Applications are open for 2 Mortimer History Society Research Bursaries supporting MA/PhD research on the medieval Welsh March, Marcher lordships or the Mortimer family. Deadline for applying is June 30th. Click here for further details and to apply: mortimerhistorysociety.org.uk/society/bursary/

Don't forget that applications are currently open for the Bristol Medieval Studies Summer School! Apply by 1st March to be eligible for a 10% discount! Find out more at: www.bristol.ac.uk/centre-for-s... #medievalsky #skystorians

The full programme for the SSMLL Annual Conference 2026, Medieval Wales, is now available! Join us 25-26 April at @cardiffuni.bsky.social and online for two days of research exploring the languages and literature of medieval Wales.

Research Seminar - 23 Feb, 4pm (Hybrid) Dr Alastair Ayton Beyond a Borderland: The March of Wales and its Lords in Thirteenth-Century English Politics Open to all! Email mapping-the-march@bristol.ac.uk to register (online or in person).

Hello! It's two years since Thomas, my gorgeous son, died. Next month, Alison and I, along with around 30 friends and family, will be doing a memory walk in support of Children's Hospice South West. If you could spare a few quid in sponsorship, that would be 😍 www.justgiving.com/page/thomas-...

Thomas Jones Memory Walk for Children's Hospice South West

Help Alison Jones raise money to support Children's Hospice South West

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Last week @mappingthemarch.bsky.social held a launch for my new book and a new book by the brilliant @mattlampitt.bsky.social in the atmospheric crypt of The Mount Without. It was so much fun to celebrate with friends, family, and colleagues who have supported us along the way! #medievalsky #newbook

Two new books on the Welsh Marches! Come celebrate with me and @mattlampitt.bsky.social 🎉

Mapping the March: Medieval Wales and England, c.1282-1550@mappingthemarch.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Double book launch 📚 Celebrating new books by @latemedievalist.bsky.social and @mattlampitt.bsky.social, with introductions by Professor Christian Liddy & Professor Miranda Griffin. Food and drinks provided. 🗓 26 Jan 2026, 5–7pm 📍 The Mount Without, The Crypt, Bristol All welcome to attend!

It's coming! After years of hard work by @radulescur.bsky.social and Andrew Lynch, as well as a great number of Arthurianists from around the world, The Cambridge History of Arthurian Literature and Culture is here! 🏰 www.cambridge.org/fr/universit...

The Cambridge History of Arthurian Literature and Culture 2 Volume Hardback Set | Cambridge University Press & Assessment

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Very excited to see that this is now out (and open access)! Thanks very much to all at @postmedieval.bsky.social doi.org/10.1057/s412...

Earthbound with Béroul’s Tristan - postmedieval

This article stages an encounter between the late-twelfth-century Tristan narrative attributed to ‘Béroul’ and Bruno Latour’s work on the Earthbound. Through a series of new close readings of two key ...

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My fabulous colleague's book is now out! Can't wait to read this. Many congratulations @latemedievalist.bsky.social ! :D

Dr Rachael Harkes@latemedievalist.bsky.social · 9mo ago

My book is out today! 🎉 I wrote a blog on what the book is about and why you should read it! blog.royalhistsoc.org/2025/11/06/f... #skystorians #medievalsky 🗃️

Our team took part in the @bristoluni.bsky.social Discovery Day. Our aim was to engage children and families with the ‘Map of Bristol in 1480’. The map was edited by @profhelenfulton.bsky.social and published by the @historictownstrust.bsky.social #MedievalStudies #medievalbluesky #mappingthemarch

Please help. Our department runs a groundbreaking part-time degree programme in English Literature and Community Engagement, known as ELCE, designed for mature students who didn't or couldn't do a degree at 18. The University of Bristol has decided to close it. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Save our pioneering widening participation undergraduate degree in English Literature and Community Engagement at the University of Bristol

19 August 2025 Dear Evelyn Welch (Vice-Chancellor) cc Judith Squires (Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Provost), Tansy Jessop (Pro Vice-Chancellor for Education and Students) The School of Humanities has ...

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Next week (11 June, 7.30pm), our PDRA @mattlampitt.bsky.social will be talking to the Mortimer History Society Online Seminar about his new book - join us there!(mortimerhistorysociety.org.uk/society/onli...) #medievalbluesky #medieval #medievalhistory #medievalseminar #mappingthemarch #Skystorians

Online Seminar - Mortimer History Society

The Online Seminar Group: Medieval Wales and the Marches The Mortimer History Society has worked in partnership with staff from Chester, Swansea and Bristol Universities to create an Online Semin...

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Thrilled to see that this is now available online (for free)! academic.oup.com/book/59910 @mappingthemarch.bsky.social

Literary Culture in the Medieval Welsh Marches: Networks, Places, Politics

Abstract. The Welsh Marches, a name that today refers to the borderland regions between England and Wales, are often coupled with images of idealized rusti

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Incredibly happy to have welcomed delegates, online and in person, to @bristoluni.bsky.social for The French of the Celtic Worlds Conference. Fantastic papers, brilliant plenaries, and wonderful conversations. Read the post by @mattlampitt.bsky.social here: blog.mowlit.ac.uk/2025/04/17/t...

Just a reminder that registration is open for The French of the Celtic Worlds Conference (9-11th April)! This promises to be a really brilliant conference, with a fantastic range of speakers and activities. Definitely not to be missed! Find out more at: blog.mowlit.ac.uk/french-of-th...

OUT NOW: 'Medieval French on the Move', a festschrift feat. over 20 contributions from all over the world in honour of the great Keith Busby: doi.org/10.1515/9783... #medievalsky #skystorians

Medieval French on the Move

When Keith Busby published his field-shaping Codex and Context in 2002, the work was referred to as ‘groundbreaking’ and ‘monumental’. It prompted scholars of medieval literature to return to manuscri...

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Our IT lead Mike Jones (@mikej1971.bsky.social) has been hard at work developing a bespoke data-entry system which is now at final testing stage. We'll be using this to capture all our data moving forwards.

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Mapping the March: Medieval Wales and England, c.1282-1550@mappingthemarch.bsky.social · 2y ago

This week we hit a database milestone of 1000 Person_place connections!🙌 Keep an eye on our monthly tracker to follow our data progress. blog.mowlit.ac.uk #MedievalMonday #MappingMonday

We’ve received some wonderful proposals for our ‘French of the Celtic Worlds’ conference, but we have room for more! ⚠️The CFP is now extended until 1 November. We’d love to read your abstract!⚠️ #celtic #medieval #conference #callforpapers #mapping #linguistics #french

An exciting opportunity to join the 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿'Mapping the March'🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 team with a UKRI-funded PhD studentship at @BristolUni has just been made live! To apply, or for more information, please follow the link: www.bristol.ac.uk/arts/study/p... Closing date for applications: 7th May 2024 at 5pm BST

Introducing Professor Helen Fulton Helen has long been intrigued by borders, who defines them, and how they operate in contexts of power. She aims to broaden her understanding of the March of Wales as a significant cultural & political border through texts & manuscripts from each side of the border

In the coming weeks, we will be introducing our team. This week, we would like to begin with our Administrator. Abi has a background in History of Art and loves anything related to design. In this project, she hopes to expand her artistic horizons to include the medieval period.

A great conversation with Helen Fulton and Emily Briffett about Mapping the March on BBC History Extra (historyextra.com/podcast). @profhelenfulton.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6otq...

The medieval Welsh Marches: identity on the frontier

Listen to this episode from History Extra podcast on Spotify. The medieval Welsh Marches are often seen as a hotly contested border territory between Wales and England that frequently boiled over into...

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📍MapMonday! Over the past few weeks I have been mapping the historic parish boundaries in Denbighshire, as recorded on the OS 1st edition 6" mapping. Almost there - only a few more to go! This is the first step in mapping medieval lordships of the Welsh Marches - going backwards in time from here 🗃️

Our project is now on BlueSky! Literature folks, historians (🗃️), geographers, cartographers, and those interested in Wales - follow us! @mappingthemarch.bsky.social There may not be any posts yet but I promise interesting anecdotes and some cool maps are coming! And manuscript pics too, of course!