Adam Cook

#Medievalsky we'd love to hear from you if you're working on Yorkshire in some capacity!

The event is free, and will take place on 19th and 20th June - so a (hopefully) sunny trip to York could be on the cards!

#Medievalsky we'd love to hear from you if you're working on Yorkshire in some capacity!

The event is free, and will take place on 19th and 20th June - so a (hopefully) sunny trip to York could be on the cards!

The curling controversy of 1067 was an unparalleled sweep

When OpenAI released ChatGPT, it was trained on pirated books.

This finally came to light in a lawsuit three months ago, but it has gone essentially unreported.

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Delighted to be bringing ROYS back to its traditional Friday/Saturday two day format this year, which we hope means even more of you will be able to attend!

Please do check out our Call for Papers below, and submit a paper proposal if you're working on any part of Yorkshire's past!

#MedievalSky

The Ridings of Yorkshire Society call for papers 2026. For a plaintext version please email help@ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk

We're delighted to share details of this year's Ridings of Yorkshire Society Conference.

ROYS will return to its traditional two day format, taking place on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th June at York Explore Library.

See our Call for Papers below for details on how to participate.

#Yorkshire

The image shows the Priory Church of St Mary in Bridlington, East Yorkshire. It was founded as an Augustinian priory around 1113 AD by Walter de Gant, making it one of England's earliest Augustinian houses. During the Dissolution of the Monasteries under Henry VIII, the church's nave was saved to become the parish church for the townspeople, while the rest of the priory buildings were dismantled. It was one of the largest and wealthiest monasteries of the Augustinian order in Northern England. The church is dedicated to St Mary and stands as a significant historical and cultural attraction in the region.

Bridlington Priory, was founded in 1113 by Walter de Gant, a Norman nobleman. It began as an Augustinian priory, one of the largest and wealthiest monastic houses in the north of England. It was dedicated to St Mary and quickly became a centre of religious learning and 1/2

An IMC delegate looking through the IMC Programme Book.

We may have released the #IMC2026 PDF Programme, but there’s still a way to get your research heard and it’s through the Late Call for Proposals: www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/imc-2026/late-cfp/ 🎉🤩

Discover if your research fits into sessions that are looking for more speakers 👍

#MedievalSky #SkyStorians

Great to welcome Iain back to the podcast!

Great to welcome Iain back to the podcast!

Call for Royal Historical Society PhD funding with text: The Royal Historical Society offers two annual PhD Fellowships for postgraduate historians in their third year of research at a university in the UK or overseas in order to complete a doctorate. The Fellowships comprise: Two RHS Centenary Fellowships: each Centenary Fellowship runs for 6-months and is worth £8,500 for final-year PhD students to complete their dissertations and to develop their research career. All Fellowships are open to candidates without regard to nationality or academic affiliation. They are jointly held with the Institute of Historical Research (IHR), University of London, where Fellows are based.

PhD funding for early career historians completing a doctorate.

Applications are invited for the Society's Centenary PhD Fellowships for the academic year 2026-27 bit.ly/49MzqmT.

Two awards of £8500 per student, held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians

A smiling IMC Team sat at a table in a restaurant.

A Happy Holidays from the IMC Team to all of you! 🥳 We wish everyone a very Happy Holidays and New Year and we look forward to seeing lots of you at #IMC2026 🎉⚔🐴

#MedievalSky #SkyStorians

Domesday at the IHR - On History IHR Fellow, Chris Lewis, writes about new publication, 'Making Domesday'.

New #OnHistory blog, IHR Fellow Chris Lewis writes about new publication, "Making Domesday: Intelligent Power in Conquered England" by Stephen Baxter, Julia Crick, and C. P. Lewis, and Domesday scholarship in the IHR.
blog.history.ac.uk/2025/10/dome...

A leafy skyline showing IMC banners flying in the wind and Parkinson clocktower in the background.

We're Hiring! 😄

The IMC Team is looking for a Conference and Events Administrator (Fixed term). If you wish to become a part of the IMC team, click here: jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... to apply.

Email imc@leeds.ac.uk if you have any questions, or want to know more about the role.

Scottish Society for Northern Studies day conference!! lots on Picts and Vikings www.ssns.org.uk/events/ssns-... #scotland #history #archaeology #medievalsky

Much #charterrific fun to be had on the new Fiscus website, dedicated to fiscal lands in the regnum Italiae! #medievalsky

fiscus.unibo.it/en/

Ep 12 - Language and Dialect in Early Yorkshire History | ROYSCast Sophie Whittle joins the podcast to talk about her research and work as a linguist looking at historic language and dialects in the region

Time for another #ThrowbackThursday episode of #ROYSCast!

Back in 2023, @sophiewhittle.bsky.social
joined us to discuss Language and Dialect in Early Yorkshire History.

Listen again below: shows.acast.com/royscast/epi...

#Yorkshire #Skystorians #Language #Dialect #Linguistics #History #Medieval

Bursaries and Awards | International Medieval Congress Bursary Applications for IMC 2026 are now open! Read below to apply.

🚨 Your reminder that there's only 1 WEEK left to get your #IMC2026 bursary application submitted.⏰

You can begin or resume your application, as well as find out more information on the process, at the following link: www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/about/bursary/

#IMC2026 #MedievalSky #Medieval #Skystorians

Far out of my period of expertise, but @nicholasevans.bsky.social and the team at @wilberforcehull.bsky.social in Hull are great, and might be able to point you in useful directions!

We are delighted to announce our research seminars for this semester in Leeds. All will be hybrid. Keep an eye out for links to register for zoom nearer the time or come in person. All welcome! #medievalsky #medievalresearch

🚨 There's now only ONE DAY remaining until session and round table proposals close.🚨

Our Special Thematic Strand may be temporalities, but we can't turn back time. Don't miss your chance to participate at #IMC2026, submit today at: www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/imc-2026/pro...

#IMC2026 #Medieval #History

Reform are now coming after people with permanent residency. It'll be citizens next. No one is safe from authoritarian governments.

Artist's impression of a Norman motte-and-bailey castle at York.

An Anglo-Danish force stormed York #OTD in 1069, tearing down its two Norman castles, killing hundreds of Frenchmen and taking sheriff William Malet captive. Edgar Ætheling, ealdormen Waltheof and Gospatric, Mærle-Sveinn and Siward son of Æthelgar led the English. 📸Terry Ball #medievalsky

With individual paper proposals now closed, we've begun processing your submissions for #IMC2026.

First, the IMC team review all submissions, making sure that all of the required information has been provided. We'll be back in touch if we think anything is missing!

#MedievalSky #Skystorians

Author Alex Harvey sitting atop a cart labelled "Gandalf's Cart"

New #ROYSCast now available!

In this episode, author @alexharvv.bsky.social joins @adamcook.bsky.social and @jfarley.bsky.social to discuss his love of archaeology, recent book 'Forgotten Vikings', and upcoming work 'Little Kingdoms: An A-Z of Early Medieval Britain'

Listen here: bit.ly/4lV4SmQ

The first page of Little Kingdoms: An A-Z of Early Medieval Britain, stating the title of the book, the author's name (Alex Harvey), and the publisher imprint (Pen & Sword History), in black font on a white background.

www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Little-Kingd...

With the 9th draft approved, that's a wrap on my next book: LITTLE KINGDOMS: AN A-Z OF EARLY MEDIEVAL BRITAIN, releasing on the 30th of November 2025

To celebrate, currently the price has been lowered to £17.50 for preorders via my publisher's website

The latest episode of ROYSCast is now live, with @leedsims.bsky.social's Marta Cobb joining us to chat about Margery Kempe's adventures in medieval Yorkshire.

Ep 19 - The Book (and life) of Margery Kempe with Dr Marta Cobb | ROYSCast The history, and narrative, of the life and book of the mystic Margery Kempe.

The latest episode of ROYSCast is now available!

Join @jfarley.bsky.social and @adamcook.bsky.social , as they discuss all-things Margery Kempe with medieval mystics expert Dr Marta Cobb.

shows.acast.com/royscast/epi...

The #IMC2026 Padlet Page is filling up with so many amazing sessions which want your papers! 🎉

If you have a CfP for the IMC you would like advertising then email imc@leeds.ac.uk ☺️