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The interdisciplinary Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Bristol concerned with all aspects of the history, culture, art and representation of medieval Europe.

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@uobartsmatter.bsky.social @bristolunienglish.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social @bristolunilib.bsky.social @frenchatbristol.bsky.social @germanatbristol.bsky.social @mappingthemarch.bsky.social @bristolantharch.bsky.social @bristolunilib.bsky.social

25.02.2026 10:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Poster for Bristol Medieval Studies Summer school with pictures from last year's summer school, and text saying 'Bristol Medieval Studies Summer School 2026', 'Apply Today', and 'Early Bird Deadline 1st March'. There is a QR code for those wanting to apply.

Poster for Bristol Medieval Studies Summer school with pictures from last year's summer school, and text saying 'Bristol Medieval Studies Summer School 2026', 'Apply Today', and 'Early Bird Deadline 1st March'. There is a QR code for those wanting to apply.

Interested in the Bristol Medieval Studies Summer School? Don't forget to apply by 1st March to be eligible for the early bird discount!

Find out more at: www.bristol.ac.uk/centre-for-s...

#medievalsky #skystorians

25.02.2026 10:53 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Save the Date medievalists! 📆

#medievalsky #skystorians

24.02.2026 14:51 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

We can't wait! #medievalsky #skystorians

24.02.2026 14:50 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

@bristolunienglish.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social @uobartsmatter.bsky.social @germanatbristol.bsky.social @frenchatbristol.bsky.social @bristolunilib.bsky.social @bristolantharch.bsky.social @igrct.bsky.social

23.02.2026 10:57 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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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

23.02.2026 10:55 👍 6 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 0
Poster with title of CMS seminar and details. Talk is titled 'Dante's Camino: A westward Journey to the End of the World' and is given by Professor Mary Watt (University of Florida). The talk takes place on 19th February at 4pm in Lecture Room 8 of the Arts Complex. All welcome!

Poster with title of CMS seminar and details. Talk is titled 'Dante's Camino: A westward Journey to the End of the World' and is given by Professor Mary Watt (University of Florida). The talk takes place on 19th February at 4pm in Lecture Room 8 of the Arts Complex. All welcome!

Don't miss our next CMS seminar, taking place tomorrow (Feb 19th)! #medievalsky #skystorians

18.02.2026 14:22 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

@uobartsmatter.bsky.social @bristolunienglish.bsky.social @mappingthemarch.bsky.social

13.02.2026 15:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Want to impress someone special this Valentines Day? 'Medieval Love Letters' by Myra Stokes and our own Ad Putter has some helpful medieval love letter templates, including 'How to dissuade women from taking the veil' and 'Persuading someone to marry for money'! #medievalsky #skystorians

13.02.2026 15:08 👍 19 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 0

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

11.02.2026 10:40 👍 12 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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Research Seminar - 23 Feb, 4pm (Hybrid)

Dr Alastair Ayton
Beyond a Borderland: The March of Wales and its Lords in Thirteenth-Century English Politics

Open to all!
Email mapping-the-march@bristol.ac.uk to register (online or in person).

11.02.2026 09:55 👍 9 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 1
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📻 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

10.02.2026 11:27 👍 11 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Image of Gutenberg and a Gutenberg-style press, next to the following text: Join us in our working historical print shop at the University of Bristol! Founded in 2021, and now with four historic presses, the Bristol Common Press is dedicated to exploring global print cultures through teaching and research.

Image of Gutenberg and a Gutenberg-style press, next to the following text: Join us in our working historical print shop at the University of Bristol! Founded in 2021, and now with four historic presses, the Bristol Common Press is dedicated to exploring global print cultures through teaching and research.

A person holding a letterpress card reading "I made an impression in Bristol!"

A person holding a letterpress card reading "I made an impression in Bristol!"

An Albion press, and the hand of someone who is operating it.

An Albion press, and the hand of someone who is operating it.

We want to finish the week with some exciting news: following last year's success, the Bristol Common Press will be running a workshop at our 2026 conference too! 🎉 Can't wait!

23.01.2026 17:36 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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CMS members have lots of medieval goodness to look forward to this week! Check out our instagram post for more details on all events: www.instagram.com/p/DT0aN7PjL05/ 😊

#medievalsky #skystorians

22.01.2026 16:02 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

We're so excited to hear this keynote by the CMS' very own Dr Peter Dent! 😍 #medievalsky #skystorian

21.01.2026 16:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Be sure to get those abstracts in today for the Bristol CMS PGR conference!

CFP: medievalstudies.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/pgr-conferen...

#medievalsky #skystorians

16.01.2026 15:49 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

No time like the present! 😀 #medievalsky #skystorians

15.01.2026 15:12 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

We're really looking forward to this! 😀

#medievalsky #skystorians

15.01.2026 11:41 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A poster for the event, featuring a Renaissance painting of the poet Dante holding open a book.

A poster for the event, featuring a Renaissance painting of the poet Dante holding open a book.

📢 EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT 📢

The 2026 Aquinas lecture will be presented by Professor George Corbett from the University of St Andrews, titled "Whose Aquinas? The Thomism of Dante and of Étienne Gilson"

🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰29/01, 6PM-7PM
📍Arts Complex, Lecture Theatre Three

15.01.2026 10:53 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 2
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Our first CMS seminar of 2026! 🎆

#medievalsky #skystorians

14.01.2026 16:28 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Our PGRs are delighted to announce the second of their amazing keynote speakers... the CMS' very own (and absolutely brilliant!) Dr Cathy Hume (@cathyhume.bluesky.social)! 🎉🎉🎉 #medievalsky #skystorians

13.01.2026 15:04 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Flyer for "University of Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies PGR Conference ‘Power and Performance" The University of Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies is delighted to announce its call for papers for our annual medieval PGR conference, which will be held in-person on 30th March - 1st April 2026. This year, we invite proposals for papers and posters which engage with the theme of ‘Power and Performance’. We are especially interested in how people in the Middle Ages perceived, interacted with, and responded to the ideas of power and/or performance. Consideration of how the two topics intersect with one another is also encouraged. Possible fields and topics may include, but are not limited to: How power relations shaped different aspects of medieval life (socio-cultural, historic, legal, literary, economic, religious etc.). How power relations and other key ideas were performed (on stage, in visual arts, in literary texts or music, and in material culture at large). The substance and significance of performance throughout the medieval world. Power in history (State, Church, battlefield, etc.) and of history (reception studies, the classical world in medieval thought, medievalism etc.). Religious influence(s), church ritual, and forms of devotion. Medieval law and legal enforcement. Power relations in literary texts. Linguistic power and/or performance. Geographies of power. Gender and sexuality. Literal and symbolic power. Authority and vulnerability. Disability studies. Court ritual and behaviour. Perception and composition of power. Medievalism and media. Creation and material studies.Instruction and adaptation. We welcome papers from postgraduate researchers, Master’s students, early career researchers and independent scholars. Papers will be 20 minutes long, and we warmly welcome poster presentations. Poster proposals and paper abstracts should not exceed 300 words. Deadline for abstracts is Friday 16 January at 17:00.

Flyer for "University of Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies PGR Conference ‘Power and Performance" The University of Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies is delighted to announce its call for papers for our annual medieval PGR conference, which will be held in-person on 30th March - 1st April 2026. This year, we invite proposals for papers and posters which engage with the theme of ‘Power and Performance’. We are especially interested in how people in the Middle Ages perceived, interacted with, and responded to the ideas of power and/or performance. Consideration of how the two topics intersect with one another is also encouraged. Possible fields and topics may include, but are not limited to: How power relations shaped different aspects of medieval life (socio-cultural, historic, legal, literary, economic, religious etc.). How power relations and other key ideas were performed (on stage, in visual arts, in literary texts or music, and in material culture at large). The substance and significance of performance throughout the medieval world. Power in history (State, Church, battlefield, etc.) and of history (reception studies, the classical world in medieval thought, medievalism etc.). Religious influence(s), church ritual, and forms of devotion. Medieval law and legal enforcement. Power relations in literary texts. Linguistic power and/or performance. Geographies of power. Gender and sexuality. Literal and symbolic power. Authority and vulnerability. Disability studies. Court ritual and behaviour. Perception and composition of power. Medievalism and media. Creation and material studies.Instruction and adaptation. We welcome papers from postgraduate researchers, Master’s students, early career researchers and independent scholars. Papers will be 20 minutes long, and we warmly welcome poster presentations. Poster proposals and paper abstracts should not exceed 300 words. Deadline for abstracts is Friday 16 January at 17:00.

⚠️ Important news! The deadline for the submission of abstracts is now Friday 16th of January at 17:00 GMT!
We know that the winter break is barely behind us, and want to give everyone a bit more time to write. Send all proposals and enquiries to cms-conference-enquiries@bristol.ac.uk
#MedievalSky

08.01.2026 16:47 👍 6 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Poster showing the details of the book launch event with a gradient green background, with each book cover featured in the centre of the page

Poster showing the details of the book launch event with a gradient green background, with each book cover featured in the centre of the page

Double book launch 📚

Celebrating new books by @latemedievalist.bsky.social and @mattlampitt.bsky.social, with introductions by Professor Christian Liddy & Professor Miranda Griffin.

Food and drinks provided.

🗓 26 Jan 2026, 5–7pm
📍 The Mount Without, The Crypt, Bristol

All welcome to attend!

07.01.2026 09:43 👍 20 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 3

Janega's triumphant return to Bristol! UK postgrads, watch for this conference in the spring!

06.01.2026 14:04 👍 9 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0

@bristolunienglish.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social @uobrisceh.bsky.social @bristolantharch.bsky.social @frenchatbristol.bsky.social @germanatbristol.bsky.social @uobartsmatter.bsky.social

05.01.2026 15:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Some very exciting news about the CMS PGR Conference 2026! #medievalsky #skystorians

05.01.2026 15:10 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
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We're delighted to announce the first of our amazing keynote speakers: medieval historian, author, co-host of 'Gone Medieval' and 'We're Not So Different' podcasts, and co-creator and host of several HistoryHit TV series... Dr Eleanor Janega 🎉🎉🎉(@goingmedieval.bsky.social)! #medievalsky #skystorian

05.01.2026 15:07 👍 14 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 2

A fascinating article by CMS Co-Director Prof Ben Pohl (@benpohl.bsky.social) to whet the appetite ahead of the Bayeux Tapestry's visit to the UK in 2026! #medievalsky #skystorians

15.12.2025 19:52 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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December: Bayeux Tapestry could have been originally designed as mealtime reading for medi | News and features | University of Bristol New research by an historian from the University of Bristol offers an intriguing suggestion about one of history’s biggest mysteries – the original purpose of the world-famous Bayeux Tapestry.

A press release from the University of Bristol about an exciting new article by @benpohl.bsky.social and published by Historical Research: www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/de...

15.12.2025 11:50 👍 40 🔁 20 💬 2 📌 1
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The final CMS seminar of 2025 was definitely worth the wait. We were fascinated by Prof Anthony Bale's (@realmandeville.bsky.social) seminar on ‘Witchcraft in the Fourteenth Century: Texts, Contexts and Challenges’. Thank you so much Anthony — we hope to see you back in Bristol soon! 😊 #medievalsky

15.12.2025 19:48 👍 10 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0