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Robert Gallagher
@hwaetspur.bsky.social
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Early medievalist at University of Kent, he/him
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 5d
"We live at a time of considerable uncertainty and peril. We believe this future will be easier (if never easy) to navigate with recourse to the skills and temperaments integral to a historical approach to life."

RHS President, Lucy Noakes, writes on the Society's blog bit.ly/3KBX7Fw #Skystorians
Image of badges with logo 'I know the value of history' and text 'The value and provision of history and the humanities: it's time for a political response.'
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Robert Gallagher @hwaetspur.bsky.social · 9d
Interested in letter-writing in early medieval Britain? A three-year postdoc on @francescatinti.bsky.social’s and my project is now available. Apps close on 17th Oct. Let me know if you have any questions and please circulate! 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Are you passionate about early medieval Britain?  Do you have advanced knowledge of Medieval Latin and interested in the analysis of Latin letter-writing?  If yes, then you may be interested in this f...
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Leverhulme Trust @leverhulme.ac.uk · 22d
With the support of a Research Project Grant, @hwaetspur.bsky.social and his team @kent.ac.uk undertake the first-ever thorough analysis of Britain’s much understudied early medieval letters, opening unique windows into the past. www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr...
Old English text, densely written on light brown parchment.
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Robert Gallagher @hwaetspur.bsky.social · 23d
Really grateful to @leverhulme.ac.uk for funding @francescatinti.bsky.social’s and my upcoming project on letter-writing in early medieval Britain. You can read about it in the current Leverhulme newsletter www.flipsnack.com/leverhulmetr... Info on postdoc positions coming soon 🙂
Leverhulme Trust Newsletter – September 2025
Flipsnack is a digital catalog maker that makes it easy to create, publish and share html5 flipbooks. Upload a PDF or design from scratch flyers, magazines, books and more.
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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · Jul 24
Call for papers: New Directions in Old English Prose, Oxford, 30-31 March 2026 @oxembi.bsky.social roep.web.ox.ac.uk/event/confer...
Conference: New Directions in Old English Prose
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Ed Roberts @ecroberts.bsky.social · Jul 24
Delighted to say that I've been awarded a British Academy Mid-Career Fellowship for 2025-26, and we are hiring a 1-year full-time lecturer in early medieval history to replace me. Deadline 7 August. Please get in touch with me if you have any questions about the role! jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Lecturer in Early Medieval History (c.400-1100)
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 term contract to start in Septe...
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Chris Riedel @medievalhistory.bsky.social · Jul 14
CFP "Historical Aspects of Engla Land: Beyond Beowulf"
Session(s) celebrating the historical study of Early Medieval England at
@kzooicms.bsky.social 2026.
We welcome papers focusing on any historical aspect between 500 and 1070. Co-Sponsored by
@haskinssociety.bsky.social!
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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · Jul 9
Are you a doctoral student working on medieval history who'd benefit from a stay in Paris?
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André Loez & podcast Paroles d’histoire @andreloez.bsky.social · Jul 9
Pour des doctorants / docteurs en histoire médiévale ne préparant pas leur thèse en France, vous pouvez candidater à une bourse Robert de Sorbon du
@labo-lamop.bsky.social

À faire circuler ! Cc @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social
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INSULAR @insularmss.bsky.social · Jul 9
The deadline for this job is this coming Monday!
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INSULAR @insularmss.bsky.social · Jun 18
There's an exciting new 3-year job in Göttingen (Germany) available as part of our project! www.uni-goettingen.de/en/644546.ht...

We need someone with experience in manuscript studies and early medieval Germanic vernaculars. Digital humanities skills an advantage! Deadline: 14 July. #palaeography
Stellenanzeigen - Georg-August-University Göttingen
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INSULAR @insularmss.bsky.social · Jun 18
There's an exciting new 3-year job in Göttingen (Germany) available as part of our project! www.uni-goettingen.de/en/644546.ht...

We need someone with experience in manuscript studies and early medieval Germanic vernaculars. Digital humanities skills an advantage! Deadline: 14 July. #palaeography
Stellenanzeigen - Georg-August-University Göttingen
Website of the Georg-August-University Göttingen
www.uni-goettingen.de
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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · Jun 16
Interested in early medieval letters? Then the latest EME article, by Robert Flierman and Hope Williard, is for you! Now on Early View, open access.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · Jun 15
It's out! On Thursday, there was a book launch for this transformative study of how the Domesday Book was made. Astonishing that it has been possible to learn so much about something so apparently well-understood. @oxmedstud.bsky.social
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Hannah Boston @hannah-boston.bsky.social · Jun 4
I'm delighted to share the programme for the first workshop of the Loyalty Research Network, taking place this Friday 6th June from 1pm UK time. The workshop is free and open to anyone interested in loyalty across the medieval world, so please message me if you'd like the link! #medieval
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James T Palmer @jtpmedieval.bsky.social · May 30
Free to download for the next two weeks: Rick Sowerby's excellent new book Natural and Supernatural in Early #Medieval England!

#medievalsky
Natural and Supernatural in Early Medieval England
Cambridge Core - European Studies - Natural and Supernatural in Early Medieval England
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Robert Gallagher @hwaetspur.bsky.social · May 30
Fantastic opportunity: 4-yr fully funded PhD at Galway on textual obscurity in the early medieval insular world
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Colleen Curran @ccurran.bsky.social · May 30
New, fully funded PhD studentship in the Department of Classics at the University of Galway is now available
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Robert Gallagher @hwaetspur.bsky.social · May 15
Ok, no problem. And thanks for the thought-provoking article!
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Robert Gallagher @hwaetspur.bsky.social · May 15
Congrats on the article! Really interesting. Do you happen to know what the final page range is going to be? I’d love to add a citation to my book before I send it back to the publishers (next week… so this is timely!). Thanks!
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Robert Gallagher @hwaetspur.bsky.social · May 12
Deadline for applications is this Friday - still time! 🙂
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Robert Gallagher @hwaetspur.bsky.social · May 2
Interested in the performance and performativity of medieval texts? Here’s a cfp for a workshop this November in Ghent. We’re particularly keen to think across languages and genres
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Robert Gallagher @hwaetspur.bsky.social · May 2
Interested in the performance and performativity of medieval texts? Here’s a cfp for a workshop this November in Ghent. We’re particularly keen to think across languages and genres
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Robert Gallagher @hwaetspur.bsky.social · May 2
Interested in the performance and performativity of medieval texts? Here’s a cfp for a workshop this November in Ghent. We’re particularly keen to think across languages and genres
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Robert Gallagher @hwaetspur.bsky.social · Mar 27
Great news! Congrats!
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Robert Gallagher @hwaetspur.bsky.social · Mar 13
Really excellent piece on the UK HE crisis
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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · Mar 13
UK universities are in crisis.

Dave Hitchcock (@davehitchcock.bsky.social) on how the sector became 'broken' and why it must be approached as an interdependent system.

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A Decade of Crisis
The UK's universities are in crisis. Dave Hitchcock on how the sector became 'broken' and why it must be understood as an interdependent system.
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Rebecca Menmuir @rebeccamenmuir.bsky.social · Mar 10
Very excited to share that registration for the 5th Middle Ages in the Modern World (MAMO) conference is now open!
24-26 June, London.
Over 100 speakers will present on the reception of the medieval world across a variety of panels, keynotes, events, performances. Take a look:
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The Middle Ages in the Modern World
A multidisciplinary conference on medievalism in the post-Middle Ages
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Robert Gallagher @hwaetspur.bsky.social · Mar 4
Fragment of Bayeux Tapestry discovered in Germany: www.southernhighlandnews.com.au/story/890776...
Fragment of Bayeux Tapestry discovered in Germany
A piece of the Bayeux Tapestry, the medieval masterpiece depicting the landing of Normans from France in England...
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