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The Bear Yard Press @bearyardpress.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Join us for a roundtable on the history of print in London to mark the final weeks of the Lost Landscapes of Print Exhibition at King’s College London. www.eventbrite.com/e/lost-lands...
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King's English @kingsenglish.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
💭 How does thought move? How do concepts form and shift across disciplines and genres? Professor Kélina Gotman's lecture on 'Performance: a tentative unravelling, a commons' is now available on YouTube ⬇️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=9at0...
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Performance: a tentative unravelling, a commons, with Professor Kélina Gotman
YouTube video by King's Arts & Humanities
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King's College London @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
We are delighted to host the BBC Singers in the College Chapel on the Strand, which will serve as their new temporary rehearsal & recording space. During their time in the Chapel, the Singers will be preparing for a number of flagship events, including the BBC Proms. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/bbc-sin...
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BBC Singers find new home in King's College London chapel | King's College London
The BBC Singers will be moving their rehearsals to King’s College London where they will be using the College Chapel at the Strand as a temporary home.
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King's Arts & Humanities @kingsartshums.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
📰 Discover the history of print and publishing on the Strand with 'Lost Landscapes of Print', now on display in the Curiosity Cabinet ✨️ Dr Brian Murray and @bearyardpress.bsky.social are leading FREE walking tours of the area on 28 May and 4 June – get a sneak peek in the video below ⬇️
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The Bear Yard Press @bearyardpress.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Join us on Thursday 28 May (1pm) for a tour of the Lost Landscapes of Print exhibition and a walk around some local sites of print and publishing history. You’ll also have a chance to use our 1862 Albion printing press. www.kcl.ac.uk/events/lost-...
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Lost Landscapes of Print - walking tour | King's College London
A guided tour of the Lost Landscapes of Print exhibition and local sites of printing history, with curator Dr Brian Murray.
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Our new exhibition The English Print Revolution: Caxton and Beyond is now open! Co-curated by Karen Attar (SHL) and @michaelwdurrant.bsky.social (IES, SAS) the display celebrates the 550th anniversary of William Caxton’s first printing press!
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The Bear Yard Press @bearyardpress.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Really chuffed to get our exhibition reviewed by the legendary Ian Visits! We’ve been following his lead on all things London for years www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/sho...
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Shop windows tell the story of London’s revolutionary illustrated newspapers
A corner shop in central London has recently been turned into an exhibition space, and is currently exploring the history of 19th-century printers who worked in the area.
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King's Arts & Humanities @kingsartshums.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
🗓️ Last chance to sign up for the launch of A Short History of the Department of Theology & Religious Studies- a project by Professor Linda Woodhead and Sarah Limb 👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/events/launc...
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Launch event: A Short History of the Department of Theology & Religious Studies | King's College London
Sarah Limb and Linda Woodhead
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King's Arts & Humanities @kingsartshums.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
📢 NEW: Lost Landscapes of Print launches today in the Curiosity Cabinet to tell the story of London’s popular print culture in the nineteenth century around the Strand, curated by Dr Brian Murray from @kingsenglish.bsky.social and @bearyardpress.bsky.social. 🔗 Discover more 👇 buff.ly/ZJcJ9pf
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Exhibition launches on London's publishing history | King's College London
Lost Landscapes of Print explores the history of print and publishing on the Strand from 6 February at the Curiosity Cabinet on King’s Strand campus.
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Research Society for Victorian Periodicals @rs4vp.org · 12/02/2026
We are thrilled to announce that applications for our 1st round of Microgrant funding are now open! These small seed grants of up to $300 USD support exploratory research or new projects in periodical studies. Applications for this first round of funds are due March 1!
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RSVP Microgrants – RSVP
Microgrants are seed grants designed to support new research projects and/or explore ideas in the field of periodical studies. The Microgrants scheme was established in response to the 2025 survey of…
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The Bear Yard Press @bearyardpress.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Our new exhibition Lost Landscapes of Print is now open 24/7 at the Curiosity Cabinet (171 Strand). Drop by for some local print/publishing history and a self-guided walking tour. Presented by @kingsartshums.bsky.social @kingsenglish.bsky.social
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Patrick Leary @patrickleary.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
PhD students in the UK with a Victorianist bent will want to take particular note of the placement titled "Illustrated Newspapers: Beyond the Illustrated London News": cdn.sanity.io/files/v5dwki... @rs4vp.org #Victorian
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The Bear Yard Press @bearyardpress.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Almost there with the installation for our new exhibition (Lost Landscapes of Print) at the Strand Curiosity Cabinet in collaboration with @kingsartshums.bsky.social. More detail to follow soon
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The Bear Yard Press @bearyardpress.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Printing returns to the Strand. Installing the Bear Yard Press today as part of the new exhibition at the Curiosity Cabinet (King’s College London). Details to follow soon!
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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Apply for our PhD placement scheme to get involved in extraordinary research at the Library. There are eight available placements exploring a variety of themes including war poetry, 21st-century digital tools, illustrated newspapers and decarbonisation. Find out more: link.bl.uk/PhDPlacements
The front page of the Daily Graphic newspaper published Saturday 25 August, 1917, featuring portraits of 'Women in the Order of the British Empire', including Lady Byron, the honourable Mrs Alfred Lyttelton, Her Majesty the Queen.
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The Bear Yard Press @bearyardpress.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Extraordinary passage!
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