Exeter Medieval Studies Blog

In category: Discussion


Unlocking the secrets of the ‘General estoria’

Katie Brown takes us behind the scenes of a collaborative digital project as it explores a unique 13th-century history of the world.


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Medieval autism?

Can – and should – we talk about ‘medieval autism’? Edward Mills (with help from Lancelot) asks whether concepts such as neurodivergence have a place in medievalists’ work.


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Head-to-toe heraldry

Laura Bennett shares her recent work on horse heraldry, and its surprising modern resonances.


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A joined-up island, or the joy of a geological footnote

What links Thomas More, a monkey, and Italian geography? Elliot Kendall takes on a trip down a research rabbit-hole.


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Medieval social media and Twitter’s ‘zombie corpse’

As the Centre joins Instagram, Edward Mills looks back on the rise and fall of Twitter for medievalists, and asks what might come next.


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A Troubled Centenary for King Æthelberht: Archaeology and Absence in 1925

Why were King Æthelberht of Wessex’s bones worth ‘rediscovering’ at Sherborne Abbey in June 1925? Francis Brown looks into early 20th-century medievalism.


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Top tips for conference season

Ahead of the summer conference season, Levi Roach offers his top tips to get the most out of medievalist mega-gatherings.


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Looking back on the ‘Medieval Warhorse’ project

With the conclusion of the ‘Warhorse’ project, regular contributor Oliver Creighton looks back on its findings – and forward, to a forthcoming book launch.


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Turning my thesis into a picture book

Camille Vo Van Qui, a recent PhD graduate from the Centre, shares her experience of producing an altogether-less-common research output.


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‘Bardcore’: ‘medieval’ music for modern ears

Medieval music doesn’t typically occupy a prominent place on the Radio 1 Breakfast Show. Nevertheless, a couple of weeks ago saw an unexpected collision of the two, as a discussion of new acoustic music by Sam Fender (55:10 in the link) veered sideways into questions about what the artist’s ‘medieval’ name would be. During this […]


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