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Kieran Connell @kieranconnell.bsky.social · 9d

I’m honoured that my book, MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY has been shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize. Hugely grateful to the judges and the many people who have supported this work along the way

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www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/2025-wolfson...

2025 Wolfson History Prize shortlist announced

The Wolfson History Prize has revealed its 2025 shortlist, with six books in contention for the UK's most prestigious history writing prize.

www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk

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Dr Christina Faraday @cjfaraday.bsky.social · Aug 19

My new book 📕 The Story of Tudor Art 🌹 comes out on 25th September. It’s the first book ever (!!) to look at art from across the whole sixteenth century in England and I can’t wait to share it with you.

Red book cover with gold lettering, titled The Story of Tudor Art. Instead of O’s, two portrait miniatures with Elizabeth I and the artist Nicholas Hilliard. In white at the bottom the words “A history of Tudor England through its art and objects”

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Sophie Waring @atinybitwaring.bsky.social · 15d

Opens random cupboard in museum

Closes random cupboard*

*decides that’s a job for next week

🐊☠️

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Sophie Waring @atinybitwaring.bsky.social · 24d

I thought labour were about to extend free hours and I was sitting here being grumpy about having been in the window of paying through the nose under the tories??

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Alex Churchill @alexchurchill.bsky.social · May 13

Ring of Fire is out now! It’s like the Guns of August for a new generation: the opening weeks of WW1 through the eyes of ordinary men, women and children. And not just in Western Europe, but across the globe. It was bloody, terrifying and neutrality was a sham… geni.us/RingOfFire

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Sophie Waring @atinybitwaring.bsky.social · 27d

I’m struggling to write something, if that helps…

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Sophie Waring @atinybitwaring.bsky.social · 28d

Come and work with me - I AM DELIGHTFUL…

But, really, this is an incredible opportunity to work with a brilliant team, to innovate and make an impact on an incredible museum.

The Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret @oldoptheatre.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Old Operating Theatre Museum is looking for a Marketing Officer and a Retail Officer.

If you’re creative and passionate about medical history, we’d love to hear from you!

More details here: oldoperatingtheatre.com/vacancies/

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The Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret @oldoptheatre.bsky.social · Sep 5

The Old Operating Theatre Museum is looking for a Marketing Officer and a Retail Officer.

If you’re creative and passionate about medical history, we’d love to hear from you!

More details here: oldoperatingtheatre.com/vacancies/

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Sophie Waring @atinybitwaring.bsky.social · Aug 7

I will do this immediately…

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Sophie Waring @atinybitwaring.bsky.social · Aug 1

*while even! God im tired! Friday!

Sophie Waring @atinybitwaring.bsky.social · Aug 1

Grab a incredible bargain will you can!

Maurice J. Casey @mauricejcasey.com · Aug 1

Friends, my book HOTEL LUX is currently available for £0.99 on the Kindle Store. An intimate view of the revolution that changed the world, based on 7 years of research in archives across the globe.

Please do check it out! www.amazon.co.uk/Hotel-Lux-In...

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Maurice J. Casey @mauricejcasey.com · Aug 1

Friends, my book HOTEL LUX is currently available for £0.99 on the Kindle Store. An intimate view of the revolution that changed the world, based on 7 years of research in archives across the globe.

Please do check it out! www.amazon.co.uk/Hotel-Lux-In...

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Sophie Waring @atinybitwaring.bsky.social · Jul 27

Others have said it, but also chipping in with a giant “WTAF”??

Hope you get it very sorted, very soon…

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · Jul 21

Job alert! Come and join us for 12 months in our lovely @chppc.bsky.social team. We're seeking a fixed-term Lecturer in Historic Environment, who'll work on our projects, including research, publishing and digitisation. Closing date 29 August. Please share!
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Lecturer in Historic Environment:London Senate House

The University of London

www.jobs.london.ac.uk

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Dr Laura Humphreys @bogarty.bsky.social · Jul 21

An excellent opportunity to join the curatorial team at the Science Museum has come up! Please spread the word.

🌍Curator of Climate & Earth Sciences
⚗️Part of the excellent Team Science in London Curatorial
⌛ Permanent, Full-Time
💲 £41k p/a

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Sophie Waring @atinybitwaring.bsky.social · Jul 16

Amazing! Will go back and listen to the today programme!

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Prof Sarah-Jayne Blakemore @sjblakemore.bsky.social · Jul 16

I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better

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Professor Claire Jowitt @clairejowitt.bsky.social · Jul 3

CfP for maritimebritain.org Maritime Britain Project c.1550-1750 (led by Prof Craig Lambert, University of Southampton) end of project conference is live. See poster below & register your interest on Eventbrite in attending and/or giving a paper:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maritime-b...
#maritimehistory

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Sophie Waring @atinybitwaring.bsky.social · Jul 3

Congratulations! 🎉📖

Awesome! 🎊🎓

Boo… ouch 🩻😣

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Brenna Hassett @brennawalks.bsky.social · Jul 3

Happy #PublicationDay to @gregjenner.bsky.social @rikinparekh.bsky.social and… me! This has been the most fun I have ever had writing a book, hands down — exactly the way archaeology ought to be ;) (otherwise I’d get a real job, wouldn’t I) www.walker.co.uk/978152952249...

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Thomas Dixon @profthomasdixon.bsky.social · Jul 2

I expect you're wondering whether other leading politicians have shed tears in the House of Commons before - and more generally about the history of crying in British culture, and what it means.
Good news - there is a book all about it! bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Cover of Weeping Britannia: Portrait of a Nation in Tears

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Steffen Hope @hopesteffen.bsky.social · Jun 27

This is a very good essay, & touches on one of the most important convergences between tech-utopianism & fascism, namely the pursuit of homogeneity.

Homogeneity in literature dulls the mind & sharpens the fear by which people become stupid & obedient.

Homogeneity is a gateway to fascism.

Sara McDougall @sarannmcd.bsky.social · Jun 27

slate.com/life/2025/06... write in your own words or risk going the way of a Romeo

We’re Finding Out More About What Using A.I. for Writing Does to Your Thinking. The Timing Couldn’t Be Worse.

Writers, teachers, and anti-fascists can tell you: Originality is the point.

slate.com

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Fiona Johnstone @drfijohnstone.bsky.social · Jun 24

Are you working in #VisualMedicalHumanities with a specific focus on art, anatomy and medicine? The BMJ Medical Humanities has just released this CFP for articles on "visuality in medical practice and history". Looking forward to seeing how this moves the field forward!

mh.bmj.com/pages/topic-...

Topic Collection: Visual Medical Humanities | Medical Humanities

mh.bmj.com

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The Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret @oldoptheatre.bsky.social · Jun 20

Unfortunately, due to the heat, we are having to close the museum earlier than usual tomorrow, at 15:00 (last entry at 14:15).
We will be open as usual on Sunday as the weather is set to cool down a little.
Keep an eye on our website and socials for any further updates!

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Sophie Waring @atinybitwaring.bsky.social · Jun 19

Amazing! I literally just left a careers session at HPS in Cambridge where I explained to a group of PhD students that their ability to process and reflect on large nebulous quantities of information at speed was a skill so desirable the tech-bros are trying to mimic it with LLMs and AI.

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