James Kelly of @durhamtheology.bsky.social recently appeared on the Gospel Simplicity YouTube channel to talk about his new book, The Catholic Reformation: A Very Short Introduction. You can watch it here: youtu.be/5Y0QQKBYMqc?... #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism
The Untold Story of the Catholic Reformation | Dr. James Kelly
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October 28, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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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
September 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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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
September 8, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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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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August 6, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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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/…
July 29, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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The latest issue of British Catholic History is now available online! The first article is by Simon P. Johnson on Bishop Richard Russell: www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #skyhistory #skystorians #cathhist #catholicism #portugal #catholic
July 25, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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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
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
July 22, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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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 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
July 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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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
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/
July 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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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
July 18, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Final CCS speaker at the @catholicrs.bsky.social annual conference, postdoc researcher @eilishgregory.bsky.social talking about the global networks of women religious c1877-1941 #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic
July 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Incoming CCS PhD researcher Aurelia Eburne has delivered a paper about Richard Lassels and the Catholic contribution to early Grand Tour travel literature at the @catholicrs.bsky.social annual conference #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism
July 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Helen Knight, PhD researcher at the CCS, gave a paper at the @catholicrs.bsky.social annual conference about her research on women religious and girls’ education at the start of the 20th century #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic
July 16, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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PhD researcher @jonchant.bsky.social of @durhamtheology.bsky.social gave a paper at @catholicrs.bsky.social’s annual conference about his work on the library of the exile English college at Lisbon and the transnational movement of books #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism
July 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Lucia Luck, CCS-supported PhD researcher at @durhamtheology.bsky.social has given a paper at the @catholicrs.bsky.social annual conference on John Lingard, Unitarians and radical politics in Liverpool in the 19th century #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism
July 15, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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PhD researcher @maddyphillipps.bsky.social of @durhamtheology.bsky.social has been talking at the @catholicrs.bsky.social annual conference about early modern English Catholic women and their use of missionary texts #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic
July 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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#CFP the fifth early modern British and Irish Catholicism conference. The conference will be held in London 29 June-1 July 2026. Proposal deadline: 21 Jan 2026 www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins... #skystorians #history #Catholicism #CathHist #nuntastic @imems.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Maddy Keightley-Phillipps, PhD researcher at @durhamtheology.bsky.social, is currently visiting the 17th-century English convent in Bruges to investigate their library thanks to support from @catholicrs.bsky.social #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic @durhammemsa.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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Just who exactly are the Capuchin Franciscans? Find out in my latest video exploring their history! youtu.be/G5LGNEvXgV8 #skystorians #skyhistory #history #franciscan #cathhist #catholicism #youtube #Catholic #saintfrancis
The Capuchins: Everything you need to know in less than 10 minutes
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June 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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Some great in-person and online Franciscan events this summer at the Franciscan Institute. More details here: www.sbu.edu/academics/ac... #skystorians #saintfrancis #franciscan #cathhist #skyhistory
Franciscan Institute Programs & Conferences | St. Bonaventure University
Programs and conferences of the Franciscan Institute at St. Bonaventure University.
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May 30, 2025 at 8:12 AM
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Another chapter spotlight from our recent publication! This time Vincent Manning details his chapter on HIV and AIDS in England and Wales. The volume can be purchased here: boydellandbrewer.com/.../lay-cath... #skystorians #skyhistory #catholicism #history #CathHist #catholic
May 1, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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Three recent books by CCS members @liamtemple.bsky.social, @eilishgregory.bsky.social and James Kelly are all available in @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social’s 60% discount sale with the code BB600 #skystorians #history #nuntastic #catholicism #cathhist
April 24, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Click below to read the Q&A blog by Sam Zeno Conedera about his @catholicismsem.bsky.social series book on the biblical scholarship of one of the founding members of the Jesuits, and access details of how to save 35% when ordering the book #skystorians #history #catholic #jesuits #cathhist
Sam Zeno Conedera tells us why he wrote about Alfonso Salmerón and what he learnt about early #Jesuits in this Q&A blog ➡️ buff.ly/BUAyE6i
April 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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In the post this morning: the new OUP Very Short Introduction to "The Catholic Reformation" by Durham colleague and good friend James E. Kelly (@ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social). One for my growing VSI collection! #skystorians #history #catholic #cathhist #catholicism #reformation
April 14, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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The third volume in the series, Wilfred Hammond's Catholic Nobles and the Elizabethan State 1558-1588 is one of @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social's featured new titles out this month. More details here: boydellandbrewer.com/978191496703... #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism
April 1, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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