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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 2d

Looking to get caught up on your #ClimateHistory? This review of the concept of the (early modern) Little Ice Age is very useful: wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1.... #skystorians #MedievalSky #EarlyModern 🧪🗃️ #OpenAccess

The Little Ice Age: The History and Future of a Traveling Concept

Since its inception, the “Little Ice Age” has grown into one of the most discussed “traveling concepts” in climate science, history, and communication. This article investigates the contested history...

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Liesbeth Corens @onslies.bsky.social · 2d

We’re OFF! (I just managed to lock myself out off the @ihreurope1500.bsky.social account on this device, apparently…) #EarlyModern #SkyStorians

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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · 13d

Lots of great early modern content coming out of the HLQ these days #earlymodern #skystorians

Brett Rushforth @brettrushforth.bsky.social · 13d

New HLQ issue live on Project MUSE. Articles explore imagined art in antislavery lit, deception in Stuart politics, reader engagement with the first English Quran, geopolitics in More's Utopia, anthologizing Shakespeare, and a bad actor in a c17 domestic dispute. #earlymodern #skystorians

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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · 13d

Cannot wait for this! What an accomplishment, what a gift to the field. #earlymodern #skystorians

Brett Rushforth @brettrushforth.bsky.social · 29d

Not available until June 2026, but we have a cover! #earlymodern #skystorians

Image of the cover of a book titled Beyond the Ocean: France and the Atlantic World from the Crusades to the Age of Revolutions, by Christopher Hodson and Brett Rushforth. The background image is an eighteenth-century ink and watercolor rendition of the harbor of Le Cap in modern Haiti, with three ships and one small boat foregrounded in the bay and a handful of buildings scattered on the shore in the background.

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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · 21d

Does your teaching touch upon the Black Death? Then don't miss the one and only Dr. Monica Green's open-access, introductory teaching module for the History for the 21st Century (H21) project! www.history21.com/owit-module/... #earlymodern #histmed #medhumanities #medieval #worldhistory

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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · Aug 29

This forum on "Early Modern Women and Migrancy" sounds great #earlymodern

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

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · Aug 28

BREAKING: Big moment as CDC staff stage a mass walkout.

They have lined the street outside its HQ to greet and salute the four top officials who have resigned in protest at RFK Jr’s attack on the agency’s science base.

(🎥 AP)

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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · Aug 25

Hey historians of all stripes: the Forum on Early-modern Empires & Global Interactions (FEEGI) is hosting its 2026 conference at Rutgers U. on April 10-11. This time we're teaming up with PEAES & The Library Company..its gonna be great. Check out the CFP! #earlymodern #earlyAmerica #historians

Conferences

We are pleased to announce that the 2026 meeting of the Forum for Early-Modern Empires and Global Interactions will be held April 10-11th, 2026 at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ. Interested...

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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · Aug 15

Archives and Objects--two of my favorite things! #earlymodern

Ana Struillou @anastruillou.bsky.social · Aug 13

The 'Archives & Objects' special issue of the JEMH @earlymodhistory.bsky.social is out ! 🥳

Edited by Y. Glazer-Eytan/G. Marcocci, this multi-authored conversation centres non-textual artefacts in records & broader intersections between the archival and material turns
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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · Aug 14

#earlymodern

Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Aug 14

And the issue closes with an article by Anne T. Gerritsen, "Kang Wang’s Helmet and the Archivality of Chinese Popular Religious Practice." brill.com/view/journal...

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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · Aug 14

#earlymodern

Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Aug 14

Next, we have "Mughal Hands, Envelopes, and the Materiality of Trans-Imperial Archives" by Subah Dayal. brill.com/view/journal...

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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · Aug 14

August issue of the JEMH now available! This one on "Material Culture and Early Modern Archivality: A Dialogue" #earlymodern

Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Aug 14

Our August issue, 29.4, is now available online! This issue opens with an open-access article by Yonatan Glazer-Eytan and Giuseppe Marcocci, "Material Culture and Early Modern Archivality: A Dialogue." brill.com/view/journal...

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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · Aug 7

Global early Americanists--check out this great opportunity! The June 2026 WMQ-EMSI workshop is convened by Alison Games on the topic of "Global Early America before 1700". Call for Papers is below; apps due by Sept. 15.
@gamesaf.bsky.social #earlymodern #VastEarlyAmerica

WMQ-EMSI 2026 Workshop - OIEAHC

Apply by September 15, 2025, for the WMQ-EMSI Workshop—"Global Early America before 1700"—convened by Alison Games. Workshop convenes January 30-31, 2026.

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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · Jun 24

Llevo años intentando volver a Zahara de los Atunes, palabra por palabra. Y miren lo que por fin llegó hoy! What a joy to see this piece in print in the July issue of @envirohistory.bsky.social! #earlymodern #envhist

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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · Jun 23

An a review essay on taxation and fiscal policy in medieval and early modern Europe, courtesy ofZeynep Ağdemir #earlymodern

Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Jun 23

Finally, we have a review essay by Zeynep Ağdemir, "Taxation and Fiscal Policy in Medieval and Early Modern Europe"
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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · Jun 23

A portrait of a New Christian notary and culture-broker by Rebecca Earle #earlymodern

Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Jun 23

Our regular articles for the issue close with Rebecca Earle's "The World of Jacob de Pinna, Notary and Culture-Broker"
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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · Jun 23

Mediterranean + Caribbean connections in the JEMH courtesy of Leonardo Moreno-Álvarez #earlymodern

Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Jun 23

Next, we have "The Last Mediterranean Galleys of the Caribbean: Maritime Captivity and Labor Regimes in Cartagena de Indias (1578–1631)" by Leonardo G. Moreno-Álvarez
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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · Jun 23

The June issue of the JEMH is out! #earlymodern

Journal of Early Modern History @earlymodhistory.bsky.social · Jun 23

Our June issue, 29.3, is now available online! The issue opens with an open-access article from Shai Zamir, "Lima Produces Saints for Spain and the Caribbean: The Miraculous Case of Antonio de San Pedro" brill.com/view/journal...

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Mark Williams @mrfw17thc.bsky.social · Jun 18

Attention all #earlymodern #skystorians! The Hakluyt Society is now on BSky. Follow for all things relating to the History of Travel and Exploration

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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · May 28

Thanks so much, @envirohistory.bsky.social! Working with your editorial team and the article's reviewers made the piece much stronger than it otherwise would have been. I feel very fortunate to have published with you. #earlymodern #envhist #envhum #fisheries

Environmental History @envirohistory.bsky.social · May 28

Ahead of new print alert! You can now read @mwarsh.bsky.social's "Seasonal Harvests: Migration, Reproduction, and Religion in the Early Modern Spanish Tuna Fisheries" from the July 2025 issue. #envhist #envhum #fisheries

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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · May 23

Speaking of @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social, she's doing an AMA on Reddit in just a few days' time on May 28. Bring your monstrous questions and learn about her fabulous new book!

Dr Surekha Davies (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · May 15

On May 28 I'm doing an AMA on Reddit on the r/AskHistorians subreddit @askhistorians.bsky.social! Ask Me Anything about monsters or my new book, HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, from @ucpress.bsky.social! 1/n

💙📚 🧪 🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #politics #arthistory #HAMH

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Alt: Kermit the Frog is at his office in the theatre, declaring that, "oh boy, this show is now officially out of control." He's flailing his arms around and talking animatedly. There's an odd critter in the background on the left, yawning.

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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · May 23

For a real, live professional writer to call me a "great read" is an honor indeed. Thank you so much, @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social!

Dr Surekha Davies (she/her) @drsurekhadavies.bsky.social · May 23

@mwarsh.bsky.social is always a great read. Congrats, Molly! 🗃 #earlymodern #envhist #histsci

Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · May 23

My article "Seasonal Harvests: Migration, Reproduction, and Religion in the Early Modern Spanish Tuna Fisheries" is now available online in advance of the July issue of
@envirohistory.bsky.social. The essay reflects years of work and revision; I'm so grateful for the help I got along the way.

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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · May 23

www.journals.uchicago.edu/eprint/KDXAU... #envhist #earlymodern

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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · May 23

My article "Seasonal Harvests: Migration, Reproduction, and Religion in the Early Modern Spanish Tuna Fisheries" is now available online in advance of the July issue of
@envirohistory.bsky.social. The essay reflects years of work and revision; I'm so grateful for the help I got along the way.

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Molly Warsh @mwarsh.bsky.social · May 23

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