Dr Hillary Burlock
@hillaryburlock.bsky.social
#18thc historian of dance, political culture, sociability, and embodiment, British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Liverpool (Assembly Rooms)
Thesis on dance and political culture in late Georgian Britain
https://linktr.ee/hillary.burlock
Thesis on dance and political culture in late Georgian Britain
https://linktr.ee/hillary.burlock
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Dance and Sociability in the Long Eighteenth Century edited by Hillary Burlock, Ian Newman & Mark Philp shows how dance shaped the social, emotional, and intellectual life of the Enlightenment across Europe and the Atlantic world.
Out now! https://bit.ly/49JzUKp
Out now! https://bit.ly/49JzUKp
February 5, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Dance and Sociability in the Long Eighteenth Century edited by Hillary Burlock, Ian Newman & Mark Philp shows how dance shaped the social, emotional, and intellectual life of the Enlightenment across Europe and the Atlantic world.
Out now! https://bit.ly/49JzUKp
Out now! https://bit.ly/49JzUKp
Happy publication day to "Dance and Sociability in the Long Eighteenth Century"! So many thanks to Bloomsbury and all of the contributing authors who worked with Mark, Ian, and me to bring this volume together! We could not have done it without you! #dancehistory #18thcentury
February 5, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Happy publication day to "Dance and Sociability in the Long Eighteenth Century"! So many thanks to Bloomsbury and all of the contributing authors who worked with Mark, Ian, and me to bring this volume together! We could not have done it without you! #dancehistory #18thcentury
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(Social) murder on the dancefloor! Find out why not knowing all the right moves could seriously damage your rep in Regency Britain, with @hillaryburlock.bsky.social
#Bridgerton
#Bridgerton
Bridgerton: why not knowing how to dance could ruin your reputation in Regency Britain
Dancing masters were crucial to transforming girls and boys into ladies and gentlemen.
theconversation.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:55 PM
(Social) murder on the dancefloor! Find out why not knowing all the right moves could seriously damage your rep in Regency Britain, with @hillaryburlock.bsky.social
#Bridgerton
#Bridgerton
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☃️ Open up door number 5 on our #AcademicAdvent and join a world of 18th century refinery and poise. Let Dr @hillaryburlock.bsky.social take you on whirl around the etiquette of Georgian assembly rooms and indulge your Austenesque dreams theconversation.com/inside-the-r...
December 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
☃️ Open up door number 5 on our #AcademicAdvent and join a world of 18th century refinery and poise. Let Dr @hillaryburlock.bsky.social take you on whirl around the etiquette of Georgian assembly rooms and indulge your Austenesque dreams theconversation.com/inside-the-r...
Delighted that my short piece on Jane Austen and dance has been published in The Conversation! theconversation.com/inside-the-r... #assemblyrooms #dancehistory #18thc
Inside the Regency ballroom: what you’d experience on a night out with Jane Austen
Ball-goers needed months to prepare for these events.
theconversation.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Delighted that my short piece on Jane Austen and dance has been published in The Conversation! theconversation.com/inside-the-r... #assemblyrooms #dancehistory #18thc
If you find yourself in Brighton on Friday evening, why don't you join me for an In Conversation at Brighton Pavilion about Jane Austen, balls and assemblies, and the Christmas season. #assemblyrooms #janeausten #christmas
brightonmuseums.org.uk/event/jane-a...
brightonmuseums.org.uk/event/jane-a...
Jane Austen at Christmas - In Conversation
Jane Austen at Christmas - In Conversation
brightonmuseums.org.uk
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
If you find yourself in Brighton on Friday evening, why don't you join me for an In Conversation at Brighton Pavilion about Jane Austen, balls and assemblies, and the Christmas season. #assemblyrooms #janeausten #christmas
brightonmuseums.org.uk/event/jane-a...
brightonmuseums.org.uk/event/jane-a...
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💃 Explore the politics of dancing in the 18th century and the crucial role played by assembly rooms in Georgian Britain with our latest 'researcher in focus' podcast featuring @hillaryburlock.bsky.social creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... #AcademicSky #DanceSky
September 2, 2025 at 12:56 PM
💃 Explore the politics of dancing in the 18th century and the crucial role played by assembly rooms in Georgian Britain with our latest 'researcher in focus' podcast featuring @hillaryburlock.bsky.social creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/... #AcademicSky #DanceSky
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Don't let anything come between you and our latest podcast featuring @hillaryburlock.bsky.social exploring the politics of dance in Regency society, and how those Austenesque balls were scenes of more than just flirting creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
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media.tenor.com
September 16, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Don't let anything come between you and our latest podcast featuring @hillaryburlock.bsky.social exploring the politics of dance in Regency society, and how those Austenesque balls were scenes of more than just flirting creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
Even though I was not able to be in Ascona in person for the Feminist Enlightenment and Politics conference, I was able to patch in via Zoom to talk about the role of women in #18thc elections, in processions and mock elections, and at election balls. #dancehistory #assemblyrooms #politicalhistory
June 27, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Even though I was not able to be in Ascona in person for the Feminist Enlightenment and Politics conference, I was able to patch in via Zoom to talk about the role of women in #18thc elections, in processions and mock elections, and at election balls. #dancehistory #assemblyrooms #politicalhistory
I can get on board with Macaulay's course of treatment... Bring on the ice cream!
In 1771, historian Catherine Macaulay burned herself out so badly writing the fifth volume of her recent history of England that she spent four months eating ice cream and bathing in the sea to recuperate.
Writers, I present to you your role model.
Writers, I present to you your role model.
April 28, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I can get on board with Macaulay's course of treatment... Bring on the ice cream!
Office for the day at the British Academy! Ready for the Academic Book Publishing Conference...
April 28, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Office for the day at the British Academy! Ready for the Academic Book Publishing Conference...
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Good to see these out in the wild at last.
Many thanks to my co-editors, @hillaryburlock.bsky.social and Tatjana LeBoff for their sterling efforts, and to all of the contributors for bringing this together.
#HistParl #skystorians
Many thanks to my co-editors, @hillaryburlock.bsky.social and Tatjana LeBoff for their sterling efforts, and to all of the contributors for bringing this together.
#HistParl #skystorians
April 25, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Good to see these out in the wild at last.
Many thanks to my co-editors, @hillaryburlock.bsky.social and Tatjana LeBoff for their sterling efforts, and to all of the contributors for bringing this together.
#HistParl #skystorians
Many thanks to my co-editors, @hillaryburlock.bsky.social and Tatjana LeBoff for their sterling efforts, and to all of the contributors for bringing this together.
#HistParl #skystorians
Office for the next two days in Oxford... Ready for the Oxford Dance Symposium to commence!
April 22, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Office for the next two days in Oxford... Ready for the Oxford Dance Symposium to commence!
It's #PublicationDay for Bath and Beyond: The Social and Cultural World of the Georgian Assembly Room! Get your copy on Routledge or Amazon... #assemblyrooms
We finally made it @georgianlords.bsky.social and Tatjana LeBoff! 🎉🎉
www.routledge.com/Bath-and-Bey...
We finally made it @georgianlords.bsky.social and Tatjana LeBoff! 🎉🎉
www.routledge.com/Bath-and-Bey...
Bath and Beyond: The Social and Cultural World of the Georgian Assembly Room
This book re-examines spa and assembly culture as key venues for sociability in the eighteenth century.
Focused chiefly on the eighteenth century, this book looks forward into the nineteenth and early...
www.routledge.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:48 AM
It's #PublicationDay for Bath and Beyond: The Social and Cultural World of the Georgian Assembly Room! Get your copy on Routledge or Amazon... #assemblyrooms
We finally made it @georgianlords.bsky.social and Tatjana LeBoff! 🎉🎉
www.routledge.com/Bath-and-Bey...
We finally made it @georgianlords.bsky.social and Tatjana LeBoff! 🎉🎉
www.routledge.com/Bath-and-Bey...
Is anyone familiar with an eighteenth-century dance treatise or conduct book that has several plates of women gesturing with fans? I remember seeing such a book, but can’t recall what the title was… Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! #18thc #dancehistory
April 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Is anyone familiar with an eighteenth-century dance treatise or conduct book that has several plates of women gesturing with fans? I remember seeing such a book, but can’t recall what the title was… Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! #18thc #dancehistory
Yesterday's office for the day was the Gainsborough Bath Spa Hotel, where I gave a talk to a Jane Austen tour group on "Experiencing Austen’s Assembly Rooms". It was a great group, and they had so many wonderful questions! #assemblyrooms
April 10, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Yesterday's office for the day was the Gainsborough Bath Spa Hotel, where I gave a talk to a Jane Austen tour group on "Experiencing Austen’s Assembly Rooms". It was a great group, and they had so many wonderful questions! #assemblyrooms
Office for the day! Not a bad view before the funding bid-recycling workshop...
April 8, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Office for the day! Not a bad view before the funding bid-recycling workshop...
Good reading on the train to Liverpool this morning...
April 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Good reading on the train to Liverpool this morning...
My first edited collection with @georgianlords.bsky.social and Tatjana LeBoff is now available for preorder! Eek! #assemblyrooms #18thc
www.routledge.com/Bath-and-Bey...
www.routledge.com/Bath-and-Bey...
Bath and Beyond: The Social and Cultural World of the Georgian Assembly Room
This book re-examines spa and assembly culture as key venues for sociability in the eighteenth century.
Focused chiefly on the eighteenth century, this book looks forward into the nineteenth and early...
www.routledge.com
March 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
My first edited collection with @georgianlords.bsky.social and Tatjana LeBoff is now available for preorder! Eek! #assemblyrooms #18thc
www.routledge.com/Bath-and-Bey...
www.routledge.com/Bath-and-Bey...
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Good to see this volume coming together - the result of a hugely enjoyable conference involving @profelainechalus.bsky.social, @nationaltrust.bsky.social and @hillaryburlock.bsky.social - and a lot of work since by Hillary Burlock and Tatjana LeBoff...
#HistParl
www.routledge.com/Bath-and-Bey...
#HistParl
www.routledge.com/Bath-and-Bey...
February 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Good to see this volume coming together - the result of a hugely enjoyable conference involving @profelainechalus.bsky.social, @nationaltrust.bsky.social and @hillaryburlock.bsky.social - and a lot of work since by Hillary Burlock and Tatjana LeBoff...
#HistParl
www.routledge.com/Bath-and-Bey...
#HistParl
www.routledge.com/Bath-and-Bey...
A new #18thc resource! kingsbench.engagedhumanities.org?fbclid=IwY2x...
Site of some of English legal history’s most important trials, this project seeks to bring back to life this lost courtroom and the cases it heard.
kingsbench.engagedhumanities.org
February 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
A new #18thc resource! kingsbench.engagedhumanities.org?fbclid=IwY2x...
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February 5, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Poring over proofs this week! 💻📖 #18thc #assemblyrooms
February 4, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Poring over proofs this week! 💻📖 #18thc #assemblyrooms
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For Black History Month in the US, one of the most haunting things I've ever encountered at a museum: the silhouette of Flora, a 19 year old enslaved woman, made from life around 1796. I don't think I've ever seen a shadow carry such weight or sorrow. On display at New York Historical Museum.
February 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
For Black History Month in the US, one of the most haunting things I've ever encountered at a museum: the silhouette of Flora, a 19 year old enslaved woman, made from life around 1796. I don't think I've ever seen a shadow carry such weight or sorrow. On display at New York Historical Museum.