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So excited - a BL event with Kate Arnold and Kate Mosse 29 Oct, do make sure to grab your ticket! I was lucky enough to get a sneak preview of Kate A's setlist, and looking forward to Kate M's top picks from the exhibition! Heading to the preview tonight to pick my own faves!

Medieval women’s lives were “more vibrant than people expect.” How a new exhibition British Library is telling their stories. bit.ly/4dZuMly

Medieval Women: In Their Own Words opens today. Join us to discover the rich and complex lives of women in the Middle Ages, both famous and forgotten, as you uncover their artistry, resourcefulness, courage and struggles. Meet the women: bit.ly/BLMedievalWomen Members go free

What a treat to go on BBC Woman's Hour to talk about Medieval Women with curator Ellie Jackson and birthday girl anita rani Come to the British Library exhibition to see if you pass the Witch Test... 🧙‍♀️💘

'The Value of History in UK Higher Education and Society' - a new briefing from Royal Historical Society bit.ly/4fl6lQD Published today, the Society's briefing assesses the value of #history and the damage being done by cuts and closures to UK departments #twitterstorians

Our bursary scheme is now open for applications! £750 available to early career researchers, independent scholars, or PhD students working on women's studies in our period (1558-1837). Deadline: 15 Dec 2024. Please spread the word! #funding #ECR #PhD womensstudiesgroup.org/bursary/

We'd like to invite submissions to the Gordon Forster Essay Prize. It is open to postgraduate students and ECRs. The winner will receive £200 and their essay will be considered for publication in the journal. Deadline: 1 March 2025. Please repost! tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

A marginal scene telling the story of a pregnant abbess, accused by her nuns of inchastity, who prays to the Virgin Mary for help. An angel then arrives to take away her child. (Royal MS 14 B VII, f. 208v) blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

On this day in 1290, Eleanor of Castile, Queen of England died. Her body was taken from Lincoln to Westminster to be buried and 12 stone crosses were later commissioned to mark the route. Today's blogpost explores the story of the Eleanor Crosses. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

Our #medieval lecture for 2025 will be given by Dr Natasha Hodgson on the lives and travels of medieval women. Join us in person (London) or online on Friday 7 February at 6:30pm GMT. All welcome. Registration for attending in person: eventbrite.co.uk/e/111288294584… Registration for

This weekend SHP, Teaching Medieval Women and British Library Learning ran a joint CPD event at the British Library working with teachers and students on how to bring medieval women into the classroom. We were also treated to a mesmerising performance by Kate Arnold #SHPTMW

One of my favourite objects from the BL Medieval Women exhibition!

If you are interested in joining us for (or presenting at) our #queensresources workshop in April on queenship & warfare, (with a keynote from Dr. Natasha R. Hodgson) get in touch with us by a DM or at the website: queensresources.org

CFP deadline for 'Power and the People' tomorrow!

Happy summer solstice! 🌞 This year's solstice happened at exactly 04:42 AM CEST, the moment the Sun reached its northernmost point in the sky. Seen from space, Earth puts on quite the show. These views capture a full year of shifting light and shadow, from one June solstice to

Is this a text book example of irony or is there a better word to describe it? A campaign to make pioneering suffragette Mary Clarke better known by building a memorial statue is struggling to get funding - because she’s not very well known.

In our latest animated short for KS3 History students, Dr. Natasha R. Hodgson and Dr Elena 'Ellie' Woodacre explain 'Corporate Monarchy' (how monarchs relied on those closest to them to help them rule), using the examples of Töregene Khatun and Eleni of Ethiopia. youtube.com/watch?v=MrjKMf…