North West Medieval Studies Postgrad Network
northwestmedieval.bsky.social
North West Medieval Studies Postgrad Network
@northwestmedieval.bsky.social
Home of the North West Medieval Studies Postgraduate Network and Reading Group

Enquiries: nwmsreading@gmail.com
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The call for papers has now closed! We can’t wait to see you all in Manchester on the 5th of August for what will be the NWMS most ambitious symposium yet!

Fill in the form below to attend!

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Exciting news! NWMS member @eddiemeehan99.bsky.social’s latest article Identity, exemplarity and the ideal king in early medieval Ireland has now been published in the Journal of Historical Research, academic.oup.com/histres/adva...
November 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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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
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Our #CFP has been extended to Friday 26th September!! @imc-leeds.bsky.social #imc2026
#CFP for our session “Law and Contacts in the Irish Sea Region” at Leeds International Medieval Congress #imc2026 !!! Please share with anyone who may be interested! @imc-leeds.bsky.social #medievalsky
September 20, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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DEADLINE EXTENDED to Friday 26th September

Really exciting call for papers for Leeds, please get in touch with Hannah and Nik by the 26th of September!
September 20, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Still space for abstracts for the Leeds IMC call for papers hosted by Institute for Irish Studies doctoral researchers at Liverpool 'Law and Contacts in the Irish Sea Region' #medievalsky
September 20, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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#CFP for our session “Law and Contacts in the Irish Sea Region” at Leeds International Medieval Congress #imc2026 !!! Please share with anyone who may be interested! @imc-leeds.bsky.social #medievalsky
August 16, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Was a great pleasure to have you!
Presented at the @northwestmedieval.bsky.social yesterday.

An interesting day especially as the only archaeologist present
August 6, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Check out this exciting new article by NWMS member @eddiemeehan99.bsky.social
Fresh on early view: @eddiemeehan99.bsky.social on how Pippin I of Aquitaine (d. 838) balanced kingship "as an office and as a dynastic status".
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August 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Had the best day at the North West Medieval Symposium at the gorgeous Chetham’s library, Manchester. Congrats to the organisers and talented doctoral researchers Hannah Evans and James Davison who I work with for their presentations #medievalsky
August 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The call for papers has now closed! We can’t wait to see you all in Manchester on the 5th of August for what will be the NWMS most ambitious symposium yet!

Fill in the form below to attend!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
July 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Looking forward to talking about how we can see gender interact with Plantagenet petionary culture!
Panel 1 & 2: ‘Gender, Power, Upheaval c.1300-1600’ and ‘Philosophical Perspectives’

📍 26 June 2025 | 9:30 | Frankland Lecture Theatre/ Cavendish Lecture Theatre

Faraday Complex, Lancaster University 📍
June 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Wonderful presentation from Amanda Power on “sacrifice zones” at today’s NWMSN Annual Conference
June 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
NWMS annual meeting today @liverpooluni.bsky.social
June 13, 2025 at 9:22 AM
NWMS member @eddiemeehan99.bsky.social running a workshop on the benefits of low cost MSI at Liverpool today
June 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Hi all! Exciting news registration is now open for NWMS symposium 2025 at Chetham’s Library, Manchester on the 5th August.

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June 4, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Check out our co-conveners latest magazine articles!
Exciting News!!! I have just had not one but two magazine articles published in @epoch-history.bsky.social.

Article 1 sets out what we can gain by examining petitions politically.

www.epoch-magazine.com/post/voices-...

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June 2, 2025 at 10:11 AM
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Come and do an MA in Medieval Studies at @leedsims.bsky.social! This year we have *two scholarships* specifically for UK students from underrepresented groups. Apps due 9 June: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/dir-record/s.... Get in touch with us if you have any questions! #MedievalStudies #Scholarships #Leeds #MA
Leeds Masters Scholarships (Thomson fund for Medieval Studies)
ahc.leeds.ac.uk
May 28, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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For those interested in Æthelstan, charters, or early medieval succession, look out for my new article in the Journal of Medieval History - available on early view online now - doi.org/10.1080/0304... #medievalsky
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May 17, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Looks like an actual good ECR job! 1-year, includes 3rd year Vikings module, inc research time, proper lecturer salary

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DND030/l...
Lecturer in Medieval and Early Modern History at Edge Hill University
Discover Lecturer in Medieval and Early Modern History jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.
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May 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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🎉 CFP for the annual NWMS Postgrad Symposium. To be held at Chetham’s Library Tuesday 5th August 2025. Open to any PG or ECR. Papers should speak to the theme of community but any paper with a medieval theme is welcome. Email title, ~200 abstract and short bio to nwmsreading@gmail.com by 18th July 🎉
May 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM