Don't miss a chance to sit around and gab with fellow historians and/or others interested in body studies. #Cats always welcome, too. #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

Our September colloqium is nigh! Join us this Saturday for informal chat and sharing. Everyone is welcome to participate or lurk. #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

Just over two weeks left to send us your abstracts! #CfP #IMC2026 #medievalsky

Just over 2 weeks left to apply to the Borders, Boundaries, and Barriers conference! It will take place in Oxford on April 20-21, 2026. We hope to provide bursaries to help with attendance. Email your abstracts to bordersboundariesbarriers[at]gmail[dot]com #medievalsky #skystorians

Apply to be on season 5! Details available on our website. 🩷

For #CoffeeWithACodex on September 4, @leoba.bsky.social‬ will bring out a favorite, first introduced to CWAC in 2022: LJS 419, a 15th century Italian herbal containing a variety of illustrations, accompanied by notes on medicinal properties of the plants. Register here:

#MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

We turned one! What an amazing year. #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

A new #OpenAccess resource for teaching world/global history is almost ready. The module "The Black Death: The Medieval Plague Pandemic through the Eyes of Ibn Battuta," is in final editing & should be "live" by the beginning of September. A preview here: www.arc-humanities.org/blog/2025/07...

Shameless self promotion! If you like off-color medieval images and you cross stitch, I have the perfect patterns for you! I also have more traditional patterns, but sometimes you just want to be silly. I am just finishing up a fourth that will be posted soon. kristiscornerneedle.etsy.com

October is coming up and we would very much love to find an online speaker who works in premodern #death or the #supernatural. #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

I'm just sitting here online, waiting for your opinion on how best to teach a #Global #MiddleAges. Log on and help a girl out. #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

There is still time to register! Informal conversation with other body history nerds. No prep needed. #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

I'm feeling vindicated in acknowledging my cats' opinions in my dissertation. #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory #Cats #CatSky

#MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

It's almost that time again! Please join us for our monthly online informal meetup on Saturday, August 9. #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

Our very own Natalie Van Deusen has a new publication out. "The Company She Keeps: #Poetry on Female #Martyr #Saints in #EarlyModern #Icelandic #Manuscripts ". #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #WhatsHistory #Nordic

CfP for Leeds IMC 2026 on Premodern Masculinities. Do join 😊 #skystorians #medieval #masculinities #genderstudies #imc2026 @imc-leeds.bsky.social

Just over a month left to submit an abstract to the Borders, Boundaries and Barriers conference happening in Oxford next year! We hope to provide funding to help cover the cost of attending. #medievalsky #skystorians

And as we assemble a fantastic vol 13.1 a reminder that we are always looking for exciting essays and special issues in any area of medieval studies tmj.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk - do get in touch! #medievalsky

Not history related, but definitely relatable.

It is hard to tell the difference between poisonous and edible mushrooms, sure, but it is also very hard to tell the difference between a group of #earlymodern European men with hats seen from behind, and mushrooms from the family of #fungi in the order Agaricales.

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We are looking for presenters for our online monthly speaker series! All levels of scholarship are warmly encouraged. Details in the link! #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

☀️Memorial of the Day (MOTD): The Museum of Icelandic Sorcery and Witchcraft in Hólmavík, Iceland. This museum combines the history of witchcraft practices in Iceland with the history of the witch hunts. In Iceland, over 200 were accused and 21 were executed for witchcraft in the 17th century.

So, it's Elizabethan England, and you need to know how to cure STDs, extract bullets, and live to be a hundred? Well, we have got the manuscript for you. Read more in our new #CuriousCures blogpost: specialcollections-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk?p=29988

#EarlyModern history PhD students around London… We are looking for a postgrad convenor for 2025/26. The stipend is of £300/yr and it’s a chance to get involved in a really welcoming seminar!

#Latin #Medieval

This year, #IMC2025 was also the first anniversary of Bodies and Being! Francesca writes about her experience and our amazing matching tees. #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

Amazed to see these sixteenth century metal coffins, along with the clothes of the deceased, including those of a child, fully preserved #EarlyModern #TextileHistory #HistoricalDress #MaterialCulture 🗃️

☀️Memorial of the Day (MOTD): The Salem Witch Trials Memorial in Salem, USA. This is dedicated to the 20 victims of the Salem Witch Trials. It was opened in 1992 by the Salem Witch Trials Tercentenary Committee after a public competition, with the winning design by Maggie Smith and James Cutler.

Say hello to urine bottles of the past. These drawings were made for #earlymodern medical doctors to figure out the colour and consistency of the human urine. #medievalsky #histmed #medsky

#CFP for ##IMCLEEDS 2026. Looking for scholars who are interested in the relationship between bodies and time. #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory #IMC2026 #IMC2025

Did you miss Chris White's riveting talk about #blackness and #medieval texts? Watch it here! #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory #Race #Racism

Grab a cup of tea and your favorite snack and come chat with us.

In case you haven't spotted it: **Historical Association Bursary Scheme via @royalhistsoc.org ** Open to early career and mid-career applicants £1,500 research support to produce an article Deadline 15 August 2025 royalhistsoc.org/calendar/his...

I've received confirmation that my Elizabeth Boleyn biography has been edited, and is with the design team at The History Press. It's so exciting to think that my book will soon be out in the world. I can't wait for the proofs! Keep your eyes peeled for a cover reveal 👀

Join us for an informal online hangout this Saturday. No prep needed, just come hang with other #body scholars. This makes for a good nightcap to #IMCLeeds. #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #WhatsHistory

Tulika Singh, University of Alberta doctoral student and friend of us here at #Bodies and Being, just did a podcast for the #DisabilityHistoryAssociation called " #Blindness and Incurability in Early #Indian #Medicine. check it out! #Disability #IndianHistory #HistoryofIndia #AcademicSky

Thank you to everyone who came to our roundtable at #IMC #Leeds. It was such a great event, so much collegiality and good spirit! Our very own @francescasq.bsky.social gave a presentation today and WE HAVE MERCH! Everything is coming up Milhouse. #MedievalSky #Skystorians #HistorySky #WhatsHistory

We are excited to host Chris White as our speaker online on Friday, July 4th, where he will tell us about #race and demonized #Blackness in #medieval writing. #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #MaterialCulture #Bodies

Give us your best body-focused jokes. They can be of the paternal variety, if that's your jam. #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

you can take outreach too far

It's summer break, why not celebrate by getting up on time on a Saturday to listen to us? #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

Coming up this Saturday, our June speaker is...us! #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory #WomensHistory #Religion #ReligiousHistory

Don't forget about our awesome online hangout this Saturday for people interested in #body studies. We'd love to hear about what you're working on. #MedievalSky ##MedievalHistory #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #WhatsHistory

Any Medievalists want a copy of the newest edition of Debating #Medieval Europe - The central and later Middle Ages - for... free? Our DME books serve as an entry point for understanding the distinctive historiography of their periods. Hit repost and we'll add you to the giveaway 📗👇 #booksky

Join us this Saturday for our monthly informal #colloqium where #body #historians and others meet casually to chat about our #research and related topics. #MedievalSky ##MedievalHistory #Medieval #EarlyModern #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModernSky #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #WhatsHistory

Our @francescasq.bsky.social has been busy this conference season! Read about her experience presenting at Norse in the North. #MedievalSky ##MedievalHistory #NorseHistory #York #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #Horses #Masculinities #Sagas

Omg, we love this so much!