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@mikecarrhistory.bsky.social

Historian of the medieval Mediterranean at the University of Edinburgh

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Our next SMM conference will be at the beautiful ColΓ©gio Almada Negreiros at NOVA University of Lisbon, 22-26 June 2026 πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Ή
Theme: β€˜Small Worlds, Big Worlds: Medieval Mediterranean Perspectives’
CfP out in September.
We look forward to seeing many new and familiar faces next summer in Portugal 🌴

19.06.2025 13:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us for the next SMM webinar on 25 March at 5pm UTC. Register here to receive the Zoom link: tinyurl.com/2zm9wdez
All welcome

03.03.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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βš”οΈ Join us next week as we welcome Francesca Petrizzo of @uofglasgow.bsky.social to discuss her recent research, and her approaches to complex questions raised by dealing with primary sources relating to the crusades.

#History #Edinburgh #HCA #Seminars

05.03.2025 11:17 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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βš“οΈ Join us next week for our first seminar of this semester! Dr Philipp HΓΆhn will share some of his research into how the handling of maritime violence intersected with political and economic development in the late medieval period!

30.01.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“… Join us over the next three months for seminars on a range of different topics!

⏲️ Each one will be held at 5:15pm within the Old Medical School building. Find out more on our website and follow this feed for the latest updates!

#History #HCA #Edinburgh #EdinburghUniversity #Seminars #medievalsky

27.01.2025 08:48 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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⚽ Thank you to all those who attended this Tuesday’s talk, co-badged with the Scottish History seminar, where @aucointaylor.bsky.social shared some findings from his ongoing research into football’s social and cultural history in Britain.

#History #Edinburgh #HCA #Seminars

28.11.2024 14:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Powerpoint slide which states the title of a talk, 'The Oldest Firm: Institutionalized Football in Medieval Scotland. By Dr Taylor Aucoin, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Edinburgh.' Background is detail from the 1595 Scotia Regnum map of Scotland. Centre of slide is a picture of a football from Stirling Castle, dated to c.1540.

Powerpoint slide which states the title of a talk, 'The Oldest Firm: Institutionalized Football in Medieval Scotland. By Dr Taylor Aucoin, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Edinburgh.' Background is detail from the 1595 Scotia Regnum map of Scotland. Centre of slide is a picture of a football from Stirling Castle, dated to c.1540.

Looking forward to giving a talk about football in medieval Scotland tomorrow for @cmrsedinburgh.bsky.social @britishacademy.bsky.social

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Please do come along if you're around Edinburgh and interested!

5:15pm, Teviot Lecture Theatre, Old Medical School Doorway 5: hca.ed.ac.uk/centre-medie...

25.11.2024 14:28 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Looking forward to this!

22.11.2024 11:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for organising @cmrsedinburgh.bsky.social! It was a great discussion

21.11.2024 10:49 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨ALL-NEW ALL-DIFFERENT LAMPS🚨
LAMPS is BACK (soon)! We are holding a meeting on Thursday 21st November in Room 2.26, Doorway 4, William Robertson Wing from 11-12PM to discuss the future of LAMPS. If you're a postgraduate at Edinburgh interested in helping out, please come along!

19.11.2024 11:14 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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πŸ“£Join us next Monday to celebrate and discuss the launch of an edited volume worked on by three members of the @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social faculty. Co-editors Mike Carr and Gianluca Raccagni, alongside contributor Kirsty Day, will be joined by Jochen Schenk and co-editor Nikolaos Chrissis.

15.11.2024 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'll be there! (just need to remind myself of what we wrote...)

15.11.2024 13:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“†We have an exciting range of seminars this semester!

⬇️You can find an overview below, plus visit our website to find out more and keep track of the latest updates.

hca.ed.ac.uk/centre-medie...

15.11.2024 08:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century US History We are looking for a Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century US History.

Permanent job in nineteenth-century US history at the University of Edinburgh. Closing date for applications: Nov. 29!

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08.11.2024 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

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