Esther Liberman Cuenca
@estherlcuenca.bsky.social
Writer. Historian. Author of 'The Making of Urban Customary Law in Medieval and Reformation England' (Oxford University Press, 2025). On leave at the Huntington Library in Fall 2025.
Thank you for this shoutout, @patrickhwillems.bsky.social. The paperback copies of my book are temporarily sold out on Amazon right now :)
September 24, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Thank you for this shoutout, @patrickhwillems.bsky.social. The paperback copies of my book are temporarily sold out on Amazon right now :)
Is the what to the what?
September 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Is the what to the what?
Am spending the end of the summer and the fall semester here (Huntington Library in California). The air smells wonderful 🌹💐🌻🌳
July 29, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Am spending the end of the summer and the fall semester here (Huntington Library in California). The air smells wonderful 🌹💐🌻🌳
My book on display at the Oxford University Press table at IMC Leeds!
July 7, 2025 at 9:34 AM
My book on display at the Oxford University Press table at IMC Leeds!
7. "Social Space and Urban Drinking Houses in Medieval England" by Samantha Sagui
May 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
7. "Social Space and Urban Drinking Houses in Medieval England" by Samantha Sagui
6. "Visualizing Elizabeth of York's Ladies-in-Waiting" by @scmedievalist.bsky.social and Mikkaela Bailey
May 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
6. "Visualizing Elizabeth of York's Ladies-in-Waiting" by @scmedievalist.bsky.social and Mikkaela Bailey
5. "The Romney Marsh Tax Records of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries: Charting Economic and Social Change in a Landscape in Crisis" by @eilmermalmesbury.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
5. "The Romney Marsh Tax Records of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries: Charting Economic and Social Change in a Landscape in Crisis" by @eilmermalmesbury.bsky.social
4. "Vadia Guerre: Contextualizing the War Wages of William de Farley's Wardrobe Account, 1359–1360" by Ronald W. Braasch III
May 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
4. "Vadia Guerre: Contextualizing the War Wages of William de Farley's Wardrobe Account, 1359–1360" by Ronald W. Braasch III
3. "Convocation: Taxes, Petitions, and the Quest for the Medieval English Church's Autonomy" by Elizabeth Keohane-Burbridge
May 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
3. "Convocation: Taxes, Petitions, and the Quest for the Medieval English Church's Autonomy" by Elizabeth Keohane-Burbridge
1. "Introduction" by me and Eliza Hartrich (at @yorkmedieval.bsky.social)
2. "Communities, Custom, and Canon Law: Elections of Benedictine Monastic Superiors in the Diocese of Lincoln, 1183–1340" by Lucy C. Barnhouse
2. "Communities, Custom, and Canon Law: Elections of Benedictine Monastic Superiors in the Diocese of Lincoln, 1183–1340" by Lucy C. Barnhouse
May 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
1. "Introduction" by me and Eliza Hartrich (at @yorkmedieval.bsky.social)
2. "Communities, Custom, and Canon Law: Elections of Benedictine Monastic Superiors in the Diocese of Lincoln, 1183–1340" by Lucy C. Barnhouse
2. "Communities, Custom, and Canon Law: Elections of Benedictine Monastic Superiors in the Diocese of Lincoln, 1183–1340" by Lucy C. Barnhouse
My special issue in HR/RH has been just published!
Please email CuencaE [at] UHV [dot] EDU if you'd like a particular article or the entire thing. Link here if you have institutional access (Introduction is Open Access): www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...
Table of Contents (Thread) 🧵⬇️
Please email CuencaE [at] UHV [dot] EDU if you'd like a particular article or the entire thing. Link here if you have institutional access (Introduction is Open Access): www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...
Table of Contents (Thread) 🧵⬇️
May 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
My special issue in HR/RH has been just published!
Please email CuencaE [at] UHV [dot] EDU if you'd like a particular article or the entire thing. Link here if you have institutional access (Introduction is Open Access): www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...
Table of Contents (Thread) 🧵⬇️
Please email CuencaE [at] UHV [dot] EDU if you'd like a particular article or the entire thing. Link here if you have institutional access (Introduction is Open Access): www.berghahnjournals.com/view/journal...
Table of Contents (Thread) 🧵⬇️
20. Medieval Science, the Spanish Inquisition, and Religious Violence in '1492: Conquest of Paradise' (1992) by @eugene-smelyansky.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
20. Medieval Science, the Spanish Inquisition, and Religious Violence in '1492: Conquest of Paradise' (1992) by @eugene-smelyansky.bsky.social
19. Jewish Assimilation and the Absent “Saracens” and Africans of 'Ivanhoe' (1952) by Celia Chazelle
May 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
19. Jewish Assimilation and the Absent “Saracens” and Africans of 'Ivanhoe' (1952) by Celia Chazelle
18. Lawful Language and Global North Encounters in 'The 13th Warrior' (1999) by Daniel Armenti and @nahir.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
18. Lawful Language and Global North Encounters in 'The 13th Warrior' (1999) by Daniel Armenti and @nahir.bsky.social
17. Depicting the Prophet, Social Justice, and the Pillars of Islam in 'The Message' (1976) by Maria Americo
May 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
17. Depicting the Prophet, Social Justice, and the Pillars of Islam in 'The Message' (1976) by Maria Americo
16. Late Roman Law, Women’s Status, and Classical Education in 'Agora' (2009) by Christopher Bonura
May 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
16. Late Roman Law, Women’s Status, and Classical Education in 'Agora' (2009) by Christopher Bonura
15. Medieval Satire and the Canon Law of Claustration in 'The Little Hours' (2017) by Spencer Strub
May 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
15. Medieval Satire and the Canon Law of Claustration in 'The Little Hours' (2017) by Spencer Strub
14. The Myth of Jus Primae Noctis, or the “Right of the First Night,” in 'Braveheart' (1995) by Lorraine Kochanske Stock
May 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
14. The Myth of Jus Primae Noctis, or the “Right of the First Night,” in 'Braveheart' (1995) by Lorraine Kochanske Stock
13. Church Law, Community Practice, and the Witch Trial That Wasn’t in 'Sorceress' (1987) by Rachel Ellen Clark and Lucy C. Barnhouse
May 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
13. Church Law, Community Practice, and the Witch Trial That Wasn’t in 'Sorceress' (1987) by Rachel Ellen Clark and Lucy C. Barnhouse
12. War, Family, and the Law of the Kyivan Rus in 'Alexander Nevsky' (1938) by @historyasif.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
12. War, Family, and the Law of the Kyivan Rus in 'Alexander Nevsky' (1938) by @historyasif.bsky.social
11. Religious Women’s Authority and Rules for Nuns in 'Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen' (2009) by Lucy C. Barnhouse
May 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
11. Religious Women’s Authority and Rules for Nuns in 'Vision: From the Life of Hildegard von Bingen' (2009) by Lucy C. Barnhouse
10. Animal Trials in 'The Advocate' (1993) by Julie K. Chamberlin
May 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
10. Animal Trials in 'The Advocate' (1993) by Julie K. Chamberlin
9. Trial by Battle and Gendered Medievalisms in 'The Last Duel' (2021) by Sara McDougall and @lollardfish.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
9. Trial by Battle and Gendered Medievalisms in 'The Last Duel' (2021) by Sara McDougall and @lollardfish.bsky.social
8. Forest Law in 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938) by Casey Ireland
May 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
8. Forest Law in 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (1938) by Casey Ireland
7. Crusading and Oath-Taking in 'Kingdom of Heaven' (2005) by Esther Liberman Cuenca
May 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
7. Crusading and Oath-Taking in 'Kingdom of Heaven' (2005) by Esther Liberman Cuenca