Dr Dean Irwin
@medievaljews.bsky.social
Does what it says on the tin: medieval and Jews (often at the same time). Medieval Anglo-Jewry generally. Dyslexic. Visiting Fellow at University of Lincoln; Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Centre for Hebrew and Jewish Studies.
The first part was excellent! The book too!
Liesbeth Corens@onslies.bsky.social · 2d agooh! The second part of the de Gaulle movie that's been taking France by storm is coming to London this Friday! With a special screening and discussion with director and actors on the 26th! (based on an actual academic book by one of ours, @qmulsse.bsky.social!)
Me every time I have to deal with a German style guide:
Conan O'Brien Crying 'WHYYYYY'
ALT: Conan O'Brien Crying 'WHYYYYY'
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Correcting a draft article, I find that I have accused the Exchequer of 'persecuting', as opposed to 'prosecuting', those who it thinks has wronged it... Another one for the 'bits we don't say out loud' folder! * The medieval Exchequer, obviously. Clearly we live in more enlightened times today...
This evening's conundrum - writing about a case in the 1277 Plea Roll of the Exchequer of the Jews that everybody (including the Justices of the Jews) thinks is a case of forgery... I, in contrast, think that the abbot of Pershore was pulling a fast one and nobody bothered to check.
With all of the emphasis on the Bayeux Tapestry this week, and with Rosh Hashanah about to start, it's reflecting that the world of William the Conqueror wasn't just a Christian one. The centuries before prior to 1066 had seen Jewish communities gradually expand North through Germany and France. 1/
Just in case you've lost the link to donate to the RNLI rnli.org. The sea does not discriminate, neither does the RNLI and nor should we.
RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at Sea
The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions.
rnli.org
Trying to find a serious source for the so-called 'Jewish lamp' in the Lincoln Museum. I need it for an article on Lincoln's medieval Jewish heritage but can only find it discussed in low-quality webpages. Does anybody know if it's received any academic attention? Coming up stumps.
Yesterday @artefactual.eurosky.social asked 'Who were the Normans?' particularly with regard to the norsemen myths taught in primary school. So here's a thread to address this question. First off 'Norman' = North man, i.e. man from the North 1/
Leonie V. Hicks@lvhicks.bsky.social · 3w agoLater today I'll hopefully do a thread on 'who were the Normans?' But for now, here is a piece I wrote a few years ago on Norman identy to keep you going normanlandscapes.wordpress.com/2017/08/01/n... #normans #medievalsky #skystorians.
Some words from me about the martyrdom of the Carthusian Monks at the London Charterhouse: www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...
How the Carthusians Resisted the Reformation
The consequences of Carthusian defiance showed the brutality of the dissolution of the monasteries.
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Looking forward to this lecture!
Bolton Historical Association @boltonhistory.bsky.social · 3w agoWe begin our 2026/27 programme on Monday 14th September at 6:30 pm. Joanna Williams will be discussing 'The Great Miss Lydia Becker'. We hope to see you there. Please refer to our website for more details: boltonhistoricalassociation.wordpress.com
"Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."
👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻@oldenoughtosay.com · 4w agosomebody just said you can roast potatoes in clotted cream and I think I need to sit down for a minute
Always a pleasure to get back to Lincoln to talk about the medieval Jewish community! On 15 October, I'll be with the Cambridge Society of Lincoln to think speaking on: 'On the doorstep, Jewish experiences of medieval Lincoln' Booking details can here: www.alumni.cam.ac.uk/events/linco...
Lincoln, 'On the doorstep, Jewish experiences of medieval Lincoln'
Hosted by the Cambridge Society of Lincoln
alumni.cam.ac.uk
Excited to announct a (slightly belated) call for papers for @imc-leeds.bsky.social! @vikkisands.bsky.social and I look forward to hearing your abstracts for our session on Communities and Outsiders! Deadline for abstracts: 1 September 2026. #medievalsky #imc2027 #cfp
The 1191 Pipe Roll - the world is crying out for Aaron of Lincoln: The Moneylending Years! Failing that, I'd be prepared to settle for a docu-drama of the Scaccarium Aaronis...
Matt Gabriele@profgabriele.com · 2mo agook let's do a discourse: what historical text absolutely needs the big budget film treatment, AND will create the need for a review by a scholar in a prestige publication? for medieval Europe, either: -- Song of Roland -- Book of Margery Kempe
Do you study medieval manors? Do you want to speak at @imc-leeds.bsky.social? Then we have the Call for Papers for you! Medieval Manorial Research: Community in the Manor. We welcome researchers of all disciplines and career stages. Deadline 4th September 2026. #IMC2027 #Skystorians #Medievalsky
My article in EPOCH, speaking on modern Poland, medieval Jews, and the noise surrounding Polish Jewish history. www.epoch-magazine.com/post/the-bur...
The Burned Statute: Medieval Jews, Modern Poland
In 2021, at a white nationalist rally in Kalisz, Poland, a statute issued over eight centuries ago was burned to cheers from the assembled crowd.
epoch-magazine.com
Does anybody have experience of navigating the Norfolk Record Office catalogue? I'm trying to locate a document from the Cathedral collection, printed in a PRS vol., but coming up stumps for it now. Any help greatly appreciated!
A brief trip into the fourteenth century this evening, finalising a piece on memory of the Jews in the Later Middle Ages... Like removing a plaster, the fourteenth century probably better if you just get it out of the way in one go! TNA E 199/36/14
Featuring papers by @morbidmae.bsky.social, Anna Pririe @celinaberill.bsky.social, Poppy Philligreen, George Fowles, Jomar de Vrind, @emma-nelson.bsky.social, James Davison, @dr-r0bert.bsky.social, @edjfm.bsky.social, me, and Anna Probert!
North West Medieval Studies Postgrad Network@northwestmedieval.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe annual North West Medieval Studies Symposium is back: for our fifth anniversary we have not one but two colour schemes. Join us down the rabbit hole on the 4th of August in @chethamslibrary.bsky.social in Manchester. Register below and pick your side: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Normans at #IMC2027! Call for papers sponsored by the Battle Conference. Full details in the alt text and pasted in successive posts. Deadline for abstracts 15 Sept. #medievalsky #archaeology #skystorians @imc-leeds.bsky.social
18 July, marks the anniversary of the Edict of Expulsion in 1290, which commanded that Jews leave England by All Saints Day (1 Nov.). Although the original charter doesn't survive, here's the charter from Newcastle in 1234. Despite popular opinion, it's a charter of exclusion rather than expulsion.
LOL just reading through comments from the copy-editor and, well, let's just say I'm not convinced that the copy-editor has really been doing much actual reading of my text here with these queries.. Screenshot of my paragraph for context here... Snort.
Things now well underway @imc-leeds.bsky.social with @alecmimoun.bsky.social talking about visual representations of Jews in the 13th and 14th centuries in session #244
Next week @imc-leeds.bsky.social we'll be celebrating the inimitable Professor Miri Rubin with four panels, and a round table, exploring Jews and Christians in medieval Europe. Featuring a great many of those whose careers have been shaped, or benefitted, from the Prof. Hope to see you on Wednesday!
Does anybody have any recommendations for a decent Indian restaurant next week for @imc-leeds.bsky.social that can accommodate a reasonably sized party?
This Thursday, May 28th, Natasha Jenman and Dean A. Irwin will give the next #davidpattersonlecture: 'In the Footsteps the Lincoln Jewry: Walking Tour/Book Launch'! Join us online or in person at 6pm on Thursday! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #medieval #booklaunch #Oxford
