Katherine Harvey
@katherineharvey.bsky.social
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Belief in the living dead arose whenever faith wavered and fear reigned supreme.
The curious case of corpse killings | @katherineharvey.bsky.social
engelsbergideas.com/reviews/the-...
The curious case of corpse killings | @katherineharvey.bsky.social
engelsbergideas.com/reviews/the-...
The curious case of corpse killings
Belief in the living dead arose whenever faith wavered and fear reigned supreme.
engelsbergideas.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Belief in the living dead arose whenever faith wavered and fear reigned supreme.
The curious case of corpse killings | @katherineharvey.bsky.social
engelsbergideas.com/reviews/the-...
The curious case of corpse killings | @katherineharvey.bsky.social
engelsbergideas.com/reviews/the-...
Reposted by Katherine Harvey
Across the medieval world, the Moon induced feelings of fear and fascination.
Mystery in the Moon | @katherineharvey.bsky.social
engelsbergideas.com/reviews/myst...
Mystery in the Moon | @katherineharvey.bsky.social
engelsbergideas.com/reviews/myst...
Mystery in the Moon
Across the medieval world, the Moon induced feelings of fear and fascination.
engelsbergideas.com
August 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Across the medieval world, the Moon induced feelings of fear and fascination.
Mystery in the Moon | @katherineharvey.bsky.social
engelsbergideas.com/reviews/myst...
Mystery in the Moon | @katherineharvey.bsky.social
engelsbergideas.com/reviews/myst...
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The idea of privacy is a surprisingly modern notion, but one worth defending.
A little history of privacy | @katherineharvey.bsky.social
engelsbergideas.com/reviews/a-li...
A little history of privacy | @katherineharvey.bsky.social
engelsbergideas.com/reviews/a-li...
A little history of privacy
The idea of privacy is a surprisingly modern notion, but one worth defending.
engelsbergideas.com
May 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The idea of privacy is a surprisingly modern notion, but one worth defending.
A little history of privacy | @katherineharvey.bsky.social
engelsbergideas.com/reviews/a-li...
A little history of privacy | @katherineharvey.bsky.social
engelsbergideas.com/reviews/a-li...
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Am looking forward to chairing Kate Gibson’s paper on ‘Illegitimacy & Unmarried Parenthood in 18thC England’ on 11th February- why not join us? Online and all welcome, more details and registration here: www.history.ac.uk/events/illeg.... @kategibson.bsky.social
Illegitimacy and Unmarried Parenthood in Eighteenth-Century England
www.history.ac.uk
January 21, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Am looking forward to chairing Kate Gibson’s paper on ‘Illegitimacy & Unmarried Parenthood in 18thC England’ on 11th February- why not join us? Online and all welcome, more details and registration here: www.history.ac.uk/events/illeg.... @kategibson.bsky.social
I picked my books of the year for @engelsbergideas.bsky.social : engelsbergideas.com/reviews/book...
December 22, 2024 at 11:56 AM
I picked my books of the year for @engelsbergideas.bsky.social : engelsbergideas.com/reviews/book...
Reposted by Katherine Harvey
Through the religious turbulence of the early modern period, women played an essential role in shaping, challenging, converting, and resisting Christian beliefs across Europe and the imperial world.
Ghospelling and ghossiping | @katherineharvey.bsky.social
engelsbergideas.com/reviews/wome...
Ghospelling and ghossiping | @katherineharvey.bsky.social
engelsbergideas.com/reviews/wome...
Ghospelling and ghossiping
Through the religious turbulence of the early modern period, women played an essential role in shaping, challenging, converting, and resisting Christian beliefs across Europe and the imperial world.
engelsbergideas.com
November 20, 2024 at 11:55 AM
Through the religious turbulence of the early modern period, women played an essential role in shaping, challenging, converting, and resisting Christian beliefs across Europe and the imperial world.
Ghospelling and ghossiping | @katherineharvey.bsky.social
engelsbergideas.com/reviews/wome...
Ghospelling and ghossiping | @katherineharvey.bsky.social
engelsbergideas.com/reviews/wome...
I'm looking forward to chairing Dyan Elliott's talk tomorrow evening (19/03)- why not join us? Free and online, but registration required:
The Medieval Clergy and Sexual Predation: Chastity as Blind(ness)
www.history.ac.uk
March 18, 2024 at 7:41 PM
I'm looking forward to chairing Dyan Elliott's talk tomorrow evening (19/03)- why not join us? Free and online, but registration required:
Delighted to have a paper in this excellent new collection on the medieval archbishops of York and their records: boydellandbrewer.com/978191404915...
January 24, 2024 at 12:48 PM
Delighted to have a paper in this excellent new collection on the medieval archbishops of York and their records: boydellandbrewer.com/978191404915...
Am looking forward to chairing the IHR History of Sexuality online seminar on 19th March, when Dyan Elliott will be talking on 'The Medieval Clergy and Sexual Predation: Chastity as Blind(ness)'. More details (inc. booking) here:
The Medieval Clergy and Sexual Predation: Chastity as Blind(ness)
www.history.ac.uk
January 15, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Am looking forward to chairing the IHR History of Sexuality online seminar on 19th March, when Dyan Elliott will be talking on 'The Medieval Clergy and Sexual Predation: Chastity as Blind(ness)'. More details (inc. booking) here:
I’m looking for reading on/ examples of blood pollution in non-Christian cultures- especially in relation to sacred spaces/ people, and ideally not menstrual blood. Can be anywhere in the world but needs to be c.1000-1400. Would appreciate any suggestions!
January 15, 2024 at 7:42 PM
I’m looking for reading on/ examples of blood pollution in non-Christian cultures- especially in relation to sacred spaces/ people, and ideally not menstrual blood. Can be anywhere in the world but needs to be c.1000-1400. Would appreciate any suggestions!
In which I review Carlos Eire's intriguing new book 'They Flew: A History of the Impossible' (out now from @yalebooks.bsky.social), and end up wondering if Joseph of Cupertino really could fly...
Flights of fantasy
Many early modern individuals were able to do impossible things. Teresa of Ávila claimed she could levitate. What did these beliefs illustrate about the religious and scientific life of the period?
engelsbergideas.com
December 9, 2023 at 10:40 AM
In which I review Carlos Eire's intriguing new book 'They Flew: A History of the Impossible' (out now from @yalebooks.bsky.social), and end up wondering if Joseph of Cupertino really could fly...
I wrote about medieval attempts to live forever for Made by History/ Time:
Medieval Advice for Living Forever
Avoid sneezing and sex—and maybe check out the healing properties of young blood.
time.com
November 29, 2023 at 4:50 PM
I wrote about medieval attempts to live forever for Made by History/ Time:
My thoroughly disgusting article about medieval saints and their parasites is in the November issue of History Today:
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
The Flies, Fleas and Rotting Flesh of Medieval Monks
Repulsive revelations of bodily infestations were viewed by some in medieval Europe as proof of sanctity. But for most, parasites were just plain disgusting.
www.historytoday.com
November 15, 2023 at 9:47 AM
My thoroughly disgusting article about medieval saints and their parasites is in the November issue of History Today:
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
Never one to pass up the opportunity to write something disgusting, I wrote about how people in the past dealt with bedbugs for History Extra:
Roasted cats and acid: 5 ways our ancestors tried to get rid of bedbugs
Bedbugs have hit the news in recent weeks, with infestations sweeping across Paris and other French cities. But worry about the small insects – which often live in furniture and bedding and can leav...
www.historyextra.com
October 14, 2023 at 11:01 AM
Never one to pass up the opportunity to write something disgusting, I wrote about how people in the past dealt with bedbugs for History Extra:
Am looking forward to chairing the IHR History of Sexuality seminar on 21st November, when @jeannecorviere.bsky.social will be speaking about 'Sexual Violence during the Lancastrian Occupation of Normandy.' More details (inc. free booking) here:
Sexual Violence during the Lancastrian Occupation of Normandy
www.history.ac.uk
October 4, 2023 at 8:34 AM
Am looking forward to chairing the IHR History of Sexuality seminar on 21st November, when @jeannecorviere.bsky.social will be speaking about 'Sexual Violence during the Lancastrian Occupation of Normandy.' More details (inc. free booking) here:
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One for historians of medieval medicine: remnants of the tomb of Mondino de Luzzi (d.1326), set in the wall of the Ch of SS Vitale & Agricola, Bologna.
I never knew it was so common for medieval Bolognese tombs to include class scenes! (there are better ones I could post, but hey, it's Mondino)
I never knew it was so common for medieval Bolognese tombs to include class scenes! (there are better ones I could post, but hey, it's Mondino)
September 24, 2023 at 2:58 PM
One for historians of medieval medicine: remnants of the tomb of Mondino de Luzzi (d.1326), set in the wall of the Ch of SS Vitale & Agricola, Bologna.
I never knew it was so common for medieval Bolognese tombs to include class scenes! (there are better ones I could post, but hey, it's Mondino)
I never knew it was so common for medieval Bolognese tombs to include class scenes! (there are better ones I could post, but hey, it's Mondino)
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My new book is now available for pre-order. If it would be useful for your courses, please ask your library to request a copy *(it is very expensive so not sure anyone will be buying a personal copy)*
www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...
www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...
September 21, 2023 at 9:54 AM
My new book is now available for pre-order. If it would be useful for your courses, please ask your library to request a copy *(it is very expensive so not sure anyone will be buying a personal copy)*
www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...
www.aup.nl/en/book/9789...
Exciting news for fans of medieval bishops: The Church and Northern English Society in the Fourteenth Century (including my paper on 'Blood, Sex and Holy Water: Reconciling Churches and Churchyards in the Medieval Diocese of York') is now available to preorder!
The Church and Northern English Society in the Fourteenth Century
Essays offering insights into the ecclesiastical, political, cultural and social history in the north of England during the fourteenth century through an exp...
boydellandbrewer.com
September 21, 2023 at 5:42 PM
Exciting news for fans of medieval bishops: The Church and Northern English Society in the Fourteenth Century (including my paper on 'Blood, Sex and Holy Water: Reconciling Churches and Churchyards in the Medieval Diocese of York') is now available to preorder!