Amy1558.bsky.social
@amy1558.bsky.social
Historian |Writer | @BirkbeckUoL Grad | Interested in public history | Membership Manager by day | She/Her | All views my own.
https://linktr.ee/amy_neal
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So I've been down a #heatedrivalry rabbit hole since Saturday.
It's sooo good and I'm obsessed!
As a reader of queer romances for years, this is such a welcome development
With the state of the world right now we need more #queerjoy
Inspired by the power of popular culture for representation
It's sooo good and I'm obsessed!
As a reader of queer romances for years, this is such a welcome development
With the state of the world right now we need more #queerjoy
Inspired by the power of popular culture for representation
January 15, 2026 at 5:15 PM
So I've been down a #heatedrivalry rabbit hole since Saturday.
It's sooo good and I'm obsessed!
As a reader of queer romances for years, this is such a welcome development
With the state of the world right now we need more #queerjoy
Inspired by the power of popular culture for representation
It's sooo good and I'm obsessed!
As a reader of queer romances for years, this is such a welcome development
With the state of the world right now we need more #queerjoy
Inspired by the power of popular culture for representation
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Over 3 years, the Curious Cures in Cambridge Libraries project has conserved, catalogued and digitised 190 manuscripts, containing 7000+ pages of medieval medical recipes. These recipes are now freely available on Cambridge Digital Library: www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/curi...
Hundreds of medieval medical manuscripts now accessible
Over the course of the last three years, the Curious Cures in Cambridge Libraries project has been enhancing the discoverability of medieval medical recipes in historic library collections across the ...
www.lib.cam.ac.uk
August 2, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Over 3 years, the Curious Cures in Cambridge Libraries project has conserved, catalogued and digitised 190 manuscripts, containing 7000+ pages of medieval medical recipes. These recipes are now freely available on Cambridge Digital Library: www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/curi...
Look what’s on @bbciplayer.bsky.social! Appropriate viewing after reading @drfernriddell.bsky.social new book #VictoriasSecret
August 2, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Look what’s on @bbciplayer.bsky.social! Appropriate viewing after reading @drfernriddell.bsky.social new book #VictoriasSecret
Eek! So excited @drfernriddell.bsky.social
July 31, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Eek! So excited @drfernriddell.bsky.social
Excited to read this after fab launch event with @drfernriddell.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social last week!
July 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Excited to read this after fab launch event with @drfernriddell.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social last week!
A history filled Thursday 🤓📖
An inspiring and interesting day @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social annual conference.
An inspiring and interesting day @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social annual conference.
July 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
A history filled Thursday 🤓📖
An inspiring and interesting day @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social annual conference.
An inspiring and interesting day @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social annual conference.
An #internationalwomensday well spent ❤️ watch this space exciting history plans are afoot!
March 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
An #internationalwomensday well spent ❤️ watch this space exciting history plans are afoot!
This 👇🏻
I don’t feel like *celebrating* Women’s Day. Make every day women’s Day where ALL women are given equal rights, agency,, choices, safety, respect, recognition. Do not tick boxes on one day. Do not use it to sell things. Do not pretend to be an ally but stay silent. Do it all EVERY SINGLE DAY.
March 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
This 👇🏻
I really enjoyed the inaugural National Humanities Lecture tonight. Delivered by the always inspiring @davidolusoga.bsky.social it gave me hope that all was not lost as long as we keep speaking up ✊🏻
February 4, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I really enjoyed the inaugural National Humanities Lecture tonight. Delivered by the always inspiring @davidolusoga.bsky.social it gave me hope that all was not lost as long as we keep speaking up ✊🏻
Tonight I attended my first @histfest.bsky.social Book Club
and I really enjoyed it! We discussed @catjarman.bsky.social fascinating River Kings 👑
It’s a book that’s been on my TBR pile for a while so this was a great incentive to finally read it. A great example of creative non fiction
and I really enjoyed it! We discussed @catjarman.bsky.social fascinating River Kings 👑
It’s a book that’s been on my TBR pile for a while so this was a great incentive to finally read it. A great example of creative non fiction
January 31, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Tonight I attended my first @histfest.bsky.social Book Club
and I really enjoyed it! We discussed @catjarman.bsky.social fascinating River Kings 👑
It’s a book that’s been on my TBR pile for a while so this was a great incentive to finally read it. A great example of creative non fiction
and I really enjoyed it! We discussed @catjarman.bsky.social fascinating River Kings 👑
It’s a book that’s been on my TBR pile for a while so this was a great incentive to finally read it. A great example of creative non fiction
I’ve got the awful Flu that’s making the rounds and I’m feeling grim 🤒 2025 can only get better surely?
January 7, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I’ve got the awful Flu that’s making the rounds and I’m feeling grim 🤒 2025 can only get better surely?
In an effort to develop myself outside of my “career”, I attended a taster session in creative non fiction tonight. A simple intro task to write about an object that has meaning inspired me and the words just flowed. I shared my writing nervously and to my surprise it was well received
December 3, 2024 at 8:52 PM
In an effort to develop myself outside of my “career”, I attended a taster session in creative non fiction tonight. A simple intro task to write about an object that has meaning inspired me and the words just flowed. I shared my writing nervously and to my surprise it was well received
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Looking for radical histories on Bluesky?
We've made a Starter Pack of people & organisations who stretch our idea of what history is, who it is made by & what it is for.
Please share and let us know if you'd like to be added.
🗃️ & ✊🗃️
go.bsky.app/Bb57VmV
We've made a Starter Pack of people & organisations who stretch our idea of what history is, who it is made by & what it is for.
Please share and let us know if you'd like to be added.
🗃️ & ✊🗃️
go.bsky.app/Bb57VmV
Radical Histories
Join the conversation
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December 3, 2024 at 9:24 AM
Looking for radical histories on Bluesky?
We've made a Starter Pack of people & organisations who stretch our idea of what history is, who it is made by & what it is for.
Please share and let us know if you'd like to be added.
🗃️ & ✊🗃️
go.bsky.app/Bb57VmV
We've made a Starter Pack of people & organisations who stretch our idea of what history is, who it is made by & what it is for.
Please share and let us know if you'd like to be added.
🗃️ & ✊🗃️
go.bsky.app/Bb57VmV
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Amy Neal (linktr.ee/amy_neal) gave a brilliant session for the Curious Descendants on how to use period dramas to help write #FamilyHistory. What shows have sparked your interest in a period or topic? #Genealogy
This obituary for the award-winning costume designer of Peaky Blinders, Stephanie Collie, is a wonderful tribute to her research process and skill. It’s easy to criticise costumes in TV historical dramas, but historical inaccuracies are rarely errors, they’re often storytelling choices
December 1, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Amy Neal (linktr.ee/amy_neal) gave a brilliant session for the Curious Descendants on how to use period dramas to help write #FamilyHistory. What shows have sparked your interest in a period or topic? #Genealogy
I absolutely loved the Crab Museum, Margate.
It’s everything a museum should be - informative, engaging and most importantly political.
Traditional museums should take note on what can be achieved if you have fun and stick to your principles…
Also it’s Instagram is 🤌 highly recommend a follow
It’s everything a museum should be - informative, engaging and most importantly political.
Traditional museums should take note on what can be achieved if you have fun and stick to your principles…
Also it’s Instagram is 🤌 highly recommend a follow
November 28, 2024 at 2:31 PM
I absolutely loved the Crab Museum, Margate.
It’s everything a museum should be - informative, engaging and most importantly political.
Traditional museums should take note on what can be achieved if you have fun and stick to your principles…
Also it’s Instagram is 🤌 highly recommend a follow
It’s everything a museum should be - informative, engaging and most importantly political.
Traditional museums should take note on what can be achieved if you have fun and stick to your principles…
Also it’s Instagram is 🤌 highly recommend a follow
New life goal unlocked. Running a bookshop by the sea 🌊📚
November 22, 2024 at 5:06 PM
New life goal unlocked. Running a bookshop by the sea 🌊📚
As I move away from X/Twitter this image sums up my thoughts over last few weeks…
November 12, 2024 at 10:50 AM
As I move away from X/Twitter this image sums up my thoughts over last few weeks…
Reflecting on Historical Fictions Research Network Conference: Malmö 2024📚
So many fascinating talks from a range of disciplines and great to meet so many really interesting people. Thanks for letting me be a part of it, it was a great experience ☺️
@historicalfic.bsky.social #hfrn2024
So many fascinating talks from a range of disciplines and great to meet so many really interesting people. Thanks for letting me be a part of it, it was a great experience ☺️
@historicalfic.bsky.social #hfrn2024
February 28, 2024 at 6:51 PM
Reflecting on Historical Fictions Research Network Conference: Malmö 2024📚
So many fascinating talks from a range of disciplines and great to meet so many really interesting people. Thanks for letting me be a part of it, it was a great experience ☺️
@historicalfic.bsky.social #hfrn2024
So many fascinating talks from a range of disciplines and great to meet so many really interesting people. Thanks for letting me be a part of it, it was a great experience ☺️
@historicalfic.bsky.social #hfrn2024