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Early Modern Historian. Convenor for Religious of Britain, 1500-1800 IHR Seminar. My publications include Catholics during the English Revolution t.co/x2ReoS7inS and Later Stuart Queens link.springer.com/book/10.1007.... Forthcoming book on the global history of the Little Company of Mary.

Are you studying, researching or teaching urban histories? Try using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). It contains 680,000+ resources from 55 BCE to today! Find out how to use BBIH: buff.ly/DlnoFYB

For our next talk, Antonio Pattori, Research Fellow at the British School at Rome and DPhil student at University College, Oxford, will draw upon his ongoing study of political conspiracies in mid-sixteenth century Italy. All are welcome.

Coming up Nov 10 at the Grolier Club (hybrid) - Lecture | Impressive Textiles: Premodern Printing on Fabric  With Suzanne Karr Schmidt www.grolierclub.org/default.aspx...

The Hist of Art faculty @lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk are looking for a tutor to teach on topics related to Victorian art including in global and imperial contexts. Please come and join a fab team! my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

Good publication news! A chapter I wrote on the Catalan poem of an imprisoned queen of Mallorca (either Constance of Aragon or Violante of Vilaragut, it's unknown) has been published! It's a part of the book, "España en la escena global. Redes de poder, comercio y cultura (siglos XV-XXI)! 🥳

Submissions are invited for the Society's 2027 First Book and Early Career Article Prizes - covering monographs and articles published in 2026 bit.ly/4z45bD8 The closing date for submissions is 14 December 2026. Judging begins in early 2027 with winners announced next July #Skystorians

Great to have discussed 'Selling the Word of God: The Early Commercial History of the English Bible' on a @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social podcast Bibles, bestsellers, blunders and bankruptcies galore... newbooksnetwork.com/selling-the-...

NEW ➡️ Earls and Earldoms in Medieval Scotland, edited by Michael Brown, sheds new light on how the structure of Scotland as a kingdom and political society changed during the medieval period. Learn more 👉 buff.ly/0f5VoWn #BookSky #SkyStorians #MedievalSky

It's finally here! And straight to paperback for the lucrative Christmas market. Buy Imprisonment for Debt in Early Modern England for all your loved ones here: www.cambridge.org/core/books/i...

Are you a recent PhD graduate looking to publish your first monograph? Join us on 28 Oct to hear from @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social Editorial Director in British, European & Medieval History for top tips on strengthening your book proposals. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... @royalhistsoc.org

📢New article in JBS! 📗"Spirited Away: Childhood, Transatlantic Transportation, and the Politics of Religious Instruction in Civil War England" by Samuel Fullerton Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

NEXT WEEK: On 29 Oct. a book launch of 'The Networked Court: Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Late Medieval Court Cultures', edited by Karl Kügle, will feature presentations by three of the volume's authors. 5:00pm, Habakkuk Room, Jesus College, wine reception to follow, and all are welcome.

If you're stuck for Christmas present ideas, please note that my recent book is now available in paperback at a much more affordable price. share.google/S2FVY3FH4t4a...

Antonio Pattori is a Research Fellow at the British School at Rome and a DPhil student at University College, Oxford. His lecture will draw upon his ongoing study of diplomacy in Early Modern Europe, particularly political conspiracies in mid-sixteenth century Italy.

Still time to secure a ticket for our event this Thursday!

🎉 We're delighted to announce The British Academy Early Career Researcher Network will participate in the 2027 Boydell Horizons programme! The programme helps ECR's understand the publishing process & gain practical insights. Learn more 👉 buff.ly/GrQkddm #OAWeek @britishacademy.bsky.social

well, this hits hard 'Devaluation accounted for the majority of the gender gap in those considering leaving, and in those who had left ... Devaluation was also the most racialized issue, affecting nearly half of all women of color.' www.science.org/content/arti...

As this position remains, if anyone needs a tutor and researcher, especially in early modern history, please do get in touch.

Fascinating pieces by the brilliant Vivienne Larminie & Kathleen Chater in the latest @huguenotsociety.bsky.social Journal on 17thC migrants voting & sitting in parliament (v. pleased my earlier piece on 1708 General Naturalisation was a 'prompt') www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/...

Editor copies of Stuart Serenissima! With our beautiful cover image: the Earl of Manchester’s arrival in Venice, 1707/8, by Luca Carlevarijs (with thanks to the Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery) www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10.... @alanamailes.bsky.social @livunipress.bsky.social

At French History we're appointing a new Co-Editor and a new Associate Editor in the history of France and/or the Francophone world in the post-1789 period. Deadline 16 Nov. Do get in touch if you have any questions! Links posted below. 🧐📚📖👋✉️💾✍️🖥️🇫🇷 @frenchhistory.bsky.social academic.oup.com/fh

Yesterday @ihr.bsky.social launched a wide range of funding opportunities for historians. They include, with @royalhistsoc.org, calls for 2x Applied History Fellowships, 2027 and 2x PhD Fellowships for 2027-28. Full details of these and other current RHS calls: bit.ly/4Bfjsic #Skystorians

📢 Applications are officially OPEN! We’re excited to launch our latest round of Fellowships, Prizes, and Bursaries ! Whether you're a early career scholar, or established historian, discover how our funding can support your research, travel, and publications. 🗓️ Apply: buff.ly/2aZE829

Applied History Fellowships, 2027: call now open bit.ly/4i0Rz4q The Society, @ihr.bsky.social, and publisher DC Thomson today launch the latest call for their Applied History programme. Fellowships, of £12,250 / 6 months, for post-doc historians to develop historical skills beyond HE #Skystorians

There's still time to join us at one of our two upcoming ONLINE research training sessions next week! 21 Oct - Developing and Writing Funding Applications for Early Career Researchers shorturl.at/7mKQK 22 Oct - Citation and Referencing for Historians shorturl.at/EXvKo @royalhistsoc.org

IHR-RHS DC Thomson Applied History Fellowships launch today. Scheme for UK-based recent post-1500 British or Irish History PhDs, providing a 6-month bursary of £12,250 to expand their career opportunities while applying their historical skills in a workplace. #Skystorians

My amazing friend Elizabeth Hines (whose not online) has only gone and won Oxford University Press' the Early Career Researcher First Book Prize! Her book, War in the Time of Anglo-Dutch Empire, 1592-1652 will be published Open Access and in hardback! academic.oup.com/pages/early-...

CFP for the British Commission for Maritime History conference in May 2027 which will be held in Greenwich is now live www.maritimehistory.org.uk/new-research...

🚨 FREE SPOT ALERT 🚨 Due to speaker unavailability, a last minute speaking spot has just opened up at our upcoming Winter Conference in November! The spot is for a 20 minute in-person presentation on the panel "Journeys Beyond the Self in Otherworld Literature".

I'm hiring a research assistant (~pre-doc) to work with me on a range of projects about digitalisation and political behaviour in Africa. The position is open to full or part time, with options for remote working. Deadline 12th Nov. Any questions please get in touch! bss.au.dk/en/about-aar...

Medieval and Early Modern Soundscapes, edited by Ascensión Mazuela-Anguita sheds new light on the concept of “soundscapes”, enriching our understanding of the functions of music and sound in medieval and early modern cultures. Find out more ➡️ buff.ly/ayVTT70 #openaccess @ascensionma.bsky.social

Looking forward to this, even if doing the slides (56!) almost killed me—during the first week of term. www.chichestercathedral.org.uk/events/memor...

Next week! Join us if you can for a conversation on Restoration women. Featuring Dr. Annalisa Nicholson, Dr Kerry Apps, Dr. Hannah Dawson, and Catherine MacLeod. Thursday 22nd October at 17:00! kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/world...

Our first seminar of the new term will be next Monday: Alan Stewart (Columbia): 'Prosecuting Essex: Francis Bacon in the courtroom and on the page'. 5.30pm, online only, book at the link below. All welcome! Abstract and the rest of the term's programme below.

2/2 👑 This colloquium will be organised by the SCS alongside the Universidade Autoónoma de Lisboa and Parques de Sinatra. 👑 An optional excursion to the National Palace of Quelez will take place on the third day 👑 Keynote speech from Professor Barbara Stollberg-Rilinger 

1/2 📣 CFP for our 2027 conference on the theme 'Manifestations of Conformity, Controversy, and Emotions at Court, 1200-1800’! 📍National Palace of Sintra in Sintra, Portugal 🗓 16-18 September 🗓 Proposals deadline 31 Dec 2026 to conferences@courtstudies.org - can be papers, discussions or roundtables

Submissions are now invited for the Society's 2027 First Book and Early Career Article Prizes - covering monographs and articles published in 2026 bit.ly/4z45bD8 The closing date for submissions is 14 December 2026. Judging begins in early 2027 with winners announced next July #Skystorians 1/2

friends who work on convents & religious women: a PhD student is looking for info about S. Chiara in Pistoia. Has been to the archives. Now looking for any relevant or helpful older or newer pubs #nuntastic #earlymodern

Applications for the 2027-28 #Fellowship year are now being accepted through November 2. Apply today apply.interfolio.com/186941 Questions? Email walpole@yale.edu info: walpole.library.yale.edu/fellowships/... #Long18thCentury #BritishStudies #CommunityofScholars #LewisWalpoleLibrary @YaleLibrary

Really excited for this event later this month! Join us if you can.

Call for Proposals: 30th OI Annual Conference at @howard.edu (June 17–19, 2027) Theme: "Diasporas, Dreams, and Dominions in Vast Early America" Co-chairs: Frederick C. Knight & Thomas A. Foster 🗓 Proposals due Monday, Dec. 6, 2026 🔗 Submit here: bit.ly/4hwrs6D #VastEarlyAmerica

@royalhistsoc.org looks forward to taking part at this very helpful annual event for new researchers. It's an excellent orientation to the many ways @ihr.bsky.social and other organisations can support new graduates as you begin your research #Skystorians

New #OpenAccess #History: Alice Thornton’s Books Reassessing the Life Writings of a Seventeenth-Century Woman Edited by Cordelia Beattie, Suzanne Trill, Joanne Edge. www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-edi...