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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · Jul 20

Listen to behind-the-scenes impressions from our marvellous Medieval Mystery Cycle 2025, with thx to 'Beyond Shakespeare' for capturing the excitement and buzz of the day! audioboom.com/posts/874257...

Oxford Mystery Cycle 2025 (Behind the Scenes)

Behind the Scenes

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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · Jul 9

OPPORTUNITY 📯

Applications are now open for the @ducollections.bsky.social Collections Fellowships and Visiting Fellowships, enabling research across the historic collections of Durham!

Deadline: 3 September 2025

More details at durhamcollections.org.uk

The aim of the Durham Collections Fellowships is to enable and foster research across the three historic collections of Durham — those held by Durham University, Durham Cathedral and Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens, all of which have internationally significant collections of books and other materials that deserve to be brought to a wider scholarly and public audience.

In addition to libraries this includes archives, collections of visual and material culture, and architectural assets.

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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · Jul 1

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Medieval Libraries of Great Britain Project Researcher – Oxford Medieval Studies

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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · Jul 1

POSTDOC OPPORTUNITY!

@bodleianlibraries.bsky.social are advertising a full-time 6-month postdoc position to work with Andrew Dunning on redeveloping the Medieval Libraries of Great Britain project as a sustainable, open-access digital resource for manuscript studies.

🖊️ Apply by 14 July

Home page of the Medieval Libraries of Great Britain project beta website.

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University of Groningen - Faculty of Arts @facultyofartsug.bsky.social · Jun 30

📅 Join the public lecture by prof Henrike Lähnemann @ox.ac.uk, titled "Early modern code-switching between Latin & the vernacular: a Low German religious community investigated." 10 July, 4:30-5:30 PM, Van der Leeuw hall, Academy Building. @rug.nl @oxmedstud.bsky.social More info 👉 lnkd.in/eQDev2ih

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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · Jun 12

Just one week until we celebrate the launch of the 2025 Oxford Medieval Mystery Plays FILM!!

Join us for drinks and nibbles and share your thoughts about the future of this grand Oxford tradition.

The 2025 Oxford Medieval Mystery Plays Film Launch. Thursday 19 June, 4:30-6pm, Farmington Institute, Harris Manchester College

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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · Jun 18

Join us online from 16:45 TOMORROW (19 June) for the premiere of the 2025 Oxford Medieval Mystery Cycle Film!

Watch it live and comment along at youtu.be/R-bYdS8pLUY?...

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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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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · Jun 18

Join us online from 16:45 TOMORROW (19 June) for the premiere of the 2025 Oxford Medieval Mystery Cycle Film!

Watch it live and comment along at youtu.be/R-bYdS8pLUY?...

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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · Jun 12

Just one week until we celebrate the launch of the 2025 Oxford Medieval Mystery Plays FILM!!

Join us for drinks and nibbles and share your thoughts about the future of this grand Oxford tradition.

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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · Jun 9

It's Week 7! Just two more weeks to go, which means two more weeks of fantastic medieval lectures, seminars, reading groups, and more, all viewable now in the latest Medieval Matters: medieval.ox.ac.uk/2025/06/09/m...

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Alt: Gif of the dwarves from Snow White with the caption 'Seven!!'

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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · Jun 6

📯 Exciting news! To celebrate the end of the year and the success of this year's Medieval Mystery Plays, we have planned a very special FILM LAUNCH for the plays!

🗓️ Thursday 19 June, 4.30-6pm
📌 Farmington Institute, Harris Manchester College

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Film Launch Medieval Mystery Plays 2025 – Oxford Medieval Studies

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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · Jun 6

Join us for drinks (including the famous Tiddly Pommes apple juice) and nibbles, and help shape our vision for the next Mystery Cycle.

And here's a little preview to get you excited...

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The Oxford Medieval Mystery Plays 2025: Opening

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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · Jun 6

📯 Exciting news! To celebrate the end of the year and the success of this year's Medieval Mystery Plays, we have planned a very special FILM LAUNCH for the plays!

🗓️ Thursday 19 June, 4.30-6pm
📌 Farmington Institute, Harris Manchester College

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Film Launch Medieval Mystery Plays 2025 – Oxford Medieval Studies

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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · Jun 2

It's Week 6! Just 3 more weeks until the end of the academic year but we're nowhere near done yet - find out what's in store this week in the latest Medieval Matters: medieval.ox.ac.uk/2025/06/02/medieval-matters-tt25-week-6

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Alt: Cricketer in a blue shirt raising his arms to the number Six!

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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · May 28

🗓️ Friday 30 May 🗓️

Join us at Lincoln College this Friday for 'Fragments of Lives', a day of discoveries about medieval lives in the muniments of @magdalenoxford.bsky.social , @lincoln.ox.ac.uk and beyond!

Poster for Fragments of Lives. Friday 30 May. Lincoln College, Oakeshott Room. No registration is required. For all enquiries, please email laure.miolo@history.ox.ac.uk

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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · May 27

Somehow, it's already Week 5 and we're half way through the term 🙀! See how our medieval community is marking this midpoint with this week's Medieval Matters: medieval.ox.ac.uk/2025/05/26/m...

Medieval matters TT25, Week 5 – Oxford Medieval Studies

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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · May 19

It's Week 4! Take your mind of exams and essays with one of our many fantastic medieval events, all in this week's Medieval Matters: medieval.ox.ac.uk/2025/05/19/m...

Medieval Matters TT25, Week 4 – Oxford Medieval Studies

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Henrike Lähnemann @hlaehnemann.bsky.social · May 13

Only discovered today the full page article in the Cherwell edition of 1st week cherwell.org/2025/05/05/m... 📯 @oxmedstud.bsky.social @stedmundhall.bsky.social @oxfordgerman.bsky.social

Review: Medieval Mystery Play Cycle – 'Comedy, choirs and inflatable hammers' - Cherwell

Against the backdrop of St Edmund Hall’s medieval architecture, these short plays offered a tantalising window into medieval theatre.

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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · May 12

It's Week 3! Check out the latest events in the world of medieval studies in this week's Medieval Matters: medieval.ox.ac.uk/2025/05/12/m...

And do consider applying for this social media role - deadline this Friday!

Medieval Matters TT25, Week 3 – Oxford Medieval Studies

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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · May 6

It's Week 2 of Trinity! From French palaeography to the science of the stars, check out what's going on in Oxford this week in the latest instalment of Medieval Matters: medieval.ox.ac.uk/2025/05/05/m...

Medieval Matter TT25, Week 2 – Oxford Medieval Studies

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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · Apr 30

@stedmundhall.bsky.social is opening up its Old Library for an exhibition of some medieval items - all welcome!

📆 Thursday 1 May (TOMORROW)
⌚️ 10am - 4pm

Exhibition in the Old Library.
The Old Library will be open today (29 April) and Thursday (1 May) from 10am-4pm. The exhibition is inspired by the theme of this year’s St Edmund Hall Community & Giving Week: #GiveItYourHALL and the 1317 Challenge.
In the exhibition case will be items marking significant moments in the history of the Hall since our first mention in the rent rolls of Osney Abbey in 1317, including evidence of a bitter academic dispute about the name and origins of the College, the original Library rules and a relic of our patron St Edmund.
Also on display will be record-breaking and significant works from the collection including the Library’s oldest book, the most recent addition to the Library and the best-selling work by an Aularian author.
All welcome! If you can’t come on either day please contact Library@seh.ox.ac.uk and arrange an appointment.

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Helen Gittos @helengittos.bsky.social · Apr 28

Friday 2 May, 5pm, @regentsox.bsky.social and on zoom I'll be talking after the AGM of the Henry Bradshaw Society @oxmedstud.bsky.social. #medievalsky

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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · Apr 22

📯OPPORTUNITY: Oxford Medieval Studies Social Media Officer📯

As I prepare to depart soon, we're looking for someone to take over the social media reins. If you're interested in this role, have a look at my retrospective at medieval.ox.ac.uk/2025/04/21/o... and do consider applying!

Oxford Medieval Social Media: A Retrospective – Oxford Medieval Studies

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Oxford Medieval Studies @oxmedstud.bsky.social · Apr 28

Somehow Trinity term has already snuck up upon us, but rejoice, for that means the 📯Oxford Medieval Studies Booklet📯 is ready for viewing!

Find it in its full glory along with some other announcements in this week's Medieval Matters: medieval.ox.ac.uk/2025/04/28/m...

Front page of the University of Oxford's Trinity Term 2025 Medieval Booklet.

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