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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 1d

What traces of Indigenous American history lie within English country houses? In our latest article, Lauren Working and Stephanie Pratt explore how trade and tobacco shaped a famous stately home.

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Display case of dozens of white clay tobacco pipes excavated in England. Their form derives from Indigenous American pipe traditions, showing how Native technologies were adopted, industrialised, and embedded into English social life.

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Liesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 1d

Why not listen to this podcast of a previous conversation about #YayArchives @rshc.bsky.social in preparation for the 28 October event? #SkyStorians

History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 8d

How has paperwork served as a tool of empowerment for people who often find power elusive?

In our latest podcast, a group of historians, archivists, and activists met at the Raphael Samuel History Centre (@rshc.bsky.social) to discuss the hidden history of paperwork 🗃️🎙️

Changing The Record

How has paperwork served over time as a radical tool for empowerment and change?

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 1d

'The transience of a flicker of fire [...] compels us to grapple with histories of the ephemeral and the impermanent, even within those places that seem built to last.'

Lauren Working and Stephanie Pratt on Knole's connections to colonial history:

Indigenous Plant Stories in an English Treasure House

Delve into the links between Knole and Indigenous American histories as we investigate its colonial connections.

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Lauren Working @laurenworking.bsky.social · 1d

Delighted to share some initial research that Stephanie Pratt (Crow Creek Dakota) & I have started at Knole @researchnt.bsky.social. How can its transatlantic connections also centre Indigenous presence? What new interpretation might such frameworks allow?

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Indigenous Plant Stories in an English Treasure House

Delve into the links between Knole and Indigenous American histories as we investigate its colonial connections.

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 1d

'English statesmen were embroiled in debates about land and plant cultivation, but we are less likely to remember the Indigenous expertise that lay behind this rapid escalation.'

Lauren Working and Stephanie Pratt on the global history of a country house in Kent:

Indigenous Plant Stories in an English Treasure House

Delve into the links between Knole and Indigenous American histories as we investigate its colonial connections.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 1d

What traces of Indigenous American history lie within English country houses? In our latest article, Lauren Working and Stephanie Pratt explore how trade and tobacco shaped a famous stately home.

www.historyworkshop....

Display case of dozens of white clay tobacco pipes excavated in England. Their form derives from Indigenous American pipe traditions, showing how Native technologies were adopted, industrialised, and embedded into English social life.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 5d

We've updated our three BlueSky starter packs for historians.

Our principal list now includes details of 130+ societies and networks, based in the UK and Ireland, that advance the study, research and promotion of history go.bsky.app/AZaYQDd

Please let us know if there are gaps.
#Skystorians 1/2

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Laura C Forster @lauracforster.bsky.social · 5d

I've got a new article out @historyworkshop.org.uk. It argues for history as a form of intergenerational friendship.
History, like friendship, can be a politically powerful way of talking and thinking across time, and can connect past, present, and future struggle ✊
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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 5d

OTD in 1994 Swedish social democrat, Birgitta Dahl became Speaker of the Riksdag.

In 1970, she travelled to Guinea-Bissau to trek with the liberation movement led by Amílcar Cabral.

Emma Lundin on the motivations behind this trip - and of transnational solidarities in the era of decolonisation.

Trekking with the Revolution: Birgitta Dahl in Guinea-Bissau

What might the trip of Birgitta Dahl to the meet Amílcar Cabral and the PAIGC liberation movement reveal about the motivations of transnational solidarity in the era of decolonisation?

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 6d

"By looking to stories of seasonality and sustenance, as well as the example of reciprocity between distant peoples that the history of the Choctaw Gift illustrates, we can reconsider our relationships to peoples, plants, and places."

Shelley Angelie Saggar on Recipes for Resilience.

Recipes for Resilience

Discover the history of the Choctaw gift that symbolizes generosity and connection between Indigenous and Irish communities.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 6d

What connects the Irish Famine, the Choctaw Trail of Tears, and seasonal stories of survival?

In this new article, Shelley Angelie Saggar from the @sharinglands.bsky.social project explores the intertwined histories of Indigenous and Irish food cultures.

Recipes for Resilience

Discover the history of the Choctaw gift that symbolizes generosity and connection between Indigenous and Irish communities.

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

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Judith DeGroat @jdegroat.bsky.social · 6d

Generosity, solidarity, connections. Important reminders for today. 🗃️

History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 6d

"By looking to stories of seasonality and sustenance, as well as the example of reciprocity between distant peoples that the history of the Choctaw Gift illustrates, we can reconsider our relationships to peoples, plants, and places."

Shelley Angelie Saggar on Recipes for Resilience.

Recipes for Resilience

Discover the history of the Choctaw gift that symbolizes generosity and connection between Indigenous and Irish communities.

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 6d

"By looking to stories of seasonality and sustenance, as well as the example of reciprocity between distant peoples that the history of the Choctaw Gift illustrates, we can reconsider our relationships to peoples, plants, and places."

Shelley Angelie Saggar on Recipes for Resilience.

Recipes for Resilience

Discover the history of the Choctaw gift that symbolizes generosity and connection between Indigenous and Irish communities.

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

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sharinglands.bsky.social @sharinglands.bsky.social · 6d

Our postdoctoral researcher Dr Shelley Angelie Saggar wrote about her research on the culinary connections between Native American and Irish food cultures for @historyworkshop.org.uk 🌽

History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 6d

What connects the Irish Famine, the Choctaw Trail of Tears, and seasonal stories of survival?

In this new article, Shelley Angelie Saggar from the @sharinglands.bsky.social project explores the intertwined histories of Indigenous and Irish food cultures.

Recipes for Resilience

Discover the history of the Choctaw gift that symbolizes generosity and connection between Indigenous and Irish communities.

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 6d

your students might also be interested in this piece from our archive?

How have queer and indigenous traditions of resistance come together to celebrate Pride on the Norwegian-Russian border?

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 6d

thank you for sharing Stephanie! ✊🏻

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Stephanie Jones @stephaniejones.bsky.social · 6d

How lovely to see the Kindred Spirits sculpture in Midleton on my feed. And what a fantastic way to find out about the Sharing Lands project.

History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 6d

What connects the Irish Famine, the Choctaw Trail of Tears, and seasonal stories of survival?

In this new article, Shelley Angelie Saggar from the @sharinglands.bsky.social project explores the intertwined histories of Indigenous and Irish food cultures.

Recipes for Resilience

Discover the history of the Choctaw gift that symbolizes generosity and connection between Indigenous and Irish communities.

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 6d

What connects the Irish Famine, the Choctaw Trail of Tears, and seasonal stories of survival?

In this new article, Shelley Angelie Saggar from the @sharinglands.bsky.social project explores the intertwined histories of Indigenous and Irish food cultures.

Recipes for Resilience

Discover the history of the Choctaw gift that symbolizes generosity and connection between Indigenous and Irish communities.

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 7d

OTD in 1999, 'The New God' was released. This Japanese documentary explores Yutaka Tsuchiya's relationship with a right-wing, neo-nationalist punk rock band.

Zachary Fairbrother @historicalhijinks.bsky.social explores the transition towards the feminine fascist persona in Japanese pop culture.

Fascist Femininity in Japanese Pop-Culture

Since the 1960s, the fascist persona in Japan has shifted towards the feminine. Zachary Fairbrother traces the emergence of a fascist femininity in Japanese pop-culture.

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Virginia Reinburg @vreinburg.bsky.social · 7d

This is a terrific discussion about archives, paperwork, and ordinary people’s use of the law and documentation to defend and protect themselves. Informative back and forth between early modern and contemporary issues. Highly recommend! #earlymodern #migration #refugees

History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 8d

How has paperwork served as a tool of empowerment for people who often find power elusive?

In our latest podcast, a group of historians, archivists, and activists met at the Raphael Samuel History Centre (@rshc.bsky.social) to discuss the hidden history of paperwork 🗃️🎙️

Changing The Record

How has paperwork served over time as a radical tool for empowerment and change?

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 8d

This roundtable features Liesbeth Corens (@onslies.bsky.social), Kathleen Commons (@kabcommons.bsky.social), Ansar Ahmed Ullah from the Swadhinata Trust, Sameen A Mohsin Ali (@sameen-mohsin.bsky.social), and Liz Wood (@worsted.bsky.social) from MRC Warwick (@mrcwarwick.bsky.social)

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 8d

How has paperwork served as a tool of empowerment for people who often find power elusive?

In our latest podcast, a group of historians, archivists, and activists met at the Raphael Samuel History Centre (@rshc.bsky.social) to discuss the hidden history of paperwork 🗃️🎙️

Changing The Record

How has paperwork served over time as a radical tool for empowerment and change?

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 8d

"Archives hold many examples of the centrality of paperwork for marginalised groups when rights are unstable or out of reach. They show how migrants use paperwork to imagine rights - to see a right to protection before one exists."

Roundtable reflections on the radical history of paperwork 🗃️🎙️

Changing The Record

How has paperwork served over time as a radical tool for empowerment and change?

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 8d

"Archives hold many examples of the centrality of paperwork for marginalised groups when rights are unstable or out of reach. They show how migrants use paperwork to imagine rights - to see a right to protection before one exists."

Roundtable reflections on the radical history of paperwork 🗃️🎙️

Changing The Record

How has paperwork served over time as a radical tool for empowerment and change?

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

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Liesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 8d

So lovely to have a record of these exciting talks! Thanks again for hosting the conversation @rshc.bsky.social, and for such wonderful contributions, @kabcommons.bsky.social, Ansar Ahmed Ullah from the Swadhinata Trust, @sameen-mohsin.bsky.social and @worsted.bsky.social! #SkyStorians #YayArchives!

History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 8d

How has paperwork served as a tool of empowerment for people who often find power elusive?

In our latest podcast, a group of historians, archivists, and activists met at the Raphael Samuel History Centre (@rshc.bsky.social) to discuss the hidden history of paperwork 🗃️🎙️

Changing The Record

How has paperwork served over time as a radical tool for empowerment and change?

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

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Kathleen Commons @kabcommons.bsky.social · 8d

Such a privilege to be part of this amazing roundtable, organised by @onslies.bsky.social at @rshc.bsky.social. So pleased that the conversation can be shared more widely (less pleased about my wobbly voice)

History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 8d

How has paperwork served as a tool of empowerment for people who often find power elusive?

In our latest podcast, a group of historians, archivists, and activists met at the Raphael Samuel History Centre (@rshc.bsky.social) to discuss the hidden history of paperwork 🗃️🎙️

Changing The Record

How has paperwork served over time as a radical tool for empowerment and change?

www.historyworkshop.org.uk