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Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 1d

@uobartsmatter.bsky.social @bristolunienglish.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social

Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 1d

Hwæt is this wonderful scene of creative chaos? Could it be the very successful first week of Old English AND Old Norse Reading Group?! #medievalsky #skystorians

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Prof. Ben Pohl @benpohl.bsky.social · 2d

It’s what we do best at @bristolcms.bsky.social: celebrating community and world-class research!

Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 2d

What an amazing CMS event! We were so excited to celebrate not only Kathleen and Melek’s wonderful new book, but a bumper crop of new books from CMS members Matt Lampitt, Leah Tether, Rachael Harkes, Marianne Ailes, Adrian Ailes, Ad Putter, and Ben Pohl! 🎉🥳 Congratulations once again to all!

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Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 2d

@uobartsmatter.bsky.social @bristolunienglish.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social @bristolunilib.bsky.social @frenchatbristol.bsky.social @germanatbristol.bsky.social @mappingthemarch.bsky.social

Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 2d

Don't worry, we'll be sharing the details of these new books so you wont miss out! #medievalsky #skystorians

Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 2d

What an amazing CMS event! We were so excited to celebrate not only Kathleen and Melek’s wonderful new book, but a bumper crop of new books from CMS members Matt Lampitt, Leah Tether, Rachael Harkes, Marianne Ailes, Adrian Ailes, Ad Putter, and Ben Pohl! 🎉🥳 Congratulations once again to all!

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Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 2d

What an amazing CMS event! We were so excited to celebrate not only Kathleen and Melek’s wonderful new book, but a bumper crop of new books from CMS members Matt Lampitt, Leah Tether, Rachael Harkes, Marianne Ailes, Adrian Ailes, Ad Putter, and Ben Pohl! 🎉🥳 Congratulations once again to all!

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Prof. Ben Pohl @benpohl.bsky.social · 5d

One happy @bristolcms.bsky.social family!

Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 5d

Start of term = time for a new CMS photo! We love getting the CMS family back together! #medievalsky #skystorians

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Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 5d

Start of term = time for a new CMS photo! We love getting the CMS family back together! #medievalsky #skystorians

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Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 5d

@bristolunienglish.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social @germanatbristol.bsky.social @frenchatbristol.bsky.social @artsmatter.bsky.social @bristolantharch.bsky.social

Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 5d

Hwæt?! The amazing Old English Reading Group is BACK and with a new friend?!?

Join Hattie and Co for Old English Reading Group at 3pm Friday in Hattie’s office, followed by the brand new Old Norse Reading Group at 4pm! No prior knowledge or experience needed, and everybody welcome!

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Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 7d

We are so delighted to welcome Kathleen (@themedievaldrk.bsky.social) back to Bristol, even if it is online! We can't wait to celebrate all of Kathleen and Melek's hard work! #medievalsky #skystorians

Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 7d

We're so excited for the first Centre for Medieval Studies Research Seminar of the year!

Join us on Thursday at 4pm, with our CMS Welcome Party to follow straight after!

All welcome! We hope to see you there! #medievalsky #skystorians

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Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 7d

@uobartsmatter.bsky.social @bristolunienglish.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social @bristolunilib.bsky.social @frenchatbristol.bsky.social @germanatbristol.bsky.social @bristolantharch.bsky.social @mappingthemarch.bsky.social @igrct.bsky.social @uobrisceh.bsky.social

Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 7d

We're so excited for the first Centre for Medieval Studies Research Seminar of the year!

Join us on Thursday at 4pm, with our CMS Welcome Party to follow straight after!

All welcome! We hope to see you there! #medievalsky #skystorians

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Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 7d

@uobartsmatter.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social @bristolunienglish.bsky.social @bristolunilib.bsky.social @bristolantharch.bsky.social @frenchatbristol.bsky.social @germanatbristol.bsky.social @mappingthemarch.bsky.social

Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 11d

Congratulations Shauna! 🎉

Shauna Roach @shaunaroach.bsky.social · 11d

Had such a lovely evening with my fellow CMS PGRs celebrating submitting my thesis! ⭐️ #medievalsky

Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 11d

Anyone know the collective noun for a reunion of medieval PGRs?!

One of the things we’re proudest of at the CMS is our amazing PGR community! We have such an active, supportive, and accomplished group of PGRs. We can’t wait to see what they get up to this academic year! #medievalsky

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Prof. Ben Pohl @benpohl.bsky.social · 11d

The future of our profession 👇

Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 11d

Anyone know the collective noun for a reunion of medieval PGRs?!

One of the things we’re proudest of at the CMS is our amazing PGR community! We have such an active, supportive, and accomplished group of PGRs. We can’t wait to see what they get up to this academic year! #medievalsky

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Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 11d

Anyone know the collective noun for a reunion of medieval PGRs?!

One of the things we’re proudest of at the CMS is our amazing PGR community! We have such an active, supportive, and accomplished group of PGRs. We can’t wait to see what they get up to this academic year! #medievalsky

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Prof. Ben Pohl @benpohl.bsky.social · 14d

🤩 Check out the shiny new website of Bristol's world-class Centre for Medieval Studies (@bristolcms.bsky.social), home to over 35 full-time medievalists and over 160 research students and research associates: medievalstudies.blogs.bristol.ac.uk 🤩 @uobartsmatter.bsky.social #medievalsky #skystorians

CMS; Bristol; University of Bristol; Medieval Studies; MA degree;

medievalstudies.blogs.bristol.ac.uk

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Bristol IGRCT @igrct.bsky.social · 22d

📣 ANOTHER EVENT! 📣

We are holding a book launch for the volume "Time, Tense, and Genre in Ancient Greek Literature", edited by Connie Bloomfield-Gadêlha and @edithmayhall.bsky.social.

🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰4PM-6PM, 8/10.
📍Peel Lecture Theatre, University of Bristol. BS8 1SS.

The poster for the event. It features an unfinished painting of a woman with no face, standing on a cliff.

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Bristol IGRCT @igrct.bsky.social · 15d

🏳️‍🌈 EVENT REMINDER 🏳️‍🌈

Don't forget to get your tickets for this year's Symonds lecture!

The event will also be livestreamed, and you can register here: bristol-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

🎟️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/talk-on-th...
⏰4PM-6PM, 4/10.
📍Peel Lecture Theatre, University of Bristol. BS8 1SS.

A poster for the event advertised, featuring photographs from John Addington Symonds' life arranged in a collage.

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Redland Library Events @redlandlibevents.bsky.social · 15d

📣 TODAY

🔰 Thursday 23rd September
7pm (Doors open 6:45pm)
🔰 Renaissance Skin
🔰 A talk by Professor Evelyn Welch, Vice-Chancellor of Bristol University
🔰 Redland Library #Bristol
🔰 Admission £3
(Pay at the door - Cash only)

#History @evelynwelch.bsky.social

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Prof. Ben Pohl @benpohl.bsky.social · 15d

A wonderful resource created by my wonderful @bristolcms.bsky.social and @uobrishistory.bsky.social colleague, Evan!

Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 15d

Fascinating stuff from the CMS' own Dr Evan Jones!

Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · 16d

'They [maps] are a great research tool and are also equally accessible to people without skills or training.' 🗺️

Dr Evan Jones (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) comments on the addition of historic street names to Bristol's Know Your Place interactive city map for BBC News

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 15d

Fascinating stuff from the CMS' own Dr Evan Jones!

Arts Matter Bristol @uobartsmatter.bsky.social · 16d

'They [maps] are a great research tool and are also equally accessible to people without skills or training.' 🗺️

Dr Evan Jones (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) comments on the addition of historic street names to Bristol's Know Your Place interactive city map for BBC News

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Bristol's forgotten street names revealed in map

Names of roads either lost down the centuries or renamed are available on a new map.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 15d

We can't wait to hear all about this! 😀

Dr Elena Rossi @elenarossi.bsky.social · 18d

Heading to one of my fave cities and unis to talk about one of my fave topics: women employed in university colleges! It will feature some new material from Cambridge and King’s College’s cute account books 👀

Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 19d

A new semester means a new exciting round of CMS seminars! Here's a sneak peek of what we have to look forward to over the next few weeks!

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Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social · 19d

@mappingthemarch.bsky.social #medievalsky #skystorians

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