Reposted by Annemarie McAllisterResearch Society for Victorian Periodicals @rs4vp.org · 30/06/2026We've been busy gearing up for #RSVP2026 these past few weeks! We're pleased to share that the program is now live, as are suggestions on What to Do (including a handpicked list of bookshops!) and Where to Eat provided by our local host (under "Travel to Dublin"). Check it out! conference.rs4vp.org 01510
Annemarie McAllister @demon-drink.bsky.social · 25/06/2026😂 Andy Burnham was hovering offstage but I managed to keep him out… 110
Annemarie McAllister @demon-drink.bsky.social · 25/06/2026I hope it went well, and that the recording worked so you didn’t have to deliver my paper, James! X 220
Reposted by Annemarie McAllisterJames Kneale @jameskneale.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Between 1840 and 1918, British attitudes towards drink changed dramatically. Life assurance company archives reveal their influence and also offer insights into the lives of ordinary abstainers. Available (at 35% off with code GLR AT8) from Bloomsbury Academic www.bloomsbury.com/uk/temperanc...bloomsbury.comTemperance LivesThis book explains how the rise of temperance life assurance affected ideas surrounding the dangers of drinking and abstinence between 1840 and 1918.James Kneal… 1176
Reposted by Annemarie McAllisterJames Kneale @jameskneale.bsky.social · 25/06/2026For @drninastuder.bsky.social and anyone else at the ADHS conference - or anywhere! - who might like a copy of my book TEMPERANCE LIVES, use the discount code GLR AT8 to save 35% on the hardback cost at www.bloomsbury.com/us/temperanc...bloomsbury.com 032
Annemarie McAllister @demon-drink.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Look out for me in this TV genealogy story www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... If you click on ‘more’ you’ll see I’m near the beginning. Yes, I do talk about topics other than temperance sometimes!bbc.co.ukBBC One - Who Do You Think You Are?, Series 23, Joe SwashJoe Swash goes in search of his Italian roots, discovering lawbreaking and a murder. 151
Annemarie McAllister @demon-drink.bsky.social · 23/07/2025My profile pic is a magic lantern slide intended for children in the Band of Hope, but I suspect also used in adult shows, too. Date unknown, probably between 1880s-1930s. An effective piece of propaganda with its catchy rhyme... 040