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European Review of History @euroreviewhistory.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🏛️ CALL FOR PAPERS What happens when we look beyond the country house? We are delighted to be working with Alyssa Myers @alyssamyers.bsky.social on a conference exploring the houses, structures and spaces often overlooked by traditional country house studies.

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The Georgian Lords @georgianlords.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

As conference season returns to the news with the Lib Dems meeting in Brighton, another chance to read @alyssamyers.bsky.social's recent post on how the duke and duchess of Devonshire used their villa at Chiswick to help drum up support for the Whigs: historyofparliament.com/2026/09/03/c...

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Public breakfasts at Chiswick House: the duke and duchess of Devonshire's suburban villa - The History of Parliament

Despite being understood as a more private and exclusive residence, the duke and duchess included their suburban villa, Chiswick House, as part of their

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Is Lauterjung @islauter.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

A great opportunity to join the Library team at Kew Gardens ⬇️

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Alyssa Myers @alyssamyers.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Open to all time periods & disciplines!

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Kew Gardens @rbgkew.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

Did you know today is #EYAConservation day? We’re celebrating with this 1734 engraved map by John Rocque, showing the gardens, park and related buildings of the Royal Family at Kew. Our conservator has mounted it on a board for support and advises Melinex sleeves and flat storage. #KewLA

A plan of the House, Gardens, Park and Hermitage of their Majesties at Richmond by John Rocque. Shows Oven House, the Summer House, Merlin's Cave, the Hermitage, the Dairy House, the Green House and the Orangery, 'His Majesties House in Richmond' North and South prospects. Includes numbered references showed on the plan referring to other features in the Gardens; this is also written in French. Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse, Cornhill. Unmounted engraving in blue card folder. The main Gardens are depicted across three quarters of the spread with individual illustrations of buildings filling the top right-hand corner.

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Alyssa Myers @alyssamyers.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Kitty? Detail from John Rocque’s 1736 ‘Plan of the House Gardens Park and Hermitage of Their Majesty’s at Richmond and of the Prince of Wales’s at Kew’ - @rbgkew.bsky.social

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Alyssa Myers @alyssamyers.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

For the less spooky side of Halloween @rbgkew.bsky.social, I stumbled across this fun costume idea @britishmuseum.bsky.social! It is a colored drawing by James Roberts II of a tightrope dancer, w/ the Kew pagoda in the background (1799).

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Alyssa Myers @alyssamyers.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Happy Halloween! Nothing says ‘haunted house’ like Merlin’s Cave that was once in @rbgkew.bsky.social. Built by William Kent for Queen Caroline, the Gothic structure featured 6 life-sized wax figures and spooky bookcases with vellum-bound books. (Image from Edmund Curll’s ‘Rarities of Richmond’.)

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Alyssa Myers @alyssamyers.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

I’m just under 3 months into my placement with @rbgkew.bsky.social where I am putting together a finding aid for Kew’s pre-1840s archival history. Here’s a sneak peek at how the ‘images’ portion is progressing! (86 pages and counting)

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Alyssa Myers @alyssamyers.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Call for Papers! 📣 I have the full PDF if anyone is interested.

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Alyssa Myers @alyssamyers.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

Fascinating talk held by Global Interchange today!

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