Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies
@bristolcms.bsky.social
The interdisciplinary Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Bristol concerned with all aspects of the history, culture, art and representation of medieval Europe.
We are very excited to be joined on Thursday by Professor Máire Ní Mhaonaigh (University of Cambridge) for our next CMS Research Seminar: 'The Place of History in the History of Place: Constructing the Literary Landscapes of Medieval Ireland'. We can't wait! #medievalsky #skystorians
November 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
We are very excited to be joined on Thursday by Professor Máire Ní Mhaonaigh (University of Cambridge) for our next CMS Research Seminar: 'The Place of History in the History of Place: Constructing the Literary Landscapes of Medieval Ireland'. We can't wait! #medievalsky #skystorians
Friday afternoons = Old English and Old Norse reading groups! In honour of spooky season, here are a few highlights from today’s sessions! (And yes, we can confirm that pic 3 includes a genuine quote from one of our texts!) #medievalsky #skystorians
October 31, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Friday afternoons = Old English and Old Norse reading groups! In honour of spooky season, here are a few highlights from today’s sessions! (And yes, we can confirm that pic 3 includes a genuine quote from one of our texts!) #medievalsky #skystorians
What might our PGRs be plotting? Could it be the first meeting for this year’s CMS PGR conference?! 🧐🕵️♀️ Naturally, we can neither confirm nor deny…But do watch this space for some exciting news coming soon! 😁 #medievalsky #skystorians
October 29, 2025 at 4:40 PM
What might our PGRs be plotting? Could it be the first meeting for this year’s CMS PGR conference?! 🧐🕵️♀️ Naturally, we can neither confirm nor deny…But do watch this space for some exciting news coming soon! 😁 #medievalsky #skystorians
We hope that everyone is having a wonderful reading week! Here's a sneak peek at some of the CMS Research Seminars we can look forward to in the second half of the semester!
#medievalsky #skystorians
#medievalsky #skystorians
October 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We hope that everyone is having a wonderful reading week! Here's a sneak peek at some of the CMS Research Seminars we can look forward to in the second half of the semester!
#medievalsky #skystorians
#medievalsky #skystorians
We are SO excited to announce that applications are now open for this year's Medieval Studies Summer School! 🎉 Please do pass this information on to anyone you think might be interested!
We'll be sharing some highlights of last year's programme over the next few weeks!
#medievalsky #skystorians
We'll be sharing some highlights of last year's programme over the next few weeks!
#medievalsky #skystorians
October 23, 2025 at 9:36 AM
We are SO excited to announce that applications are now open for this year's Medieval Studies Summer School! 🎉 Please do pass this information on to anyone you think might be interested!
We'll be sharing some highlights of last year's programme over the next few weeks!
#medievalsky #skystorians
We'll be sharing some highlights of last year's programme over the next few weeks!
#medievalsky #skystorians
Our brilliant PGRs are at it again! After last year's inaugural and highly-successful brat symposium (organised by CMS PGRs Shauna Roach, Sarah Collinson, Harry Lewis, and Isla Dawson), this year's committee is once again inviting Bristol PGRs to consider how 'brat' connects with their own research.
October 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Our brilliant PGRs are at it again! After last year's inaugural and highly-successful brat symposium (organised by CMS PGRs Shauna Roach, Sarah Collinson, Harry Lewis, and Isla Dawson), this year's committee is once again inviting Bristol PGRs to consider how 'brat' connects with their own research.
Is there anything better than a post-seminar discussion in the Highbury Vaults? Also proof, if it’s needed, that the CMS welcomes medievalists of all ages!
October 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Is there anything better than a post-seminar discussion in the Highbury Vaults? Also proof, if it’s needed, that the CMS welcomes medievalists of all ages!
Yesterday, the CMS were lucky enough to see a snapshot 🧑🔬📷 of Dr Alexander Zawacki's (@achillghost.bsky.social) work in his seminar on ‘Analysing Manuscripts with MSI’. Thank you for such a fascinating talk Alexander, and thanks also to @benpohl.bsky.social for chairing! #medievalsky #skystorians
October 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Yesterday, the CMS were lucky enough to see a snapshot 🧑🔬📷 of Dr Alexander Zawacki's (@achillghost.bsky.social) work in his seminar on ‘Analysing Manuscripts with MSI’. Thank you for such a fascinating talk Alexander, and thanks also to @benpohl.bsky.social for chairing! #medievalsky #skystorians
This Thursday we have a very special CMS Seminar, which will be a crossover with the GW4 collaborative project 'Medieval Studies: Mobilising Digitial Humanities'. Very excitingly, it will also be online!
Contact harriet.soper@bristol.ac.uk to register for online attendance!
Contact harriet.soper@bristol.ac.uk to register for online attendance!
October 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This Thursday we have a very special CMS Seminar, which will be a crossover with the GW4 collaborative project 'Medieval Studies: Mobilising Digitial Humanities'. Very excitingly, it will also be online!
Contact harriet.soper@bristol.ac.uk to register for online attendance!
Contact harriet.soper@bristol.ac.uk to register for online attendance!
Exciting news! 📣 The CMS' own Dr Sig Sønnesyn (@sigsonnesyn.bsky.social) is giving a lecture tomorrow (Tuesday) on 'Meaning, Intelligibility, and Fusing Horizons: Medieval Thought as a Case Study' at 3:30pm in G.HO1, Arts Complex. All welcome. We can't wait! 😀 #medievalsky #skystorians
October 13, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Exciting news! 📣 The CMS' own Dr Sig Sønnesyn (@sigsonnesyn.bsky.social) is giving a lecture tomorrow (Tuesday) on 'Meaning, Intelligibility, and Fusing Horizons: Medieval Thought as a Case Study' at 3:30pm in G.HO1, Arts Complex. All welcome. We can't wait! 😀 #medievalsky #skystorians
Ending the week on a high with an Old English/Old Norse reading group mash up!
Thanks as ever to Hattie Soper for coordinating! Remember that Old English reading group runs on Fridays at 3pm, followed by Old Norse at 4pm. All welcome, no prior knowledge necessary! #medievalsky #skystorians
Thanks as ever to Hattie Soper for coordinating! Remember that Old English reading group runs on Fridays at 3pm, followed by Old Norse at 4pm. All welcome, no prior knowledge necessary! #medievalsky #skystorians
October 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Ending the week on a high with an Old English/Old Norse reading group mash up!
Thanks as ever to Hattie Soper for coordinating! Remember that Old English reading group runs on Fridays at 3pm, followed by Old Norse at 4pm. All welcome, no prior knowledge necessary! #medievalsky #skystorians
Thanks as ever to Hattie Soper for coordinating! Remember that Old English reading group runs on Fridays at 3pm, followed by Old Norse at 4pm. All welcome, no prior knowledge necessary! #medievalsky #skystorians
The stop-motion animation 'Reynard the Fox' -- directed by Maddy Pull, and executive-produced by Dr Kristian Moen and our own Prof Ad Putter -- has made it to the semi-finals of the Animalis Fabula Film Festival, and will be shown in San Antonio in late Nov. 🎉 Huge congrats to all! #medievalsky
October 10, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The stop-motion animation 'Reynard the Fox' -- directed by Maddy Pull, and executive-produced by Dr Kristian Moen and our own Prof Ad Putter -- has made it to the semi-finals of the Animalis Fabula Film Festival, and will be shown in San Antonio in late Nov. 🎉 Huge congrats to all! #medievalsky
Yesterday, we were lucky enough to hear about Dr Elena Rossi’s (@elenarossi.bsky.social) work on female employment in medieval universities. A HUGE thank you to Elena for sharing such a fascinating paper with us all: we really hope to welcome you back to Bristol soon! 🥰 #medievalsky #skystorians
October 10, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Yesterday, we were lucky enough to hear about Dr Elena Rossi’s (@elenarossi.bsky.social) work on female employment in medieval universities. A HUGE thank you to Elena for sharing such a fascinating paper with us all: we really hope to welcome you back to Bristol soon! 🥰 #medievalsky #skystorians
Don't forget today's (Thursday) seminar at 4pm! #medievalsky #skystorians
October 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Don't forget today's (Thursday) seminar at 4pm! #medievalsky #skystorians
Hwæt is this wonderful scene of creative chaos? Could it be the very successful first week of Old English AND Old Norse Reading Group?! #medievalsky #skystorians
October 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Hwæt is this wonderful scene of creative chaos? Could it be the very successful first week of Old English AND Old Norse Reading Group?! #medievalsky #skystorians
What an amazing CMS event! We were so excited to celebrate not only Kathleen and Melek’s wonderful new book, but a bumper crop of new books from CMS members Matt Lampitt, Leah Tether, Rachael Harkes, Marianne Ailes, Adrian Ailes, Ad Putter, and Ben Pohl! 🎉🥳 Congratulations once again to all!
October 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
What an amazing CMS event! We were so excited to celebrate not only Kathleen and Melek’s wonderful new book, but a bumper crop of new books from CMS members Matt Lampitt, Leah Tether, Rachael Harkes, Marianne Ailes, Adrian Ailes, Ad Putter, and Ben Pohl! 🎉🥳 Congratulations once again to all!
Start of term = time for a new CMS photo! We love getting the CMS family back together! #medievalsky #skystorians
October 2, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Start of term = time for a new CMS photo! We love getting the CMS family back together! #medievalsky #skystorians
Hwæt?! The amazing Old English Reading Group is BACK and with a new friend?!?
Join Hattie and Co for Old English Reading Group at 3pm Friday in Hattie’s office, followed by the brand new Old Norse Reading Group at 4pm! No prior knowledge or experience needed, and everybody welcome!
Join Hattie and Co for Old English Reading Group at 3pm Friday in Hattie’s office, followed by the brand new Old Norse Reading Group at 4pm! No prior knowledge or experience needed, and everybody welcome!
October 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Hwæt?! The amazing Old English Reading Group is BACK and with a new friend?!?
Join Hattie and Co for Old English Reading Group at 3pm Friday in Hattie’s office, followed by the brand new Old Norse Reading Group at 4pm! No prior knowledge or experience needed, and everybody welcome!
Join Hattie and Co for Old English Reading Group at 3pm Friday in Hattie’s office, followed by the brand new Old Norse Reading Group at 4pm! No prior knowledge or experience needed, and everybody welcome!
We're so excited for the first Centre for Medieval Studies Research Seminar of the year!
Join us on Thursday at 4pm, with our CMS Welcome Party to follow straight after!
All welcome! We hope to see you there! #medievalsky #skystorians
Join us on Thursday at 4pm, with our CMS Welcome Party to follow straight after!
All welcome! We hope to see you there! #medievalsky #skystorians
September 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
We're so excited for the first Centre for Medieval Studies Research Seminar of the year!
Join us on Thursday at 4pm, with our CMS Welcome Party to follow straight after!
All welcome! We hope to see you there! #medievalsky #skystorians
Join us on Thursday at 4pm, with our CMS Welcome Party to follow straight after!
All welcome! We hope to see you there! #medievalsky #skystorians
Anyone know the collective noun for a reunion of medieval PGRs?!
One of the things we’re proudest of at the CMS is our amazing PGR community! We have such an active, supportive, and accomplished group of PGRs. We can’t wait to see what they get up to this academic year! #medievalsky
One of the things we’re proudest of at the CMS is our amazing PGR community! We have such an active, supportive, and accomplished group of PGRs. We can’t wait to see what they get up to this academic year! #medievalsky
September 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Anyone know the collective noun for a reunion of medieval PGRs?!
One of the things we’re proudest of at the CMS is our amazing PGR community! We have such an active, supportive, and accomplished group of PGRs. We can’t wait to see what they get up to this academic year! #medievalsky
One of the things we’re proudest of at the CMS is our amazing PGR community! We have such an active, supportive, and accomplished group of PGRs. We can’t wait to see what they get up to this academic year! #medievalsky
A new semester means a new exciting round of CMS seminars! Here's a sneak peek of what we have to look forward to over the next few weeks!
September 19, 2025 at 10:14 AM
A new semester means a new exciting round of CMS seminars! Here's a sneak peek of what we have to look forward to over the next few weeks!
As we start a new academic year, we are absolutely delighted to welcome Professor Benjamin Pohl (@benpohl.bsky.social) as our new Co-Director of the CMS! 🎉
September 18, 2025 at 12:32 PM
As we start a new academic year, we are absolutely delighted to welcome Professor Benjamin Pohl (@benpohl.bsky.social) as our new Co-Director of the CMS! 🎉
From everyone here at the CMS, a huge 🎉CONGRATULATIONS🎉 to our newest Doctors: Dr Max Fincher (French Loanwords in Early Middle English), Dr Teal St Nicklaus (Marginal Annotations in MSS of Aelfric), and Dr Sebrina Varley (Education in TH White's Once and Future King)! We're so thrilled for you! 🥳🎉
July 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
From everyone here at the CMS, a huge 🎉CONGRATULATIONS🎉 to our newest Doctors: Dr Max Fincher (French Loanwords in Early Middle English), Dr Teal St Nicklaus (Marginal Annotations in MSS of Aelfric), and Dr Sebrina Varley (Education in TH White's Once and Future King)! We're so thrilled for you! 🥳🎉
A HUGE well done to the CMS' own Dr Hattie Soper for being awarded the University English Book Prize 2024! 🎉🎉🎉 What an amazing and well-deserved award; we're so thrilled for you Hattie! 🥰
You can read the announcement here: universityenglish.ac.uk/announced-un...
#medievalsky #skystorians
You can read the announcement here: universityenglish.ac.uk/announced-un...
#medievalsky #skystorians
July 14, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A HUGE well done to the CMS' own Dr Hattie Soper for being awarded the University English Book Prize 2024! 🎉🎉🎉 What an amazing and well-deserved award; we're so thrilled for you Hattie! 🥰
You can read the announcement here: universityenglish.ac.uk/announced-un...
#medievalsky #skystorians
You can read the announcement here: universityenglish.ac.uk/announced-un...
#medievalsky #skystorians
Don't miss this special event in honour of Professor Marianne Ailes ahead of her retirement! The CMS is hosting a conference for CMS members to try out papers for upcoming conferences, whilst paying tribute to Marianne's long-standing support of PGRs. CMS drinks reception to follow! #medievalsky
June 10, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Don't miss this special event in honour of Professor Marianne Ailes ahead of her retirement! The CMS is hosting a conference for CMS members to try out papers for upcoming conferences, whilst paying tribute to Marianne's long-standing support of PGRs. CMS drinks reception to follow! #medievalsky