IMEMS Durham
@imems.bsky.social
Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies: a home for innovative interdisciplinary research from the medieval to the early modern in a World Heritage Site.
'Working with Early Modern Letters' has arrived! โ ๐ป
Our newest online short course is an introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources, designed to be taken at your own pace.
Join us and book your place for just ยฃ100:
imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
Our newest online short course is an introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources, designed to be taken at your own pace.
Join us and book your place for just ยฃ100:
imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
February 12, 2026 at 4:00 PM
'Working with Early Modern Letters' has arrived! โ ๐ป
Our newest online short course is an introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources, designed to be taken at your own pace.
Join us and book your place for just ยฃ100:
imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
Our newest online short course is an introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources, designed to be taken at your own pace.
Join us and book your place for just ยฃ100:
imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
Did they have any hacks for staying dry? โ
With cold weather for many of us, turning up the heating or grabbing an electric blanket can be just what we need. But for medieval monks, staying warm looked quite different as historian Professor Giles Gasper explains.
tinyurl.com/mr2jwe8j
@durhamhistory.bsky.social | @imems.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/mr2jwe8j
@durhamhistory.bsky.social | @imems.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 3:58 PM
Did they have any hacks for staying dry? โ
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With cold weather for many of us, turning up the heating or grabbing an electric blanket can be just what we need. But for medieval monks, staying warm looked quite different as historian Professor Giles Gasper explains.
tinyurl.com/mr2jwe8j
@durhamhistory.bsky.social | @imems.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/mr2jwe8j
@durhamhistory.bsky.social | @imems.bsky.social
February 12, 2026 at 2:12 PM
With cold weather for many of us, turning up the heating or grabbing an electric blanket can be just what we need. But for medieval monks, staying warm looked quite different as historian Professor Giles Gasper explains.
tinyurl.com/mr2jwe8j
@durhamhistory.bsky.social | @imems.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/mr2jwe8j
@durhamhistory.bsky.social | @imems.bsky.social
'Working with Early Modern Letters' has arrived! โ ๐ป
Our newest online short course is an introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources.
Join us and book your place for just ยฃ100:
imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
Our newest online short course is an introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources.
Join us and book your place for just ยฃ100:
imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
February 12, 2026 at 3:57 PM
'Working with Early Modern Letters' has arrived! โ ๐ป
Our newest online short course is an introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources.
Join us and book your place for just ยฃ100:
imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
Our newest online short course is an introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources.
Join us and book your place for just ยฃ100:
imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
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Discover 17th-century codes with our new online course, 'Working with Early Modern Letters'! ๐คซโ๏ธ tinyurl.com/5d9r8rcp
โ๏ธA week's worth of content for just ยฃ100
โ๏ธOptional Q&A sessions with an expert
โ๏ธLearn at your own pace
Pictured: John Pell's 17th-century equivalent of an Enigma machine.
โ๏ธA week's worth of content for just ยฃ100
โ๏ธOptional Q&A sessions with an expert
โ๏ธLearn at your own pace
Pictured: John Pell's 17th-century equivalent of an Enigma machine.
February 11, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Discover 17th-century codes with our new online course, 'Working with Early Modern Letters'! ๐คซโ๏ธ tinyurl.com/5d9r8rcp
โ๏ธA week's worth of content for just ยฃ100
โ๏ธOptional Q&A sessions with an expert
โ๏ธLearn at your own pace
Pictured: John Pell's 17th-century equivalent of an Enigma machine.
โ๏ธA week's worth of content for just ยฃ100
โ๏ธOptional Q&A sessions with an expert
โ๏ธLearn at your own pace
Pictured: John Pell's 17th-century equivalent of an Enigma machine.
Discover 17th-century codes with our new online course, 'Working with Early Modern Letters'! ๐คซโ๏ธ tinyurl.com/5d9r8rcp
โ๏ธA week's worth of content for just ยฃ100
โ๏ธOptional Q&A sessions with an expert
โ๏ธLearn at your own pace
Pictured: John Pell's 17th-century equivalent of an Enigma machine.
โ๏ธA week's worth of content for just ยฃ100
โ๏ธOptional Q&A sessions with an expert
โ๏ธLearn at your own pace
Pictured: John Pell's 17th-century equivalent of an Enigma machine.
February 11, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Discover 17th-century codes with our new online course, 'Working with Early Modern Letters'! ๐คซโ๏ธ tinyurl.com/5d9r8rcp
โ๏ธA week's worth of content for just ยฃ100
โ๏ธOptional Q&A sessions with an expert
โ๏ธLearn at your own pace
Pictured: John Pell's 17th-century equivalent of an Enigma machine.
โ๏ธA week's worth of content for just ยฃ100
โ๏ธOptional Q&A sessions with an expert
โ๏ธLearn at your own pace
Pictured: John Pell's 17th-century equivalent of an Enigma machine.
Great opportunity to learn more about a fascinating study!
In this Q&A Reiner Smolinski, Kenneth P. Minkema & Andrew Juchno, editors of Cotton Matherโs Curiosa Americana, Scientific Letters to the Royal Society, share insights into the scientific contributions made by Mather in the 18th century. Read the blog: buff.ly/7j6m11y #skystorians @imems.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Great opportunity to learn more about a fascinating study!
Reposted by IMEMS Durham
'Working with Early Modern Letters' has arrived! โ๏ธโ๏ธ
An introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources, designed to be taken at your own pace.
๐ฒJoin us and book your place for just ยฃ100: imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
An introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources, designed to be taken at your own pace.
๐ฒJoin us and book your place for just ยฃ100: imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
February 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
'Working with Early Modern Letters' has arrived! โ๏ธโ๏ธ
An introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources, designed to be taken at your own pace.
๐ฒJoin us and book your place for just ยฃ100: imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
An introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources, designed to be taken at your own pace.
๐ฒJoin us and book your place for just ยฃ100: imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
'Working with Early Modern Letters' has arrived! โ๏ธโ๏ธ
An introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources, designed to be taken at your own pace.
๐ฒJoin us and book your place for just ยฃ100: imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
An introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources, designed to be taken at your own pace.
๐ฒJoin us and book your place for just ยฃ100: imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
February 9, 2026 at 3:41 PM
'Working with Early Modern Letters' has arrived! โ๏ธโ๏ธ
An introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources, designed to be taken at your own pace.
๐ฒJoin us and book your place for just ยฃ100: imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
An introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources, designed to be taken at your own pace.
๐ฒJoin us and book your place for just ยฃ100: imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
Why did 17th century letter writer Katherine Thimelby use this curious patchwork style? โ๏ธ
๐ Find out more about women's letter-writing in the new IMEMS online short course 'Working with Early Modern Letters'! Available to book from Monday 9 February 2026.
๐ Find out more about women's letter-writing in the new IMEMS online short course 'Working with Early Modern Letters'! Available to book from Monday 9 February 2026.
February 6, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Why did 17th century letter writer Katherine Thimelby use this curious patchwork style? โ๏ธ
๐ Find out more about women's letter-writing in the new IMEMS online short course 'Working with Early Modern Letters'! Available to book from Monday 9 February 2026.
๐ Find out more about women's letter-writing in the new IMEMS online short course 'Working with Early Modern Letters'! Available to book from Monday 9 February 2026.
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The latest exhibition at the Oriental Museum, Durham University is on view until 31 May 2026:
'Journey of a Century: From the Forbidden City to the Palace Museum'
www.durham.ac.uk/things-to-do...
@ducollections.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @imems.bsky.social
'Journey of a Century: From the Forbidden City to the Palace Museum'
www.durham.ac.uk/things-to-do...
@ducollections.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @imems.bsky.social
Journey of a Century - Durham University
www.durham.ac.uk
January 22, 2026 at 1:42 PM
The latest exhibition at the Oriental Museum, Durham University is on view until 31 May 2026:
'Journey of a Century: From the Forbidden City to the Palace Museum'
www.durham.ac.uk/things-to-do...
@ducollections.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @imems.bsky.social
'Journey of a Century: From the Forbidden City to the Palace Museum'
www.durham.ac.uk/things-to-do...
@ducollections.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk @imems.bsky.social
This photo includes the other members of the organising committee: Luca DeglโInnocenti (Universitร degli Studi di Firenze), Anna Carocci (Universitร Roma Tre), Annalisa Perrotta (Sapienza Universitร di Roma), Nicola Catelli (Universitร di Parma) and Stefano Jossa (Universitร degli Studi di Palermo).
January 22, 2026 at 11:35 AM
This photo includes the other members of the organising committee: Luca DeglโInnocenti (Universitร degli Studi di Firenze), Anna Carocci (Universitร Roma Tre), Annalisa Perrotta (Sapienza Universitร di Roma), Nicola Catelli (Universitร di Parma) and Stefano Jossa (Universitร degli Studi di Palermo).
IMEMS travels to Parma! ๐
Last month, our Director Ita Mac Carthy was in Parma as part of the organising committee of a 3-year project focused on the 15thc Italian poet Maria Matteo Boiardo, concluding at @durham.ac.uk in June.
Last month, our Director Ita Mac Carthy was in Parma as part of the organising committee of a 3-year project focused on the 15thc Italian poet Maria Matteo Boiardo, concluding at @durham.ac.uk in June.
January 22, 2026 at 11:35 AM
IMEMS travels to Parma! ๐
Last month, our Director Ita Mac Carthy was in Parma as part of the organising committee of a 3-year project focused on the 15thc Italian poet Maria Matteo Boiardo, concluding at @durham.ac.uk in June.
Last month, our Director Ita Mac Carthy was in Parma as part of the organising committee of a 3-year project focused on the 15thc Italian poet Maria Matteo Boiardo, concluding at @durham.ac.uk in June.
Our Research Showcase yesterday featured Dr @Ben_Raffield from the University of Uppsala speaking on slavery in the Viking age. @uppsalauni.bsky.social
Read more about Ben's research here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
Read more about Ben's research here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
January 22, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Our Research Showcase yesterday featured Dr @Ben_Raffield from the University of Uppsala speaking on slavery in the Viking age. @uppsalauni.bsky.social
Read more about Ben's research here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
Read more about Ben's research here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
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1/ A shout out to seriously the most stunning article I have read perhaps ever - Erin Maglaque's in the December @Journalofmoder. I was one of the readers for this piece, and I even wrote in my report that it was such an intense read that I had to go for a walk afterwards to calm down.
January 14, 2026 at 3:47 PM
1/ A shout out to seriously the most stunning article I have read perhaps ever - Erin Maglaque's in the December @Journalofmoder. I was one of the readers for this piece, and I even wrote in my report that it was such an intense read that I had to go for a walk afterwards to calm down.
New Year, new book from the IMEMS Press! ๐ @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social
Chelsea Reutke's 'Catholic Print Networks in Restoration London, 1660-1688' reconstructs the various networks that sustained the production and circulation of Catholic texts.
๐ฒOrder here: boydellandbrewer.com/book/catholi...
Chelsea Reutke's 'Catholic Print Networks in Restoration London, 1660-1688' reconstructs the various networks that sustained the production and circulation of Catholic texts.
๐ฒOrder here: boydellandbrewer.com/book/catholi...
January 21, 2026 at 11:20 AM
New Year, new book from the IMEMS Press! ๐ @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social
Chelsea Reutke's 'Catholic Print Networks in Restoration London, 1660-1688' reconstructs the various networks that sustained the production and circulation of Catholic texts.
๐ฒOrder here: boydellandbrewer.com/book/catholi...
Chelsea Reutke's 'Catholic Print Networks in Restoration London, 1660-1688' reconstructs the various networks that sustained the production and circulation of Catholic texts.
๐ฒOrder here: boydellandbrewer.com/book/catholi...
- Daniel Newman, 'The Sultan's Sex Potions: Arab Aphrodisiacs in the Middle Ages' (Saqi Books). Find out more here: ๐ saqibooks.com/books/saqi/t...
The Sultan's Sex Potions โ Saqi Books
Arabic erotic literature has a long and rich history, going back at least to the ninth century. Far from being mere titillation, eroticism and sexuality were explored with scientific rigour by scholar...
saqibooks.com
January 14, 2026 at 10:02 AM
- Daniel Newman, 'The Sultan's Sex Potions: Arab Aphrodisiacs in the Middle Ages' (Saqi Books). Find out more here: ๐ saqibooks.com/books/saqi/t...
- Manuel Muรฑoz Garcia, โMatthew Paris as Scribe: Idiosyncrasy and Collaborationโ, The Cambridge Companion to Matthew Paris (Cambridge University Press). Read here: ๐ www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
www.cambridge.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:02 AM
- Manuel Muรฑoz Garcia, โMatthew Paris as Scribe: Idiosyncrasy and Collaborationโ, The Cambridge Companion to Matthew Paris (Cambridge University Press). Read here: ๐ www.cambridge.org/gb/universit...
- James Kelly, 'Womenโs Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600โ1800', The Historical Journal. Read here: ๐ doi.org/10.1017/S001...
Womenโs Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600โ1800 | The Historical Journal | Cambridge Core
Womenโs Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600โ1800 - Volume 68 Issue 5
doi.org
January 14, 2026 at 10:01 AM
- James Kelly, 'Womenโs Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600โ1800', The Historical Journal. Read here: ๐ doi.org/10.1017/S001...
With the first week of term underway, here's a round up of recent publications from the IMEMS community, including with @universitypress.cambridge.org and @saqibooks.bsky.social โ๏ธ...
January 14, 2026 at 10:01 AM
With the first week of term underway, here's a round up of recent publications from the IMEMS community, including with @universitypress.cambridge.org and @saqibooks.bsky.social โ๏ธ...
So exciting! The first IMEMS Press publication of 2026. ๐
New from @imems.bsky.social in the @catholicismsem.bsky.social series, this book uncovers the hidden networks behind Catholic publishing in Restoration London, where politics, religion, and print intersected in unexpected ways under. Learn more ๐ buff.ly/JlXm0RY
#skystorians #catholicism
#skystorians #catholicism
January 14, 2026 at 9:59 AM
So exciting! The first IMEMS Press publication of 2026. ๐
This week, the #IMEMSSpotlight is on Professor Mary Watt, our 2025/26 Slater Fellow, who joins us this term from the University of Florida. ๐
Learn more about Mary's research and plans for the fellowship here:
durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
news.clas.ufl.edu/italian-stud...
Learn more about Mary's research and plans for the fellowship here:
durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
news.clas.ufl.edu/italian-stud...
January 13, 2026 at 1:06 PM
This week, the #IMEMSSpotlight is on Professor Mary Watt, our 2025/26 Slater Fellow, who joins us this term from the University of Florida. ๐
Learn more about Mary's research and plans for the fellowship here:
durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
news.clas.ufl.edu/italian-stud...
Learn more about Mary's research and plans for the fellowship here:
durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
news.clas.ufl.edu/italian-stud...
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We turn on the heating or grab a hot water bottle when winter hits but how did medieval monks cope with the cold? โ๏ธ
Historian Professor Giles Gasper takes a step back in time to explain.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
@durhamhistory.bsky.social y.bsky.social @imems.bsky.social s.bsky.social
Historian Professor Giles Gasper takes a step back in time to explain.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
@durhamhistory.bsky.social y.bsky.social @imems.bsky.social s.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 12:04 PM
We turn on the heating or grab a hot water bottle when winter hits but how did medieval monks cope with the cold? โ๏ธ
Historian Professor Giles Gasper takes a step back in time to explain.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
@durhamhistory.bsky.social y.bsky.social @imems.bsky.social s.bsky.social
Historian Professor Giles Gasper takes a step back in time to explain.
www.durham.ac.uk/research/cur...
@durhamhistory.bsky.social y.bsky.social @imems.bsky.social s.bsky.social
We're proud to support Things That Matter Summer School again, this time at Uppsala University from 26-26 June 2026!
Apply:๐ป www.rug.nl/education/su...
- 1 week intensive course
- Expert-led & hands-on
- Explore the possibilities & challenges of the digital age
Apply:๐ป www.rug.nl/education/su...
- 1 week intensive course
- Expert-led & hands-on
- Explore the possibilities & challenges of the digital age
Things That Matter
Curate a virtual exhibition, engage in critical debates on Digital Humanities and Cultural Heritage and learn the latest technical tools through hands-on...
www.rug.nl
December 18, 2025 at 1:09 PM
We're proud to support Things That Matter Summer School again, this time at Uppsala University from 26-26 June 2026!
Apply:๐ป www.rug.nl/education/su...
- 1 week intensive course
- Expert-led & hands-on
- Explore the possibilities & challenges of the digital age
Apply:๐ป www.rug.nl/education/su...
- 1 week intensive course
- Expert-led & hands-on
- Explore the possibilities & challenges of the digital age
๐ข Calling all prospective PhD students: just 4 weeks left to apply to be part of one of our Inventing Futures project teams here in Durham with an Inventing Futures studentship! โณ
Learn more and apply here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
Learn more and apply here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
December 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
๐ข Calling all prospective PhD students: just 4 weeks left to apply to be part of one of our Inventing Futures project teams here in Durham with an Inventing Futures studentship! โณ
Learn more and apply here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
Learn more and apply here: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...