An audacious forgery in the ninth century helped transform the papacy and the medieval Church. Its influence persists today. 🔒 September’s features are still available in the archive buff.ly/VKbSt5c

The Medieval Forgery at the Heart of the Church

An audacious forgery in the ninth century helped transform the papacy and the medieval Church. Its influence persists today.

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Early medievalists may be happy to know that Simon Keynes’s collection of maps of Anglo-Saxon England has now been made freely available via @trincolllibcam.bsky.social These were commissioned by Simon and drawn (by hand) by Reg Piggott between 1991 and 2012. archives.trin.cam.ac.uk/index.php/ma...

Congratulations to @drdavidrundle.bsky.social and all involved!

Dr David Rundle@drdavidrundle.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Tell me what you know about the literary culture of medieval Guernsey, then read this article with some exciting #manuscript #fragment news. What has made this such fun is collaborating with Guernsey's archivists and the ever-excellent @tamarajatkin.bsky.social : www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Congrats to @hwaetspur.bsky.social, who's just received author copies of his excellent new book! www.cambridge.org/core/books/w...

A CfP for #IMC2027.

Not one question on the HE financial crisis in this 40-min interview with Bridget Phillipson, UK Secretary of State for Education. @lewisgoodall.com could you please press ministers on this? We’re losing social mobility, learning opportunities, economic prosperity, research, arts at an alarming rate

The News Agents@thenewsagents.co.uk · 3mo ago

"I seem to be living rent-free in Kemi Badenoch's head," Bridget Phillipson tells Lewis Goodall. With 93% of UK children in state schools, she says she "owns" the 'spiteful class warrior' dig over Labour's 20% private school fees increase www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/brid...

MEMS MA scholarship available. A genuinely brilliant MA programme (not that I’m biased..) 👇

Dr David Rundle@drdavidrundle.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Want money to study medieval and early modern cultures in the city with England's oldest cathedral? Then you have a week in which to apply for one of the MA scholarships @memsunikent.bsky.social: research.kent.ac.uk/medieval-ear... Complete the simple application process by next Monday, 13th July.

First they came for the languages. In the hope that no one would have the words to say what was happening. 1/9🧵

University of Aberdeen's plans to cut modern language degrees were 'rushed' - review

The University of Aberdeen says it accepts there were "missteps" in its process in 2023.

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CALL FOR PAPERS: Insular Encounters in Early Medieval Europe, Zürich 3–6 March 2027

Exciting news for anyone interested in the fifteenth century. The UK's annual conference will this year take place in the beautiful city of Canterbury on 3rd-5th September 2026, hosted by MEMS @kent.ac.uk - and registration is now open. Hope you can join us: blogs.kent.ac.uk/memsnews/202...

We lost Rosamond McKitterick, a great scholar, a great teacher, and a great human being, far too early. This has been hard to write, but thinking about her, who she was and the person she chose to be can never bring me anything but joy. #medievalsky salutemmundo.wordpress.com/2026/06/15/a...

A Scholarly and a Moral Education: Remembering Rosamond McKitterick

Photo of Rosamond McKitterick, taken by the author on 1 February 2020 overlooking the Forum at Rome. Rosamond McKitterick died on Saturday 13th June 2026. As a sentence, that’s easy to write and im…

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Check out this weeks blog post on the upcoming academic conference on the history of Cinque Ports and Maritime Kent. Taking place on 26th and 27th June at the Maison Dieu, read the blog to find out more about what is sure to be a fantastic event! www.memslib.co.uk/post/celebra...

Celebrating the fascinating history of the Cinque Ports and Maritime Kent

The Maison Dieu is hosting a major academic conference on Fri 26 and Sat 27 June 2026, exploring the history of the Cinque Ports and maritime Kent.

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Nice to see Anglo-Saxon saints can still make headlines! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Secret Dorset: The remarkable undisturbed remains of St Wite

Radio Solent's Steve Harris explores the spiritual heritage of St Wite's shrine in a Dorset church.

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So, I thought that what the world needs today is a list of mobile medieval queens in Europe, 950-1150. I count 84. #Skystorians, tell me: who have I missed out? blogs.ed.ac.uk/cwest3/2026/...

Very good, if extremely depressing, piece by Stefan Collini to explain what has been and is being done to this country’s universities. If interested to find out, I recommend reading it.

Stefan Collini · Squadrons of Pigs: Bonfire of the Universities

The problems with Britain’s universities are systemic and deep-rooted, not just local or contingent. Yet political and...

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New open access volume on languages and identities in early medieval Europe (inc a chapter by me on Britain) 🤓

Ed Roberts@ecroberts.bsky.social · 5mo ago

The proceedings from last summer's medieval 'semana' in Estella-Lizarra, on Languages and Identities in the Early Medieval West, have now been published (OA)! Feat. excellent studies by @francescatinti.bsky.social, @elvabjohnston.bsky.social, @hwaetspur.bsky.social, and many others not on here.

This is a really exceptional opportunity: a studentship funding an MA followed by a PhD. For students from underrepresented or lower-income backgrounds. Apply to do the wonderful MA @memsunikent.bsky.social or equivalent MA at KCL: www.komldsp.org.uk/ma-scholarsh.... Deadline: 12 June

Francesca has beaten me to it, which says a lot about how kind she is, but yes, the e-book is out!

Francesca Tinti@francescatinti.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Many congratulations to Rob Gallagher @hwaetspur.bsky.social on the publication of his brilliant book, The Written Word in Early Medieval England www.cambridge.org/core/books/w...

Out (again) now, having been near unobtainable for some time. Word is that more titles from this excellent series could be digitised depending on uptake, so do pass on and recommend if so inclined!

Richard Purkiss@richardpurkiss.bsky.social · 10mo ago

A modern classic, now scarce - Faith's The English Peasantry and the Growth of Lordship - is being reissued as an ebook by @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social (at a very reasonable price). www.bloomsbury.com/uk/english-p...

Knowledge & understanding grow in university settings when experts disagree with each other, testing each others' claims, adducing different evidence & positing alternative scenarios. That's how change happens. In this thread, I suggest that we take a different approach to that featured here. 1/x

What’s the future for our universities?

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Only for a year but still a peach of a job for a medievalist / early modernist with skill in Palaeography and an appetite to teach Latin: the most engaged students you can hope for, a supportive community @memsunikent.bsky.social, in the beautiful city of Canterbury: jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Lecturer in Latin and Manuscript Studies

Are you an engaging educator with the expertise to inspire students in Latin and Palaeography? If so, this 12 month fixed term role, offered on an Education, Scholarship & Professional Practice contra...

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🪙 2 rare Anglo-Saxon pennies, likely looted or used to pay Viking forces to leave England, have been found in Denmark. The ‘Lamb of God’ coins were minted by Æthelred, seemingly as part of his attempts to ward off Viking raids, both spiritually and financially. 📰 open.substack.com/pub/historyh...

The IHR Earlier Middle Ages seminar reconvenes in May, with another great line-up of papers for the term! #medievalsky

Exciting times for the study 11thC England: the 'lost' seal of Edward the Confessor has been rediscovered in the Archives nationales de France! #SkyStorians #MedievalSky

Lost seal of Edward the Confessor found after being missing for 40 years

An 11th-century Anglo-Saxon seal belonging to Edward the Confessor has been rediscovered more than 40 years after being declared lost. The wax impression of the ‘Saint-Denis seal’ disappeared without ...

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Tomorrow! Still some space to register for anyone around in London.

Lambeth Palace Library@lampallib.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Join us for 'Primacy: Archbishops and Authority from late Roman Africa to Medieval England', a talk held in connection with our current exhibition Primate of All England: The Archbishop of Canterbury Through Time.

St Cuthbert's Darlington excavation unearths Anglo-Saxon church - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

St Cuthbert's Darlington excavation unearths Anglo-Saxon church

Walls belonging to an Anglo-Saxon church are found underneath a Darlington church during excavation.

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News! EHR is hosting a free one-day symposium at St John's College, Oxford, on Friday 17 April, 10-6, on the theme 'When there are no sources'. Further details and how to sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/when-there...

When there are no sources: an English Historical Review symposium

The EHR is hosting a one-day symposium in St John's College, Oxford, to celebrate the recent publication of the journal's 600th issue.

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Early Medieval England and its Neighbours has had some cracking new articles published in the last week, including on movement of manuscripts in the eighth century and charter forgery at Westminster, as well as an impressive debut article on Byrhtferth of Ramsey: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...