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Hannah Murphy @hsmurphy.bsky.social · 1d

An amazing opportunity for a PhD and a 4-year postdoc on this important project with the brilliant and lovely @smschober.bsky.social - hair, race, trade and multispecies history!

#EarlyModern 🗃️

Sarah-Maria Schober @smschober.bsky.social · 1d

Want to work on the history of hair? I am looking for a doc and postdoc to join my project team researching #earlymodern hair, race, trade and multispecies history at the University of Lucerne.

Do apply and spread the word!

www.unilu.ch/en/universit...

www.unilu.ch/en/universit...

PhD position in History (100%, 4 years) - Vacancies - University of Lucerne

Assistant or doctoral positions, employment or internship: Looking for a job at the University of Lucerne? Find our listed open positions and apprenticeships here.

www.unilu.ch

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Sarah-Maria Schober @smschober.bsky.social · 1d

Want to work on the history of hair? I am looking for a doc and postdoc to join my project team researching #earlymodern hair, race, trade and multispecies history at the University of Lucerne.

Do apply and spread the word!

www.unilu.ch/en/universit...

www.unilu.ch/en/universit...

PhD position in History (100%, 4 years) - Vacancies - University of Lucerne

Assistant or doctoral positions, employment or internship: Looking for a job at the University of Lucerne? Find our listed open positions and apprenticeships here.

www.unilu.ch

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Rijksmuseum @rijksmuseum.bsky.social · 10d

What would you do if you won the lottery? 💵💰💸

In the 18th century, people allready loved the lottery. Here they’re fighting eachother to enter the lottery agency in the Kalverstraat, in Amsterdam.

👁️ https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200110487

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Julia Gebke @juliagebke.bsky.social · 3d

Dear #skystorians interested in experiences and #DisabilityHistory, The 8th annual HEX Conference, Histories of Experience in Society: Frictions, Margins, Ruptures is coming soon (9–11/03/2026). The deadline for proposals is 30/11/2025. For the CfP, take a look here: events.tuni.fi/historyofexp...

Call for Papers | History of Experience | Tampere Universities

Histories of Experience in Society: Frictions, Margins, Ruptures 8th Annual Conference March 9-11, 2026 Research Council of Finland’s Centre of Excellence in the History of Experiences Tampere Univers...

events.tuni.fi

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Naomi Baker @drnaomibaker.bsky.social · 4d

Ch 6 of Voices of Thunder tells the inspiring story of the London lace woman Elizabeth Attaway, the first C17th woman to preach publicly to a mixed-sex congregation. Her Baptist church did not let women preach, but Attaway did not allow her low social status or her sex to be a barrier … 1/2

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Julia Gebke @juliagebke.bsky.social · 4d

Merci!

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Julia Gebke @juliagebke.bsky.social · 5d

Just today I have heard that someone in Antwerp is working on this 😀. Thank you for this perfect reference!

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Julia Gebke @juliagebke.bsky.social · 5d

This one, from 1609, was intended to fund the guest house and the poorhouse (Old Men's House) in Gouda. Just look at how the old man is being transported on a stretcher while another man walks beside him, looking out for his well-being.

This is a lottery print for the guest house and the poor house from 1609. There are three coats of arms at the top and three buildings: the guest house, the poor house, and the church in the middle. There are mostly old people sitting and talking, walking around, or being transported and cared for. https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200494155

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Julia Gebke @juliagebke.bsky.social · 5d

Lotteries were used for various purposes. This lottery print, for example, was used to fund the expansion of the private asylum, the Amsterdam Dolhuis. The prizes to be won in the summer of 1592 are visible here: trophies, bowls, cups, bags of money, and spoons.

The Lottery Print: In the upper half, you can see the asylum and its courtyard. In the top right and left corners are coats of arms. The lower half shows the prizes on a cupboard with a red curtain framing the top shelf. https://id.rijksmuseum.nl/200490537

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Julia Gebke @juliagebke.bsky.social · 5d

Today, I accidently delved into the world of gambling in 16th-century Netherlands. Apparently, King Philip II of Spain believed that if his governor-general, Margaret of Parma, had no means of securing money, she could always draw from the lottery. #earlymodern #skystorians

A page with text in sixteenth century French. The central passage says: "Except that if you see for yourself that it must have caused too many inconveniences to the affairs of my Netherlands by having spent the money, which I hope is not the case, given that, if necessary, you still have the deposit of two hundred thousand écus for the lottery." The original version: "Si ce n'est que vous voyez de vous-même qu'il en doit venir de trop grands inconvénients aux affaires de mes Pays-Bas, par s'être dénoué de l'argent, que j'espère toutefois que non, vu que, au besoin, vous avez là encore le dépôt de deux cent mille écus pour la loterie."
From: Correspondance de Marguerite d'Autriche, duchesse de Parme, avec Philippe II (1842), p. 178, https://archive.org/details/correspondanced00philgoog/page/n8/mode/1up

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Julia Gebke @juliagebke.bsky.social · 17d

Dear #skystorians, do you sometimes struggle to bring those historical voices that were silenced and unheard until now to life? I've been ruminating on #earlymodern voices and #disability history. You can read more here:
www.public-disabilityhistory.org/2025/09/disa...

Dis/ability: The Complex Search for Voices in the Pre-Modern Era

Public Disability History is a blog journal and a forum for exchange between the diverse actors involved and invested in issues regarding disability.

www.public-disabilityhistory.org

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Amrei Bahr @amreibahr.bsky.social · 21d

#Hochschulkommunikation — macht bald auch KI?! Diese (berechtigte) Sorge war heute ebenfalls Thema. Kürzungen drohen an vielen Orten. Aber: Kommunikator_innen sind unersetzlich! Von vielen Gründen dafür hab ich hier nur 1 rausgegriffen: KI hat keinen politischen 🧭 & den braucht’s dringend! #WissKomm

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Julia Gebke @juliagebke.bsky.social · 23d

For all those #skystorians hispanohablantes (please excuse my Spanglish 😉) interested in #earlymodern diplomacy, here the CfP for the workshop "Más allá de los embajadores" iehm.uib.es/actividades/... 2026 - Seminario diplomacia - Instituto de Estudios Hispánicos en la Modernidad

iehm.uib.es

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Julia Gebke @juliagebke.bsky.social · 27d

Who would have thought that early modern wills could create such a burst of creativity! 👏 This post reminded me of the fascinating artsy and sensory ways to engage with history. There is still so much to explore...

The Material Culture of Wills Project @materialwills.bsky.social · 27d

📢 ICYMI: in our new blog post Laura Sangha talks about her collaboration with a musician to explore wills, history and creative approaches 👇

sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...

#EarlyModern 🗃️

A photo montage showing Laura Sangha and Chris Hoban talking to people, looking at wills, visiting a museum. There are also images of people creating linocuts at a workshop, and of a will.

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The Material Culture of Wills Project @materialwills.bsky.social · 27d

📢 ICYMI: in our new blog post Laura Sangha talks about her collaboration with a musician to explore wills, history and creative approaches 👇

sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult...

#EarlyModern 🗃️

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Matthis @ Real Scientists DE @realscientists.de · 29d

Wie aber werden jetzt Oszillationen vom Atemrhythmus beeinflusst? Ein Mechanismus, der vor allem aus der Tierliteratur hergeleitet ist, ist in dieser schematischen Abbildung dargestellt: Der Atemrhythmus selbst entsteht im Hirnstamm, in einem Kernbereich namens 'präBötzinger-Komplex' (pBC).

Schematische Darstellung eines menschlichen Kopfes mit Atemwegen und Gehirn im Querschnitt. Der Atemrhythmus selbst entsteht im Hirnstamm, von wo Signale an Lunge, Zwerchfell und Atemmuskulatur weitergeleitet werden (in roten Pfeilen abwärts gezeigt). Der Hirnstamm projiziert allerdings auch in höhere Hirnareale wie den Thalamus (in roten Pfeilen aufwärts gezeigt). Gleichzeitig zirkuliert mit jedem Atemzug Luft durch die Nase in den Rachenraum (mit blauen kreisförmigen Pfeilen gezeigt) - hier enden Nervenzellen aus einem Hirnbereich, der insbesondere für den Riechsinn wichtig ist. Diese Nervenzellen werden mechanisch von der zirkulierenden Luft angetrieben - so entsteht ein rhythmisches Signal in diesem frühen Hirnareal, das 1:1 dem Atemrhythmus folgt. Dieser langsame neuronale Rhythmus setzt sich dann fort und wird in schnellere Signale übersetzt, die an nachgeschaltete Hirnareale weitergeleitet werden (mit blauen Pfeilen gezeigt).

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University of Exeter Special Collections @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social · Sep 9

We love this tiny illustration of a Bridgettine nun engrossed in a book! She can be found in the border of Sister Mary Dominic's vow in the Syon Abbey archive.

📷 EUL MS 389/COM/2/2/3/4 (date: 1924-27)

#TinyTuesday #SyonAbbey #Nuntastic #Archives

Illustration of a nun standing on the left-hand corner of a blue border. She is wearing a grey habit, black veil and a white linen crown forming a cross over her head, with five red spots that represent the five wounds of Christ. She is holding a book bound in brown leather in front of her, which she appears completely engrossed in. To her right are words in Latin.

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · Sep 6

🚨 FESTIVAL SPECIAL🚨
Forget lemon juice tricks 🍋 — early spies were far more cunning. Some even forged invisible ink letters to keep the game alive!

Hear @misswalsingham.bsky.social & @elegantfowl.bsky.social
🎧 Listen now! pod.fo/e/3251ad
🎟️ www.gloucesterhistor...

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Bodies and Being: The Premodern Body Project @bodiesandbeing.bsky.social · Sep 8

Our September colloqium is nigh! Join us this Saturday for informal chat and sharing. Everyone is welcome to participate or lurk.

#MedievalSky #MedievalHistory #Medieval #Skystorians #AcademicSky #HistorySky #EarlyModernSky #EarlyModernHistory #EarlyModern #MaterialCulture #Bodies #WhatsHistory

Bodies and Being Colloquium

A monthly online gathering open to scholars of all disciplines and career stages who are interested in the pre-modern body.

www.eventbrite.com

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🌈 Dr Ross Brooks @rossb-brighton.bsky.social · Sep 4

Anthony Delaney isn't on here, so here's a shout-out for his new book, Queer Georgians - published today! It looks fabulous . . . 🌈📚🗃️

www.penguin.co.uk/books/460692... @doubledaybooks.bsky.social

There's an online event with AD and @thegozfather.bsky.social (The National Archives) on 17 Sept . . .

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Christian Callisen @ctcallisen.bsky.social · Sep 4

This looks like a great #CfP for #EarlyModern #skystorians, especially the #nuntastic and #reformazing bunch.

"Religious Embodiment and Conversion Practices in Early Modern Europe and Beyond, 1500-1800," in Copenhagen on 23 and 24 April 2026.

Abstracts due 26 November 2025.

#16thC #17thC

Call for papers: Religious Embodiment and Conversion Practices in Early Modern Europe and Beyond, 1500-1800

Conference. 

saxoinstitute.ku.dk

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H-Soz-Kult @hsozkult.bsky.social · Jun 30

CFP: Religious Embodiment and Conversion Practices in Early Modern Europe and Beyond, 1500-1800

https://www.hsozkult.de/event/id/event-156037

Copenhagen, 23.04.2026-24.04.2026, Juliane Engelhardt / Ariane Viktoria Fichtl, Saxo Institute, University of Copenhagen, Bewerbungsschluss: 26.11.2025

www.hsozkult.de

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Julia Gebke @juliagebke.bsky.social · Sep 4

Oh yes, that would be really helpful 🙏

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Women Writers Network @womenwritersnet.bsky.social · Sep 4

On a visit to a stately home near Boston, I was infatuated with this article of furniture in the library: a stepladder that folds into an armchair. What would be in your dream #library? #BookSky #WritingCommunity

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Julia Gebke @juliagebke.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thanks a lot for this post! It shows me again how immensely important bedclothes were in questions of early modern sickness and health. In early modern hospitals it seems to be one of the most discussed and most controversial topics, especially when bedclothes went missing...

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