Dan Armstrong

A detail from the Chronicle of Battle Abbey, showing a historiated initial enclosing a portrait of William the Conqueror, sitting enthroned, wearing a crown and holding a sceptre, with a dog at his feet. The initial is formed from a winged creature.

We have an incredible new PhD placement opportunity to help support the development and curation of our major exhibition on the Norman Conquest, opening in October 2027.

Learn more and apply through the link below!

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Tutorial Fellowship in History, and Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Medieval British and European History at University of Oxford Explore an exciting academic career as a Tutorial Fellowship in History, and Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Medieval British and European History. Don't miss out on other academic jobs....

We are hiring ....
Because John Nightingale is retiring...
for a Tutorial Fellowship in European History 400-1000...

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQP650/t...

Poster for the next event of the Interdisciplinary Seminar for Medieval Studies. Green and tan parchment-like background, and an image of a person being attacked in the upper left corner. Poster text: Interdisciplinary Seminar for Medieval Studies, Tuesday 3 March at 4.00 PM in room K114, Newman Building, to be followed by a drinks reception. In conversation with: Dr Jesse Harrington, DIAS, Title: "The head of the hero: Creating and carving up meaning in the medieval Irish beheading motif" Dr Héléna Lagréou, UCD, Title: "Head in the clouds: Rooting the beheading motif in the European Christian tradition" To sign up to our mailing list for future events, please contact Dan Armstrong via email: daniel.armstrong@ucd.ie The logos for UCD and the seminar series are placed at the bottom right corner of the poster.

📢Seminar Announcement! 📢
March 3rd: Crime and Punishment

Our speakers, Dr Jesse Harrington (DIAS) and Dr Héléna Lagréou (UCD), will be discussing the medieval beheading motif in Irish and broader European Christian traditions, respectively.

See poster for further details ⬇️
Hope to see you there!

Vacancies - Department of Archaeology, Conservation and History Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.

Available Oslo PhD positions – heritage conservation, archaeological & paleoenvironmental geochemistry, & on the POLYCHROME project (concerning historical sources on changing attitudes to medieval objects after the Reformations in the Scandinavian countries) #jobfairy
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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

Research-Creation in the early Middle Ages: the example of Hibernicus Exul : Find an Expert : The University of Melbourne <p> The pivotal role played by Irish scholars in preserving and transmitting ancient learning during the early Middle Ages is well known even beyond the academy, thanks to popularising works such as ‘How the Irish Saved Civilization’. Yet a great deal of work remains to be done on individual Irish figures working in continental Europe during the eighth to tenth centuries in order to establish more rigorously the Irish contribution. The shadowy figure known as ‘Hibernicus Exul’ (‘the Irish exile’) provides an ideal test-case for this work: the author of thirty-eight Latin poems, on scholarly, political, and comic topics, his works appear in a single manuscript, Vatican Reg. Lat. 2078. This is an important and influential poetic anthology from the heart of the Carolingian Renaissance, a period of intense cultural and intellectual activity in eight- and ninth-century Europe during which the literature and learning of the ancient Graeco-Roman world was rediscovered and concerted efforts were made to standardise and widen access to educational systems, with significant consequences for the intellectual history of western Europe. The PhD student recruited will write the first monograph-length study of Hibernicus Exul, setting his work in the context of the manuscript, addressing the controversial question of his possible identification with the better- known Carolingian scholar Dúngal, and demonstrate how the poet exemplifies the nature of medieval Irish literature, which simultaneously aims to educate and to entertain, and can in many ways be seen as a predecessor of today’s Research-Creation. </p> <p> <strong>Please note below additional requirements when submitting your Expressions of Interest:</strong> </p> <ul> <li>Additional requirements: <ul> <li> <strong>Statement of research interest [max. 1000 words]</strong> </li> <li> <strong>MA in a related field, or equivalent, to be completed by the programme start date.</strong> </li> <li> <strong>Evidence of at least six semesters of Latin, or equivalent, with grades of B+ or higher, or equivalent</strong> </li> </ul> </li> </ul>

Funded PhD Opportunity: “Research-Creation in the early Middle Ages: the example of Hibernicus Exul” is a joint project between the University of Melbourne and U of T.
Interested students are encouraged to submit their applications as early as possible!
findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/opportunity/...

Lecturer in Medieval Studies at Birkbeck, University of London Discover an exciting academic career path as a Lecturer in Medieval Studies at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

Job Opportunity!

Lecturer in Medieval Studies
Birkbeck, University of London - School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQB312/l...

Poster for the next event of the Interdisciplinary Seminar for Medieval Studies. Green and tan parchment-like background, and a engraving-like image of a merchant ship in the upper left corner. Poster text: Interdisciplinary Seminar for Medieval Studies, Tuesday 27th November at 4.00 PM in room K114, Newman Building, to be followed by a drinks reception. Paper 1: Dr Edward Coleman, University College Dublin, Title: "What were merchant bankers from Florence doing in Ireland?" Paper 2: Dr Sally Finn-Kelcey, Trinity College Dublin, Title: "Boom to Bust? The Riccardi of Lucca and the Irish Wool Trade in the late thirteenth century" To sign up to our mailing list for future events, please contact Dan Armstrong via email: daniel.armstrong@ucd.ie The logos for UCD and the seminar series are placed at the bottom right corner of the poster.

📣Next event!📣

Join us on January 27 at 4PM in room K114 at UCD for an exciting seminar on Trade and Tariffs. Papers will be delivered by Dr Edward Coleman (UCD) and Dr Sally Finn-Kelcey (TCD), and will be followed by a small drinks reception.

See poster ⬇️ for details

We hope to see you there!

Vacancy: Assistant Professor of Celtic, with a specialism in Old Irish, University of Cambridge.

#MedievalSky

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Ah, great! I hope you enjoy it

Thank you! Very happy to email you a PDF, if that would be helpful?

Lanfranc, Clement III, and the Crisis of 1088 Lanfranc, Clement III, and the Crisis of 1088 was published in Anglo-Norman Studies XLVII on page 48.

Link to the article here: www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Delighted to have a new article in Anglo-Norman Studies. It explores how the ‘Antipope’ Clement III was viewed in Anglo-Norman England. I argue that his claims to be pope were treated far more seriously than has often been assumed, with Lanfranc and Rufus nearly recognising him as pope in 1088.

An exciting new postdoctoral position focusing on Old English epistolary materials

🎆Job Klaxon!!🎆

Folúntais: Scoláireachtaí Uí Dhonnabháin @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie. Spriocdháta 5 Eanáir 2026

2 O’Donovan Scholarship vacancies at the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. Deadline 5 January 2026:

www.dias.ie/2025/12/05/v...

3-year postdoc position in medieval studies 3-year postdoc position in medieval studies The Department of Culture and Language invites applications for a 3-year postdoc position in Dominican studies within the CODICUM project. The position is e...

3-year postdoc with CODICUM project for a medievalist placed in Odense, Denmark!

Special focus on Latin, palaeography & Dominican text and book history 📖😍🕵️

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The Department of Medieval History at the University of St Andrews invites applications for the Donald Bullough Fellowship to be taken up during either semester of the academic year 2026-2027.

The closing date for applications is Monday 1 December 2025.

Local Priests in the Latin West, 900–1050 Cambridge Core - European Studies - Local Priests in the Latin West, 900–1050

Five years, four authors, one book. Out now (fully open access), our new book on local priests in the tenth century 🌟 www.cambridge.org/core/books/l... @jbwaagmeester.bsky.social

Very pleased to read another positive review for 'Borders and the Norman World'. The latest one is by Max Lieberman in Deutsches Archiv für Erforschung des Mittelalters: data.mgh.de/databases/da... @monumenta.bsky.social @rozierhistorian.bsky.social @lvhicks.bsky.social

Poster for the next evvent of the Interdisciplinary Seminar for Medieval Studies. Green and tan parchment-like background, and an interlinked male and female symbol in the corner. Poster text: Interdisciplinary Seminar for Medieval Studies, Tuesday 4th November at 4.00 PM in room K114, Newman Building, to be followed by refreshments. Paper 1: Professor Ruth Karras, Trinity College Dublin, Title: "The Invention of Gomorrah" Paper 2: Aisling Walsh, University College Dublin, Title: The Expectations of Women as Crusaders: A Case Study of Alice de Montfort and the Albigensian Crusade. To sign up to our mailing list for future events, please contact Dan Armstrong via email: daniel.armstrong@ucd.ie

📣Seminar Announcement!📣
Join us on 4 Nov at 4 PM in room K114 at UCD for a seminar on medieval gender
Papers will be delivered by Prof. Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social speaking about The Invention of Gomorrah, and Aisling Walsh on the expectations of women as crusaders
Hope to see you there!

A digital job announcement, with text above in yellow against a rust background, and below a medieval scene of an audience before a king or potentate seated on a throne.

The Department of the History of Art and Architecture at Brown University seeks applicants at the rank of Assistant Professor (tenure-track) whose scholarship focuses on histories of medieval (ca. 500s-1400s) European art and architecture in the world.

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Tenure-track assistant professor "Early medieval history" (Univ. of Copenhagen) www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-1...

📣 BSR / Early Medieval Europe Fellowship – Call for Applications!

Are you a PhD student or early career researcher in early medieval European history?
Apply now!

⏳ Deadline: 30 January 2026
More info here: bsr.ac.uk/awards-resid...

Poster for the next event of the Interdisciplinary Seminar for Medieval Studies. Green and tan parchment-like background, and an image of a stack of colourful books in the corner. Poster text: Interdisciplinary Seminar for Medieval Studies, Tuesday 14 October at 12.00 PM in the UCD Global Lounge. Lunch provided at 12:45 for attendees. Talk title: Navigating a Career in Medieval Studies: A Roundtable for Emerging Scholars. Panel Members: Prof. Michael Staunton (History), Dr. Courtney Selvage (Irish, Celtic Studies, Folklore), Dr. Matthew Thomson (Music), Dr. Millie Horton-Insch (Art History, Trinity) , and Dr. Eoin Ó Donnchadha (The Heritage Council) To sign up to our mailing list for future events, please contact Dan Armstrong: daniel.armstrong@ucd.ie

📣Next event! 📣
Join us on 14 October at 12 PM in the UCD Global Lounge for a roundtable on Navigating a Career in Medieval Studies! 📚 The panel will include professionals from a variety of subjects, and will provide advice and guidance relevant to careers in and outside of academia.
See you there!

Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Postdoctoral Research Associate Are you passionate about early medieval Britain?  Do you have advanced knowledge of Medieval Latin and interested in the analysis of Latin letter-writing?  If yes, then you may be interested in this f...

Interested in letter-writing in early medieval Britain? A three-year postdoc on @francescatinti.bsky.social’s and my project is now available. Apps close on 17th Oct. Let me know if you have any questions and please circulate! 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...

Call for applications! 📣

The German Historical Institute London is seeking a Research Associate with a particular research interest in medieval history (with a focus on late medieval English history) for a part-time project position to start on 1 February 2026. 🤝
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The much-anticipated news is now here. I am very excited to announce that my book, soon out with York Medieval Press, is now available for pre-order! Hats off to @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social and the awesome Mont-Saint-Michel design team for the cover!

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No problem at all! Your current research sounds very interesting. So, if you think the logistics are viable, do send us an abstract

I am afraid the conference will just be in person (due to various factors). However, I will add that there is no conference fee, whilst the lunches and coffees etc. will all be covered.

Oh, I think you should definitely talk yourself in to submitting something!