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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman

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Tudor historian. Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Book History MA graduate. Pre-order ELIZABETH BOLEYN: https://thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/elizabeth-boleyn/

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 23d

My book is with the printers 🥳 It's happening! There's no going back now! It will be available in all good bookshops on 30 October in the UK, and 6 March 2026 in the US. In the meantime, please pre-order: thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/...

Elizabeth Boleyn

Remembered only as a wife and mother, Elizabeth Boleyn has been overlooked for centuries. However, she had a long and illustrious court career before her daughters Mary and Anne ever caught the king’s...

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Dr Francis Young @drfrancisyoung.bsky.social · 16h

Only available on microfilm

Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 19h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

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hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 19h

"The chancellor approved it"

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 2d

Also, I must say huge thank you to my friend @sianwitherden.bsky.social, former Resource Description Librarian at SJC, for being the other half of the project, and such a wonderful support ❤️ One of the most professional and kind people I've ever had the joy of knowing.

Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 2d

Today was my last day as Special Collections Photographer at @stjohnsox.bsky.social. I am proud to say that I am responsible for most of the 100+ individual items now available on Digital Bodleian from SJC's special collections. You can view them all here: digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/partners/st-...

Photograph of the Canterbury Quad in St John's College

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 2d

Wonderful! You really can't go wrong with Steven's work 😊

Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 2d

Forgot to post this here last night! I received a suitably autumnal belated birthday gift from a friend! @stevenveerapen.bsky.social's new book "Witches"! I have a tradition of reading about witches around Halloween, so this is perfect ❤️ Congratulations on the book, Steven! I can't wait to read it 📖

Photo of me holding "Witches" by Steven Veerapen

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Kathleen E. Kennedy @themedievaldrk.bsky.social · 3d

*screaming*
(This is US distributor. The Concordia UP pre-order page AND DISCOUNT CODE go live next month, when I'll start up the promo machine. But lookee that covvvver 🤤)

Illuminating Media

Reveals the hidden power of medieval manuscript decoration and its lasting influence today. The overlooked art of late medieval English manuscript illumination—its initials, borders, and non-figurativ...

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 5d

'A nationwide survey commissioned by Henry VIII on the property and wealth of 16th century England and Wales is to be made publicly accessible for the first time.

The survey, known as the Valor Ecclesiasticus, set out to discover the financial state of the Church'.

National project launched to rediscover Henry VIII’s long-forgotten ‘Tudor Domesday Book’

A nationwide survey commissioned by Henry VIII on the property and wealth of 16th century England and Wales is to be made publicly accessible for the first time. The survey, known as the Valor Ecclesi...

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Mark Hailwood @markhailwood.bsky.social · 5d

As you dig out your chunky knitwear from the back of the draw, I know you are wondering: 'How did people prepare for winter 400 years ago?'

Read today's post to find out (and whet your appetite for our new book The Experience of Work in Early Modern England)

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The Experience of Work in Early Modern England I: Winter is Coming

This post is part of a series that marks the publication of The Experience of Work in Early Modern England. The book is co-authored by monster head Mark Hailwood, along with Jane Whittle, Hannah Ro…

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 6d

My newest interview on "History with Talia" is now live! It's a casual chat about the Tudor period, Anne Boleyn, and her mother! Hope listeners enjoy 😊

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MEMRN @memrn.bsky.social · 6d

ICYMI the full schedule for the CHASE MEMRN Winter Conference is now available to view on our website!

You'll also be able to sign up to attend the conference virtually via the Eventbrite link on our page

MEMRN @memrn.bsky.social · 11d

Our full conference schedule is now available to view on our website! Check it out here: memrnchase.wordpress.com/memrn-winter...

And if you'd like to register to join us virtually, registrations for virtual attendance are now open via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1559240072...

MEMRN Winter Conference 2025

MEMRN Winter Conference 2025 The MEMRN Committee are delighted to announce the return of the Winter Conference after the huge success of last year’s inaugural in-person event in Norwich. The …

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Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 8d

#MedievalSky #EarlyModernists you may not be aware that I offer several services: transcription (no hand too tricky), archival visits and more. I’m happiest in the period 1200-1700 but will consider anything. Get in touch via my website!

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Freelance Work

Transcription, scholarly editing, archival visits Joanne is available for freelance work: transcriptions and editions of late medieval and early modern Latin, English and Anglo-Norman manuscript te…

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Brodie Waddell @brodiewaddell.bsky.social · 10d

Who did what in early modern England?

New #OpenAccess book, 'The Experience of Work in Early Modern England' by @jwhittle.bsky.social, @markhailwood.bsky.social, @hkrobb.bsky.social & @aucointaylor.bsky.social, based on thousands of #EarlyModern court depositions 🗃️

Read it: doi.org/10.1017/9781...

This book applies the innovative work-task approach to the history of work, which captures the contribution of all workers and types of work to the early modern economy. Drawing on tens of thousands of court depositions, the authors analyse the individual tasks that made up everyday work for women and men, shedding new light on the gender division of labour, and the ways in which time, space, age and marital status shaped sixteenth and seventeenth-century working life. Combining qualitative and quantitative analysis, the book deepens our understanding of the preindustrial economy, and calls for us to rethink not only who did what, but also the implications of these findings for major debates about structural change, the nature and extent of paid work, and what has been lost as well as gained over the past three centuries of economic development. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core.

Cover of Whittle, Jane, Mark Hailwood, Hannah Robb, and Taylor Aucoin. The Experience of Work in Early Modern England. of Cambridge Studies in Economic History - Second Series. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2025.

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Amy burcher @amy-burcher.bsky.social · 9d

Have this on pre-order - and via bookshop.org so able to support my local too !!

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you so much, Amy! 🥰

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churchtimes.bsky.social @churchtimes.bsky.social · 9d

BREAKING: The next Archbishop of Canterbury is to be the Rt Revd Sarah Mullally, the Bishop of London since 2018, Downing Street has announced. She is to be the first woman to hold the post

#archbishopofcanterbury #nextABC #Archbishop106

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First woman appointed to be the next Archbishop of Canterbury

The Bishop of London, the Rt Revd Sarah Mullally, has been announced as the next Primate of All England

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Sarah E. Bond @handle.invalid · 11d

Do not mess with our historians, archivists or librarians. We are litigious folks! Get ‘em, Linda.

Historians, professors, donors sue over closure of State Historical Society's Iowa City facility

Seventeen historians, archivists, professors, authors, and donors with decades of public service are suing the State Historical Society of Iowa for haphazardly and without public input closing its Iow...

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Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) @sshmedicine.bsky.social · 11d

Call for papers for the Womens HistoryNetwork Seminar Series. Deadline is the 10th November, email submissions to [email protected]

Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social · 12d

We are delighted to share the Call for Papers for our Spring Seminar Series 2026:

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 12d

Great find charity shopping today 📚 "Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years, Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times" by Elizabeth Wayland Barber ❤️

Photo of me holding "Women's Work: The First 20,000 Years, Women, Cloth, and Society in Early Times" by Elizabeth Wayland Barber

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 13d

Exactly! I appreciated them, though 😊 I've wanted Elizabeth Norton's book on Margaret Beaufort for ages!

Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 13d

My family tried! The sentiment is appreciated 🥰 Looking forward to reading outside my era with two of these!

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 13d

When you're a historian and your family buy you gifts 📚

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 13d

A few photos from my birthday trip to Scotland 🥰 A visit to St Triduana's Chapel in Edinburgh and Stirling Castle 🏰

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SculpturalMobilities @saraayres.bsky.social · Aug 10

May I also add to this thread of early modern images of happy student life?

A print, divided into two vignettes, one on top of the other. The upper (naturally) showing a VERTUOUS STUDENT reading happily in a library. The lower showing naughty students carousing in the floral bower of a tavern with "ladies", a fiddler, pipes and a broadsheet? and also Satan. The legend reads SATAN tempteth him from his Study to evil company. I

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 19d

The summer has seen anti-trans campaigns across the UK and US, alongside a crisis in healthcare. But what use could trans history have in these time, beyond proving 'we have always been here'?

Sam Rutherford @echomikeromeo reflects on Imagining Trans Futures:
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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 19d

Ooh, that sounds interesting! The Low Countries really did know what was up 😊