Before Eadgifu and Ælfthryth, ninth- and early tenth-century West Saxon royal consorts were relatively obscure figures. With the support of @hisjournalha.bsky.social, I recently revisited the charters featuring these otherwise elusive women. For a few initial thoughts see my blog-post:

Issue 42.2 is upon us! As some of you have noted, our book reviews are already available. Alongside the contents page for our special issue on England and the external world, and our frankly fabulous cover. Check out our website, articles available on Project Muse soon.

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👑📜 Did you know England’s first king secured his throne with… a piece of parchment?

Dr Jonathan Tickle (@ticklejonathan.bsky.social) from @uomsalc.bsky.social tells the story of how a farmland lease became a masterclass in political strategy 1,100 years ago. 👇

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A carefully documented farmland lease from the time of the first King of England, Æthelstan, tells us much about the power play in those days
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If early medieval Aquitaine or Carolingian political culture is your jam, please do give this a read (also on Open Access thanks to @livunihss.bsky.social @livunilibrary.bsky.social)!

Fresh on early view: @eddiemeehan99.bsky.social on how Pippin I of Aquitaine (d. 838) balanced kingship "as an office and as a dynastic status".
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Haven't gotten enough charters at this year's Leeds? Well you still have time, come to our series of three panels on charters this Thursday, covering a variety of places and times!

Any Medievalists want a copy of the newest edition of Debating #Medieval Europe - The central and later Middle Ages - for... free?

Our DME books serve as an entry point for understanding the distinctive historiography of their periods.

Hit repost and we'll add you to the giveaway 📗👇 #booksky

For those interested in Æthelstan, charters, or early medieval succession, look out for my new article in the Journal of Medieval History - available on early view online now - doi.org/10.1080/0304... #medievalsky

Today is the 1,137th anniversary of Arnulf's first charter, so naturally I took the opportunity to write a post about it and how we interpret this moment where the political order seemed to collapse into something new. #medievalsky

Delighted to announce the 2nd British School at Rome/Early Medieval Europe visiting fellowship, offering early career scholars a month in Rome: bsr.ac.uk/second-bsr-e...

I’m pleased to be able to share that my article ‘Changing Queenships in Tenth-Century England’ has been jointly awarded both Early Medieval Europe’s First Publication Prize and the Royal Historical Society’s Alexander Prize: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

If sub-rulers and succession or crisis and co-rulership are your thing, come along to these two panels organised by myself and Eddie Meehan at Leeds this year