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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 15h

We're hosting a great free talk about Victorian Crime and Punishment! This talk takes place online and is a great chance to learn about the 19th century criminal justice system.

Book your space by emailing us at [email protected]

For more events, head to histfestbucks.co.uk

A 19th century illustration of the Court House in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, next to the History Festival branding. Below it is the following text:

'Victorian Crime and Punishment

Online

12/11/25, 15:00-16:00'.

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Cheshire Local History Association @clha.bsky.social · 19h

History Day, 2025 - tomorrow, 11th October!
We're looking forward to seeing our local historians for a great day of seminars, questions, local stalls and inspiration.
Our final two speakers are Mike Blackburn and Colin Schroeder (see below).
Pay on the door, £16 each, details of venue in picture. 😀

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Women’s Committee of the Economic History Society @ehswomcom.bsky.social · 15h

The @echistsoc.bsky.social Women’s Committee organised an early careers training session with @eicathomefinn.bsky.social Ramon Ramon-Munoz and Michael Watson @universitypress.cambridge.org
Many thanks to the experts and the participants for their insights useful discussions.

Alka Raman @alkaraman.bsky.social · 15h

We’ve just finished a most useful @ehswomcom.bsky.social training session with @eicathomefinn.bsky.social, Ramon Ramon-Munoz @rhi-ihr.bsky.social and Michael Watson @universitypress.cambridge.org on early career years in academia & grants/postdocs processes & publishing academic articles/books.

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Henry Miller @henryjmiller.bsky.social · 15h

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Gladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social · 17h

📖Befriend a Book 2024: the books are back!

Thanks to Greens Books & 14 generous donors, our 150-year-old treasures have been repaired and restored.

Donors can now visit their befriended book and learn about the restoration process!

greensbooks.co.uk

'Before' and 'after' photos of a collection of books. The before photo shows tattered books, some with missing covers. The after versions are beautifully restored.

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Peter Mandler @petermandler.bsky.social · 18h

Join us for a roundtable on 'The Modern British City' in January at Senate House, London, with Simon Gunn, Erika Hanna, Owen Hatherley, Peter Mandler, Otto Saumarez Smith and Florence Sutcliffe-Braithwaite, followed by wine! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Roundtable: 'The Modern British City'

www.history.ac.uk

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Henry Miller @henryjmiller.bsky.social · 16h

People's History Museum?

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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 1d

For a taster of this pathbreaking new research, one of the authors (@markhailwood.bsky.social) has written a series of short blog posts on the experience of work in #EarlyModern England.

Today's post:

manyheadedmonster.com/2025/10/09/t...

The Experience of Work in Early Modern England II: Family Fortunes

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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Henry Miller @henryjmiller.bsky.social · 1d

Bravo Dave, I'm sure you'll be a great council member

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Caitríona Beaumont @caitbeaumont.bsky.social · 1d

Very excited launch of #Saothar50 is today 🥳 🥳. Looking forward to attending later as part of #DublinFestivalHistory & being in fab company of @drmarymcauliffe.bsky.social @sonjatiernan.bsky.social @fionnualawalsh.bsky.social @helenbeaumont.bsky.social. Hope to get quick 🌊🏊‍♀️ in as well 🥶. ❤️Dublin.

Caitríona Beaumont @caitbeaumont.bsky.social · 10d

So grateful to @sonjatiernan.bsky.social & editors of #Saothar50 for opportunity to write on Irish housewives. By mad coincidence my ma was interviewed about her everyday experiences in 1968 & that features in my new article. #familyhistory #femaleactivism
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Society for the Study of Labour History @sslh.bsky.social · 2d

‘Freedom and Whatever that Means: a roundtable discussion on the politics of overseas labour migrations from India c1833 to 1967’ takes place on 23 October 2025 at the LSE. The event is supported by a grant from the Society for the Study of Labour History. Register…
sslh.org.uk/2025/10/08/r...

Roundtable: the politics of overseas labour migrations from India c1833 to 1967

‘Freedom and Whatever that Means: a roundtable discussion on the politics of overseas labour migrations from India between c1833 and 1967’ takes place on 23 October 2025 from 3pm to 6pm…

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Colm Murphy @colmpm.bsky.social · 3d

*Calling PhD students of modern British and imperial history in London*

The @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social's first session this Thursday (9 Oct.) is dedicated to PhDs, at any stage, for elevator pitches and meet-and-greet. Do come along! Details in the link.

www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

New PhD Student Session

For the first session of term we will be hosting a meet and greet at the IHR for all PhD students in modern British and imperial history.

www.history.ac.uk

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Laura Tisdall @lauratisdall.bsky.social · 3d

The call for papers for the @histchild.bsky.social 2026 conference at the University of Sheffield, 1-3 July, is now up on our website! Deadline 14 December www.histchild.org/pages/sheffi... #histchild #skystorians #histyouth

Fifth Biennial Conference | Children's History Society

University of Sheffield, 1-3 July 2026

www.histchild.org

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Ben Yong @bymyong.bsky.social · 4d

I‘m giving a public talk at UCL on Thurs 16 Oct. The title is “Bureaucracy and distrust: the civil service in the constitution” looking at the civil service’s constitutional foundations, and how it might respond to a populist govt. @sirJJkc.bsky.social will chair!
www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/events/...

Hybrid | CLP - Bureaucracy and Distrust: The Civil Service in the Constitution

This lecture will be delivered by Dr Ben Yong, as part of the Current Legal Problems Lecture Series 2025-26

www.ucl.ac.uk

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Matt Houlbrook @tricksterprince.bsky.social · 4d

Three tickets left - if you're interested in #sevendials #London or #20s30s culture they might be the hottest ones in town.

Matt Houlbrook @tricksterprince.bsky.social · 24d

The launch of my new @manchesterup.bsky.social book Songs of Seven Dials will be at 6pm, Tues 21 Oct, at Waterstones Covent Garden. I'll be in conversation with the wonderful @julialaite.bsky.social.

Please do come along. Free tickets, but register in advance

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/songs-of-s...

An advertising banner for Matt Houlbrook's book Songs of Seven Dials: An Intimate History of 1920s and 1930s London. The banner includes an image of the front cover of the book (a blue map on a pink background) and a blurb from the historian Julia Laite, which describes Songs of Seven Dials as 'a poetic exploration of London's most iconic neighbourhoods'.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 4d

The RHS is a membership organisation of 6500+ historians. We welcome applications to join us at any time. Our next closing dates are 13 October and 15 December.

We offer categories for all kinds of historians and at all stages of research, from Postgraduate to Fellow: bit.ly/46V8WOQ #Skystorians

Closing dates for next application rounds:
Mondays 13 October and 15 December 2025

The Royal Historical Society represents the interests of historical researchers in universities, libraries, archives, museums, heritage and broadcasting, as well as those engaged in public, community and family history research.

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Henry Miller @henryjmiller.bsky.social · 11d

#History #SkyStorians #History&IR Still time to register for this great event at @northumbriahistory.bsky.social on global issues and local action, past & present

Henry Miller @henryjmiller.bsky.social · 16d

Interested in relationship between global issues & local action? Come to *Change-making between the local & the global: a conversation* @northumbriauni.bsky.social Weds 8 Oct.
Full programme and registration details here
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Change-making between the Local and the Global: A Conversation

This event will bring together researchers and practitioners to understand the relationship between local action and global issues.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 7d

We've updated our three BlueSky starter packs for historians.

Our principal list now includes details of 130+ societies and networks, based in the UK and Ireland, that advance the study, research and promotion of history go.bsky.app/AZaYQDd

Please let us know if there are gaps.
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Research Society for Victorian Periodicals @rs4vp.org · 25d

Peterson Fellowships open today! Named for Yale professor and our dear friend, Linda H. Peterson, the Peterson Fellowship is designed to support one scholar for four full-time months conducting research focused on the British periodical press of long #19thC. Applications due Nov. 15!

The Linda H. Peterson Fellowship – RSVP

The Linda H. Peterson Fellowship was named after the widely influential Yale professor and longtime RSVP Board member and Vice President, Linda Peterson. The purpose of the Peterson Fellowship is to…

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Contemporary European History @conteurohistory.bsky.social · 8d

🦋 With Bluesky's membership growing, here's a reminder that we've put together not one but TWO starter packs of people, journals and institutions working and publishing in our field.

Follow one contemporary European historian, get 149 free!

go.bsky.app/SU3jCJb

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Sadiah Qureshi @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social · 8d

I had a mid-career fellowship and it was exactly what I needed to finish my book. The BA application forms are far simpler than you might expect if you’ve only ever seen forms for other funders. So, if you’re eligible, do explore further. Best of luck if you apply.

Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 8d

We’ve opened a call for our British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships which enable established scholars to have the time to complete a significant piece of humanities or social sciences piece of research, through a one year period of leave
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships

The British Academy/Leverhulme Senior Research Fellowships are intended to enable established scholars, needing relief from teaching and administration, to have the time to bring to completion a signi...

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 8d

We are very pleased to announce the election of 248 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and Postgraduate members to the Royal Historical Society following the latest meeting of the RHS Council bit.ly/4o0xhJV

We warmly welcome all those joining @royalhistsoc.org from today #Skystorians 1/2

Society elects 248 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and Postgraduate Members - RHS

At its latest meeting on 12 September 2025, the RHS Council elected 73 Fellows, 62 Associate Fellows, 50 Members and 63 Postgraduate Members, a total of 248 people newly associated with the Society, f...

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Brodie Waddell @brodiewaddell.bsky.social · 8d

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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HistoryLab @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social · 9d

You can now follow us on these other places as well! Go ahead and give us a follow, we'll see you over there!

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HistoryLab @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social · 9d

Our first online seminar of the academic year is happening tomorrow evening!

See below for more information on this fantastic talk and how to sign up...

HistoryLab @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social · 12d

Our first seminar of the academic year is taking place on Thursday 2nd October! 🤩 Tawana Kunaka will be presenting her research titled British Brute and Benevolence which investigates the role of colonial violence and the mystique of British anti-racism in sustaining imperial authority.

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History Lab Presents "British brute and Benevolence: An Investigation into the use of Colonial Violence and the Mystique of Anti-British Racism During British Imperialism in Relation to the Baptist War (1831-1) and the Morant Bay Rebellion (1865) by Tawana Kunaka. 2nd October, 5.45pm-7pm, online via Zoom.

Tawana Kunaka holds a BA in History and Politics from the University of Liverpool. She is now pursuing an MA in Contemporary British History at King’s College London, focusing on the impact of colonialism on Britain and its influence on racialised perceptions of immigrants and non-white Britons. In 2025, she presented at the Lancaster Postgraduate Conference on her paper ‘Stella Dadzie and the Significance of experience on the Black radical tradition’. Tawana’s research seeks to contribute as a progressive force in academia, using historical inquiry not only to understand the past but also to envision more equitable futures.

This research investigates the role of colonial violence and the mystique of British anti-racism in sustaining imperial authority. Popular memory of the British Empire often omits the violence found within the colonial period, instead Britain is often presented as a benevolent power committed to justice and humanitarian progress. By using Perry’s conception of the ‘mystique of British anti-racism’, this study examines how such myths were constructed and maintained despite repeated episodes of colonial brutality.

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