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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 16d

22 Sept 1693: d. Sr Mary Cary #Benedictine daughter of Falkland Lord Deputy of #Ireland & Elizabeth Tanfield Cary #writer at Our Lady of Consolation Cambrai #otd She was also a biographer of her mother.

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History of Catholicism @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social · 19d

The paperback of 'English Convents in Catholic Europe, c.1600-1800' by the CCS' James Kelly is currently available in the @waterstones.bsky.social sale for only £10: www.waterstones.com/book/english... #skystorians #nuntastic #Catholicism #history #CathHist

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

Great to see the hard work of our staff and students recognised as we top the @theguardian.com's latest Theology and Religious Studies rankings.

www.theguardian.com/education/ng...

Best UK universities for theology & religious studies – league table

The study of religious belief systems, including Christian theology, Islam and Buddhism

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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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Liam Temple @liamtemple.bsky.social · Sep 8

Included were spotlights on the amazing material in @ducollections.bsky.social
and @durhamcathedral.bsky.social.
I'm grateful to my co-investigators for the project, Jonathan Bush and Cormac Begadon, for helping shape such a productive and thoughtprovoking event. (2/2)

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Liam Temple @liamtemple.bsky.social · Sep 8

Delighted to have hosted a @britishacademy.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk funded two-day workshop on Catholic archives last week at Durham, with colleagues from across the UK joined by those from the USA, Ireland, Belgium, Austria, Italy and Switzerland to discuss the future of the field (1/2)

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Ecclesiastical History Society @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social · Sep 5

We are now welcoming papers for the EHS online Winter Meeting on the theme 'Creeds, Councils and Canons'.

Meeting: Saturday 10 January 2026
Proposal Deadline: Friday 31 October 2025

ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... #churchhistory #skystorians

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Elizabeth (Liz) Lehfeldt (she/her/hers) @lizlehfeldt.bsky.social · Aug 29

Now that terms and semesters are in full swing, giving this cfp a boost.

Speaking as one of the editors, we'd love to consider your work on the topic of "Early Modern Women and Migrancy." Our Forum feature is a great way to try out ideas in a shorter-length format.

#earlymodern

Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal @emwjournal.bsky.social · Jul 20

Here's our CFP for the Forum again, with ALT text

The editors of Early Modern Women: An Interdisciplinary Journal invite submissions for the Fall 2026 / Volume 21.1 Forum on the topic of Early Modern Women and Migrancy.
In keeping with the Journal’s tradition since its third issue (2008), this Forum will comprise short contributions on a single topic by scholars from a variety of disciplines. For Volume 21.1, we invite contributions on women’s experiences of migration and migrancy specifically (as opposed to other kinds of mobility) in the early modern world. We particularly encourage submissions that appeal to readers across disciplinary and national boundaries. Articles may cover literature, history, art history, history of science, geography, music, politics, religion, theater, cultural studies, and any region of the early modern world. At least part of our selection process will be focused on assuring geographical, chronological, and disciplinary diversity across the essays ultimately published in this Forum.

Submissions are due October 15, 2025 and should be 3,500 words including footnotes; essays should follow the EMW Style Guide (www.journals.uchicago.edu/pb-assets/docs/journals/EMW-style-guide-CMOS18-1735857164913.pdf). Contributions will be peer-reviewed.

If you have any questions about whether your proposed forum essay fits the scope of the journal, please contact us at emw@press.uchicago.edu.

Please submit contributions at https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/journals/emw/about.

See Submissions and Instructions for Authors. For article type, select Forum. For additional queries, please contact the editors at emw@press.uchicago.edu.

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Durham History @durhamhistory.bsky.social · Aug 20

🚨 JOB ALERT🚨
We are looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern). This Grade 8 open-ended position has an application deadline of 28/09/2025. Click below to learn more and apply. Please share widely!

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Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern) at Durham University

Apply now for the Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern) role on jobs.ac.uk - the leading job board for higher education jobs. View details.

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Liam Temple @liamtemple.bsky.social · Aug 15

Newly published: "Grace, Piety and Memory: The Material Culture of British Catholics 1534-1850", a guide by the British Catholic Material Culture Research Group. More info and free download link here: britishartnetwork.org.uk/research/bri... #skystorians #catholicism #skyhistory #materialculture

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eilishgregory.bsky.social @eilishgregory.bsky.social · Aug 5

Absolutely thrilled to announce that my article on sermons published by Catherine of Braganza's command as queen dowager has today been published open access by English Historical Review: academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... . It has been a long time coming, having originally been 1/

‘Published by Her Majesties Command’: Sermons Preached before Catherine of Braganza, Queen Dowager, 1685–88*

Abstract. This article argues that the sermons preached before Catherine of Braganza as queen dowager in her chapel royal and later published by her comman

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Elizabeth (Liz) Lehfeldt (she/her/hers) @lizlehfeldt.bsky.social · Jul 29

Can't wait to read this.
#nuntastic

History of Catholicism @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social · Jul 29

The CCS' James Kelly's article 'Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800' has been published open access in @historicaljnl.bsky.social #firstview #nuntastic #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism Read here: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

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History of Catholicism @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social · Aug 6

Radical Poverty: The Capuchins and Catholicism in Britain, 1850-2022' by the CCS' @liamtemple.bsky.social is now available to pre-order through @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social! Details here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/radical-p... #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism

Radical Poverty

This incisive work offers the first comprehensive analysis of the history of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in Britain. Drawing on previously closed archive…

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History of Catholicism @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social · Jul 29

With the correct link this time... 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

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History of Catholicism @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social · Jul 29

The CCS' James Kelly's article 'Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800' has been published open access in @historicaljnl.bsky.social #firstview #nuntastic #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism Read here: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

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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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History of Catholicism @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social · Jul 21

Just under a week left to apply to join us as the FCJ postdoc at @durhamtheology.bsky.social in the new academic year! #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic #jobalert

History of Catholicism @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social · Jul 4

History of Catholicism job klaxon! Come and join us at @durhamtheology.bsky.social to work on a #nuntastic post-doc project about the Faithful Companions of Jesus. Application deadline is 27 July. More info here: durham.taleo.net/careersection/…#skystoriansn#catholicismsm @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social

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

Just a few days left to apply for this, deadline on the 27th July! Full details below.

History of Catholicism @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social · Jul 4

History of Catholicism job klaxon! Come and join us at @durhamtheology.bsky.social to work on a #nuntastic post-doc project about the Faithful Companions of Jesus. Application deadline is 27 July. More info here: durham.taleo.net/careersection/…#skystoriansn#catholicismsm @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social

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History of Catholicism @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social · Jul 22

CCS PhD researcher @maddyphillipps.bsky.social recently presented her research at a conference in Antwerp about Tudor England the the Antwerp book trade #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic

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

Speaking about the involvement of early modern English Catholic women in the illicit transnational distribution of Catholic books at the ‘Tudor England and the Antwerp Book Trade’ conference in Antwerp last week! #CathHist #bookhistory

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History of Catholicism @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social · Jul 22

CCS Assistant Prof @liamtemple.bsky.social attended the Provincial Assembly of the Australian Capuchins in Sydney last week. He presented his research on the friars' work amongst migrant communities and led a workshop on Franciscan understandings of history #skystorians #skyhistory #catholicism

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History of Catholicism @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social · Jul 21

Just under a week left to apply to join us as the FCJ postdoc at @durhamtheology.bsky.social in the new academic year! #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic #jobalert

History of Catholicism @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social · Jul 4

History of Catholicism job klaxon! Come and join us at @durhamtheology.bsky.social to work on a #nuntastic post-doc project about the Faithful Companions of Jesus. Application deadline is 27 July. More info here: durham.taleo.net/careersection/…#skystoriansn#catholicismsm @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social

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History of Catholicism @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social · Jul 18

Eilish Gregory, member of the @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social team, has recently been in Italy visiting various archives for her research about the Little Company of Mary, including those of Propaganda Fide #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic

eilishgregory.bsky.social @eilishgregory.bsky.social · Jul 9

So far, it has been a successful research week in Rome. My first morning this week was visiting the sites of the LCM's hospital (still referred to as the 'British Hospital), which still has traces of their history in the chapel and reception area. I have also been spending time 1/

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Liam Temple @liamtemple.bsky.social · Jul 17

Delighted that my @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social monograph is live on their website for pre-order, & the stunning front cover has also been revealed, featuring two of my fave images from the archives! URL: bloomsbury.com/uk/radical-p... #skystorians #history #catholicism #capuchin #skyhistory

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Conor Brockbank @conorbrockbank.bsky.social · Jul 16

Continuing the great papers at the @catholicrs.bsky.social on the panel before lunch on personalities and charism with Helen Knight (Durham), Jo Luyten (KU Leuven) & Aurelia Eburne (Durham)

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Conor Brockbank @conorbrockbank.bsky.social · Jul 16

Great final panel before the last keynote of the @catholicrs.bsky.social conference, with @eilishgregory.bsky.social, @carmenmangion.bsky.social on global missions. More updates on this panel at a later date!

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