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Deidre Lynch @drbibliomane.bsky.social · 3h

With its "medico-electrical apparatus," was Dr. James Graham's "celestial bed" in his "Temple of Health" in 1779 London a prototype for DJT's "med bed"?
There are just too many ways in which the #18thc is a useful guide to the hucksterism of 2025 America.
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Black and white image showing a nubile woman, in deshabille, reclining on the Celestial Bed, a kind of couch with a canopy over it. Statue of Mercury in a niche behind her.

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 2h

You're welcome! The job market is tough right now, so if posting the adverts brings a job to someone's attention that they wouldn't have otherwise seen, then so much the better.

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Conor Brockbank @conorbrockbank.bsky.social · 7d

A great blog post by fellow @qubhistory.bsky.social PhD @jamesorchin.bsky.social exploring the Third Party of the 1790s. Insightful and well-researched. Well worth a read!

The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 7d

Today we welcome PhD student @jamesorchin.bsky.social with a guest post for the Georgian Lords on William Windham's 'Third Party', which split from the Foxites in the 1790s and was known as 'The Alarmists'...
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‘The sect of Alarmists’: The Third Party and the reluctant leadership of William Windham, 1793-4 - The History of Parliament

In this latest post, the Georgian Lords welcomes a guest article by James Orchin, PhD student at Queen's University, Belfast, re-examining William Windham's

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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 1d

We are fast approaching the 300th anniversary of the birth of John Wilkes, MP for Aylesbury and Middlesex and Lord Mayor of London.
We will be encouraging as many as would care to, to raise a glass to him at 17:57* (UK time) on Friday 17 October.
[*the year of his first election]
#HistParl

engraving of a middle-aged man in 18th-century clothes, he wears a white wig and a dark coat with lighter facings, and looks upwards

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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 1d

J. Betts MA of University College, also offered two: in Syriac and Hebrew; George Costard MA of Wadham's offering was in Arabic, while Evan Evans of Merton composed one in 'ancient British'...

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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 1d

On the death of Frederick, Prince of Wales in 1751, a swathe of students and fellows of @ox.ac.uk composed verses of condolence, many in Latin and in English and a smattering in other languages. John Swinton MA of Christ Church showed off by offering two: one in Phoenician and the other in Etruscan.

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The Unhurried Reader 📚🦊🇺🇦 @theunhurriedreader.bsky.social · 1d

The recipe is delicious, the tale is a delight.

Many of the stories by @annelouiseavery.bsky.social about the world of #OldFox have serious messages behind them—messages of sorrow, fear, hope and courage—but some are simply sweet and joyous, as this one is. Do subscribe to read more.

Anne Louise Avery @annelouiseavery.bsky.social · 1d

🍂🐻🍐On my patreon today, a perfect October pudding: very simple, comforting & luxurious: the Bear of Moscow's delicious version of Auguste Escoffier's Poire belle Hélène! Join for autumnal cheer & thousands of seasonal stories & recipes! Wolf will even send you a card! patreon.com/annelouiseav... 🍐🐻🍂

Poire belle Hélène surrounded by apples, pears, quinces and a vase decorated with autumn leaves

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bfitzinAR @bfitzinar.bsky.social · 1d

@annelouiseavery.bsky.social's Patreon - "The Bear of Moscow's Poires Belles-Ourses et Souris"
#OldFoxCommunity (Bear's Sisters, Bear of Moscow, Mouse - & a lovely recipe)
Today is a good day to subscribe.

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The Bear of Moscow's Poires Belles-Ourses et Souris | Anne Louise Avery

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Emily Brand @emilybrand.bsky.social · 1d

V. excited to have found a child's diary from 1789, covering the period he & his family fled the French Revolution

... So far it has mostly been 'I am very annoyed about running away!', accompanied with detailed blow by blow accounts of his tutor's unfortunate bouts of diarrhoea #18c

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ALT: a man sitting in a chair with a hulu logo on the bottom

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Eleanor Franzen @eleanorfranzen.bsky.social · 1d

Attending online! Full of interesting tidbits, from what a C18 valet did immediately after unpacking his master's belongings (find a fellow English servant and go drinking) to what these journals don't include (surprisingly, servants rarely wrote about their actual work). #18thcentury #academia

Tim Hitchcock @timhitchcock.bsky.social · 1d

Just listening to @richardjansell.bsky.social talking eloquently about servants and their journals on the grand tour @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social

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Liza Adamczewski aka the accidental ecologist @lizaadamczewski.bsky.social · 11h

A new day is beginning.
Let’s find ourselves in it.
Connected to the natural world and all our fellow creatures

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 11h

ESRC PhD Studentships in the Social Sciences in the Midlands Graduate School
Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOW497/e...

ESRC PhD Studentships in the Social Sciences in the Midlands Graduate School at Midlands Graduate School Doctoral Training Partnership

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 11h

Research/Senior Research Fellow (Historical & Systematic Theology)
Australian Catholic University - Institute for Religion and Critical Inquiry #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOX015/r...

Research/Senior Research Fellow (Historical & Systematic Theology) at Australian Catholic University

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 11h

Assistant Professor of Philosophy
London School of Economics and Political Science - Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOX179/a...

Assistant Professor of Philosophy at London School of Economics and Political Science

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 11h

Assistant Professor in Medieval German Studies- University of Cambridge - Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOX283/a...

Assistant Professor in Medieval German Studies at University of Cambridge

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 11h

Postdoc in the History of Global North-south Public Health Cooperation
Utrecht University – Department of History and Art History #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOV157/p...

Postdoc in the History of Global North-south Public Health Cooperation at Utrecht University

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 11h

Research Associate
German Historical Institute London #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOW562/r...

Research Associate at German Historical Institute London

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 11h

Assistant Professor of Philosophy
London School of Economics and Political Science - Department of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOX618/a...

Assistant Professor of Philosophy at London School of Economics and Political Science

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 11h

Senior Archaeological Conservator (Maritime)- Historic England - Policy and Evidence - National Specialist Services #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOX705/s...

Senior Archaeological Conservator (Maritime) at Historic England

An opportunity for an academic position as a Senior Archaeological Conservator (Maritime) is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 11h

Faculty Position in Art History
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Division of Humanities #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOX749/f...

Faculty Position in Art History at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 11h

Faculty Position in Philosophy
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology - Division of Humanities #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOX788/f...

Faculty Position in Philosophy at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 11h

Head of Department of Academic Research- The Institute of Ismaili Studies - Academic Research #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY160/h...

Head of Department of Academic Research at The Institute of Ismaili Studies

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 11h

Researcher- University of Oxford - Oxford Population Health - Nuffield Department of Population Health #skystorians 🗃️ www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY205/r...

Researcher at University of Oxford

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 11h

Assistant or Associate Professorship in Digital Methods- Aarhus University - Department of History and Classical Studies #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY253/a...

Assistant or Associate Professorship in Digital Methods at Aarhus University

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 11h

Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Humanities- Waseda Institute for Advanced Study #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOY258/a...

Assistant Professor or Associate Professor in Humanities at Waseda Institute for Advanced Study

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