Final preparations are now underway in the MEMRN team for our second Winter Conference in a few weeks time. If you’d like to beam in to any of our exceptional panels, please register via Eventbrite. All are welcome!

#throwback to the delightful evening of presenting and reconnecting with @harrygilbert.bsky.social & @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social at @memrn.bsky.social!

This is going to such a fun one! Get in touch with the @memrn.bsky.social team to join in!

The @memrn.bsky.social Call for Papers is open until the 12th September! Head to the network’s website & social media for aaall the details 🎉

I had the pleasure of contributing to this episode of the brilliant You’re Dead to Me! It’s very informative and also very, very silly. Lots of nipple talk. Now available on all podcasting apps!

You’ve seen the Call for Papers for our second annual conference (if not, check it out below) but now it’s time for conference teasers! Each image relates to one of the activities we’ve got planned for attendees… can you guess what they are before we release the schedule? Let us know your thoughts!

BIG NEWS! We are delighted to share the dates for our second annual in-person Winter Conference. Join us from the 14th - 16th of November at the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social and online. The Call for Papers is available via the MEMRN website and our social media. We look forward to seeing you!

The @memrn.bsky.social team have worked so hard behind the scenes to organise our second annual Winter Conference. Please share widely and consider submitting an abstract for this lovely, supportive and academically diverse event

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ICYMI yesterday - we've got an absolute belter of a session coming up for our July monthly meeting! Please share widely with all your Tudor and book-loving friends. MEMRN events are free and open to everyone! Proudly supported by @chase-dtp.bsky.social

We’re so thrilled to share this event with you all! Please do come along to hear more about Kate’s fascinating research!

delighted to return to the excellent #YoureDeadToMe pod with @gregjenner.bsky.social and Cariad Lloyd for a brill episode on Empress Matilda, King Stephen, + 'The Anarchy'...or was it? Catch the episode here www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... Great fun + huge thanks to the wonderful production team!

Final Reminder that today is the last day to register for next week’s @chase-dtp.bsky.social Bookscapes event! @ueahistory.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social #Twitterstorians

Just me, popping up again to say that everyone should come to Norwich because it's amazing and full of great stuff. Get in touch with the Bookscapes team for more info!

This is going to be amazing, heritage & archaeology folk, get yourself to Norwich and see the country’s best castle ever

Nervous and excited to share that I’ll be presenting some of my research tomorrow at the Society for Renaissance Studies Conference in Bristol! Catch me yapping about Cortés and dusty books in Panel 4.2 📚

Missed one of our monthly meetings? Dont panic! Our meetings are recorded and uploaded to our website, so you can catch up whenever you want! Check out this amazing presentation from guest speaker @nicmorton.bsky.social about surviving a Mongol invasion! memrnchase.wordpress.com/2025/03/13/g...

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June lineup announced for @memrn.bsky.social !!! Email or DM us for the link 🎉

Come and join in with us this Friday for a brilliant day of global research!

This is going to be a wonderful day of knowledge exchange! You can register via the @memrn.bsky.social website 🎉

ICYMI, yesterday we announced a brilliant lineup for our Spring Showcase on Friday 30th May! Kindly supported by @chase-dtp.bsky.social, this event is open to all! Register for free here: forms.gle/7WgaVSnUZiM1...

Me and the rest of the @memrn.bsky.social committee are super excited to reveal the lineup for our Spring Showcase later this month supported by @chase-dtp.bsky.social Registration is open, please come along!

Our April meeting is just around the corner and the attendance link has been emailed out! Join us on Monday 28th April at 6pm BST to hear these two fantastic speakers. If you’re not already signed up to our mailing list then you can drop us an email or social media DM and we’ll get the link to you.

Open to all! Come along and join us!

And next, the newest member of the MEMRN Committee, Grace Marshall (@bbkhistorical.bsky.social) will be speaking on her research into disability in early modern England...

First up, @memsunikent.bsky.social's own Chloe Malik will be speaking to us on the magnificent stained glass windows at Canterbury Cathedral...

We've got another brilliant line up for our April meeting at @memrn.bsky.social ! Join us online via Teams on the 28th April for this free event showcasing some of the brilliant research being done within the community. Spread the word! For more about our events, visit memrnchase.wordpress.com

We set up this fundraiser for my dear friend, Rex, who we lost recently. If you had the good fortune to know him and wish to contribute to this effort to memorialise him at Blickling Hall, you can donate via our GoFundMe ❤️

Academics, please share widely! We have a few speaker slots still available to apply for and registration for attendees is also open: forms.gle/MEUDJjkQxYsp... @chase-dtp.bsky.social @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social @memrn.bsky.social @memsunikent.bsky.social

Calling all MEMs researchers! Does this sound like a bit of you? Email @memrn.bsky.social for a chance to be a part of this brilliant free and online event in May. Come and speak to our friendly and supportive community!

Did you know that @memsfestival.bsky.social is back for its 11th year? Have you seen the Call for Papers and are you going? If not, why not?? Make sure to get your proposals in by the 4th of April for this fantastic event! Hosted by @memsunikent.bsky.social, it’s not one you want to miss!

If you're looking to get some friendly feedback on work-in-progress research, please consider coming and speaking for us at @memrn.bsky.social ! We still have plenty of 20-minute speaking slots available for 2025.

MEMRN's monthly meetings kick off 2025 with a bang! Join us to see our two brilliant co-presidents Harry Gilbert and @clarabchamberlain.bsky.social presenting! Join us Monday 24th February 2025 at 6pm GMT via Teams. Mailing list members will receive the meeting link, otherwise drop us an email!

@memrn.bsky.social is seeking postgraduate presenters for our online meetings this year! If you're looking to trial some material, practice for a big conference, or simply wish to share what you're working on with a friendly and supportive audience of MEMs researchers, DM or email us!

Come and join in! 🏰

But our conference wasn’t just presentations! We did some exciting activities in the afternoon, including walking tours, collection and heritage site visits, and museum trips. You can see some of our attendees here at the Norfolk Heritage Centre, the Norwich Cathedral and on our walking tour.

We’re so incredibly proud of the vibrant and friendly community we’ve created over at @memrn.bsky.social Thank you to everyone who helped to make 2024 so successful for us 🥳 Our regular events resume in February so please do get involved!

It’s the Feast of St. Nicholas today! To celebrate I thought I’d reshare a post from last Christmas on my Substack about how St. Nick prevented some children from being pickled and the wild journey his bones have been on … Festive, right? 🎅🏼💀 clarachamberlain.substack.com/p/st-nichola...

We’re only a week away from our guest presentation by the fantastic @nicmorton.bsky.social and we can’t wait! Members of our mailing list have already received the meeting link via email, so if you want to attend and aren’t signed up, drop us an email or social media DM to attend to the meeting!

We're really looking forward to welcoming @nicmorton.bsky.social for this fascinating talk! You know those subjects that aren't really your subject but you're obsessed with it and you kinda wish it were your subject...? This might be mine..... 👀

El Presidente doing a grand job spreading the word about @memrn.bsky.social 🥳

Good morning. Word of the Day is as beautiful as it is underused. ‘Confelicity’ is finding joy in the happiness and success of others.

I could not be more excited for this one! 😁