It's May Day, the opening of the month which in medieval literature is the most magical time of the year - a season for love, fairies, and marvellous dreams aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2014/05/a-may-…

'When miri and hot is the day,
And oway beth winter schours,
And everi feld is ful of flours...'

The first Medieval Seminar of the Easter Term is taking place tomorrow, May 2nd, 4pm, in the Faculty Boardroom. We'll be hearing from Dr Ben Guy (ASNC) on “Charter boundaries and the vernacular in early medieval Wales and England” - see you there!

Following last week's exciting book launch, these beautiful new books have just arrived!

If you're in want of some lunchtime plans - the Medieval Encounters Seminar is happening today, 1-2pm, in the Ramsden Room, St Catharine's College! Dr Krisztina Ilko Dr Krisztina Ilko will be presenting 'Chess as Cross-Cultural Encounter in the Libro de axedrez (1283)'.

Delighted and honoured to have been shortlisted for the Runciman Award - and in such good company! Cambridge History Cambridge Medieval Classics@Cambridge Trinity College Balliol College Sarah Caro

I'll be speaking Cambridge Medieval on May 1st at 5.30pm in the English Faculty. My lecture is titled “Trans Histories of the Medieval Book: Experiments in Bibliography”. Cambridge people, it would be great to see you while I'm in town!

If you're in Cambridge tomorrow and free at 5pm, come along to my talk on medieval & early modern coastal change, wetlands and monastic landscapes! 🌊

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🎺We are organising a cool conference on everyone's favourite abbot! 🎺

Ælfric's Afterlives: Copying, Editing, Studying, Teaching and Remembering the Most Prolific Author of Old English (27 June, 2025) - please help share this CFP :)

Monday 18 March 17.30 **in person** & online: a Roundtable on Liturgy & the Cult of Saints with James Miller & Sumner Braund Oxford Medieval Studies, Matthias Bryson Cambridge Medieval. Join us Institute of Historical Research History of Liturgy seminar. To register for online participation: history.ac.uk/seminars/histo…

Only a few weeks now until the Spring Equinox!

BL Add 18856; Guyart des Moulins, Bible historiale; c.1420 CE; France, Central (Paris); f.5v Medieval Manuscripts

Seminar reminder - Dr Matt Raven (University of Nottingham) will be speaking later today on ‘Nobility, Serfdom and the Changing Nature of Governance in Mid-fourteenth Century England’ - Board Room, Faculty of History, 29 February at 4 p.m. See you there!

So excited about this fantastic position @ the 𝐃𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐥𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 U of T Centre for Medieval Studies Just a tad too soon for me but I would love to see one of you amazing #lexicographers #OE experts there jobs.utoronto.ca/job/Toronto-Re…

Opportunity in the Parker Library!

1-year Fellowship in manuscript and rare book studies Parker Library Stipendiary Early-Career Research

Fellowship tenable for one year from 1 October 2024. 

DL: 6 March 2024

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Registration is now open for the Oxford Medieval Graduate Conference! Please register here for in-person and online attendance: oxgradconf.wixsite.com/omgc/scripts-s… We look forward to seeing you on the 8th and 9th of April! Oxford Medieval Studies MEDIUM ÆVUM Maison Française d'Oxford Cambridge Medieval UCL History

REMINDER: The BIAJS book prize deadline for notice of intention to submit is FRIDAY. This year focus is on books on the ancient to medieval period published 2022+. Publishers and authors can nominate, as well as anyone else!

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Have you ever wanted to guest edit a special issue of a journal on a topic of your choosing? Here’s your chance 🌞 postmedieval are looking for guest editors to conceptualise, organise and edit special issues. More info here 👉 sites.google.com/view/postmedie…

🚨 PHD FUNDING KLAXON! 🚨
We're delighted to announce a fully-funded, four-year (!) PhD studentship as part of the 'Learning Anglo-French' project, joining the team here at Exeter Modern Languages & Cultures. More information is available on the project website: sites.exeter.ac.uk/learninganglof…

It is that time of year to post Margery Brews’ valentine letter to John Paston III so here we go, BL Add MS 43490 f.24r, the first surviving example of its kind. The couple married, and had several children, at least two of whom died in infancy.

This Thursday's seminar is in the History Faculty Boardroom, at 4pm. We will be hearing from Dr Grace Owen (Exeter) on 'Trustworthy Men? Navigating Peasant Responsibilities and Gender Ambiguities in Medieval England'. See you there!

📅 The British Library announces forthcoming major exhibition, ' #Medieval Women: In their Own Words', promising wonderful artefacts & histories. October 2024 to March 2025. #medievaltwitter

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