This chapel at Exeter Cathedral commemorates Bishop Hugo Oldham. He died over 500 years ago & his name was pronounced Owl-dom & he used an owl as his symbol.
#OwlishMonday

#OnThisDay in #ChurchHistory: Pope Innocent II convoked the Second Lateran Council in Rome, 20 April 1139.

The Council was held to resolve the division in the Church that occurred after the death of Pope Honorius II in 1130. The Council decided that Innocent II was his rightful successor.

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A group of individuals stands in a wooded area, listening to a person wearing a park ranger uniform speaking. The image has a text overlay saying, "Historians are everywhere, working on an incredible range of topics." The bottom displays the logo of the American Historical Association and the hashtag #TalkAboutHumanities.

Historians are everywhere, working on more than most people realize.

Historians, what are you researching, teaching, or exploring right now?

Share a sentence and help illustrate the range of the discipline.

#TalkAboutHumanities 🗃️

Yes, only about 15 minutes drive away.

Why was a medieval Swedish woman so popular in English prayerbooks? 💭 Read this month's blogpost by Arielle Jasiewicz-Gill (Durham)! #GlobalHistory

Upcoming #History event:

Friday, 22 May, at 7.30 p.m.

Dr Tom Pickles will deliver the 2026 Jarrow Lecture: 'Bede, Providence, and Early Medieval Kingship'

📍 St Paul's Church, Church Bank, Jarrow, Tyne & Wear, NE32 3DZ

Admission is free, and all are welcome.

Today is the last day to send in your submissions for papers for our Summer Conference 2026 👇 Don't miss out!

Make sure to send in your paper proposals for our Summer Conference by tomorrow, 15 April! #CFP

ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26summer/

Keen to gain a better understanding of handwriting from the Early Medieval through to the Early Modern period? Our Summer School course could help!

Book your place now 👉️ buff.ly/GEkudq3

Bookings close 22nd May 2026.

#palaeography #paleography #LIPS26

Only 2 more days to submit your paper proposals for our 'The Church and Race' Summer Conference at Royal Holloway, University of London (13–15 July 2026). Don’t miss the deadline!

ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26summer/

#HistoryConference #CFP #SkyStorians

We are looking at the Chapel through a carved oak screen. Beyond is a space bathed in soft light with sunlight coming through the large stained glass window reflecting on the brick tiled floor and teal coloured pews.

Although our chapel is medieval, much of what you see is later (mostly 17th century).

However there are some exceptions like this beautifully carved oak screen which dates to when the chapel was built in 1411.

Just think of all the people who have peeked through here!

Today's artist without a known birthday, Gillis Coignet of Antwerp. Painter of history scenes and the occasional portrait. Here, Annunciation from 1584.

PhD student Arielle Jasiewicz-Gill (Durham) has written our blogpost this month on her years-long search after St Bridget of Sweden in English prayerbooks. How do you get close to a past that seems so far away? 🤔

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#CFP The Grotiana Foundation & the University of Zürich are organising a conference on Hugo Grotius for June 2027.

Those interested to present a paper, please send in an abstract and CV to the conveners Silke-Petra Bergjan (bergjan@theol.uzh.ch) and Marc de Wilde (m.dewilde@uva.nl) by 1 June 2026

Welcome | Summer Study at Yale Divinity School

Did you know that YDS Summer Study allows anyone to take one of our courses? These courses are small, online seminars that focus on the Bible or a specialized topic in religion or theology. The program is open to the public and all learners are welcome! buff.ly/bVXVLQI

There is mirth and job where there is health and liberty...the air is wholesome and the sky comfortable, the flowers odiferous and the fruit pleasant: I conclude it is a day of much delightfulness: the sun’s dancing day and the Earth’s holiday.

-Nicholas Breton, on #Easter in Fantastickes (1626)

Watch our Vice President Professor Miri Rubin talk about the field of church history in a recent plenary lecture from our third annual PG Symposium ⬇️ #Skystorians #HistoryTalk

Prof Miri Rubin on 'Church History and the History of Religious Cultures: What and How?' YouTube video by EHS

On Monday, we held our third annual online Postgraduate Symposium, where we were honoured to hear a plenary lecture from Prof Miri Rubin (QMUL & VP of the EHS) on 'Church History and the History of Religious Cultures: What and How?'

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#ChurchHistory #Skystorians

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One of our former EHS Presidents, Peter Marshall, is on That Shakespeare Life podcast to talk about how Shakespeare would have celebrated #Easter ⬇️

We've got an amazing lineup of keynote speakers for our Summer Conference this year!

We're currently calling for 20-minute papers on the topic of 'The Church and Race', so make sure to submit your proposal by 15 April to join our fabulous speakers.

ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26summer/

📜 New on the blog: Bryce O'Connor explores the Synodikon Vetus, a fascinating source for the history of councils, orthodoxy and memory in the early Church.

Find out what it reveals about imperial legitimacy in the 800s.

🔗 Read more: wp.me/p7o0HV-sk

#ChurchHistory

Summer Conference 2026: The Church and Race - Ecclesiastical History Society The 2026 EHS Conference theme will be 'The Church and Race', held in London on 13-15 July 2026. It will take place at Royal Holloway, University of London. Keynote speakers: Professor Miri Rubin, Quee...

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📣 Call for Papers – Summer Conference

The Ecclesiastical History Society invites 20-minute paper proposals on the theme 'The Church and Race'.

We welcome contributions from scholars at all career stages.

🗓 Submission deadline: 15 April 2026

#CFP #ChurchHistory #Skystorians

Next Monday 30 March we are holding our online Postgraduate Symposium.

Check out the schedule below, and register to join us for great discussions on church history and a chance to connect with fellow postgraduates.

📅 30 March, 3-7pm BST
🔗 Secure your place and register now! shorturl.at/ppwQ2

CfP - New Voices in Midland Hisotry. For research covering Bedfordshire, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Email 100 word abstract and title to Andrew Hopper (andrew.hopper@conted.ox.ac.uk), Imogen Peck (i.f.m.peck@bham.ac.uk), Justine Pick (j.pick@bham.ac.uk). Travel expenses for speakers up to £50. Lunch and refreshments provided. Attendees only, email Justine Pick to register with your name, institution/affiliation (if relevant), and email address, with subject ‘Attend New Voices in Midlands History Conference 2026.’

✨ Call for Papers ✨

Are you a postgrad, ECR, independent scholar, or heritage professional researching any aspect of Midlands history?

We'd love to hear about your work at our New Voices in Midland History Conference on Saturday 6 June at Newark Museum.

CfP details below 👇 deadline 31 March.

RHS / Scouloudi grants for public history and conference panels, 2026-27: applications now invited - RHS The Royal Historical Society is pleased to launch the latest round of grants supporting collaborative public history and panel conference formation. Both grants for 2026-27 are made possible thanks to...

Today we launch a call for the Society's next round of 'Public History Grants' and 'Conference Panel Grants', 2026-27: bit.ly/4lNt8ck

Public History Grants support collaborative projects by historians working in / outside HE; Panel Grants enable conference attendance on a shared theme #Skystorians

📅 Join us tomorrow for the CMRS seminar where we welcome @williampurkis.bsky.social (University of Birmingham):

Portals to Holy Places: Relics, Round Churches, and the Reshaping of the Crusading Ideal

5:15pm, LG.11, 40 George Square

All welcome!

A glorious rectangular room, standing in back looking towards altar. Wooden coffered ceilings, ceiling murals, marble columns, windows and paintings along the sides

Wow! Behold St. Mary of the Lake in Uptown, designed by the great Chicagoland church architect Henry Schlacks. A thread with some pics if you have a moment to scroll.