Paul Webster 🌈
@webstermedieval.bsky.social
Medieval historian (esp. kingship, religion, saints, King John & Thomas Becket). Mature students & lifelong learning. Carer. Occasional gardener. He/him. 🌈 Ace, Genderfluid
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One of the things I'm most proud of! I founded the Pathway in 2010, designed & inspired by my lived experiences as a mature student, it has progressed over 80 non-traditional students onto degrees @cuhistarchrel.bsky.social - largely thanks to inspiring co-ordinator @webstermedieval.bsky.social ✊️
15 Years!
This year we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Exploring the Past Pathway. The Pathway was the 1st at Cardiff University & paved the way for more. A big thank you to Dr Dave Wyatt & Dr Paul Webster for being Champions for many years. @webstermedieval.bsky.social @sharewyatt.bsky.social
This year we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Exploring the Past Pathway. The Pathway was the 1st at Cardiff University & paved the way for more. A big thank you to Dr Dave Wyatt & Dr Paul Webster for being Champions for many years. @webstermedieval.bsky.social @sharewyatt.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 10:46 AM
One of the things I'm most proud of! I founded the Pathway in 2010, designed & inspired by my lived experiences as a mature student, it has progressed over 80 non-traditional students onto degrees @cuhistarchrel.bsky.social - largely thanks to inspiring co-ordinator @webstermedieval.bsky.social ✊️
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15 Years!
This year we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Exploring the Past Pathway. The Pathway was the 1st at Cardiff University & paved the way for more. A big thank you to Dr Dave Wyatt & Dr Paul Webster for being Champions for many years. @webstermedieval.bsky.social @sharewyatt.bsky.social
This year we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Exploring the Past Pathway. The Pathway was the 1st at Cardiff University & paved the way for more. A big thank you to Dr Dave Wyatt & Dr Paul Webster for being Champions for many years. @webstermedieval.bsky.social @sharewyatt.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 10:07 AM
15 Years!
This year we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Exploring the Past Pathway. The Pathway was the 1st at Cardiff University & paved the way for more. A big thank you to Dr Dave Wyatt & Dr Paul Webster for being Champions for many years. @webstermedieval.bsky.social @sharewyatt.bsky.social
This year we celebrate the 15th anniversary of the Exploring the Past Pathway. The Pathway was the 1st at Cardiff University & paved the way for more. A big thank you to Dr Dave Wyatt & Dr Paul Webster for being Champions for many years. @webstermedieval.bsky.social @sharewyatt.bsky.social
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Our next Exploring the Past lecture takes place tomorrow. Book your place now! It is free and online. @webstermedieval.bsky.social
bit.ly/4hubwQH
bit.ly/4hubwQH
Exploring the Past/Historical Association free lecture, 12 Nov 2025, 7pm
Our next online free lecture takes place on Weds 12 Nov 2025 at 7pm. Please sign up to book a place.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Our next Exploring the Past lecture takes place tomorrow. Book your place now! It is free and online. @webstermedieval.bsky.social
bit.ly/4hubwQH
bit.ly/4hubwQH
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Witch Memorials
Dr Jan Machielsen and Dr Paul Webster write for the Conversation about how campaigns for national witch memorials are gathering pace.
theconversation.com/witch-memori...
Dr Jan Machielsen and Dr Paul Webster write for the Conversation about how campaigns for national witch memorials are gathering pace.
theconversation.com/witch-memori...
Witch memorials are quietly spreading across Europe
As long as we live in a world where people are persecuted for perceived differences, memorialising accused witches will reveal the deadly consequences of ‘othering’.
theconversation.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Witch Memorials
Dr Jan Machielsen and Dr Paul Webster write for the Conversation about how campaigns for national witch memorials are gathering pace.
theconversation.com/witch-memori...
Dr Jan Machielsen and Dr Paul Webster write for the Conversation about how campaigns for national witch memorials are gathering pace.
theconversation.com/witch-memori...
Fiery yet soothing autumn colours on the way to work this morning.
November 5, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Fiery yet soothing autumn colours on the way to work this morning.
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Inspired by Adrian Henri's poem 'I want to paint' the words and image here are my own.
Offered for #ImageAndVerse
(And safe in the knowledge that @hullsaddler.bsky.social will give me a gentle smile and nod of the head).
Offered for #ImageAndVerse
(And safe in the knowledge that @hullsaddler.bsky.social will give me a gentle smile and nod of the head).
November 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Inspired by Adrian Henri's poem 'I want to paint' the words and image here are my own.
Offered for #ImageAndVerse
(And safe in the knowledge that @hullsaddler.bsky.social will give me a gentle smile and nod of the head).
Offered for #ImageAndVerse
(And safe in the knowledge that @hullsaddler.bsky.social will give me a gentle smile and nod of the head).
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever". In this case, inspired by finding one of the maps from a handout I was given as an undergrad in Simon Keynes' Normans class. Such beautiful maps.
November 2, 2025 at 9:23 AM
"A thing of beauty is a joy forever". In this case, inspired by finding one of the maps from a handout I was given as an undergrad in Simon Keynes' Normans class. Such beautiful maps.
Submitted a chapter yesterday on Thomas Becket between God and King. A bit late and a bit long, but enjoyed writing this one. #medievalsky #medieval
November 1, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Submitted a chapter yesterday on Thomas Becket between God and King. A bit late and a bit long, but enjoyed writing this one. #medievalsky #medieval
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Great to have a piece in The Conversation about the @witchmapproject.bsky.social I was part of with @janmachielsen.bsky.social and our brilliant student interns Abi and Gabriel. #hextag #earlymodern #skystorians
theconversation.com/witch-memori...
theconversation.com/witch-memori...
Witch memorials are quietly spreading across Europe
As long as we live in a world where people are persecuted for perceived differences, memorialising accused witches will reveal the deadly consequences of ‘othering’.
theconversation.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:37 AM
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Just boosting @webstermedieval.bsky.social 's #medievalsky #earlymodern post on 🎃👻🕸️ Halloween.
If you're interested in witchy #hextag stuff, then our article and the blog posts by our @witchmapproject.bsky.social interns are an excellent starting point. 😊
If you're interested in witchy #hextag stuff, then our article and the blog posts by our @witchmapproject.bsky.social interns are an excellent starting point. 😊
Great to have a piece in The Conversation about the @witchmapproject.bsky.social I was part of with @janmachielsen.bsky.social and our brilliant student interns Abi and Gabriel. #hextag #earlymodern #skystorians
theconversation.com/witch-memori...
theconversation.com/witch-memori...
Witch memorials are quietly spreading across Europe
As long as we live in a world where people are persecuted for perceived differences, memorialising accused witches will reveal the deadly consequences of ‘othering’.
theconversation.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Just boosting @webstermedieval.bsky.social 's #medievalsky #earlymodern post on 🎃👻🕸️ Halloween.
If you're interested in witchy #hextag stuff, then our article and the blog posts by our @witchmapproject.bsky.social interns are an excellent starting point. 😊
If you're interested in witchy #hextag stuff, then our article and the blog posts by our @witchmapproject.bsky.social interns are an excellent starting point. 😊
Great to have a piece in The Conversation about the @witchmapproject.bsky.social I was part of with @janmachielsen.bsky.social and our brilliant student interns Abi and Gabriel. #hextag #earlymodern #skystorians
theconversation.com/witch-memori...
theconversation.com/witch-memori...
Witch memorials are quietly spreading across Europe
As long as we live in a world where people are persecuted for perceived differences, memorialising accused witches will reveal the deadly consequences of ‘othering’.
theconversation.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Great to have a piece in The Conversation about the @witchmapproject.bsky.social I was part of with @janmachielsen.bsky.social and our brilliant student interns Abi and Gabriel. #hextag #earlymodern #skystorians
theconversation.com/witch-memori...
theconversation.com/witch-memori...
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Event - Remembering Eileen Younghusband
26.11.25 17:00
From joining the WAAF at 18, to working as an interpreter at the liberated Breendonk concentration camp & returning to adult education at 75, Eileen documented her life in her memoir. bit.ly/4hgc4JM #WW2 #Cardiff @webstermedieval.bsky.social
26.11.25 17:00
From joining the WAAF at 18, to working as an interpreter at the liberated Breendonk concentration camp & returning to adult education at 75, Eileen documented her life in her memoir. bit.ly/4hgc4JM #WW2 #Cardiff @webstermedieval.bsky.social
Remembering Eileen Younghusband BEM
Former student, Eileen, had a remarkable and fascinating life which she captured in her memoir, 'Not an Ordinary Life'.
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October 28, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Event - Remembering Eileen Younghusband
26.11.25 17:00
From joining the WAAF at 18, to working as an interpreter at the liberated Breendonk concentration camp & returning to adult education at 75, Eileen documented her life in her memoir. bit.ly/4hgc4JM #WW2 #Cardiff @webstermedieval.bsky.social
26.11.25 17:00
From joining the WAAF at 18, to working as an interpreter at the liberated Breendonk concentration camp & returning to adult education at 75, Eileen documented her life in her memoir. bit.ly/4hgc4JM #WW2 #Cardiff @webstermedieval.bsky.social
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Our next Exploring the Past public lecture is taking place soon. This fascinating and free talk will be online.
Title: Caribbean and West African Lives in British Ports
Date: 12.11.25
Time: 19:00
bit.ly/4hubwQH @webstermedieval.bsky.social @cuhistarchrel.bsky.social
Title: Caribbean and West African Lives in British Ports
Date: 12.11.25
Time: 19:00
bit.ly/4hubwQH @webstermedieval.bsky.social @cuhistarchrel.bsky.social
Exploring the Past/Historical Association free lecture, 12 Nov 2025, 7pm
Our next online free lecture takes place on Weds 12 Nov 2025 at 7pm. Please sign up to book a place.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Our next Exploring the Past public lecture is taking place soon. This fascinating and free talk will be online.
Title: Caribbean and West African Lives in British Ports
Date: 12.11.25
Time: 19:00
bit.ly/4hubwQH @webstermedieval.bsky.social @cuhistarchrel.bsky.social
Title: Caribbean and West African Lives in British Ports
Date: 12.11.25
Time: 19:00
bit.ly/4hubwQH @webstermedieval.bsky.social @cuhistarchrel.bsky.social
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I do feel for the 22 professional services former colleagues concerned here...
@llantwit.bsky.social @ltotelin.bsky.social @jane-henderson.bsky.social
nation.cymru/news/univers...
@llantwit.bsky.social @ltotelin.bsky.social @jane-henderson.bsky.social
nation.cymru/news/univers...
University criticised for creating uncertainty for pension scheme members
Martin Shipton Cardiff University has been accused of causing worry to some of its longest serving employees with a proposal to save money by changing their pension arrangements. A consultation docume...
nation.cymru
October 27, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I do feel for the 22 professional services former colleagues concerned here...
@llantwit.bsky.social @ltotelin.bsky.social @jane-henderson.bsky.social
nation.cymru/news/univers...
@llantwit.bsky.social @ltotelin.bsky.social @jane-henderson.bsky.social
nation.cymru/news/univers...
Reading a historian's verdict on a medieval letter in which the author "spoiled a good argument by constant and ingenious over-straining of his case".
October 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Reading a historian's verdict on a medieval letter in which the author "spoiled a good argument by constant and ingenious over-straining of his case".
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I'm planning a trip to the National Portrait Gallery in a fortnight's time. Do you have favourite faces? Please share.
October 23, 2025 at 9:07 AM
I'm planning a trip to the National Portrait Gallery in a fortnight's time. Do you have favourite faces? Please share.
Nice to see a rainbow on the walk home earlier. 🌈
October 21, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Nice to see a rainbow on the walk home earlier. 🌈
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It's been a while but I finally got to attend another Exploring the Past lecture with @learncardiff.bsky.social.
Tonight, it was all about Assassins and Templars with Dr Steve Tibble.
#history
Tonight, it was all about Assassins and Templars with Dr Steve Tibble.
#history
October 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It's been a while but I finally got to attend another Exploring the Past lecture with @learncardiff.bsky.social.
Tonight, it was all about Assassins and Templars with Dr Steve Tibble.
#history
Tonight, it was all about Assassins and Templars with Dr Steve Tibble.
#history
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Our next Exploring the Past lecture takes place tomorrow. Book your place now! It is free and online. @webstermedieval.bsky.social @cuhistarchrel.bsky.social
bit.ly/47EbD9s
bit.ly/47EbD9s
Exploring the Past online free lecture, Wednesday 15th October, 7pm
Our next Exploring the Past online free lecture takes place on Wednesday 15 October 2025. Please sign up to book a place.
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October 14, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Our next Exploring the Past lecture takes place tomorrow. Book your place now! It is free and online. @webstermedieval.bsky.social @cuhistarchrel.bsky.social
bit.ly/47EbD9s
bit.ly/47EbD9s
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Fantastic celebration of @gawainsmum.bsky.social festschrift. Lovely to see so many colleagues and students current and past, which speaks to Helen's contribution as a scholar, colleague, and friend. @webstermedieval.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Fantastic celebration of @gawainsmum.bsky.social festschrift. Lovely to see so many colleagues and students current and past, which speaks to Helen's contribution as a scholar, colleague, and friend. @webstermedieval.bsky.social
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Just heard on the radio that research at an Australian university has discovered that one's mind is most capable at around age 60. And just as I am dithering whether to throw myself at trying to get funding for a PhD! Value your age - it turns out you could be sharper than you've ever been before.
October 3, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Just heard on the radio that research at an Australian university has discovered that one's mind is most capable at around age 60. And just as I am dithering whether to throw myself at trying to get funding for a PhD! Value your age - it turns out you could be sharper than you've ever been before.
Something soothing on the walk home earlier.
October 1, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Something soothing on the walk home earlier.
Flying visit to one of my happy places. 😊 #happymedievalist
September 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Flying visit to one of my happy places. 😊 #happymedievalist
Nice quiet train for the first leg of today's trip, so much coffee fuelled emailing accomplished.
September 24, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Nice quiet train for the first leg of today's trip, so much coffee fuelled emailing accomplished.
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Episode 4 of our Podcast Series hosted by National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement will be launched tomorrow! It explores the strategic & political side of @caerheritage.bsky.social For a taster of what's to come, check out this short 2 minute trailer 👌
on.soundcloud.com/l3tqJA5gI3zy...
on.soundcloud.com/l3tqJA5gI3zy...
CAER Heritage Podcast trailer EP4 Co-Creating Trust
We are the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE). We advocate for the role of public and community engagement in building a more inclusive higher education sector.
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September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Episode 4 of our Podcast Series hosted by National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement will be launched tomorrow! It explores the strategic & political side of @caerheritage.bsky.social For a taster of what's to come, check out this short 2 minute trailer 👌
on.soundcloud.com/l3tqJA5gI3zy...
on.soundcloud.com/l3tqJA5gI3zy...