Call for papers for next year's International Medieval Congress a the University of Leeds in the first week of July. Just over three weeks to go for submitting abstracts. Please do circulate amongst interested parties.
Dr Jacob H. Deacon ⚔️
@deaconjh.bsky.social
PhD in Medieval Studies from the University of Leeds. Academic Errant. Researching martial culture in late medieval and early modern England. He/him
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I can't believe I've never seen this before. An allegorical duel between Albrecht Durer and Apelles, fought before Emperor Maximilian I. The stone carving, by Hans Daucher, is dated to 1522. Lots to say about this, might need a bit of a write up somewhere.
Little over a month until the deadline.
Dr Jacob H. Deacon ⚔️@deaconjh.bsky.social · 4w agoAfter the success of this year's iteration of Arms, Armour, and the Arts of Combat at the @imc-leeds.bsky.social , it's time to begin planning for next year. Please do circulate amongst any relevant parties. #imc2026 #imc2027
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Was a pleasure to be invited to the International Rapier Seminar to share some of my research this weekend. Thank you to the organisers and for everyone who decided to attend the lecture.
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The week after the IMC is always so productive for me. I've sent in the proposal for my first monograph, finished refining a series of lectures for a course starting next week, and am now putting the finishing touches on a talk to be delivered tomorrow at the International Rapier Seminar.
After the success of this year's iteration of Arms, Armour, and the Arts of Combat at the @imc-leeds.bsky.social , it's time to begin planning for next year. Please do circulate amongst any relevant parties. #imc2026 #imc2027
In the rare position of travelling to Leeds for the @imc-leeds.bsky.social this year (rather than just catching the bus!). Final research on the train is going well. Looking forward to talking about Tudor tournaments on Wednesday.
Someone's phone just went off in the manuscript room of the British Library. The tension is palpable.
🧵The Cawood Sword is one of the rarest and best-preserved medieval swords ever discovered in Britain only the fifth example of its type to be found. Recovered from the River Ouse near Cawood Castle in the late 19th century, it remains in such remarkable condition that
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This was a brilliant conference last year. Hoping that this year's iteration will be even more successful.
Early Modern Conflict, War and Violence Network@earlymodernwar.bsky.social · 5mo agoWonderful to see that we have already started receiving abstracts for our upcoming conference this summer. If you are an early modernist studying violence from any discipline, do consider this opportunity to share your research with our network, and please help us spread the news! ⬇️
Outside the Level 2 Reading Room in @bodleian.ox.ac.uk there is a wellbeing display. Here are some it's little zines that genuinely made me smile.
I have two short articles in the new issue of Medieval World magazine. The first, about a type of medieval tournament called pas d'armes, and the second about the commemoration of tournaments at the court of Emperor Maximilian. I'm pleased to say that the first was chosen as this month's centrefold.
Happy #IMC2026 acceptance day. I'll be sharing details of the two strands of Arms, Armour, and the Arts of Combat (that's right, twenty-four papers!) very soon.
This Thursday. In person or hybrid. To sign up for online attendance click forms.office.com/e/L834SBHzKX. #medievalsky #medievalwarfare #museums #materialculture
Brilliant first day at the conference. Some excellent papers, good discussion about research, and a really enjoyable keynote.
Teoni M Passereau@teonipassereau.bsky.social · 9mo agoDay one complete of the Conflict, War and Violence in the Early Modern World conference! Had some very insightful talks covering a variety of topics! The day finished with a fantastic talk from Professor Mark Stoyle followed by a walking tour of the city walls! I look forward to tomorrow!
A reminder that there's about a week left to pitch your paper for this year's interdisciplinary Late Medieval France and Burgundy Seminar, the loveliest event of its kind, at Durham in mid-December! There's a great (and non-exclusive) theme, and it's lots of fun for ECRs and senior scholars alike!
23 September and I've been Wham'd. Only the good Wham young.
A huge moment -- Melvyn Bragg steps down from In Our Time after over a quarter of a century. What a programme and what a legacy! Just a model for how to make great, clever, engaging radio, and a twenty-seven-year experiment that proves there's a huge global audience for smart, scholarly programming.
Melvyn Bragg decides to step down from presenting In Our Time
After 26 years on the programme, the legendary presenter bids farewell to the series
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Seeing a lot of critical responses from medievalists about this BBC 1066 thing. As an early modernist, just to say that I'm happy to confirm that medieval people were indeed covered in dirt all the time and did all sound like they were in the Wurzels.