Institute for Medieval Studies Leeds
@leedsims.bsky.social
The Institute for Medieval Studies at Leeds is a major centre for interdisciplinary medieval studies. Home of the International Medieval Congress and the International Medieval Bibliography. https://ahc.leeds.ac.uk/medieval
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We are delighted to announce our research seminars for this semester in Leeds. All will be hybrid. Keep an eye out for links to register for zoom nearer the time or come in person. All welcome! #medievalsky #medievalresearch
Interested in learning more about the oldest museum in the UK and its research? Sign up to attend our next seminar online or come along on 27 November at 5.30 pm GMT: forms.office.com/e/L834SBHzKX. More info at link in bio (scroll down to events) #medievalsky #royalarmouries
November 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Interested in learning more about the oldest museum in the UK and its research? Sign up to attend our next seminar online or come along on 27 November at 5.30 pm GMT: forms.office.com/e/L834SBHzKX. More info at link in bio (scroll down to events) #medievalsky #royalarmouries
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Exciting announcement! 2026 theme and call for papers is out!
#medievalsky #cfp @downham.bsky.social @imc-leeds.bsky.social @medievalists.bsky.social
#medievalsky #cfp @downham.bsky.social @imc-leeds.bsky.social @medievalists.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Exciting announcement! 2026 theme and call for papers is out!
#medievalsky #cfp @downham.bsky.social @imc-leeds.bsky.social @medievalists.bsky.social
#medievalsky #cfp @downham.bsky.social @imc-leeds.bsky.social @medievalists.bsky.social
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If you know anyone who works on medieval Judaism, please send them this! Binghamton is hiring a Talmud/Rabbinics assistant prof: half in Judaic Studies, half in the Med/Ren center. A killer R1 job for the right person, and not a ton of applicants so far....
binghamton.interviewexchange.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:44 AM
If you know anyone who works on medieval Judaism, please send them this! Binghamton is hiring a Talmud/Rabbinics assistant prof: half in Judaic Studies, half in the Med/Ren center. A killer R1 job for the right person, and not a ton of applicants so far....
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Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
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🔔 job opportunity at @cam.ac.uk in the History of Knowledge Pre-1400 in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400
Applications are invited for the position of Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400, in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. Please note
www.cam.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🔔 job opportunity at @cam.ac.uk in the History of Knowledge Pre-1400 in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
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Bird place-name of the day 109: RAMRIDGE (lost place, somewhere in Devon parish of Holcombe Burnell: www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/Resu... ). OE hremn + hrycg. ‘Ravens’ ridge’. #birdsandplace #naturewriting
November 7, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Bird place-name of the day 109: RAMRIDGE (lost place, somewhere in Devon parish of Holcombe Burnell: www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/Resu... ). OE hremn + hrycg. ‘Ravens’ ridge’. #birdsandplace #naturewriting
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The latest Pasts Imperfect is out! @rhigarthjones.bsky.social discusses Ottoman receptions of Roman antiquity. Then, Black Death mythbusting; wampum beads in Canada; celebrating Native American Heritage Month; ancient Mexican coprolites; ancient world journals by @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social & more!
Pasts Imperfect (11.6.25)
This week, historian of early Islamic material culture Rhiannon Garth Jones breaks down the reception of Roman antiquity during the Ottoman Empire. Then, dispelling myths about the Black Death; archae...
pasts-imperfect.ghost.io
November 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
The latest Pasts Imperfect is out! @rhigarthjones.bsky.social discusses Ottoman receptions of Roman antiquity. Then, Black Death mythbusting; wampum beads in Canada; celebrating Native American Heritage Month; ancient Mexican coprolites; ancient world journals by @yaleclassicslib.bsky.social & more!
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Come and hear curators of the national Royal Armouries museum talk about their research. Thursday 27 November (hybrid), 5.30pm. Go to link to sign up for online attendance
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/medieval/eve... #medievalsky #royalarmouries #armour #historicalweapons #armsandarmour #museums #militaryhistory
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/medieval/eve... #medievalsky #royalarmouries #armour #historicalweapons #armsandarmour #museums #militaryhistory
Research Seminar: Going deeper with the Royal Armouries
A special talk to mark the signing of a new collaborative arrangement between the Royal Armouries and the School of History.
ahc.leeds.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Come and hear curators of the national Royal Armouries museum talk about their research. Thursday 27 November (hybrid), 5.30pm. Go to link to sign up for online attendance
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/medieval/eve... #medievalsky #royalarmouries #armour #historicalweapons #armsandarmour #museums #militaryhistory
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/medieval/eve... #medievalsky #royalarmouries #armour #historicalweapons #armsandarmour #museums #militaryhistory
Come and hear curators of the national Royal Armouries museum talk about their research. Thursday 27 November (hybrid), 5.30pm. Go to link to sign up for online attendance
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/medieval/eve... #medievalsky #royalarmouries #armour #historicalweapons #armsandarmour #museums #militaryhistory
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/medieval/eve... #medievalsky #royalarmouries #armour #historicalweapons #armsandarmour #museums #militaryhistory
Research Seminar: Going deeper with the Royal Armouries
A special talk to mark the signing of a new collaborative arrangement between the Royal Armouries and the School of History.
ahc.leeds.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Come and hear curators of the national Royal Armouries museum talk about their research. Thursday 27 November (hybrid), 5.30pm. Go to link to sign up for online attendance
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/medieval/eve... #medievalsky #royalarmouries #armour #historicalweapons #armsandarmour #museums #militaryhistory
ahc.leeds.ac.uk/medieval/eve... #medievalsky #royalarmouries #armour #historicalweapons #armsandarmour #museums #militaryhistory
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Ymportant newe booke about Dante and scholarshippe -- open access onlyne
www.ici-berlin.org/publications...
www.ici-berlin.org/publications...
A World of Possibilities - ICI Berlin
Published in 1992, Teodolinda Barolini’s The Undivine Comedy: Detheologizing Dante was a clarion call for a paradigmatic shift in reading Dante’s Commedia. Bringing together an international cadre of ...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Ymportant newe booke about Dante and scholarshippe -- open access onlyne
www.ici-berlin.org/publications...
www.ici-berlin.org/publications...
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Great example. I’ve often heard people say they believe medieval people discouraged or punished female literacy, whereas Mary is usually shown reading during the Annunciation, so every medieval person constantly saw images of the #1 female role model reading. The anti-learning Middle Ages is a myth.
St Anne teaching the Virgin to read, carved stone, France, Troyes, ca. 1500-1530
(V&A Museum, London)
(V&A Museum, London)
November 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Great example. I’ve often heard people say they believe medieval people discouraged or punished female literacy, whereas Mary is usually shown reading during the Annunciation, so every medieval person constantly saw images of the #1 female role model reading. The anti-learning Middle Ages is a myth.
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How did medieval people treat an anal abscess?
🌹 John Arderne, a 15th-century English surgeon, relieved the pain with a suppository of oil of roses and raw egg yolk.
This manuscript (@trincolllibcam.bsky.social , MS O.2.49) is on display at our Curious Cures exhibition.
Tickets: loom.ly/kVqsPRY
🌹 John Arderne, a 15th-century English surgeon, relieved the pain with a suppository of oil of roses and raw egg yolk.
This manuscript (@trincolllibcam.bsky.social , MS O.2.49) is on display at our Curious Cures exhibition.
Tickets: loom.ly/kVqsPRY
November 3, 2025 at 12:12 PM
How did medieval people treat an anal abscess?
🌹 John Arderne, a 15th-century English surgeon, relieved the pain with a suppository of oil of roses and raw egg yolk.
This manuscript (@trincolllibcam.bsky.social , MS O.2.49) is on display at our Curious Cures exhibition.
Tickets: loom.ly/kVqsPRY
🌹 John Arderne, a 15th-century English surgeon, relieved the pain with a suppository of oil of roses and raw egg yolk.
This manuscript (@trincolllibcam.bsky.social , MS O.2.49) is on display at our Curious Cures exhibition.
Tickets: loom.ly/kVqsPRY
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I am delighted to announce that my co-authored article on Mamluk maqamas on #BlackDeath has just been published in a lovely special issue of JAIS. journals.uio.no/JAIS/article...
#plague #MedievalSky #GlobalMiddleAges #EnvironmentalHistory #histmed 1/2
#plague #MedievalSky #GlobalMiddleAges #EnvironmentalHistory #histmed 1/2
Mamluk Maqāmas on the Black Death
| Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies
journals.uio.no
November 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I am delighted to announce that my co-authored article on Mamluk maqamas on #BlackDeath has just been published in a lovely special issue of JAIS. journals.uio.no/JAIS/article...
#plague #MedievalSky #GlobalMiddleAges #EnvironmentalHistory #histmed 1/2
#plague #MedievalSky #GlobalMiddleAges #EnvironmentalHistory #histmed 1/2
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From Central Asia to a Viking-Age grave in Sweden.
Copper-alloy flask with Arabic script. Found in a grave in Aska, Östergötland. It illustrates the Viking world's long-distance trade networks, and the routes by which dirham silver reached Scandinavia
My 📷 Ref. Historiska museet
Copper-alloy flask with Arabic script. Found in a grave in Aska, Östergötland. It illustrates the Viking world's long-distance trade networks, and the routes by which dirham silver reached Scandinavia
My 📷 Ref. Historiska museet
November 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
From Central Asia to a Viking-Age grave in Sweden.
Copper-alloy flask with Arabic script. Found in a grave in Aska, Östergötland. It illustrates the Viking world's long-distance trade networks, and the routes by which dirham silver reached Scandinavia
My 📷 Ref. Historiska museet
Copper-alloy flask with Arabic script. Found in a grave in Aska, Östergötland. It illustrates the Viking world's long-distance trade networks, and the routes by which dirham silver reached Scandinavia
My 📷 Ref. Historiska museet
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Getting away with crime or getting justice?
Sometimes medieval criminal court records reveal instances in which localities and/or individuals took the punishment of crime into their own hands. The castration case of Tom, son of Leofwin, from the year 1202 is one such case. 🧵1/5
Sometimes medieval criminal court records reveal instances in which localities and/or individuals took the punishment of crime into their own hands. The castration case of Tom, son of Leofwin, from the year 1202 is one such case. 🧵1/5
December 10, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Getting away with crime or getting justice?
Sometimes medieval criminal court records reveal instances in which localities and/or individuals took the punishment of crime into their own hands. The castration case of Tom, son of Leofwin, from the year 1202 is one such case. 🧵1/5
Sometimes medieval criminal court records reveal instances in which localities and/or individuals took the punishment of crime into their own hands. The castration case of Tom, son of Leofwin, from the year 1202 is one such case. 🧵1/5
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Spread the word! A new postgraduate and early career researcher seminar series at @universityofleeds.bsky.social! For those studying the Late Antique, Medieval, and Early Modern periods. We look forward to reading your proposals! #medievalsky #earlymodern #lateantique
October 30, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Spread the word! A new postgraduate and early career researcher seminar series at @universityofleeds.bsky.social! For those studying the Late Antique, Medieval, and Early Modern periods. We look forward to reading your proposals! #medievalsky #earlymodern #lateantique
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Isabella Lewis (@leedsims.bsky.social) writes our latest blog post about St Andrew the Fool. Looking at Andrew's hagiography from the 10c., Isabella explores the intersection of sexual violence and race in the Christian East #churchhistory #skystorians
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Sexual Violence and Race in the Life of Saint Andrew the Fool (10th Century)
Isabella Lewis is a PhD candidate at the University of Leeds. In October 2024, she began her PhD at the Institute for Medieval Studies specialising in Byzantine Studies which is funded by the AHRC …
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November 3, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Isabella Lewis (@leedsims.bsky.social) writes our latest blog post about St Andrew the Fool. Looking at Andrew's hagiography from the 10c., Isabella explores the intersection of sexual violence and race in the Christian East #churchhistory #skystorians
eccleshistsoc.wordpress.com/2025/11/03/s...
eccleshistsoc.wordpress.com/2025/11/03/s...
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In my world, the holiday season IS deviled egg season (and my mom makes a mean one!). And of course it’s medieval. Many, many of the good things are!
November 2 is national deviled egg 🥚 day. Apicius has a nice proto-version, but the dish we know today (only later called “deviled” because of the spices) is medieval. @tastinghistory.bsky.social has a really nice video on them. youtu.be/QQCMYDw-L3E?...
The Devilish History of Deviled Eggs
YouTube video by Tasting History with Max Miller
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November 2, 2025 at 3:27 PM
In my world, the holiday season IS deviled egg season (and my mom makes a mean one!). And of course it’s medieval. Many, many of the good things are!
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This week I talk about the distinction between a king and a tyrant, featuring quotes from my hometown after the Boston Massacre, John Locke, and naturally, Arnulf #medievalsky
Medieval Kings Were Not All Tyrants
For many Americans, the meaning of a king and a tyrant are largely synonymous. It is common in American media to see kings treated as tyrannical, because they are not bound by the will of the people, ...
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November 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
This week I talk about the distinction between a king and a tyrant, featuring quotes from my hometown after the Boston Massacre, John Locke, and naturally, Arnulf #medievalsky
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JOB
Assistant Professor in the History of Knowledge Pre-1400,
University of Cambridge
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor in the History of Knowledge Pre-1400,
University of Cambridge
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400
Applications are invited for the position of Assistant Professor in History of Knowledge Pre-1400, in the Department of History and Philosophy of Science at the University of Cambridge. Please note
www.cam.ac.uk
November 1, 2025 at 5:44 PM
JOB
Assistant Professor in the History of Knowledge Pre-1400,
University of Cambridge
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
Assistant Professor in the History of Knowledge Pre-1400,
University of Cambridge
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
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A new interview blogpost from me! This time talking to @alexharvv.bsky.social about his book "Forgotten Vikings". We also touch on the importance of promoting academic history outside academia.
Forgotten Vikings: An Interview with Alex Harvey
This interview is part of an ongoing series in which I talk to fellow researchers about topics more or less related to the themes of this blog and my own research. If you’re a postgraduate, early career, or independent researcher with a recent publication to discuss and you’d like to feature here, please get in touch. Today I’m talking to Alex Harvey about his thorough but accessible study of the Viking Age, …
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November 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
A new interview blogpost from me! This time talking to @alexharvv.bsky.social about his book "Forgotten Vikings". We also touch on the importance of promoting academic history outside academia.
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"The two listed here are the clearest examples of women reporting such crimes, but they are by no means the only ones..."
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Written accounts reveal how sexual assault claims were dealt with in the middle ages
Written medieval records clearly show that women publicly and successfully reported men to the local authorities for sexual assault.
theconversation.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:09 AM
"The two listed here are the clearest examples of women reporting such crimes, but they are by no means the only ones..."
theconversation.com/written-acco...
theconversation.com/written-acco...
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It's Halloween! Let's look at some scary eels!
Susan Hill's 1983 horror novel THE WOMAN IN BLACK, takes place at the secluded & haunted Eel Marsh House. A dark & tortured estate, set in a fen full of eels!
Much creepier than setting the stage at Lamb Meadows. 1/6
🗃️🧪
Susan Hill's 1983 horror novel THE WOMAN IN BLACK, takes place at the secluded & haunted Eel Marsh House. A dark & tortured estate, set in a fen full of eels!
Much creepier than setting the stage at Lamb Meadows. 1/6
🗃️🧪
October 31, 2025 at 5:13 PM
It's Halloween! Let's look at some scary eels!
Susan Hill's 1983 horror novel THE WOMAN IN BLACK, takes place at the secluded & haunted Eel Marsh House. A dark & tortured estate, set in a fen full of eels!
Much creepier than setting the stage at Lamb Meadows. 1/6
🗃️🧪
Susan Hill's 1983 horror novel THE WOMAN IN BLACK, takes place at the secluded & haunted Eel Marsh House. A dark & tortured estate, set in a fen full of eels!
Much creepier than setting the stage at Lamb Meadows. 1/6
🗃️🧪
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A few days left to respond to my call for papers for the @latineast.bsky.social conference in Porto next year - expressions of interest for papers on modern uses of the crusades welcome by 4 Nov.
October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A few days left to respond to my call for papers for the @latineast.bsky.social conference in Porto next year - expressions of interest for papers on modern uses of the crusades welcome by 4 Nov.