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Laura Rocklyn @lauralostintime.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve finally had a chance to settle in and explore #HeslingtonHall. Turns out the #gardens are quite magical. It almost feels as if walking through the #TopiaryGarden could take one into another century…

#tudorarchitecture #universityofyork #18thcenturygarden #yorkuk #englishmanor #writerslife

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Laura Rocklyn @lauralostintime.bsky.social · 3d

Fascinating panel coming up @mhs1791.bsky.social!

Massachusetts Historical Society @mhs1791.bsky.social · 3d

Join us on Oct. 14 for our next seminar on early American history, "Colonial North America in the 17th Century — A Panel Discussion." Authors Nathan Braccio and Elizabeth Hines, with comments by Tim McGregor. Register here: www.masshist.org/eve....

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Laura Rocklyn @lauralostintime.bsky.social · 4d

I look forward to hearing Prof Fairclough’s talk!

Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies at York @cecs-york.bsky.social · 4d

Join us tomorrow for our first research seminar of the year! Our very own Prof Mary Fairclough will be presenting a paper titled ‘Mary Wollstonecraft: Apostrophe, Prayer and Voice’.
🗓️ Tuesday 7 October, 5pm
📍 HG/09, Heslington Hall
More info: www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-c...

Mary Wollstonecraft: Apostrophe, Prayer and Voice - Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies, University of York

Mary Fairclough develops a new approach to Mary Wollstonecraft's rhetoric of devotional feeling.

www.york.ac.uk

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Laura Rocklyn @lauralostintime.bsky.social · 5d

While in #Thornton this weekend to attend the #TheBrontëSociety AGM, I paid my first visit to the #BrontëBirthplace and had the magical experience of spending the weekend sleeping in the room where the #BrontëSisters slept as small children, and exploring the house in which they were born.

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Laura Rocklyn @lauralostintime.bsky.social · 5d

Wasn’t this exhibit fabulous? There was so much to take in I wish I could go again!

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Laura Rocklyn @lauralostintime.bsky.social · 6d

The diaeresis on the Brontë sisters’ monument in Poets Corner at Westminster Abbey was only just added last year after Sharon Wright’s advocacy. Perhaps a similar request should be made to amend this marker!

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Laura Rocklyn @lauralostintime.bsky.social · 6d

It’s a delight to be in #Thornton this weekend to attend a #BrontëSociety AGM in person for the first time!
This morning I visited the #OldBellChapel where #PatrickBrontë was the parson from 1815-1820, during which time Charlotte, Branwell, Emily, and Anne were born.

#BronteSisters #LiteraryTravel

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GBH @wgbh.org · 9d

Congress told us to “Go Fund Yourself.”
And with your help, we can.

Our federal funding might be gone, but we’re still here. Public media needs your support now more than ever.

A sleek GBH-branded graphic composed of deep blues and purples is displayed on the GBH mural. It reads "Congress told us to 'Go Fund Yourself.' And with your help, we can."

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SAG-AFTRA @sagaftra.org · 10d

SAG-AFTRA Statement on Synthetic Performer www.sagaftra.org/sag-aftra-st...

SAG-AFTRA Statement on Synthetic Performer

SAG-AFTRA has released the following statement on the announcement of “Tilly Norwood,” an A.I.-generated “actor” that is reportedly seeking representation:

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Laura Rocklyn @lauralostintime.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you! Let me know if you need to make a research trip over here and at any point and we can make some excursions together 😊

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Laura Rocklyn @lauralostintime.bsky.social · 11d

It’s easy to see why the #BrontëSisters were inspired by the landscape around #Haworth.
Although I didn’t have time for the long walk out to Top Withins that I enjoyed on my last visit, even this short walk around #ParsonsField inspires reverence for the peaceful majesty of the #moors.

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Laura Rocklyn @lauralostintime.bsky.social · 12d

It was glorious to be able to spend the afternoon at the #BronteParsonageMuseum.
Special joys were seeing #CharlotteBronte’s “Thackeray Dress” in person again (the last time I saw it was at #TheMorganLibrary ten years ago), and to see Branwell’s portrait of #EmilyBronte back home at the Parsonage.

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Laura Rocklyn @lauralostintime.bsky.social · 13d

It is thrilling to be back in #Haworth for the inspiring #BrontëWomen’sWritingFestival.
The town is always atmospheric, but the shops and cafes on Main Street really seem to have pulled out all the stops this year to look #festive for #autumn/ #SpookySeason, and I am LOVING it!

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Laura Rocklyn @lauralostintime.bsky.social · 15d

I don’t think I will ever tire of these views from the York City Wall. There are so many layers of history and stories to explore in every direction.

#timelinecleanse #yorkuk #yorkminster #yorkcitywalls #timetravel #medievalarchitecture #victorianarchitecture #englishhistory #autumnvibes

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 17d

Publishing today!
You may have thought Jane Austen was a quiet spinster, but Devoney puts that myth to rest.
@devoney.bsky.social's book is an entertaining look at Jane Austen's life, writing & legacy.
Filled with remarkable details never before published, ‘Wild for Austen’ is out now. #booksky

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Laura Rocklyn @lauralostintime.bsky.social · 19d

#YorkMansionHouse house was built for the Lord Mayor of York between 1725 and 1732, making it a perfect setting for the #GeorgianDance dance lesson I attended there this evening!
These pictures are of the State Room (where we danced), the staircase, the Dining Room, and a view of St. Helen’s Square.

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Laura Rocklyn @lauralostintime.bsky.social · 20d

@oldsturbridge.bsky.social Might have an answer for this?

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Laura Rocklyn @lauralostintime.bsky.social · 21d

A magical afternoon exploring #ScarboroughCastle. With its #history and its views of the #sea, I have rarely been anywhere as aweinspiring.
There is evidence of people having lived on this spot for nearly 3,000 years, and construction was started on the #Castle in around 1138.

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Laura Rocklyn @lauralostintime.bsky.social · 22d

Today I made a pilgrimage to #Scarborough to see the spot where #AnneBrontë spent her final days, and to visit Anne’s grave.
It was as beautiful a spot above the #sea as I had always imagined, and I could see why the expansive view out over the ocean in Scarborough was so special to Anne.

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Laura Rocklyn @lauralostintime.bsky.social · 22d

I stumbled across this #HistoricalMarker as I was running errands yesterday.
Today, I have dropped everything to take advantage of the (temporarily) fine weather and go on a day trip. Knowing why Charlotte and Anne #Brontë stayed in #York in 1849, I’m sure many of you can guess where I’m headed…

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Laura Rocklyn @lauralostintime.bsky.social · 22d

Thank YOU! It was fascinating to explore the Hall, and I love the ghosts in the garden.

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Massachusetts Historical Society @mhs1791.bsky.social · 23d

In a new bonus episode of The Object of History podcast, we learn more about the history of Mount Auburn Cemetery by speaking with Meg Winslow, Senior Curator of Historical Collections & Archives.

Listen on your favorite streaming platform or on our website: www.masshist.org/podcast/seas...

Image of the Mount Auburn cemetery in black and white.

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Laura Rocklyn @lauralostintime.bsky.social · 23d

Having enjoyed their social media posts for so long, it was a thrill to be walking down the street and recognize @merchantshallyork.org!
This 600-year-old #GuildHall was fascinating to explore.
Pictured here are the exterior, the #GreatHall, a #StainedGlass window in the #Undercroft, and the garden.

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BSECS @bsecs.bsky.social · 25d

Today should have been the deadline for #BSECS2026, but we are extending it by a WHOLE EXTRA WEEK! Share your research with us @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social, 7-9 January 2026 by sending us your proposals before MONDAY 22 SEPTEMBER #skystorians #18thC 🗃️
www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...

BSECS Annual Conference

BSECS Annual Conference: the annual meeting of the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies is Europe's largest and most prestigious annual conference

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Laura Rocklyn @lauralostintime.bsky.social · 25d

It really is an extraordinary space.

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