‘Culpability & Conscience in Civil War: A New History of Armed Treason in England, 1199-1352’. Join #Medieval History University of Glasgow - today, Wednesday 22 May, 5 pm, for the Edwards Lecture by Dr Sophie Ambler SophieThérèse Ambler, Yudowitz Rm 253, Wolfson Medical Building. #Medieval History

An update from Week One of #LowtherMedievalCastle . Tantalising!

Final reminder to put a proposal in for the conference below.

Catch up with the story of #LowtherMedievalCastle - what we think is a ringwork castle & attached settlement from the Norman conquest of Cumbria by William Rufus in 1092 - on the BBC's Digging for Britain! Series 11: 1. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod… via @bbciplayer

For those interested in any aspect from the following (eclectic!) mix: Anthropology & History; treatment of the battlefield dead (& female roles here); saints' cults & history writing; St Oswald & St Bede; borderland cultures; Anglo-Welsh relations; New Archipelagic History:

Excited to be sharing new archival work on the history of treason in England for the Edwards Lecture. What did it mean for low-status men and women to take up arms against their government? There will be plea rolls a plenty, with some pipe rolls thrown in foor good measure!

Thrilled to share my latest article (open access): 'The Dark Trophies of The Battle of Evesham, the Northumbrian Cult of Simon de Montfort and the War of the Welsh Marches (1264–1265)'. Thanks to many colleagues whose conversations spurred this research! academic.oup.com/ehr/article/do…

Come to School of History, Queen Mary University of London and conduct doctoral research under my supervision 'A Minority At Law: Jews And The Courts In Medieval England, c. 1216-1290' in collaboration with The National Archives as a holder of a Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Award. DM for details.

On Sunday 12 May season 2 of the medieval Lowther Castle & Gardens research project. In our latest blog SophieThérèse Ambler & Dr James Morris look at what they found in the first season, which we funded, and what they hope to find this year funded by us (dig) & CWAAS(geophys): castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2024/05/1…

An awesome opportunity to do a funded PhD with UCL and TNA on The Court of Chancery during the Civil War & Interregnum: jobs.ac.uk/job/DHI516/ahr…

Had a wonderful time tonight Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Research Win University of Winchester History Programmes discussing new work on the history of treason from below, visiting the beautiful campus, and seeing old friends and new!

Congratulations, Thomas! And (although I am biased!) this is a must-read for historians of the First Crusade, and indeed anyone interested in explaining military failures. LancasterUniHistory Centre for War and Diplomacy

TONIGHT 👇🏻 spaces available for tonight's talk with Dr Sophie Ambler on A New History of Armed Treason. 18:00 start University of Winchester St Alphege Building 301 - please contact Dr Gabrielle 'Gabby' Storey 🏳️‍🌈 /[email protected] for more details! Winchester Heritage Open Days University of Winchester History Programmes #MedievalTwitter

William of Normandy sailed across the Channel and conquered England in 1066 – or at least that’s how the story goes.

In the May issue of BBC History Magazine, SophieThérèse Ambler and Dr James Morris reveal how one northern stronghold remained untouched for another 26 years