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Caitlyn Palmer @cpalmerhistory.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Final prep before #haconf26 next weekend! Can't wait to attend (my first time as either a speaker or attendee!) with @colinmccormick.bsky.social next Saturday 🌟 @histassoc.bsky.social

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Marcus Rediker @marcusrediker.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Tony Buba and I need your help to spread the word about the world premiere of our new documentary film, *Becoming Benjamin Lay*, Saturday, April 11, 2026, 4:00 pm. We have a huge venue and need to fill it! Carnegie Library, 419 Library St., Braddock, PA. Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/becoming-b...

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Becoming Benjamin Lay World Premiere

Discover Becoming Benjamin Lay, the radical Quaker who denounced slavery nearly 300 years ago, in this powerful 55-minute documentary.

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Corinne Fowler @corinnefowler.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

New-ish film I participated in about colonial Yorkshire. See thread for link and password to see the film @themerl.bsky.social @handhyorkshire.bsky.social

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Caitlyn Palmer @cpalmerhistory.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

...and just like that, the prep for this year's HA Conference has begun! @colinmccormick.bsky.social and I will be presenting about our ongoing work on teaching the British Empire, inspired by @corinnefowler.bsky.social 's Our Island Stories 📖 first time attending HA Conference too - can't wait! 🌟

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Epstein managed different networks. The UK media has rightly centred the powerful pedophile ring. It has maintained an uncanny silence about the global, anti-democratic, far right political network. Farage is up to his neck in it. If it weren’t for unprecedented double standards it’d be career over.

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Dinner with Mr Brexit: Bannon’s European Revolution – Planned with Farage, Backed by Epstein

Nigel Farage was the figurehead and his partner Laure Ferrari started it. Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein were providing almost daily support

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Alan Lester @alanlester.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Ignore the inevitable, instinctive, ad hominem, knee jerk hostility to a book on slavery and the monarchy in the right wing press. This is a better glimpse of @brookenewman.bsky.social’s new book: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

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British crown was world’s largest buyer of enslaved people by 1807, book reveals

Exclusive: Author of The Crown’s Silence tells how navy and monarchy protected slave trade for hundreds of years

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Colin McCormick @colinmccormick.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Give this a listen. @corinnefowler.bsky.social is sublime. If you havent bought Our Island Stories I'd highly recommend open.spotify.com/episode/10Fj...

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Corinne Fowler: Exploring the hidden history of the British countryside, one walk at a time

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Emmy @msquinnhistory.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Another wonderful free event coming up from the North East teacher branch of @histassoc.bsky.social featuring the brilliant @mrmayhew.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-bur... #history #historyteacher

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Beyond Burnt Cakes and Beserkers: Why the Saxons And Vikings Matter

Audience: KS2-5

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Corinne Fowler @corinnefowler.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Great chat with film maker and environmentalist John Tween in Moseley Bog, a place associated with Tolkein & much loved by the poet Benjamin Zephaniah m.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxeo...

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Conservation Conversation - Prof. Corinne Fowler (Our Island Stories)

YouTube video by Balsam Bashing

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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Great to know @cpalmerhistory.bsky.social! Thanks so much to you and to @colinmccormick.bsky.social also for your #SHP25 workshop also! Loved the approach you've developed to connect the local/national/global! So much to work with there!

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ArthurJChapman @arthurjchapman.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Kicking-off day 2 of @1972shp.bsky.social Conference 2025 with @colinmccormick.bsky.social & @cpalmerhistory.bsky.social’s powerful presentation of local, national and international approaches to learning about Liverpool’s history of slave-trading and enslavement. #SHP25

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Colin McCormick @colinmccormick.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Tom Allen masterpiece. Watch his @histassoc.bsky.social session before it expires if you can

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

One account describes a retreating soldier: "We sensed somehow that these men had seen hell...He half turned, & indicating the weary straggling figures before him, shrugged expressively, [and said]: 'General fucked up.....Back where they fucking well started.'" That general was my great grandpa.

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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Listen to @oblaize.bsky.social he knows what he's talking about! Come and join Otis and Justice2History for their workshop on Decolonisation and the British Empire. Tickets available here SHP Summer Conference 2025 | Leeds Trinity University Online Store share.google/6BoMprddy3g1...

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SHP Summer Conference 2025 | Leeds Trinity University Online Store

SHP Summer Conference 2025 11-13 July 2025 at Leeds Trinity University Horsforth Campus Standard Prices: Tier 2 Friday-Sunday Full board & Accommodatio

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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

If you are short of ideas for teaching but think AI is not the way you want to go, you might want to check out SHP's new #curriculumpaths project. Browse units planned by other professionals, complete with their rationales and ethical underpinnings! www.padlet.com/cpaths/hub #historyteacher

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SHP Curriculum PATHS - Sharing Hub

On this page you can browse or search for history units planned by Curriculum PATHS members. Each unit is grounded in the Curriculum PATHS Ethical Principles and is shared as an invitation for profess...

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Paula Lobo (Worth) @paulalobo.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

And here it is. Finally. Surrounded by some of the scholarship that shaped it. It’s beautiful and such fun to teach - it has given my Year 8 class stories to live inside. A parent messaged me to say history has ‘never been so fun!’ - all I did was tell the class stories from this book.

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Shaun Allison @shaun-allison.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

So the fabulous @anniehewett.bsky.social is leading CPD at Durrington next year. I’ve bought her a gift @ensermark.bsky.social & @greeborunner.bsky.social 😉

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Colin McCormick @colinmccormick.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Why wouldn't you work with Hugh if you had the chance?

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Carmel Bones @carmelbones.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Thrilled to announce 📣 🚨 the need for an extra Sept 17th date! ☀️ The Globe Theatre 🎭 webinar @tracyborman.bsky.social @aqaeducation.bsky.social 🙏 please spread the word. Slots available from Oct 🗓️ onwards too, part of next years CPD. Thanks 🙏 for all the kind words, interest & support 💖

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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

#SHP25 is fast approaching, the excitement is rising, the workshops are being finalised, the keynotes are being drafted, the exhibitions are being mounted & the bar is being stocked! Ticket sales end July 4th so not long left to grab 'em from store.leedstrinity.ac.uk/product-cata... Come and join us

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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Have seen the Policy Exchange "Lessons from the Past" report pop up a bit recently (in rel to Curric review & depts looking at their curriculua). Thought it was time I had a look.. Quick ver: some useful but not novel findings in a problematic package full of contradictions. #historyteacher 🧵 /1

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Fred Oxby @fredoxby.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Looking forward to reading this. So important that "global topics" like enslavement are also taught as local history. Congratulations @colinmccormick.bsky.social and @katieamery.bsky.social for all the work you did on this! Sheffield teachers can do similar with resources I've linked in comments.

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Fred Oxby @fredoxby.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Sources regarding Sheffield and Enslavement from Sheffield Council. www.sheffield.gov.uk/sites/defaul...

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Colin McCormick @colinmccormick.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Really sad to hear this. Sir Geoff was a great man and personally supportive. His quote, 'We can't change the past, but we can change the consequences of it through better education,' is truly profound. Rest in peace, Sir Geoff Palmer.

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Ben Newmark @bennewmark.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

1. A story. Please read. Reposts hugely appreciated on this. You'll see why in a bit. I was born in Pakistan and lived there until I was 4. My parents worked there as doctors. While we were there we were very close to a couple called Christine and Mike Miles.

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Pete Jackson @petejackson.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Well done to all those amazing history teachers out there! GCSE History 2025 - all done. #historyteacher

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History Teacher Educators' Network @htenuk.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Pleased to see our @htenuk.bsky.social call for minimum bursary payments for all #ITT students gaining some attention. Equity of access to the profession is important for the health of our education system. www.tes.com/magazine/new... #historyteacher #HistoryEducation #TeacherEducation

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Teacher supply: why 5 subjects face gloomier forecasts

Why are drama, history, RE, PE and Classics having trainee recruitment targets hiked up when overall teacher supply is improving? Tes speaks to experts to find out

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Alex Ford @apf102.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

@danlyndon.bsky.social has a stellar line up for #SHP25. Something for everyone here whether it’s building substantive complexity, working with historical narratives, securing success at GCSE or being inspired by new approaches to curriculum. Full prog: www.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/summerconf/

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SHP Summer Conference, July 11-13 2025 Leeds Trinity University - Schools History Project

This summer we will be returning to a 3-day conference with 40 workshops for primary and secondary history teachers as well as 2 for Sixth Form students, 3 keynote lectures, a fringe session and oppor...

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Zoe Enser @greeborunner.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

New substack thingy (I'm not sure we call them blogs, or subs or stacks?) substack.com/@greeborunne...

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Thinking about the curriculum

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Teachers Talk History @ttrhistory.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

We're almost there—Teachers Talk Humanities ticket release is TOMORROW! Be ready to secure your spot and be part of the conversation. @ttradioofficial.bsky.social @ttreligiousstudies.bsky.social Speakers include @re-mcgee.bsky.social @johnhough.bsky.social #ttrhums #historyteachers

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Colin McCormick @colinmccormick.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Apologies to any trying to buy the book. Amazon and Waterstones taking longer than anticipated. Available at Brown's Books www.brownsbfs.co.uk/Product/McCo...

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Transatlantic Slavery: Impact and Legacy - A Case Study of Liverpool by Amery, Katie (9781068478604) | Browns Books

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Colin McCormick @colinmccormick.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Environmental history enthusiasts listen in. Daniel Procter is so informative and passionate about this. 1 hour 11 mins www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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