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We are delighted offer Methods and Sources for Historical Research 11-15 May 2026, an in person short course focused on archival research, including visits to archives and training in digital and online sources. Booking closes 3 May.
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If anyone is interested, my podcast, @medievalmurder.bsky.social is looking for guests for the coming year! If you are a historian, have a book coming out, or just want to chat all things Medieval Murder, feel free to reach out! #medievalsky

Jane Seymour: The Other Woman Today we are continuing our dive into Tudor history and are going to be discussing the wife that came after, or maybe even during, King Henry VIII’s marriage to Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour. Hello and…

Jane Seymour: The Other Woman - an episode of The Medieval Murder Podcast youtu.be/lefylsmDE3I?... #JaneSeymour

The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn Today we are branching a little later on than the medieval period to the Tudor period and we will be discussing one of the most famous women in history, Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry…

The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn - an episode of The Medieval Murder Podcast youtu.be/nADzNBaxswc?... #AnneBoleyn

Today is the feast day and anniversary of the death of Saint Ælfheah, the Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1012, Ælfheah was kidnapped and eventually murdered by the Danish Vikings. If you’d like to learn more about Ælfheah take a listen to our episode “The Execution of Ælfheah of Canterbury.”

Today we are jumping forward in time to the 19th century and talking about the Mary Ann Ashford Case and how a modern day dog solved a crime by digging in his own back yard.

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#Law and #Literature
An Interdisciplinary Exploration of #Medieval Texts
Edited by Ignazio Alessi and Gavino Scala
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#LegalHistory #MedievalSky #Literature

The conference is almost here! #medievalsky Full Schedule: histudentconference.wordpress.com We can't wait to see you there! #SagaLiterature #medievalstudies

But who among us hasn’t spent hours watching the light play off of an illuminated initial? Ms. Codex 1056 is a Book of Hours for the use of Rouen, and this initial O on fol. 18v is a particularly good example of the kinds of decorative labor that went into it. #medievalsky

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New Episode: We are finishing up the Táin Bó Cúailnge, also known as the Cattle Raid of Cooley, with the final installment. Today we are picking up after Cu Chulainn sadly killed his foster brother Ferdiad in one on one combat.
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Image: RIA MS 23 E 25, Lebor na hUidre / The Book of the Dun Cow
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We are back with the Táin Bó Cúailnge, also known as the Cattle Raid of Cooley, which is an Irish Saga from the Ulster Cycle of Sagas. Today we are covering the chapter in which Cu Chulainn takes on his foster-brother, Ferdiad in battle.

Bianca’s Cure, Gigi Berardi - Women Writers, Women's Books In Bianca’s Cure by Gigi Berardi (She Writes Press, February 10, 2026), Berardi brings her own training and expertise, first as a biologist at University of California San Diego and then as a social s...

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Today we have a very special guest on the podcast, Gigi Berardi, acclaimed writer, Fulbright Scholar, and Western Washington University Professor who will be talking with us about her new book, Bianca’s Cure.

If you have any questions about Dr. Berardi's work or Bianca's Cure check out her blog.

Can anyone tell what this circled word is? #history #paleography

🎉📣 Announcing the IHR Research Training Courses for October - December 2025.

Visit the IHR website to register and find detailed information on each course: www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...

Hi #medievalsky! We’re excited to announce that Issue 2 of The So What is available on our site: www.arthuriana.com/tsw-issues! #pubhums #arthuriansky
And now, a quick teaser 🧵 of the pieces in this issue… /1

Our latest podcast episode is now available everywhere podcasts can be found! Today we are talking about a very popular, if you can call it that, murder from the 1500s that features a love triangle, a failed poisoning and much more - it's the murder of Thomas Arden!

Today we are talking about the murder of Marguerite Porete, who, while little known to most people, is a fascinating woman whose life ended terribly - featuring the inquisition and the Beguin movement!

BAV Pal. lat. 1746, fol. 99r

BAV Pal. lat. 1746, fol. 99r, detail of the opening of Tatwine's Ars grammatica

Today is the feast of Tatwine, d. 734, Archbishop of Canterbury. 🕯️ Before he became ABC, Tatwine composed riddles & a grammar during his life as monk & abbot of Breedon-on-the-Hill in Mercia (now Leicestershire, barely).

BAV Pal. lat. 1746 is a late-8c copy of his grammar from Lorsch.

#medievalsky

Just as a reminder since this seems to be getting some citations recently. I’ve published this open access piece from my masters dissertation on Crime and Sin in Early Medieval England. doi.org/10.33929/sherm.2021.vol3.no1.08

Hundreds of medieval medical manuscripts now accessible Over the course of the last three years, the Curious Cures in Cambridge Libraries project has been enhancing the discoverability of medieval medical recipes in historic library collections across the ...

Over 7000 pages of medieval medical recipes are now freely accessible online at the end of the Curious Cures in Cambridge Libraries project.
👉 Discover more about this ambitious project and its achievements: loom.ly/XFJt-Tg

Handwritten letter from the 1840s featuring large ink spots.

Spent my Friday afternoon in the archives with some lovely 19th century letters.

Our latest podcast episode "The Sack of Rome of 1527" is now available everywhere podcasts can be found! Listen to us talk about the politics and people surround the attack on Rome, with a special emphasis on the Swiss Guard!

Our latest podcast episode “The Cadaver Synod” in which Pope Formosus deceased body is put on trial for his supposed crimes in 897 is now available everywhere podcasts can be found! Take a listen and let us know what you think by leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts!

Prime Day is an excellent day for saying “hey, how we go get some books at the library” 📚

William of Hirsau William of Hirsau was a Benedictine abbot and monastic reformer. He was abbot of Hirsau Abbey, for whom he created the Constitutiones Hirsaugienses, based on the uses of Cluny, and was the father of the Hirsau Reforms, which influenced many Benedictine monasteries in Germany. He supported the papacy in the Investiture Controversy. In the Roman Catholic Church, he is a Blessed, the second of three steps toward recognition as a saint.

#OTD (Jul 05) in the year 1091: death of William of Hirsau, German abbot #OTDIH #history 🗃️ #Medievalsky

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Our latest podcast episode on "The Peasant's Revolt of 1381" is now available everywhere podcasts can be found! Take a listen to our discussion on the rebellion which attempted to stand up to the policies of the crown! Let's know what you think by leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Spending today recording the next podcast episode! Any guess on what it might be? 👀