Delighted to announce that all my writing commitments are very complete, pretty much.
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Delighted to announce that all my writing commitments are very complete, pretty much.
Citadel of Namur, above the River Sambre
And a chic evening ambience...
View from Citadel of Namur
And fine views of the River Meuse.
Sandwich wrap, labelled as Dagobert.
Also has a nice line in Merovingian sandwiches.
Do you know somebody who needs to learn Latin from scratch or improve their Latin to PhD standard? CMS Toronto's summer Latin program is now entirely online and a remarkable bargain for the intensity and quality of instruction. Details here: www.medieval.utoronto.ca/latin/summer...
#medievalsky
🔔 Next Thursday 19 March:
Dr Rochelle Rowe (Edinburgh) will be speaking @ihrblackbritish.bsky.social seminar on ‘The ‘West African Village’: Romancing Scottishness at the National Exhibition of 1911.’
In person and online. Book now and join us if you can! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Statue of a large turtle
Namur is a city of surprises.
Educational fair use!
That's the one
Thurs 26 March, Prof. Fiona Edmonds will deliver the 2026 John Bannerman Memorial Lecture (in-person and online), on a topic close to Bannerman's own work: 'Dál Riata and Northumbria, c. 700‒1000: Connections and comparisons'.
Tuilleadh fiosrachaidh | More info 👇
hca.ed.ac.uk/john-bannerm...
Reposting for the afternoon crowd, especially those in search of a new podcast!
Frankish rivers styled as a tube-map.
This morning's lecture on the vikings in Francia was enhanced by this graphic of Frankish rivers, taken from @ccooijmans.bsky.social's admirable book.
Crude oil prices, showing a very sharp increase in the last day, from around 65 to 101 dollars per barrel..
Oil prices wouldn't be all over the news today if more of our economy was powered by local, secure renewable energy.
This isn't an "energy crisis". It's a fossil fuel crisis.
44% of UK electricity came from renewables in 2025. More of that plus an electrified economy => no more oil shocks.
The opening of Beowulf from the unique surviving manuscript of the Old English text, beginning with a large initial 'H'.
Hwaet! The Beowulf manuscript (Cotton MS Vitellius A XV) is now back online.
You can consult the entire manuscript through the online catalogue:
searcharchives.bl.uk/catalog/040-...
The article itself is available on early view: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/GFBRCS... (sharing link)
'The systems now being woven into education are shaped by a remarkably small group of people. Not “the internet” as the source of training material. Not “society” influencing the way we use these tools.'
Fascinating that this comes from within Jisc. 1/3
The latest "Early Medieval Europe" podcast is out now! Catch @samottewillsoulsby.bsky.social talking to Holly Miller and Christina Lee about their new article on animals and early medieval medicine: rss.com/podcasts/ear...
Great that I will get the full Belgian experience ;)
www.brusselstimes.com/2004616/ever...
What began as a reply expanded into broader thoughts about the Guardian article on repatriation of human remains.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
2-year postdoc for someone with a PhD in Classics or Ancient History www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQS114/p... @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social
Laurent Theis - Les reines carolingiennes
À paraître en mars chez Perrin
“Already won” 🧐
I've used my London Lives datasets of 18th-century St Clement Danes pauper removal orders and settlement exams to make a new interactive map mindseye.sharonhoward.org/dashboards/cdr… #18thc
Iranians are claiming that US has targeted water desalination planta on the Qeshm island (directly on top of the Strait of Hormuz. I don’t see this reported in Aljazeera or western media yet.
www.turkiyetoday.com/region/iran-...
He does his best to live up to it!
It didn't feel very enviable at 4.9km when Cuthbert decided it was time for a pause 😂
Spaniel on beach
Park runners
After his 21st parkrun, Cuthbert catches some rays on the beach ⛱️.
