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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · 20h

Delighted to see the launch of Series 2 of 'Glimpses of German History'. If you're a History teacher, do consider using these films with your students as a prompt for entering the GHS Creative Research Contest. Details: www.germanhistorysociety.org/2025/09/17/c...

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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · 6d

And then we'll take those 12 weeks and impose an extra hour per week per module...

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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · 22d

📢 New series of the @germanhistsoc.bsky.social 'Glimpses of German History' videos coming soon! Featuring (among other things) denazification forms, stained glass windows & a samovar - all with their curious stories to tell about the past. youtu.be/qFinubQvf60?...

Glimpses of German History Season 2: Trailer

YouTube video by German History Society

youtu.be

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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Jul 24

That's very kind.

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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Jul 24

Congratulations!

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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Jul 22

Exactly what I thought when I first saw the cover design!

Joseph MacKay @lefteleven.bsky.social · Jul 21

Man, there are metaphors and then there are Metaphors.

Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Jul 21

Delighted to see my forthcoming book - The Long Death of Adolf Hitler - is now available for preorder... yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300... 👀

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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Jul 21

Thanks, Heather!

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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Jul 21

Delighted to see my forthcoming book - The Long Death of Adolf Hitler - is now available for preorder... yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300... 👀

The Long Death of Adolf Hitler - Yale University Press London

A fascinating exploration of why Hitler’s death was only confirmed in 2018 Adolf Hitler has taken a long time to die, despite the lethal efficie...

yalebooks.co.uk

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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Apr 29

Just ahead of the 80th anniversary of the death of Adolf Hitler, I've been delighted to contribute to this feature for BBC Mundo: www.bbc.com/mundo/articl.... The vivid headline comes from a postwar testimony from a former bodyguard & also features in my forthcoming monograph...

www.bbc.com

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IHR Modern German History Seminar @ihrgermanhistory.bsky.social · Apr 8

Join us for IHR@Sheffield!

Frank Trentmann (Birkbeck) speaks on "Complicity, Conscience and Compassion: History and Morality in Germany since the Second World War"

The lecture will take place at the University of Sheffield on Wednesday, 30 April, at 4:15pm.

Save the date, more details to follow

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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Mar 31

Really pleased to share news of this AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership between @uni-roehampton.bsky.social & @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy on colonial POWs, British Democracy & Laws of War: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMM400/p...

PhD Opportunity in International Law/History: Empire’s Other Captives: Colonial Prisoners of War, British Diplomacy, and the Laws of War 1872—1977 at University of Roehampton

Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Dr. Heather Dichter @hdichter.bsky.social · Mar 28

If you read the Where do you bury a Nazi NYT article (or didn’t for reasons but this interests you), check out the great work @carolinesharples.bsky.social has done on this topic 🗃️

Bonus if you check out this book: a chapter on sport during the occupation….

Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Mar 28

Thanks for posting. This is fascinating stuff. I've published a couple of pieces on burying executed war criminals (www.bloomsbury.com/uk/transform...) - and should have a new monograph on topic coming soon(ish)!

www.bloomsbury.com

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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Mar 28

Thanks Heather. And that chapter on sport is awesome..

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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Mar 28

Another, quick piece here: historymatters.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/blog-archive...

History Matters - How Should You Bury A Nazi?

Caroline Sharples | 13 November 2013 ◇ Modern History | European History | Military History

historymatters.sites.sheffield.ac.uk

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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Mar 28

Thanks for posting. This is fascinating stuff. I've published a couple of pieces on burying executed war criminals (www.bloomsbury.com/uk/transform...) - and should have a new monograph on topic coming soon(ish)!

www.bloomsbury.com

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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Mar 27

Enormous thanks to @tlgrady68.bsky.social for a fascinating paper @ihrgermanhistory.bsky.social last night - and delighted to finally get my hands on a copy of his amazing new book. It's been an absolute privilege to watch this take shape over the past couple of years.

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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Mar 11

Had a very productive & enjoyable site visit to IWM Duxford today. Some exciting research-informed activities coming soon... 👀

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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Mar 6

Aww, thank you. It's been a genuine pleasure.

Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Mar 6

Congratulations! Delighted to see this brilliant book project come to fruition.

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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Feb 5

Thank you so much for speaking to us. It's such a fascinating project!

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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Dec 10

Yes, all good. Some rather exciting book news coming soon... 👀

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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Dec 10

Congratulations, Caroline! 🥳 That's brilliant news!

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IHR Modern German History Seminar @ihrgermanhistory.bsky.social · Dec 3

PhD candidates! We still welcome applications for our PhD showcase until 13 Dec.

Come and present your project to the wider German history crowd at a seminar on 29 Jan 2025

More details here:
www.history.ac.uk/seminars/mod...

Modern German History

The Modern German History seminar draws scholars from all around the UK, Europe, and the wider world.

www.history.ac.uk

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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Sep 5

It really is! Had the great privilege of reading through the work in progress over the past year or so.

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Caroline Sharples @carolinesharples.bsky.social · Jan 26

Roehampton History students have also been working with @wienerlibrary.bsky.social to create a special exhibition on the HMD theme, 'The Fragility of Freedom'. Delighted to see their work now on display in the uni library.

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