Ben Morris
@benpjmorris.bsky.social
He/Him. Former Medievalist. I research Byzantine and English treaties in the Middle Ages when I can, and enjoy dogs and surfing when I can't.
The days are getting shorter, but the pup knows the best way to start an Autumnal day
October 15, 2025 at 8:05 AM
The days are getting shorter, but the pup knows the best way to start an Autumnal day
Academia is very much on the back burner for me at the moment, but it's been heartening to continue to get occasional messages regarding my academic work
January 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Academia is very much on the back burner for me at the moment, but it's been heartening to continue to get occasional messages regarding my academic work
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Off to a workshop on peasants later today, so thought I'd put up a blog on early medieval labour rights, and how a Carolingian king limited the working week to 3 days ( - or did he...)
blogs.ed.ac.uk/cwest3/2025/...
blogs.ed.ac.uk/cwest3/2025/...
The Carolingian Working Time Directive – Earlier medieval history
blogs.ed.ac.uk
January 8, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Off to a workshop on peasants later today, so thought I'd put up a blog on early medieval labour rights, and how a Carolingian king limited the working week to 3 days ( - or did he...)
blogs.ed.ac.uk/cwest3/2025/...
blogs.ed.ac.uk/cwest3/2025/...
It's been a year, but I still think this is the best thing I've written.
I'm going to found a Welsh equivalent for blue sky called grey sky
November 21, 2024 at 8:21 PM
It's been a year, but I still think this is the best thing I've written.
'Tis the season 🍄
October 29, 2023 at 11:55 AM
'Tis the season 🍄
Today's tasks:
1) Work on application
2) Sneak in a cheeky surf
3) Submit application
I'm currently on #2 🌊🌊🌊
1) Work on application
2) Sneak in a cheeky surf
3) Submit application
I'm currently on #2 🌊🌊🌊
October 26, 2023 at 12:58 PM
Today's tasks:
1) Work on application
2) Sneak in a cheeky surf
3) Submit application
I'm currently on #2 🌊🌊🌊
1) Work on application
2) Sneak in a cheeky surf
3) Submit application
I'm currently on #2 🌊🌊🌊
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Post-doc fellowship in Rome, open for medievalists, early modern and contemporary historians and musicologists. Deadline: 31 October
application.dhi-roma.it/Jobs/Detail/...
#medievalsky #historysky #musicologysky #fellowship
application.dhi-roma.it/Jobs/Detail/...
#medievalsky #historysky #musicologysky #fellowship
October 22, 2023 at 8:53 AM
Post-doc fellowship in Rome, open for medievalists, early modern and contemporary historians and musicologists. Deadline: 31 October
application.dhi-roma.it/Jobs/Detail/...
#medievalsky #historysky #musicologysky #fellowship
application.dhi-roma.it/Jobs/Detail/...
#medievalsky #historysky #musicologysky #fellowship
Looks lads, I know every institution needs their own application portal, with all the associated bells and whistles, but if this has to be the case can we ensure it works properly and doesn't sign us out every 5 minutes?
Kind regards,
Very Tired Applicants
Kind regards,
Very Tired Applicants
October 19, 2023 at 11:58 AM
Looks lads, I know every institution needs their own application portal, with all the associated bells and whistles, but if this has to be the case can we ensure it works properly and doesn't sign us out every 5 minutes?
Kind regards,
Very Tired Applicants
Kind regards,
Very Tired Applicants
I'm going to found a Welsh equivalent for blue sky called grey sky
October 18, 2023 at 6:10 PM
I'm going to found a Welsh equivalent for blue sky called grey sky
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Applications are now open for long-term fellowships at the Newberry Library, deadline November 1st, a range of areas and collection holdings of potential interest to #histsci #medievalsky and #earlymodern historians: www.newberry.org/research/fel...
Long-Term Fellowships
Researchers with long-term fellowships spend four to nine months immersed in the Newberry collection and in our community of learning.
www.newberry.org
October 9, 2023 at 4:22 PM
Applications are now open for long-term fellowships at the Newberry Library, deadline November 1st, a range of areas and collection holdings of potential interest to #histsci #medievalsky and #earlymodern historians: www.newberry.org/research/fel...
Best surf I've had all year 🏄♂️
October 8, 2023 at 6:10 PM
Best surf I've had all year 🏄♂️
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What makes a good military leader? The Byzantine answer www.medievalists.net/2023/10/good...
What makes a good military leader? The Byzantine answer - Medievalists.net
Despite the extraordinary attention that modern armies pay to the subject of military leadership, the answer to the question, “What makes a good (military) leader?” is neither simple nor universal...
www.medievalists.net
October 8, 2023 at 12:18 AM
What makes a good military leader? The Byzantine answer www.medievalists.net/2023/10/good...
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Vous travaillez sur l'Antiquité ou le Moyen âge ? Aujourd’hui on vous parle de la politique de publication de la revue Frontière·s : open access et délais de publication courts ! 🏺 #Thread publications-prairial.fr/frontiere-s/
October 7, 2023 at 8:53 AM
Vous travaillez sur l'Antiquité ou le Moyen âge ? Aujourd’hui on vous parle de la politique de publication de la revue Frontière·s : open access et délais de publication courts ! 🏺 #Thread publications-prairial.fr/frontiere-s/
Closer than I'd like but I'll take it! LET'S GO WALES!!
(On an unrelated note, it's interesting that the Bluesky app has the Welsh flag emoji, but the website doesn't...)
(On an unrelated note, it's interesting that the Bluesky app has the Welsh flag emoji, but the website doesn't...)
October 7, 2023 at 4:48 PM
Closer than I'd like but I'll take it! LET'S GO WALES!!
(On an unrelated note, it's interesting that the Bluesky app has the Welsh flag emoji, but the website doesn't...)
(On an unrelated note, it's interesting that the Bluesky app has the Welsh flag emoji, but the website doesn't...)
Allez les rouges!🏴
October 7, 2023 at 1:18 PM
Allez les rouges!🏴
I wonder what Mirabelle wants for breakfast?
October 7, 2023 at 7:24 AM
I wonder what Mirabelle wants for breakfast?
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‘Putin’s big dogs threaten to reveal a small man.’
To celebrate the global launch of my book, check out my essay published by Princeton University Press, on dogs in diplomacy past and present.
(If this is how I get banned from Russia, at least I’m on brand.)
press.princeton.edu/ideas/dog-di...
To celebrate the global launch of my book, check out my essay published by Princeton University Press, on dogs in diplomacy past and present.
(If this is how I get banned from Russia, at least I’m on brand.)
press.princeton.edu/ideas/dog-di...
Dog diplomacy
The habit of judging a political figure by their dog may seem to be a distinctively medieval preoccupation. Yet it is by no means alien to modern political discourse.
press.princeton.edu
October 4, 2023 at 9:15 AM
‘Putin’s big dogs threaten to reveal a small man.’
To celebrate the global launch of my book, check out my essay published by Princeton University Press, on dogs in diplomacy past and present.
(If this is how I get banned from Russia, at least I’m on brand.)
press.princeton.edu/ideas/dog-di...
To celebrate the global launch of my book, check out my essay published by Princeton University Press, on dogs in diplomacy past and present.
(If this is how I get banned from Russia, at least I’m on brand.)
press.princeton.edu/ideas/dog-di...
Absolutely delighted to see that @medievalists.bsky.social have featured my recent piece for Historical Research!
We are starting something new here - creating a list of articles that were published in the last month that are open-access. Hopefully you will find something in these 10 articles that you will want to read. Let us know if you like it. www.medievalists.net/2023/10/medi...
From Bread to Mechanical Women: 10 Medieval Studies' Articles Published Last Month - Medievalists.ne...
What is new in medieval studies? Here are ten articles published in September, which tell us about topics including riddles, droughts, gunshot wounds and more.
www.medievalists.net
October 2, 2023 at 3:29 PM
Absolutely delighted to see that @medievalists.bsky.social have featured my recent piece for Historical Research!
I've had several very kind messages regarding my recent Historical Research article, and it very much made my day. I guess the moral of the story is, if you like someone's research, tell them!
October 2, 2023 at 1:25 PM
I've had several very kind messages regarding my recent Historical Research article, and it very much made my day. I guess the moral of the story is, if you like someone's research, tell them!
Also, came across a very fun prog rock cover album of Simpsons songs earlier this week - can't get Dr Zaius out of my head!
youtu.be/pUhEETl6GZo?...
youtu.be/pUhEETl6GZo?...
Obligatory 'See My Vest' entry.
Although let's be honest, is there a better song line than 'I hate every ape I see, from chimpan-A to chimpanzee?
Although let's be honest, is there a better song line than 'I hate every ape I see, from chimpan-A to chimpanzee?
September 30, 2023 at 4:14 PM
Also, came across a very fun prog rock cover album of Simpsons songs earlier this week - can't get Dr Zaius out of my head!
youtu.be/pUhEETl6GZo?...
youtu.be/pUhEETl6GZo?...
I mean, putting the well flogged dead horse of 'the Dark Ages' aside, when contrasting the medieval world with Late Antiquity, one doesn't particularly note a lack of conquest or enslaved people..
need I even comment on the notion of 'no (medieval) innovation'?
need I even comment on the notion of 'no (medieval) innovation'?
September 30, 2023 at 12:09 PM
I mean, putting the well flogged dead horse of 'the Dark Ages' aside, when contrasting the medieval world with Late Antiquity, one doesn't particularly note a lack of conquest or enslaved people..
need I even comment on the notion of 'no (medieval) innovation'?
need I even comment on the notion of 'no (medieval) innovation'?