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Katherine Weikert
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Medievalist 900-1200ish England and Normandy most of the time. Immigrant and misplaced Hoosier in the south of England when not in Wales. Usually tired. Trustee @castlestudies.bsky.social. She/her.

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willwyeth.bsky.social
Given this is a House of Galloway stan account, good to see more credit given to Dervorgilla.

theconversation.com/medieval-wom...
Medieval women’s legacies live on in Britain’s towns and cities
As creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal power structures of medieval society.
theconversation.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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weikie.bsky.social
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#folk
November 5, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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medartres.bsky.social
The Courtauld is offering a a new fully funded Peter Fergusson PhD Scholarship in English Medieval Architecture for eligible projects focusing on England from the eleventh to the early sixteenth centuries. Statement of intents are due by 17 November 2025.
Peter Fergusson PhD Scholarship in English Medieval Architecture, Courtauld, statement of intent deadline 17 November 2025
The Courtauld is offering a a new fully funded Peter Fergusson PhD Scholarship in English Medieval Architecture for eligible projects focusing on England from the eleventh to the early sixteenth centuries. Statement of intents are due by 17 November 2025.
medievalartresearch.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
kateweikert.bsky.social
I love it when I get a brilliant idea while on the treadmill about a paper I'm giving in three days' time.

Translating gaspy voice memos commencing shortly
November 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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imc-leeds.bsky.social
As each month passes, #IMC2026 gets closer and closer.

We've been looking back at #IMC2025 memories and we started re-reading Daisy Black's 15:1 interview and we thought that you would like to as well: tinyurl.com/DaisyBlack15...

#MedievalSky #SkyStorians
IMC Performer Daisy Black stood on a stage in medieval dress. Out of focus in the picture is a Mappa Mundi image next to Daisy.
November 9, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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ciaraioch.bsky.social
Once you hit 35 you should be allowed to free yourself of your burdensome corporeal form and exist instead as a sort of malevolent vapour hunting men across the bogs
November 8, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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kateweikert.bsky.social
Are you an archaeologist in the UK? Please fill out this survey for BAJR @bajr-badger.bsky.social for reporting on economic conditions for archaeologists!

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BAJR SURVEY PIR III: ARCHAEOLOGISTS IN FINANCIAL CRISIS
Inflation, energy costs, fuel costs and food are becoming increasingly expensive - this anonymous survey will help to understand the level of Financial Crisis we are in as archaeologists - as individu...
survey.app.do
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
kateweikert.bsky.social
Are you an archaeologist in the UK? Please fill out this survey for BAJR @bajr-badger.bsky.social for reporting on economic conditions for archaeologists!

survey.app.do/archaeologis...
BAJR SURVEY PIR III: ARCHAEOLOGISTS IN FINANCIAL CRISIS
Inflation, energy costs, fuel costs and food are becoming increasingly expensive - this anonymous survey will help to understand the level of Financial Crisis we are in as archaeologists - as individu...
survey.app.do
November 5, 2025 at 11:04 PM
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willwyeth.bsky.social
Call for Papers for an excellent series. The editors are great and the journal open access. #CfP

“The Public Curatorship of the Medieval Past”

olh.openlibhums.org/news/863/
Second Call for Articles: The Public Curatorship of the Medieval Past
The Public Curatorship of the Medieval Past Special Collection explores how the medieval past is ‘curated’, that is, collected, interpreted, and communicated, across both professional and popular soci...
olh.openlibhums.org
October 28, 2025 at 2:50 PM
kateweikert.bsky.social
Who amongst us hasn't been Ellie
melindasalisbury.com Melinda Salisbury @melindasalisbury.com · 6d
Ellie has her priorities in order
Snippet of text from an article in the Guardian: "As the dancefloor was in full swing (even as the house lights remained dangerously bright), Ellie, a 28-year-old bartender from Bed-Stuy, felt “absolutely ecstatic”. “This is the first time we’ve had hope in so long. I can’t remember a – ” She cut herself short to scream along to the chorus of Kelly Clarkson’s Since U Been Gone."
November 5, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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melindasalisbury.com
Ellie has her priorities in order
Snippet of text from an article in the Guardian: "As the dancefloor was in full swing (even as the house lights remained dangerously bright), Ellie, a 28-year-old bartender from Bed-Stuy, felt “absolutely ecstatic”. “This is the first time we’ve had hope in so long. I can’t remember a – ” She cut herself short to scream along to the chorus of Kelly Clarkson’s Since U Been Gone."
November 5, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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judithjesch.bsky.social
www.sciencenorway.no/cultural-his...
Eight pages bound in furry seal skin may be Norway's oldest book
The little book is so rare that the National Library of Norway is bringing in experts from around the world to learn more.
www.sciencenorway.no
November 3, 2025 at 11:55 PM
kateweikert.bsky.social
Love seeing just a small selection of books by my @uniwinchester.bsky.social History colleagues! I swear I didn't set up the table either...
A table filled with books on top, including Early Medieval Winchester, Calendar of Inquisitions Post Mortem, Holocaust Museums and National Identity in Britain, The British Abroad Since the Eighteenth Century, Joan of Navarre, The Hispanic Anglosphere from the Eighteenth to the Twentieth Centuries, Medieval Hostageship, and Authority, Gender and Space in the Anglo-Norman World
November 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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crowdcymru.bsky.social
Happy #Halloween! Here’s the start of a spooky tale from a collection of #CardiffUniversity College Magazines handwritten by students throughout the 1880s and currently being transcribed by our intrepid volunteers.
“One day there called at a hotel in a quiet little town a stranger…” #EYAMonsters👻
Image shows detail of a page from Cardiff University College Magazine dated February 1887. The handwritten page - text as follows: A GHOST STORY Some years ago a story was told me which was said to have foundation in fact. It was a ghost story and is a very good haul for those who do not believe in the existence of these shadowy beings. The outlines of the tale only remain to me, and I shall endeavour to fill them in as best I can. One day there called at a hotel in a quiet little town a stranger… Collection held at Cardiff University Special Collections & Archives.
October 31, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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levostregc.bsky.social
Tech wythout heart ys a horror.

For a bettir future we need poetrye, creativitye, historical studye, love of languages, dreames, dialogues, new storyes, & intellectual curiositye.

We must fund & expand higher educacioun yn HEART:

H umanityes
E thiques
A rtes
R hetorique & the crafte of
T eaching
October 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
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levostregc.bsky.social
No neede for expensyve consultinge firmes. Heere ys a planne for excellent higher education:

1) Hire manye facultye
2) Small class syzes
3) Emphasyze engagemente & delighte
4) Sustayne & cultivate a varietye of fieldes and disciplines, even currentlye unfashionable ones -- thys ys ed, not retail
October 29, 2025 at 4:25 PM
kateweikert.bsky.social
Hoosiers, specifically greater Indy folk: use the Community Compass app from the Indy Hunger Network to help find groceries, meals, rides to stores and so much more.

www.indyhunger.org/compass/
Community Compass - Indy Hunger Network
www.indyhunger.org
October 28, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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haskinssociety.bsky.social
If you haven’t registered for our conference yet,l on 14-16 November, you can still do so by following the link below

Online attendance is back: available for just $20 (Zoom links and access codes to be sent prior to the conference)

thehaskinssociety.wildapricot.org/event-6239326
The Haskins Society - 44th International Haskins Conference
thehaskinssociety.wildapricot.org
October 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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kateweikert.bsky.social
And their buying power is bigger than yours. They can purchase a lot more than you with your £5 or $5. Set it up monthly if you can. People need this more than you may realise.

give.feedingamerica.org/a/donate?oa_...
October 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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agatumilowicz.bsky.social
I am part of the 2nd generation born in the so-called "Recovered Territories"– formerly German lands that are now part of Poland.
In the spirit of Lower Silesian pride, I'd like to give you an idea of what it means to live surrounded by traces of a foreign population.
🧵🗃️
October 12, 2023 at 5:07 PM
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claireboardman.bsky.social
CfP: Tourism, Memory and Heritage Conference (2026),
Amsterdam and Wageningen, The Netherlands.

Full details: lnkd.in/ebPHRqgM
Flyer for the 'Tourism, Memory and Heritage’ International conference. White text on a moss green background with outline of historic building reads: Tourism, memory and heritage: emotional geographies of cultural production, memory-making and commemoration, 1-3 June 2026, Amsterdam & Wageningen, The Netherlands. Sponsor logos are displayed along the bottom edge.
October 26, 2025 at 10:22 AM
kateweikert.bsky.social
And their buying power is bigger than yours. They can purchase a lot more than you with your £5 or $5. Set it up monthly if you can. People need this more than you may realise.

give.feedingamerica.org/a/donate?oa_...
October 25, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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arliek.bsky.social
Donate money if you can to your local food banks right now. They need time to convert that into the food they need for their region.

Pass it on.
logicallyjc.bsky.social John Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 18d
SNAP benefits are about to lapse for 42 million people, because nothing says “save the children” like starving them.
October 25, 2025 at 9:42 PM