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Emma Bastin @emmabastin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I must be completely mad. I am the kid who hated PE and never does sport. I have just signed up for the Cambridge half marathon. #cambridge #running #halfmarathon

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Will Clement @historywill.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

My first book, "Inspecting the home: Urban poverty and public health in nineteenth-century France", will be published by @manchesterup.bsky.social in February 2027 To find out more (or to add it to your wish lists...) see the link below: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526183149/

A book cover showing a shaded pencil illustration of a well-dressed man with a cane who has stopped in the street, bent down and raised his hat to another man, whose head is visible at street-level in the window to a cellar of the nearby building.

Text on the cover reads 'Inspecting the home. Urban poverty and public health in nineteenth-century France' Will Clement

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Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Call for Contributions to a Sourcebook for Histories of Weather & Weathering teleskopos.wordpress.com/2026/02/05/c... Full details linked and here teleskopos.wordpress.com/wp-content/u... It will be edited by me, @lottaleiwo.bsky.social and Tamara Culkins. Please share! #histSTM #envhist 🗃️📜

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Call for Contributions: Histories of Weather & Weathering

Call for Contributions: A Sourcebook for Histories of Weather and Weathering (working title) Editors: Rebekah Higgitt, Tamara Caulkins and Lotta Leiwo We invite contributions to this planned open a…

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE SUBS🚨 💔 Hollywood wanted the cameras rolling—even when Marilyn Monroe was seriously ill. @lucyjanesantos.bsky.social tells the human story behind the headlines. 🎬 Listen now: www.patreon.com/hist... #HistoryRage #MarilynMonroe #FilmHistory ❤️

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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

🚨 THIS WEEK ON PATREON & APPLE 🚨 ⚖️ Marilyn Monroe challenged the system—and Hollywood didn't like it. @lucyjanesantos.bsky.social explores the double standards she faced. 🎬 Listen now: www.patreon.com/hist... #HistoryRage #MarilynMonroe #WomenInHistory 💛

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 14/08/2026

We've updated our A-Z listing of UK history societies - now with links to c.140 societies and organisations that bring historians together and provide support: bit.ly/4wodFDb. Also of value for making connections, @balhnews.bsky.social's guide to local history groups bit.ly/4gaHYHA #Skystorians

Page from RHS website listing 'History societies, organisations and networks', with image of the Uk and text: The Royal Historical Society works closely with a number of other UK and Irish societies dedicated to the study, communication and promotion of historical knowledge and understanding.

Once a year, the Society hosts a half-day meeting of heads of UK history societies to discuss subjects of shared interest, such as publishing, membership and advocacy for the discipline. The Society also holds regular online meetings with its equivalent national organisations worldwide.

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House Historian @househistorian.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Fantastic to see these statistics from @royalhistsoc.org for the uptake and continued (and growing!) interest in studying history for A-level! 👏🏻 #history

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Independent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

following on from @rebeccarideal.bsky.social's post about the weather, here's a longer essay about detail in historical writing. (Open Access) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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On Detail in Historical Writing | Transactions of the Royal Historical Society | Cambridge Core

On Detail in Historical Writing

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Independent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

If you would like to join our upcoming meetups you can now sign up! We are keeping these open to non-members so you can test the waters and see if IHN is for you :-) B'ham - 13th Sept - forms.gle/xJysuNvVLWqm... Leeds - 30th Sept - forms.gle/bQdDP4SAYNLU...

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 08/08/2026

The UK will experience a partial solar eclipse on Wednesday 12 August. The extent of the Sun's coverage and the timing of maximum obscuration will differ across the country. Never look directly at the sun; use a pinhole projector or certified eclipse glasses to view it.

Map on UK showing how much of the sun will be obscured by the moon, at maximum, during the solar eclipse on Wednesday 12th of August. this ranges from 88% in the east to 98% in the southwest.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 04/08/2026

Thank you to all who attended today's meeting on the 'Crisis in UK HE: the Future for History'. Very valuable proposals in difficult times for history in HE / UK HE more widely. We've also a new guide bit.ly/4z1fAjO listing 100+ UK #history societies & networks supporting historians #Skystorians

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Emma Bastin @emmabastin.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Lovely day kayaking on the Cam. I'm always amazed how quickly the city gives way to the greenery on the way to Grantchester.

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Emma Bastin @emmabastin.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

I am VERY VERY VERY excited to say that I have signed a contract with a publisher and my biography of Alison Settle will be available in early 2028!!* *Just have to write it now

Alison Settle with her OBE with her daughter-in-law

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · 03/07/2026

Our Conference 2026 programme is out now 🙌 Provocations, conversations... perhaps some libations? This year's conference in Birmingham and online is set to be unmissable. Browse the programme now for tours, workshops, keynotes, parties and much, much more.

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A woman speaks into a mic. Text reads: Keynotes. Parties. Workshops. Breakouts. Dialogue. Tours. Networking. Provocations. Colleagues. Peers. Connections. Conference.

Text reads: Conference 2026: Museums Connecting Communities. 2-4 November 2026. Birmingham and online

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Exact Editions @exacteditions.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

“The cultivation of natural science cannot be efficiently carried on without reference to an extensive library.” - Charles Darwin The Biodiversity Heritage Library is under threat, as the Smithsonian stops hosting administrative functions due to cuts. exacted.me/Biodiversity... #LibraryNews

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A bonanza for fans of the natural world: the digital library sharing 64m pages of scientific knowledge with everyone

The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its future is in doubt

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Theodor Dunkelgrün @theodunkelgrun.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Hebrew Curator at the British Library (2-year fixed term) Wonderful opportunity for a scholar of #Hebrew and Jewish #bookhistory to spend 2 years in the Promised Land of the @britishlibrary.bsky.social with its invaluable collection. Deadline: 12 July. ce0752li.webitrent.com/ce0752li_web...

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York Festival of Ideas @yorkfestofideas.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Our dear Festival friend, archaeologist Julian Richards, spent some time this morning with MySight York, where people with sight loss and vision impairment got the opportunity to handle archaeological artefacts. #YorkIdeas MySight York

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Independent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Whatever your tipple (alcoholic or not!) come and join us for an evening of Historian Chat in central London on 1st July! It's our first meet up and we'd love to meet as many independent historians as possible! Can't DM (grr!) so contact us via the link in our profile for more details.

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Emma Bastin @emmabastin.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Fashion Historians! Retail Historians! Marketing Historians! I have a new article on the CHORD blog about glamour and femininity in interwar advertising. It looks at rayon in particular, but so much of this would apply to marketing other products. retailhistory.wordpress.com/2026/05/12/r...

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CHORD blog – ‘Aspirations of glamour and femininity: the interwar advertising of rayon’

Emma Bastin, ‘Aspirations of glamour and femininity: the interwar advertising of rayon’ When the first man-made fibre, rayon was introduced in the early twentieth century it was beset with problems…

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Independent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Let’s get going with connecting... Drop your specialism in the comments and hopefully everyone will gain some new followers and (even better!) new friends.

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Pumbaa's Iconic 'Pleased to Make Your Acquaintance'

Alt: Pumbaa's Iconic 'Pleased to Make Your Acquaintance'

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Independent Historians Network (UK) @indyhistnetwork.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Absolute DISASTER! bSky have blocked my Chat function (no idea why?!) so DMs are down. However, there is a work around! If you would like to come to our London meetup on 1st then send a message via our (very basic!) website independenthistoriansnetwork-wulpv.wordpress.com/contact/

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Emma Bastin @emmabastin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

On May 26th I will be hosting the bi-monthly @artdecosocuk.bsky.social online talk. Georgia Morley from the London Transport Museum will be giving an insider's perspective on the work involved in creating "Art Deco: the golden age of poster design". I can't wait! Tickets - tinyurl.com/3besjkc9

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Art Deco Society UK @artdecosocuk.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Start here! An Introduction to Art Deco, our online presentation by Dr Emma Bastin, Treasurer, in January is the quintessential guide for beginners and lovers of Art Deco. Watch the presentation on our YouTube channel - Encore - Art Deco Society UK. You can watch as many times as you like!

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Emma Bastin @emmabastin.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

My 45 minute Introduction to Art Deco is now online on the @artdecosocuk.bsky.social youtube channel. I skim through as much art and design from the 20s and 30s as I possibly can and hopefully it will spark your enthusiasm for this amazing period! youtu.be/KBMgvQLX5XU?...

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Madeleine Sugden @madlinsudn.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

I recently finished a 3-month project transcribing letters and documents for an IWM / DCMS project marking the 80th anniversary of VE / VJ Day. It was a moving and fascinating project. Here are some of my lessons from the Letters to Loved Ones archive and links to letters I think you should read.

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Lessons from ‘Letters to Loved Ones’

A project transcribing letters from WWII brought history to life.

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Emma Bastin @emmabastin.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I loved writing this article about art deco, transports and the interwar years. It brings together some of my real passions! If you find this interesting then the exhibition at London Transport is definitely worth visiting, or join @artdecosocuk.bsky.social :-) www.artfund.org/explore/get-...

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Emma Bastin @emmabastin.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

@artdecosocuk.bsky.social probably not one for pure vintage/art deco fans, but this is certainly very creative!

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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

still unclear to me how the species made it this far

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PastRewind @past-rewind.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

A bit of advance publicity about my online talk for @artdecosocuk.bsky.social in September. More info here artdecosociety.uk/events-2/

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Emma Bastin @emmabastin.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

Yesterday I was interviewed for BBC Radio 4's The World Tonight about Art Deco architecture and the London Underground's amazing posters from the 1920s and 1930s. You can hear me in the last 5 mins www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... And the exhibition at LTM is www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/art...

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Emma Bastin @emmabastin.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

I'm very excited to be doing a fundraising talk at @museumofcamb all about what Christmas was like one hundred years ago in the 1920s. Tuesday 9th December at 6pm. Sequins and Christmas jumpers very welcome! www.museumofcambridge.org.uk/event/a-very... #christmas #1920s #festiveseason

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Talk: A Very Merry 1920s Christmas!

Take a light hearted look at Christmas in the 1920s with Dr Emma Bastin and explore Christmas decorations and gifts; parties and events; and of course, food and drink! We’ll explore the glit…

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Emma Bastin @emmabastin.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Exciting news! London Transport Museum have invited me to do a talk in their amazing Cubic Theatre. I'll be taking a more in depth look at some of the Art Deco posters from the Underground and I can't wait! 6th December 2-3pm Tickets here - www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/tal...

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Art deco and the Underground: design, dreams and the rise of modern Britain | London Transport Museum

Explore graphic design and art deco poster art on London Underground in this expert talk with Dr Emma Bastin of the Art Deco Society UK.

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Emma Bastin @emmabastin.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Join @artdecosocuk.bsky.social for their monthly online talk! We will be welcoming artist Danny Keen on 30th October to talk about Art Deco, Modernism and the Black Aesthetic. Tickets are available here www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/onl...

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Emma Bastin @emmabastin.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Do you love Art Deco style but would like to learn more about it? Or are you a complete novice with no idea what Art Deco is? I'm giving a talk at the Isokon on 21st Oct where you can learn about this fabulous style! Tickets include entry to the Isokon Gallery & a glass of wine tinyurl.com/mrx5c6s9

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Emma Bastin @emmabastin.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Very exciting news! My "Everything you wanted to know about Art Deco" podcast is now available on Spotify! Thanks to @historyextra.bsky.social and their lovely host Elinor for letting me talk about my obsession! Here's the link! open.spotify.com/episode/5RF0...

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Art Deco: everything you wanted to know

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Emma Bastin @emmabastin.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Tomorrow you can hear me talking at the @LTMuseum Depot Open Day about everything Art Deco on the Underground. And more excitingly, you can snoop around their amazing collections. More info and tickets here! www.ltmuseum.co.uk/whats-on/dep...

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Depot open days: a journey of art and design | London Transport Museum

Join us for the final Depot Open Days of the year as we explore a rich art and design heritage that is synonymous with London’s transport past and present.

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Leeds Civic Trust @leedscivictrust.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

📸To celebrate the launch of our new exhibition and Civic Day, we are pleased to host two free drop in events flicking through our extensive slide collection of Leeds 1988-1995. 📆Wednesday 4 June 11:00-15:00 📆 Saturday 14 June: 11:00-15:00 🔗zurl.co/ddpml

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Helen Smith @wordsmith.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

A contributor has had to withdraw from something I'm editing, late in the day. I'm looking for a sprightly 10,000 book historical words on the broad theme of 'consumers/consumption' and the period 1450-1650 (not necessarily all of it).

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Emma Bastin @emmabastin.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

The next Art Deco Society UK online talk is on early home movies. Our expert is BFI curator Rosie Taylor and will include films from the period! Do join us! www.ticketsource.co.uk/art-deco-soc...

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

‘Fragment of a Queen’s Face’ Timeless beauty from Ancient Egypt, c. 1390–1336 BC. Yellow jasper exquisitely sculpted and polished to achieve a mirror-like surface. The identity of this royal woman is uncertain. The Met, photo by me. #Archaeology

My photo shows a fragment of an ancient Egyptian head of a woman sculpted from yellow jasper which has been highly polished to give a shine. The head fragment retains the chin and mouth area which has full lips. Height 13 cm. On display at the Met Museum in New York

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Emma Bastin @emmabastin.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

If you fancy boosting your historical festive knowledge, then my talk about Christmas in the 1920s and 1930s is now online and free to watch! I loved researching and talking on this subject. ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ceik...

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Elena Mary @elenamary.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Something that always surprises me all over again about writing is how much bravery is required. Sending good vibes and solidarity to anyone else trying to write the conclusion to a piece of work that has taken many years to come together. Courage calls to courage everywhere! Your work matters! 🗃️

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 02/12/2024

Now available: the 2024 RHS President's Lecture, given on 22 November by the Society's new President Prof. Lucy Noakes. Audio and video recordings of Lucy's lecture: ‘War and Peace: Mass Observation, Memory and the Ends of the Second World War in Britain’ available here bit.ly/4ga9AL8

Image from the 2024 Royal Historical Society's President's Lecture given by Lucy Noakes, the Society's new President. This image shows Lucy giving her lecture with an image of a Mass Observation slide as part of the presentation.

Image of Lucy Noakes at the podium giving her 2024 President's Lecture, on 22 November.

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