A final #PreRaphaelite #Christmas post: #BurneJones 'The Star of Bethlehem', a suspicious baby and a spot-the-difference... serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/the-star-o...

A #Christmas #WilliamMorris poem, 'The Snow in the Street', set to music by #VaughanWilliams today, with added anecdote about hyenas, lions and donkeys… #preraphaelite @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/the-snow-i...

I love Arthur Hughes's Annunciation & Nativity; both paintings focus on intimate moments of Mary’s experience, and both experiences are transcendental. serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/looking-at... #preraphaelite #nativity #christmas #birmingham

A short, nostalgic #Christmas #crimefiction novel based on #Cluedo. With bonus Burne-Jones stained glass! #preraphaelite serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/the-christ...

Well, I could hardly ignore #JaneAusten birthday. #books #reading #austen ‘The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.’ serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/happy-birt...

More explorations in #PreRaphaelite Christmases: a jolly Socialist #Christmas carol from #WilliamMorris! serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/william-mo... (link in bio) @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social

Celebrating #ChristinaRossetti on her 195th birthday by looking at settings of her poem ‘In the Bleak Midwinter’. serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/in-the-ble... #poetry #choralmusic #preraphaelite #christmas

I always knew poetry was dangerous (in a good way) but now it seems it's dangerous in other ways! Honestly though, would you believe what an AI told you about nuclear secrets?! www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

For the first day of Advent, here's a #Preraphaelite Christmas carol. You can even read the music - 'Good Christian Men Rejoice' (although there is no key signature). serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/a-christma... #advent #christmas #music #birmingham @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social

Celebrating 140 years of Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery by looking at amazing work by Florence Camm, comparing it to #Rossetti and wondering about a tiny homage to Burne-Jones #birmingham #stainedglass #preraphaelite @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/pre-raphae...

Pre-Raphaelite painter Emma Sandys died on this day in 1877, aged 36. Here's a sneak preview of my research on her, about 'Lady holding a Rose' (Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery) serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/a-mysterio... #preraphaelite #womenartists #birmingham

More close looking at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery's Pre-Raphaelite works, this time thinking about Alexander Munro's Paolo and Francesca serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/paolo-and-... @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social #preraphaelite #art #sculpture #dante #nineteenthcentury #birmingham

Fascinated by this portrait by Joanna Boyce - more thoughts on it here serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/joanna-boy... #preraphaelite #preraphaelitesisters #portrait

Fixed term lectureship (1 year, part time) in my department, ideally a Shakespeare specialist - please share with anyone who might be interested! jobs.bcu.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... #academicjobs #Shakespeare #EnglishLit

Looking closely at Pre-Raphaelite paintings at Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, starting with Ford Madox Brown’s ‘An English Autumn Afternoon’ with its portals into other worlds! serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/enjoying-a... #Birmingham #PreRaphaelite #Autumn

Call for papers for my latest project - 'Gothic Pre-Raphaelitism': serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/gothic-pre... Please share with anyone who may be interested! #gothic #preraphaelite #preraphaelitism @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social

Read the whole of this chilly novel on trains this weekend! #bookerprize #bookreview #thelandinwinter serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/book-revie...

If you've been pondering doing a #PhD on #Preraphaelite literature and/or #Gothic (as Jane Morris clearly is here), do get in touch - at Birmingham City University we have funded studentships for UK applicants in English&Media; more info here www.bcu.ac.uk/research/doc... #phdfunding #doctoralstudy

Marking 87 years since the death of May Morris today by looking at her plays. serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/celebratin... #MayMorris #WilliamMorris #PreRaphaelite #womenswriting #playwriting @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social

And this is a chattier, longer version: serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/the-art-of... #taylorswift #thelifeofashowgirl #elizabethsiddal #preraphaelites #shakespeare

So this is what I have been working on today: an article for The Conversation about Taylor Swift and Elizabeth Siddall: theconversation.com/the-pre-raph... #taylorswift #thelifeofashowgirl #elizabethsiddal #preraphaelites #shakespeare

Thinking about the #preraphaelite poems of #ElizabethSiddal, and #trees, since it's #NationalPoetryDay. Conclusion: trees are good for you; so is #poetry. serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/elizabeth-...

Part of our extensive Poetry collection for National Poetry Day. It's impossible to choose just one poem for everyone, so come along and browse our shelves. #nationalpoetryday #poems #birmingham

I finally went to see Black Sabbath - The Ballet last weekend; here's what I thought of it #ballet #Birmingham #BlackSabbath I am totally in love with this publicity image! serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/black-sabb...

A beautiful #Autumn evening in #Worcestershire

Thanks to everyone that came and contributed to the Pre-Raphaelite study day yesterday. Fascinating day and great to see so much energy, enthusiasm and expertise in the field of Pre-Raphaelite studies.

May Morris is having a moment. But you probably knew that. @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social #preraphaelitewomen #artsandcrafts serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/may-morris...

Reading about reading is always fun, and this history of childhood reading has sent me back to some old favourites. serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/the-haunte... #books #bookreview #amreading #childrensbooks

Inspired by a debate about Spain’s most significant paintings, this is my Pre-Raphaelite version. Feel free to disagree with me! serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/the-spirit... @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social #preraphaelite #art #preraphaelitewomen

A quick reminder that if you'd like to come to my Pre-Raphaelite symposium on Sept 20th you need to book soon! www.eventbrite.com/e/why-does-p... #preraphaelite #conference @preraphsrule.bsky.social @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social

Saw #RoseLeslie in #TheConstantWife at the #RSC a few weeks ago - a most entertaining evening! serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/the-consta... #theatre

Exhibition by Tony Foster on wildness, nature and time - beautiful and thought-provoking serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/exploring-...

Calling all Pre-Raph researchers: event Sept 20th in Birmingham to bring together doctoral students & academics, curators & writers to share their research & discuss 'Why does Pre-Raphaelitism matter now?' tinyurl.com/mrxs4cr5 #preraphaelite #art #victorian #literature @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social

Visiting William Morris (or one of his houses, anyway) serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/face-to-fa... #WilliamMorris @williammorrissocuk.bsky.social

Reflecting on birds @penleehousegallery.bsky.social serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/birds-in-art - painting by Charles W Simpson, #seagull painter extraordinaire! #art #exhibitions #painting #birds #Cornwall

Some #stonecircle #mythology today, reflecting on the #MerryMaidens in #Cornwall - read the legends here: serenatrowbridge.substack.com/.../stories-....

Highly recommended - a short review of Glenda Youde's fabulous book! serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/beyond-oph... #Preraphaelite #ElizabethSiddal #womenartists #victorian @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social

A follow-up to my previous #Hastings post - Christina Rossetti's poem about Charles Cayley's grave, which we eventually found! #PreRaphaelite #ChristinaRossetti #poetry serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/one-sea-si...

Super excited to be organising a symposium on 'Why does Pre-Raphaelitism matter now?' Looking for postgrad/postdoc papers on current research blog.bham.ac.uk/19cc/2025/06... Or you can just come along and lie around like a Burne-Jones maiden #preraphaelite #postgraduate #nineteenthcenturystudies

So proud of my PhD student, @alexxr97.bsky.social , for passing her viva today. It's been a great pleasure to supervise such interesting work.

Visiting Charleston and not wanting to leave... #Bloomsbury #VanessaBell #VirginiaWoolf #art #writing serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/the-blooms...

#WednesdayWonder with the work of Anna Mary Howitt and a new lecture announcement. THE LEGACY OF ANNA MARY HOWITT by Alex Round The Birmingham and Midland Institute, B3 3BS Saturday 28th June 2025, 11am THIS IS AN IN PERSON LECTURE Book here- www.pre-raphaelitesociety.org/event-detail...

More wild speculations on Pre-Raphaelite paintings, this time in the garden. serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/emma-sandy... @preraphaelitesoc.bsky.social #preraphaelite #womenartists #flowers #mythology

A completely dazzling exhibition (and a #PreRaphaelite connection. What did you expect?!) #Siena #art #painting serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/siena-the-...

Finding the #PreRaphaelites in #Hastings. Honestly, they get everywhere. hhttps://serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/finding-the-pre-raphaelites-in-hastings

This is what a brand new Professor of #PreRaphaelite studies looks like!

The #Siena exhibition @nationalgallery is astonishing and beautiful. My eyes are dazzled. #exhibition #art #painting

Morris, Morris, everywhere... reflecting on #MorrisMania! #WilliamMorris serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/morris-mania

#AI and #writing, #research, etc. Might have got a bit carried away with this one! And I got #WilliamMorris in there, too! serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/ai-writing...

The #Rembrandt exhibition at BMAG is well worth a (very close) look! serenatrowbridge.substack.com/p/rembrandt-...