'Death the Emperor / Kaiser'. Interesting story, inc. that it caused a stir: the universal 'reign' of Death is hardly a surprising theme. Also the delicate matter of iconography. (The imperial crown, though in Vienna, was widely 'memed' in Hohenzollern Germany.) www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

The bones of Otto I and Henry II have been dna-authenticated. The Magdeburg AfD want to celebrate Otto as a founder of the 'German Reich'. They are not the first to have this idea. www.faz.net/aktuell/feui...

Early spring finally comes to Durham. It's felt like a long, dark winter.

Das @dhi-paris.fr gratuliert Lyndal Roper herzlich zu dieser grossartigen Auszeichnung!

"I’m very worried about what is being destroyed. We’re all extremely worried, because what we’re seeing is the ad hoc closure and drastic cutting of many, many departments across the country." Historian Lyndal Roper in today's THE: bit.ly/4sqsfJ2 #Skystorians 1/2

Interesting piece. Can't imagine writing my current book (about places though not, like LR, itineraries) without visiting them. You hear tales of major historians who had *never* visited the place central to their magnum opus. Must make for a rather different - not necessarily less good - book?

Lecturer in Medieval & Early Modern History The School of History at the ANU seeks to appoint a Lecturer in History. Applicants working at the forefront of gender history between the 12th & 18th centuries, and on regions beyond Europe & Australia, are encouraged to apply. Applications due 19 April.

Here is my best Habermas story. I am grad student waiting in LONG line for Habermas talk. There is a tall man waiting in front of me. Line moves so we are eventually visible to organizers, a woman looks over & makes horrified face. Runs out: "Prof Habermas! You don't have to wait in line!"

2-year postdoc for someone with a PhD in Classics or Ancient History www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQS114/p... @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social

OTD in 2022 Russian forces announced that they had seized the city of Kherson in Ukraine. From the HW archives, Christian Raffensperger argues that the roots of the war can only be understood through looking at the medieval history of the region.

@ghilondon.bsky.social @britgerassoc.bsky.social @ags-gbi.bsky.social @lbilondon.bsky.social

Dealing with Anonymous Peer Review - The Early Career Researcher Podcast youtu.be/7fsV6qKidsw?... #academia

We are hiring .... Because John Nightingale is retiring... for a Tutorial Fellowship in European History 400-1000... www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQP650/t...

A "Big Shoutout" to @hotgpod.bsky.social for this informative, interesting interview with Prof. Hardy! 👌🙏 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/h...