Dr Elena 'Ellie' Woodacre

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In our latest animated short for KS3 History students, @NRHodgson_Hist and @monarchyconf explain 'Corporate Monarchy' (how monarchs relied on those closest to them to help them rule), using the examples of Töregene Khatun and Eleni of Ethiopia. youtube.com/watch?v=MrjKMf…

{New book} The Social Lives of Medieval Rings - Jasperse - The essays in this volume focus on rings as small objects that have touched upon people, places, and events; rings have also featured in scholastic debates and form our modern museum collections. arc-humanities.org/9781802700947/…

A wonderful afternoon visiting the #Faces4Eternity exhibition @britishmuseum with @EmmaLCahill yesterday! If you are in London between now and mid October and interested in #queenship this is well worth a visit!

También se puede disfrutar del podcast de "El legado de Carlos II" a través de @ivoox, donde ya está publicado su último capítulo, dedicado a la reina María Luisa de Orleans. ¡Venid a descubrir los maravillosos conocimientos del profesor @FranjGarcia_1! ivoox.com/capitulo-3-mar…

It’s been an intense 24 hours at #imc2025 — only time I’ve gone the one day route. Lovely to see the folks @archumanities & Laura @routledgehist + enjoyed the craft fair, sessions from Noblewomen Network & Educating Elite Women, chatting @teachmedwomen at the evening roundtable

Se acaba de publicar en @SpotifySpain el último capítulo de "El Legado de Carlos II", dedicado a la figura de María Luisa de Orleans. De la mano del gran @FranjGarcia_1, del @iehm_uib, nos divertimos hablando de esta estupenda reina. ¡No os lo perdáis! open.spotify.com/episode/7yde0y…

It's the first day of #IMC2025 and @royalstudies has 3 great sessions today on 'The Begetting of Wisdom: Intergenerational Teaching & Learning', organised & chaired by the wonderful @yolandedaragon, see #s111 #s211 and #s311 in the IMC programme

The CFP portal for ICMS at Kalamazoo, 14-16 May 2026, is now open. Reach out if you are interested in the Royal Studies Network sponsored panel on Adapting Medieval Monarchy.

OPEN ACCESS🏆 The Social Lives of Medieval Rings, eds. Jitske Jasperse (@ArcHumanities, July 2025) facebook.com/MedievalUpdate… arc-humanities.org/9781802700947/… #medievaltwitter #medievalstudies #medievalsociety

The latest Royal Studies Podcast episode is out! Join Amy-Jane Humphries for her conversation with @nemgarrett , @WromanticHistry and @RosalindFr31730 about (fictional) representations of regency royalty.

Do you want to know more about Queens of the #Medieval @TowerOfLondon ? Listen to this Historic Royal Palaces podcast, with our @MedievalFemina and enjoy it! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/que…

Envío de propuesta de comunicaciones Congreso Internacional La corte se va al campo (II). Domaine et Musée Royal de Mariemont, Bélgica. Se admiten propuestas en francés, inglés y español, fecha límite de envío de las mismas: 5 de julio de 2025. Más info: calenda.org/1259009?lang=es

Featuring six full length articles on aspects of Scotland's rich material culture from the Stuart period ranging from the reign of James IV to considerations of the survival of the Trinity collegiate church, built by a 15th century queen, in the landscape of modern Edinburgh.

📢 The new RSJ special issue 12.1 is out now! "Material Culture & Built Heritage: Scotland’s Royal Past, Present & Future" guest edited by @Lucy_HS_Dean & @a_v_hayes Read here ➡️ rsj.winchester.ac.uk/30/volume/12/i… @royalstudies #RoyalStudies #ScottishHistory #MaterialCulture

It’s been a busy, queen-filled week so far! Started with talking about female succession @TeachMedWomen CPD event in Nottingham, then 2 days in Paris discussing the patronage of royal women & celebrating the career of Kathleen Wilson-Chevalier + the Worth exhibition to finish!

From Æthelflæd to Tamar of Georgia to Salic Law, it's been a fun, busy, history-packed day for the Teaching Medieval Women team, running a CPD day at @NottmTrentUni. Thank you to all who attended and to our speakers for the day ✨ #CPD

🎉Exciting PhD Opportunities – Australian National University Deadline: July 14th More Info on the attached Docs!

Highly enjoyed the Age of Elegance exhibition at the King’s Gallery from @royalcollectiontrust —beautifully curated with a wonderful selection of artworks and artifacts with a particular focus on Queen Alexandra #royalstudies #queenship👑

Naturalisation of Power (1250-1600): Unravelling the Strategies of Legitimation, eds. Éloïse Adde and Jonathan Dumont (@sismelgalluzzo, June 2025) facebook.com/MedievalUpdate… sismel.it/pubblicazioni/… #medievaltwitter #medievalstudies #medievalpower