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Eliot Benbow

@ebenbow.bsky.social

Research Associate at the Institute of Historical Research working on the Late Medieval London Customs Accounts. Formerly at MoLA. Researching Medieval and Early Modern material culture, trade, devotion etc.

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Eliot Benbow@ebenbow.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Very much looking forward to the next London Medieval Society colloquium on May 2nd on Medievalism. We have three fantastic speakers lined up. The event will be in person at Queen Mary University of London and refreshments and lunch will be provided (with the generous support of QM CREMS) 😊

London Medieval Society@londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Delighted to announce the upcoming Colloquium on Medievalisms, co-organised with CREMS in person at Queen Mary University of London! Please join us on Saturday, 2nd May, for some medievalists' fun! 😊 Registration via link: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/medievalis... Looking forward to seeing you there!

Eliot Benbow@ebenbow.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Very much looking forward to the next London Medieval Society colloquium on 21st February via Zoom. Four fascinating papers on the subject of nonconformity in the Middle Ages. 😊 You can sign up via the Zoom link here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

London Medieval Society@londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Two weeks left until the LMS Winter Colloquium! 🍾😊 Make sure to register via the zoom link below. Looking forward to seeing many of you there! #medievalsky #skystorians #histsky #academicsky

Eliot Benbow@ebenbow.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Still a few days left to apply for the next colloquium on Late Medieval and Early Modern cities. 🙂 Please do get in touch with any questions.

Ana Roda Sánchez@arodsan95.bsky.social · 7mo ago

*Reposted CFP with alt text* III Colloquium on Late Medieval and Early Modern Cities: Moving and Being Moved London, 11-12 June 2026 Deadline abstract submissions: 31 January 2026 Looking forward to meeting everyone! 🤗🤗 #medievalsky #skystorians #medieval #earlymodern #callforpapers #history

Ill Colloquium on Late Medieval and Early Modern Cities in Europe: Moving and Being Moved Call for Papers London, 11-12 June 2026 We are delighted to launch the Call for Papers for the III Colloquium on Late Medieval and Early Modern Cities in Europe, which will take place in London on 11-12 June 2026. After two successful editions, this year's Colloquium will focus on movements) within and accross late medieval and early modern cities (ca. 1300-1800). Topics to be addressed may include but are not limited to: • Mobile people in urban centres, e.g. migrants, merchants, vagrants, enslaved people, minstrels, mendicants, and pilgrims. • The exchange of goods and knowledge. • Transitory urban events and performances that moved bodies and minds, including social uprisings, civic performances, dances and urban processions. • Lack of 'movement: considerations of what it means to stay put and belong in a city or to be forced to remain in a city. This is an interdisciplinary and international Colloquium which offers an opportunity for PhD students and early career scholars to share their research through 20-minute long presentations, and to receive feedback through constructive discussion. Established scholars will also be invited to present their research and methods and to contribute to discussion. There will also be opportunities for all participants to continue the conversation over coffee and lunch. Interested applicants are encouraged to send an abstract of 200 words along with a short bio to Ana Roda Sánchez (Queen Mary University of London), Eliot Benbow (Institute of Historical Research) and Emma Olson (University of Cambridge) in colloquiumcities@gmail.com by 31 January 2026. If you have any questions, please get in touch with us. We look forward to receiving your proposals and learning about your research!
Eliot Benbow@ebenbow.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Delighted to re-post the first of the outputs from the Unlocking Upcycled Medieval Data Project. We've been fascinated to see the wide range of objects, games, toys, material culture within the London Customs Accounts. 😊

Justin Colson@justincolson.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Did medieval people buy each other Christmas gifts? New Year's Day was the main gifting day, but little is known about everyday people's present giving. Our project on London's customs records has uncovered a wealth of affordable items imported around this time: gloves and hats to toys and rattles🧵

Eliot Benbow@ebenbow.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Very much looking forward to presenting at the Low Countries History Seminar at the IHR this evening. I'll be talking about merchants from the Low Countries who specialised (and excelled) in supplying London's goods market with everyday stuff in the later Middle Ages. 😊

Liesbeth Corens@onslies.bsky.social · 8mo ago

TONIGHT!!! You can still make your way to Bloomsbury! Or you can bat your eyelashes at me sweetly and I can send you the zoom link. Either way, don't miss this. Eliot is fabulous!

Eliot Benbow@ebenbow.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Here is the full programme for the London Medieval Society colloquium on Women and Knowledge on the 22nd November. We are very excited to welcome everyone to the colloquium and to hear a range of fascinating papers. 🙂 You can find the Zoom registration link here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: London Medieval Society November Colloquium. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: London Medieval Society November Colloquium. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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London Medieval Society@londonmedievalsoc.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Please join us on 22 November to discuss Women and Knowledge. We cannot wait to listen to and engage with all presentations 😁 This event is free to attend, but prior registration is required through this link: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Thank you! We look forward to seeing you there!

Justin Colson@justincolson.bsky.social · 10mo ago

The EAUH 2026 Barcelona call for papers has been extended! We've had some great submissions for our panel on pre-modern quaysides and customs records, but have room for some more - please do consider making a proposal!

Justin Colson@justincolson.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Working on pre-modern customs records, in any context? We're running a session "Quayside and Custom House: Customs Accounts as a Source for Medieval and Early Modern Urban History" at EAUH 2026 Barcelona. Paper submissions very welcome! www.eauhbarcelona2026.eu/sessions/#se...

Eliot Benbow@ebenbow.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Delighted to be working on the III Colloquium on Late Medieval and Early Modern Cities with @arodsan95.bsky.social and @emmaolson5.bsky.social. Excited to see the proposals and the conversations that develop. 😊 Deadline for submissions 31 Jan 2026 Please do get in touch with questions or queries!

Ana Roda Sánchez@arodsan95.bsky.social · 10mo ago

So pleased to launch the CfP for the III Colloquium on Late Medieval and Early Modern Cities!! Looking forward to your paper proposals 🤗🥳 Deadline 31 Jan 2026 @ebenbow.bsky.social @emmaolson5.bsky.social #medievalsky #skystorians #medieval #cfp #earlymodern #history #urbanstudies #callforpapers

Eliot Benbow@ebenbow.bsky.social · last yr.

Very excited to be advertising this event @qmul.ac.uk on Thursday 29th May (9:00-18:30) 🙂 Join us for a day of new research on the later Middle Ages, and to celebrate the contributions that Virginia Davis has made to that field and to QM more broadly. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/new-resear....

New Research on Late Medieval England at Queen Mary

Join us to discover new research on the later Middle Ages, and celebrate the contribution that Virginia Davis has made to the field and QM.

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Eliot Benbow@ebenbow.bsky.social · last yr.

It was a real joy to work with John on this chapter and a delight to finally see it in print. Very much looking forward to reading the rest of the chapters! 🙂

John Jenkins@armentarius.bsky.social · last yr.

This lovely book plopped through my door, with a chapter by me and the brilliant @ebenbow.bsky.social on so-called 'pilgrim souvenirs', medieval staff toppers, mould-making, trade in trinkets, and why we should embrace ambiguity in studying these objects.

The front cover of the book Images of Thomas Becket in the Middle Ages and Beyond, edited by Alyce Jordan and Kay Slocum