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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · 5d

On Weds 8/10, 17.30 BST online and in person and at Senate House, U of London. To attend, please register at: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/....

Keep a look out for our full schedule for the year, appearing here soon!

Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · 5d

We are back and in our first seminar of the new year bringing you not one but two excellent papers! Lucinda Menaul (KCL), "The Knight-In-Shining-Armour and the Ghost of Pegasus in William Morris’s The Earthly Paradise" and Yasmin Ibrahim (KCL) "Eleanor Hammond (1866-1933): Scholar, and scribe".

A highly ornate title page from the Kelmscott edition of The Earthly Paradise by William Morris, with the initial lines of the prologue in a text box surrounded by intricate vine scroll decoration.

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Apr 30

And a last reminder! Victorian cremation and Norse medievalism tonight, 17.30 GMT with @maggiepavleszek.bsky.social! Sign up at: www.history.ac.uk/events/resol...

Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Apr 23

For our next seminar, Maggie Pavleszek (York)
will be speaking on '"Resolved into ashes": Norse Medievalism and Cremation in C19th Britain'. Weds 30/04, 17.30 GMT (online only). Free but please register to attend. Further details, abstract and registration at: www.history.ac.uk/events/resol...

A nineteenth-century black-and-white book illustration. A number of Viking warriors, some of them with winged or horned helmets, are carrying a shrouded corpse on a bier. In the distance a man is carrying a torch, presumably to set light to the dead warrior.

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Apr 28

Not too late to sign up for this excellent seminar on Wednesday! And we are very happy to welcome our wonderful speaker, @maggiepavleszek.bsky.social, to Bluesky. Come and hear all about her work!

Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Apr 23

For our next seminar, Maggie Pavleszek (York)
will be speaking on '"Resolved into ashes": Norse Medievalism and Cremation in C19th Britain'. Weds 30/04, 17.30 GMT (online only). Free but please register to attend. Further details, abstract and registration at: www.history.ac.uk/events/resol...

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Apr 23

For our next seminar, Maggie Pavleszek (York)
will be speaking on '"Resolved into ashes": Norse Medievalism and Cremation in C19th Britain'. Weds 30/04, 17.30 GMT (online only). Free but please register to attend. Further details, abstract and registration at: www.history.ac.uk/events/resol...

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Mar 11

Wonderful to be able to welcome @themamoconf.bsky.social to Bluesky! MAMO London is coming up 24-26 June 2025 and the programme and details of how to register are at: themamo.org

The Middle Ages in the Modern World

A multidisciplinary conference on medievalism in the post-Middle Ages

themamo.org

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Mar 5

For our next seminar, @craighambling.bsky.social will be speaking on 'How Real is Too Real? Public History and the Interpretation of Medieval Martial Arts'. Weds 12/03, 17.30 GMT in person at @ihr.bsky.social and online. Further details and registration at: www.history.ac.uk/events/how-r...

How Real is Too Real? Public History and the Interpretation of Medieval Martial Arts

www.history.ac.uk

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Feb 6

We are in for a treat at our next seminar when Dr Michael Eden (University of the Arts) will speak on 'Failed Seriousness and a Subject Worth Fighting For: Representing Sir Gawain'. Wed 12/2/25 17.30 at @ihr.bsky.social or online. Info, abstract and registration at:
www.history.ac.uk/events/faile...

A photograph of a sculpture comprising an empty stylised suit of armour posed as if arising from a prone position with its left arm raised.

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Jan 14

Still time to book your place for @mareganlefay.bsky.social's Arthurian delight on Thursday!

Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Jan 7

For our next seminar @mareganlefay.bsky.social (Bristol) will speak on 'Experiencing Arthur on site in medieval and early modern England'. Free in-person at
@ihr.bsky.social
and online, 17.30 UTC, Thurs 16/01/25. All welcome, but please register in advance. Info: www.history.ac.uk/events/exper...

The front cover of Dr Mary Bateman's 2024 book Local Place and the Arthurian Tradition in England and Wales, 1400-1700. Three bearded kings are depicted in colourful stained glass beneath three shields with heraldic imagery.

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Jan 7

For our next seminar @mareganlefay.bsky.social (Bristol) will speak on 'Experiencing Arthur on site in medieval and early modern England'. Free in-person at
@ihr.bsky.social
and online, 17.30 UTC, Thurs 16/01/25. All welcome, but please register in advance. Info: www.history.ac.uk/events/exper...

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Dec 5

Hwæt! For our next seminar Ian Felce (independent researcher) will speak on 'What? Beowulf and William Morris’s New Old English'. In-person at @ihr.bsky.social and online, 17.30 UTC, Weds 11/12/24. Free to attend and all welcome, but please register in advance at: www.history.ac.uk/events/what-...

The elaborately decorated opening pages of the 1895 Kelmscott Press edition of Beowulf created by William Morris and A.J. White, replete with vine-scrolls and black-letter font.

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Dec 5

Abstract and further information at: www.history.ac.uk/events/what-...

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Dec 5

Hwæt! For our next seminar Ian Felce (independent researcher) will speak on 'What? Beowulf and William Morris’s New Old English'. In-person at @ihr.bsky.social and online, 17.30 UTC, Weds 11/12/24. Free to attend and all welcome, but please register in advance at: www.history.ac.uk/events/what-...

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Dec 5

Having left Twitter, this Bluesky account is our principal social media outlet for news of forthcoming events, but we also maintain a mailing list which we shall soon be renewing, so please stand by for further news on signing up for that.

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Dec 5

Seminars are free to attend and all are welcome, but those joining us online must register in advance for each seminar to receive a link. Our schedule for this year is at: www.history.ac.uk/seminars/int..., with abstracts and full information on all seminars.

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Dec 5

Hello and welcome to all our new followers! We are a seminar group dedicated to discussion of the construction, use and appropriation of the Middle Ages in the post-medieval period. We meet on an approximately monthly basis during term times in-person at the University of London and online.

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Nov 7

We're extremely pleased to bring you our next seminar: @lawrencewarner.bsky.social will be presenting on 'Popular Gawain, 1955-70, from Maureen Duffy to Pentangle' at 17.30 GMT Weds 13/11/24 in-person at @ihr.bsky.social and online. Details and sign-up at: www.history.ac.uk/events/popul...

An image depicting two older hardback book covers: The Green Knight - A Play by H.W.D. Manson on the left and The Paradox Players by Maureen Duffy on the right.

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Nov 7

We're extremely pleased to bring you our next seminar: @lawrencewarner.bsky.social will be presenting on 'Popular Gawain, 1955-70, from Maureen Duffy to Pentangle' at 17.30 GMT Weds 13/11/24 in-person at @ihr.bsky.social and online. Details and sign-up at: www.history.ac.uk/events/popul...

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Oct 15

Tomorrow, Wednesday 16/10/24, 17.30 BST, Dr Tonicha Upham on the first English translation of Ibn Fadlan, in-person at @ihr.bsky.social and online. Free to attend: please register at: www.history.ac.uk/events/awful...

Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Oct 7

For our first seminar of 24-5, Dr Tonicha Upham (SAS, U of London) will speak on '"This awful and distressing circumstance": A Sudden Death, The Danish Literati, and the First English Translation of Ibn Fadlan', exploring the C19th fame of Ibn Fadlan's account of a Rus funeral. Weds 16/10, 17.30 BST

The title page from Rasmussen's 1814 Danish edition of Ibn Fadlan's Arabic account of a Rus funeral.

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Oct 7

Free to attend, but please register in advance if you would like to attend online. Further info, abstract and link at: www.history.ac.uk/events/awful...

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Oct 7

For our first seminar of 24-5, Dr Tonicha Upham (SAS, U of London) will speak on '"This awful and distressing circumstance": A Sudden Death, The Danish Literati, and the First English Translation of Ibn Fadlan', exploring the C19th fame of Ibn Fadlan's account of a Rus funeral. Weds 16/10, 17.30 BST

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Oct 7

In-person at
@ihr_history
& online. Free to attend, but please book in advance if attending online. Further info, abstract and booking link at: www.history.ac.uk/events/awful...

Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Oct 2

Back for the 24-25 academic year, we're very pleased to unveil our schedule of seminars on post-medieval usage and appropriation of the Middle Ages! All seminars are either hybrid or fully online and free of charge. Registration in advance required at: www.history.ac.uk/seminars/int...

The events schedule for the IHR medievalism seminar for 2024-2025. Details of each seminar will be posted on Bluesky in advance.

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · Jun 7

For our next seminar, we are delighted to welcome Mirabelle Dominé-Walley and Luke Walker, who will be speaking on 'Filming The Book of Margery Kempe', in person at KCL Bush House (S)2.03, 17.30, Weds 12/06/24. Info and registration: www.history.ac.uk/events/filmi...

A picture by Chloé Lecesne of the garden scene set for the Book of Margery Kempe film (based on some drawings in Sylvia Landsberg’s Medieval Garden).

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Medievalism Seminar @ihrmedievalism.bsky.social · May 14

For our next seminar, we are delighted to welcome Dr Charlotte Rudman, who will be speaking on 'Capturing medieval London: framing and perspective', in person at KCL King's Building, 17.30, Thurs 16/05/24 Free to attend: full details and abstract at: www.history.ac.uk/events/captu...

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