Reposted by David LuckProf Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 14hIt's that time of year again when we need to remind National Trust members that Restore Trust is a dark-money funded right-wing astroturfing entryist outfit. Please vote, and vote for literally anyone else. 2238140
David Luck @dluckarchivist.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Paul Bearer as outreach officer, Undertaker on the reading room desk. Simple. 000
Reposted by David LuckDisability History Association @disability-history.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The Disability History association is seeking new board members! We're looking for a new Director of Membership and a graduate student to serve as our Director of Student Affairs. More info at the links. Questions? Email us! dishist.org/call-for-app... and dishist.org/call-for-app... #dishist 🗃️ 079
Reposted by David LuckJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Anyway. Reminder that if you're a historian - particularly a postgrad - doing a research project your brainworms tell you only you care about... DM me. It's more interesting than you know. Talk to me. We can do a pod ep. It's all about framing. I hope those who've been on already would agree. 716657
David Luck @dluckarchivist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Really terrific articles that mirrors my experience of finding 'psychopathic' children in the historic record, but also of the strange sense of the familiar and the utterly different present in psychiatric archives. thepolyphony.org/2026/09/24/t...thepolyphony.orgWhat Happened to the “Psychopathic” Child?Jesper Vaczy Kragh considers the history of “psychopathy” in child psychiatry, and asks what the contemporary discipline and the humanities might learn from the disappearance of this diagnosis. 001
Reposted by David LuckDavid Turner @profdavidturner.bsky.social · 05/08/2026'Disability history largely remains a missing part of the UK's story. Understanding it helps explain why contemporary debates often feel so fraught' New article by me in The Conversation theconversation.com/todays-argum...theconversation.comToday’s arguments about disability benefits have been raging for 500 yearsFrom Tudor welfare claims to modern PIP assessments, disabled people have long faced suspicion and bureaucracy. 13722
David Luck @dluckarchivist.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Pick six- Bengals, Jets, Bears, Jags, Seahawks, Commanders 000
Reposted by David LuckDanny Heifetz @dannyheifetz.bsky.social · 13/09/2026reminder to move injured players like Malik Nabers to flex spots 1275
David Luck @dluckarchivist.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Have never booed louder at an England stumping. 001
Reposted by David LuckMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026It's that time of year again: annual elections of Council Members for the magnificent National Trust. Should you wish to vote for the Nomination Committee's recommended candidates, they are on page 18 of your booklet. 'Restore' and 'Reclaim' are again in the fray. Votes are due in by 30 October. 56857
Reposted by David LuckSchool of Advanced Study, University of London @sas-news.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The @ihr.bsky.social, @senatehouselib.bsky.social and SAS are excited to announce that bookings are now open for History Day 2026! 🥳 Save the date for Wednesday 18 November and join us in Senate House for this celebration of all things history. Book your free place: bit.ly/4yw4zWt 03329
Reposted by David LuckInstitute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Are you starting a PhD this academic year in history &/or a history-related discipline? If so, join us on 7 Oct for this fantastic Workshop for New Research Students. Learn more about the range of resources we offer to help you in your research journey. @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social shorturl.at/ymJprhistory.ac.ukIHR Workshop for New Research Students in History | 2026IHR Research Training 01517
Reposted by David LuckRebecca Wynter @rebeccawynter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026UK #skystorians - do you have any recommendations for a designer you've worked with on projects? 🗃 066
Reposted by David LuckThe London Archives @thelondonarchives.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Interested in discovering your own family history, for free? Why not join us and the Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives, on Saturday 12th September for our "Ask the Experts" in-person sessions. www.thelondonarchives.org/whats-on/ask... #FamilyHistory #AGRA 0117
Reposted by David LuckAnna @superteadrinker.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Is anyone aware of a recent academic or grey literature article on the effects of the BL cyberattack? I am writing about fragility of digital infrastructure in libraries and lack of experience in knowing what to do in data loss situations... 101718
Reposted by David Luckhannah proctor @hhnnccnnll.bsky.social · 24/08/2026This is a really great funded PhD at Strathclyde on 'unorthodox health movements in Britain after 1948' - if you have any questions about applying feel free to get in touch! 054
Reposted by David LuckAlice Bennett @aliceponderland.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Lot of anxiety in the media about undeserving disabled people getting free stuff - a thread 🧵 None of the Disability Benefits being attached/panicked about are automatic, all of them have an application process, where you have to provide evidence and be assessed. 1/ 36330
Reposted by David LuckKate Jarman @ermerlindaj.bsky.social · 20/08/2026A question for music fans and/or paper conservation types! This poster, from a memorable gig of my youth, has been below a skylight for too long and faded to match the walls (pic taken off ebay is what it used to look like). It looks a bit sad now, but would trying to recolour make it look worse? 111
Reposted by David LuckDr Dave Hitchcock @davehitchcock.bsky.social · 20/08/2026I think the idea that the UK's current schooling system is really excellent and that its exams-driven testing model is 'rigorous' is a perfect example of a country eagerly marking its own homework, using criteria it made up for itself. 1630259
David Luck @dluckarchivist.bsky.social · 17/08/2026If god had wanted me to make videos, he would have given me halfway decent sound editing software. 010
David Luck @dluckarchivist.bsky.social · 13/08/2026When we run school archive sessions, one of the discussion points is age of patient. The kids often think average life expectancy was lower. They are unaware that average age of death was low because of the frankly shocking infant mortality rates- disease, but also the perils of birth and pregnancy. 150
Reposted by David LuckRebecca Wynter @rebeccawynter.bsky.social · 07/08/2026📣Calling the lovely historians of Bluesky📢 Would anyone be super-generous and share with me an AHRC standard grant application that's been successful since the application format changed (four years ago, maybe)? I will owe you a cuppa and some cake. #Help #Skystorian #Skystorians 🗃️static.klipy.comColorful Neon Thank You SignAlt: Pink, blue, red, yellow neon sign saying thank you pulses in the centre, reflects on the floor, and the same colours appear in strips alongside the walls, as if the thank you is moving past them. 029
Reposted by David LuckMrs. N @btwnthesepages.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Any Candian genealogists about? Possible birth record from Methodist church, possibly held at Beaton...anyone experienced with that at all? 002
Reposted by David LuckBexhill Museum @bexhillmuseum.bsky.social · 29/07/2026We are running this dinosaur trail for kids. When they’re done they can choose a small dinosaur to take home with them, as well as a museum sticker. #Bexhill #Dinosaur 2123
Reposted by David LuckRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 24/07/2026A long shot, but I don't suppose anyone has a copy of Nancy Parnell's memoir "A Venture in Faith" that I could either buy or borrow? It's quite hard to find outside London... 2612
David Luck @dluckarchivist.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Graham Taylor would have taken Haarland off here, too. 000
Reposted by David LuckJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 11/07/2026With immeasurable sadness I must announce that Napoleon, our best boy, went missing a few nights back. if you see a small black kitty with two white toes around Boundary/Markhouse roads in #walthamstow do DM me. if i post no photos of him anymore, this will be why. he was my very best boy 💔 11067285
David Luck @dluckarchivist.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Great thread, will spend the rest of the work day trying to deploy the phrase 'newly minted heretics'. 010
David Luck @dluckarchivist.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Have just been honked at for parking in front of my own house, and I now feel I have completed south east London traffic bingo. 030
Reposted by David LuckJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Historian of something cool and niche? i've got some episode slots available on the Untitled History Podcast in the coming weeks. so if you're up for coming on and talking about your area, DM me! Think In Our Time but more casual. ESPECIALLY if its non-mil stuff. (spread the word, peeps) 39165126
David Luck @dluckarchivist.bsky.social · 31/05/2026One of my previous jobs was assessing coroner's files for preservation. There's a lot in this story that reminds me of that work, including the nagging feeling that the file in your hands is the only trace of that person that exists in the world. 180
Reposted by David LuckPhilippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 27/05/2026I wish Palace well tonight, but one thing: whatever TNT/HBO thinks, they're not wearing "Palace For Life" jerseys because they're a lovely club supporting a good cause, but because their actual sponsor, NET88, is an illegal Asian sports betting company and cannot be advertised in a UEFA competition. 16585134
David Luck @dluckarchivist.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Oh, this is a fun game. Churchill, maybe? (Though his detractors tend to be quite clear eyed). RD Laing, perhaps? JFK? 010
David Luck @dluckarchivist.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Important reminder in life that just 'because it's easy' doesn't mean we shouldn't do it. 010
David Luck @dluckarchivist.bsky.social · 16/05/2026This is a really good thread. As someone who has received a few unsolicited CVs from academics looking to switch careers, I've noticed they emphasise their research rather than their comms skills, but its the latter that the sector need. 160
Reposted by David LuckTansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · 13/05/2026It occurs to me in all the strange raging about 'historical accuracy' and 'Christopher Nolan' and 'is Helen hot enough that I personally, here in my pyjama pants, would start a war over her' many people in the world do not in fact have a proper understanding of how truly unhinged Greek Myth is. 730355
Reposted by David LuckSABRE Maps @maps.sabre-roads.org.uk · 07/05/2026As a reminder, we have every single edition of every single OS One Inch Seventh Series available to view on SABRE Maps! ...except that one pesky sheet of Doncaster (Revision A/) which we cannot find anywhere, so if anyone has one, or know anywhere that has one, please let us know! 0136
David Luck @dluckarchivist.bsky.social · 04/05/2026A medical history event? In Guys Chapel?? Hosted by Ross Mac-bloody- Farlane?!? Absolutely gutted I can't make this, it'll be terrific. 031
David Luck @dluckarchivist.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Took the boy to see Singin' in the Rain today at the BFI, and he loved every second of it! What a film. (Me and my wife enjoyed it too, though I'd apparently forgotten vast chunks of it) 010
Reposted by David LuckSiobhán M @nocontextsiobhan.bsky.social · 28/04/2026My brother shared this in the family whatsapp so coming to a work place near you the best email ever 961018314
David Luck @dluckarchivist.bsky.social · 23/04/2026I know there's no point getting cross at a very high level policy document, but I find the most recent one to be very frustrating. 110
Reposted by David LuckKatrina Navickas @katrinanavickas.bsky.social · 16/04/2026I'm pleased to announce I'm a founding co-editor of the new @manchesterup.bsky.social book series, Radical Histories. Do let me know if you have a proposal for a book that fits our inclusive remit on radical histories. manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/radic...manchesteruniversitypress.co.ukRadical Histories - Manchester University PressThe Radical Histories series encourages innovative and field-defining research in the history of individuals, groups, movements and ideas which challenged the political, social and cultural status quo... 6247128
Reposted by David LuckKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 21/04/2026“What I didn’t know was that measles can cause long-term complications. A child can seem fine while the virus slowly replicates in her brain… Because both Britain and the United States are confronting outbreaks, I am sharing my story. Parents should know just how dangerous this disease is.”nytimes.comOpinion | Measles Took My Daughter. This Is What I Want Everyone to Know. 8952452
David Luck @dluckarchivist.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Just caught up on the jisclist, and once again I'd like to express my admiration for all those who moderate it in their own time. It must be the hardest and most thankless job in the business. 2100