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Stef Espeel @stefespeel.bsky.social · 2d

New book publication ❗ 📖

Last month, my first monograph was published by the Académie royale de Belgique.

It is a slightly reworked version of my PhD, focusing on the grain prices and the grain economy of 14th-C Flanders 🌿

#medievalsky #graineconomy #MiddleAges

For the contents, see below 👇

Prices and Crises

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 1d

'A nationwide survey commissioned by Henry VIII on the property and wealth of 16th century England and Wales is to be made publicly accessible for the first time.

The survey, known as the Valor Ecclesiasticus, set out to discover the financial state of the Church'.

National project launched to rediscover Henry VIII’s long-forgotten ‘Tudor Domesday Book’

A nationwide survey commissioned by Henry VIII on the property and wealth of 16th century England and Wales is to be made publicly accessible for the first time. The survey, known as the Valor Ecclesi...

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Economic History Society @echistsoc.bsky.social · 15d

Now on the Long Run: 'Women, Money and Markets (1600-1950), 2023 Conference'.
Sarah Dredge (Sheffield Hallam) introduces the Women, Money and Markets (1600-1950) 2023 Conference, 12-14 June 2023, which received financial support from the Economic History Society.
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Women, Money and Markets (1600-1950), 2023 Conference - Economic History Society

In this blog post Dr Sarah Dredge, Senior Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century Literature at Sheffield Hallam University introduces the Women, Money and Markets (1600-1950) conference, 12-14 June 2023, whic...

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Agenda des médiévistes @rmblf.bsky.social · 16d

Publication – Luca Ughetti, « Predicare l’economia. Il linguaggio del commercio nell’Italia del XIII-XV secolo »

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Publication – Luca Ughetti, « Predicare l’economia. Il linguaggio del commercio nell’Italia del XIII-XV secolo »

Il commercio, il mercato del credito, le retribuzioni dei lavoratori risentono fortemente delle elaborazioni culturali prodotte nelle città medievali. Tra il XIII e il XV secolo, l’economia diventa…

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Giro Medieval Finance Network @giromedieval.bsky.social · 22d

Do you have an exciting paper on #medieval finance?GIRO online workshop 1 December: call for papers/ presentations. More info: jacozuijderduijn-miako.wordpress.com/2025/09/16/u...

Upcoming events

Online workshop, Monday 1 December 2025 Our next online workshop will be held between 9am and 12 noon GMT on Monday 1 December 2025. We would like to hear papers and updates on current medieval fin…

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Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) @sshmedicine.bsky.social · 23d

CFPs - 'Historicising Commercial Determinants of Health'
A workshop as part of the @kthabitproject.bsky.social to be held at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social on 15 April 2026
Deadline for abstracts: 13 October
#histmed #medhumanities #histSTM

Kicking the Habit @kthabitproject.bsky.social · Jul 25

CfP: Excited to announce our first workshop, exploring histories of Commercial Determinants of Health. Workshop to be held at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine on 15 April 2026. Please circulate widely/consider submitting an abstract by 13 October 2025.

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Giro Medieval Finance Network @giromedieval.bsky.social · 23d

Objects Matter! Economy and Material Culture in the Middle Ages. The program is available here: jacozuijderduijn-miako.wordpress.com/2025/09/15/23/

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Medievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · Sep 9

We have a new course starting in January - Urban Europe: Towns and Cities in the Middle Ages - if you sign up now you can save 15% with the code 'backtoschool' medievalstudies.thinkific.com/courses/urban #urbanhistory #historysky

Urban Europe: Towns and Cities in the Middle Ages

The rise of cities in the European Middle Ages in different countries and cultures. Learn about the similarities of life and struggles of ordinary townsfolk, job opportunities, everyday lives and the…

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Giro Medieval Finance Network @giromedieval.bsky.social · Sep 3

CFP: The Sale of Governance in Pre-Modern Europe and the Mediterranean (1100-1600).
Workshop Friday-Saturday, 19-20 June 2026. More info:
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GIRO Medieval Finance

GIRO connects scholars working on financial history of the Middle Ages

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Giro Medieval Finance Network @giromedieval.bsky.social · Sep 3

Money in Kind? Dealing with monetary and in-kind values in the pre-industrial era: workshop 25-26 September. Description and program: jacozuijderduijn-miako.wordpress.com/2025/09/03/m...

Money in Kind? Dealing with monetary and in-kind values in the pre-industrial era

Monetary exchange alone was hardly at the base of any pre-industrial economy. What dominated were different combinations of exchange which included goods for goods, credit relations and payment in …

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Medievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · Aug 25

Coins Reveal Medieval Economic Connections in Southeast Asia www.medievalists.net/2025/08/coin... #SoutheastAsia #economichistory #numismatics

Coins Reveal Medieval Economic Connections in Southeast Asia - Medievalists.net

Medieval silver coins with shared designs show how Southeast Asia’s economies were connected across vast distances, offering new insights into trade, politics, and cultural interaction.

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SCORE @rebellionuhh.bsky.social · Aug 22

🎺 Job alert! 🎺
Durham University is advertising for an Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern), permanent and full-time!
Great department, lovely colleagues, beautiful historic city! Deadline for applications is 28/09/25!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOJ050/a...

Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern) at Durham University

Discover Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern) jobs and more in higher education on jobs.ac.uk. Apply for further details on the top job board.

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Medievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · Aug 20

The Management and Daily Life of a Medieval Hospital www.medievalists.net/2022/08/mana... #Hospital

The Management and Daily Life of a Medieval Hospital - Medievalists.net

This article looks at the late medieval hospitals of the kingdom of France at the end of the Middle Ages and asks how they were managed, how large they were, and what daily life was like in these…

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Medievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · Aug 20

The Mongols and Silk www.medievalists.net/2022/08/mong... #Mongols

The Mongols and Silk - Medievalists.net

You’ve likely heard the claim that the Mongols wore silk shirts as protection against arrows; the idea being that silk winds up around an arrowhead and thus prevents penetration. There is, however,...

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Medievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · Aug 11

The Beheaded Banker of Barcelona www.medievalists.net/2023/08/the-... #middleages

The Beheaded Banker of Barcelona - Medievalists.net

Was a medieval banker in Catalonia executed for going bankrupt?

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Agenda des médiévistes @rmblf.bsky.social · Aug 4

Offre d’emploi – Lecturer in Early Medieval History (c.400-1100)

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Offre d’emploi – Lecturer in Early Medieval History (c.400-1100)

Closes: 7th August 2025 Are you an experienced Lecturer who can teach British and European Early Medieval History? Do you have a passion for Medieval History and are you available for a fixed…

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Rombert Stapel @rjstapel.bsky.social · Jul 4

Another presentation at the #wehc2025 in Lund (30 July 11:00), delivered w/ @arievansteensel.bsky.social, will focus on the late medieval economic geography of the County of Holland and the impact of feudal lords on this economic landscape, building on our work published earlier this yr #medievalsky

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Jaco Zuijderduijn @jacozuijderduijn.bsky.social · Jul 11

Cfp: "From craft guilds to unions". Datini-ESTER Advanced Seminar for early-career economic and social historians, 11-17 May 2026, Prato (Italy).
Learn more about your field of studies, make friends, and enjoy lovely Prato!
Apply before 15 October:
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EH-Valencia @ehvalencia.bsky.social · Jun 30

📣 @ehvalencia.bsky.social is planning to launch a competitive call for a predoctoral contract, starting in Autumn 2025. More information below👇 #past #history #economics #econhis #econhist #Spain #research

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Giro Medieval Finance Network @giromedieval.bsky.social · May 29

10.50am – 11.20am Dr Richard Cassidy, Independent Researcher

‘Publishing the Pipe Rolls’

11.20am – 11.50am Dr Marco Conti, U. Bordeaux Montaigne

'Revenue Management in Communal Italy. Accounting registers and their characteristics (13th-15th c.)'

Giro Medieval Finance Network @giromedieval.bsky.social · May 29

Program:

9.35am – 10.05am Steve Holder, U. of Aberystwyth
‘When Accounts Go Missing: Using the Pipe Rolls to Recreate Northampton's Financial Obligations’

10.05am – 10.35am Andy Ford, U. of Reading

'Fruits of the Forest: Revenue from the English Royal Forest, 1227-72'

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Giro Medieval Finance Network @giromedieval.bsky.social · May 29

GIRO Medieval Finance Network online seminar: 9.30am (GMT) on Tuesday 3 June. Theme: Government Revenue, drawing in particular upon recent research using the English Pipe Rolls, supplemented by a paper on revenue management in medieval Italian communes. Send DM for link.

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Rory Naismith @rorynaismith.bsky.social · May 21

Very pleased to get copies of this today! Many thanks to all the contributors and to @brepols.net for a very pleasant experience.

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Annette Yoshiko Reed @annetteyreed.bsky.social · May 21

👀 www.cnbc.com/2025/05/16/c...

“Even so, demand for humanities majors is on the rise, and with good reason.

“At a conference last year, Robert Goldstein, the chief operating officer of BlackRock, the world’s biggest money manager, said the firm was adjusting its hiring strategy for recent grads. “We have more and more conviction that we need people who majored in history, in English, and things that have nothing to do with finance or technology,” Goldstein said.

“This demand for liberal arts degrees is due in part to the rise of artificial intelligence, which drives the need for creative thinking and so-called soft skills.”

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Giro Medieval Finance Network @giromedieval.bsky.social · May 19

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Giro Medieval Finance Network @giromedieval.bsky.social · May 18

Cfp: ‘Economy and material culture in the Middle Ages‘– 12th annual conference of the Research Group for Late Medieval Economic History. More info: www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...

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