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Ann Laura Hughes

@annlaurahughes.bsky.social
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Historian of the English Revolution; Labour Councillor Lichfield City and Lichfield District Councils. Deputy leader of Lichfield City Council 2025-. Professor Emerita Keele University, UK.

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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
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Ann's fundraiser for British Heart Foundation
Help Ann Hughes raise money to support British Heart Foundation
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Lichfield Live @lichfieldlive.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Donations sought for school uniform bank initiative in Lichfield
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Donations sought for school uniform bank initiative in Lichfield
People are being urged to support a school uniform bank initiative in Lichfield once again this summer.
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Intriguing
A notice about a train running late.
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Matthew Blake @matthew-blake.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
A call for papers Staffordshire Histories Celebration: 150 years of Staffordshire Record Society. Please share! And do get in touch if you are interested in contributing. @midlandhistory.bsky.social @staffsarch.bsky.social @archiveswm.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social
Call for papers Staffordshire Record Society conference
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Do get in touch if you’re working on Staffordshire or using Staffordshire material in your work.
Historic map to illustrate call for papers for a conference on the history of Staffordshire.
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Koch History Centre @khc-oxford.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Gerrard Winstanley was a religious radical, a Digger, but did you know that he was also churchwarden in his local parish? @annlaurahughes.bsky.social explores the paradox of English religious dissenters' continued participation in parish life throughout the upheavals of the mid-17th century.
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Ann Hughes, Church and State in Early Modern England: Views from the Parish
YouTube video by Koch History Centre
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Staffordshire Archaeological & Historical Society @staffsarch.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Thank you to Victoria Yuskaitis for a fascinating talk on leper squints last night. Details of our next talk is on the link below: www.sahs.uk.net/event-sahs-p...
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Prof. Ann Hughes (Keele University) "From Warwick Castle to Dublin Castle: doing well in the "English" Civil War" | Lectures & Events | Events | Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Wonderful listening to Ted Rowlands (Baron Rowlands) on his 1966 election victory in Cardiff North
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Update on Lichfield clock tower
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
What a wonderful opportunity- bequeathed by Ian Roy who was external examiner for my PhD
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Justine Pick @justinepick.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Free #event from #Lichfield Waterworks Trust at Sandfields Pumping Station Learn more about the history of #water supply and engineering efforts to get the fabulous beam engine moving again 🗓️ Sat 14 March 🕰️ 10:00-4:00
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History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Happy St David's Day! To mark the celebration, why not revisit Dr Stephen Roberts' overview of relations between the Westminster Parliament and the Welsh language, translated into Welsh.
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Parliament and the Welsh Language/Dydd Gwyl Dewi: Y Senedd a’r Iaith Gymraeg.
To mark St David’s Day this year, we are publishing a translation into Welsh of a blog written in 2018, which provides an overview of relations between the
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Congregational Library & Archives @congrelib.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Register now for a fascinating virtual discussion with Frank Bremer, @annlaurahughes.bsky.social, Rachel Adcock, and @emersonwbaker.bsky.social about the new “Oxford Handbook of Puritanism” at 1 pm EDT on March 19th.
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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
The Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) has recently been updated with 4000+ new references. Discover further details about this update in this On History blog buff.ly/eWSMfuT @brepols.net
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Bibliography of British and Irish History February 2026 update  - On History
What’s new in BBIH?   The February 2026 update to the Bibliography of British and Irish History adds over 4,000 new publications. The new update includes books, journal articles, book chapters, and…
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Lichfield Live @lichfieldlive.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The Lichfield and Burntwood Independent newspaper celebrates 50th edition
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The Lichfield and Burntwood Independent newspaper celebrates 50th edition - Lichfield Live®
The Lichfield and Burntwood Independent is celebrating the publication of its 50th edition.
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Danielle Terrazas Williams @drdanielletw.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
Fellowship Opportunity! Jenny Wormald Junior Research Fellow in Women’s History University of Oxford - St Hilda’s College www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQL341/j...
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Jenny Wormald Junior Research Fellow in Women’s History at University of Oxford
Discover an exciting academic career path as a Jenny Wormald Junior Research Fellow in Women’s History at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!
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Russ @lichfieldruss.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
Labour is delivering for Lichfield despite the difficult Tory legacy. ita01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
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Local Labour chair says local area is feeling benefits of the national picture - Lichfield Live®
The chair of the local Labour branch says his party's Government is delivering for residents – but insists there's much more to come.
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Christmas pudding!
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Learnt a lot about Jacobites in words and music from Splinter at Ashbourne town hall, including that date on plaque wrong
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Jackie Eales @jackieeales.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/product/the-... published today, a fantastic teaching resource and a super Xmas present. With contributions from @annlaurahughes.bsky.social @isminipells.bsky.social @waseemahmed98.bsky.social @denisegreany.bsky.social Richard Cust, Andy Hopper (Ed.) Oh, and me.
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The civil wars in 100 objects - The World Turned Upside Down
The civil wars that took place between 1638 and 1651, and their aftermath, were the most destabilising conflicts that the British and Irish peoples have ever endured. During these times everyday peop...
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History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
In a guest article for #HistParl, Dr Sophie Aldred explores the library of Lord Robartes and what it tells us of his political position during the revolutionary years of the 1640s. 📚 historyofparliament.com/2025/10/27/j...
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John Robartes, 2nd Baron Robartes of Truro (later earl of Radnor): reading in the revolution - The History of Parliament
Variously described as of an ‘unsociable nature and impetuous disposition’, ‘sour’, ‘surly’, and a ‘destroyer of every body’s business’, John Robartes, 2nd
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Wonderful tour of Iceland with intrepid. A foss everyday for a week
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Mary Fissell @maryfissell.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Hey! Want to get my book with FREE SHIPPING? And not from The Behemoth? For the next 31 hours, you can get it from Bookshop.org !! And any any other book they carry! bookshop.org/p/books/push...
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Pushback: The 2,500-Year Fight to Thwart Women by Restricting Abortion
The 2,500-Year Fight to Thwart Women by Restricting Abortion
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christywang.bsky.social @christywang.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
CfP due 15 July! On 4–6 September, @kyamamoto.bsky.social and I will co-host "Providence, Propaganda, and Profit in the Early Modern English World" at UTokyo. Keynote speakers: @annlaurahughes.bsky.social, Shusaku Kanazawa, Keiko Kawawake, and Peter Lake. See poetsutokyo.wixsite.com/conference20...
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Justine Pick @justinepick.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
🎙️More podcasts 🎙️ added to the The World Turned Upside Down A unique free open access resource for everyone interested in the people, events and ideas of the British Civil Wars - explored and explained by leading historians Take a look👇
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Programmes - The World Turned Upside Down
Educational Series Join our mailing list to be notified when new programmes are released Register now REGISTER NOW Stephen K. Roberts Royalist
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
Very excited to be involved with this!
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Lichfield City FC winning the league!!
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Brilliant night launching our Camden volume. Thanks to @royalhistsoc.org and Warwick Castle
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Come and see your local Labour councillors
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Lichfield & Hatherton Canals Restoration Trust @lhcrt.org.uk · 22/03/2025
We had a lovely time at @sandfieldsps.bsky.social - very appropriate for #WorldWaterDay Lots of people came to talk to us, and a lot of them joined as members to support us. 👍 #Lichfield #WeDigCanals #Staffordshire
Volunteers pointing at a display, the display has a map of the Lichfield Canal route and other details.The equipment of the pumping station: pistons and other engine parts.The equipment of the pumping station: pistons, pipes and other engine parts.
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Wonderful to hear @maryfissell.bsky.social on woman’s hour
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
A timely piece from Alice Cust Hughes in latest edition of Impact journal @collegeofteaching.bsky.social Very proud!
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
A book launch!
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Wow! A Camden volume. Such a pleasure to be involved
Cover of latest volume in Camden Society. Household accounts of Lord and Lady Brooke. Edited by Stewart Beale, Andrew Hopper and me
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
After 50 years my Kenwood mixer has finally given up - catching fire after mixing too heavy a batter. RIP
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Blue skies and ducks enjoying the ice. #Lichfield #DarwinPark
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Brilliant present!!!
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Tree from places of welcome
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Wonderful light show at @lichfieldcathedral.bsky.social and inside trees decorated by schools, businesses and charities
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Looking forward to seeing this in print - great fun contributing to it
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Storm Bert couldn’t stop us campaigning in Stowe!
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Fabulous paper by @angelamcshane.bsky.social on the wonderful 100 ballads website
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Well worth braving the cold night for launch of excellent volume from Bucks Record Society - first of series edited by Rosemary O’Day
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Launched today, this British Academy's pilot project maps changes in provision of UK undergraduate courses in Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences. 'Cold spots in SHAPE subject access matter. These subjects play a vital and vibrant role in university life, developing critical thinking'. 1/3 #UKHE
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There are cold spots in arts, humanities, and social sciences provision
New British Academy interactive maps reveal cold spots in social sciences, humanities and arts in UK higher education – especially affecting disadvantaged students. Ruairi Cullen explains
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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up. If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
I won an Italian food hamper at the fundraiser for Dr Milleys’s hospital Lichfield! Great night with the rock choir
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Good to be in the vanguard for once
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Ann Laura Hughes @annlaurahughes.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
First message on this platform inspired by all friends and colleagues abandoning the other one- now to remove all that…
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