Emily is far too kind as ever, but yes -- free online classes in medieval French, starting in September! Sign up now! Venez nombreux! Moult alentatifs seez!* (* We'll cover this in session 1.)

But what if they unleash a horror from beyond time? @garybrannan.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This week on the Exeter Medieval Studies blog … me! I’m talking about #Twitter, #MedievalSky, and the future of medievalist social media, with a lot of help from @aspencerhall.bsky.social sites.exeter.ac.uk/medievalstud...

Ironically, if one thing needs a raise, it's the person doing the @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social's social media ...

Medievalists / friends / people with university library access: would anyone be able to help me out with one or two pictures from 'Maugis d'Aigremont : chanson de geste', ed. Philippe Vernay (1980)? I'm looking for Laisse XIV (begins l. 382 and lasts about 30 lines), so it shouldn't be too onerous!

Medievalists / friends / people with university library access: would anyone be able to help me out with one or two pictures from 'Maugis d'Aigremont : chanson de geste', ed. Philippe Vernay (1980)? I'm looking for Laisse XIV (begins l. 382 and lasts about 30 lines), so it shouldn't be too onerous!

🐴 There's an equine theme to the @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social Medieval Studies Blog this week, Ollie Creighton tells us all about five years of research on the medieval horse -- and shares news about the project's upcoming book launch. #medievalsky

Really interesting news out of the rowing world, as the mixed eight becomes a World Champs event! I wonder whether will take the place of the M2+ (historically used as a development event), or whether we’ll see more established athletes doubling up?

Ahead of the Orme Lecture at @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social, we sat down with our speaker, Roberta Gilchrist (@uor-research.bsky.social), to discuss the Medieval Ritual Landscape project, her route to medieval studies, and how religious objects ended up buried! sites.exeter.ac.uk/medievalstud...

This week on the Medieval Studies blog at @uniofexeternews.bsky.social / @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social, Camille Vo Van Qui reports on the experience of turning their PhD thesis into ... a picture-book! A must for all fans of horses ...

‘Language is not an ancillary service. It is crucial for expanding understanding of key issues of our age beyond anglophone perspectives and assumptions.’ A response by @ilcs.bsky.social @ucflangs.bsky.social and St. Andrews School of Modern Languages. www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/mode...

The Centre for Medieval Studies blog this week welcomes back Jennifer Farrell, fresh from a series of speaking arrangements with Seed Talks. Read on for all things witchcraft and feminism! @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social #MedievalSky

Discussing this 2017 article on digital medieval history with MSc students later. 8 years after publication, 18.5% of its digital links no longer work. What implications does that have? www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....

I’m also in this — in amazing company, too! Looking forward to it.

Update: it's really good! Particularly enjoyed Chapter 15 on the ways that we sell 'education' to students, and the earlier examination of the primary-to-secondary disjuncture. I have to ask: were the three check-boxes on the front cover *meant* to map so well onto the three sections?

This week on the Medieval Studies blog at @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social, we have a fascinating ‘Spotlight’ post featuring Emily Selove. Read on for talismans, parties, and a healthy dose of obscenity … sites.exeter.ac.uk/medievalstud...

Had a lot of fun writing this for the @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social Medieval Studies blog -- who remembers 'bardcore'?

Looking forward to a couple of hours with this — picked up earlier at @mrbsemporium.bsky.social! (@sammywright.bsky.social)

Presenting ... possibly the derpiest horse ever. Bucephalus presented to Alexander, from @labnf.bsky.social, MS français 24364, fol. 4r.

At last, my everyone's favourite journal whose title fits perfectly to the tune of 'Panic' by the Smiths is on BlueSky!

I've taught this text! It's great fun ... Here's the relevant illustration of Fauvel being curried ('torché' in Middle French), from MS français 146 in the Bibliothèque national de France.

Definitely not me plugging my own article on the project account I run … hope it’s not too cheeky!

Question of the day: is there a standard signal for ‘I-see-you-oncoming-bus-but-I’m-waiting-for-a-different-one-so-no-need-to-stop’? The awkward head-shake-and-step-back seems a little over the top …

Humanities people of BlueSky: any advice on how to approach the nitty-gritty of ‘turning-the-thesis-into-a-book’? Context: I have lucked out in all the areas possible (great press, contract signed, generous eleven months to first draft, etc.), but I’m keen to hear as many thoughts as possible.

It feels almost sacrilegious to read this on a bus, but I’m very much enjoying @garethdennis.bsky.social’s wonderful and insightful new book on TRAINS. Absolutely eviscerating Hyperloop …

Do I know any Swedish speakers on here? Have a quick ‘how-to-say-something’ question, and don’t want to rely on Google Translate … 🇸🇪

Well, the contract's signed and countersigned, so time for the obligatory post ... 'Language, Learning, and the French of Medieval England' will be coming out with @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social (scheduled for December 2026)!

Important update: met Carrie on the train this morning. She’s a Very Good Girl.

Delighted to confirm that it’s ’really me’ in this platform, via what im told is the ultimate ID: #ProofOfCat. This is Percy, who (based on this photo) doesn’t in fact know that he is indeed a cat.

This seems like an appropriate reaction to having a document from 1377 in your rucksack. #medievalsky

Optimist: the cup is half-full. Pessimist: the cup is half-empty. Anglo-Normanist: the lemma ‘cuppe’ is attested in both Middle English and insular French matrix-language texts, problematising a straightforward reading of the term as belonging to any one of medieval Britain’s vernaculars. Hence …

Wifey’s on BlueSky! (Although in fairness, she’s much better-known, rightly, as an educator developer, Lego fan, super-auntie, and all-round Good Egg.) Go followe @kellylouisepreece.bsky.social!

Really fun #ShutUpAndWrite symposium thus far! Particularly enjoyed @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social's multiple 'lenses' on writing spaces (I may have had a happy little weep at the neurodivergent one!) ...

Back in Cambridge today for the #ShutUpAndWrite Symposium 2024! Safe to say that they have the best -- and most appropriate -- swag. Plus, I might get to meet @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social ...

We made a Starter Pack of Centres (sorry, US followers) for Medieval Studies in the UK and beyond. Do let us know if you’d like to be added … go.bsky.app/PAQh2go

Musical theatre fans of BlueSky: out of curiosity, does anyone know how they choose which of the multiple child actors in a show appear on the cast recording? Asking in the wake of the wonderful ‘Starlight Express’ album …

I persuaded my PI to let me bring 'Learning Anglo-French' over to BlueSky! Please do give us a follow (and justify my optimism ...) #medievalsky

I seem to have picked up a few followers lately — have I somehow made it onto one of those mythical Starter Packs?

#Skystorians #earlymodern #medievalsky historians 🗃️: I am about to start my archival research and I find it rather daunting. I'd love to hear your suggestions/advice/tips for working in the archives. Any recommendations for best practices, tools/technology to use, preparation tips, etc.?

No, *you've* spent the morning on a bus in a traffic jam and reading wistfully about Exeter's historic tram network

Hello, Bluesky-ers! I've decided to spend more time over here, after watching what's been happening to the once-vibrant world of #medievaltwitter since the takeover. Here's a quick 'about me' thread, for anyone coming across my witterings for the first time ...