Calling all #historians 🚨
Our Summer Conference on 'The Church and Race' is now open for paper submissions.
It will be held in London on 13-15 July 2026 at Royal Holloway, University of London.
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26summer/
Our upcoming Postgraduate Symposium is this month on 30 March! Register your place now by emailing Michael Fraser, mcf24@st-andrews.ac.uk
The plenary lecture will be given by EHS Vice President Professor Miri Rubin (QMUL)
#History #PGConference #ChurchHistory
Join us for a fascinating evening with David Scott on the Peterhouse Chapel and the Laudian Style.
The magnificent five panel east window in St Thomas' Church, Aboyne, our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, is by Morris & Co.
Some 16th and 17th century Flemish and Spanish stained glass fragments were pieced together to form the medallions used in other windows in the church.
#WindowsOnWednesday
Gilded effigy of crowned couple on tomb chest with elaborate heraldry
Still spaces available for the first lecture in our FREE Spring series - Sophie Oosterwijk on precious-metal effigies, 14 March 5 pm. Details at churchmonumentssociety.org/events/gilde... - and the whole series is at churchmonumentssociety.org/events
March is Women's History Month!
Women are present throughout our collections but their narratives can be harder to find.
Our online guide addresses this imbalance by highlighting archives and rare books relating to women, which can be accessed for research or enjoyment.
#WomensHistoryMonth #WHM
Don't forget to submit a paper proposal for our Summer Conference held in London, 13-15 July 2026.
Plenary speakers include President Miri Rubin (@qmul.bsky.social), Prof Herman Bennett (@cuny.edu) & Rev Rowan Williams (104 Archbishop of Canterbury)
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26summer/
Calling all #postgrads 🚨
Register to attend our upcoming EHS Postgraduate conference on 20 March:
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/pg-symposium...
#twitterstorians #history #conference
The Huguenot Bursary is now live ! A bursary of £4,000 is available to scholars at any career stage. It is intended to support a period of archival research leading to a publication or completion of a doctoral thesis. More info: www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...
The image features the highly ornate 14th-century Percy Tomb canopy located inside Beverley Minster. This intricate structure is considered a masterpiece of English Decorated Gothic stone carving, likely created by skilled masons around 1340. It is known for its "nodding ogee" arch, a rare and exquisite style of carving that escaped destruction during the Reformation. The tomb was possibly built to commemorate Lady Eleanor Fitz Alan Percy, a wealthy noblewoman. Beverley Minster itself is one of the largest and most magnificent parish churches in the UK
Widely accepted as one of the finest examples of English decorative stone carving in existence, the Percy Canopy in Beverley Minster dates to between 1340 and 1349. It is possibly in commemoration of Eleanor, daughter of Richard Fitz Alan, earl of Arundel
CfA 📢 2026 Ecclesiastical History Society Book Prize (@eccleshistsoc.bsky.social)🏆Awarded for the best first monograph on the history of Christianity published in 2025.
⏰Deadline: 28 February 2026
🔗 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/2026-book-pr...
#HistoryOfChristianity #BookPrize
@royalhistsoc.org @qmul.bsky.social @standrewshist.bsky.social @historians.org @ihr.bsky.social @imems.bsky.social @leedsims.bsky.social @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social @churchmonuments.bsky.social @cecs-york.bsky.social @cmrsedinburgh.bsky.social please share!
A reminder of our next ITQ Lecture (TOMORROW EVENING) Tuesday 24 February with Prof. Adele Reinhartz. All most warmly welcome. Do please register to alert us of numbers.
Our second PG Symposium is coming up on 30 March!
Join us online to explore more about 'Theories, Frameworks and Concepts' in #ChurchHistory.
If you would like to attend, please email Michael Fraser (mcf24@st-andrews.ac.uk).
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/pg-symposium...
🚨 Upcoming #ChurchHistory conference:
The Rev. Alford, A.W.N. Pugin & the Restoration of Wymeswold Church
📍 At St Mary's Church in Wymeswold, England
🗓️ Saturday, Apr 11 from 10 am to 4:30 pm
More info ⬇️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-rev-al...
A scandal occurred in 1820 when George IV of England attempted to annul his marriage to estranged Caroline of Brunswick for adultery. The Queen Caroline Affair was often contested in Anglican places of worship.
Dr Nicholas Dixon explores the ecclesiastical dimension the ‘Affair’: shorturl.at/XMluA
@durhammemsa.bsky.social @imems.bsky.social @standrewshist.bsky.social @camhistory.bsky.social @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social @uclhistory.bsky.social @uclearlymodxcha.bsky.social @srsrensoc.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org @ihr.bsky.social @thenacbs.bsky.social please share!
We invite 20-minute papers for our 2026 Summer Conference 'The Church and Race' #CfP #history
Keynote speakers:
▪️Prof Miri Rubin, EHS President @qmul.bsky.social
▪️Prof Herman Bennett, @cuny.edu
▪️The Right Reverend Rowan Williams
Deadline: 15 April
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26summer/
#CfP 'Connection, Conversation, Contention: Encounters in the
Medieval and Early Modern World'
13-14 July 2026, St John’s College, @durham.ac.uk
With Keynotes by Dr Natalie Goodison (Durham), Dr Lisa Kattenberg (Amsterdam) and Professor Stuart Carroll (York) @durhammemsa.bsky.social
We aren't surprised! #Historians love a good library (we prefer one full of #ChurchHistory books) 📚🧠
Deadline: 28 Feb
The Society is now running its annual #bookprize, primarily aimed at early career researchers.
The prize will be awarded for the best first monograph on the history of Christianity published during the previous calendar year.
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/2026-book-pr... #ECR
'Working with Early Modern Letters' has arrived! ✉️✒️
An introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources, designed to be taken at your own pace.
📲Join us and book your place for just £100: imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...
Another more traditional view of the ornate interior of Sainte-Chapelle, Paris #Photography #Architecture #Interior #Paris 📷
#OTD in #ChurchHistory: Puritan leader and advocate of religious freedom, Roger Williams, arrived in Boston from England in 1631. He would go on to establish the first settlement in present-day Rhode Island.
Image: Naragansett Native Americans receiving Roger Williams via New York Public Library
The #CfP for our Summer Conference 2026 on the theme 'The Church and Race' is open now. You can find more information on the theme, how to apply, and bursaries here:
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26summer/ #historians
Deadline: 15 April 2026
The inlaid earthenware floor tiles at Meaux Abbey in Yorkshire were primarily laid during the 13th century, with specific, high-quality, lead-glazed mosaic tiles dating from approximately 1249-1269. These tiles were part of a widespread, wealthy adoption of decorative paving in Cistercian monastic buildings during that period.
The inlaid earthenware floor tiles at Meaux Abbey in Yorkshire were primarily laid during the 13th century, with specific, high-quality, lead-glazed mosaic tiles dating from approximately 1249-1269. These tiles were part of a widespread, wealthy adoption of decorative paving in Cistercian monastic buildings during that period.
Medieval floor tiles from Meaux (Melsa) Abbey dating back to between 1249-1269. The Cistercian abbey, near Beverley was one of the most important and wealthy in Yorkshire. Although no buildings remain above ground, foundations and earthworks indicating the substantial size of
This is St Peter's Church in Wawne, East Yorkshire. The church is a Grade I Listed Building with earliest features dating from circa 1290. It is noted for its mix of construction materials, including cut stone, rubble, and medieval brick in the clerestory. The church is in a quiet, rural setting despite its proximity to Hull.
Whilst we are looking at Meaux Abbey, this is the nearby church of St Peter at Wawne. What is known of its early history comes mainly from the medieval chronicle of the Abbey. Before 1160, its founder William de Gros granted the monks land in Wawne and the church’s revenues in recognition of
For those in #London who want an in-person introduction to Stuart London (including some excellent #churchhistory), check out the Mary Ward Centre's newest 8-week #history course.
Begins Saturday 7 February, 14:00-16:00
www.marywardcentre.ac.uk/course-detai...
#SkyStorians
Our #CfP for our Summer Conference 2026 @royalholloway.bsky.social is now open!
More details: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26summer/
New #churchhistory exhibition:
28 Jan- 4 May 2026
Lambeth Palace Library presents Primate of All England: The
Archbishop of Canterbury Through Time, exploring the legacy and influence of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/primate-of-a...
