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Reposted by: James Daybell

historyplymouth.bsky.social
One phone call, and the rest is history @plymuni.bsky.social
History graduate Peter Nash outlines his last-minute journey to uni to help reassure prospective students. Read peter's story here: www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/one-pho...
One phone call, and the rest is history
History graduate Peter Nash outlines his last-minute journey to uni to help reassure prospective students
www.plymouth.ac.uk
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Reposted by: James Daybell, Anna Vignoles

hetanshah.bsky.social
Very pleased to say we will be hosting this year's National Postdoctoral Conference on Thursday 18th September. Open to early career researchers across all disciplines. People can register their interest here www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/natio...
Early Career Researcher Network: National Postdoctoral Conference
The British Academy Early Career Researcher Network is delighted to host the National Postdoctoral Conference on Thursday, 18th September 2025.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
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by James Daybell

jamesdaybell.bsky.social
CONFERENCE ALERT! Excited to be part of this @movedapart.bsky.social Early Modern Global Separation conference at Lund University, 20-21 August movedapart.org/events/
Events
Upcoming events The schedule for the Early Modern Global Separation Conference can be found here! Below the images, there is a possibility to download the schedule.We are looking forward to discuss…
movedapart.org
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Reposted by: James Daybell, Martin van Gelderen

manchesterup.bsky.social
1 decade of Open Access, now 300 titles 🔓

Introducing 'Renaissance skin' by @evelynwelch.bsky.social - freely available to all students and institutions.

A magnificent feat for research in Renaissance art & #histmed

Read it here: www.manchesterhive.com/display/9781...

#Renaissance #OpenAccess
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Reposted by: James Daybell, Charles West, Tim Hitchcock , and 2 more

ihr.bsky.social
We’ve launched a new collection of openly accessible videos, Interviews with Historians, in which prominent 20th century historians reflect on their lives and professional practices. Access the collection here:
www.history.ac.uk/library-digi...
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Reposted by: James Daybell

profelainechalus.bsky.social
Lecturer in Renaissance Art History
Birkbeck, University of London - School of Historical Studies #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNM388/l...
Lecturer in Renaissance Art History at Birkbeck, University of London
Apply for the Lecturer in Renaissance Art History role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
www.jobs.ac.uk
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Reposted by: James Daybell

jbhist.bsky.social
We are advertising for a Public Engagement Fellow for our AHRC funded project: 'The Victorian hand: Emotion, Embodiment, and identity, past and present'. 1/2
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Public Engagement Fellow - University of the Arts, Londoninstagramfacebooktwitteryoutube
Job Title: Public Engagement Fellow. College/Service: Academic. Contract: Fixed Term. Salary: £39,644 -£48,394 per annum. Apply by: 24/06/2025, 23:55
ual.tal.net
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by James Daybell

jamesdaybell.bsky.social
Just finished reading it last night! Brilliant book Adam and Chloe - on so many levels! Well done!
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by Margot C. Finn — Reposted by: James Daybell, Susan D. Amussen

eicathomefinn.bsky.social
Caribbean Connections: Seventeenth-century Barbados and Britain. A 2-day workshop 25-26 June in London at KCL. Be there. www.mmor.co.uk/events/carib...
2-day Workshop: Caribbean Connections: Seventeenth-Century Barbados and Britain — Medicine and the Making of Race, 1440-1720
Organisers: Dr Michael Bennett (University of Sheffield), Dr Misha Ewen (University of Sussex), and Dr Hannah Murphy (MMoR & CEMS, KCL) Barbados is central to the global history of slavery. The ...
www.mmor.co.uk
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by Matthew Steggle — Reposted by: James Daybell, Pascale Aebischer

matthewsteggle.bsky.social
Just to give a plug for this talk I'm giving, in Hereford Cathedral, on 27 June!

www.herefordcathedral.org/Event/in-the...
In the company of Good Mrs Shakspaire - 27/06/2025 19:00:00
A talk by Dr Matthew Steggle Thursday 27 June
www.herefordcathedral.org
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Reposted by: James Daybell

victorianhand.bsky.social
If you've been alerted to our project by the recent job advert for a Public Engagement Fellow, why not find out a little bit about the background to the project by reading the first blog post on our new website?
www.thevictorianhand.uk/gallery/proj...
Welcome to the project! — The Victorian Hand
www.thevictorianhand.uk
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Reposted by: James Daybell, Jan Machielsen, Susan D. Amussen

mrfw17thc.bsky.social
New article!

'Seeing Women in the Early English and Dutch East India Companies' is now available as an Advance Article with Historical Research.

It's been years of work, but I'm proud of this one. I hope #earlymodern #skystorians enjoy it!

Some context below:

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Reposted by: James Daybell

ewoodacre.bsky.social
Our last speaker at #KQ14 in Session 3.2 Courtiers as Employees? Working condition in early modern courts I was Nikki Clark, “Continuity & Change: Ladies-in-waiting at the Tudor Court, c. 1509-1547”, discussing employment conditions, pay, perks & perils for female courtiers w/high queenly turnover
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by James Daybell

jamesdaybell.bsky.social
@adamwithbooks.bsky.social 👇👇📖📖📖
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Reposted by: James Daybell

exetercustomhouse.bsky.social
🚢 Set sail with the first-ever Bowlines Maritime Literary Festival – 6 & 7 June at Exeter Custom House!

Dive into tales of the sea, naval fiction & history.

🎟 Limited tickets left!

🔗 www.exetercustomhouse.co.uk/event/bow-lines
#BowlinesFestival #Exeter
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Reposted by: James Daybell, Laura Kelly

medhistoryman.bsky.social
📢Job Alert!📢 Our AHRC-funded Victorian Hand project is looking for a 3-year, full-time Public Engagment Fellow, based at the London College of Fashion, to join our team & help deliver our programme of activities. This amazing opportunity closes on 24 June so please spread the word far & wide!
victorianhand.bsky.social
The Victorian Hand @victorianhand.bsky.social · Jun 4
Job Alert! We're hiring a 3-year F/T Public Engagment Fellow based @lcflondon.bsky.social to lead our exciting programme of activities. We're looking for collegial & creative people with expertise in History, Galleries, Archives, Libraries, or Museums. Spread the word! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNI861/p...
Public Engagement Fellow (The Victorian Hand Project) at University of the Arts London, London College of Fashion
Don't miss your chance to apply for professional services job openings, including the Public Engagement Fellow (The Victorian Hand Project) role, listed on jobs.ac.uk. Start your search now!
www.jobs.ac.uk
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Reposted by: James Daybell, Gail Marshall, Pascale Aebischer

univeng.bsky.social
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by Claire Jowitt — Reposted by: James Daybell

clairejowitt.bsky.social
📢FAO UEA Students
We are pleased to offer a new studentship in Maritime History for a student to study MA Early Modern History, MA Cultural Heritage & Museum Studies or MA Modern History in @ueahistory.bsky.social in 2025
Value = £10k - if of interest, get in touch!
www.uea.ac.uk/study/fees-a...
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Reposted by: James Daybell

annegoldgar.bsky.social
Open access special issue of Early Modern Low Countries, on early modern women emlc-journal.org/issue/view/1...
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2025) | Early Modern Low Countries
Early Modern Low Countries
emlc-journal.org
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by James Daybell

jamesdaybell.bsky.social
Good to see you on here @dianagbarnes.bsky.social

Reposted by: James Daybell, Guillaume Calafat

annales.ehess.fr
🌏 Annales English Edition

'A Life Lived Across #Continents: The Global Microhistory of an #Armenian Agent of the Compagnie des Indes Orientales, 1666–1688'

by Sebouh Aslanian

👉 dx.doi.org/10.1017/ahss...
Masulipatam une des villes capitales
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by James Daybell — Reposted by: Mónica Bolufer Peruga

jamesdaybell.bsky.social
Delighted to receive this gift in the post today from Daniel Starza Smith. Thank you and can’t wait to read it. What an utterly sumptuous book. Looks fabulous @letterlocking.bsky.social team!!
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Reposted by: James Daybell

victorianhand.bsky.social
📢Project update 📢
We now have a website!
www.thevictorianhand.uk
We'll be updating things as the project develops, but for the moment you can take a look around and read our first blog post in which Joanne and I talk about the origins of the project. More content to follow very soon!
The Victorian Hand
www.thevictorianhand.uk
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Reposted by: James Daybell

heatherfro.bsky.social
Call for papers - Digital Book History and Renaissance Studies Now! seeking "proposals that consider the past and future of digital book history in Renaissance studies across disciplines through detailed, material case-studies" www.rsa.org/forms/FormRe...
Renaissance Society of America
365 Fifth AvenueRoom 5405New York, NY 10016 • USA
www.rsa.org
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Reposted by: James Daybell, Katie Barclay, Laura Kelly , and 1 more

womenshistscot.bsky.social
📣 Call for Papers: WHS Conference 2025!
🗓️ 13 Sept | 📍 Glasgow | 🧾 Deadline: 1 July

Join us for New Directions in Women’s and Gender History in Scotland—our first in-person conference since 2019!

🔗 Info + submission form: womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...

Please share widely!
WHS Conference 2025 – Women's History Scotland
womenshistoryscotland.org
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Reposted by: James Daybell

h-materialculture.bsky.social
April Issue of *Technology and Culture* Available Online - This issue seems particularly pitched towards thinking about #MaterialCulture
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April issue of Technology and Culture Available Online | H-Net
The latest issue of Technology and Culture is available online, featuring reviews of books in 6 languages!Volume 66, Number 2, April 2025On the Cover: Images as Portable Objects in the Historian’s Too...
networks.h-net.org
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Reposted by: James Daybell, Sara M. Butler, Neil Gregor

royalhistsoc.org
The shortlist for the Society's 2025 First Book Prize for early career historians is now available bit.ly/4kkm4lW

Eight titles have been selected, following an open call for submissions of books published in 2024. Two winners of the 2025 prize will be announced in July.

#Skystorians
Image of the eight titles shortlisted for the Royal Historical Society's First Book Prize for early career historians, 2025. Royal Justice and the Making of the Tudor Commonwealth, 1485-1547, by Laura Flannigan (Cambridge University Press) Intimate Subjects: Touch and Tangibility in Britain’s Cerebral Age, by Simeon Koole (University of Chicago Press) Female Servants in Early Modern England, by Charmian Mansell (British Academy / Oxford University Press) The Capital Market of Manila and the Pacific Trade, 1668-1838: Institutions and Trade during the First Globalization, by Juan Jose Rivas Moreno (Palgrave MacMillan) Segregated Species: Pests, Knowledge, and Boundaries in South Africa, 1910–1948, by Jules Skotnes-Brown (Johns Hopkins University Press) The Quislings. The Trials of Norwegian Wartime Collaborators, 1941–1964, by Anika Seemann (Cambridge University Press) Pistols in St Paul’s: Science, Music, and Architecture in the Twentieth Century, by Fiona Smyth (Manchester University Press) Desire and Disunity: Christian Communities and Sexual Norms in the Late Antique West, by Ulriika Vihervalli (Liverpool University Press)
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by British Library — Reposted by: James Daybell, Sebastian Sobecki, Sara M. Butler

britishlibrary.bsky.social
You can now access a beta version of the English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC).

A bibliography of about 500,000 records, the ESTC aims to record every distinct letterpress item produced before 1801 in the English-speaking world.

Explore the catalogue: datb.cerl.org/estc/
An illustration of a man riding a horse while blowing a horn, with a yellow sun above. The illustration is laid over faded text on a blue backdrop.
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Reposted by: James Daybell

historyworkshop.org.uk
How can a Jamaican fashion archive challenge colonial histories of the Carribean, and what resistances does it reveal?

Elli Michaela Young responds to the provocation 'Is there really fashion in Jamaica?'

www.historyworkshop.org.uk/black-histor...
Is there really fashion in Jamaica?
Elli Young explores how archiving Jamaican fashion history challenges colonial narratives of the Caribbean.
www.historyworkshop.org.uk
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by James Daybell — Reposted by: James Daybell

jamesdaybell.bsky.social
Very excited to see the piece I wrote with @krheyam.bsky.social on ‘Gendering Material Objects in Heritage Practice’ now out in The Routledge Handbook of Heritage and Gender’ which stems from our project www.genderingthemuseum.co.uk
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