The Haskins Society

With 200+ tickets claimed for my public lecture on the Bayeux Tapestry on 30 April, there are only a few spaces left! Get your free ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-lec.... When they’re gone, they’re gone!

Chronica Majora – Lincoln Castle Picture of The Chronica Majora on display at Lincoln Castle

We're delighted to loan Matthew Paris's (d.1259) 'Chronica Majora' to Lincoln Castle exhibition

See the Siege of Lincoln in 1217 displayed along with Magna Carta - visit these two stars while you can!
www.lincolncastle.com/events/event...

CCCC MS 16ii, ff. 55v-56r
tinyurl.com/mre3xwp4
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We are all saddened to hear of Stephen’s passing. Steven presented at Haskins and at Haskins-sponsored conference events, and published his excellent work in our journal. He will be sadly missed within our community.

We're extending the deadline for submissions to the Bethell Prize to Saturday, Jan. 31 by midnight CST. Details at: thehaskinssociety.wildapricot.org/bethellprize

If you've already submitted your essay but would like to use the additional time, feel free to submit a revised version.

#MedievalSky

Bones of Anglo-Saxon kings return to cathedral after DNA ‘jigsaw’ The remains, believed to be of 25 individuals including Emma of Normandy, were jumbled together in mortuary chests at Winchester Cathedral

The remains, believed to be of 25 individuals including Emma of Normandy, were jumbled together in mortuary chests at Winchester Cathedral

So far in 1066:

• Edward the Confessor has died.
• Harold Godwineson has been named king instead of Edgar Ætheling.
• Edward has been buried.
• Harold has been crowned.

It's still only 6 January.

An astoundingly brilliant talk, and a great beginning to the last day of #Haskins2025 !

A view of the University of Miami campus with lush tropical greenery and paths.

Saying goodbye to the beautiful venue of #Haskins2025 after two and a half days of brilliant papers and even better conversations over coffee and drinks. Eagerly looking forward to the next one.

Extremely excited to discover the Hampton conference hotel has a waffle iron #Haskins2025

And that, joyfully and sadly, is a wrap for the 44th International Conference of the Haskins Society. A great inaugural year at the University of Miami, our home for another two years. #Haskins2025 ##medievalsky

And we're moving into our concluding panel, on Conquest and Aftermath in both England and Sicily. #Haskins2025 #medievalsky

Alison Beach has just finished up inspiring this gathering of medievalists with the possibilities of telling far more empathetic and inclusive stories of medieval people. #Haskins2025 #medievalsky

Haskins is now in the Latin East. Nicholas Paul, in a strong panel of exemplary scholarship, shows us Matthew Paris' directions for how to get there. #Haskins2025 #medievalsky

Paul Oldfield takes the Haskins Conference through the changing "devotional landscape" of 12C Palermo. #Haskins2025 #medievalsky

Session 4 is full of revelations and thoughtful insights regarding penance, pain, childbirth, and the medieval body. #Haskins2025

We are back at it, now exploring legal ideals and messy realities. Frances Eshleman wraps up another strong panel. #Haskins2025

@haskinssociety.bsky.social Shai Cohen presents on the Virtual Maimonides project. #Haskins2025

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Paul Freedman takes Haskins into the world of medieval English and Catalan cookbooks. #Haskins2025

@haskinssociety.bsky.social Paul Freedman takes Haskins into the world of English and Catalan cookbooks. #Haskins2025

A cat peering over the back of a laptop. The screen shows blurred people in a Zoom meeting.

My view during the @haskinssociety.bsky.social Council meeting this morning.

#Haskins2025

I’m excited that the Haskins Society has moved to a hybrid conference. I’ve never been able to make it to one (and can’t attend this year‘s) but will be present virtually next year. I planned to submit an abstract for a paper for 2026 but, alas, missed the deadline.

I'll be briefly presenting in the New Research Forum tomorrow morning on my (relatively) recent dissertation turn towards the environment as a key component of early medieval landscape research around the firths.

On my way to Miami for the @haskinssociety.bsky.social conference and very excited!

Planning to ditch my sweater (an absolute necessity today in Boston) about halfway to balmy FL...

You can find conference details, including the program, on our website here: thehaskinssociety.wildapricot.org/page-1856509

We're excited to welcome both our in-person as well as our virtual attendees for the 44th annual Haskins Society Conference at the Univ. of Miami this weekend!

Be sure to tag us or use #Haskins2025 so that we can share your posts & pictures!

If you haven’t registered for our conference yet,l on 14-16 November, you can still do so by following the link below

Online attendance is back: available for just $20 (Zoom links and access codes to be sent prior to the conference)

thehaskinssociety.wildapricot.org/event-6239326

Very excited to help with this in January. It’ll be history manuscript-tastic 🤓
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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!