'The most enduring legacy of Plague, which devastated Britain between 1348 and 1665, was that it set the conditions for how we deal with outbreaks.'
Dr Evan Jones (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) on new research in Local Population Studies by BA History graduate Matthew Kilner
Read 👉 brnw.ch/21x1ub2
Congratulations to Anna Dempsey, former PhD @bristolunienglish.bsky.social candidate, who has won the inaugural Hilary Mantel Prize for Fiction! 🥳
Read more about Anna's novel which was written as part of her PhD 👉 brnw.ch/21x1ug6
@leseldawson.bsky.social @bristol247.bsky.social
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Students are shown a book
Students smile at the camera in a library
Students are shown a book
Loving looking back at the pictures from last year's Medieval Studies Summer School!
Remember that applications for this year's Medieval Studies Summer School close on the 3rd May! Find out more here: www.bristol.ac.uk/centre-for-s...
Brilliant to see Dr José Lingna Nafafé's (HiPLA) research on the Black Atlantic abolitionist movement in the 17th century recognised on the world stage! 🌎
Read more about José's visit to Colombia at the invitation of the country's Vice President 👉 brnw.ch/21x1ubU
@brisblackhums.bsky.social
'Given the amount of criticism that the BBC has faced in recent years, this may be the hardest job in the UK media.'
Prof Simon Potter (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) on the appointment of Matt Brittin as the BBC's new director general for The Conversation
Read 👇
theconversation.com/bbc-gets-a-n...
'This new discovery highlights the central importance of maritime aspects to the events of 1066.'
PhD @uobrishistory.bsky.social candidate @tyguson.bsky.social provides expert comment on new research into King Harold & Battle of Hastings for The Guardian
Read 👇
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
Committee members Lizzie and Sarah standing next to a purple Centre for Medieval Studies banner, holding conference folders. Sarah is also holding a red plushie dragon called Wilbur, the conference mascot.
The second day of the conference has flown by! We are absolutely delighted with the quality of the papers and the lovely group of delegates we got this year.
@bristolcms.bsky.social
@uobartsmatter.bsky.social
Picket at St Barts Hospital, London, in 1988. Image credit: Bishopsgate Institute. Photographer: Maggie Murray.
💥 Women Strike Back! – A new exhibition by Dr @saimanasar.bsky.social (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) is on display at St Paul's Learning Centre until end of June
Celebrating the stories of Black & South Asian women who campaigned for & brought about change in postwar Britain
More 👉 bit.ly/412N1Tj
🎮 Dr Harry Wilson (Theatre) introduces his AI Tools for Games and XR Storytelling project, which explores the possibilities & problems of collaborating with AI in the creation of narrative games & immersive experiences
Watch the full video 👉 brnw.ch/21x1gQz
@richardcole.bsky.social
✨ COMING UP: Join Dr @katyphipps.bsky.social (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) at the National Portrait Gallery for a public lecture on the history of sex & sex work in Victorian Britain & the British Empire
The event takes place on Thursday 16 April, 1-2pm with tickets available 👉 brnw.ch/21x1pgc
'Migrants and refugees are an essential part of British society.'
Dr Florian Scheding (Music) introduces The Good Old Budapest! Cabaret in British Exile which revives WW2 cabaret songs as part of @beinghumanfest.bsky.social
Watch 👉 brnw.ch/21x0HVA
@engagebristol.bsky.social @mmbuob.bsky.social
The video of my Dennett lecture at Northeastern London is now up on YouTube!
Lifelong Learning and the Many Aims of Higher Education
Women's self-employment has long been an important but often overlooked part of Britain's working history
Inspired by #IWD, we're spotlighting Dr Amy Edwards' @somsproject.bsky.social which explores the history of women’s self-employment in Britain 1970-2000
Watch the documentary 👉 brnw.ch/21x0DJY
Come and hear about the research journeys of our Co-Director Jo Crow and colleague Ed King next week!
Lovely piece on my upcoming talk in @bristol247.bsky.social by a recently graduated student from ELCE. Please share - we have seats and all proceed go to the brilliant @arnosvalecemetery.bsky.social
www.bristol247.com/student/news...
TONIGHT! Register for the Zoom link and come hear two Bristol CEH academics @samlebutt.bsky.social and Milo Newman and our fabulous York EUC speaker Cole Swanson discuss their material artistic practices with the more-than-human! Expect fungal collage, auk eggs, and avian performance!
With 200+ tickets claimed for my public lecture on the Bayeux Tapestry on 30 April, there are only a few spaces left! Get your free ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-lec.... When they’re gone, they’re gone!
Happy publication day to @uobrishistory.bsky.social’s Professor Sumita Mukherjee!
Don't forget that applications are currently open for the Bristol Medieval Studies Summer School! Apply by 1st March to be eligible for a 10% discount!
Find out more at: www.bristol.ac.uk/centre-for-s...
#medievalsky #skystorians
I’ll be talking about my recent research on the Bayeux Tapestry in a public lecture here in Bristol on Thursday 30 April. Attendance is FREE and includes a drinks reception 🍷 Everybody welcome! Please join us if you can and help spread the word! #medievalsky #skystorians
Drawing on literary studies, philosophy, social science and neuroscience, @noreenmasud.bsky.social's project at @bristoluni.bsky.social will interrogate the deep structural and aesthetic impact of face blindness on contemporary poets and novelists who identify as face blind.
'Most arrested royals were accused of treason and conspiracy, but these charges were often compounded with accusations of heresy and witchcraft.'
Dr @gvb1554.bsky.social (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) reflects on the history of royal arrests for The Conversation
theconversation.com/there-have-b...
It was a pleasure to chat with @ecrpodcasters.bsky.social about visiting fellowships and how/why to apply for them. Hopefully folks will find it useful!
@bristolcms.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social @bristolcmspgr.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social
Please join us for the launch of our 'Women Strike Back!' exhibition on Monday 9th March. The wonderful Vanessa Kasuule will be joining us for a poetry reading.
You can book your tickets via: ticketpass.org/event/ELVTJM...
📻 Dr Laurence Publicover (@bristolunienglish.bsky.social) joins BBC Radio 4 #InOurTime to discuss Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 with @oldfortunatus.bsky.social, @lucycmunro.bsky.social & Misha Glenny
Listen to the full programme 👉 brnw.ch/21wZOlR
@bristolcms.bsky.social
'The life and legacy of Maurice of Burgos have for too long been shrouded in mystery. This marvellous study is a window on a fascinating topic.'
Dr Fernando Cervantes (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) reviews Teresa Witcombe's On the Edges of Christendom in The TLS
www.the-tls.com/history/medi...
A photo of an ancient Greek ruined gate with text that reads "IGRCT travel bursaries. Deadline to apply: Feb 24th at noon".
📢 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS OPEN 📢
Deadline: February 24th at midday
The IGRCT is accepting applications for travel bursaries from UoB students and for event proposals from UoB staff and PGRs. Please see our website for more information: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/funding/
Thrilled for my colleague, Laurence Publicover, and his appearance on In Our Time today, joined by the brilliant @oldfortunatus.bsky.social and @lucycmunro.bsky.social - what a trio! Have worked on H4 quite a bit and still learned lots! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Book stall, pedlar, and shoppers, Hong Kong, c.1938 (Photo courtesy of Historical Photographs of China Project, Hutchinson Family Collection, reference Hn-d044)
'We understand Hong Kong as a subject providing a wide range of opportunities, as a city and a territory with a distinctive past that has never been more alive.'
Excellent write up on the @hongkonghistory.bsky.social in the latest @iias.bsky.social newsletter
For more pp.38-40 👉 brnw.ch/21wZEyV
With support from @uobrishistory.bsky.social & @uobartsmatter.bsky.social, these Cantonese workshops form part of my new project to develop Chinese-language resources to support the global HK diaspora to research & preserve their family history. Feel really privileged to be able to do this work!
