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Based in @ihr.bsky.social, @sasnews.bsky.social. Engaged, outward-facing and co-produced research into place and history: rural to urban & parish to metropolis. Home to Victoria County History & Layers of London. Posts by team.

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Society of Genealogists @sogorg.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
#GenHour Join Poor London Week: 5-day family history experience with 11 expert talks, guided walks, research support + connect with fellow genealogists. Attend in person or online and explore workhouses, Victorian slums, foundlings & Charlie Chaplin’s London. Book: portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...
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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I'm leading this new @ihr.bsky.social Discovery Course: 'Writing and Pitching Your #Trade Non-Fiction #Book'. Two days, with experienced writers + agent Elliot Prior (Curtis Brown), plus an optional add-on 'writing retreat' with expert advice @ihrlibrary.bsky.social www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Writing and Pitching Your Trade Non-Fiction Book
Discovery Course (PAID)
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
The famous Senate House tour from Professor Philip Murphy, Director of @historyandpolicy.bsky.social, as part of our @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool. We enjoyed learning about the #history of the building, including as the WW2 Ministry of Information, and spotting film locations!
Philip with the group in Senate House cloisterPhilip and the group on the ceremonial stairsPhilip presenting on 'Senate House on Film'Philip and the group in front of Senate House
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amyatact.bsky.social @amyatact.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
@ihr.bsky.social check out the exhibition as part of the summer school here is a small taster
Just a small taster as to what is on offer
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Claire Langhamer @clairelanghamer.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Many congratulations to Charlotte Gauthier, @faraiunvers.bsky.social winner of the @ihr.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org and @chalkefestival.bsky.social ‘Pitch My Project’ competition for an outstanding talk at Chalke last night! @lucynoakes1.bsky.social
Event sign for Charlotte’s packed out event.Charlotte Gauthier speaking
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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
My colleague @evehayes123.bsky.social giving a brilliant interactive lecture on 'From Global Pandemics to Local Stories: AIDS, Covid-19 and Bloomsbury' as part of our @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool. Challenging, illuminating and moving.
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Dr Eve Hayes @evehayes123.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Pandemics and Politics. A lovely way to spend the morning guest lecturing for our @ihr.bsky.social #SummerSchool today. Great to share the floor with @historyandpolicy.bsky.social colleague Prof Philip Murphy. A huge thank you also to @cathamclarke.bsky.social for organising. @sas-news.bsky.social
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Looking back on yesterday (Day 2) at the @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool. In the afternoon, @justincolson.bsky.social led participants in exploring and interpreting the Charterhouse Water #Maps, relating them to the geography of the modern city & thinking about how they were used.
Participants explore one of the Water MapsParticipants explore one of the Water MapsParticipants explore one of the Water Maps
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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I'm really looking forward to being a judge for The Conversation Prize for writers 2026, in partnership with Faber Books and Curtis Brown. There's still time to get your entry in! Submit your 2000-word article and book idea by Sunday 5 July! theconversation.com/entries-now-...
Judges announced for The Conversation prize for writers 2026 - headline snip
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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
The famous @ihr.bsky.social 'Pub Quiz' held as part of our annual #London #SummerSchool! Yes, that's colleagues @graffitiginger.bsky.social and @justincolson.bsky.social sniffing medicinal herbs to identify them - plus the winning team and star MC @beccameriel.bsky.social.
Crystal and Justin sniff those herbs... The triumohant team with (chocolate) medals and prizesRebecca posing questions while a team confers
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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Day 1 of our fabulous @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool 2026: 'Sickness and Health'. We've enjoyed a lecture from @clairelanghamer.bsky.social, an @ihrlibrary.bsky.social introduction and workshop, and a brilliant visit to @bharchives.bsky.social and Barts North Wing. Thank you!
In the North Wing at Barts HospitalExploring a wonderful range of sources in Barts Archives, thanks to archivist Kate JarmanClaire Langhamer's opening lecture: 'How do you feel? Everyday experiences of sickness and health'Enjoying the shade and fountain at Barts!
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
The incredible exhibition for the @ihr.bsky.social London Summer School 2026 (Sickness and Health) is ready! Creative direction by @beccameriel.bsky.social with additional brilliance from @graffitiginger.bsky.social. Check out the library mini exhibition too - all on the IHR lower-ground floor.
Photo of the exhibition featuring a range of historical sources, crocheted plague rats, and embroidered microbesLondon maps, embroidered microbes, facsimile cuttingsCrocheted rat on sources relating to cholera, with herbs and 'medicine' bottles beyondCrocheted rat and bar of soap, with information on the import of soap in the medieval London Custom Accounts behind
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Barts Health Archives @bharchives.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
We can't wait to welcome groups from the @ihr.bsky.social Summer School next week - if ever a theme was made for our collections, it is 'Sickness and Health'! We have lots of fascinating material to share with them on Monday
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
A brilliant morning in @senatehouselib.bsky.social! @cathamclarke.bsky.social and @graffitiginger.bsky.social have been looking at special collections materials ready for our @ihr.bsky.social London Summer School next week - on the theme of 'Sickness and Health'. Our participants are in for a treat!
Catherine and Crystal look at materialsCatherine and Crystal look at a map of workhouses etcMaterials relating to the beginning of the NHS1665 Bills of Mortality
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Recent @ihr.bsky.social MA student and Library Services Manager @ihrlibrary.bsky.social, @katewilcox.bsky.social, has won the Phil Batman Family History Prize (Centre for Regional & Local History, University of Leicester). Discover her powerful and moving project: blog.history.ac.uk/2026/06/crea...
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Creative historical practice: an eighty-year family journey - On History
Kate Wilcox, Library Services Manager at the IHR, recently completed the IHR’s MA in History, Place and Community. Here, she shares her experiences of developing a critical-creative research project.
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Still wondering about joining us @ihr.bsky.social for this year's London Summer School (22-26 June)? Bookings close on 12 June. Our 2026 theme is 'Sickness and Health', with our usual focus on #London #history. View the full schedule of lectures, trips etc: www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...
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Daily Schedule
IHR Summer School Schedule 2026.
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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Delighted that the article based on my Historical Research Lecture (Nov 2025) is now online in the @ihr.bsky.social / @oxfordunipress.bsky.social journal Historical Research. 'Can popular #history be radical?' A real honour: thanks to my colleagues, especially journal editor @saracharles.bsky.social
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'Can popular history be radical? Historical research and writing for the public with a manifesto for radical popular history'

https://academic.oup.com/histres/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/hisres/htag003/8672900?utm_source=authortollfreelink&utm_campaign=histres&utm_medium=email

You will need to have access to the journal to read the article. Please message me directly if you need advice on this.Images of the Historical Research journal
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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
What an absolute treat to host the brilliant Andrew Ziminski at @ihr.bsky.social for our annual VCH Day Lecture. A spellbinding talk full of expertise and insight - and great to hear the vital role the VCH has played in Andrew's own work on historic buildings. @vch-home.bsky.social
Catherine and Andrew sitting on stage. The slide behind them features Andrew's books The Stonemason and Church GoingAndrew at the podium speakingCatherine and Andrew in Senate House
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OldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
New public talk! "Done to death by the system": railway worker accidents as 'conventional crime' in 19th & 20th century Britain Sat 2 May, Portsmouth, 12noon Project co-lead Mike (@uophistory.bsky.social) will explore what railway staff accidents tell us about life & work in the past.
Posed 1930s accident prevention photo, showing a worker standing between tracks, about to be hit by a steam train approaching unseen from behind.
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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Heading to the SHP Summer Conference this year? If you’re interested in practical classroom ideas for teaching history, come and join us! We’ll be sharing resources, lesson ideas, & talking about what actually works in history classrooms. Which workshop are you most excited about this year? #SHP26
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
CHPPC Advisory Board member Tré Ventour-Griffiths will be giving this fascinating and important lecture on Thurs 23 April: 'Bridgerton's Forgotten Enslavers: Inside Jane Austen's Candy-Land'. And did we mention you can listen with a pint in hand? Info & booking: www.tickettailor.com/events/pints...
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Buy tickets – "Bridgerton's Forgotten Enslavers: Inside Jane Austen's Candy-Land" – Camden Town Brewery Beer Hall
"Bridgerton's Forgotten Enslavers: Inside Jane Austen's Candy-Land" – Camden Town Brewery Beer Hall, Thu 23 Apr 2026 - "Jane Austen's Candy-Land: Inside Bridgerton's Forgotten Slaveowners"With Tré Ven...
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Brilliant review of Thomas Asbridge's 'magisterial' new book on the #BlackDeath. We'll hear from Thomas in this year's Derek Keene London Lecture - part of the 2026 @ihr.bsky.social Summer School on 'Sickness and Health'. Info: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
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The Black Death by Thomas Asbridge review – a medieval horror story
A magisterial history of one of the worst ever pandemics focuses on the individuals caught up in the chaos
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
#Bursary applications for the 2026 @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool are open until 26 March! Join us this June to explore 'Sickness and Health' in London #history: from the Black Death to the Covid-19 pandemic, with lectures, trips and visits. All welcome. See www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Info at https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/ihr-london-summer-school-26-sickness-health
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
The Derek Keene #London #Lecture 2026 is open for (free) booking! Join us on Weds 24 June to hear Thomas Asbridge on the #BlackDeath in London, drawing on his new book. The lecture forms a focal point of our annual @ihr.bsky.social #SummerSchool, this year focused on #London 'Sickness & Health'.
https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/keene-london-lecture-26-black-death-london
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Justin Colson @justincolson.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
There was a flurry of interest a few months ago in response to Mark Humphries' article on using Google Gemini 3.5 Pro Preview for transcribing a C18th commercial ledger generativehistory.substack.com/p/the-sugar-... So at @chppc.bsky.social we decided to have an experiment (2/9)
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The Sugar Loaf Test: How an 18th-Century Ledger Reveals Gemini 3.0’s Emergent Reasoning
A deep dive into my experience testing the new Gemini 3.0 Pro and the growing evidence I’ve seen for emergent neuro-symbolic reasoning.
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Victoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
Obviously, the disposal of church buildings and their changing uses is a matter that generates strong emotions and asks important historical questions. Some of these are explored in this @chppc.bsky.social seminar which you can watch here:
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Recording a Reformation: preserving the stories of closed church buildings
The Sacred Landscape project at the University of Saint Andrews was established to record the impact of changing religious landscapes, most notably the closure of church buildings
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Victoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
It is self-evident looking around cities, towns and the smallest villages that there are places of worship no longer used by those that built them. 🗃️ Some, of course, are houses. Others remain in devotional use. Some examples from our volumes, supplemented by other information - a short thread 🧵
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Dr Eve Hayes @evehayes123.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Join us at our 2-day oral history & digital storytelling course @ihr.bsky.social Explore the benefits of creative expression in the digital storytelling process, culminating in the opportunity to create your very own short video! shorturl.at/VHj0G vimeo.com/1121186908?f... @maxinebeuret.bsky.social
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People of the Institute of Historical Research
This short video features a selection of portraits taken at the Institute of Historical Research. They are inspired by the characters of the subjects and accompanied…
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Great to see our new IHR Discovery Course on 'Historic Maps: Interpreting Stories of Place', led by @justincolson.bsky.social, getting off to a brilliant start this morning. A full room, lots of treasures from @ihrlibrary.bsky.social, + a fascinating few days of lectures, workshops and visits ahead!
Dr Justin Colson welcomes participantsTreasures and key reading from the libraryHistoric maps and other materials from the library
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
The Derek Keene #London #Lecture 2026 is open for (free) booking! Join us on Weds 24 June to hear Thomas Asbridge on the #BlackDeath in London, drawing on his new book. The lecture forms a focal point of our annual @ihr.bsky.social #SummerSchool, this year focused on #London 'Sickness & Health'.
https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/keene-london-lecture-26-black-death-london
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Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Join me (and other very special guests) on 4-6 March to explore historic townscapes and urban buildings in history. We'll be looking at architecture, urban development and the ways in which we as researchers can use resources like planning and historic protection as tools for historical work. 🗃️
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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
I'm very lucky to have this advance proof copy of Thomas Asbridge's brilliant new book, The #BlackDeath: A Global History - out in April and sure to transform our understanding of this #medieval global pandemic. I can't wait for his lecture at @ihr.bsky.social on Weds 24 June - do please join us!
Proof copy of The Black Death: A Global History, by Thomas Asbridge
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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Congratulations to our @ihr.bsky.social MA student Amy Walker @amywalkerhist.bsky.social, who completed the course this autumn, on this blog post - giving an insight into her fascinating research into social history and ordinary lives in #Greenwich. globalmaritimehistory.com/windows_maps...
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Windows into past worlds - using maps to find forgotten history - Global Maritime History
Amy Walker is a historian specialising in histories of poverty, ‘ordinary people’, and heritage. She completed an Undergraduate degree at the University of Greenwich and a Masters degree at the Instit...
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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Welcome new followers! I'm a historian and writer, Director of @chppc.bsky.social & @vch-home.bsky.social. My new #history book, #AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems, came out in the UK in 2025 and is coming in the US in 2026 (see AltText). 'A marvellous idea, quite brilliantly realised' -Dominic Sandbrook.
Cover of the UK edition of A History of England in 25 Poems
https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/461263/a-history-of-england-in-25-poems-by-clarke-catherine/9780241765982
Cover of the US edition of A History of England in 25 Poems
https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-History-of-England-in-Twenty-Five-Poems/Catherine-Clarke/9798897101580
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Victoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
Hello new followers! We are the longest-established and most ambitious Local History project yet devised. Established in 1899, and part of @ihr.bsky.social and @chppc.bsky.social, we aim to produce histories of every English place from the earliest time to the ever moving now.
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Victoria County History
The Victoria County History is one of the world's longest-running research projects, exploring England's rich local history.
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
We're delighted to announce that the Derek Keene #London Lecture 2026 will be given by Thomas Asbridge (QMUL) on 'The #BlackDeath in London: Understanding a #Medieval Pandemic'. A highlight of our 'Sickness & Health' Summer School week! Lecture is free, all welcome: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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IHR Derek Keene London Lecture 2026 | The Black Death in London: Understanding a Medieval Pandemic
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
New year - new #history experiences and discovery! Join us for one of our new @ihr.bsky.social Discovery Courses. Learning, enrichment and inspiration - all welcome! 2 days teaching + 1 optional add-on day of guided research time @ihrlibrary.bsky.social. Info: www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...
Three Discovery Courses on
Historic Maps: Interpreting Stories of Place
Townscape and Architecture in History
Archaeology for Local History: Living in a Material World
https://www.history.ac.uk/study-training/research-training-short-courses
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
There's still time to get a 10% discount on the @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool 2026 - 'Sickness and Health'. Use code HEALTH10. #Bursary applications open until 26 March. All info via link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... All those in #history are welcome on this friendly & inspiring week!
https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/ihr-london-summer-school-26-sickness-health
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
There's still time to get a 10% discount on the @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool 2026 - 'Sickness and Health'. Use code HEALTH10. #Bursary applications open until 26 March. All info via link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... All those in #history are welcome on this friendly & inspiring week!
https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/ihr-london-summer-school-26-sickness-health
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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
#Medieval Christmas shopping? Check out this fantastic research from my @chppc.bsky.social colleague @justincolson.bsky.social and team!
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Interested in investigating historic #church #graffiti? Our CHPPC colleague Crystal Hollis @graffitiginger.bsky.social features in this brilliant new #toolkit from the Churches Conservation Trust (CCT). (More info at www.visitchurches.org.uk/get-involved...) cdn.visitchurches.org.uk/uploads/file...
Graffiti Project Toolkit - screegrab of first page via the link
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Delighted to announce that booking is open for our annual VCH Lecture, Thursday 14 May 2026. We're thrilled to welcome Andrew Ziminski, stonemason & author of the bestselling book Church Going - especially as @vch-home.bsky.social has helped to inform his practice! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Church Going - Hidden Missives from within God's Acre
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Join us in 2026 for our new @ihr.bsky.social Discovery Courses! - Historic Maps: Interpreting Stories of Place - Townscape & Architecture in History - Archaeology for (Local) History Each 2 days + optional free extra day of guided research @ihrlibrary.bsky.social. www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...
https://www.history.ac.uk/study-training/research-training-short-courses
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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Team @chppc.bsky.social Christmas dinner!
Our team, sitting around the table for dinner
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Congratulations to our CHPPC and @ihr.bsky.social colleague Crystal Hollis @graffitiginger.bsky.social on this new article: 'Deliberate Damage: a Brief Exploration of Intentional Burn Marks'. brill.com/view/journal...
Burn marks on wood, Merchant Adventurers Hall, YorkBurn marks on wood, Barley Hall, York
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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
What's particularly exciting about our suite of new @ihr.bsky.social 'Discovery Courses' is the '2+1' model: two days of expert teaching, including guest lecture & fieldtrip, plus a free optional add-on day of guided research in the @ihrlibrary.bsky.social, with bespoke advice & support. #training
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Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
... An introduction to how statuatory protection came about and works, a guided tour of Bloomsbury's historic environment and a special guest lecture from the excellent Allan Brodie, formerly of Historic England. Book now! 🗃️
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Townscape and Architecture in History
Discovery Course 2
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Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
#Skystorians! Interested in the development of urban spaces? Want to engage with the historic built environment in your research and unsure where to start? Then maybe this could be for you? We can offer architectural terminology for the terrified, buildings, boundaries and use of space [cont.]
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Townscape and Architecture in History
Discovery Course 2
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Simon Trafford @simonjptrafford.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
I'm really delighted to say that the three sessions that a group of us have proposed for Leeds IMC 2026 in celebration of Prof Edward James and his many contributions not just to the history and archaeology of the early Middle Ages but also to the academic study of fantasy and sf have been accepted!
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Simon Trafford @simonjptrafford.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
... a special guest lecture from Nathalie Cohen from @royalarchinst.bsky.social. The IHR Discovery Courses are designed to be accessible for anyone interested in history - family and local historians, students and academic researchers are all welcome! Sign up at: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Archaeology for Local History: Living in a Material World
Discovery Course 3
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