Odd Medieval Art
Funny and unique medieval art works for your viewing pleasure.
Submissions are welcome!
@durhammemsa.bsky.social
MEMSA is made up of postgraduate students from all disciplines working on the Medieval or Early Modern period at Durham University. ALL welcome at our events.
@nicmorton.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Middle Eastern and Global history (1000-1400) at Nottingham Trent Uni. Interested in pretty much everything medieval (all views my own) ✝️ University webpage: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/arts-humanities/nicholas-morton
@paula-cardoso.bsky.social
Nature and animal lover. Art History PhD. FCT-CEEC Junior Researcher at NOVA University of Lisbon. Former #MSCA Postdoc Fellow. Portuguese Nuns, Gender, Images, Manuscripts, Rituals, Reform (1400-1600). https://unl-pt.academia.edu/PaulaCardoso
@hpsvanessa.bsky.social
historian of science, medicine, food, sport and exploration; other content generally but not limited to: my dinner, a weird bug, feminist beer, complaining about bad parking. Latest book: tinyurl.com/HigherColder
@cmcrif.bsky.social
historian (Ph.D.) of Christianity, women, kinship, food, & the body in the Spanish Atlantic baking enthusiast | human of Theo🐾 | BR tap water zealot | avid sportsball watcher | Geaux Tigers, On Wisconsin | she/hers
@maklelan.bsky.social
Public scholar of the Bible and religion For speaking requests: [email protected]
@emilybrand.bsky.social
Historian of the long 18thC, editor, genealogist. 📚 Book: The Fall of the House of Byron 📝 Writing about: Marie Antoinette’s ladies
@elstersen.bsky.social
Symbols, myths, anthropology, art, linguistics, history. This is a notebook of TILs: things I wish I could learn more about! he/him. For my daytime alter-ego, see @khakhalin.bsky.social Support Ukraine! 🇺🇦
@eelleb.bsky.social
teacher, writer, mom, scholar // medieval & early modern, lyric, disability // she/her // virgo sun, ADHD rising
@anjathaller.bsky.social
doing (late) medieval history | charters & letters | women's history | Wissenschaftsnomadin @ Uni Mannheim | previously @ Unis Graz, Bologna, Marburg, Weber State, Tübingen, Stuttgart | 🇪🇺 & 🇦🇹
@elioxe.bsky.social
Medievalist, author, pretty good cook, confused gardener. Author of Catherine Levendeur mystery series, Real History non-fiction, Guinevere fantasy series. Almost all still in print. I emigrated to Ireland seven years ago and have never regretted it.
@henryvi.bsky.social
King of England and France | Lord of Ireland | Duke of Aquitaine, Guyenne, Normandy and Lancaster
@myariemer.bsky.social
I occasionally take pictures, sometimes of cats or moss, and I spend a lot of time professionally thinking about what things mean.
@jennyflyrocks.bsky.social
(she/her) medievalist, Old and Middle English LITERATURE, medieval medicine; job seeker; educator; I love LONGFORM fiction: Beowulf, SGGK, Borgen, Supernatural (Destiel), Foundation; HATE FREE ZONE, unless you hate the patriarchy: I support that!
@charrathompson.bsky.social
Medievalist | PhD on Lawrence of Durham | classical reception, intellectual history, Anglo-Latin literature | plant eater, coffee drinker🌱
@willpooley.bsky.social
historian of witchcrafts, folklore, France 18-20th c ass. ed. French History ed. Cambridge Elements in Magic also #CreativeHistories not *literally* a birb
@mrfw17thc.bsky.social
Reader in Early Modern History at Cardiff University. Currently writing a cultural history of the English East India Company. He/Him. Immigrant. Academic. Father. All opinions my own.
@lauratisdall.bsky.social
Senior lecturer in modern British history at Newcastle University. C20th/C21st British childhood, adulthood & age. Writes & reviews fiction: loves the speculative, sapphic and uncanny. Lesbian. 🌈 https://drlauratisdall.wordpress.com
@ladyburglar.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Modern British History at University of Manchester. Historian of crime. Burglary, Hotels, Inequalities. Reviews Editor for Social History. Lover of dinosaurs, gardening and 80s disco. Would-be novelist.
@hollynielsen.bsky.social
Historian of play | AHRC funded PhD on board games & play c.1860-1939 | Game developer | Writer & narrative designer Repped by Will Francis at Janklow & Nesbit she/her
@cherylmorgan.bsky.social
Writer, editor, publisher. Science fiction and fantasy, also queer history. Welsh. May rant about rugby.
@gregjenner.bsky.social
~Public Historian 📜🤓 ~Host & creator of BBC YOU’RE DEAD TO ME comedy & history podcast😆🧐📻📜🏛️ ~Hon. Fellow, University of York IPUP 🧑🎓 ~ Author of 7 funny history books ✍️📚 ~ CBBC HORRIBLE HISTORIES TV (series 1-9) 🎭🤣 ~Spurs fan #COYS ⚽️ www.gregjenner.com 🧑💻
@onslies.bsky.social
Historian: mobility & recordkeeping of #earlymodern Catholic minorities. Book: confessional mobility and English Catholics in Early Modern Europe. Also grumpy about the state of UK Higher Education so likely to talk about how it is being failed...(She/Her)
@menysnoweballes.bsky.social
Senior lecturer in medieval history, feminist, parent, widow, sequin aficionado. Current research interests: late medieval family, gender, literary culture; medievalism and the extreme right.
@elliemackinroberts.net
Slow runner. Historian of Ancient Greek religion. Amateur sewist. Free Palestine. #ActuallyAutistic. 🏳️🌈 🇦🇺in🇬🇧: Immigrant, not expat. https://www.elliemackinroberts.net/links.html
@jfwinters.bsky.social
Professor of Digital Humanities, School of Advanced Study, University of London. From medieval history to web archives, with some stops on the way. Own views.
@williamcarruthers.bsky.social
Lecturer in Heritage @phaisessex.bsky.social . ‘Flooded Pasts: UNESCO, Nubia, and the Recolonization of Archaeology’ out now with Cornell UP. Fellow, RHistS. https://williamcarruthers.co.uk // williamcarruthers.wordpress.com
@brodiewaddell.bsky.social
Early Modern History at Birkbeck, University of London | Likes: archives, fatherhood, footnotes, the seaside. | Dislikes: Henry VIII, cars, inequity. My research: https://www.bbk.ac.uk/our-staff/profile/8004317/brodie-waddell
@janmachielsen.bsky.social
Historian of early modern religion, working on witches and saints. Loves hikes and risotto.
@cathrynpearce.bsky.social
British historian. Author: Cornish Wrecking, 1700-1860 | Researching c18th-19th shipwrecks, the Royal Navy & coastal communities. #CoastalHistory #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #SussexCoast
@nevillemorley.bsky.social
Classics & Ancient History at Exeter, Leverhulme Major Research Fellow; much Thucydides, Marx and decadence, but also beer, cats and obscure European jazz. STILL trying to keep the blog going: https://thesphinxblog.com.
@katrinanavickas.bsky.social
Historian of protest, political movements and public space. Preorder my new book, Contested Commons: https://reaktionbooks.co.uk/work/contested-commons Croydon/Rochdale UCU rep Rural modernism on Insta. 🇱🇹🇺🇦 🏳️⚧️ ally. She/her
@sallyholloway.bsky.social
Historian of emotions, gender, visual & material culture, researching ❤️ & 💔 | Author of The Game of Love in Georgian England: https://tinyurl.com/nz7wkwah | AHRC Research, Development & Engagement Fellow | On maternity leave until 05/25
@julialaite.bsky.social
Teller of small stories. Professor of history at Birkbeck. Rider of bikes, grower of vegetables, Brook custodian & friend to three ducks. Townie Cantabrigian. Eternally homesick Newfoundlander; researching the island's history & the legacies of empire.
@dudleymarianna.bsky.social
Environmental historian & Senior Lecturer in Environmental Humanities. My book ⚡️ ‘Electric Wind’ a history of wind energy is coming soon 💨 Co-VP of ESEH. She/her.
@sarahmpicks.bsky.social
Historian of exploration, extreme environments, material culture + outdoor gear. Hist. sci & med PhD, editor at Endeavour, History of Anthropology Review, and Global Maritime History. I unpack packing. She/her. www.sarahmpickman.com
@rummage.bsky.social
Cultural/social/materials historian: Hubbub / Cheek by Jowl / Rummage (reuse & recycling) /Penning Poison. Anonymous letters (OUP, 2023) UEA Associate Prof at UEA History. + embroidery & occasional cats. Agent: Clare Alexander. Website: www.rummage.work
@inneskeighren.bsky.social
Professor of Historical Geography at Royal Holloway, University of London. Co-convenor of the London Group of Historical Geographers. Writing a book on the global lives of William Macintosh (1737–1813). www.inneskeighren.com
@victoriabates.bsky.social
Historian at University of Bristol, but not representing my employer etc etc etc
@cadebellaigue.bsky.social
Historian of 19thC GB & France - social mobility, childhood, gender, women, education; She/Her. Daughter of an immigrant, married to grandson of immigrants. No longer a member of any political party.
@johnjoemctague.bsky.social
Assistant Prof in C18th Studies, Univ. Bristol. Book: ‘Things that Didn’t Happen’ (2019). Co-director @ Bristol Common Press (www.instagram.com/bristolcommonpress). Co-President of Bristol UCU branch. 🎸&🎤 in Autocorrect (https://spoti.fi/4fIaTAJ). He/him.
@marakeire.bsky.social
Historian of sexual violence. Should come with a content warning. Has strong opinions about the importance of gossip past and present.
@markhailwood.bsky.social
Historian of everyday life in England, c.1500-1700 | Bristol Uni | First Gen | Devon & Somerset
@emilyrobinson.bsky.social
History, politics. Usually modern Britain. Currently taking a detour to the lost medieval island of Ravenser Odd. Professor at Sussex.
@freyagowrley.bsky.social
Art Historian, makeup aficionado, antiques hoarder, snappy dresser.
@helenkingstone.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in 19thC literature at Royal Holloway, London. I research how living memory becomes narrative history in novels, textbooks, oral history, panoramas, biography & via generations.
@drhelenkara.bsky.social
Independent researcher, author, teacher, speaker. For hire worldwide. https://linktr.ee/helenkara She/her. 🌈 #ActuallyAutistic
@elwinhofman.bsky.social
Historian | Crime, emotions, sexuality & self 18-20C | Assistant Professor & MSCA fellow Cultural History Utrecht University | Latest books: The Business of Pleasure | Trials of the Self