Katherine Weikert

@kateweikert

Medievalist 900-1200ish England and Normandy most of the time. Immigrant and misplaced Hoosier in the south of England when not in Wales. Usually tired. Trustee @castlestudies.bsky.social. She/her. Insta @katherineweikert

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Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· 15d

We here @uniwinchester.bsky.social Clearing paused to do the important work of rescuing this bee. Head of Recruitment has a bee revival kit. It hid under the keyboard of the Head of the Business School, and a senior admin and I took it outside where it flew away. Clearing lines are open as usual.

A fuzzy bee taking in some sugary syrup on a torn piece of paper atop a black background on a desk.

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· 17d

To all my academic folks working the Clearing lines this morning. I see you.

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· 26d

ONLY THE EASY QUESTIONS HERE

Screenshot of a word doc which reads
What is 'England?'
What is 'early medieval'?
(Pagans here)
What is an object?

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· Jul 11

Morning in tbe garden with this barnstorming, trailblazing book by Elisabeth van Houts. Run, don't walk, etc. @yalepress.bsky.social @yalebooks.bsky.social

The cover of Empress Matilda: Queen of the Romans, Ruler of the English be Elisabeth van Houts. It is royal blue with golden yellow lettering and a small picture of Matilda from a medieval manuscript. It is sitting on my lap as I am wearing a red skirt with a lace hem, and in the background are a couple of pots of flowers, one with orange flowers and paving stones with a table and some grass.

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· Jul 9

I've just enjoyed #imc2026 too much be social mediaing about it these last days. Some great sessions with my landscapes folks, and @haskinssociety.bsky.social and @uniwinchester.bsky.social's Centre for Medieval and Renaissance Research. @anotheraspirin.bsky.social @archaeopress.bsky.social Thanks!

A slide with a picture of Santa Claus and the caption 'Saint Nicholas: helping you navigate the system since 1024!'

A post it note on the new hardback of the Winchester Minster volumes from @archaeopress saying '3 vol set - it's what your luggage needs'

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· Jul 8

We're having a great landscapes day with The Landscape Consortium! One more session at 1630 you can still make, this ibe exploring everything from The Ruin and The Road to German frontier colonialism. #imc2026

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· Jul 5

No one will come any nearer In the night In the dark ##imc2026 #thehauntingofhillhouse

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· Jul 5

Amen, brother

A laptop on a train seat tray, open to a PowerPoint title slide called 'When is a Cartulary? Durham and Llandaf Cartularies in Time(s)'

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· Jun 19

I do like it when I leave notes like this for myself

A box in excel which reads 'Robert of Bellême proves to be a real dick to his 'fellow countrymen of equal rank' including 'mutilating them, leaving them maimed or [halt?] or blind and utterly helpless'

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· Jun 16

Twelfth century like

A text conversation which reads
IN A WORLD
WHERE TWO MATILDAS BATTLE
ONLY ONE CAN BE QUEEN

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· May 30

Very cool heritage markers in Ghent, here with the excavation plans of the medieval buildings in Goudenleeuwplein. Another marker was nearby with further explanation. Feet for scale.

My feet in loafers at the bottom of the picture standing on cobblestones. Above it is a circular metal inset into the cobblestones, about the size of the ball of my feet. It's also in a puddle, so the building above it is reflected in the water.

Closeup of the medal which has excavated building plans on it from this location in Ghent, Goudenleeuwplein.

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· May 19

Hi Fren Jo!

A black cat curled up in a ball on a bed

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· May 18

He's cute but not helpful

A black cat face down over the edge of a laptop on a wooden desk, with one eye open

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· May 18

Morrie would like to kindly remind you to take a nap before you go burn it all down. Health first.

A black cat sleeping on an open laptop with a second blue screen of death behind it. There is a metal lamp and a bookshelf with white mugs on the dark green wall behind.

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· May 17

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· May 8

Exam graffiti, 2026

Pen on wooden desk, written
- I KNOW YOU'RE CHEATING
- I TOLD THE INVIGILATOR'S [sic]
[Different handwriting]
- I TOLD YA MUM
[Different handwriting]
- I cheated on your mum
[Different handwriting]
- Your mum looks like an invigilator

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· May 7

Yup

An image of an unofficial screen on the VLE Canvas saying it's undergoing scheduled maintenance, an indication that it's been hacked like many other US and UK universities

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· May 7

Has anyone else read Down the Common? I read it assigned as an undergrad and it was a fabulous way to introduce history from below. Am I alone?

The cover of the book Down the Common: A Year in the Life of a Medieval Woman by Ann Baer featuring vignettes of a man and a woman, and hands doing various activities such as gathering, spinning, planing.

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· May 1

It's May!

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· Apr 27

She poisoned enough people (if you believe Orderic) but frankly, I also kind of think that OV would appreciate Britney Spears on a number of levels

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· Apr 24

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· Apr 17

'Hey Niall! We're in this!' I'm yelling out the door to my friend and colleague at Courtyard Books in Gloucester @helleborezine.bsky.social. Shout out also to @kjsoar.bsky.social who is also heavily represented here!

Me, short with long blonde hair, holding a copy of the zine Hellebore in an independent bookstore with green-gray carpeting and a wall of books facing cover out on wooden bookshelves

A table filled with the British Library Tales of the Weird series, featuring Circles of Stone by Katy Soar

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· Apr 13

Shout-out to the not-on-BS Dr Mark Hagger. I'm writing about Norman captivity practices in the long eleventh century, and his Norman Rule in Normandy book @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social has been an absolute bible to me.

The cover for the book Norman Rule in Normandy 911-1144 by Mark Hagger, which features a black-and-white photograph of a ruined castle on a hill below a dramatic and cloudy sky.

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· Feb 26

Well placed!

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· Feb 19

A friend of mine noticed this well-placed reminder (h/t @drdragases.bsky.social):

The BBC headline about not prince Andrew getting arrested with a notice below it mentioning that a number of places, including Pizza Express, offer free or discounted pizzas for birthdays.

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· Feb 9

Of all the stars in the sky, @laurajcleaver.bsky.social ❤️

A scatter network map of bluesky users, zoomed in very close. I am leaning towards Classical Studies and Academic Archaeology clusters, with Laura Cleaver nearby, leaning towards British Academic Historians.

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· Feb 7

Him: what are you thinking about? Me: the Mongolian Winter Olympics uniform

A man and a woman in the Mongolian Olympic uniforms standing in snow under a grey-blue sky, one looking to the distance and the other straight at the camera. They are wearing flowing robes in white and navy with rose-pink accents, and cone-shaped hats in white and blue.

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· Feb 4

Had such fun today up in that London doing some filming for a thing, pink glasses and big hair and all. The bigger the hair, the closer to the top of the motte, as my people definitely don't say.

Me on a filming screen, wearing n oatmeal brown shorts sleeved jumper, pink glasses on my head, curly hair a bit of everywhere, looking at my phone which is taking a picture of the screen

On the train back home selfie...Pink glasses on and hair bloody everywhere, signifying a job well done and a good day

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· Jan 25

Oh wow, EXCELLENT use of my favourite Wolf Parade song in E5 of #heatedrivalry. THAT is a perfect moment. I'm going to replay those five minutes over and over when I need a light.

Katherine Weikert@kateweikert· Jan 8

I just woke up from jet-lagged fuelled dreams and I am not ready to face whatever comes now, so here is a picture of my sister's cat for a timeline cleanse.