Did medieval people buy each other Christmas gifts? New Year's Day was the main gifting day, but little is known about everyday people's present giving. Our project on London's customs records has uncovered a wealth of affordable items imported around this time: gloves and hats to toys and rattles🧵

Today the Sunday Times discusses the decline in students studying A-level and beyond. I believe this is reversible. I believe it is necessary. And I’m glad to have some of my words on the importance of the discipline and the vibrancy of our degrees in English at York in the article.

Reposting for the weekend crowd. #MedievalSky

My 14-yo-son has recreated the climax of Back to the Future in gingerbread and I thought you should know.

Full time, fixed term 18 months, £32000.

slow day in the office so figured we'd start some beef with museums

Join us this holiday season at our Winter School from January 26-29, 2026! Immerse yourself in expert-led sessions on rare manuscripts and palaeography. Scan the QR code or visit here for more info: buff.ly/FEBPkYP #RareBooks #Palaeography

We are hosting an amazing short course at Shrewsbury School about English Bookbindings with Dr David Pearson 24-27 March 2026. Find out more here: buff.ly/LUQw4TX #Bookbindings #RareBooks

A 🧵on all the courses on offer for our London International Palaeography Summer School. All information about the summer school, bursaries and booking information can be found here: buff.ly/WP2GKLD

A fantastic online Latin palaeography course taking place (via zoom) in February 2026. See the link in original post for more information.

I know no-one wants to think about next term right now, but please remind students to book their places on the Latin palaeography online short courses at beginner or intermediate level taking place in February 👇 #MedievalSky 📖🧑‍💻👩‍💻👨🏽‍💻👩🏻‍💻🧑🏿‍💻🧑‍💻 📚 ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Highly recommend this! I took several paleography and codicology courses through IES early in my PhD and they were excellent!

(dear god if anyone wants a medieval wikithon project get someone to fix wikipedia's entry for 'gradual' omg 😱)

Hurrah!

✨This book was once owned by Jane Austen! ✨ There are very few books that Jane Austen is known to have owned, making this one at the UL incredibly special. We're delighted to show it to you today, on her 250th birthday! #JaneAusten250

Absolutely glorious thread on the Telegraph's "Whisper it" series. I would "whisper it", too, if I was putting out this much drivel...

Colloque – Élites, violences et imaginaires médiévaux. Autour de l’œuvre de Martin Aurell rmblf.be/2025/12/16/c...

It’s a busy time of year, but don’t forget to book your Winter School place… #MedievalSky

Christmas cake made ✅ List sent to Santa ✅ Don’t forget to book your Winter School place… #MedievalSky

I know no-one wants to think about next term right now, but please remind students to book their places on the Latin palaeography online short courses at beginner or intermediate level taking place in February 👇 #MedievalSky 📖🧑‍💻👩‍💻👨🏽‍💻👩🏻‍💻🧑🏿‍💻🧑‍💻 📚 ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

‼️ Help us fill the final spot! Seeking one more paper for our @imc-leeds.bsky.social DH panel: "The Endless Scroll: Digital Approaches to Medieval Time IV" Late cfp: imc-leeds.confex.com/imc/2026/pre... #IMC2026 #DH #CfP #medievalsky

Interested in connections between #history & #CreativeWriting / #poetry? @ihr.bsky.social is seeking a Creative Practitioner in Residence for 2026. £1000 monthly stipend, opportunities for collaboration & developing projects. Happy to have a chat! Please share: www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...

The School of Advanced Study is looking for a new Seasonal Schools and Societies Coordinator! This is a full-time permanent role. Join the fantastic events team at SAS and work on the IES's internationally-acclaimed summer schools! @sas-news.bsky.social www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Next semester is already looking quite busy with RA work, part time teaching and ploughing on with my book. But if you have transcription or archival (London/SE area) needs please do drop me a line. My rates are now on my webpage. #MedievalSky #EarlyModern joanneedge.co.uk/freelance-wo...

Stop press! I have a new entry in the “worst medieval attempt to draw an elephant” competition! 🐘

The ad for the second postdoctoral position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk Britain’s Early Medieval Letters project is now live. We’re looking for an Old English specialist (who also works with Latin). 32-month FT post. Deadline for apps is 16 Jan 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

It’s been a funny old day, but I enjoyed this inscription in a play text @senatehouselib.bsky.social . Looking forward to teaching the history of collecting next term.

SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE

À l’occasion de la journée mondiale de la langue arabe en 2025, l’IRHT s’associe à l’Institut du du monde arabe pour une table ronde autour de la calligraphie arabe, le vendredi 19 décembre 2025 (14h30-17h30).

At the December meeting of the Philobiblon Club every year, members share favorite items from their collections. This year I talked about my copy of the first American bookseller catalogue devoted exclusively to incunabula and E. Miriam Lone, the lady who wrote it.

🤡 these managers. Yeet!

Look what my awesome @simmonsuniversity.bsky.social Library Science students did! This year, we studied a manuscript broken in the 1980s (likely by Ferrini, but we don't know for sure). It's generally known as the Hours of St. Alexis because many of the roundels illustrate scenes from his Vita...

Christmas cake made ✅ List sent to Santa ✅ Don’t forget to book your Winter School place… #MedievalSky

It’s a busy time of year, but don’t forget to book your Winter School place… #MedievalSky

Is there a Humanities-specific interest group pushing back against AI at University level? I think it’s important that this organisation exists to call out the permissible culture around AI and how in a generation that might absolutely destroy the soul of learning. Seriously. Or I’m gonna start it.

The research group 'Loyalty in the Medieval World' is looking for papers for our online workshop on the 24 January 2026! Proposals can be on any topic relating to loyalty during the Middle Ages, abstracts due by 17 December to be sent to myself and @katybennett.bsky.social via email!

We are super excited to announce the launch of our flagship London Rare Books Summer School! There are a number of bookish courses for you to choose from, check our website for details. Book now to avoid disappointment: buff.ly/7cpbeU1 #RareBooks #SummerSchool

Announcing IHR Discovery Courses: Historic Maps, Townscape & Architecture, and Archaeology for Historians. Suitable for historians working in all contexts, or anyone looking for new learning experiences, and inspiration. www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...

Now all I need is the final one in the series, Close To Your Garden But Not Technically In It (Due To The Restraining Order).

Can’t get to London for summer school? In Jan we are running online courses. Forget the cold by exploring medieval manuscripts. Classes are small so book now! 👇 @ies-sas.bsky.social @warburginstitute.bsky.social @senatehouselib.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social #MedievalSky ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

#medievalsky

Do you or your students work with English manuscripts? We have a summer school course for you👇 Book now for June 2026 in person in London. #MedievalSky #RenaissanceSky 📖✏️ #palaeography ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...

We’ll be running our introduction to manuscript studies again in June 2026. There’s an early bird discount if you book this month, but if students are interested please encourage them to book early as this course has limited places 👇 📚📖✏️💻 ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...

Do you have a #LocalHistory you'd like to tell? Why not share it through the BALH's website! Whether it's a podcast, blog piece, 10-minute talk or other format, we have a range of ways of sharing your stories. Find out more, here: www.balh.org.uk/blog-ways-to... #WeAreLocalHistory

The Psalters exhibition at the Morgan Library surpassed my already high expectations. This case was among my favorite: two manuscripts of the psalms made 600 years apart, on the left with Old English (the little words in between the main text) from c.750 & on the right in Middle English from c.1400.

New for 2026, we’re running an intensive short course on Arabic manuscripts! Ideal for those wanting to get to grips with Arabic sources. In person, in London. 📖👇 @ies-sas.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social @soaslibrary.bsky.social ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...

Our intensive course on editing Medieval Latin texts returns for summer 2026! Ideal for graduate students working with unpublished texts. In person, in London. Book now👇 ☀️📖📚✍️ @ies-sas.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social @warburginstitute.bsky.social #MedievalSky ies.sas.ac.uk/study-traini...

Can’t get to London for summer school? In Jan we are running online courses. Forget the cold by exploring medieval manuscripts. Classes are small so book now! 👇 @ies-sas.bsky.social @warburginstitute.bsky.social @senatehouselib.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social #MedievalSky ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Attention creative medievalists! Eleanor Barraclough & I are co-editing a special issue of Public Humanities entitled CREATING THE MEDIEVAL NOW! See the cfp for details: essays of 2,000-3,000 words due 1 May 2026. (Amazing artwork by @hellomizk.bsky.social). 1/ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...