Hetty Taylor

Excited to share that my article on the censorship of charms in late medieval manuscripts has been released into the wild! If you're interested in how later readers might have reacted to finding 'illicit' material in manuscripts then take a look: brepolsonline.net/doi/abs/10.148…

My dad just rocked up at mine after an auction with a bunch of chainmail. Fragmentary, individually riveted which suggests not made for re-enactment & also includes a piece with platelets with what looks like a heraldic motif incised - any experts know about this kind of thing?!

@Chats1 You’re much more of a proper historian than I am - until I have as many books as you you can retain the official ex-Spreckley historian crown 😉🤴🏻

@het_tay Who knew Spreckley would be a breeding ground for historians (although you’re a proper one)!

Thrilled to share that on Tues I passed my PhD viva, with a thesis titled ‘Anxiety, Ambition & Agency: Charms and experimenta as Social Remedies in Late Medieval England’. Huge thanks to @CarrieGrif & @DrC_Rider for such a pleasant viva experience & the stimulating conversation!

@CarrieGrif @DrC_Rider Absolutely!

@carinevanrhijn Thank you! It won’t be online for a while but I’m very happy to email you a copy 😊

@het_tay @CarrieGrif @DrC_Rider Congratulations! Can I read it somewhere?

@boa_map 🥹🥹

@het_tay @CarrieGrif @DrC_Rider WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU

@Chats1 Thanks Andy!

@het_tay @CarrieGrif @DrC_Rider Amazing! Massive congratulations!

And massive thanks also to @RMMPerry and @SuzannaIvanic for all of your support over the last 5 years, and the @mems_ukc community as a whole - what a special place to do a PhD.

@anothergin Hi Helen - so sorry for some reason I have only just spotted this - but absolutely, would be so so interested to see your list of other MSS if you would be happy to share it!

@het_tay Ah, Sloane 3161 is on my list but not 3160! Censorship of charms in medieval medical MSS was the subject of my MA dissertation. I have a list of others I could point you to if you're interested. Been looking at a specific set of remedies since

Excited to share that my article on the censorship of charms in late medieval manuscripts has been released into the wild! If you're interested in how later readers might have reacted to finding 'illicit' material in manuscripts then take a look: brepolsonline.net/doi/abs/10.148…

We are delighted to announce the return of the CHASE Latin Residential Week for 2024! This fun, intensive and free week-long residential held at @uniofeastanglia is open to beginner and intermediate Latinists alike. Sign up via Eventbrite! eventbrite.co.uk/e/chase-latin-…

@Chats1 @PPCasting @thehistoryguy @James1940 @almurray @chatabix1 Amazing!

I’m excited to share the front cover of my next book “Fortress Britain 1940” which looks at the unsung and secret layers of Britain’s defence which for so long have been hidden under a narrative of Spitfires & Dad’s Army! Available for pre-order here: amzn.eu/d/19ZFD8u

@hagenilda @HealthHealingS1 @MedievalYork @boydellbrewer Congratulations! Can’t wait to read this.

Here is the latest post in our fabulous Migrating Materia Medica Blog. Thanks to @GambiniLavinia @MaterialCam for her fascinating article on foreign street vendors hawking their exotic wares in early modern Italy #materialculture #medhums #trade research.kent.ac.uk/material-studi…

Are you passionate about the #Medieval, #Renaissance, and/or #EarlyModern periods? Would you like to pursue a #postgraduate degree that would give you the tools to work w/ pre-modern material & textual cultures? Meet us online today at 6PM GMT/1PM EST! 👉 bit.ly/3R1T3PF

@anothergin British Library Sloane MS 3160!

@het_tay Which MS is the picture from, Hetty?

@gwilymeades 😂😂 it’s like method acting, but for writing

A very tiny glimpse into the diverse uses of the Sator Arepo formula 📜

This is raising too many questions for me about modern perceptions of how magic works and the efficacy of Latin in particular as a language of numinous power… vm.tiktok.com/ZGJEj1vMu/