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Leonie V. Hicks @lvhicks.bsky.social · 11h

Today is the 960th anniversary of the battle known as Hastings. I'm reposting this thread that was originally on twitter many moons ago. How did someone become a king in the eleventh century? #medievalsky #skystorians #normans 1/

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Speaking of voting, if you're a member and you'd like to keep the National Trust's Council free from interference from Britain (and the US's) richest financiers, don't forget to vote before the end of the month. Quick-vote takes moments and avoids the Restore Trust slate of candidates.

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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

BARS is pleased to announce the relaunch of its conference and seminar support scheme. Applicants may apply for up to £500 from BARS to support seminar and conference activities. Deadline: 1 November 2026 (further rounds thereafter). www.bars.ac.uk/main/index.p...

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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Call for Contributions: Volcanic Materiality in Literature and Art of the Anthropocene The deadline will be November 30, 2026. Full drafts will be due February 28, 2027. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6634

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Call for Contributions: Volcanic Materiality in Literature and Art of the Anthropocene – BARS Blog

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Independent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

This is distinctly worrying. Or rather, extremely alarming. A heads up for all writers out there.

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Women's Studies Group 1558-1837 @wsguk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Our new seminar season starts soon! If you're interested in the history of women, why not come along? Join us at the Foundling Museum in London on Saturday 17 October. We have four great papers lined up, and you'll receive a warm welcome. Image courtesy Met Museum (Item 17.3.257) /1

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Dr Alison Daniell @alispencer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Thank you so much Marcia - the FutureLearn course was such fun to teach. I’m so glad you enjoyed it!

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Dr Alison Daniell @alispencer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Publication day! So happy to have worked with @kimsim399.bsky.social to bring this into the world. Thank you to our marvellous contributors, everyone at @manchesterup.bsky.social, @chawtonhouse.bsky.social and all who have supported us! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526187468/

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Manchester University Press - Virtue reconsider'd

Virtue reconsider'd - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Virtue reconsider'd by Alison Daniell

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Rachel Pope @prehistorian.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Mary Astell first suggested higher education for women in 1694. Emily Davies petitioned Cambridge for access in 1866. Equal access to HE was finally achieved in 1995. Three bloody centuries.

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Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The Triple Locke From the Private Eye archive. Issue 1627, July 2024.

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

It starts today! Come join us!

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Leonie V. Hicks @lvhicks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

As the Normans are everywhere all at once, here are my reading suggestions for those who want to know more normanlandscapes.wordpress.com/2026/09/03/l... #medievalsky #skystorians

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Andrew McRae @mcraeandrew.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

An appeal for the UK HE English community: I’m convening a panel for the @univeng.bsky.social OGM, 11/12, for people coordinating REF2029 returns for UoA2029 (or for a cognate sub-panel, but including English lit/lang researchers). Contact me if you’d like to contribute.

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Dr Alison Daniell @alispencer.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I have been saying for ages that we need to bring back the polys. They were amazing - and delivered skills-based/professional training in an efficient and needs-focussed way. (My mum taught at one!)

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Best for Britain @bestforbritain.org · 26/09/2026

🚨Broadcasters are required to present news impartially, without political bias. Add your name to demand that Ofcom takes immediate action. ⬇️ bestforbritain.org/petition/farage-…

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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Wonderful opportunity for PGRS and ECRs - A Day in the Literary Archive: British Academy Seminar and Workshop for Postgraduate and Early Career Researchers Tuesday 3rd November 2026 at the National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6626

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A Day in the Literary Archive: British Academy Seminar and Workshop for Postgraduate and Early Career Researchers – BARS Blog

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Karin Celestine @celestineandthehare.com · 23/09/2026

Hurrah it is Wednesday and the weasels are dancing. They had quite a few suggestions with panda words in after my week, but we settled on a bit of Blondie instead! Dance like a weasel you know you want to! #weaselwednesday

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Cleo O’Callaghan Yeoman @drcleoocy.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Looking forward to teaching Austen’s Teenage Writings for the first time this afternoon - and delighted to have a piece on Austen’s Scottish female contemporaries published in @uk.theconversation.com this morning! theconversation.com/the-two-scot... @uccresearch.bsky.social

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The two Scottish female novelists who outsold and inspired Jane Austen

They are practically unknown today ,but Susan Ferrier and Mary Brunton gave Jane Austen a run for her money.

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Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology @maacambridge.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

🚨 Job alert! 🚨 We're looking to appoint a part-time Archivist (fixed-term) to help make our archival material more accessible. These documents are key to research on art and archaeology, Indigenous cultures, and artefact provenances. Closing date: 02/10/2026 Apply: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/archivi...

A shelf of old books in the museum's archive. They are numbered 9 to 17 and labels on two of the show they cover the period 29 January 1908 to 31 July 1908 and 1 August 1908 to 6 February 1909.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 18/09/2026

If you're starting an MA or PhD in #History this term, please consider joining @royalhistsoc.org as a Postgraduate Member. Applications are welcome, with next closing date of 5 Oct bit.ly/4x3eX6S The Society offers research funding, events, publications, history news, and networking #Skystorians

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Apply for Postgraduate Membership - RHS

Closing dates for next applications: Mondays 5 October and 14 December 2026 The Society's Postgraduate Membership is for those studying History, or a cognate subject, at a higher level (from Masters...

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Mike Batt @mikebatt.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

A little conversation I had on Twitter 🙂

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Rebecca Sear @rebeccasear.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Gave my first public lecture on the return of eugenics and race science this week at the British Science Festival. Reassuring to see how much interest, and concern, there was in the room

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A union pal of mine is starting a workers' rights podcast - 'Shi*t Work' (shift work) It will be airing workplace horror stories and offering advice. They've launched a survey - if you have experiences you'd be keen to get out there anonymously do fill it in or share if you can.

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Shi*t Work - Workplace Horror Stories

I'm making a new podcast called Shi*t Work (Shift work) focussed on two things: airing workplace horror stories, and offering employment advice. It's a fresh approach, pairing up entertainment with so...

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

OpenAI and Microsoft admitted LLMs are predatory tech built on “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” and the “largest theft of labor in human history.” An internal Microsoft document said AI has created a “doom loop” that is killing “the entire web.” www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...

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‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft

"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."

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Dr Alison Daniell @alispencer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

That’s lovely! I had no idea it was today!

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 17/09/2026

We're also pleased to announce the return of the Society's annual International Fellows Lecture. The 2026 lecture - online, Friday 4 December - is given by Prof Amy Froide bit.ly/4xUZnLS. Co-hosted with @echistsoc.bsky.social to mark its centenary year. Booking now open, all welcome #Skystorians

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The Society's 'International Fellows Lecture', 2026 - RHS

The Royal Historical Society is pleased to announce the recommencement of its annual International Fellows Lecture. The 2026 lecture will be given by Professor Amy Froide (University of Maryland, Balt...

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

If you have been waiting for it, the #AScareADay challenge for October is up! It's one short story or poem a day to celebrate the spookiest of months. They're all hand-picked by my own fair hands. Take a peek! romancingthegothic.com/2026/09/16/t...

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The 2026 October #AScareADay Challenge

It’s that time of year again! I’ve spent the whole year putting together this list, trying to find a good range of new authors and some old favourites! The #AScareADay challenge is all …

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Dr Gillian Kenny @medievalgill.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Friends, I’ll be giving an online workshop next month on Irish women and their use of magic. If nothing else ye may pick up a few useful hints and tips 😜 learn new things and have some craic! Telling ye now because it’s the early bird price. Bargain! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/witchcraft...

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Witchcraft, Women & Power: The untold story of Irish magic

Curse an enemy, cure a child or appease the fairies? Discover the magic woven through Irish history. Followed by Q&A.

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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

REMINDER - taking place next Wednesday! BARS Digital Event: THE LAST MAN TODAY Speakers: Young-ok An, Simon Bainbridge, Daniel Cook, Fuson Wang, Omar F Miranda, and Sharon Ruston 16 September 2026, 6.30pm - 8.30pm (UK time) Register here: uni-mainz-de.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Dr Alison Daniell @alispencer.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Have you got a walk-in centre you can just rock up at after hours today? Good Plan B to have in the bag if so.

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

90 years ago, Parliament responded to the rise of Oswald Mosley's Blackshirts by passing the Public Order Act, which banned political uniforms, private militias and the threat of force for political objects. The debates make very resonant reading today. Here's the Liberal Robert Bernays. (Short 🧵)

You cannot conduct a fair match when one side is playing with a ball and the other with bombs and, if democracy is to survive, it must be conducted according to definite and recognised rule. One of them is that no political party should resort to any weapon other than reason and argument. The introduction of private armies, as I see it, strikes at the root of democracy. I know it is contended that the Blackshirts are not armed and, therefore, are not an army, but I do not think that argument can be upheld. … Uniformed men in military formation suggest, and are meant to suggest, the idea of force. It is no argument to reply that at this or that demonstration no force is intended. It is an inescapable fact that a uniform in politics symbolises force, to be used either now or in the future.

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Emily Brand @emilybrand.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Hello, clever music historians Can I legitimately call this a guitar, or is there a more proper name for this 18th-century instrument? Portrait is French, d. 1785 (I know nothing about guitars)

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Oliver Bullough @oliverbullough.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The fact something as fundamental and superb as the RNLI is a charity is one of the most magical and strange things about Britain. You can support them here. rnli.org/support-us/g...

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Donate to the RNLI and help save lives at sea

Your donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here.

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Katherine Weikert @kateweikert.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A very quick turn around because of paperwork, but we're hiring a one year post in Modern British History! Please have a look and share widely with anyone interested! Happy to take informal queries at the email in the job posting! www.winchester.ac.uk/About-Us/Wor...

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Work with us - University of Winchester

Explore the University of Winchester and discover your new career. We have a variety of positions in academic and professional services. Work with us.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Since its foundation in 1824 the bravery of Royal National Lifeboat Institution volunteers has saved more than 146,700 lives at sea. Hundreds of those volunteers have died attempting to save others. They are the best of us.

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Katie MacLean @katiemaclean.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A new special issue of Persuasions On-Line on 'Jane Austen's Global Fan Cultures' has just gone live! The issue boasts articles on Chinese translation and reception, literary tourism, fanfiction, and digital humanities projects.

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Dr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The RNLI have some of the best people in Britain volunteering for them. They put their lives on the line when they are called on and they will rescue anyone who needs them. Because every life matters, and offering help is the right thing to do. You can donate here: rnli.org

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RNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at Sea

The RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions.

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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Writers! There’s an ongoing scam (that everyone has probably experienced by now tbh) which involves AI-written invitations to book clubs and literary festivals. Only now they’re using real literary festivals and signing emails from real people. So: beware.

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Dr Alison Daniell @alispencer.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

I don’t know what that is but you rock and you smashed it! Way to go!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

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Anne Louise Avery @annelouiseavery.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Old Fox had gone to the square to buy Wolf his pear drops & had come back with a basket full of wonders, which he unpacked in the parlour. A tin of French coffee, a dozen raspberry jam tarts, slabs of hazelnut chocolate, a silver paper box of verbena bath salts & a brand new beater for the rugs.

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Amy Wilcockson @wilcocksonamy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

One of the best things about being Comms Officer for BARS is working alongside a wonderful Communications Fellow!! If you're interested in helping me run the BARS Blog and social media feeds for the next academic year (and receive a stipend for doing so!!!), please check out the link below ⤵️

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Manon C Williams @manoncwilliams.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Please circulate! Calling all PhDs and ECRs working on themes related to health, welfare, and community in the early modern maritime world: submit abstracts by 30 September to join this one-day workshop at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich on 14 January 2027. www.rmg.co.uk/collections/...

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Call for Papers: Health, Welfare, and Mutual Support in Maritime Communities, 1550 – 1850

A one-day workshop/symposium on 14 January 2027 at the National Maritime Museum, focusing on the disciplinary crossroads between medical, social, and maritime history

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British Association for Romantic Studies @bars.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Call for Papers/Workshops: Romance, Revolution and Reform Conference - Ecosystems in the Long Nineteenth Century @rrrjournal.bsky.social invites submissions for their next conference, which will be at Royal Holloway and online on 15 Jan 2027. Abstracts due 25 Oct 2026. www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6580

CfP poster for Ecosystems in the Long Nineteenth Century, 15th January 2027, Royal Holloway, University of London (Hybrid). “We need, urgently, to reconnect with our planet, and recognise ourselves as inseparable rather than special; reliant upon rather than dominating” (Erica
Fudge, 2022)
This conference examines the long nineteenth century as the birth of the Anthropocene. As scientific developments reconfigured what it meant to be human, global ecosystems had already been permanently altered. Fossil fuels, cash crops, forest decimation, and hunger for imperial commodities left scars on ecosystems, communities, and bodies. Artists, exhibitors, and writers found new homes in the bustling ecosystems of steel and smoke, while others sought ‘gleams of a remoter world’ (Shelley, 1816) in pockets of “untouched” nature.
Ecosystems encourage us to reflect on the networks between humans and the “more than human” in the long nineteenth century.
We welcome 15-20 minute papers and creative workshops for our in-person conference. We especially encourage submissions from PGRs and ECRs.

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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

'recent research, including a study published by Stanford University in 2025, is finding that AI tools have an inherent bias against older working women.' well, this really wasn't what I wanted to read right now inews.co.uk/inews-lifest...

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I'm 45 with decades of experience, but I've been turned down for 70 jobs

I thought I'd be in my highest-earning and most successful years, how wrong I was

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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Read this, if you’ve ever run a single marathon - and especially if you haven’t. Imagine running all those marathons and reading article after article saying you made it all up.

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