Paul Webster 🌈

Red sky at night

Today is the feast of the translation of Saint Edward the Confessor (d.1066), commemorating the moving of his relics to a new shrine in 1163. This feast eventually superseded the feast of his death-day (January 5).

My review of Andrew Miller's Patronage, Power and Masculinity in Medieval England is out now in Speculum: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... #medieval #medievalsky

Grasses and flowers from yesterday's walk home.

Didn't expect to find this in flower in the garden today.

New job: Medieval European and/or Mediterranean History (400 - 1500) Johns Hopkins University - Krieger School of Arts & Sciences jobs.h-net.org/jobs/70412

It's the feast of St Michael the Archangel! But did you know it is also the feast of the Blessed Charles de Blois, erstwhile duke of Brittany? Yep, that's because he fought the final(ish) battle of the Breton War of Succession at Auray on 29 September 1364, where he died! And boy was it dramatic

Higher education teaches critical thinking more importantly than facts. The accumulation of facts does not enable one to dissect complex arguments or to communicate one's own argument. In my opinion universities need, more than ever, to teach us not what to think, but how to think.

My review of Rachel Koopmans' wonderful translation of Benedict of Peterborough's Passion and Miracles of Thomas Becket. #medieval #medievalsky www.sehepunkte.de/2026/09/4075...

We have a wide range of part-time courses for adults starting in the next few weeks. More details here: www.cardiff.ac.uk/institute-fo...

Delighted to hear that @janmachielsen.bsky.social and I have been awarded a Jinty Nelson Teaching Fellowship by @royalhistsoc.org for a student led project further developing the Cardiff Supernatural blog linked our co-taught History of the Supernatural module: www.linkedin.com/safety/go/?u...

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...

St Alban's Cathedral

Copford, near Colchester, St Michael and All Angels church, and some stunning wall paintings.

Visiting Colchester today.

This, outside Colchester castle, reminded me of the excellent work of the @witchmapproject.bsky.social team last year. @janmachielsen.bsky.social

Framlingham castle and church

A lovely couple of days in Norwich.

Norwich #catsincathedrals

Petition to the Senedd: petitions.senedd.wales/petitions/24...

Boston (Lincolnshire)

Gainsborough Old Hall.

Southwell Minster

This. A thousand times, this.

goodlawproject.org/petition/jas...

Some garden pics from this weekend.

- Alert message came in Welsh. - Pressed ok to stop noise - Found Welsh text on govt website & put it through Google translate - Clocked not to set fire to stuff. Good plan - Went back to eating - Alert went again with English version. You might want to work on the timing here UK gov. Just saying.

A lovely present from a kind friend.

I think this may be a box tree moth. I hadn't realised they're translucent.

Postdoc job alert! Early medieval charters, monastic economics and XML-TEI, starting January 2027. Come join a lovely department @livunihss.bsky.social, brilliant project team with @unituebingen.bsky.social and awesome city! #medievalsky #digitalhumanities www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSO571/p...

The second episode has just dropped! I'm on this one discussing the many myths surrounding the (definitely not #skymedieval!) witch-hunts. Give us a try! New 🪄🧹🧙 episodes drop every other Saturday. 😊 #earlymodern #hextag 🗃️

At Eastnor Castle today catching up with friends I've not seen in ages and ages. Lovely castle and grounds.

CfP: The Noblewomen Network @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2027. Harriet Kersey and I are pleased to invite proposals for #IMC2027 If you're working on medieval noblewomen, we'd love to hear from you! Please share widely. Deadline: Friday 4 September 2026.

📚New courses out now! 👩‍🎓Cardiff Uni provides hundreds of part-time courses for adults. 💻In-person and online. ⏰Enrol now and find out if you could learn for free. www.cardiff.ac.uk/part-time-co...

We have loved all the graduation photos we have seen over the past week. If you feel inspired to study a Pathway to a degree in 2026, please visit our website or email pathways@cardiff.ac.uk

📣News Story Alert! 📣 This is an amazing news story. It is never too late to learn – you could change your life! nation.cymru/news/ukraini...

Michelin restaurateur graduates as nurse after returning to study www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/30...

Glastonbury Abbey on a sunny and very warm day.

Exploring Wells Cathedral today, as Dad and I have taken a couple of days away for a change of scenery.

“It was a second chance for me” A mother of three from Cwmfelinfach will graduate with a Master of Arts in History this week, calling her time at Cardiff University “transformative.” www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/30...

Congratulations to all former Pathway students graduating from Cardiff University this week! Please send us your photos and memories. You are all amazing!

New book cover alert! The second, expanded edition of the Science of Demons is coming out at the end of this month! It features two new chapters and an epilogue, as well as corrected and updated content. Preorder (with a discount!) at www.routledge.com/The-Science-... #earlymodern #hextag

Volunteer archaeologists uncover tantalising connection between Roman era and Bronze Age. www.cardiff.ac.uk/news/view/30...