Call for papers: PG Symposium 2026 on 'Theories, Frameworks and Concepts' Submit any applications to organisers via email: [email protected] and [email protected] Plenary lecture by Professor Miri Rubin (QMUL) Abstract deadline: 19 December 2025 #History #CFP #ChurchHistory

Isabella Lewis (@leedsims.bsky.social) writes our latest blog post about St Andrew the Fool. Looking at Andrew's hagiography from the 10c., Isabella explores the intersection of sexual violence and race in the Christian East #churchhistory #skystorians eccleshistsoc.wordpress.com/2025/11/03/s...

Make sure to get your paper submissions in for our Winter Meeting by this Friday 31 October! ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... #churchhistory #skystorians

New essay prize for #medieval #churchhistory 🚨 The Iuris Canonici Medii Aevi Consociatio has a new prize dedicated to the memory of Christopher and Mary Cheney. The prize of £500 will be awarded once every 4 years, beginning in 2028 for the best essay on medieval church history published 2024-28.

✨Deerhurst, Gloucestershire. A kitchen in the nave and a bedroom in the chancel hid within plain sight an Anglo-Saxon chapel built by Earl Odda (a relation to Edward the Confessor). Re-discovered in 1865, it is the most complete surviving Saxon church in England. #thread

For #31DaysofGraves: Crosses - crosses on tomb carvings post-Reformation in England and Wales were technically disapproved of but we have any number in south-east Wales, from simple to highly intricate. A bit more at pure.southwales.ac.uk/en/publicati...

Upcoming #London event: The Friends of Mount Athos (www.athosfriends.org ) are delighted to announce their November Meeting which will be on the ‘Romanian Presence on Mount Athos’, with particular reference to the two newly canonised Romanian Athonite saints. #churchhistory

Call for papers for @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social's upcoming Winter meeting!

Upcoming conference: English Catholic History Association ⏰ Saturday 1st November 2025, 11:00-16:00 📍Challoner Hall, Our Lady and St Gregory, Warwick St, Soho W1B 5LZ 💲Members £8 Non-members £12 Please email: [email protected] indicating if you are attending and how many are coming

We are looking forward to our online Winter Meeting on 'Creeds, Councils and Canons' on 10 January 2026. If you would like to present a paper, please make sure to send in your submission application by 31 October: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...

Exciting news about the restoration of monuments at Tong - has anyone got more details?https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9861md97rgo

🎧 Don’t miss our classic podcast episode featuring Prof Catherine Rider (@exeter.ac.uk) She talked with us on her work on the history of magic, medicine & fertility as well as tips on historical outreach. open.spotify.com/episode/6Zvw... #HistoryPodcast #MedievalHistory #Skystorians

Free upcoming event at Lambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social on 1 November 🚨 'Routes in the Records: Church of England's Black History at the Archives', 10am-4pm. #Skystorians #BlackHistory

Our Winter Meeting 2026 is on 'Creeds, Councils and Canons'. Make sure to apply by 31 October to give a paper at our online session on 10 January 2026. More info: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... #churchhistory #skystorians

👋 Historians! The IHR Modern Religious History Seminar is now on Bluesky. Follow us for updates on our 2025-6 programme. Up next: Aleph Ross (Birmingham) on Sex, Health and the Anglo-Jewish Body. 🗓️ 15 OCT 2025 5:30pm 📍 @ihr.bsky.social and online Sign up here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Call for Papers: Anglican Missions and Missionaries, 1701–1965 The Canadian Church Historical Society invites proposals for historical papers and panels on any area relating to Anglican mission work for a conference at Huron University College, Ontario, May 28–30, 2026. cchso.ca/call-for-art...

📚 Love church #history? Join the Ecclesiastical History Society and connect with scholars, resources, and conversations that shape our understanding of the past. Membership includes journal access, events & more! 🔗 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/membership/a... #ChurchHistory #Skystorians

New blog post today 🎉 PhD student Emilee Dale (@universityofleeds.bsky.social) has written for us this month about the role of Christianity in Caribbean slave rebellions. Read more: eccleshistsoc.wordpress.com/2025/10/06/f...

#CfP: 'Creeds, Councils and Canons', 10 January 2026 (online) Apply to present a paper for our Winter Meeting by 31 October! ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...

Did you know that the #EHS endorses #history projects? If you're interested in learning more 👉 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/ehs-project-... #Skystorians

The astronomical clock from Wells Cathedral in Somerset. Dating to around 1390, the clock has one of the oldest medieval clock faces in the world. 📸 My own. #MedievalMonday #WellsCathedral

47 new #Manuscripts from the #Vatican were digitized this week www.wiglaf.org/vatican/2025... Includes another Sanvito-rubricated work, Beneventan fragments, Diaries, Classics, Philosophy, Strozzi's _Eroticon_, and more! #MedievalSky #Skystorians

We're now accepting proposals for our online conference happening on 10 January 2026! 🌍💻 Theme: Creeds, Councils and Canons Submit your paper proposals by 31 October Don’t miss out — share your ideas with a global audience! ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... #CallForPapers

In this month's blogpost, Dr Emily Betz writes about anti-Quaker propaganda. Using the language of #medicine, opponents of #Quaker beliefs attempted to paint them as mentally unstable, their understandings of faith less spiritual revelations than medical complications. wp.me/p7o0HV-qm #medhist

Lambeth Palace Library will be holding a careers open day for anyone considering their future career trajectory. This is your chance to find out what the staff do in their day-to-day work, and how to enter these professions. www.lambethpalacelibrary.info

📢 Applications are now open for our Winter Meeting on 10 January (online)! Deadline: 31 October 2025 Don’t miss the chance to connect, share ideas, and kick off 2026 with fresh inspiration. Apply now 👉 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... #Skystorians

In this month's blogpost, Dr Emily Betz writes about anti-Quaker propaganda. Using the language of #medicine, opponents of #Quaker beliefs attempted to paint them as mentally unstable, their understandings of faith less spiritual revelations than medical complications. wp.me/p7o0HV-qm #medhist

Why was behind the impetus to develop parochial buildings in the #medieval period so strong? Dr Meg Bernstein investigates this, particularly in reference the addition of north and/or south aisles to an existing church, in her blogpost for us: eccleshistsoc.wordpress.com/2017/05/01/w...

Make sure to send in a proposal for the EHS Winter Meeting by 31 October if you want to be a part of our online 'Creeds, Councils and Canons' session on 10 January 2026! ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...

For #ThrowbackThursday: 14 years ago our #MonumentoftheMonth looked at a couple of wall monuments in Bedfordshire churchmonumentssociety.org/monument-of-... with a lot of text and lovely baroque decoration

We are now welcoming papers for the EHS online Winter Meeting on the theme 'Creeds, Councils and Canons'. Meeting: Saturday 10 January 2026 Proposal Deadline: Friday 31 October 2025 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... #churchhistory #skystorians

The call for papers for #REFORC2026 is open! tinyurl.com/y8sefp82 #earlymodernchristianity #materiality #conference #research #shortpapers

The Calvin Studies Society (CSS) invites proposals for short, twenty-minute paper presentations for its biennial colloquium to be held in Birmingham, AL from 19-21 March 2026. The conference theme is “Calvin And Creation”. tinyurl.com/bkna7err

Believe it or not, this is a parish register from the seventeenth century that was damaged during a fire! 🔥 Heat causes the collagen fibres in the parchment to denature and shrink and eventually turn to gelatine, which sometimes has a ‘glassy’ appearance. #EarlyModern #Skystorians

🎉📣 Announcing the IHR Research Training Courses for October - December 2025. Visit the IHR website to register and find detailed information on each course: www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...

The EHS welcomes submissions for its 2026 Book Prize. Publishers, former supervisors and authors are encouraged to make nominations. The Society welcomes submissions from scholars of all backgrounds. Deadline: 28 February 2026 For more information: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/prizes/

One of the oldest extant buildings in the region is the Church of All Hallows in Bardsey Leeds. With its Anglo Saxon tower the lower parts of which together with the central nave walls, date from the 9th century whilst the upper parts of the tower date from the 10th century.

Did you know the #EHS provides project endorsements? If you work in #churchhistory and want to qualify for an endorsement from us, visit our website: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/ehs-project-... #skystorians

#OnThisDay in #churchhistory: One 26 August 1748, Henry Mühlenberg established the first Lutheran Synod in the American colonies in the state of Pennsylvania.

At the EHS, we love books! Especially books on the history of Christianity 💒 That's why we're sharing this link to an article on historian Diarmaid MacCulloch's top five best books on the subject. Happy reading! fivebooks.com/best-books/h...

Holy Trinity, Micklegate, York — called one of the five great northern churches. Today it leans humbly into the street, a crooked yet remarkable survival that briefly shone as a centre of European enlightenment, producing illuminated manuscripts.

Our latest podcast episode dropped this morning 🎙️ Listen to us talk to Prof Andrew Holmes (QUB), an expert in the history of religion in Ireland from c. 1660 to the present, as we talk Presbyterianism and his best advice on co-editing academic volumes: open.spotify.com/episode/6gqI... #skystorians

Today is the feast of Clare of Assisi, d. 1253. Here she is, with a very nice book of her own, in the Hours of Louis of Savoy, BNF lat. 9473, made in the mid-15th c. 🕯️ #medievalsky

#OTD in 1878. Francis Silas Chatard was installed as the Bishop of Vincennes in the Cathedral of St Francis Xavier. Within a week he moved to Indianapolis, retaining the “Vincennes” title for 20 years before the Diocese was moved. tinyurl.com/53mdmyw3

Our latest podcast episode dropped this morning 🎙️ Listen to us talk to Prof Andrew Holmes (QUB), an expert in the history of religion in Ireland from c. 1660 to the present, as we talk Presbyterianism and his best advice on co-editing academic volumes: open.spotify.com/episode/6gqI... #skystorians

We have a question for our #churchhistorians: do you know what an 'extinguishing spire' is? One of our correspondents has noted a diary entry of a vicar in 1788 that mentions one at St Annes Church in Mallow, County Cork in Ireland. #skystorians #architecture #church

#OTD in 1844, the first assembly of a new school in British Guyana came together for the first time. Bishop William Piercy Austin established what would because Queen's College in Georgetown as an Anglican school of elite boys. Today, Queen's College is still thriving! #ChurchHistory #Guyana

Following the death of Archbishop of Canterbury, John Potter, in October 1747, the printmakers had great fun depicting the competitors for his position racing across the Thames to try to reach Lambeth first... #skystorians

The first Hours from @smithcollege.bsky.social has been added, Codex 274 - www.cokldb.org/p/v100/ms/905 From Rouen, it has multiple later additions, including a Tallis motet, that point to English ownership. There's some evidence of cutting #MedievalSky #Skystorians 1/2

#History #SkyStorians @lselibrary.bsky.social are launching a Library Fellowships scheme to work with their archives and special collections, includes funding for travel/accommodation/subsistence up to £5k. 3 themed fellowships available. www.lse.ac.uk/library/what...