The Premonstratensian Order in the Middle Ages Bibliography
For the past few years, I’ve maintained an online bibliography of works on the history of the Premonstratensian Order in the Middle Ages (roughly early …
When Medieval May Be More Modern Than Tudor
Many migrants know the experience of returning to your homeplace after months or years away and being struck by some change, large or small, that’s …
Starting Over
Returning to a writing project you’ve had on the back burner for a few years is a frustrating experience. Working on the edition of the …
Immersive Historical Fiction set in the Middle Ages
If you’re like me, the winter break is prime historical fiction reading time: there’s nothing better than curling up in front of a roaring fire …
Public Talk: Spilled Ink, Feuding Monks, and the Field Where Big Steve Died
On Friday, October 27, I’ll be giving a public talk: “Spilled Ink, Feuding Monks, and the Field Where Big Steve Died: The Making of a …
Publication Round-Up VIII
Edition The Cartulary of Prémontré. Co-edited with Heather Wacha. Medieval Academy Books Series 118. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2023. The Cartulary of Prémontré offers …
“Lavinia Fontana: Trailblazer, Rule Breaker” at National Gallery of Ireland
Partway through my visit to the “Lavinia Fontana: Trailblazer, Rule Breaker” exhibition, I realised that I couldn’t remember ever having walked through room after room …
The Notebooks of Charles-Louis Hugo
Charles-Louis Hugo is one of the most important figures in the early modern historiography of the Premonstratensian Order. His Annales—about which I’ve written before on …
“Expéditions d’Égypte” at Royal Museums of Art & History, Brussels
There’s another universe out there where instead of becoming a medieval historian, I pursued my childhood fascination with ancient Egypt instead—I was that kid who …
The Cartulary of Prémontré
I’m so thrilled to be able to say that the edition of the thirteenth-century cartulary of the abbey of Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Prémontré, which Heather Wacha …