John Marshall
@jmarshallmed.bsky.social
All things medieval; PhD from @tcddublin; Current Early Career Research Fellow at @CWDLancaster; Previously the RHS Centenary Fellow @ihr_history
Tutor at DCU, TCD, UCD
Researcher for Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland and Irish Manuscripts Commission
Tutor at DCU, TCD, UCD
Researcher for Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland and Irish Manuscripts Commission
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Selling academic books #skystorians #scottish mainly £10hb/£5pb plus postage with a few exceptions for rare books. Email claredownham360@hotmail.com if interested in any of the titles which you can view here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/tkgc6...
January 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Selling academic books #skystorians #scottish mainly £10hb/£5pb plus postage with a few exceptions for rare books. Email claredownham360@hotmail.com if interested in any of the titles which you can view here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/tkgc6...
Great belated Christmas present in the post today. Delighted to have a chapter in this, particularly as it’s dedicated to the late Björn Weiler, who I had the privilege of speaking alongside the conference and who had always been incredibly generous to me over the years @historytcd.bsky.social
December 31, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Great belated Christmas present in the post today. Delighted to have a chapter in this, particularly as it’s dedicated to the late Björn Weiler, who I had the privilege of speaking alongside the conference and who had always been incredibly generous to me over the years @historytcd.bsky.social
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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 10:59 AM
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...
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The ad for the second postdoctoral position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk Britain’s Early Medieval Letters project is now live. We’re looking for an Old English specialist (who also works with Latin). 32-month FT post. Deadline for apps is 16 Jan 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Are you passionate about early medieval Britain? Do you have advanced knowledge of Old English and proficiency in Medieval Latin? If yes, then you may be interested in this fixed term full time post...
jobs.kent.ac.uk
December 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The ad for the second postdoctoral position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk Britain’s Early Medieval Letters project is now live. We’re looking for an Old English specialist (who also works with Latin). 32-month FT post. Deadline for apps is 16 Jan 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
A privilege to be involved in this project working closely with Paul Dryburgh. Lots of valuable material here, make sure to check it out! @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy
#TNAConnections Have you had a chance to explore our newest Gold Seam, Parchment Conquest (1171–1307)?
150 years ago Henry Savage Sweetman published the first of five volumes that would become foundational to the study of medieval Ireland.
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150 years ago Henry Savage Sweetman published the first of five volumes that would become foundational to the study of medieval Ireland.
virtualtreasury.ie/gold-seams/C...
December 8, 2025 at 5:18 PM
A privilege to be involved in this project working closely with Paul Dryburgh. Lots of valuable material here, make sure to check it out! @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy
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My latest magazine article in @epoch-history.bsky.social in which I look at medieval Irish and Welsh literature is out now! #medievalsky #skystorians
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www.epoch-magazine.com/post/medieva...
Medieval Literature and Society: A Tutorial for Historians
By the end of this tutorial, which examines the vernacular literatures of medieval Ireland and Wales (circa 1000–1500), you will have the tools to read medieval Irish and Welsh texts critically and si...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:20 AM
My latest magazine article in @epoch-history.bsky.social in which I look at medieval Irish and Welsh literature is out now! #medievalsky #skystorians
www.epoch-magazine.com/post/medieva...
www.epoch-magazine.com/post/medieva...
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If you are a historian with policy-facing interests who has recently submitted their PhD (or will do so imminently), this fantastic new London-based postdoc fellowship in Applied History could be for you. www.history.ac.uk/fellowships/...
Robert Mcintosh Applied History & Policy Fellowship
Robert Mcintosh Applied History & Policy Fellowship
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December 4, 2025 at 7:44 AM
If you are a historian with policy-facing interests who has recently submitted their PhD (or will do so imminently), this fantastic new London-based postdoc fellowship in Applied History could be for you. www.history.ac.uk/fellowships/...
Last week I had the pleasure of attending two wonderful book launches. My friend Daryl, Deputy Curator of the Little Museum of Dublin, has written a brilliant Little History of Nearys, while Keith Busby’s fine edition of the Statutes (published by the IMC) is a much welcome addition to the field
December 1, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Last week I had the pleasure of attending two wonderful book launches. My friend Daryl, Deputy Curator of the Little Museum of Dublin, has written a brilliant Little History of Nearys, while Keith Busby’s fine edition of the Statutes (published by the IMC) is a much welcome addition to the field
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Required reading of the most welcome sort in IHS this morning.
'It is in the space between our divining and conjuring that the argument lies, the debate happens, history is written and the story gets its endless quality.'
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
'It is in the space between our divining and conjuring that the argument lies, the debate happens, history is written and the story gets its endless quality.'
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Encountering modern Irish history: historiography, archives and imagination in the twenty-first century | Irish Historical Studies | Cambridge Core
Encountering modern Irish history: historiography, archives and imagination in the twenty-first century
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December 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Required reading of the most welcome sort in IHS this morning.
'It is in the space between our divining and conjuring that the argument lies, the debate happens, history is written and the story gets its endless quality.'
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
'It is in the space between our divining and conjuring that the argument lies, the debate happens, history is written and the story gets its endless quality.'
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Applications are invited for two positions of Lexicographer in the Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge (FNG), a research programme of the Royal Irish Academy.
Find out more:
www.ria.ie/about/careers/vacancy-two-lexicographer-posts-with-focloir-stairiuil-na-gaeilge/
#DublinJobs #JobFairy #IrishJobs
Find out more:
www.ria.ie/about/careers/vacancy-two-lexicographer-posts-with-focloir-stairiuil-na-gaeilge/
#DublinJobs #JobFairy #IrishJobs
July 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Applications are invited for two positions of Lexicographer in the Foclóir Stairiúil na Gaeilge (FNG), a research programme of the Royal Irish Academy.
Find out more:
www.ria.ie/about/careers/vacancy-two-lexicographer-posts-with-focloir-stairiuil-na-gaeilge/
#DublinJobs #JobFairy #IrishJobs
Find out more:
www.ria.ie/about/careers/vacancy-two-lexicographer-posts-with-focloir-stairiuil-na-gaeilge/
#DublinJobs #JobFairy #IrishJobs
Very much looking forward to Leeds next summer! @historytcd.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Very much looking forward to Leeds next summer! @historytcd.bsky.social
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The brilliant Prof. Alex Woolf @standrewshist.bsky.social is back on the podcast to tell us what the Scandinavian diaspora got up to in the Middle Ages & why 'The Vikings' is a problematic concept. @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie @tiagoovsilva.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/3ljZ...
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November 28, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The brilliant Prof. Alex Woolf @standrewshist.bsky.social is back on the podcast to tell us what the Scandinavian diaspora got up to in the Middle Ages & why 'The Vikings' is a problematic concept. @maynoothuniversity.ie @researchireland.ie @tiagoovsilva.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/3ljZ...
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New blog from IHR Director @clairelanghamer@bsky.social reflecting on how historians can advocate for history through our practice, and defend the important historical work that goes on within universities as well as beyond them. blog.history.ac.uk/2025/11/advo...
Advocating for History by Doing History - On History
This blog was written by Claire Langhamer, Director of the IHR Historians are very good at crafting arguments and in recent times very many people have advanced very many arguments about why history…
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November 26, 2025 at 10:45 AM
New blog from IHR Director @clairelanghamer@bsky.social reflecting on how historians can advocate for history through our practice, and defend the important historical work that goes on within universities as well as beyond them. blog.history.ac.uk/2025/11/advo...
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This year’s O’Donnell Lecture at the University of Edinburgh will be given by Professor @brendankanect.bsky.social of @earlymodirish.bsky.social fame. Brendan is Visiting Leverhulme Professor in Edinburgh in 2025 and 2026.
November 25, 2025 at 9:54 AM
This year’s O’Donnell Lecture at the University of Edinburgh will be given by Professor @brendankanect.bsky.social of @earlymodirish.bsky.social fame. Brendan is Visiting Leverhulme Professor in Edinburgh in 2025 and 2026.
Having spent a wonderful academic year there, I cannot recommend these fellowships enough and I’m happy to answer any questions
🎉 All stipendiary IHR Fellowships, Bursaries, & Prizes are now LIVE! 🎉
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(All of our open competitions start with "IHR" in the title.)
Got a question? Please check the application page & our website for more information.
www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...
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(All of our open competitions start with "IHR" in the title.)
Got a question? Please check the application page & our website for more information.
www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...
Programs - School of Advanced Study
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November 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Having spent a wonderful academic year there, I cannot recommend these fellowships enough and I’m happy to answer any questions
Very much looking forward to attending this next Tuesday - all are welcome!
⚜️ Hear ye, hear ye!
In the year of our Lord 1392, James Butler, Earl of Ormond, did release and quitclaim his noble castle of Kilkenny.
In the year of our Lord 2025, the VRTI returns to Kilkenny to reveal this very record — and to launch Professor Keith Busby’s The Statute of Kilkenny (IMC).
In the year of our Lord 1392, James Butler, Earl of Ormond, did release and quitclaim his noble castle of Kilkenny.
In the year of our Lord 2025, the VRTI returns to Kilkenny to reveal this very record — and to launch Professor Keith Busby’s The Statute of Kilkenny (IMC).
November 17, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Very much looking forward to attending this next Tuesday - all are welcome!
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Did an Irish 'nation' ever exist? Who were the Scotti? The Féni? The Gaels? Dr Patrick Wadden, DCU & Belmont Abbey College, provides a masterclass on the written sources and how Irish authors conceptualised Irishness in the early Middle Ages. @maynoothuniversity.ie open.spotify.com/episode/40rP...
Irish national identity in the early Middle Ages with Dr Patrick Wadden
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November 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Did an Irish 'nation' ever exist? Who were the Scotti? The Féni? The Gaels? Dr Patrick Wadden, DCU & Belmont Abbey College, provides a masterclass on the written sources and how Irish authors conceptualised Irishness in the early Middle Ages. @maynoothuniversity.ie open.spotify.com/episode/40rP...
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Great to have these videos up for those interested who weren't able to attend the conference. Keynotes by Prof. Eliga Gould and Prof. Nicholas Canny and a @virtualtreasury.bsky.social panel. Please share widely.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Great to have these videos up for those interested who weren't able to attend the conference. Keynotes by Prof. Eliga Gould and Prof. Nicholas Canny and a @virtualtreasury.bsky.social panel. Please share widely.
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
@historytcd.bsky.social @historyatgalway.bsky.social
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@historytcd.bsky.social @historyatgalway.bsky.social
Very enjoyable break from marking, project research and trade book writing: Cuilcagh in Fermanagh followed by Farnham Estate in Cavan.
October 31, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Very enjoyable break from marking, project research and trade book writing: Cuilcagh in Fermanagh followed by Farnham Estate in Cavan.
It was a pleasure to collaborate with Paul Dryburgh (TNA, UK) on this blog on the fascinating life of H.S Sweetman. More to come so watch this space! @historytcd.bsky.social @virtualtreasury.bsky.social
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...
Henry Savage Sweetman: the man who uncovered Ireland’s medieval history
Henry Savage Sweetman published the Calendar which translated over 8,000 Irish medieval records. But who was Sweetman and why did he complete this project?
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
October 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It was a pleasure to collaborate with Paul Dryburgh (TNA, UK) on this blog on the fascinating life of H.S Sweetman. More to come so watch this space! @historytcd.bsky.social @virtualtreasury.bsky.social
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...
Very much looking forward to this tomorrow, all are welcome!
Looking for somewhere to weather the storm? Join us tomorrow for our annual symposium, which will feature new research on Dublin’s rich medieval past. The event is free and no registration is required!
@historytcd.bsky.social @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social
@historytcd.bsky.social @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Very much looking forward to this tomorrow, all are welcome!
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Our colleagues Lynn Kilgallon and @jmarshallmed.bsky.social will be presenting at tomorrow's 26th @fmdmedievaldublin.bsky.social Symposium as part of the Dublin Festival of History.
October 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Our colleagues Lynn Kilgallon and @jmarshallmed.bsky.social will be presenting at tomorrow's 26th @fmdmedievaldublin.bsky.social Symposium as part of the Dublin Festival of History.
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I want to send *both* books to someone who'd find my work useful! (PP in paperback, GR in hardback—note it's also available as a free PDF! library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...) If that's you, just *quote-post* this thread, and I'll pick a recipient next week 😊 (To share without entering, just repost!)
September 30, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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Interested in letter-writing in early medieval Britain? A three-year postdoc on @francescatinti.bsky.social’s and my project is now available. Apps close on 17th Oct. Let me know if you have any questions and please circulate! 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Are you passionate about early medieval Britain? Do you have advanced knowledge of Medieval Latin and interested in the analysis of Latin letter-writing? If yes, then you may be interested in this f...
jobs.kent.ac.uk
September 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Interested in letter-writing in early medieval Britain? A three-year postdoc on @francescatinti.bsky.social’s and my project is now available. Apps close on 17th Oct. Let me know if you have any questions and please circulate! 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Looking forward to speaking at this next weekend!
One week until our Symposium, looking forward to seeing you all there!
@historytcd.bsky.social @dublincityheritage.bsky.social @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social @virtualtreasury.bsky.social
@historytcd.bsky.social @dublincityheritage.bsky.social @dubcitycouncil.bsky.social @virtualtreasury.bsky.social
September 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Looking forward to speaking at this next weekend!