Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies

We're so excited to welcome this year's Medieval Studies Summer School cohort to Bristol this Sunday! 😎 #medievalsky #skystorians

OK #MedievalSky and #Skystorians: early career job klaxon! A post on my new project 'Strange Geographies: Spatial Imaginaries of Medieval Britain', 30 months (with poss. of extension). Details at jobs.soton.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... @royalhistsoc.org @memorients.bsky.social @imc-leeds.bsky.social

Please spread the word and forward to anyone I might be missing off this list! @antiquaries.bsky.social @bristolcms.bsky.social @memsunikent.bsky.social

We can't wait to listen to this!

The semester may be over, but we were absolutely spoiled by this term's CMS seminar series! We're looking back first to Miri Rubin's wonderful talk 'Nigra sum (Song 1-5): the Long History of Race in a Biblical Verse'. We hope to welcome you back to Bristol (and to the Highbury Vaults) soon Miri!

Fascinating work from the CMS' very own Rebecca Tyson (@tyguson.bsky.social)! ⛵

suggesting that those living beyond city perimeters benefited from their geographic ability to isolate. Matthew conducted the study as part of his BA in History during research that he began amid the COVID-19 pandemic.’

The IGRCT is hiring for a new intern! All PGRs in the UoB Arts, Law, and Social Sciences faculty are eligible to apply, so long as they have completed their first year of study and have some interest in classics or classical reception. More information here: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2026/05/14/j...

What did last year's students gain from the 2025 Bristol Medieval Studies Summer School? Find out here! Don't forget that applications for this year's summer school close 17th May! Find out more and apply today at: www.bristol.ac.uk/centre-for-s...

Gesticulating, talking about Chaucer, wearing a suit that makes me feel like David Byrne Thank you @bristolcms.bsky.social for organising another fabulous PGR conference earlier this month

📣NEW EVENT📣 For our 10th Annual Sir Jeremy Morse Lecture, we welcome Professor Josephine Quinn to speak on "The Provincialisation of Ancient History, or an Enlightenment Tragedy." 🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein... ⏰April 23rd 5-6:30PM 📍Peele Lecture Theatre, School of Geographical Sciences

Behind the scenes at conference set up! Our Bristol CMS PGRs were hard at work getting ready to welcome delegates to the PGR conference! @bristolcmspgr.bsky.social #medievalsky #skystorians

Immense thanks from the committee to everyone who attended this year's conference! We are delighted with how everything turned out, and look forward to keeping in touch! 🐉

I had a lovely time presenting at the Bristol CMS PGR Conference this week @bristolcmspgr.bsky.social ! It was wonderful to talk about supernatural mothers once again ( this time, stepmothers!) and I even got to use a historical printing press! Thank you Bristol CMS!

It was an absolute pleasure to speak at @bristolcmspgr.bsky.social on Monday on the socio-linguistic aspects of charter names as performances of power in Langobard Italy, chaired by Dr. Anna Havinga. Admittedly, I hadn't been intending on imitating Hozier's fabulous hair quite so closely...

Spent the past few days presenting at @bristolcms.bsky.social's PGR Conference 2026! 'Imperfect Prefects: Leet Officer Accountability in Late Medieval England' Managed to meet some great people, both medieval and environmentally inclined!

The second day of the conference has flown by! We are absolutely delighted with the quality of the papers and the lovely group of delegates we got this year. @bristolcms.bsky.social @uobartsmatter.bsky.social

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

The next History of Liturgy Seminar is in London @ihr.bsky.social on Monday 16 March 17.30. Come hear Melanie Shaffer @bristolcms.bsky.social & @carrielarocco.bsky.social. In-person (chat! drinks! people!) or online. #medievalsky www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Join us on Thursday (12th March) at 4pm for the next seminar in our CMS seminar series! We are delighted to host Prof Miri Rubin (Queen Mary University of London) who will be giving a paper titled 'Nigra sum (Song 1-5): the long history of race in a biblical verse'. Not to be missed! All welcome!

Save the Date medievalists! 📆 #medievalsky #skystorians

We can't wait! #medievalsky #skystorians

Don't miss our next CMS seminar, taking place tomorrow (Feb 19th)! #medievalsky #skystorians

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).

📻 Dr Laurence Publicover (@bristolunienglish.bsky.social) joins BBC Radio 4 #InOurTime to discuss Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 1 with @oldfortunatus.bsky.social, @lucycmunro.bsky.social & Misha Glenny Listen to the full programme 👉 brnw.ch/21wZOlR @bristolcms.bsky.social

We want to finish the week with some exciting news: following last year's success, the Bristol Common Press will be running a workshop at our 2026 conference too! 🎉 Can't wait!

CMS members have lots of medieval goodness to look forward to this week! Check out our instagram post for more details on all events: www.instagram.com/p/DT0aN7PjL05/ 😊 #medievalsky #skystorians

We're so excited to hear this keynote by the CMS' very own Dr Peter Dent! 😍 #medievalsky #skystorian

Be sure to get those abstracts in today for the Bristol CMS PGR conference! CFP: medievalstudies.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/pgr-conferen... #medievalsky #skystorians

No time like the present! 😀 #medievalsky #skystorians

We're really looking forward to this! 😀 #medievalsky #skystorians