Edward Mills

A small thing, but I love the clear and up-front acknowledgement of what is and isn’t included — so helpful!

Is this the new UUK head’s speech? Reeeaaalllyyy interested by what precisely ‘unfunded’ means in this context …

Emily is far too kind as ever, but yes -- free online classes in medieval French, starting in September! Sign up now! Venez nombreux! Moult alentatifs seez!*

(* We'll cover this in session 1.)

Unique ice, 1.5m year old, to be melted to unlock mystery BBC News went inside -23C freezers to see the ice that could

But what if they unleash a horror from beyond time? @garybrannan.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Medieval social media and Twitter's 'zombie corpse' As the Centre joins Instagram, Edward Mills looks back on the rise and fall of Twitter for medievalists, and asks what might come next.

This week on the Exeter Medieval Studies blog … me! I’m talking about #Twitter, #MedievalSky, and the future of medievalist social media, with a lot of help from @aspencerhall.bsky.social sites.exeter.ac.uk/medievalstud...

Ironically, if one thing needs a raise, it's the person doing the @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social's social media ...

I've managed to source it from someone in Exeter, but thank you for the offer!

Thank you! Think I'm sorted now, but I'm very grateful :-)

Medievalists / friends / people with university library access: would anyone be able to help me out with one or two pictures from 'Maugis d'Aigremont : chanson de geste', ed. Philippe Vernay (1980)? I'm looking for Laisse XIV (begins l. 382 and lasts about 30 lines), so it shouldn't be too onerous!

Medievalists / friends / people with university library access: would anyone be able to help me out with one or two pictures from 'Maugis d'Aigremont : chanson de geste', ed. Philippe Vernay (1980)? I'm looking for Laisse XIV (begins l. 382 and lasts about 30 lines), so it shouldn't be too onerous!

Une pause-café 😊☕️

No, I really did!

You know, the first thing I thought when I opened it was, ‘is that Surprised Eel Historian?’

Looking back on the 'Medieval Warhorse' project With the conclusion of the 'Warhorse' project, regular contributor Oliver Creighton looks back on its findings - and forward, to a forthcoming book launch.

🐴 There's an equine theme to the @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social Medieval Studies Blog this week, Ollie Creighton tells us all about five years of research on the medieval horse -- and shares news about the project's upcoming book launch. #medievalsky

World Rowing - World Rowing Quadrennial Congress 2025: A New Era for the Sport The World Rowing Quadrennial Congress, held this past weekend in the Olympic Capital of Lausanne, Switzerland, marked a pivotal moment for the sport as delegates from across the globe gathered to shap...

Really interesting news out of the rowing world, as the mixed eight becomes a World Champs event! I wonder whether will take the place of the M2+ (historically used as a development event), or whether we’ll see more established athletes doubling up?

'Medieval lived religion': the 2025 Orme Lecture Roberta Gilchrist, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Reading, talks to us ahead of her 2025 Orme Lecture, 'Medieval Religion: the Complex Lives of Ritual Objects'.

Ahead of the Orme Lecture at @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social, we sat down with our speaker, Roberta Gilchrist (@uor-research.bsky.social), to discuss the Medieval Ritual Landscape project, her route to medieval studies, and how religious objects ended up buried! sites.exeter.ac.uk/medievalstud...

Turning my thesis into a picture book Camille Vo Van Qui, a recent PhD graduate from the Centre, shares her experience of producing an altogether-less-common research output.

This week on the Medieval Studies blog at @uniofexeternews.bsky.social / @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social, Camille Vo Van Qui reports on the experience of turning their PhD thesis into ... a picture-book! A must for all fans of horses ...

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Modern languages departments are neither colonial nor obsolete Advanced linguistic and cultural skills remain essential for deep insight into how people see themselves in the world, say five modern languages academics

‘Language is not an ancillary service. It is crucial for expanding understanding of key issues of our age beyond anglophone perspectives and assumptions.’ A response by @ilcs.bsky.social @ucflangs.bsky.social
and St. Andrews School of Modern Languages. www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/mode...

Wow. I hadn’t seen the original article that thus responds to before now, but this addresses it so well — thank you!

Eh?! Are they possibly referring to some sort of Turnitin similarity report score, which they're weirdly defining as plagiarism?

Say hi to the students I sent your way! Hope it goes well :-)

Would love to hear @gheebowman.bsky.social weigh in on this!

Talking about witchcraft and feminism (to a thousand people) Here at the University of Exeter we have a particularly strong research and teaching presence in the histories of magic, esotericism, and witchcraft. Only last year we advertised the new MA in Magic a...

The Centre for Medieval Studies blog this week welcomes back Jennifer Farrell, fresh from a series of speaking arrangements with Seed Talks. Read on for all things witchcraft and feminism! @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social #MedievalSky

The Digital Middle Ages: An Introduction | Speculum: Vol 92, No S1

Discussing this 2017 article on digital medieval history with MSc students later.
8 years after publication, 18.5% of its digital links no longer work. What implications does that have?
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....

I’m also in this — in amazing company, too! Looking forward to it.

Robin Hood and Other Outlaw Tales This comprehensive collection testifies to the enduring popularity of outlaw tales in medieval and early modern England, the legend of Robin Hood foremost among them. As figures of mischief, guile, an...

As others have said, not really, but the Middle English Text Series has a volume of great editions! metseditions.org/editions/0pA...

Not will-related, but I remember having a great time on 'Understanding the Medieval and Early Modern World' once, explaining to students that participants on the Pilgrimage of Grace, when asked to 'bring their furniture', weren't lugging sofas with them ...

Wow, this looks cool! I've always loved teaching outside my medieval comfort zone (not that I can imagine you being anything but the consummate expert in any context whatsoever!).

Hmm ... not certain of any off-hand. Pagin @sebfalk.bsky.social ...