My publisher is having a 60% off sale on hardbacks at the moment with the code bf60. This includes my book, bringing it down to £38 from the fat less affordable £95. boydellandbrewer.com/book/local-p... It's also coming out in paperback soon at a much lower cover price.

Local Place and the Arthurian Tradition in England and Wales, 1400-1700

The first in-depth study of Arthurian places in late medieval and early modern England and Wales.

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I had a great time recording the episode on King Arthur for the Gone Medieval podcast with Matt Lewis, and the episode is out today! open.spotify.com/episode/3akZ...

King Arthur

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Looking forward to a recording sesh later for another podcast! This time, it's Gone Medieval with the lovely @goingmedieval.bsky.social and Matt Lewis. I remember meeting Eleanor YEARS ago when I was a fledgling PhD student at a workshop at Bochum. Eleanor was hilarious and made us feel so welcome

Calling all archaeologists/historians/scholars of place! The Snodhill Castle Preservation Trust are recruiting a documentary researcher for a fascinating short-term research project (Sep/Oct/Nov) uncovering the history of the castle. Download the brief here www.snodhillcastle.org/documentary-...

Documentary Research Opportunity | SNODHILL CASTLE

Snodhill Castle Preservation Trust now seeks a qualified person to help uncover its history.

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Dr Harriet Soper, The Life Course in Old English Poetry (Cambridge University Press, 2024) @hattiesoper.bsky.social

Dr Erin Forbes, Criminal Genius in African American and US Literature 1793-1845 (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2024) @eeforbes.bsky.social

Dr Mary Bateman, Local Place and the Arthurian Tradition in England and Wales, 1400-1700 (Cambridge University Press, 2023) @mareganlefay.bsky.social

No fewer than three members of Bristol’s English Department have found their monographs shortlisted for the University English Book Prize for Outstanding First Manuscript, across the 2023 and 2024 competitions! universityenglish.ac.uk/book-prize/

Brilliant opportunity for folks working in neurodiversity studies in the arts and humanities!

Amid the new baby bliss (newest family member Amos Patrick joined us recently), there are a few interesting new articles out-- including this one on how the technology of paper spurred innovations in intellectual culture, using England as a case study. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

How paper caused the renaissance: The English experience☆

A technological revolution that began in Europe during the second half of the thirteenth century caused an intellectual revolution that continues to this day. The manufacture of good quality paper be....

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Massively looking forward to getting stuck into Hannah Weaver's book this week now I'm on leave! I've been thinking a lot this year about interpolation (being a convenor of an Arthurian Literature unit it's hard not to!).

Latest read. Much like Circe but Arthurian. Just after Arthur’s death, a boy seeks to join the Round Table but discovers Camelot is crumbling. A fun read, great updated backstories of lesser knights, and finally wistful about the transition from legend to history, literalized as the end of magic.

@fuzzybydesign.bsky.social thanks for the follow, looking forward very much to reading your comic strip!

One of the best things (I think!) about YDTM is that it’s a formalised bridge between academia, comedy, and the public. Not only do we platform fantastically skilled expert academics as guests, we also benefit hugely from a pool of academics in training. The AHRC doctoral training scheme is ace 👍

My episode of #youredeadtome on the Arthurian legends goes live on all major podcast apps today, so you can catch it if you're outside the UK or not on BBC Sounds! Had a lovely time recording with @gregjenner.bsky.social and the lovely Mike Wozniak.

Extremely busy but rewarding week of students presentations (Arthurian Literature) and a poster fair (Chaucer and Chaucerians). Highlight: a poster in which students had produced manicules that were literally photos of their own hands

Absolutely thrilled today to hear that two very bright students I have had the pleasure of teaching at Bristol have secured places on masters courses at Oxford (including a spot on the medieval studies MPhil for a superb medievalist in the making). 🎉

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📻 Dr Mary Bateman (@bristolcms.bsky.social) joins BBC #YoureDeadToMe to discuss the legend of King Arthur, from his early medieval origins to modern myths and retellings Listen to the full programme 👉 bit.ly/41m4kzm @mareganlefay.bsky.social @bristolcmspgr.bsky.social @gregjenner.bsky.social

/postmedieval/ is launching a new mentorship programme to facilitate publication for scholars whose first language is not English. 👇 find all the details here 👇 sites.google.com/view/postmed...

Hi! At 10am this morning on BBC Radio 4 - You’re Dead To Me tackles the legend of King Arthur, with Arthurian scholar @mareganlefay.bsky.social & comedian Mike Wozniak This is the 30 minute edit, the full 57 minute podcast is on BBC Sounds

Was brilliant working with Jon, a fabulous researcher and lovely to work with someone who so appreciates the Welsh Arthurian material!

Jon Norman-Mason@jonthestoryteller.bsky.social · 2y ago

This is a BIG ONE!! New #youredeadtome on Legends of King Arthur - and I got to co-research and co-script!!! LIFE MILESTONE REACHED!! Have a good listen to @gregjenner.bsky.social , Mike Wozniak and Dr Mary Bateman, as I bask in the moment... www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

If you prefer video… KING ARTHUR!!

Oh and here’s a lopsided pic of me, Mike, and @mareganlefay.bsky.social after we had pulled the proverbial podcast from the stone!

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Greg Jenner (Historian)@gregjenner.bsky.social · 2y ago

📯NEW EPISODE!!! 😁This week You’re Dead To Me tackles the medieval legends and literature about King Arthur With fantastic comedian Mike Wozniak and expert historian @mareganlefay.bsky.social. Listen on BBC SOUNDS now, or wait a month for it to arrive on apps www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

8th February, BBC Radio 4! (Also just LOOK at all the other brilliant episodes happening this series! 😍)

My son's lullaby request tonight was "Hushabye Mountain in German". Spoiler: it doesn't work. About twice as many syllables as each line can reasonably accommodate.

Humanities people of BlueSky: any advice on how to approach the nitty-gritty of ‘turning-the-thesis-into-a-book’? Context: I have lucked out in all the areas possible (great press, contract signed, generous eleven months to first draft, etc.), but I’m keen to hear as many thoughts as possible.