Join us for this event on Friday. Hybrid. www.law.ed.ac.uk/news-events/...

Hwæt?! The amazing Old English Reading Group is BACK and with a new friend?!? Join Hattie and Co for Old English Reading Group at 3pm Friday in Hattie’s office, followed by the brand new Old Norse Reading Group at 4pm! No prior knowledge or experience needed, and everybody welcome!

We're so excited for the first Centre for Medieval Studies Research Seminar of the year! Join us on Thursday at 4pm, with our CMS Welcome Party to follow straight after! All welcome! We hope to see you there! #medievalsky #skystorians

Congratulations Paul! 🍾

🤩 Check out the shiny new website of Bristol's world-class Centre for Medieval Studies (@bristolcms.bsky.social), home to over 35 full-time medievalists and over 160 research students and research associates: medievalstudies.blogs.bristol.ac.uk 🤩 @uobartsmatter.bsky.social #medievalsky #skystorians

'They [maps] are a great research tool and are also equally accessible to people without skills or training.' 🗺️ Dr Evan Jones (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) comments on the addition of historic street names to Bristol's Know Your Place interactive city map for BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A new semester means a new exciting round of CMS seminars! Here's a sneak peek of what we have to look forward to over the next few weeks!

This Fri, 19 September: Join Paul Dryburgh, medieval collections specialist @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy, for "England's first colony: medieval Ireland, 1171-1500". An overview of English intervention in Ireland and its role in the political development of the British and Irish isles.

So much sneering ignorance squeezed into three words: "unfunded hobbyist research". Depressing.

I see that this collection from the Belfast British Legal History Conference 2022 is on its way in a few weeks - includes something from me on 'petty treason' #LegalHistory and several papers I enjoyed hearing.

Made to feel rather decrepit on morning constitutional, seeing this, my regular bus when I moved to #Bristol for my first job in a display of *vintage buses* at the harbourside ...

Just the view from my house this morning…

#cfp #imc2026 @imc-leeds.bsky.social! Please consider an abstract for 'Things Transcending Time,' sponsored by @haskinssociety.bsky.social and the Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Research, @uniwinchester.bsky.social, and organized by myself. Abstract below with full text in the alt.

I wrote a @thorntonsbooks.bsky.social blog post with an archivist from NYCRO about some of the papers held in Northallerton: nycroblog.com/2024/07/04/a...

Read my brief history of the Sunderland sailors strike and its violent suppression: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-... (2/2)

In the late 19th century, the quiet churchyard of St Brothen’s, Llanfrothen found itself at the centre of national headlines, when a burial dispute escalated all the way to the High Court. 1/8

Promising 'a detailed discussion of the history of chancel repair liability' - a #LawCommission consultation for hardcore nerdy #LegalHistory and #LandLaw fans to get their teeth into! lawcom.gov.uk/project/chan...

Surprise time-travel invasion of #Bristol ? ( Complete with cannon ...)

How did rulers in the Middle Ages control who entered and who exited their territories? In 🎧Migration Unboxed🎧 @bristoldublin.bsky.social joins colleagues across the disciplines to think through new ways of understanding migration through the ages. Listen to the full episode here 👉👉 bit.ly/4kvmp4H

Have you ever wanted to learn about medieval attitudes to mountain landscapes while exploring ancient priory ruins in a beautiful Welsh mountain valley? Well now is your chance! FREE event, coming this August! bit.ly/medievalmountain

My new post @legalmiscellany.bsky.social: 'Arresting Developments', on the abduction of an heiress in 1702 and the dangers of arrests. legalhistorymiscellany.com/2025/07/14/a...

Should there be a non-delegable duty to prevent institutional child sexual abuse? My latest blog discusses a case going to the High Court of Australia in August on this point in the light of the HCA's 2024 ruling in Bird: legalresearch.blogs.bris.ac.uk/2025/07/comp...

Appeal re Rahman v Hassan set to be heard on 23rd October 2025. Watch this space!

Charitable ... up to a point. 18th C commemoration of a will providing for poor children ... but only 'lawfully begotten' ones. Church of St Ellyw, Llanelieu. #Charity #Succession #LegalHistory

#MedievalHistory meets #ChoirMusic meets #Heraldry meets #Birds - Venn diagram of my nerdy interests converging in the badge of the Lord Mayor's Chapel, #Bristol.

All these articles are great but I have to give a particular shout-out to Chanelle Delameillieure’s article on marriage and canon law, because it’s a topic so dear to my own heart. I will be citing this and my students will be reading it. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

So excited to be part of the Organising Ctte and speaking at the Pathways to Justice for Survivors of Institutional Child Abuse conference in Sydney 19-20 Sept 2025. Attendance in person or online. pathways.openlaw.com.au

Intro to proceedings of 5th British Legal History Conference (1981). Take that, pre-1980s legal historians ... older #LegalHistory 'the Cinderella of the world of historical scholarship' and a 'quasi-intellectual exercise' which might o might not be preferred to gardening ...

Out in September. Available to pre-order now from all good online bookstores. #HenryMaine #AncientLaw edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-henry-m...

Proudest achievement of the week ... cracking access to another university's online system to do some external examining, after compound multi-factor authentication spiral of doom! No doubt better than sending physical scripts across the country, but a massive pain every time! #NicheAcademicMoans

#Crime #Marriage #LegalHistory #Medieval #EarlyModern CFP for something to look forward to in 2026 - pass it on! bristol.ac.uk/law/events/2025/event---call-for-papers-crime-and-conjugality-in-europe-pre-1800-.html

CFP of interest to those working in #Medieval and #EarlyModern #LegalHistory Pass it on! bristol.ac.uk/law/events/2025/event---call-for-papers-crime-and-conjugality-in-europe-pre-1800-.html

Occasional moments of nerdy #LegalHistory delight ... just reminded, when reading a chapter by David Seipp, of the magnificent Year Book moment in 1430 (1430.007) when a serjeant decided barking like a dog was the best response to his opponent's argument ... www.bu.edu/phpbin/lawye...

CFP for an excellent #LegalHistory event, with fabulous organisers! If you like medieval or early modern #CrimeHistory and #MarriageHistory this may be up your street! Pass it on!

The third book in our Transforming Legal Histories series is a fascinating read - the chapters cover a tremendous amount of ground. Lots of great chapters, including some really interesting ones on causation. And one of the best conclusions I’ve seen in an edited book! @routledgelaw.bsky.social

A modern premiere of the 'Life of Job' is definitely not to be missed! 😀 Don't forget to get your tickets today!

Don't miss this fascinating lecture by Dr Elizabeth Biggs taking place next week! Email [email protected] to register!

#LegalHistory projects: May's papers were all about mayhem, but in June, I'm working on something a bit different: trying out a little #Medievalism Always feels good to get the first slide done!

CFP for an excellent #LegalHistory event, with fabulous organisers! If you like medieval or early modern #CrimeHistory and #MarriageHistory this may be up your street! Pass it on!

Darwall #WildCamping judgment out ...#https://supremecourt.uk/uploads/uksc_2023_0126_judgment_03167171c8.pdf #LandLaw

Signing up for the book after the book after next ... all being well, due to hit bookshops (if they still exist) in 2027 ... #LegalHistory

*OPEN ACCESS* Credited with coining the term 'The British Empire', the works of the map-maker and historian Humphrey Llwyd (1527–68) were a crucial contribution to a new vision of Britain in the early modern period.

The next British Legal History Conference in Nottingham, 2026: www.nottingham.ac.uk/research/gro... Looking forward to all the #LegalHistory

My new post at @legalmiscellany.bsky.social, on the end and afterlife of the infamous court of Star Chamber: legalhistorymiscellany.com/2025/04/22/t...

For #LesbianVisibilityWeek, how about a chat on Agatha Christie, lesbians and law?

If ever anyone needed an example of the dynamic nature of history ... the latest stage in the story and history of the Colston statue and plinth in #Bristol - new plaque added. www.msn.com/en-gb/news/u...

Today in 'how to blame the (late) #medieval period for modern ills ... local news goes off on one about Perkin Warbeck when discussing modern financial scams. Remember: 'Always double-check the identity of someone claiming to be from a bank, HMRC [or a Yorkist prince]'... www.msn.com/en-gb/money/...

One of the big days of the liturgical year for the donkey community: College Green, #Bristol today

Old #Brownie badges - I am sure I was strct but fair sixer of the elves. #MisspentYouth