I'm getting the impression that if I follow this plan I may not survive...

Have been asked to do a review of King and Conqueror, but that would then require me to watch King and Conqueror. Not sure it's worth it?

I'll be on ABC Nightlife's 'This Week in History' at 11.00pm (AEDT) on Sunday - 30 minutes on the life of Edgar Ætheling and the political landscape of 1066.

You could make a drinking game out it: a beverage whenever I muddle my Edwards, Edgars, Harolds, and Williams. But it might get dangerous!

When I finished writing Early English Queens, I didn't think I had much left to say about ninth- and tenth-century English queenship. Ha! Since then, I've written four more essays on the topic - it has me captive.

Anyway, the ebook of Early English Queens is currently 25% off at Routledge.

Registration Open: Conference of the Australian Early Medieval Association #medieval #earlymodern www.anzamems.org/?p=...

The much-anticipated news is now here. I am very excited to announce that my book, soon out with York Medieval Press, is now available for pre-order! Hats off to @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social and the awesome Mont-Saint-Michel design team for the cover!

boydellandbrewer.com/book/robert-...

The way this article is framed positions the loss of the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences as of secondary importance. This both reflects and entrenches attitudes towards these as 'lesser' disciplines, which is what got us into this mess in the first place.

Thanks Deborah, it really is. At least we have him home for the night. It's amazing to think how long he's been with us.

Such fun choices for tomorrow morning! I can attend a meeting to discuss the impending dissolution of the college of HASS at my university. Or I can take a cat who has been with me since my 20s - three cities and careers ago - to be euthanised. I will, naturally, be farewelling my boy.

Early English Queens, 850-1000 has just been reviewed in @jaema.bsky.social 20.2. McLeod states that it 'finds an ingenious structure to tell a difficult and timely story' & 'is highly recommended'.

Links to the review & the book (all formats):

Review → search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/...

Book ↓

While the Call for Papers for our annual conference may be closed, we are still open to submissions for our Journal!

JAEMA publishes scholarly articles on the Late Antique and Early Medieval world, see our website for details: aema.org.au/journal/

Fabulous guest lecture in #ENGL3115 Medieval and Early Modern Women's Writing from @flindersuniversity.bsky.social DECRA Fellow, @mattfirth.bsky.social

My latest article is out in the a Journal of Medieval History (open access). It examines depictions of viking activity in the Sagas of Icelanders and the perceived moral implications of raiding in pre-/post-conversion settings. Quickest proofs turnaround ever...

www.ox.ac.uk/news/2025-08...

Pleased that this is now out! See the Bedale hoard as part of the Viking North exhibition at York Museum.

@yorkmuseumstrust.bsky.social @unioxarchaeology.bsky.social

My latest article is out in the a Journal of Medieval History (open access). It examines depictions of viking activity in the Sagas of Icelanders and the perceived moral implications of raiding in pre-/post-conversion settings. Quickest proofs turnaround ever...

Proofs! One of my increasingly rare forays into saga literature. I question how pre- and post-conversion settings affect the social acceptability of viking activity in the Sagas of Icelanders. Look for it in the next issue of the Journal of Medieval History.

I sent a strongly worded email...

I did!

The production editor of a T&F journal just sent me proofs in which they had deleted every parenthetical dash in the article (and hasn't replaced them with brackets or commas either). Is this a reaction to the 'AI uses hyphens' thing? Is my honour being impugned?

Side note that the reviewer gets themselves deeply muddled between Edward the Elder and Edgar the Peaceful (and, as such, confuses the relationships between various figures) - these are their errors, not the book's!

Issue 42.1 is in press! Cosimo I de' Medici graces the cover in full armour, giving some side eye. This is an open issue so there are great articles on a range of topics. Follow the link for the TOC and book reviews. We'll feature each article over the coming month.

www.parergon.org/index.php/pa...

Links! To Parergon 42.1 which contains the review:
www.parergon.org/index.php/pa...

And to the publisher site for the paperback of the book:
www.routledge.com/Early-Englis... (2/2)

The first review of Early English Queens has appeared! Dr Tomas states it 'provides new methodological approaches to the study of histories with limited surviving sources and adds much to the growing research on female rule and representations of female power'. Can't ask for more than that! (1/2)

Ready for @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026? Submit an abstract to Dan Reeve and I's CFP: "BEYOND TOUCH: New Queer and Trans Temporalities" We invite submissions for 15-20 minute papers that examine queer and trans temporalities from new and unexpected angles. #IMC2026. Full CFP below 👇