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@louiseheren.bsky.social
Social (often Scottish, frequently women's) history academic & writer; coauthor Tanks on the Streets? Glasgow 1919; British Nannies & the Great War; Sex & Violence in 1920s Scotland
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It’s lovely to see that Songs of Seven Dials is one of the @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk recommended Christmas gifts.

Thank you for the kind words (in the alt-text): they have got me in the festive spirit now.

www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/collections/...

#London #history #20s30s
December 16, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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In case you missed this new guest post when it went up last week - Helen Rutherford discusses a unique set of maps!
legalhistorymiscellany.com/2025/12/11/m...
Mapping Death: The Atlas of Victorian Coroners’ Districts
In this guest post, Helen Rutherford explores what a unique atlas of Victorian coroners’ districts might tell us about technologies of knowledge and death investigation.
legalhistorymiscellany.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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The call for papers for next term’s Modern History Postgraduate Seminar is now open! The deadline is 15 January 2026.

#CfP #ModernHistory
December 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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Reducing social isolation protects the brain in later life, finds Dr Jo Mhairi Hale from St Andrews Geography & SD in a new study

Read more... 👇

https://ow.ly/rcnI50XKqwg

#EverToExcel
December 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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We are thrilled to announce our latest episode of the New Books in Women's History Podcast. @lcargin.bsky.social spoke with @ayahnerd.bsky.social,
@lmansley.bsky.social, and and @sarahbelle721.bsky.social
about the new Nursing Clio Reader!

Listen here: newbooksnetwork.com/the-nursing-...
December 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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"I'll have that"

Burglar Bill - a childhood story favourite 🤗

RIP Allan Ahlberg.
August 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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A short piece by myself on 'Lothian and the Scottish Kings', for History Scotland:
www.academia.edu/127876656/Lo...
Lothian and the Scottish Kings
To modern readers and scholars alike, the integration of Lothian appears overwhelmingly the most important part of the Scottish kingdom's territorial expansion....
www.academia.edu
February 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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LegalHistoryMiscellany.com, a collaborative academic blog run with @sarabutler.bsky.social and @drkdwatson.bsky.social (and hosting guest posts from others), now has a handle here: @legalmiscellany.bsky.social. Give us a follow! #skystorians
January 11, 2025 at 7:53 AM