A Cultural History of Love (bloomsbury.com/us/cultural-hi…) will be released on December 26. Hugely delayed by the pandemic, its publication is a great relief (if I may say so) to the editors of its volume on the Middle Ages, namely Riccardo Cristiani and myself!

#OnThisDay 1273 Alphonso, son of Edward I, was born in Bayonne, Gascony. He died in 1284. Had he lived and reigned, Alphonso would now be a popular English name.

Our #queensresources research cluster on ‘The Economic Power of European Queens: Sources, Resources & Expenditure’ is out now in Journal of Medieval History 50.5 w/4 in-depth case studies from Lledó Dr Michele Seah Inês Olaia & Ana Maria Rodrigues tandfonline.com/toc/rmed20/cur…

Me llega este anuncio y creo que es muy interesante. Una oportunidad para escuchar a Dr Antonella Liuzzo Scorpo #medieval #medielvalsky

Our Dr Antonella Liuzzo Scorpo will deliver the annual Simon Barton public lecture on 4th December Exeter History in person and online. Title: 'Frenemies': Women, Conflict and Rebellion in Medieval Iberia. All welcome! University of Lincoln, UK History at University of Lincoln #medieval Details | University of Exeter

Eleanor of Castile was renowned for her patronage of the arts and the production of manuscripts. The Alphonso Psalter (Add MS 24686) was made to commemorate the betrothal of her son in 1284. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

Herbals were essential handbooks in the study of medieval medicine, as they outlined the therapeutic properties of different plants and herbs. Today's blogpost explores the pages of a 13th-century herbal and its use in medieval women's healthcare. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

Women harvesting corn while a man ties it into sheaves. Marginalia in the Luttrell Psalter, made in Lincolnshire c1330, and photographed at the 'Medieval Women' exhibition in the British Library last week. 1/3

It has arrived! New chapter on #friendship in A Cultural History of Love Bloomsbury History Thank you Barbara H Rosenwein and Riccardo Cristiani for your amazing coordination! #medieval

A great day at the Redes de Poder conference at Universitat Jaume I, the first REGINET project event hosted by PI Lledó w/lively discussions about sisterhood, households, female networks, and tools for tracking the connections of royal & elite women #reginalidad #queenship

Merry #MedievalWomen Christmas! ✨ Check out my blogpost about a lesser-known Christmas icon: St Birgitta of Sweden, whose vision of the Nativity had a huge influence on medieval art. 🔗 blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

Join us for our upcoming online Queen’s Resources workshop on 23 January. The theme is Natural Resources w/keynote from Susan Broomhall + 6 papers. Email for (free) registration—open to all please share to spread the word! queensresources.org/post/workshop-…

After a catapult barrage failed to damage the walls of Dunbar Castle, Agnes is said to have ordered her ladies-in-waiting to dust the ramparts to ridicule the English and their failed assault. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

Here's our Head of School, Amy Livingstone with our Professor of Medieval Studies, Louise Wilkinson at the British Library's "Medieval Women in their Own Words" exhibit. Two experts on medieval women attending an exhibit which Prof. Wilkinson helped to curate!

Thrilled to share that my book will be out soon. There's a book cover for it now and it's available for preorder too.

In February 1477, Margery Brews dictated the earliest known Valentine's letter in English, to her suitor John Paston III. 💘💘💘 Margery's letter is on display in our #MedievalWomen exhibition. Learn more about its fascinating story in today's blogpost. blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanus…

Women and men presenting their hearts to Venus #ValentinesDay BL Harley 4431; Christine de Pizan; various works including 'L'Épître Othéa'; c.1410 CE-c. 1414 CE; France; f.100r Medieval Manuscripts

Hot of the press! Great new collection on #rebellion in #medieval #europe. Includes chapter by me on 8th earl of #Kildare. Nice companion piece to my recent EHR article academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-ar… #ireland #Gaelic #nobility

#PhD celebrations - Massive congratulations to our fantastic Dr Paula Del Val Vales, officially Dr now! With supervisors Louise J. Wilkinson & Dr Antonella Liuzzo Scorpo University of Lincoln, UK History at University of Lincoln #Medieval #Queens #ComparativeStudies

It has been an absolute pleasure collaborating with Historic Royal Palaces on writing this brand-new page for their website about Eleanor of Provence, exploring her life and her legacy as a queen consort with strong ties to the Tower of London: hrp.org.uk/tower-of-londo…