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Centre for Reformation & Early Modern Studies (Birmingham) @bhamcrems.bsky.social · Jul 2

CREMS co-directors Katie and Peter will both be at SRS - do say hello!

Katie Bank @spparkle.bsky.social · Jul 2

Do say hello if you’re at @srsrensoc.bsky.social Bristol this week! @bhamcrems.bsky.social

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Mark Lewis @marklewi5.bsky.social · Jun 29

It was a pleasure to present at this event a few days ago - my first academic paper delivered 📄😅

Thank you @spparkle.bsky.social and Peter Auger for organising, to the other presenters for some terrific papers, and to those who listened to me and asked questions - very much appreciated!

Centre for Reformation & Early Modern Studies (Birmingham) @bhamcrems.bsky.social · May 13

Registration now open! Hybrid study day: Popular Recreations in Early Modern England, 25 June - register now to attend for free!

www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac...

Insights into current research into recreational materials and activities in early modern England.

www.birmingham.ac.uk

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Renaissance Society of America @rsaorg.bsky.social · May 15

📣 The RSA San Francisco 2026 Calls for Papers submission form is now open! Submit your CfPs by August 15 to organize sessions for our Annual Meeting being held February 19–21, 2026. The Public Index of Calls for Papers is also online: www.rsa.org/news/701177/... #RenSA26 #RenTwitter #earlymodern

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Elaine Mitchell @elaineamitchell.bsky.social · May 29

Refresh yourself with @bhamcrems.bsky.social study day on Popular Recreations. Register now for 25 June.

Centre for Reformation & Early Modern Studies (Birmingham) @bhamcrems.bsky.social · May 13

Registration now open! Hybrid study day: Popular Recreations in Early Modern England, 25 June - register now to attend for free!

www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac...

Insights into current research into recreational materials and activities in early modern England.

www.birmingham.ac.uk

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Centre for Reformation & Early Modern Studies (Birmingham) @bhamcrems.bsky.social · May 28

Oh and our keynote speaker is the one and only Professor Christopher Marsh discussing (you guessed it) ballads!

Centre for Reformation & Early Modern Studies (Birmingham) @bhamcrems.bsky.social · May 13

Registration now open! Hybrid study day: Popular Recreations in Early Modern England, 25 June - register now to attend for free!

www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac...

Insights into current research into recreational materials and activities in early modern England.

www.birmingham.ac.uk

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Dialogues of Nonconformity across the British Atlantic 1500-1800 @nonconformity2025.bsky.social · May 18

Call for Papers for our interdisciplinary conference exploring Dialogues of Nonconformity across the British Atlantic World, 1500-1800, taking place at the University of Birmingham on 12 September 2025. Keynote delivered by Professor Alec Ryrie. Papers welcome from researchers at any career stage.

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Centre for Reformation & Early Modern Studies (Birmingham) @bhamcrems.bsky.social · May 13

Registration now open! Hybrid study day: Popular Recreations in Early Modern England, 25 June - register now to attend for free!

www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edac...

Insights into current research into recreational materials and activities in early modern England.

www.birmingham.ac.uk

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Understanding King James VI & I Conference @kingjamesconf.bsky.social · Apr 10

Registration for the conference is now open 🥳

There are a number of ticket options and registration will remain open until 1 June. The full programme is available on our website (subject to slight changes)

We can't wait to see everyone in July!!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understand...

Understanding King James VI & I: 400 years on

A multi-day conference with accompanying workshops and activities that interrogate James' rich life and legacy.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Centre for Reformation & Early Modern Studies (Birmingham) @bhamcrems.bsky.social · Mar 31

Last few days to get in your abstracts! Popular Recreations in Early Modern England with keynote by Prof Christopher Marsh!

www.katiebankmusic.com/post/call-fo...

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Centre for Reformation & Early Modern Studies (Birmingham) @bhamcrems.bsky.social · Mar 31

Last few days to get in your abstracts! Popular Recreations in Early Modern England with keynote by Prof Christopher Marsh!

www.katiebankmusic.com/post/call-fo...

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Katie Bank @spparkle.bsky.social · Mar 25

The ByrdCentral website will be going soon. As our last farewell, we wanted to share with you some stats from our education outreach project on the life and music of William Byrd, 'Reasons to Sing'

🎊 www.byrdcentral.com/post/project...

Thank you for following us on our ByrdNyrd journey!

Project Summary: Byrd's 'Reasons to Sing'

In 2023, we celebrated the quatercentenary of English renaissance composer William Byrd. Thanks to generous grants from Arts Council England and the Stile Antico Foundation (with additional support fr...

www.byrdcentral.com

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Justine Pick @justinepick.bsky.social · Mar 13

The Centre for Midlands History and Cultures is hosting the @histparl.bsky.social team for an online session revealing resources for researchers.
Thurs 3 April
19:00 - 20:00 (UK time)
All Welcome!
@midlandhistory.bsky.social @mbsbirmingham.bsky.social @bhamcrems.bsky.social

The History of Parliament: Resources for Researchers

The History of Parliament Team will introduce their work and detail the Midland specific resources for different chronological periods.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Suzanne Karr Schmidt @drkarrschmidt.bsky.social · Mar 12

How about .... 👻✂️
A 1493 Sewing Scissors Ghost?
#ThingsInBooks

Art Institute Nuremberg Chronicle with letterpress, woodcut saints, and an impression of seeing scissors in the large gutter!

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Centre for Reformation & Early Modern Studies (Birmingham) @bhamcrems.bsky.social · Mar 12

Title: Lourenço da Silva Mendonça and the Black Atlantic Abolitionist Movement in the seventeenth century
Date: Wednesday 12 March 2025
Time: (16:00-18:00)
Location: LR5 - Arts Building
Zoom Link: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/89022531569

Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom ...

bham-ac-uk.zoom.us

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Centre for Reformation & Early Modern Studies (Birmingham) @bhamcrems.bsky.social · Mar 12

TODAY!!!!!

Title: Lourenço da Silva Mendonça and the Black Atlantic Abolitionist Movement in the seventeenth century
Date: Wednesday 12 March 2025
Time: (16:00-18:00)
Location: LR5 - Arts Building
Zoom Link: bham-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/89022531569

Join our Cloud HD Video Meeting

Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems. Zoom ...

bham-ac-uk.zoom.us

Centre for Reformation & Early Modern Studies (Birmingham) @bhamcrems.bsky.social · Mar 12

Unsure what’s going on with the link. Will update when I can!

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Centre for Reformation & Early Modern Studies (Birmingham) @bhamcrems.bsky.social · Mar 12

Today!! Join us online or irl.

Centre for Reformation & Early Modern Studies (Birmingham) @bhamcrems.bsky.social · Jan 21

On Wed 12 March, we co-host a hybrid lecture by José Lingna Nafafé (Bristol) presenting his recent book, winner of the African Studies Association UK’s Best Book Award: Lourenço da Silva Mendonça and the Black Atlantic Abolitionist Movement in the 17th Century.

www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/hist...

Lourenço da Silva Mendonça and the Black Atlantic Abolitionist Movement in the seventeenth century

BRIHC and DASA hosted lecture by Dr José Lingna Nafafé (University of Bristol) presenting his recent book, winner of the African Studies Association UK's Best Book Award (2024).

www.birmingham.ac.uk

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Society for Renaissance Studies @srsrensoc.bsky.social · Feb 11

EXCITEMENT!!!

OUR PROGRAMME IS LIVE!

Would you look at all these fascinating panels and presentations -- the #EarlyModern continues to fascinate.

Have a peak www.rensoc.org.uk/srs-biennial... and get excited for 2-5 July in Bristol for #RenSoc25! #SkyStorians

a blurry picture of a person standing in front of a refrigerator and oven .

Alt: gif from the office. it's a guy in a suit walking out an office door while there's lots of movement by other men in suits. The guy says "oh my god it's happening everybody stay CALM" while absolutely not staying calm.

media.tenor.com

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · Feb 11

‘The habits of the Grand Signor’s Court’, c. 1620.

A woman playing a kemençe.

(British Museum)

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Medieval and Early Modern Orients (MEMOs) @memorients.bsky.social · Feb 10

A special treat for you today! Guest blogger Dr Chloë Houston writes on Persian literary culture in early modern European travel writing:

memorients.com/articles/not...

‘Not many Bookes’? Persian Literary Culture in Early Modern European Travel Writing | MEMOs

The manuscript text was everywhere in Persia, and it was highly prized and respected.

memorients.com

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Centre for Reformation & Early Modern Studies (Birmingham) @bhamcrems.bsky.social · Feb 10

Yes! 🪲🕸️🌿☘️🌱🍂🪨🌷⛲️🌳

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Centre for Reformation & Early Modern Studies (Birmingham) @bhamcrems.bsky.social · Feb 10

Christopher Marsh's keynote is called ‘The matter of ballads (and why ballads matter)’ - join us!

Centre for Reformation & Early Modern Studies (Birmingham) @bhamcrems.bsky.social · Jan 30

Call for Papers: Popular Recreations in Early Modern England
Keynote Speaker: Prof Christopher Marsh (Belfast)
University of Birmingham
Wednesday 25 June 2025

More info: www.katiebankmusic.com/post/call-fo... (waiting to get it up on the institutional webpages!)

Call for Papers: Popular Recreations in Early Modern England

Keynote Speaker: Prof Christopher Marsh (Belfast)University of BirminghamWednesday 25 June 2025“Recreation” had a variety of potential meanings in early modern England – to refresh or enliven oneself ...

www.katiebankmusic.com

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Centre for Reformation & Early Modern Studies (Birmingham) @bhamcrems.bsky.social · Feb 4

Postgraduates particularly welcomed to submit a paper!

Centre for Reformation & Early Modern Studies (Birmingham) @bhamcrems.bsky.social · Jan 30

Call for Papers: Popular Recreations in Early Modern England
Keynote Speaker: Prof Christopher Marsh (Belfast)
University of Birmingham
Wednesday 25 June 2025

More info: www.katiebankmusic.com/post/call-fo... (waiting to get it up on the institutional webpages!)

Call for Papers: Popular Recreations in Early Modern England

Keynote Speaker: Prof Christopher Marsh (Belfast)University of BirminghamWednesday 25 June 2025“Recreation” had a variety of potential meanings in early modern England – to refresh or enliven oneself ...

www.katiebankmusic.com

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Arts and Humanities Alliance @artsandhums.bsky.social · Feb 3

The Arts and Humanities Alliance have written an open letter to Bridget Philippson, Secretary of State for Education, on the recently announced cuts across the sector. We are concerned that these measures disproportionately affect our disciplines and call for an urgent government review.

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Centre for Reformation & Early Modern Studies (Birmingham) @bhamcrems.bsky.social · Jan 30

Call for Papers: Popular Recreations in Early Modern England
Keynote Speaker: Prof Christopher Marsh (Belfast)
University of Birmingham
Wednesday 25 June 2025

More info: www.katiebankmusic.com/post/call-fo... (waiting to get it up on the institutional webpages!)

Call for Papers: Popular Recreations in Early Modern England

Keynote Speaker: Prof Christopher Marsh (Belfast)University of BirminghamWednesday 25 June 2025“Recreation” had a variety of potential meanings in early modern England – to refresh or enliven oneself ...

www.katiebankmusic.com

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