CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 27mExpanded chronologies, cross-confessional empathy, and Irish history in a European and global perspective. Some of the many themes from last night's wonderful celebration of Dr. Joan Redmond's new book, Religion, Rebellion and Violence in Ireland, c. 1603-1649. Thanks to those who came along! 101
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Next week! Join us to celebrate the launch of Dr. Joan Redmond's Religion, Rebellion and Violence in Ireland (@universitypress.cambridge.org). Wednesday 30th September at 18:00. @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/relig...kingsearlymodern.co.ukReligion, Rebellion and Violence: Book Launch — CEMS KCL BlogJoin CEMS to celebrate the launch of Dr. Joan Redmond’s first monograph, Religion, Rebellion and Violence in Ireland, c. 1603-1649 . 021
Reposted by CEMS KCLAnnalisa Nicholson @apuddleofmuddle.bsky.social · 23/09/2026✏️ Mark your diaries! Next month @cemskcl.bsky.social, Kerry Apps, Hannah Dawson, Catharine MacLeod, & ME will be talking about Restoration women, their libertinism, their consumerism, & their contact with the expanding world. Book here & spread the word 🌍 kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/world...kingsearlymodern.co.ukWorldly Women at the Court of Charles II: Exile, Excess, and the Expanding World — CEMS KCL BlogJoin CEMS for a conversion on women and the Restoration, featuring Dr. Annalisa Nicholson, Dr. Kerry Apps, Dr. Hannah Dawson, and Catherine MacLeod. 33521
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Join us in a few hours to discuss Dr. Mira 'Assaf's (@miramiraculous.bsky.social) work in progress! If you need the paper/Zoom details, please send us an email and we can send it over! 062
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Join us on 30th September to celebrate the launch of Dr. Joan Redmond's ( @kingshistory.bsky.social) first monograph, Religion, Rebellion and Violence in Ireland, c. 1603-1649 (@universitypress.cambridge.org). Full details below! kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/relig...kingsearlymodern.co.ukReligion, Rebellion and Violence: Book Launch — CEMS KCL BlogJoin CEMS to celebrate the launch of Dr. Joan Redmond’s first monograph, Religion, Rebellion and Violence in Ireland, c. 1603-1649 . 045
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 15/09/2026We're looking forward to discussing @miramiraculous.bsky.social's paper next Monday! Still time to sign up if you'd like to receive the paper and join the session. 064
Reposted by CEMS KCLIman Sheeha (she/her) @drsheeha.bsky.social · 11/09/2026So excited for Shakespeare and Race Festival at Shakespeare's Globe! Come join us if you’re around next month 🔥 link to register: www.shakespearesglobe.com/whats-on/sym... 053
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026We are delighted to be hosting another series of the 'Race and the #earlymodern' seminar with @folger.edu. This term we will be hosting three WIP sessions with Dr. Mira Zoubeida 'Assaf, Aman Williams, and Rebecca Adusei, respectively. Full details below! kingsearlymodern.co.uk/upcoming-sem...kingsearlymodern.co.ukUpcoming Seminars — CEMS KCL Blog 13529
Reposted by CEMS KCLPast and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · 26/06/20261/ "Medicine, Race, and Slavery in the Transatlantic World, 1600–1850" by @hsmurphy.bsky.social (@kingshistory.bsky.social @cemskcl.bsky.social) doi.org/10.1093/past...doi.orgMedicine, Race, and Slavery in the Transatlantic World, 1600–1850As the title suggests, the provocation of this Supplement is simple: that the histories of medicine, transatlantic slavery, and race cannot, and should not 1134
Reposted by CEMS KCLPast and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · 26/06/202612/ "Healing, Mobility, and Belonging: ‘María Phelipa de Color Negro’, A Black Woman Healer Navigating the Canary Islands, 1712–1729" by Carolin Schmitz by @hsmurphy.bsky.social (@kingshistory.bsky.social @cemskcl.bsky.social) doi.org/10.1093/past...doi.orgHealing, Mobility, and Belonging: ‘María Phelipa de Color Negro’, A Black Woman Healer Navigating the Canary Islands, 1712–1729*Abstract. María Phelipa de la Cruz, a Black, mostly free, woman healer from Tenerife, was tried four times between 1712 and 1729 by the Tribunal of the Inq 122
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 26/06/2026A new special issue in P&P on medicine, race, and slavery edited by our Director! 01513
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 19/06/2026Event on funding in medieval and early modern studies, organised by QMUL! Featuring panels on UKRI, the ERC, and the Leverhulme Trust. Tuesday 23rd June, 15:00. Full details below. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gaining-ex...eventbrite.co.ukGaining External Funding for Research in Medieval and Early Modern StudiesLearn how to score funding for your medieval and early modern research. 01812
Reposted by CEMS KCLHannah Murphy @hsmurphy.bsky.social · 12/06/2026What a week it's been.... Yesterday fresh scholarship from interdisciplinary experts pushed us to think about 'the' #EarlyModern in terms of race, environment, interregional connections, adaptions, eschatology, stop-start technological change and the 'slash' in the early/modern 2178
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 11/06/2026And to conclude our week of CEMS events... A rountable reflecting on periodisation and the early/modern! Thanks to all who've joined us today and over the course of this week. 091
Reposted by CEMS KCLChristophe Schellekens @christopheschfir.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Very much looking forward to this! 021
Reposted by CEMS KCLUCL Institute of Advanced Studies @ucl-ias.bsky.social · 08/06/2026TOMORROW!! IAS Book Launch: Body Size in Early Modern Germany Author Holly Fletcher overturns false assumptions that concern with body size is a modern phenomenon or that in earlier societies fatness simply signified wealth while thinness indicated poverty. 9 June 6pm www.ucl.ac.uk/early-modern...ucl.ac.ukIAS Book Launch: Body Size in Early Modern GermanyThe IAS is pleased to welcome author Holly Fletcher, whose book overturns false assumptions that concern with body size is a modern phenomenon or that in earlier societies fatness simply signified wea... 12211
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 08/06/2026A week of CEMS events... including PGR lightning talks, our first article workshop, a book launch, and our annual CEMS Colloquium. Full details in the thread below! Join us if you can! kingsearlymodern.co.uk/eventskingsearlymodern.co.ukEvents — CEMS KCL Blog'What's On' at CEMS. We run workshops, seminars, conferences, social and networking events, symposia, and more. 134
Reposted by CEMS KCLYuqi “Anna” Jiang @annajiang.bsky.social · 05/06/2026I’ll be talking about the racialised Merlin in early modern England at this seminar (June 8th, 5pm uk time). Very excited! 031
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Our final session of 'Race and the Early Modern' will take place next Monday! We're hosting three PGR lightning talks on Merlin, witches, and slave law. Join us if you can. We have just released more tickets... @folger.edu kingsearlymodern.co.uk/race-and-the...kingsearlymodern.co.ukPGR Lightning Talks - 8th June — CEMS KCL BlogThe Race and the Early Modern seminar invites Postgraduate Research Students to present 10-minute lightning talks on their research. The seminar will take place virtually on June 8th 2026 . To apply... 043
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Our Annual Colloquium is next week! Join us on Thursday 11th June for a series of panels and a roundtable on 'Periodizing the Early/Modern'. Full details below! kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/cfp-p...kingsearlymodern.co.ukPeriodizing the Early/Modern - Annual CEMS Colloquium — CEMS KCL BlogThe annual CEMS colloquium. This year’s theme is on Periodizing the Early/Modern. The colloquium will feature several panels and a roundtable. The Colloquium will take place on 11th June. 046
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Next week! Join us for the launch of Prof. Jonathan Sheehan's new book, On the Altar: A History of Sacrifice from the Sacred to the Secular. Wednesday 10th June. Full details below. kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/on-th...kingsearlymodern.co.ukOn the Altar by Prof. Jonathan Sheehan: Book Launch — CEMS KCL BlogJoin CEMS for the launch of Prof. Jonathan Sheehan’s latest book, On the Altar: A History of Sacrifice from the Sacred to the Secular . 042
Reposted by CEMS KCLSociety for Renaissance Studies @srsrensoc.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Annual @cemskcl.bsky.social Colloquium: "Periodizing the Early/Modern", 11 June 2026, King's College London rensoc.org.uk/announcement... #EarlyModern #EarlyModernEvents #IsItEarlyModernThough 21115
Reposted by CEMS KCLChristophe Schellekens @christopheschfir.bsky.social · 18/05/2026On June 11, I 'll be presenting my paper 'Institutional temporalities between the Middle Ages and the Early Modern Period' @cemskcl.bsky.social annual colloquium 'Periodizing the Early/Modern'. (full program kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/cfp-p...) See you in London!kingsearlymodern.co.ukPeriodizing the Early/Modern - Annual CEMS Colloquium — CEMS KCL BlogThe annual CEMS colloquium. This year’s theme is on Periodizing the Early/Modern. The colloquium will feature several panels and a roundtable. The Colloquium will take place on 11th June. 0115
Reposted by CEMS KCLEuan Huey @euan-huey.bsky.social · 24/05/2026I'm really excited to share the programme for a workshop on Portable Archives that @anastruillou.bsky.social and I have put together! We are looking forward to welcoming such an exciting group of speakers to Oxford! There are still places to attend the workshop on 5 June. 21511
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Annual CEMS Colloquium - 11th June! This year's theme is 'Periodizing the Early/Modern'. Featuring three panels and a roundtable. Join us on 11th June. Full details below. kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/cfp-p...kingsearlymodern.co.ukPeriodizing the Early/Modern - Annual CEMS Colloquium — CEMS KCL BlogThe annual CEMS colloquium. This year’s theme is on Periodizing the Early/Modern. The colloquium will feature several panels and a roundtable. The Colloquium will take place on 11th June. 1158
Reposted by CEMS KCLSociety for Renaissance Studies @srsrensoc.bsky.social · 24/05/2026Book Launch! Join @cemskcl.bsky.social for the launch of Prof. Jonathan Sheehan’s (UC Berkeley) latest book, "On the Altar: A History of Sacrifice from the Sacred to the Secular" (Princeton University Press, 2026), 10 June 2026. #Skystorians #EarlyModernEvents rensoc.org.uk/announcement... 052
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 22/05/2026And we're off... halfway through our first panel on Enslavement and Forced Mobilities. Grateful to @anastruillou.bsky.social for organising such a great workshop! 173
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 21/05/2026Tomorrow! Join us for a workshop on connections between North Africa and the Iberian Atlantic. Organised by Dr. @anastruillou.bsky.social (KCL) and Dr. Kaja Cook (Royal Holloway). Online and in person! We still have some in person tickets available. kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/mexic...kingsearlymodern.co.ukMexico in Algiers, Rabat in Bahia: Rethinking Interactions between the Iberian Atlantic and the Maghrib - A Workshop — CEMS KCL BlogJoin CEMS for a one-day workshop on interactions between the early modern Iberian Atlantic and North Africa. Organised by Dr. Ana Struillou and Dr. Kaja Cook. Friday 22nd May, 09:00 - 18:00 052
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 20/05/2026We're delighted to be launching Prof. Jonathan Sheehan's latest book - On the Altar: A History of Sacrifice from the Sacred to the Secular. Join us on 10th June at 17:30. Full details below. @kingsartshums.bsky.social @princetonupress.bsky.social kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/on-th...kingsearlymodern.co.ukOn the Altar by Prof. Jonathan Sheehan: Book Launch — CEMS KCL BlogJoin CEMS for the launch of Prof. Jonathan Sheehan’s latest book, On the Altar: A History of Sacrifice from the Sacred to the Secular . 084
Reposted by CEMS KCLJamie Gemmell @jamie-gemmell.bsky.social · 15/05/2026I'll be discussing some of my work on John Satia and London's 1731 ban on Black apprenticeship next Monday. If you'd like to attend, get in touch and I can forward along the Zoom details and the work in progress. 013
Reposted by CEMS KCLThe London Archives @thelondonarchives.bsky.social · 14/05/2026⭐️ Our final Skills Training in Archival Research (STAR) workshop of the 2025-26 year is on 3rd June! ⭐️ Are you doing archival research for a degree or work? Or just want to learn more about how to research at TLA? Then come along! Book your place using the link 👇eventbrite.co.ukSkills Training in Archival Research (STAR) WorkshopJoin us for a hands-on workshop designed to help postgraduate students and researchers make the most of archival collections. 196
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Friday 22nd May! A one-day workshop on the Iberian Atlantic and North Africa. Organised by Dr. @anastruillou.bsky.social and Dr. Kaja Cook. Full details below. Online spaces still available, waiting list active for in person attendance. kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/mexic...kingsearlymodern.co.ukMexico in Algiers, Rabat in Bahia: Rethinking Interactions between the Iberian Atlantic and the Maghrib - A Workshop — CEMS KCL BlogJoin CEMS for a one-day workshop on interactions between the early modern Iberian Atlantic and North Africa. Organised by Dr. Ana Struillou and Dr. Kaja Cook. Friday 22nd May, 09:00 - 18:00 074
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Join us next week for our next 'Race and the Early Modern' seminar. We'll be discussing a paper by @jamie-gemmell.bsky.social on John Satia and the ban on Black Apprenticeship. The pre-circulated materials will be sent out later today. Full details below. kingsearlymodern.co.uk/race-and-the...kingsearlymodern.co.ukJohn Satia and the 1731 Ban on Black Apprenticeship - Jamie Gemmell - 18th May — CEMS KCL BlogOn 18th May at 17:00(GMT)/12:00(EST), we will discuss a pre-circulated paper titled ‘John Satia and the 1731 Ban on Black Apprenticeship’ by Jamie Gemmell (King’s College London). During the seminar... 067
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Join UCL's Early Modern Exchanges to celebrate the launch of 'The Radical Spanish Empire' by Jorge Canizares-Esguerra and Adrian Masters. 13th May @ 6pm. Full details below! 012
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 28/04/2026A reminder that the 'Race in the Early Modern Seminar' is hosting PGR lightning talks on 8th June. If you'd like to present, please submit a bio and paper abstract by 1st May. Full details below! @folger.edu @kingsartshums.bsky.social kingsearlymodern.co.uk/race-and-the...kingsearlymodern.co.ukCfP: PGR Lightning Talks - 8th June — CEMS KCL BlogThe Race and the Early Modern seminar invites Postgraduate Research Students to present 10-minute lightning talks on their research. The seminar will take place virtually on June 8th 2026 . To apply... 122
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Dr. Moosa's work-in-progress has been circulated. If you'd like to attend, please register below. Email us and we'll send over the link to the WIP. 010
Reposted by CEMS KCLJamie Gemmell @jamie-gemmell.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Looking forward to discussing this paper next week. Still time to sign up and receive the WIP... 021
Reposted by CEMS KCLUCL Early Modern Exchanges @uclearlymodxcha.bsky.social · 15/04/2026Our MA Early Modern Studies trains you in palaeography, book history & archival research skills, plus options in information & literary studies, history & language. Join us for a taster lecture, learn more about the course & ask questions 📅1 May 2-3:30pm BST online app.geckoform.com/events-embed... 12013
Reposted by CEMS KCLPast and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · 15/04/2026We are pleased to be supporting the "Mexico in Algiers, Rabat in Bahia: Rethinking Interactions Between the Iberian Atlantic and the Magreb" workshop Taking place 22 May 2026 @cemskcl.bsky.social For programme and registration see: pastandpresent.org.uk/registration...pastandpresent.org.ukRegistration and Programme for the "Mexico in Algiers, Rabat in Bahia: Rethinking Interactions between the Iberian Atlantic and the Maghrib" Workshop - Past and Presentreceived from Dr. Ana Struillou (King College London) and Dr. Kaja Cook (Royal Holloway, University of London) Date and Times: 22 May 2026 (09:00 – 18:00) Format: his will be a hybrid workshop. The on... 0157
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Join us next Monday at 17:00GMT/12:00EST for our next 'Race in the Early Modern' seminar. We're delighted to be joined by Dr. @hassanamoosa.bsky.social. Dr. Moosa's WIP will be circulated later this week. kingsearlymodern.co.uk/race-and-the...kingsearlymodern.co.ukWhat’s in a Name: Slave-Slurs in Early Modern English Drama - Dr. Hassana Moosa - 20th April — CEMS KCL BlogOn 20th April at 17:00(GMT)/12:00(EST), we will discuss a pre-circulated paper titled ‘What’s in a Name: Slave Slurs in Early Modern English Drama’ by Dr. Hassana Moosa (University of Cape Town). Duri... 011
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Join us on May 22nd for a workshop on early modern North Africa and the Iberian Atlantic. Online and in person! 0127
Reposted by CEMS KCLCEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Deadline next week! We're looking for abstracts from PGRs/ECRs for our upcoming colloquium. This year's theme is 'Periodising the Early/Modern'. Deadline: 7th April kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/cfp-p...kingsearlymodern.co.ukCfP: Periodizing the Early/Modern - Annual CEMS Colloquium — CEMS KCL BlogCall for Papers for the Annual CEMS Colloquium. This year’s theme is periodizing the early/modern. The CfP deadline is 7th April. The Colloquium will take place on 11th June. 055
Reposted by CEMS KCLJamie Gemmell @jamie-gemmell.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Great theme for this year's CEMS Colloquium. We'll be thinking about periodisation. What do we mean by early modernity? How do we periodise across disciplines? What is the point of early modern studies in 2026? CfP currently live - deadline 07.04 kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/cfp-p...kingsearlymodern.co.ukCfP: Periodizing the Early/Modern - Annual CEMS Colloquium — CEMS KCL BlogCall for Papers for the Annual CEMS Colloquium. This year’s theme is periodizing the early/modern. The CfP deadline is 7th April. The Colloquium will take place on 11th June. 031
Reposted by CEMS KCLSociety for Renaissance Studies @srsrensoc.bsky.social · 28/03/2026#CfP: Annual @cemskcl.bsky.social "Periodizing the Early/Modern", KCL, 11 June 2026. Abstracts by 7 April 2026 This year’s colloquium is on ‘Periodizing the Early/Modern' & organised by Hannah Crawforth, Sarah Lewis, Lucy Munro, & @hsmurphy.bsky.social rensoc.org.uk/announcement... #Skystorians 064
Reposted by CEMS KCLIndravati FÉLICITÉ @indravati.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Jeunes chercheurs en histoire moderne, la deadline est fixée à la semaine prochaine ! 032
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 30/03/2026CEMS workshop on interactions between North Africa and the Iberian Atlantic. Organised by Dr. Ana Struillou and Dr. Kaja Cook. A day of panels on subjects ranging from forced labour to knowledge exchange to migration. Scheduled 22nd May. Sign up below! kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/mexic...kingsearlymodern.co.ukMexico in Algiers, Rabat in Bahia: Rethinking Interactions between the Iberian Atlantic and the Maghrib - A Workshop — CEMS KCL BlogJoin CEMS for a one-day workshop on interactions between the early modern Iberian Atlantic and North Africa. Organised by Dr. Ana Struillou and Dr. Kaja Cook. Friday 22nd May, 09:00 - 18:00 042
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Deadline next week! We're looking for abstracts from PGRs/ECRs for our upcoming colloquium. This year's theme is 'Periodising the Early/Modern'. Deadline: 7th April kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/cfp-p...kingsearlymodern.co.ukCfP: Periodizing the Early/Modern - Annual CEMS Colloquium — CEMS KCL BlogCall for Papers for the Annual CEMS Colloquium. This year’s theme is periodizing the early/modern. The CfP deadline is 7th April. The Colloquium will take place on 11th June. 055
Reposted by CEMS KCLUCL Early Modern Exchanges @uclearlymodxcha.bsky.social · 27/03/2026⚠️Register before 12 April ⚠️ Marking Music: the Use of Music Books in Early Modern Europe 11–12 May 2026 @cemskcl.bsky.social & online For scholars of music, book history & related to explore how people engaged with books containing music in early modern period. www.tickettailor.com/events/aheve... 11513
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 23/03/2026CfP for our Annual Colloquium! This year's theme is 'Periodising the Early/Modern'. We're looking for abstracts from PGRs/ECRs. Deadline: 7th April Full details below. kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/cfp-p...kingsearlymodern.co.ukCfP: Periodizing the Early/Modern - Annual CEMS Colloquium — CEMS KCL BlogCall for Papers for the Annual CEMS Colloquium. This year’s theme is periodizing the early/modern. The CfP deadline is 7th April. The Colloquium will take place on 11th June. 12025
CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 19/03/2026The intimacies of calligraphy, self-actualisation through writing, and fiction in life writing. A wonderful evening in a great setting with Prof. Abigail Williams on non-elite reading and writing in the long eighteenth century. @kingsartshums.bsky.social @hsmurphy.bsky.social 311711