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Bodies and Being: The Premodern Body Project @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social · 1d

Suitably spooky for our online Oct talk. Sign up now, it's free!

#MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory #Execution #Death #Crime

The Executed Body in Seventeenth and Eighteenth-Century London

In this lecture we hear Dr Anna Cusack, a social historian of early modern England, present her research into executed bodies.

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Bodies and Being: The Premodern Body Project @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social · 2d

@suespins.bsky.social is an absolute GENIUS in coming up with creative classroom activities for undergrads. If you were here, you would be full to the brim with ideas and inspiration!

#academicsky #teaching #pedagogy #teachinghistory #lessonplans #medievalsky

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Bodies and Being: The Premodern Body Project @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social · 2d

Is it a #loomweight or a #dropspindle asks @francescasq.bsky.social and @suespins.bsky.social asks, should those who study historical #textiles be able to make them?

#weaving #knitting #Vikings ##NorseHistory

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Bodies and Being: The Premodern Body Project @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social · 2d

@suespins.bsky.social is telling us about her research into dye plants used and traded by Vikings. Give her a follow!

#MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory #needlework #dyeing #yarn

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Bodies and Being: The Premodern Body Project @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social · 3d

Stop by and say hello! Introduce yourself and tell us a bit about your work in an informal online setting, no prep needed. #MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

Bodies and Being: The Premodern Body Project @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social · 7d

Our October hangout is coming up! Join us for some informal chat this Saturday.

#MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

Bodies and Being Colloquium

A monthly online gathering open to scholars of all disciplines and career stages who are interested in the pre-modern body.

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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 6d

📢NEW MANY HEADED MONSTER POST📢

A series of posts to celebrate the publication of a really important new study of work in #EarlyModern England, by Jane Whittle, Mark Hailwood, Hannah Robb, Taylor Aucoin.

Just off to fetch a 'burden of wood'. 🪵🪵🪵🪵🪵 🗃️

Mark Hailwood @markhailwood.bsky.social · 7d

As you dig out your chunky knitwear from the back of the draw, I know you are wondering: 'How did people prepare for winter 400 years ago?'

Read today's post to find out (and whet your appetite for our new book The Experience of Work in Early Modern England)

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The Experience of Work in Early Modern England I: Winter is Coming

This post is part of a series that marks the publication of The Experience of Work in Early Modern England. The book is co-authored by monster head Mark Hailwood, along with Jane Whittle, Hannah Ro…

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Bodies and Being: The Premodern Body Project @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social · 6d

I love the literal depiction of a loose tongue!

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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 6d

Gossiping is both an art and an annoying practice. In #earlymodern Europe, a gossipmonger would often be depicted as a person with three mouths. Like these three fellas that made it on a title page of a pamphlet in 1605, a Turk, a Hungarian, and a German. #skystorians #gossip

A detail from a German pamphlet showing three male human heads: a Turk, A Hungarian, and a German. All heads have three mouths and you can see the tongues. The pamphlet was printed in 1605 and will be highlighted in more detail in my upcoming book about early modern news.

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Bodies and Being: The Premodern Body Project @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social · 7d

Our October hangout is coming up! Join us for some informal chat this Saturday.

#MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

Bodies and Being Colloquium

A monthly online gathering open to scholars of all disciplines and career stages who are interested in the pre-modern body.

www.eventbrite.ca

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Brewminate (Matthew A. McIntosh) @brewminate.bsky.social · 12d

From 1550–1650, death was a carefully crafted ritual — faith, culture, and memory woven together. ⚰️✨

Discover how early modern society understood dying.

#History #EarlyModern #Brewminate

The Ritual of Death in the Early Modern Period, 1550-1650

Discover how rituals of death between 1550 and 1650 reflected religion, culture, and society in the early modern world.

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Sam Ottewill-Soulsby @samottewillsoulsby.bsky.social · 28d

A fabulous looking new book from Tonicha Upham exploring all the Arabic and Persian evidence on Rus burials and sacrifices, complete with translations! #medievalsky #vikings

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Death Rituals

Cambridge Core - Global History - Death Rituals

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German Historical Institute London @ghilondon.bsky.social · 14d

Call for applications! 📣

The German Historical Institute London is seeking a Research Associate with a particular research interest in medieval history (with a focus on late medieval English history) for a part-time project position to start on 1 February 2026. 🤝
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Taylor Aucoin @aucointaylor.bsky.social · 21d

Delighted to share that my first book The Experience of Work in Early Modern England (co-written with the fantastic @jwhittle.bsky.social, @markhailwood.bsky.social, and Hannah Robb) has been published and is available free and Open Access! doi.org/10.1017/9781...

#earlymodern #economic #history

The Experience of Work in Early Modern England

Cambridge Core - Economic History - The Experience of Work in Early Modern England

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 21d

History curious? You don't need to be in London (or the UK) to attend many Institute of Historical Research seminars, although if you're in Bloomsbury you'll enjoy doing so. Most are hybrid (online/in person). They're free, usually fortnightly and open to the public.

Starting this week:

Events

Stay up to date with the upcoming events organised or hosted by the Institute of Historical Research

www.history.ac.uk

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Bodies and Being: The Premodern Body Project @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social · Sep 11

Don't miss a chance to sit around and gab with fellow historians and/or others interested in body studies. #Cats always welcome, too.

#MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

Bodies and Being: The Premodern Body Project @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social · Sep 8

Our September colloqium is nigh! Join us this Saturday for informal chat and sharing. Everyone is welcome to participate or lurk.

#MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

Bodies and Being Colloquium

A monthly online gathering open to scholars of all disciplines and career stages who are interested in the pre-modern body.

www.eventbrite.com

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Bodies and Being: The Premodern Body Project @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social · Sep 8

Our September colloqium is nigh! Join us this Saturday for informal chat and sharing. Everyone is welcome to participate or lurk.

#MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

Bodies and Being Colloquium

A monthly online gathering open to scholars of all disciplines and career stages who are interested in the pre-modern body.

www.eventbrite.com

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Katy Bennett @katybennett.bsky.social · Aug 28

Just over two weeks left to send us your abstracts! #CfP #IMC2026 #medievalsky

Katy Bennett @katybennett.bsky.social · Aug 6

Call for Papers @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026 ‼️ The 'Loyalty in the Medieval World' network welcomes papers which explore the intersections between the concept of ‘loyalty’ and the conference theme of ‘temporalities’, c.500-1500! Get in touch by 15 September

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Naomi @naominar.bsky.social · Aug 28

Just over 2 weeks left to apply to the Borders, Boundaries, and Barriers conference! It will take place in Oxford on April 20-21, 2026. We hope to provide bursaries to help with attendance. Email your abstracts to bordersboundariesbarriers[at]gmail[dot]com
#medievalsky #skystorians

Full plain text available at: https://medieval.ox.ac.uk/2025/06/24/cfp-borders-boundaries-and-barriers-real-and-imagined-in-the-middle-ages/

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The Multicultural Middle Ages Podcast @mmapod.bsky.social · Aug 26

Apply to be on season 5! Details available on our website. 🩷

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Bodies and Being: The Premodern Body Project @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social · Aug 26

Mmmm... crunchy parchment...

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Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies @sims-mss.bsky.social · Aug 24

For #CoffeeWithACodex on September 4, @leoba.bsky.social‬ will bring out a favorite, first introduced to CWAC in 2022: LJS 419, a 15th century Italian herbal containing a variety of illustrations, accompanied by notes on medicinal properties of the plants.

Register here:

Coffee with a Codex: Italian Herbal

An informal lunch or coffee time to meet virtually with Kislak curators and talk about one of the manuscripts from Penn's collections. Each week we'll feature a different...

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Bodies and Being: The Premodern Body Project @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social · Aug 16

#MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

Autumn Reinhardt-Simpson @earlymodernaf.bsky.social · Aug 16

10 year old daughter: "If you study #gesture, do you study the #earlymodern middle finger?"

Me: *Makes mental note to check out potential funding sources

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Bodies and Being: The Premodern Body Project @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social · Aug 11

That would be so rad.

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Bodies and Being: The Premodern Body Project @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social · Aug 11

We turned one! What an amazing year.

#MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

The First Anniversary of Bodies and Being, by Autumn Reinhardt-Simpson

July was a joyous month for us at Bodies and Being because it meant celebrating our first anniversary together at the International Medieval Congress. Well, sort of. Francesca and I, and a virtual …

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Bodies and Being: The Premodern Body Project @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social · Aug 11

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