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Andrew Roach

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Andrew Roach @andrewhist.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
I have been locked out of the other site for "inauthentic behavior". Who knew such a thing was possible?
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Gladstone's Library @gladlib.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
If you're subscribed to our newsletter, the November edition will now be in your inbox! Or in your Junk... do check! If you would like to register for our newsletter, to hear our news, upcoming events, offers and more, sign up by going to our website and scrolling to the bottom.
A screenshot of the November Newsletter from Gladstone's Library.
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Lucy Delap @lucydelap.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
If you're a student who works with radio or podcasts, take a look at the Charles Parker prize. Brilliant opportunity for oral historians www.cpatrust.org.uk/prize
cpatrust.org.uk
Charles Parker Prize | Showcase Your Audio Talent — Charles Parker Archive Trust
Discover top student audio features and enter the Charles Parker Prize for a chance to broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
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London Society for Medieval Studies @londonmedieval.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
TOMORROW Joanna Tucker of @uofglasgow.bsky.social presents on ‘Multi-scribe manuscripts: reflections on cartularies & chronicles from medieval #Scotland’ 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Join us online 💻 or at the Senate House @ihr.bsky.social 🏢 Register via bit.ly/londonmedieval Looking forward to seeing you there!
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London Society for Medieval Studies
Founded in 1970/1, the London Society for Medieval Studies seeks to foster knowledge of, and dialogue about, the Middle Ages (c.500–c.1500 CE).
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Andrew Roach @andrewhist.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Do you find Tuesday evenings depressing? I'm lecturing on the Bogomils for those nice people @ thelasttuesdaysociety.org 8pm GMT or 9pm CET. Obviously it won't make much difference, and yes I still think Bogomils are dualists, but they're more interesting than that. Worth a punt I'd say.
thelasttuesdaysociety.org
The Viktor Wynd Museum Of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History
The Last Tuesday Society - Home of the Museum of Curiosities, Cocktail Bar, Absinthe Parlour and programme of Zoom lectures and Workshops.
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Andrew Roach @andrewhist.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Do you find Tuesday evenings depressing? I'm lecturing on the Bogomils for those nice people @ thelasttuesdaysociety.org 8pm GMT or 9pm CET. Obviously it won't make much difference, and yes I still think Bogomils are dualists, but they're more interesting than that. Worth a punt I'd say.
thelasttuesdaysociety.org
The Viktor Wynd Museum Of Curiosities, Fine Art & Natural History
The Last Tuesday Society - Home of the Museum of Curiosities, Cocktail Bar, Absinthe Parlour and programme of Zoom lectures and Workshops.
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Andrew Roach @andrewhist.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
If anyone's hiring a car in Skopje, choose Momo. Very reasonable and nothing's too much trouble. They'll even give you the paperwork for cross border jaunts.
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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in History Swansea University - Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPI170/p...
jobs.ac.uk
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in History at Swansea University
Searching for an academic job? Explore this Postdoctoral Research Fellow in History opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
The Worshipful Company of Curriers essay prize on London for early career scholars, in association with The London Journal Trust and the Institute of Historical Research. The author of the winning submission will receive £1,000, and publication, subject to peer review, in The London Journal.
thelondonjournal.org
Curriers' Essay Prize | The London Journal
The author of the winning submission will receive £1,000, and publication, subject to peer review, in The London Journal. Other promising entries may also be considered for publication.
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Auschwitz Memorial @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
28 October 1944 | A transport of 1,308 Jewish women prisoners left #Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp. They were transferred to KL Bergen-Belsen. Most probably among them were sisters Anne and Margot Frank who died there of typhus in February 1945.
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William Carruthers @williamcarruthers.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
For all that universities have plainly used international students as cash cows, they have been among the only places where young Brits could meet as peers with people from abroad. Slowly losing that is disastrous.
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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Junior Research Fellowship Competition 2026- University of Cambridge - Homerton College #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOZ169/j...
jobs.ac.uk
Junior Research Fellowship Competition 2026 at University of Cambridge
An opportunity for an academic position as a Junior Research Fellowship Competition 2026 is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 06/10/2025
The RHS is a membership organisation of 6500+ historians. We welcome applications to join us at any time. Our next closing dates are 13 October and 15 December. We offer categories for all kinds of historians and at all stages of research, from Postgraduate to Fellow: bit.ly/46V8WOQ #Skystorians
Closing dates for next application rounds:
Mondays 13 October and 15 December 2025
 

The Royal Historical Society represents the interests of historical researchers in universities, libraries, archives, museums, heritage and broadcasting, as well as those engaged in public, community and family history research.
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Reka Krizmanics @rekakrizmanics.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
A last-minute addition to the syllabus? Anna Dobrowolska's recent monograph is an exciting read. 📚🗃🌈🗃
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Laury Sarti @laurysarti.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Tenure-track assistant professor "Early medieval history" (Univ. of Copenhagen) www.hsozkult.de/job/id/job-1...
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Tenure-track assistant professor "Early medieval history" (Univ. of Copenhagen)
Tenure-track assistant professor in early medieval history at the Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen The Saxo Institute, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen (UCPH) invites ap...
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Richard Carr @richardcarr.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
This is both an incredibly niche thing but I think it should be more of a thing. Caffè Nero subscribes to the British Newspaper Archive so it’s all free on their wifi. There. I said it.
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
Reform UK have quietly reinstated the councillor that threatened the Prime Minister (and WAY more), without explanation. northumberland.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.a... hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/19/s...
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Councillor details - Councillor John Victor Allen - Northumberland County Council
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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
As Reform's Nathan Gill admits taking bribes from Russian 'secret service pawn' Oleg Voloshyn, here’s a nice photo of Nigel Farage with Voloshyn’s wife.
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Nicholas Guyatt @nicholasguyatt.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Cambridge is *hiring* in post-1920 US political history and/or history of the US in the world. Closing date October 27. Please spread the word or, if you're an early career scholar in those fields, TELL NO ONE but please apply! networks.h-net.org/jobs/69140/u...
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University of Cambridge - UK - Assistant Professor, History of the United States since 1920 | H-Net
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North Ages @northages.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
A stone depicting a bearded warrior was found during an archaeological dig at Govan Old Churchyard #OTD in 2023. The fragment is c.C9th. The dig was led by the University of Glasgow's Professor Stephen Driscoll and Clyde Archaeology. 📸Govan Heritage Trust #medievalsky
The warrior is in profile. He wears a tunic and carries a sword or spear. A small, round shield is at his hip.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
'The incoming vice-chancellor of a soon-to-be merged university group said there is now a “blueprint” for others to join the newly formed entity, but said she could not rule out job cuts as the institutions join forces.' 1/3
timeshighereducation.com
More universities could join new Kent-Greenwich group, says v-c
Incoming leader of new entity says course sharing on the cards ‘where it makes sense’ as unions fear merger will result in more job cuts
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Dr Rory MacLellan @rorymaclellan.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
@medievaljews.bsky.social and I were quoted in The Times last week about a project we've been helping on to commemorate London's medieval Jewish cemetery. A free exhibition on the site is now at St Giles Cripplegate church until 16 September. #medievalsky www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
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Britain’s oldest Jewish cemetery discovered at the Barbican
A team of amateur historians found the site, which dates from Norman times, just outside London’s ancient Roman wall
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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
For our scientists. By @ellecordova.bsky.social
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 05/09/2025
The web changes quickly. The Wayback Machine remembers—preserving voices, stories & culture for future generations. 📝 Tell us why the #WaybackMachine is important to you ⤵️ forms.gle/c3XqotHUToKe... 🧵 #Wayback1T
Gradient blue background with the Internet Archive logo modified so that two of its four pillars make the characters 1 T, for one trillion web pages. Testimonial text reads: "The Wayback Machine is like digital memory for the collective consciousness." Signed Md. Zahid H., Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
British Academy/Leverhulme Trust small grants scheme is open. Up to £10k for up to 2 years. For postdoctoral researchers in Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, including independent researchers. Applications that meet the quality threshold are allocated through partial randomisation. 5 Nov deadline.
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British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants
The BA/Leverhulme Small Research Grants are available to support primary research in the humanities and social sciences. These awards, up to £10,000 in value and tenable for up to 24 months, are provi...
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
More details on the failed proposal to rescue Dundee. The plot sickens.
bbc.co.uk
Rejected Dundee University recovery plan included more job cuts - BBC News
The cash-strapped institution had suggested a further 220 voluntary redundancies and 170 compulsory redundancies.
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Jisc and UUK seeking 5-15% price reductions from Big 5 publishers – Elsevier, Springer Nature, Taylor & Francis, Wiley and Sage. The negotiations, which are not going well, conclude on 29 August. If they fail, several universities may be walking away from their current deals, losing access in 2026.
timeshighereducation.com
‘Business-as-usual’ offers from publishers raise walk-away fears
Disappointing offers which ‘miss financial reality’ faced by UK higher education have heightened speculation that institutions will ditch proposed deals
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Ted Vallance @tedvallance.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
FYA medievalists: jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk
Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Postdoctoral Research Associate (13th-14th century focus) - Inclusive Histories
Full-time, Fixed Term (12 months)Applications are invited for the post of Postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of Humanities.Inclusive Histories is a collaborative research and schools engage...
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
These are fab awards at an extraordinary library and archive, available both to UK and international researchers, including independent researchers. Check out the schemes for 2026-27 when they open (c. October for a December deadline). www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowsh...
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Andrew Roach @andrewhist.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
Anyone who thinks the UK trade deal with Trump was a great win for this country should note closure of Vivergo biofuels in Hull. Removal of the UK's 19 percent tariff has allowed US fuel to flood in. US farmers in the mid West are of course subsidised to provide crops for biofuel. 300 jobs to go.
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David Higham @oldtrotter.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
The witch trials of 1612 still cast a long shadow.
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U of T Centre for Medieval Studies @uoftcms.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
We're Hiring! The Department of Classics and the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto invite applications for a full-time, tenure-stream position in Late Antiquity. www.medieval.utoronto.ca/news/were-hi...
medieval illumination of a figure blowing a trumpet
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
'Put simply, we have a really strange system in higher education, where nobody admits how much things actually cost, nobody admits who’s paying for what, research is kept alive on the toil and goodwill of underpaid academics....'
theguardian.com
Tuition fees are rising again and nobody is happy – it’s time to actually fix our broken university sector | Zoe Williams
The figures simply don’t add up for higher education in England and Wales. Yet delusional politicians from all parties seem intent on avoiding the issue, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Rather a narrow definition of 'enabling' here. Teaching/teaching & scholarship staff also play vital enabling roles at most universities, enabling teaching & research staff to have some time for research by managing disproportionate student numbers.
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Recognising all those who drive research excellence: REF 2029 and research enabling staff  – REF 2029
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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 06/08/2025
Are you an early-career historian interested in radical, public and digital history? We are currently looking for two part-time, paid Editorial Fellows to join History Workshop. Deadline is at midnight on 15th August. See below for more details! www.historyworkshop....
historyworkshop.org.uk
Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop, 2025
History Workshop is advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships in 2025, open to early career historians.
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Olivia Linz @olivialinz.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
I would really appreciate if all of you will share my Bluesky profile 🫶🏼
I would really appreciate if all of you will share my Bluesky profile 🫶🏼
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 31/07/2025
If the marketing team is struggling to understand what universities do and are for, they can read this by a former Warwick professor, HoD, research centre founder/director and PVC. 3/3
researchprofessionalnews.com
To save UK higher education, start talking about knowledge - Research Professional News
Until debate on universities foregrounds their core purposes, their woes will deepen, says Margot Finn
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S.J. Pearce @homophonous.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Job! 🚨 Assistant Professor, High Medieval European History (tenure track) Princeton University www.higheredjobs.com/faculty/deta...
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Assistant Professor, High Medieval European History (tenure track) - HigherEdJobs
Jobs in higher education. Faculty and administrative positions at colleges and universities. Updated daily. Free to job seekers.
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Guy Halsall @realhistoryguy.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
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A betrayal of the victims of the Holocaust
A view from Israel
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Andrew Roach @andrewhist.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
My word as an influencer guides millions so I don't do this often, but if you're fed up of fancy pants restaurants in Glasgow's West End, you could do worse than heading to Sam's in Hardgate. Really good authentic Italian food. It's BYOB, but corkage is a fiver and you can buy at Tesco's next door.
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Andrew Roach @andrewhist.bsky.social · 30/07/2025
My word as an influencer guides millions so I don't do this often, but if you're fed up of fancy pants restaurants in Glasgow's West End, you could do worse than heading to Sam's in Hardgate. Really good authentic Italian food. It's BYOB, but corkage is a fiver and you can buy at Tesco's next door.
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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
IHR Workshop for new history research students - 8 Oct 2025. Learn about the work of the IHR while meeting our friendly staff to learn how we can assist you as a research student in history and/or history-related fields. Free to attend, but booking is required www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Photo of Senate House against a blue sky.  There is a text box giving the details of the workshop for new research students in history. All the information is also in the post.
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Dr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
NYT now reporting Tom Lehrer’s death. May his memory be for a blessing. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...
nytimes.com
Tom Lehrer, Musical Satirist With a Dark Streak, Dies at 97
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Jay Rubenstein @medievaljay.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Medieval History Job Alert! University of Tennessee, where I used to work. Unbelievably strong medieval studies. Unbelievable that they are hiring in this climate! Please share this post. jobs.chronicle.com/job/37862790...
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Assistant/Associate Professor of Medieval History (1100-1500) - University of Tenn, Knoxville job with University of Tennessee Department of History | 37862790
The Department of History at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville invites applications for a tenure-track professor of medieval history (1100-1500).
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Simon Coupland @scoupland.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
For #FindsFriday the unique and remarkable Khazar coin inscribed "Moses is God's messenger", from the huge Spillings hoard found on Gotland in 1999. The coin (dated c. 837) is the only physical proof that Khazars converted to Judaism. From the Gotlands Museum book "The Spillings Hoard"
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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Research Fellowships 2026 University of Cambridge – Peterhouse #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNV462/r...
jobs.ac.uk
Research Fellowships 2026 at University of Cambridge
Start your UK & international job search for academic jobs, research jobs, science jobs and managerial jobs in leading universities and top...
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Modern British History maternity leave cover (7 months in first instance) teaching position, predominantly 20th century, UCL History Dept. Starts 1 October 2025. Friendly department with excellent students and great library resources. PhD required. Deadline 24 July.
ucl.ac.uk
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
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Leonie V. Hicks @lvhicks.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
The embroidery was likely commissioned by Odo of Bayeux, the design developed at St Augustine's Abbey under Abbot Scolland and then stitched by a group of women. England was famed for its embroidery. #BayeuxTapestry 2/
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Leonie V. Hicks @lvhicks.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
It tells the story of the events leading up to the invasion of England by Duke William II of Normandy in 1066. We see all sorts of scenes and landscapes. Some like 'Ubi unus clericus et Aelfgyfa' are enigmatic. #BayeuxTapestry
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
'With a remaining £1.5m budget gap, the voluntary severance and enhanced retirement scheme has been extended until September.' 5 schools are in focus. 1) Business – excluding Business Management; 2) Geosciences – excluding Archaeology; 3) Language, Literature, Music & Visual Culture... 1/2
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