Dr Mary Bateman
@mareganlefay.bsky.social
Medievalist. Pre modern lit & culture across borders, especially all things Arthurian. FRHistS, FHEA. Folkie. 🎵 Mareganlefay.bsky.social
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Dr Mary Bateman
@mareganlefay.bsky.social
· Dec 16
Obligatory intro post! Hello! I lecture in medieval literature at the University of Bristol. I wrote a book about local place and the Arthurian Tradition in England and Wales (pic below).
I had a great time recording the episode on King Arthur for the Gone Medieval podcast with Matt Lewis, and the episode is out today!
open.spotify.com/episode/3akZ...
open.spotify.com/episode/3akZ...
King Arthur
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September 27, 2025 at 7:34 AM
I had a great time recording the episode on King Arthur for the Gone Medieval podcast with Matt Lewis, and the episode is out today!
open.spotify.com/episode/3akZ...
open.spotify.com/episode/3akZ...
Looking forward to a recording sesh later for another podcast! This time, it's Gone Medieval with the lovely @goingmedieval.bsky.social and Matt Lewis.
I remember meeting Eleanor YEARS ago when I was a fledgling PhD student at a workshop at Bochum. Eleanor was hilarious and made us feel so welcome
I remember meeting Eleanor YEARS ago when I was a fledgling PhD student at a workshop at Bochum. Eleanor was hilarious and made us feel so welcome
August 26, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Looking forward to a recording sesh later for another podcast! This time, it's Gone Medieval with the lovely @goingmedieval.bsky.social and Matt Lewis.
I remember meeting Eleanor YEARS ago when I was a fledgling PhD student at a workshop at Bochum. Eleanor was hilarious and made us feel so welcome
I remember meeting Eleanor YEARS ago when I was a fledgling PhD student at a workshop at Bochum. Eleanor was hilarious and made us feel so welcome
Calling all archaeologists/historians/scholars of place!
The Snodhill Castle Preservation Trust are recruiting a documentary researcher for a fascinating short-term research project (Sep/Oct/Nov) uncovering the history of the castle.
Download the brief here www.snodhillcastle.org/documentary-...
The Snodhill Castle Preservation Trust are recruiting a documentary researcher for a fascinating short-term research project (Sep/Oct/Nov) uncovering the history of the castle.
Download the brief here www.snodhillcastle.org/documentary-...
Documentary Research Opportunity | SNODHILL CASTLE
Snodhill Castle Preservation Trust now seeks a qualified person to help uncover its history.
www.snodhillcastle.org
July 15, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Calling all archaeologists/historians/scholars of place!
The Snodhill Castle Preservation Trust are recruiting a documentary researcher for a fascinating short-term research project (Sep/Oct/Nov) uncovering the history of the castle.
Download the brief here www.snodhillcastle.org/documentary-...
The Snodhill Castle Preservation Trust are recruiting a documentary researcher for a fascinating short-term research project (Sep/Oct/Nov) uncovering the history of the castle.
Download the brief here www.snodhillcastle.org/documentary-...
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Dr Harriet Soper, The Life Course in Old English Poetry (Cambridge University Press, 2024) @hattiesoper.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Dr Harriet Soper, The Life Course in Old English Poetry (Cambridge University Press, 2024) @hattiesoper.bsky.social
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Dr Erin Forbes, Criminal Genius in African American and US Literature 1793-1845 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024) @eeforbes.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Dr Erin Forbes, Criminal Genius in African American and US Literature 1793-1845 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024) @eeforbes.bsky.social
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Dr Mary Bateman, Local Place and the Arthurian Tradition in England and Wales, 1400-1700 (Cambridge University Press, 2023) @mareganlefay.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Dr Mary Bateman, Local Place and the Arthurian Tradition in England and Wales, 1400-1700 (Cambridge University Press, 2023) @mareganlefay.bsky.social
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No fewer than three members of Bristol’s English Department have found their monographs shortlisted for the University English Book Prize for Outstanding First Manuscript, across the 2023 and 2024 competitions! universityenglish.ac.uk/book-prize/
May 21, 2025 at 7:03 AM
No fewer than three members of Bristol’s English Department have found their monographs shortlisted for the University English Book Prize for Outstanding First Manuscript, across the 2023 and 2024 competitions! universityenglish.ac.uk/book-prize/
Brilliant opportunity for folks working in neurodiversity studies in the arts and humanities!
May 20, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Brilliant opportunity for folks working in neurodiversity studies in the arts and humanities!
Amid the new baby bliss (newest family member Amos Patrick joined us recently), there are a few interesting new articles out-- including this one on how the technology of paper spurred innovations in intellectual culture, using England as a case study. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
How paper caused the renaissance: The English experience☆
A technological revolution that began in Europe during the second half of the thirteenth century caused an intellectual revolution that continues to this day. The manufacture of good quality paper be....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
March 21, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Amid the new baby bliss (newest family member Amos Patrick joined us recently), there are a few interesting new articles out-- including this one on how the technology of paper spurred innovations in intellectual culture, using England as a case study. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
Massively looking forward to getting stuck into Hannah Weaver's book this week now I'm on leave! I've been thinking a lot this year about interpolation (being a convenor of an Arthurian Literature unit it's hard not to!).
March 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Massively looking forward to getting stuck into Hannah Weaver's book this week now I'm on leave! I've been thinking a lot this year about interpolation (being a convenor of an Arthurian Literature unit it's hard not to!).
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Latest read. Much like Circe but Arthurian. Just after Arthur’s death, a boy seeks to join the Round Table but discovers Camelot is crumbling. A fun read, great updated backstories of lesser knights, and finally wistful about the transition from legend to history, literalized as the end of magic.
March 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Latest read. Much like Circe but Arthurian. Just after Arthur’s death, a boy seeks to join the Round Table but discovers Camelot is crumbling. A fun read, great updated backstories of lesser knights, and finally wistful about the transition from legend to history, literalized as the end of magic.
@fuzzybydesign.bsky.social thanks for the follow, looking forward very much to reading your comic strip!
March 8, 2025 at 8:44 AM
@fuzzybydesign.bsky.social thanks for the follow, looking forward very much to reading your comic strip!
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One of the best things (I think!) about YDTM is that it’s a formalised bridge between academia, comedy, and the public. Not only do we platform fantastically skilled expert academics as guests, we also benefit hugely from a pool of academics in training. The AHRC doctoral training scheme is ace 👍
February 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
One of the best things (I think!) about YDTM is that it’s a formalised bridge between academia, comedy, and the public. Not only do we platform fantastically skilled expert academics as guests, we also benefit hugely from a pool of academics in training. The AHRC doctoral training scheme is ace 👍
My episode of #youredeadtome on the Arthurian legends goes live on all major podcast apps today, so you can catch it if you're outside the UK or not on BBC Sounds! Had a lovely time recording with @gregjenner.bsky.social and the lovely Mike Wozniak.
March 7, 2025 at 8:49 AM
My episode of #youredeadtome on the Arthurian legends goes live on all major podcast apps today, so you can catch it if you're outside the UK or not on BBC Sounds! Had a lovely time recording with @gregjenner.bsky.social and the lovely Mike Wozniak.
Extremely busy but rewarding week of students presentations (Arthurian Literature) and a poster fair (Chaucer and Chaucerians). Highlight: a poster in which students had produced manicules that were literally photos of their own hands
February 28, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Extremely busy but rewarding week of students presentations (Arthurian Literature) and a poster fair (Chaucer and Chaucerians). Highlight: a poster in which students had produced manicules that were literally photos of their own hands
Absolutely thrilled today to hear that two very bright students I have had the pleasure of teaching at Bristol have secured places on masters courses at Oxford (including a spot on the medieval studies MPhil for a superb medievalist in the making). 🎉
February 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Absolutely thrilled today to hear that two very bright students I have had the pleasure of teaching at Bristol have secured places on masters courses at Oxford (including a spot on the medieval studies MPhil for a superb medievalist in the making). 🎉
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If you were interested in the birthing pool history piece, Jenny, Maria and I also wrote this companion article that just came out in a SI on experience: 'The Construction and Politics of the ‘Birth Experience’ in Britain, 1948–93' www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....
February 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
If you were interested in the birthing pool history piece, Jenny, Maria and I also wrote this companion article that just came out in a SI on experience: 'The Construction and Politics of the ‘Birth Experience’ in Britain, 1948–93' www.euppublishing.com/doi/full/10....
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📻 Dr Mary Bateman (@bristolcms.bsky.social) joins BBC #YoureDeadToMe to discuss the legend of King Arthur, from his early medieval origins to modern myths and retellings
Listen to the full programme 👉 bit.ly/41m4kzm
@mareganlefay.bsky.social @bristolcmspgr.bsky.social @gregjenner.bsky.social
Listen to the full programme 👉 bit.ly/41m4kzm
@mareganlefay.bsky.social @bristolcmspgr.bsky.social @gregjenner.bsky.social
February 18, 2025 at 10:08 AM
📻 Dr Mary Bateman (@bristolcms.bsky.social) joins BBC #YoureDeadToMe to discuss the legend of King Arthur, from his early medieval origins to modern myths and retellings
Listen to the full programme 👉 bit.ly/41m4kzm
@mareganlefay.bsky.social @bristolcmspgr.bsky.social @gregjenner.bsky.social
Listen to the full programme 👉 bit.ly/41m4kzm
@mareganlefay.bsky.social @bristolcmspgr.bsky.social @gregjenner.bsky.social
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/postmedieval/ is launching a new mentorship programme to facilitate publication for scholars whose first language is not English.
👇 find all the details here 👇
sites.google.com/view/postmed...
👇 find all the details here 👇
sites.google.com/view/postmed...
February 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
/postmedieval/ is launching a new mentorship programme to facilitate publication for scholars whose first language is not English.
👇 find all the details here 👇
sites.google.com/view/postmed...
👇 find all the details here 👇
sites.google.com/view/postmed...
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Hi! At 10am this morning on BBC Radio 4 - You’re Dead To Me tackles the legend of King Arthur, with Arthurian scholar @mareganlefay.bsky.social & comedian Mike Wozniak
This is the 30 minute edit, the full 57 minute podcast is on BBC Sounds
This is the 30 minute edit, the full 57 minute podcast is on BBC Sounds
February 8, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Hi! At 10am this morning on BBC Radio 4 - You’re Dead To Me tackles the legend of King Arthur, with Arthurian scholar @mareganlefay.bsky.social & comedian Mike Wozniak
This is the 30 minute edit, the full 57 minute podcast is on BBC Sounds
This is the 30 minute edit, the full 57 minute podcast is on BBC Sounds
Was brilliant working with Jon, a fabulous researcher and lovely to work with someone who so appreciates the Welsh Arthurian material!
This is a BIG ONE!! New #youredeadtome on Legends of King Arthur - and I got to co-research and co-script!!! LIFE MILESTONE REACHED!! Have a good listen to @gregjenner.bsky.social , Mike Wozniak and Dr Mary Bateman, as I bask in the moment... www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
February 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Was brilliant working with Jon, a fabulous researcher and lovely to work with someone who so appreciates the Welsh Arthurian material!
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If you prefer video… KING ARTHUR!!
February 7, 2025 at 11:06 AM
If you prefer video… KING ARTHUR!!
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Oh and here’s a lopsided pic of me, Mike, and @mareganlefay.bsky.social after we had pulled the proverbial podcast from the stone!
February 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Oh and here’s a lopsided pic of me, Mike, and @mareganlefay.bsky.social after we had pulled the proverbial podcast from the stone!