J. Frederick Hoffman Professor of History, Univ. of Michigan-medieval and women’s historian; author of “People of the Parish” and “Good Women of the Parish”
Ann Arbor, MI
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This and so many other cool things—museum shops, get on this!
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The Sixteenth Century Society & Conference (SCSC) invites proposals for its 2023 annual conference #scsc2023 which will take place 26-29 Oct. 2023 in Baltimore, Maryland. The deadline for submissions is 17 Apr 2023. Log in to submit: sixteenthcentury.org/login PLEASE RETWEET
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Isn't it fantastic that this bed cover was made in the late 14th century and still survives today? It's decorated with scenes from the tale of Tristan and Isolde 💘
📜 @V_and_A 1391-1904
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Today we're launching 🚀 a new project: Get to Know Medieval Londoners! Have you ever wondered what it was like to live during the middle ages? 🤔 Our research project investigates how people lived, worked, and spent money in a medieval city.
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Knowledgeable people: Is there a searchable version Pepy’s diaries on line, or a project that maps everywhere he went? Or a human with this sort of info clogging their brain?
It’s been an exciting week for medievalists!
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Very excited to finally be able to share this latest research. Two newly discovered life records for Geoffrey Chaucer and Cecily Chaumpaigne, including the *original legal charges* brought against the poet – at Cambridge, England
Are you interested in how archival research can disrupt existing ideas about important historical figures? At this upcoming event, #medieval specialist @euanroger and guests will share their new archival discoveries related to Geoffrey Chaucer.
Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/geoffrey-…
ALT Medieval manuscript with a drawing of Geoffrey Chaucer
Somebunny is lost and needs to find their home.
I’m so sorry to learn of Mark Girouard’s death. His work was so helpful to me.
Sad to hear that Mark Girouard, a highly influential architectural historian, has died. His books on country houses have been so useful to me over the years #History #Heritage #countryhouses
Runaway Wives in Medieval London | History Workshop historyworkshop.org.uk/runaw…
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how it started how it's going
ALT The Nebra Sky Disk: a copper plate with a golden design depicting the sun, moon, and stars
ALT James Webb image: a sky full of stars and galaxies
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Household Goods and Good Households in Late Medieval London by @KitFrench1348 examines the accommodations made to their bigger houses & the increasing number of possessions these contained
Find at the book fair & online 👇
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Please join me for an exciting Zoom panel about navigating non-US archives on May 31st at 12 EST! This event is targeted at grad students and early modern researchers and is sponsored by the #SSEMWG. Click here to register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
