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by Laurence Lux‐Sterritt

lux-sterritt.bsky.social
Now this French person needs you to explain what "a nun's buttock" means, please. 🙏🏽

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ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social
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
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jdmccafferty.bsky.social
1 Sept 1641: d. Elizabeth Shirley at the #English #Augustinian Convent of St. Monica's #Louvain - she was mainly responsible for founding the house & was also a #nuntastic author (Rijksmuseum)
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by Laurence Lux‐Sterritt

lux-sterritt.bsky.social
@claireschiano.bsky.social
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thorntonsbooks.bsky.social
Today our project is linked on the front page of @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social's website! Our fantastic postdocs @hagenilda.bsky.social and @sharonhoward.bsky.social get a well-deserved mention: www.ed.ac.uk/news/memoirs...
#EarlyModern #DigiHums #BookHistory @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social
Memoirs share vivid life of 17th century woman | News | The University of Edinburgh
Research into a manuscript discovered at Durham Cathedral has provided insights on the captivating life of a 17th century writer and memoirist.
www.ed.ac.uk
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Reposted by: Laurence Lux‐Sterritt, Keith Lilley, Sara M. Butler , and 1 more

bamcshane.bsky.social
#cfp for the 2026 Conference of the History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland, ‘Women Religious: Patronage & Networks from Medieval to Modern’ taking place at Queen Mary University of London on 11/12 June. Please share widely #nuntastic

historyofwomenreligious.org/call-for-pap...
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thorntonsbooks.bsky.social
Read about some of our findings on Thornton and her four manuscripts in this @ukri.org post on our #AHRC funded project:
www.ukri.org/news/ahrc-pr...
AHRC project sheds light on the life of 17th century memoirist
Research into a manuscript discovered at Durham Cathedral has provided fresh insights on the life of writer and memoirist Alice Thornton thanks to AHRC funding.
www.ukri.org
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Reposted by: Laurence Lux‐Sterritt, Carmen M. Mangion

conorbrockbank.bsky.social
Great final panel before the last keynote of the @catholicrs.bsky.social conference, with @eilishgregory.bsky.social, @carmenmangion.bsky.social on global missions. More updates on this panel at a later date!
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Reposted by: Laurence Lux‐Sterritt, Carmen M. Mangion

conorbrockbank.bsky.social
Some great papers by @maddyphillipps.bsky.social, Esther Rollinson (Manchester) and Alejandro Sell Maestro (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) in the first panel of the day at the @catholicrs.bsky.social exploring different aspects of new and exciting work on Catholic women’s networks.
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Reposted by: Laurence Lux‐Sterritt, Carmen M. Mangion

ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social
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
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ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social
#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
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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
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imems.bsky.social
Could you be a Durham Collections Fellow next year? Applications for 2025-26 are now open!

Learn more and explore the range of research possibilities across the collections available here in Durham: durhamcollections.org.uk
Durham Collections Fellowships
durhamcollections.org.uk
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by Laurence Lux‐Sterritt

lux-sterritt.bsky.social
Thanks for all this context. Sadly I still failed in my attempts. 😩 As we say in French "Quand ça veut pas, ça veut pas!"
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liamtemple.bsky.social
JOB ALERT! Join us at Durham! Exciting new postdoc opportunity to work with the history of Catholicism team, deadline 27 July. More info here: durham.taleo.net/careersectio... #skystorians #skyhistory #history #academia #jobalert #catholicism
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durhamtheology.bsky.social
New Publication!

'Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800' by Dr. James Kelly, published in The Historical Journal from @universitypress.cambridge.org.

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800 | The Historical Journal | Cambridge Core
Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800
www.cambridge.org
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by Laurence Lux‐Sterritt

lux-sterritt.bsky.social
Hi Emilie. Is this from the Brussels Benedictines? If so, can you tell more about the close context, maybe a rough date could be helpful to inform a little bit of guess work
?
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historicaljnl.bsky.social
📣Out now on #firstview!

James E. Kelly (‪@durham-university.bsky.social) on 'Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800'

#Women #Nuns #England #Europe 17thc 18thc⛪

👉Read open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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neilayounger.bsky.social
IHR Tudor & Stuart seminar news: it's time for our annual call for papers! If you'd like to speak to us in the coming academic year, full details below. Get in touch with any questions or if you would like to be on our mailing list. Please RT.
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durhamtheology.bsky.social
New Publication!

Recently published in OUP Academic's Very Short Introduction series, 'The Catholic Reformation' by Dr James Kelly, Associate Professor in the History of Catholicism.

This short book introduces readers to the events and global impact of the Catholic Reformation.
The front cover of 'The Catholic Reformation'.
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ducollections.bsky.social
We are delighted to be involved in this British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant funded workshop ‘Religious History and Catholic Archives: Towards an Interdisciplinary Approach’, which includes an archives showcase using our collections!
Diploma of the Prince Bishop of Liège (Ferdinand von Bayern) granting admission to the English nuns to found a convent of the Holy Sepulchre, 1 December 1642 
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by Laurence Lux‐Sterritt

lux-sterritt.bsky.social
I am a bit worried: anybody else re-read work they published years ago and have no memory of entire passages you wrote? It is like reading something that was written by someone else, in places ... 😳
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by Laurence Lux‐Sterritt — Reposted by: Laurence Lux‐Sterritt

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Another video for French speakers who may be fond of #earlymodern and #nuntastic talks. Here, Claire Schiano-Locurcio presents the representations of holy poverty in the convents of English Poor Clares. youtu.be/FMJpVAkkDy4
Donner à voir la pauvreté chez les clarisses anglaises: entre matérialité et spiritualité.
YouTube video by BRITAIX 17-18 seminar
youtu.be
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by Laurence Lux‐Sterritt — Reposted by: Laurence Lux‐Sterritt

lux-sterritt.bsky.social
For French speakers interested in #earlymodern English nuns in exile, here is the recording of a #nuntastic seminar talk entitled "Lever le voile: quand le corps des religieuses est livré aux regards". youtu.be/RPLETQ1y3cU
Lever le voile: Quand le corps des religieuses est livré aux regards.
YouTube video by BRITAIX 17-18 seminar
youtu.be
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by Laurence Lux‐Sterritt

lux-sterritt.bsky.social
Not been too proud of being French those last few years; this is a very welcome change. Thank you Sir. youtu.be/wmDVrV7QRrU?...
Claude Malhuret, Senator of the French Republic, speaks the truth about what is happening in the US
YouTube video by Gregory Mullins
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Reposted by: Laurence Lux‐Sterritt, Susan Edwards, Cecil C. Konijnendijk , and 9 more

joncooper-us.bsky.social
Pass it on.
#StandWithUkraine
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Do you work on #earlymodern English women and religion (c.1500-1800)? Would you like to join a community of scholars asking questions, sharing research, and disseminating news of upcoming events related to the field? Please subscribe to our new mailing list: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/EMEW-R 🗃️
JISCMail - EMEW-R List at WWW.JISCMAIL.AC.UK
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lerma.bsky.social
Découvrez sur le carnet de recherche EN-globe des Mastérants (Master Etudes culturelles, parcours Monde anglophone) les 4 billets écrits par chacune des lauréates de la bourse TIGER pour des déplacements en archives, nécessaires dans le cadre de l'écriture de leur mémoire.
englobe.hypotheses.org
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Reposted by: Laurence Lux‐Sterritt, Bárbara J. Risman, Lin Foxhall , and 3 more

douglindner.bsky.social
The Washington Post refused to run this ad. Sure would be a shame if it went viral.
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by Laurence Lux‐Sterritt

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This is one of my favourite aspects of our jobs. When a collaboration works well, it is truly a joy. I have accessed sources, discovered methodologies, compared institutions, and all round learnt so much working with you!
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