Dr Elena Rossi

@elenarossi.bsky.social

I just really like History | DPhil in History from Magdalen College, Oxford | Medieval women and universities | Colloquium Secretary at London Medieval Society | she/her

🚨‼️ NOW WELCOMING SUBMISSIONS ‼️🚨 We've had a withdrawal & have a spot left for another paper! Please do not hesitate to reach out if you're interested, and to help us spread the word. Many thanks!! 🤗 @imc-leeds.bsky.social #skystorians #medieval #medievalsky #premodernrace #imc2026

Ana Roda Sánchez@arodsan95.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Only a week left for this #cfp!! 🤗 Come and join us in Leeds! @medievalgeorgie.bsky.social @imc-leeds.bsky.social #skystorians #medieval #premoderncriticalracestudies #medievalsky #imc2026 #imc #historians #medievalhistory #premodernrace #racialisation #imc2025

Apply for a Dobson #Scholarship to attend this year’s Harlaxton #Medieval Symposium by Sunday! #MedievalSky #Skystorians

Dr Richard Asquith@richardasquith.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨We have extended the deadline for applications for the Dobson #Scholarships for the 2026 Harlaxton #Medieval Symposium! 🚨 Open to PGRs whose work relates to the theme of the Symposium, they cover all conference and accommodation fees. Apply by 31 May: harlaxtonmedievalsymposium.org/scholarships...

For all PGRs - scholarship available for attendance at this year’s Harlaxton. Please apply or encourage those who are eligible to apply! #medieval #pgr

Dr Richard Asquith@richardasquith.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🚨We have extended the deadline for applications for the Dobson #Scholarships for the 2026 Harlaxton #Medieval Symposium! 🚨 Open to PGRs whose work relates to the theme of the Symposium, they cover all conference and accommodation fees. Apply by 31 May: harlaxtonmedievalsymposium.org/scholarships...

On the importance of maps in historical scholarship! Specifically, how creating maps helped shape the research questions in my recent book #medievalsky #digitalhumanities @mappingthemarch.bsky.social

Yorkist History Trust@yorkisthistory.bsky.social · 5mo ago

In the latest Trust #blog, read how a YHT research grant awarded to Rachael Harkes (@latemedievalist.bsky.social) helped produce detailed maps of recruitment to a #medieval guild and shape her fascinating research questions: tinyurl.com/cs5unwtm 🌍 @bristolcms.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social

#medievalsky - there is an excellent opportunity to become involved with the amazing Harlaxton Medieval Symposium. I’ve enjoyed holding this post and would thoroughly recommend it, especially for ECRs.

Dr Richard Asquith@richardasquith.bsky.social · 5mo ago

After five extraordinary years, @latemedievalist.bsky.social and I are stepping down as secretaries of the Harlaxton #Medieval Symposium (now at the beautiful Madingley Hall)! If you are interested in taking over from us, please see here: tinyurl.com/3es36uzh #Skystorians #MedievalSky

Photograph of Madingley Hall, Cambridge, venue of the Harlaxton Medieval Symposium since 2023.

Later this afternoon, we are off to the Middle Ages with @elenarossi.bsky.social to hear about families dealing with their children going to university. Come along with us! You may join us online or in person at the Institute of Historical Research in Bloomsbury. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

‘I would be pleased if he did not pursue his studies further, but instead came home’: The Impact of University Studies and their International Character on Family Relations in the Middle Ages

history.ac.uk

‘... an adult and discreet son should be feeling ashamed when he believes and tries to extort money from his poor father, to whom he should rather be providing in necessities!' Want to know more about this embarrassing letter from a father to his son? Join us tomorrow at the Life Cycles Seminar!

IHR Life Cycles seminar@ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Join us on Tuesday 10th. February from 17:30 GMT to hear @elenarossi.bsky.social speak about families in the middle ages as their children left for university and international travel. We will be at the IHR in London. You may meet us there or online. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

‘... an adult and discreet son should be feeling ashamed when he believes and tries to extort money from his poor father, to whom he should rather be providing in necessities!' Want to know more about this embarrassing letter from a father to his son? Join us tomorrow at the Life Cycles Seminar!

IHR Life Cycles seminar@ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Join us on Tuesday 10th. February from 17:30 GMT to hear @elenarossi.bsky.social speak about families in the middle ages as their children left for university and international travel. We will be at the IHR in London. You may meet us there or online. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Are you a student who struggled with leaving home and going to university? Are you a parent who had empty nest syndrome? Well, the medieval university experience was very similar! Join us on Tuesday to hear more 👩🏻‍🎓

IHR Life Cycles seminar@ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Join us on Tuesday 10th. February from 17:30 GMT to hear @elenarossi.bsky.social speak about families in the middle ages as their children left for university and international travel. We will be at the IHR in London. You may meet us there or online. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Are you a student who struggled with leaving home and going to university? Are you a parent who had empty nest syndrome? Well, the medieval university experience was very similar! Join us on Tuesday to hear more 👩🏻‍🎓

IHR Life Cycles seminar@ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Join us on Tuesday 10th. February from 17:30 GMT to hear @elenarossi.bsky.social speak about families in the middle ages as their children left for university and international travel. We will be at the IHR in London. You may meet us there or online. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Super excited to be chairing @elenarossi.bsky.social’s paper next Tuesday! Do come along. #MedievalSky

IHR Life Cycles seminar@ihrlifecycles.bsky.social · 5mo ago

@elenarossi.bsky.social will present our next seminar on 10th. February. Elena will explore the emotional impact on family life when members travelled internationally for university in the Middle Ages. To hear the paper, you may travel to London or listen online. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Second linocut comes from the tomb of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick (d. 1439) at St Mary’s Church, Warwick. I was struck by the bear emblem for the Earl of Warwickshire. This tomb was an essential visual source for the special subject I taught on - 'Joan of Arc and her Age:1419-31'.

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Need some help accessing medieval documents? I am available for freelance work in archives! I have extensive experience transcribing medieval documents in Latin, Middle French, Middle English and Italian from 1200 to 1500.

Need some help accessing medieval documents? I am available for freelance work in archives! I have extensive experience transcribing medieval documents in Latin, Middle French, Middle English and Italian from 1200 to 1500.

Very excited to be speaking at the @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social in March! Empty nest syndrome? Missing home? Spending more time partying than on your studies? These may sound like frequent struggles today, but they were also present in the Middle Ages. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

‘I would be pleased if he did not pursue his studies further, but instead came home’: The Impact of University Studies and their International Character on Family Relations in the Middle Ages

history.ac.uk