Dan Armstrong
Teaching Fellow in Medieval History at University College Dublin
Historian of the British-Irish Isles & the Papacy in the 11th & 12th c.
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- Reposted by Dan ArmstrongPhD funding for early career historians completing a doctorate. Applications are invited for the Society's Centenary PhD Fellowships for the academic year 2026-27 bit.ly/49MzqmT. Two awards of £8500 per student, held jointly with @ihr.bsky.social. Closing date: 31 January 2026 #Skystorians
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- Reposted by Dan ArmstrongVacancy: Assistant Professor of Celtic, with a specialism in Old Irish, University of Cambridge. #MedievalSky www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...
- Delighted to have a new article in Anglo-Norman Studies. It explores how the ‘Antipope’ Clement III was viewed in Anglo-Norman England. I argue that his claims to be pope were treated far more seriously than has often been assumed, with Lanfranc and Rufus nearly recognising him as pope in 1088.
- Reposted by Dan ArmstrongAn exciting new postdoctoral position focusing on Old English epistolary materials
- The ad for the second postdoctoral position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk Britain’s Early Medieval Letters project is now live. We’re looking for an Old English specialist (who also works with Latin). 32-month FT post. Deadline for apps is 16 Jan 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
- Reposted by Dan Armstrong🎆Job Klaxon!!🎆 Folúntais: Scoláireachtaí Uí Dhonnabháin @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie. Spriocdháta 5 Eanáir 2026 2 O’Donovan Scholarship vacancies at the School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. Deadline 5 January 2026: www.dias.ie/2025/12/05/v...
- Reposted by Dan Armstrong3-year postdoc with CODICUM project for a medievalist placed in Odense, Denmark! Special focus on Latin, palaeography & Dominican text and book history 📖😍🕵️ tinyurl.com/yrt4x8y3
- Reposted by Dan ArmstrongThe Department of Medieval History at the University of St Andrews invites applications for the Donald Bullough Fellowship to be taken up during either semester of the academic year 2026-2027. The closing date for applications is Monday 1 December 2025.
- Reposted by Dan ArmstrongFive years, four authors, one book. Out now (fully open access), our new book on local priests in the tenth century 🌟 www.cambridge.org/core/books/l... @jbwaagmeester.bsky.social
- Very pleased to read another positive review for 'Borders and the Norman World'. The latest one is by Max Lieberman in Deutsches Archiv für Erforschung des Mittelalters: data.mgh.de/databases/da... @monumenta.bsky.social @rozierhistorian.bsky.social @lvhicks.bsky.social
- Reposted by Dan Armstrong📣Seminar Announcement!📣 Join us on 4 Nov at 4 PM in room K114 at UCD for a seminar on medieval gender Papers will be delivered by Prof. Ruth Karras @rmkarras.bsky.social speaking about The Invention of Gomorrah, and Aisling Walsh on the expectations of women as crusaders Hope to see you there!
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- Reposted by Dan ArmstrongTenure-track assistant professor "Early medieval history" (Univ. of Copenhagen) www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-1...
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- Reposted by Dan ArmstrongCall for applications! 📣 The German Historical Institute London is seeking a Research Associate with a particular research interest in medieval history (with a focus on late medieval English history) for a part-time project position to start on 1 February 2026. 🤝 1/3
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- A final reminder that the deadline for abstract submissions is the end of next week #medievalsky Details 👇
- Michael Staunton and I are running a conference here at UCD in June 2026 on 'The Past, Present, and Future after Conquest: 1066, 1169'. Details of the Call for Papers below 👇 #medievalsky #Normans @leverhulme.ac.uk Deadline for the submission of abstracts is the 26th September
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- Reposted by Dan ArmstrongI'm excited to announce that I'll be sharing some findings of my PhD research at an online talk for UHI's Institute for Northern Studies on November 27, titled 'Families, Networks and Informants: The Making of Orkneyinga saga'. Click the link below to register!
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- Reposted by Dan ArmstrongMy article 'Beyond Clontarf: links between Dublin and the earldom of Orkney' is out in the latest Medieval Dublin volume @fmdmedievaldublin.bsky.social covering political examples up to the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland with a wee bit of trade and archaeology at the end
- Reposted by Dan ArmstrongThe online version of my article for BBC History Magazine '1066: who was the rightful king?' is available to subscribers @historyextra.bsky.social. www.historyextra.com/membership/1... (written before the broadcast of #KingAndConqueror)
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- A bit of a role change for me here @ucddublin.bsky.social this academic year. Over the next nine months, I’ll be taking on the position of Teaching Fellow in Medieval History. I’ll then return to my Leverhulme grant in June 2026, which has a year remaining.
- 1/20 A thread about the appearance of the ‘Papal Banner’ in episode seven of #KingandConqueror. In an article that was published in 2021 in the @haskinssociety.bsky.social Journal, I expressed some scepticism about the veracity of William of Poitiers’ claim that the papacy sponsored the Norman...
- 2/20 Conquest of England in 1066. Firstly, I argued that we should be cautious with Poitiers’ claim, given the lack of corroboration. No other eleventh-century source, Norman or papal, makes reference to the banners’ existence. In some instances, this is rather surprising, as there would have...
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- Call for Papers @imc-leeds.bsky.social 2026 ‼️ The 'Loyalty in the Medieval World' network welcomes papers which explore the intersections between the concept of ‘loyalty’ and the conference theme of ‘temporalities’, c.500-1500! Get in touch by 15 September
- After the release of #KingAndConqueror, it seems an opportune moment to remind you that the deadline for the submission of abstracts for 'The Past, Present, and Future after Conquest: 1066, 1169' is the end of next month. #medievalsky #Normans @leverhulme.ac.uk
- Michael Staunton and I are running a conference here at UCD in June 2026 on 'The Past, Present, and Future after Conquest: 1066, 1169'. Details of the Call for Papers below 👇 #medievalsky #Normans @leverhulme.ac.uk Deadline for the submission of abstracts is the 26th September
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- Reposted by Dan ArmstrongVacancy with the Royal Historical Society: Membership and Office Administrator bit.ly/46TgZNA We look to appoint a Membership and Office Administrator (0.8 FTE) to join our professional Office to help us support history and historians. £31,904 pro rata. Closing date Monday 8 September #Skystorians
- Reposted by Dan ArmstrongWe're Hiring! The Department of Classics and the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto invite applications for a full-time, tenure-stream position in Late Antiquity. www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/were-hi...
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- Reposted by Dan ArmstrongCfP for Leeds IMC 2026 on Premodern Masculinities. Do join 😊 #skystorians #medieval #masculinities #genderstudies #imc2026 @imc-leeds.bsky.social
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- Reposted by Dan Armstrong📣 call for applications 📣 Two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop. Our fellowships support early career historians to develop expertise in public, radical and digital history & to gain experience of working in an editorial team. Please share widely! www.historyworkshop....
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- A Teaching Assistant post in Medieval History is being advertised at Dublin City University, starting in September. The post can be found by clicking on external applicants and searching the available positions www.dcu.ie/people/jobs #medievalsky
- Reposted by Dan ArmstrongVery much looking forward to this next year!
- Michael Staunton and I are running a conference here at UCD in June 2026 on 'The Past, Present, and Future after Conquest: 1066, 1169'. Details of the Call for Papers below 👇 #medievalsky #Normans @leverhulme.ac.uk Deadline for the submission of abstracts is the 26th September
- Michael Staunton and I are running a conference here at UCD in June 2026 on 'The Past, Present, and Future after Conquest: 1066, 1169'. Details of the Call for Papers below 👇 #medievalsky #Normans @leverhulme.ac.uk Deadline for the submission of abstracts is the 26th September
- Reposted by Dan ArmstrongImportant news for the #envhist crowd: We are hiring an Associate Professor of Environmental History! www.jobbnorge.no/en/available... Application deadline is August 7. Some tips for those interested from abroad in thread 👇
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- Reposted by Dan ArmstrongApplications now invited for the Society's two Centenary Fellowships, 2025-26 to support PhD students complete a doctorate in #history. The Fellowships are held in conjunction with @ihr.bsky.social and are for £8500 over 6 months. Applications, by 31 May, are via the IHR bit.ly/4mybVDV #Skystorians
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- Including Borders and the Norman World! @lvhicks.bsky.social @rozierhistorian.bsky.social
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- Teaching cover post for a medievalist here at UCD next year 👇 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMU439/t...
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