an #homicide? ⬇️ Have a read at our latest blog @artandinequality.bsky.social to find out about a mysterious #murder, an #inventory and forthcoming #projects and #publications for #ArtandInequality
@glasgow.ac.uk #medievalsky
➡️ link: www.artandinequality.com/homicide-wit...
@glasgow.ac.uk #medievalsky
➡️ link: www.artandinequality.com/homicide-wit...
January 8, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Why starting 2026 with an #homicide? ⬇️ Have a read at our latest blog @artandinequality.bsky.social to find out about a mysterious #murder, an #inventory and forthcoming #projects and #publications for #ArtandInequality
@glasgow.ac.uk #medievalsky
➡️ link: www.artandinequality.com/homicide-wit...
@glasgow.ac.uk #medievalsky
➡️ link: www.artandinequality.com/homicide-wit...
⏰The final @lamps-edinburgh.bsky.social seminar of the semester is tomorrow! Thijs Kersten will discuss their research on singing as a form of protest in late antiquity.
📌Join the group at 17:10 in the Teviot Lecture Theatre, Doorway 5, Old Medical Building, followed by a social in Potterrow Dome.
📌Join the group at 17:10 in the Teviot Lecture Theatre, Doorway 5, Old Medical Building, followed by a social in Potterrow Dome.
We're proud to present our seminar series for the new semester; alongside our regular postgraduate seminars, we will be hosting two manuscript workshops! We look forward to seeing postgraduate students new and old at our first seminar on Tuesday 30th September, which will be followed by drinks!
December 8, 2025 at 3:22 PM
⏰The final @lamps-edinburgh.bsky.social seminar of the semester is tomorrow! Thijs Kersten will discuss their research on singing as a form of protest in late antiquity.
📌Join the group at 17:10 in the Teviot Lecture Theatre, Doorway 5, Old Medical Building, followed by a social in Potterrow Dome.
📌Join the group at 17:10 in the Teviot Lecture Theatre, Doorway 5, Old Medical Building, followed by a social in Potterrow Dome.
🪡 ⚔️ Tomorrow our final Renaissance Discussion Group of the year will review work from our own Jess Bailey, on what medieval quilt designs reveal about popular narratives of the time and wider considerations of gender.
📌⏰ Join us at 1pm in Room 3.32 of the Edinburgh Futures Institute to take part!
📌⏰ Join us at 1pm in Room 3.32 of the Edinburgh Futures Institute to take part!
December 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
🪡 ⚔️ Tomorrow our final Renaissance Discussion Group of the year will review work from our own Jess Bailey, on what medieval quilt designs reveal about popular narratives of the time and wider considerations of gender.
📌⏰ Join us at 1pm in Room 3.32 of the Edinburgh Futures Institute to take part!
📌⏰ Join us at 1pm in Room 3.32 of the Edinburgh Futures Institute to take part!
🔘 📖 The last of this semester's reading groups will be held tomorrow.
⬇️ 💬 Read the below article and join us at 5pm (in Room 1.26, Old Medical School, Doorway 4) to take part!
⬇️ 💬 Read the below article and join us at 5pm (in Room 1.26, Old Medical School, Doorway 4) to take part!
Looking forward to discussing academic.oup.com/past/advance... by @rorynaismith.bsky.social at the next @cmrsedinburgh.bsky.social Medieval Reading Group on Tuesday...
Economic Change, Silver, and the Plague of 664–687 in England*
Abstract. Bede and other authors describe a destructive wave of plague sweeping across Britain and Ireland in the period 664–87. In the decades around and
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December 1, 2025 at 1:38 PM
🔘 📖 The last of this semester's reading groups will be held tomorrow.
⬇️ 💬 Read the below article and join us at 5pm (in Room 1.26, Old Medical School, Doorway 4) to take part!
⬇️ 💬 Read the below article and join us at 5pm (in Room 1.26, Old Medical School, Doorway 4) to take part!
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So very grateful to @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, Prof Carol Richardson, @kateai.bsky.social & everyone who came to talk about my new book with me yesterday evening 💖 and a wonderful flowery surprise from @starcrossed2018.bsky.social and @liederfollower.bsky.social ! 💐
November 26, 2025 at 11:58 AM
So very grateful to @iashedinburgh.bsky.social, Prof Carol Richardson, @kateai.bsky.social & everyone who came to talk about my new book with me yesterday evening 💖 and a wonderful flowery surprise from @starcrossed2018.bsky.social and @liederfollower.bsky.social ! 💐
🎨 In our final seminar of the semester, Neil McClelland joins us from @uofglasgow.bsky.social to discuss his ongoing doctoral research into the the history of art commissions from across the social strata from late medieval and early modern Naples.
November 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
🎨 In our final seminar of the semester, Neil McClelland joins us from @uofglasgow.bsky.social to discuss his ongoing doctoral research into the the history of art commissions from across the social strata from late medieval and early modern Naples.
🏙️ ⚖️ Today Andrew Simpson of @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social will join us to discuss one of Scotland’s oldest surviving legal texts, some elements of which are still echoed in modern Scots law.
November 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🏙️ ⚖️ Today Andrew Simpson of @uniofaberdeen.bsky.social will join us to discuss one of Scotland’s oldest surviving legal texts, some elements of which are still echoed in modern Scots law.
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There was moment I thought perhaps we had movement here, but the @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social strike is on. You can read more about why here:
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
Please write and call your MSPs on Monday: www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/lobby-your-msp
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
Please write and call your MSPs on Monday: www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/lobby-your-msp
Edinburgh university staff back industrial action again in longstanding dispute over cuts and redundancies
Staff at the University of Edinburgh have today (Tuesday) backed industrial action for a second time in a longstanding dispute over £140million cuts, job losses and compulsory redundancies.
www.ucu.org.uk
November 14, 2025 at 7:11 PM
There was moment I thought perhaps we had movement here, but the @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social strike is on. You can read more about why here:
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
Please write and call your MSPs on Monday: www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/lobby-your-msp
www.ucu.org.uk/article/1423...
Please write and call your MSPs on Monday: www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/lobby-your-msp
🤝 ⛪ Tomorrow’s seminar will welcome Alejandro Pombo Rial from @usaloficial.bsky.social . Join us as he discusses his ongoing research into social contributions made by churches and monasteries to their local communities.
November 10, 2025 at 9:26 AM
🤝 ⛪ Tomorrow’s seminar will welcome Alejandro Pombo Rial from @usaloficial.bsky.social . Join us as he discusses his ongoing research into social contributions made by churches and monasteries to their local communities.
⚔️ 📜 The 'Venetias' is an epic poem describing a period of conflict between Venice and the Holy Roman Empire. @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social 's own Luke Houghton will join tomorrow's group, drawing on his knowledge of Neo-Latin literature to discuss some of the distinct features of this work.
November 6, 2025 at 11:52 AM
⚔️ 📜 The 'Venetias' is an epic poem describing a period of conflict between Venice and the Holy Roman Empire. @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social 's own Luke Houghton will join tomorrow's group, drawing on his knowledge of Neo-Latin literature to discuss some of the distinct features of this work.
🐏 👨👨 @nicolemaceira.bsky.social will join us this week to discuss contrasting depictions of animals and humans in post-Reformation thought, and their importance in the development of the Reformed faith in Scotland.
November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🐏 👨👨 @nicolemaceira.bsky.social will join us this week to discuss contrasting depictions of animals and humans in post-Reformation thought, and their importance in the development of the Reformed faith in Scotland.
⚔️ 💬 Join us tomorrow for a discussion of Lyndal Roper's recent article, which explores the relationship between emotional cycles and and the development of revolutions, set against the backdrop of Western Europe' largest popular uprising before the French Revolution.
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October 27, 2025 at 10:17 AM
⚔️ 💬 Join us tomorrow for a discussion of Lyndal Roper's recent article, which explores the relationship between emotional cycles and and the development of revolutions, set against the backdrop of Western Europe' largest popular uprising before the French Revolution.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/hwj/...
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/hwj/...
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One week to go! Professor Lucy Grig - Professor of the History of Late Antiquity - gives her inaugural lecture on 'A slow history of Late Antiquity'. Tickets (free): edin.ac/4p2Ot2R
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh
October 22, 2025 at 11:29 AM
One week to go! Professor Lucy Grig - Professor of the History of Late Antiquity - gives her inaugural lecture on 'A slow history of Late Antiquity'. Tickets (free): edin.ac/4p2Ot2R
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh
👑 Join us this Thursday as we welcome Alex Woolf from @standrewshist.bsky.social, who’ll be discussing with us the development of Scotland’s early history.
October 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
👑 Join us this Thursday as we welcome Alex Woolf from @standrewshist.bsky.social, who’ll be discussing with us the development of Scotland’s early history.
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Hurrah! My new book, Europe in the Eleventh Century: Beyond Revolution and Reform is officially published today by Oxford University Press. 1/5 global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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October 16, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Hurrah! My new book, Europe in the Eleventh Century: Beyond Revolution and Reform is officially published today by Oxford University Press. 1/5 global.oup.com/academic/pro...
⛪ 👨👨 Next week we’ll be proud to welcome John Arnold from @camhistory.bsky.social , who’ll discuss his recent research into the changing expressions of lay piety found in medieval southern France.
October 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
⛪ 👨👨 Next week we’ll be proud to welcome John Arnold from @camhistory.bsky.social , who’ll discuss his recent research into the changing expressions of lay piety found in medieval southern France.
🕍📜 Join us at tomorrow's seminar as PhD student Jacob Morley shares findings from his research on the medieval papacy.
📚 💬 Then on Friday the first session of our new Renaissance Discussion Group will look at work from our own Elise Watson, exploring the role of women in publishing.
📚 💬 Then on Friday the first session of our new Renaissance Discussion Group will look at work from our own Elise Watson, exploring the role of women in publishing.
October 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
🕍📜 Join us at tomorrow's seminar as PhD student Jacob Morley shares findings from his research on the medieval papacy.
📚 💬 Then on Friday the first session of our new Renaissance Discussion Group will look at work from our own Elise Watson, exploring the role of women in publishing.
📚 💬 Then on Friday the first session of our new Renaissance Discussion Group will look at work from our own Elise Watson, exploring the role of women in publishing.
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We ❤️ books! Join us for some upcoming book launches:
Tue 7 Oct, 17:30 -"Love and Anti-Judaism in Medieval English Romance: Typologies of violence and desire" by @hdohertyharrison.bsky.social from @manchesterup.bsky.social
Free tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc... (in person and online)
Tue 7 Oct, 17:30 -"Love and Anti-Judaism in Medieval English Romance: Typologies of violence and desire" by @hdohertyharrison.bsky.social from @manchesterup.bsky.social
Free tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc... (in person and online)
Book Launch: "Love and Anti-Judaism in Medieval English Romance"
New book: "Love and anti-Judaism in medieval English romance: Typologies of violence and desire" by Hope Doherty-Harrison
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 9:24 AM
We ❤️ books! Join us for some upcoming book launches:
Tue 7 Oct, 17:30 -"Love and Anti-Judaism in Medieval English Romance: Typologies of violence and desire" by @hdohertyharrison.bsky.social from @manchesterup.bsky.social
Free tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc... (in person and online)
Tue 7 Oct, 17:30 -"Love and Anti-Judaism in Medieval English Romance: Typologies of violence and desire" by @hdohertyharrison.bsky.social from @manchesterup.bsky.social
Free tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc... (in person and online)
💬 🤝 We'll be hosting a range of seminars this semester, run in collaboration with students and staff from across our university and beyond.
💻 ⬆️ You can follow the link in our bio to find out more about these events, as well as the reading and discussion groups we have planned over the next months!
💻 ⬆️ You can follow the link in our bio to find out more about these events, as well as the reading and discussion groups we have planned over the next months!
September 30, 2025 at 12:34 PM
💬 🤝 We'll be hosting a range of seminars this semester, run in collaboration with students and staff from across our university and beyond.
💻 ⬆️ You can follow the link in our bio to find out more about these events, as well as the reading and discussion groups we have planned over the next months!
💻 ⬆️ You can follow the link in our bio to find out more about these events, as well as the reading and discussion groups we have planned over the next months!
🙏 Thank you to all those who helped kick off this semester by attending last week's Denys Hay Lecture, and thanks again to @philippebuc.bsky.social for giving such an insightful talk!
📅 Watch this space for an update soon on our seminar schedule for this semester!
📅 Watch this space for an update soon on our seminar schedule for this semester!
September 29, 2025 at 2:08 PM
🙏 Thank you to all those who helped kick off this semester by attending last week's Denys Hay Lecture, and thanks again to @philippebuc.bsky.social for giving such an insightful talk!
📅 Watch this space for an update soon on our seminar schedule for this semester!
📅 Watch this space for an update soon on our seminar schedule for this semester!
⬇️ Students, staff and members of the public will all be welcome at tomorrow's lecture!
This Friday! The 2025 Denys Hays Lecture will be given by Professor Philippe Buc
on 'Buddhadharma, rajahdarma, regnum, sacerdotium: Some Comparisons between Medieval Japan and Western Medieval Europe'. Find out more, edin.ac/3ImcpO5
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh #Japan
on 'Buddhadharma, rajahdarma, regnum, sacerdotium: Some Comparisons between Medieval Japan and Western Medieval Europe'. Find out more, edin.ac/3ImcpO5
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh #Japan
September 25, 2025 at 11:03 AM
⬇️ Students, staff and members of the public will all be welcome at tomorrow's lecture!
⬇️ A fantastic-looking programme for the term ahead!
We're proud to present our seminar series for the new semester; alongside our regular postgraduate seminars, we will be hosting two manuscript workshops! We look forward to seeing postgraduate students new and old at our first seminar on Tuesday 30th September, which will be followed by drinks!
September 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
⬇️ A fantastic-looking programme for the term ahead!
👨🏫 🧭 We’ll be kicking off the new academic year with the return of the Denys Hay lecture to @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, as we welcome @philippebuc.bsky.social from @unileiden.bsky.social to deliver a talk on his recent comparative historical research looking at both medieval Europe and Japan.
September 15, 2025 at 8:26 AM
👨🏫 🧭 We’ll be kicking off the new academic year with the return of the Denys Hay lecture to @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, as we welcome @philippebuc.bsky.social from @unileiden.bsky.social to deliver a talk on his recent comparative historical research looking at both medieval Europe and Japan.
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Free conference - 'Roman History in Carolingian Europe', 22-24 Sept in Edinburgh. Find out more and register: edin.ac/4noqMQB
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Romanhistory #Edinburgh
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Romanhistory #Edinburgh
Conference: Roman History in Carolingian Europe | School of History, Classics & Archaeology | History Classics and Archaeology
This conference will explore the ways in which these historians were read and copied in the Carolingian period and the role of Roman historical texts and scholarship in Carolingian intellectual life, ...
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September 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Free conference - 'Roman History in Carolingian Europe', 22-24 Sept in Edinburgh. Find out more and register: edin.ac/4noqMQB
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Romanhistory #Edinburgh
#History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Romanhistory #Edinburgh