The podcast has been taking a bit of an unexpected break but should be back to posting regular episodes soon! In the meantime we've launched a new merch store with new items, higher quality materials, and cheaper shipping options! #medievalsky

our 2025 issues are free to access for the next month—head over to our website to explore 47 brilliant pieces! in the coming days, we'll be spotlighting key articles, ideas, and insights from across the issues. stay tuned!! linktr.ee/postmedieval

London's Coroners Rolls - an episode of The Medieval Murder Podcast youtu.be/9uZi4oRI4Ww?... #MedievalMurder

Our latest podcast episode, "Murder for Hire Outside St. Paul's Cathedral" is now available everywhere podcasts can be found! Today we are discussing a story of intrigue, adultery, and of course, murder in 14th century London.

We are delighted offer Methods and Sources for Historical Research 11-15 May 2026, an in person short course focused on archival research, including visits to archives and training in digital and online sources. Booking closes 3 May. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

If anyone is interested, my podcast, @medievalmurder.bsky.social is looking for guests for the coming year! If you are a historian, have a book coming out, or just want to chat all things Medieval Murder, feel free to reach out! #medievalsky

Jane Seymour: The Other Woman - an episode of The Medieval Murder Podcast youtu.be/lefylsmDE3I?... #JaneSeymour

The Life and Death of Anne Boleyn - an episode of The Medieval Murder Podcast youtu.be/nADzNBaxswc?... #AnneBoleyn

Today is the feast day and anniversary of the death of Saint Ælfheah, the Archbishop of Canterbury. In 1012, Ælfheah was kidnapped and eventually murdered by the Danish Vikings. If you’d like to learn more about Ælfheah take a listen to our episode “The Execution of Ælfheah of Canterbury.”

Today we are jumping forward in time to the 19th century and talking about the Mary Ann Ashford Case and how a modern day dog solved a crime by digging in his own back yard. Please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Also, check out our merch available on our website medievalmurder.org

#Law and #Literature An Interdisciplinary Exploration of #Medieval Texts Edited by Ignazio Alessi and Gavino Scala Info: bit.ly/4mMzJEB #LegalHistory #MedievalSky #Literature

The conference is almost here! #medievalsky Full Schedule: histudentconference.wordpress.com We can't wait to see you there! #SagaLiterature #medievalstudies

But who among us hasn’t spent hours watching the light play off of an illuminated initial? Ms. Codex 1056 is a Book of Hours for the use of Rouen, and this initial O on fol. 18v is a particularly good example of the kinds of decorative labor that went into it. #medievalsky 🔗: https://bit.ly/4m0SpP7

New Episode: We are finishing up the Táin Bó Cúailnge, also known as the Cattle Raid of Cooley, with the final installment. Today we are picking up after Cu Chulainn sadly killed his foster brother Ferdiad in one on one combat. - Image: RIA MS 23 E 25, Lebor na hUidre / The Book of the Dun Cow -

We are back with the Táin Bó Cúailnge, also known as the Cattle Raid of Cooley, which is an Irish Saga from the Ulster Cycle of Sagas. Today we are covering the chapter in which Cu Chulainn takes on his foster-brother, Ferdiad in battle.

Bianca’s Cure, Gigi Berardi booksbywomen.org/biancas-cure...

Today we have a very special guest on the podcast, Gigi Berardi, acclaimed writer, Fulbright Scholar, and Western Washington University Professor who will be talking with us about her new book, Bianca’s Cure. If you have any questions about Dr. Berardi's work or Bianca's Cure check out her blog.

Can anyone tell what this circled word is? #history #paleography

🎉📣 Announcing the IHR Research Training Courses for October - December 2025. Visit the IHR website to register and find detailed information on each course: www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...

Hi #medievalsky! We’re excited to announce that Issue 2 of The So What is available on our site: www.arthuriana.com/tsw-issues! #pubhums #arthuriansky And now, a quick teaser 🧵 of the pieces in this issue… /1

Our latest podcast episode is now available everywhere podcasts can be found! Today we are talking about a very popular, if you can call it that, murder from the 1500s that features a love triangle, a failed poisoning and much more - it's the murder of Thomas Arden!

Today we are talking about the murder of Marguerite Porete, who, while little known to most people, is a fascinating woman whose life ended terribly - featuring the inquisition and the Beguin movement!

Today is the feast of Tatwine, d. 734, Archbishop of Canterbury. 🕯️ Before he became ABC, Tatwine composed riddles & a grammar during his life as monk & abbot of Breedon-on-the-Hill in Mercia (now Leicestershire, barely). BAV Pal. lat. 1746 is a late-8c copy of his grammar from Lorsch. #medievalsky

Just as a reminder since this seems to be getting some citations recently. I’ve published this open access piece from my masters dissertation on Crime and Sin in Early Medieval England. doi.org/10.33929/sherm.2021.vol3.no1.08

Over 7000 pages of medieval medical recipes are now freely accessible online at the end of the Curious Cures in Cambridge Libraries project. 👉 Discover more about this ambitious project and its achievements: loom.ly/XFJt-Tg

Spent my Friday afternoon in the archives with some lovely 19th century letters.

Our latest podcast episode "The Sack of Rome of 1527" is now available everywhere podcasts can be found! Listen to us talk about the politics and people surround the attack on Rome, with a special emphasis on the Swiss Guard!

Our latest podcast episode “The Cadaver Synod” in which Pope Formosus deceased body is put on trial for his supposed crimes in 897 is now available everywhere podcasts can be found! Take a listen and let us know what you think by leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts!

Prime Day is an excellent day for saying “hey, how we go get some books at the library” 📚

#OTD (Jul 05) in the year 1091: death of William of Hirsau, German abbot #OTDIH #history 🗃️ #Medievalsky

Our latest podcast episode on "The Peasant's Revolt of 1381" is now available everywhere podcasts can be found! Take a listen to our discussion on the rebellion which attempted to stand up to the policies of the crown! Let's know what you think by leaving us a review on Apple Podcasts.

Spending today recording the next podcast episode! Any guess on what it might be? 👀

Are Early Medieval Books your thing? We have a summer school course for you!👇 #Skystorians #MedievalSky ies.sas.ac.uk/london-inter...

Our new episode “Catherine Howard: The Fifth Wife of Henry VIII” is now available everywhere podcasts can be found! Hear about Catherine’s tragic life and subsequent death.

Have you listened to our episode yet on Axlar-Bjorn the only medieval Icelandic serial killer and the bloody Bender serial killers of 19th century Kansas? #medievalsky

#OTD 18 Apr 1920: SS William O'Brien reported severe leaking, and she was sinking in heavy weather 500 miles east of Philadelphia. British vessels Baltic and Minniekahda responded but found only debris. William O'Brien was lost with all 40 hands. #maritimehistory #skystorians #history #podcast

Have you ever assigned posts from my blog "The Manuscript Road Trip" in class or cited them in your scholarship? Read them for fun? Please let me know! I'm giving a paper at Kalamazoo about the project and would love to know if you find it useful. #MedievalSky manuscriptroadtrip.wordpress.com

Medieval Executions: The View from the Scaffold www.medievalists.net/2024/04/medi... #Medieval

The Apocalypse Tapestry is a large medieval set of tapestries currently held in Chateau d’Angers in France. The tapestry was commissioned by Louis I, the Duke of Anjou and is dated to the late 14th century. It depicts the story of the apocalypse from the Book of Revelation in the Bible.

According to coroners rolls from 1265 the following happened: “It happened in the king's highway between Goldington and Bedford on Sunday^ next before the feast of St. Lawrence in the fiftieth year [that three persons quarrelled, and one of them was killed]. Continued

Our newest podcast episode on the next wife of King Henry VIII, "Anne of Cleves: The Wife Who Lived" is now available anywhere podcasts can be found! Take a listen and if you like it let us know by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts!

The disappearance of the Princes in the Tower is one of England’s greatest historical mysteries. Did Richard III murder Edward V and his brother Richard? Or did they escape, their identities lost to time? Join the Q&A. #MedievalSky #HistoricalFiction www.elizabethjstjohn.com/updates/the-...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗜𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗼-𝗦𝗮𝘅𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗰. 𝟲𝟬𝟬-𝗰. 𝟵𝟬𝟬 By Kristen Carella More info: bit.ly/4bCIQC6 #history #medievalists #law #medievalsky #historysky

🚨Job klaxon!🚨A chance to come to Exeter and be Sarah Hamilton for a year! Happy to field any questions. (NB: the 0.6 FTE is dictated by the fact that she works part-time, so the buyout only covers her regular duties.) www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMI610/l...

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Bones recovered from a Dominican friary in Exeter show arrows fired from longbows (bodkin type) could penetrate right through the human skull, creating small entry and large exit wounds. As deadly as gunshots. #medievalsky #medievalwarfare #middleages

Hey #MedievalSky! If you or someone you know wants a lectureship @uniofstandrews.bsky.social in Latin & the history of the British Isles, now's your chance We're hiring for a permanent post: 50% Latin for postgraduates; 50% history of later medieval Britain & Ireland www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMD844/a...

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