Northern History
@northernhistory.bsky.social
Academic journal that publishes work on the history of the seven historic Northern counties of England.
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It's publication day! My new article in Northern History builds on work by @millieqed.bsky.social to produce a study of the League of Hospital Friends in Halifax mostly using local newspapers.
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A League of Their Own: Halifax Hospital League of Friends
This article develops academic literature on the history of the Hospital League of Friends, using the Halifax League as a case study. The League of Friends of the Halifax Hospitals was one of the f...
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November 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
It's publication day! My new article in Northern History builds on work by @millieqed.bsky.social to produce a study of the League of Hospital Friends in Halifax mostly using local newspapers.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New open access article -
Robert Piggott, ‘A League of Their Own: Halifax Hospital League of Friends’ is free to access on our website.
doi.org/10.1080/0078...
Robert Piggott, ‘A League of Their Own: Halifax Hospital League of Friends’ is free to access on our website.
doi.org/10.1080/0078...
A League of Their Own: Halifax Hospital League of Friends
This article develops academic literature on the history of the Hospital League of Friends, using the Halifax League as a case study. The League of Friends of the Halifax Hospitals was one of the f...
doi.org
November 27, 2025 at 12:56 PM
New open access article -
Robert Piggott, ‘A League of Their Own: Halifax Hospital League of Friends’ is free to access on our website.
doi.org/10.1080/0078...
Robert Piggott, ‘A League of Their Own: Halifax Hospital League of Friends’ is free to access on our website.
doi.org/10.1080/0078...
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New exhibition ‘Cottonopolis: The origins of global Manchester’ is now open. Explore how 18th century Manchester was transformed into a manufacturing powerhouse and the centre of Britain’s booming cotton industry.
📅Visit Wednesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm. Free entry.
📅Visit Wednesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm. Free entry.
November 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
New exhibition ‘Cottonopolis: The origins of global Manchester’ is now open. Explore how 18th century Manchester was transformed into a manufacturing powerhouse and the centre of Britain’s booming cotton industry.
📅Visit Wednesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm. Free entry.
📅Visit Wednesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm. Free entry.
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North East England borehole data drive: share your data, shape the future
We're asking for drillers, consultants, councils, housebuilders, and developers to share ground investigation (GI) data for the Newcastle and Gateshead area.
We're asking for drillers, consultants, councils, housebuilders, and developers to share ground investigation (GI) data for the Newcastle and Gateshead area.
November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
North East England borehole data drive: share your data, shape the future
We're asking for drillers, consultants, councils, housebuilders, and developers to share ground investigation (GI) data for the Newcastle and Gateshead area.
We're asking for drillers, consultants, councils, housebuilders, and developers to share ground investigation (GI) data for the Newcastle and Gateshead area.
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New #OnHistory blog, IHR Fellow Chris Lewis writes about new publication, "Making Domesday: Intelligent Power in Conquered England" by Stephen Baxter, Julia Crick, and C. P. Lewis, and Domesday scholarship in the IHR.
blog.history.ac.uk/2025/10/dome...
blog.history.ac.uk/2025/10/dome...
Domesday at the IHR - On History
IHR Fellow, Chris Lewis, writes about new publication, 'Making Domesday'.
blog.history.ac.uk
November 11, 2025 at 12:55 PM
New #OnHistory blog, IHR Fellow Chris Lewis writes about new publication, "Making Domesday: Intelligent Power in Conquered England" by Stephen Baxter, Julia Crick, and C. P. Lewis, and Domesday scholarship in the IHR.
blog.history.ac.uk/2025/10/dome...
blog.history.ac.uk/2025/10/dome...
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It was a privilege to talk about the radical C17th women in my book with @sixteenthcgirl.bsky.social for Not Just the Tudors. We had a brilliant and wide-ranging discussion about a Yorkshire maidservant who met the sultan of the Ottoman Empire … and much more!
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Voices of Thunder: Radical Women of the 17th Century | Not Just the Tudors
How radical women of the English Revolution reshaped faith, gender, and political power
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October 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM
It was a privilege to talk about the radical C17th women in my book with @sixteenthcgirl.bsky.social for Not Just the Tudors. We had a brilliant and wide-ranging discussion about a Yorkshire maidservant who met the sultan of the Ottoman Empire … and much more!
shows.acast.com/not-just-the...
shows.acast.com/not-just-the...
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Our next online seminar will be on Thursday 16th October! Join us for this interdisciplinary panel to discuss working in archives and methodologies!
To book your place, please use this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We can't wait to see you there!
To book your place, please use this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We can't wait to see you there!
October 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Our next online seminar will be on Thursday 16th October! Join us for this interdisciplinary panel to discuss working in archives and methodologies!
To book your place, please use this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We can't wait to see you there!
To book your place, please use this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We can't wait to see you there!
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I am absolutely delighted to be able to share the news about our next @1972shp.bsky.social Yorkshire History Forum which will be taking place in York on November 24th. We have a superb line up of workshops for #primary and #secondary #historyteachers and all for a bargain basement price ...
October 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I am absolutely delighted to be able to share the news about our next @1972shp.bsky.social Yorkshire History Forum which will be taking place in York on November 24th. We have a superb line up of workshops for #primary and #secondary #historyteachers and all for a bargain basement price ...
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An inconspicuous Sheffield council house was the launchpad for artists that would go on to shape the sound of the 1980s. Jamie Taylor (@coldtapfilms.bsky.social), who has written a book about the place, speaks to Laura Reid at @yorkshirepost.co.uk here:
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and...
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and...
This Sheffield council house shaped 1980s music - Pulp's Jarvis Cocker made early recordings there
An inconspicuous Sheffield council house was the launchpad for artists that would go on to shape the sound of the 1980s. Jamie Taylor, who has written a book about the place, speaks to Laura Reid.
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
An inconspicuous Sheffield council house was the launchpad for artists that would go on to shape the sound of the 1980s. Jamie Taylor (@coldtapfilms.bsky.social), who has written a book about the place, speaks to Laura Reid at @yorkshirepost.co.uk here:
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and...
www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/heritage-and...
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You can sign up for Katrina's paper here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
October 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
You can sign up for Katrina's paper here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Manchester historians!
@historylabplus.bsky.social and @porticolibrary.bsky.social are uniting again for another History Open Mic Night! Come down on Dec 11th to hear brilliant speakers from the Manchester history scene on a range of topics - book below!
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
@historylabplus.bsky.social and @porticolibrary.bsky.social are uniting again for another History Open Mic Night! Come down on Dec 11th to hear brilliant speakers from the Manchester history scene on a range of topics - book below!
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
FastHistory — The Portico Library
Listen to a series of quickfire talks with specially invited guests from across the history and heritage sector, then take to the stage yourself to share your own historical passions!
www.theportico.org.uk
September 29, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Manchester historians!
@historylabplus.bsky.social and @porticolibrary.bsky.social are uniting again for another History Open Mic Night! Come down on Dec 11th to hear brilliant speakers from the Manchester history scene on a range of topics - book below!
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
@historylabplus.bsky.social and @porticolibrary.bsky.social are uniting again for another History Open Mic Night! Come down on Dec 11th to hear brilliant speakers from the Manchester history scene on a range of topics - book below!
www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...
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If you're in London on 21 October there are still a few tickets available for the launch of my new book Songs of Seven Dials: An intimate history of 1920s and 1930s London.
I'll be in conversation with the wonderful @julialaite.bsky.social about all things history.
I'll be in conversation with the wonderful @julialaite.bsky.social about all things history.
September 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
If you're in London on 21 October there are still a few tickets available for the launch of my new book Songs of Seven Dials: An intimate history of 1920s and 1930s London.
I'll be in conversation with the wonderful @julialaite.bsky.social about all things history.
I'll be in conversation with the wonderful @julialaite.bsky.social about all things history.
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Finally launched 'Remembering to Help, Helping to Remember' at the weekend - a new exhibition about #FWW civilian experience in Hartlepool following the Dec 1914 naval bombardment of the town (with a generous grant from @sslh.bsky.social). It covers the emergency response to the attack, including...
September 24, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Finally launched 'Remembering to Help, Helping to Remember' at the weekend - a new exhibition about #FWW civilian experience in Hartlepool following the Dec 1914 naval bombardment of the town (with a generous grant from @sslh.bsky.social). It covers the emergency response to the attack, including...
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New Absolute Units drops tomorrow!
This time we're bringing on the brilliant @katrinanavickas.bsky.social to explore the radical history of the commons: the shared resources that communities depended on, and the historical processes that governed their access.
Live from 12pm UK time. Ish.
This time we're bringing on the brilliant @katrinanavickas.bsky.social to explore the radical history of the commons: the shared resources that communities depended on, and the historical processes that governed their access.
Live from 12pm UK time. Ish.
September 17, 2025 at 3:53 PM
New Absolute Units drops tomorrow!
This time we're bringing on the brilliant @katrinanavickas.bsky.social to explore the radical history of the commons: the shared resources that communities depended on, and the historical processes that governed their access.
Live from 12pm UK time. Ish.
This time we're bringing on the brilliant @katrinanavickas.bsky.social to explore the radical history of the commons: the shared resources that communities depended on, and the historical processes that governed their access.
Live from 12pm UK time. Ish.
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📢 Are you a new history PGR? Join us at @ihr.bsky.social workshop in London to hear more about History Lab as well as other fantastic organisations such as @royalhistsoc.org and @historyandpolicy.bsky.social!
Attendance is free but booking is required! See you there! 📖⚔️📚
Attendance is free but booking is required! See you there! 📖⚔️📚
📣Calling all new research students in history & historical subjects. Do you want to learn how the IHR can help you during your studies?
Join us on the 8 October to find out more.
@royalhistsoc.org @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social @historyandpolicy.bsky.social @chppc.bsky.social
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Join us on the 8 October to find out more.
@royalhistsoc.org @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social @historyandpolicy.bsky.social @chppc.bsky.social
bit.ly/41UPOyG
September 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
📢 Are you a new history PGR? Join us at @ihr.bsky.social workshop in London to hear more about History Lab as well as other fantastic organisations such as @royalhistsoc.org and @historyandpolicy.bsky.social!
Attendance is free but booking is required! See you there! 📖⚔️📚
Attendance is free but booking is required! See you there! 📖⚔️📚
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Are you starting a research degree in history and/or history-related fields in 2025? If so, please join us on 8 October to learn about the wide range of resources we have on offer to support postgraduate students. Meet our staff and fellow PhD students too.
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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IHR Workshop for New Research Students in History | 2025
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September 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Are you starting a research degree in history and/or history-related fields in 2025? If so, please join us on 8 October to learn about the wide range of resources we have on offer to support postgraduate students. Meet our staff and fellow PhD students too.
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Furniture history! Are you a postdoctoral researcher who'd like to explore and showcase an outstanding collection of 17th-20thC furniture history @universityofleeds.bsky.social by spending approx. 6 weeks (or longer part-time) in our Libraries? Find out more lahri.leeds.ac.uk/bedford-fell...
Bedford Fellowship | Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute
lahri.leeds.ac.uk
September 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Furniture history! Are you a postdoctoral researcher who'd like to explore and showcase an outstanding collection of 17th-20thC furniture history @universityofleeds.bsky.social by spending approx. 6 weeks (or longer part-time) in our Libraries? Find out more lahri.leeds.ac.uk/bedford-fell...
New article -
Rowan Patel’s article “The Earliest Records of Glassmaking in Medieval England: Evidence from Vale Royal Abbey, Cheshire” is available on our website.
#medievalsky
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Rowan Patel’s article “The Earliest Records of Glassmaking in Medieval England: Evidence from Vale Royal Abbey, Cheshire” is available on our website.
#medievalsky
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
The Earliest Records of Glassmaking in Medieval England: Evidence from Vale Royal Abbey, Cheshire
Medieval sources providing direct evidence of English glass manufacture are extremely unusual, yet an important group of late thirteenth and fourteenth-century references to glassmaking have hither...
www.tandfonline.com
September 16, 2025 at 9:48 AM
New article -
Rowan Patel’s article “The Earliest Records of Glassmaking in Medieval England: Evidence from Vale Royal Abbey, Cheshire” is available on our website.
#medievalsky
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Rowan Patel’s article “The Earliest Records of Glassmaking in Medieval England: Evidence from Vale Royal Abbey, Cheshire” is available on our website.
#medievalsky
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Join us in Huddersfield this weekend for Chartism Day 2025. All welcome. Booking essential
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Chartism Day 2025
Chartism Day 2025 will be held at the University of Huddersfield, Heritage Quay on Saturday 6 Sept 2025
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September 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Join us in Huddersfield this weekend for Chartism Day 2025. All welcome. Booking essential
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September at The Common Room.
📖 4th – Book Launch: Tyneside’s Railway Heritage
🎸 6th – Edgar Jones live
📕 11th – NEIMME Book Launch: William Thomas & the S&D Railway
🏛 17th – General Admission Day + Railway 200 archive
🚋 18th – Talk: Newcastle Trams
Full info & tix 👉 thecommonroom.org.uk/whats-on
📖 4th – Book Launch: Tyneside’s Railway Heritage
🎸 6th – Edgar Jones live
📕 11th – NEIMME Book Launch: William Thomas & the S&D Railway
🏛 17th – General Admission Day + Railway 200 archive
🚋 18th – Talk: Newcastle Trams
Full info & tix 👉 thecommonroom.org.uk/whats-on
What's On - The Common Room
Our programme of events welcomes all audiences to discover our building. We also run special seasonal events and film screenings, as well as gigs.
thecommonroom.org.uk
September 1, 2025 at 7:40 AM
September at The Common Room.
📖 4th – Book Launch: Tyneside’s Railway Heritage
🎸 6th – Edgar Jones live
📕 11th – NEIMME Book Launch: William Thomas & the S&D Railway
🏛 17th – General Admission Day + Railway 200 archive
🚋 18th – Talk: Newcastle Trams
Full info & tix 👉 thecommonroom.org.uk/whats-on
📖 4th – Book Launch: Tyneside’s Railway Heritage
🎸 6th – Edgar Jones live
📕 11th – NEIMME Book Launch: William Thomas & the S&D Railway
🏛 17th – General Admission Day + Railway 200 archive
🚋 18th – Talk: Newcastle Trams
Full info & tix 👉 thecommonroom.org.uk/whats-on
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📣 Call for participants 📣
Have you ever used any History Workshop Journal articles in your teaching practice? If so, we would love to hear from you!
Please let us know by sending an email or feel free to DM.
Have you ever used any History Workshop Journal articles in your teaching practice? If so, we would love to hear from you!
Please let us know by sending an email or feel free to DM.
August 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
📣 Call for participants 📣
Have you ever used any History Workshop Journal articles in your teaching practice? If so, we would love to hear from you!
Please let us know by sending an email or feel free to DM.
Have you ever used any History Workshop Journal articles in your teaching practice? If so, we would love to hear from you!
Please let us know by sending an email or feel free to DM.
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Come and join us for Chartism Day 2025. All welcome; booking required.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chartism-d...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chartism-d...
August 14, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Come and join us for Chartism Day 2025. All welcome; booking required.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chartism-d...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chartism-d...
New book review online
John Lamb reviews ‘The Simons of Manchester: How One Family Shaped a City and a Nation’ in Northern History.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
John Lamb reviews ‘The Simons of Manchester: How One Family Shaped a City and a Nation’ in Northern History.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
JOHN AYSHFORD, MARTIN DODGE, STUART JONES, DIANA LEITCH AND JANET WOLFF (eds), The Simons of Manchester: How One Family Shaped a City and a Nation
Published in Northern History (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
August 12, 2025 at 2:47 PM
New book review online
John Lamb reviews ‘The Simons of Manchester: How One Family Shaped a City and a Nation’ in Northern History.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
John Lamb reviews ‘The Simons of Manchester: How One Family Shaped a City and a Nation’ in Northern History.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Join us online on 24 Sept to celebrate the 250th VCH Big Red Book! Founded in 1899, @vchlondon.bsky.social is writing the #history of every place in #England, with partners right across the country. We'll also celebrate #LocalHistory, #communityhistory & #place based history more widely. All welcome
August 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Join us online on 24 Sept to celebrate the 250th VCH Big Red Book! Founded in 1899, @vchlondon.bsky.social is writing the #history of every place in #England, with partners right across the country. We'll also celebrate #LocalHistory, #communityhistory & #place based history more widely. All welcome
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#MedievalSky #EarlyModern
If you're working on any aspect of the life-cycle (eg birth, marriage, baptism, leaving home, death, childbearing, etc) and want to present at the Life Cycles Seminar at IHR I'd be keen to hear from you! Echo chambers are never good, so it's always worth casting the net.
If you're working on any aspect of the life-cycle (eg birth, marriage, baptism, leaving home, death, childbearing, etc) and want to present at the Life Cycles Seminar at IHR I'd be keen to hear from you! Echo chambers are never good, so it's always worth casting the net.
August 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
#MedievalSky #EarlyModern
If you're working on any aspect of the life-cycle (eg birth, marriage, baptism, leaving home, death, childbearing, etc) and want to present at the Life Cycles Seminar at IHR I'd be keen to hear from you! Echo chambers are never good, so it's always worth casting the net.
If you're working on any aspect of the life-cycle (eg birth, marriage, baptism, leaving home, death, childbearing, etc) and want to present at the Life Cycles Seminar at IHR I'd be keen to hear from you! Echo chambers are never good, so it's always worth casting the net.