Tell me you've never heard of source criticism without telling me etc. etc.
For those of you who have seen me rocking my particolor tights at conferences, I am super excited that Snag has decided to bring them back—and with a new range of colors! Get your own pair(s) and maybe they'll keep catering to the medievalist crowd in future 😂 snagtights.com/collections/...
!!! What's this, a CfP for the most fun and friendly little conference ever? Yes it is! (And with a fantastic theme this year to boot.) Spread the word, submit a paper, come along!
Excellent short thread on historical detective work!
I know we all struggle with trying to find tables of contents that publishers have foolishly not made available online, but somehow I've only just realized that a good workaround can often be to see if a copy is being sold second-hand with photos of the inside—surprisingly successful in many cases!
During the pandemic I started writing one article, realized it was going to be too long, split it and ended up with two articles of 15,000 words each 😅 While I admit some of this is prose style, I've learned I just don't think well within short formats ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
::cries desperately into the void:: does there happen to be anyone at the Archives nationales in Paris this week who could take a photo of one document for me? 🥹
I’m very sad to announce that Jinty Nelson died yesterday - quickly and peacefully with her family. A great historian and a truly wonderful person.
A neat 3-month half-time research position for those looking for a side-gig (no relocation—or Swedish—necessary)! The New Princes project wants someone to look at sibling dynamics, particularly among brothers, in princely and aristocratic families in early modern Europe. lu.varbi.com/what:job/job...
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