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Catholicisms, c.1450–c.1800 @catholicismsem.bsky.social · Sep 8

Delighted to announce the 5th volume in the series will be published in January! Click here for details about the forthcoming 'Catholic Print Networks in Restoration London, 1660-1688' by @creutcke.bsky.social boydellandbrewer.com/book/catholi... #skystorians #CathHist #history #bookhistory

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Krista Kesselring @kjkesselring.bsky.social · Aug 26

Delighted to have Paolo Broggio's study of peace-making in early modern Italy as the inaugural volume in the @imems.bsky.social and @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social book series, 'Law, Peace, and Justice in Medieval and Early Modern Europe'. boydellandbrewer.com/book/crimina...

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Catholicisms, c.1450–c.1800 @catholicismsem.bsky.social · Jul 24

'Scholars interested in monasticism, precursors of the Enlightenment, and early modern British and Irish history should not miss the essays included in this collection'. Review in Sixteenth Century Journal of the first volume in the series @16csociety.bsky.social #history #skystorians #nuntastic

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Dr. Sarah Joan Moran @lc-beguines.bsky.social · Jul 23

Last call!

Deadline is tomorrow (but if you need an extra day or two, let me know...)

Dr. Sarah Joan Moran @lc-beguines.bsky.social · Jul 14

#CFP
Be part of our #RSA2026 panel in San Francisco!

"Interrogating Sovereignty: Catholicism and Female Authority in Tudor-Habsburg Networks"

Deadline July 24

Share freely!

#WomensHistory #ArtHistory #EarlyModern #Medieval #Catholic #Tudor #Habsburg #XX #Monarchy #Queens #Nobility #Renaissance

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Maddy Keightley-Phillipps @maddyphillipps.bsky.social · Jul 18

Last week, I had the opportunity to do some research in the historic library of the English Convent in Bruges. Thank you so much to @catholicrs.bsky.social for making it possible! #nuntastic

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History of Catholicism @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social · Jul 16

Incoming CCS PhD researcher Aurelia Eburne has delivered a paper about Richard Lassels and the Catholic contribution to early Grand Tour travel literature at the @catholicrs.bsky.social annual conference #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism

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History of Catholicism @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social · Jul 15

PhD researcher @jonchant.bsky.social of @durhamtheology.bsky.social gave a paper at @catholicrs.bsky.social’s annual conference about his work on the library of the exile English college at Lisbon and the transnational movement of books #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism

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History of Catholicism @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social · Jul 14

PhD researcher @maddyphillipps.bsky.social of @durhamtheology.bsky.social has been talking at the @catholicrs.bsky.social annual conference about early modern English Catholic women and their use of missionary texts #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic

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History of Catholicism @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social · Jul 11

#CFP the fifth early modern British and Irish Catholicism conference. The conference will be held in London 29 June-1 July 2026. Proposal deadline: 21 Jan 2026 www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins... #skystorians #history #Catholicism #CathHist #nuntastic @imems.bsky.social

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History of Catholicism @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social · Jul 8

Maddy Keightley-Phillipps, PhD researcher at @durhamtheology.bsky.social, is currently visiting the 17th-century English convent in Bruges to investigate their library thanks to support from @catholicrs.bsky.social #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic @durhammemsa.bsky.social

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Durham Theology and Religion @durhamtheology.bsky.social · Jul 2

Come join our wonderful department! An exciting new postdoc opportunity to work with the history of Catholicism team, deadline 27 July. A two-year post working closely with colleagues in @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social More info here: eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

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Liam Temple @liamtemple.bsky.social · Jul 1

JOB ALERT! Join us at Durham! Exciting new postdoc opportunity to work with the history of Catholicism team, deadline 27 July. More info here: durham.taleo.net/careersectio... #skystorians #skyhistory #history #academia #jobalert #catholicism

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Durham Theology and Religion @durhamtheology.bsky.social · Jun 23

New Publication!

'Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800' by Dr. James Kelly, published in The Historical Journal from @universitypress.cambridge.org.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800 | The Historical Journal | Cambridge Core

Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800

www.cambridge.org

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The Historical Journal @historicaljnl.bsky.social · Jun 16

📣Out now on #firstview!

James E. Kelly (‪@durham-university.bsky.social) on 'Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800'

#Women #Nuns #England #Europe 17thc 18thc⛪

👉Read open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · Jun 13

Anthony of Padua [Toni Malua] Kongo, 16th/19thC The originally crisp features of the saint - whose feast is today 13 June - have been worn away by close proximity to someone's skin or clothes. (Met Museum)

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · Jun 6

So exciting to see the fourth publication in the Catholicisms series under the IMEMS Press! Click the link below to read more. 📚

Catholicisms, c.1450–c.1800 @catholicismsem.bsky.social · Jun 6

The 4th volume in the series is out now! Click here for details about 'The Inquisition and the Christian East, 1350-1850', eds Cesare Santus, @histcatholiques.bsky.social and Laurent Tatarenko: boydellandbrewer.com/978191496712... #skystorians @imems.bsky.social @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social

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Catholicisms, c.1450–c.1800 @catholicismsem.bsky.social · Jun 6

The 4th volume in the series is out now! Click here for details about 'The Inquisition and the Christian East, 1350-1850', eds Cesare Santus, @histcatholiques.bsky.social and Laurent Tatarenko: boydellandbrewer.com/978191496712... #skystorians @imems.bsky.social @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social

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Niamh NicGhabhann Coleman @niamhroisin.bsky.social · May 14

This @irishhistsoc.bsky.social article examines the building of grand chapel buildings by Catholics in Ireland after the first Relief Acts, but 30 years before Emancipation. It looks at architectural patronage as civic participation, focusing on Cashel & Waterford www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

‘New and elegant chapels, either built or in the act of building’: St John the Baptist, Cashel, and Catholic architecture in an era of relief and reform | Irish Historical Studies | Cambridge Core

‘New and elegant chapels, either built or in the act of building’: St John the Baptist, Cashel, and Catholic architecture in an era of relief and reform - Volume 48 Issue 174

www.cambridge.org

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Neil Johnston @nejohnst.bsky.social · Jun 3

Tudor & Stuart Ireland 2025 is shaping up into a brilliant conference @ucddublin.bsky.social on 21-22 August. We've had a super response to the CFP, so if you're interested in speaking, please submit your proposal by Friday, 7 June. All the details can be found at tudorstuartireland.com

Tudor and Stuart Ireland

Post by @TudorStuartIre.

tudorstuartireland.com

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Durham Theology and Religion @durhamtheology.bsky.social · May 23

New Publication!

Recently published in OUP Academic's Very Short Introduction series, 'The Catholic Reformation' by Dr James Kelly, Associate Professor in the History of Catholicism.

This short book introduces readers to the events and global impact of the Catholic Reformation.

The front cover of 'The Catholic Reformation'.

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · May 20

Exciting news - the fourth volume in our Catholicisms series under the IMEMS Press with @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social
is now available for pre-order! 📚

Click here to find out more about The Inquisition and the Christian East, 1350-1850: boydellandbrewer.com/978191496712...

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Prayticipate @prayticipate.bsky.social · May 20

Hello Bluesky! This is the new account for our COST Action CA23143 Participation through Prayer in the Late Medieval and Early Modern World (PRAYTICIPATE) - we’d love to connect with anyone interested in/ connected to prayer studies/ museums/ sites associated with prayer! #prayticipate

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History of Catholicism @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social · May 16

CCS PhD researcher Maddy Keightley-Phillipps is talking at the next @durhammemsa.bsky.social event on 19 May about her work on early modern English Catholic women and underground book networks #skystorians #history #catholicism

Durham MEMSA @durhammemsa.bsky.social · May 15

For our next MEMSA talk we will be hearing from Maddy with her talk on 'Early Modern English Catholic Women and the Illicit Transnational Distribution of Catholic Books'

You can read our interview with her ahead of her talk:
durhammemsa.wordpress.com/2025/05/15/i...

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Boydell & Brewer @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social · Apr 22

Sam Zeno Conedera tells us why he wrote about Alfonso Salmerón and what he learnt about early #Jesuits in this Q&A blog ➡️ buff.ly/BUAyE6i

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IMEMS Durham @imems.bsky.social · May 7

Today, the #IMEMSSpotlight is on Dr James Kelly, whose latest book, The Catholic Reformation: A Very Short Introduction, is out now with @oxfordunipress.bsky.social!

Read more about James' research here: 📚 www.durham.ac.uk/staff/james-...

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