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Society for Renaissance Studies @srsrensoc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Join us on 18th September 2026 for our #SRSlyGood Festival! There are two sessions, The first, at 16:00 BST where our postdoctoral fellows will discuss their latest research and the second, at 17.00BST where the 2026 article prize and book prize will be announced! rensoc.org.uk/announcement...

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CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Tomorrow! Join us for a workshop on connections between North Africa and the Iberian Atlantic. Organised by Dr. @anastruillou.bsky.social (KCL) and Dr. Kaja Cook (Royal Holloway). Online and in person! We still have some in person tickets available. kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/mexic...

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Mexico in Algiers, Rabat in Bahia: Rethinking Interactions between the Iberian Atlantic and the Maghrib - A Workshop — CEMS KCL Blog

Join CEMS for a one-day workshop on interactions between the early modern Iberian Atlantic and North Africa. Organised by Dr. Ana Struillou and Dr. Kaja Cook. Friday 22nd May, 09:00 - 18:00

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Danielle Terrazas Williams @drdanielletw.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Job Opportunity! Professorship of Economic History University of Oxford The Department of Economics, in association with Nuffield College, intends to appoint the Professor of Economic History. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRJ428/p...

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Professorship of Economic History at University of Oxford

Discover an exciting academic career path as a Professorship of Economic History at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

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Vicky Mills @drvickymills.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Tomorrow Night!

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Daragh Carville @daraghcarville.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Looking forward to hosting this Masterclass with one of the UK's leading character actors, Roger Ashton-Griffiths (best known for Game of Thrones) on May 7th as part of Birkbeck Arts Week. It's FREE and open to all so book your place here: bbk.ac.uk/events/event...

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David Eldridge @deldridgewriter.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Birkbeck Arts Week. Adapting “The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" for the stage. The discussion will explore the creative process behind adapting John le Carré’s game-changing novel for the theatre with me, director Jeremy Herrin & Dr Seda Ilter 06.05.26 17.15 www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...

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London Renaissance Seminar (LRS) @londrenaissance.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Writing Town and Village in Seventeenth Century England Drop in on one of three panels on who writes the story of town and village. Coming soon - 7 May Birkkbeck College. Join at 3pm, 5pm, 6pm. Take a look: www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...

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Luisa Calè @luisacale.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

#BBKArtsWeek: this is the best time in the year, when we open our doors to share projects, ideas, dreams: Centre for Nineeteenth-Century Studies William #Morris & #Utopia Michael Robertson 5 May, 6pm, Birkbeck Clore, Torrington Square. Details & free booking here: www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...

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Vicky Mills @drvickymills.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Tuesday 5 th May 6pm- ‘William Morris and Utopia’- Birkbeck Arts Week 2026. The Birkbeck Centre for Nineteenth- Century Studies presents Morris expert Prof. Michael Robertson who will discuss the utopian dimensions of Morris’ life and work. Book your place here: www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...

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Matthew Davies @mpdavies.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Just over a week to go… tickets (free) available at www.bbk.ac.uk/booking/even...

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Event Booking Form - Birkbeck, University of London

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Sheilagh Ogilvie @sheilaghogilvie.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

The University of Oxford is advertising a Professorship of Economic History, which will be held in the Department of Economics in association with Nuffield College. Closing date 25 May 2026, interviews 26 June. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru....

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Brodie Waddell @brodiewaddell.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Friday, May 8th, 6pm-7pm, at Birkbeck: ‘The Medieval Guide to Healthy Living’, an in-conversation event where @katherineharvey.bsky.social discusses her new book on this topic with Clara Rawlings. Register here: www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...

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London Renaissance Seminar (LRS) @londrenaissance.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/post... Written Worlds 17C Non-elite Writing 2 x Postdocs 0.5. Please consider applying.

Project Name Written Worlds funded by Leverhulme Trust at Birkbeck

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Brodie Waddell @brodiewaddell.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Thurs May 7th, 3pm-8pm, at Birkbeck: ‘Writing Town and Village in Seventeenth-Century England’, with Niall Allsop, Judith Hudson, Ed Legon, Grace Marshall, Abigail Williams, plus Erica Fudge on ‘Fed on Scraps: Fed on Scraps: Bits of Animals in the Early Modern Archive’: www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...

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London Renaissance Seminar (LRS) @londrenaissance.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/post... Written Worlds 17C Non-elite Writing 2 x Postdocs 0.5. Please consider applying.

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Faculty of English, University of Oxford @engfac.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Our English Faculty / Oxford World's Classics #Shakespeare webinars continue! On Monday, 2 March, Prof Emma Smith @oldfortunatus.bsky.social will be joined by Dr Kim Gilchrist @kimgilchrist.bsky.social to discuss #CYMBELINE followed by Q&A. All welcome! Free, but booking required. #booksky

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English Faculty/OWC Shakespeare Webinar: Cymbeline

In this free webinar, Professor Emma Smith will be discussing the new edition of Cymbeline from Oxford World's Classics.

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Brett Rushforth @brettrushforth.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Happy to announce the publication of the latest issue of the HLQ. Access now through Project MUSE. muse.jhu.edu/issue/56420

Cover of the Spring/Summer 2025 issue of the Huntington Library Quarterly. At the top in white letters against a crimson backdrop it reads HLQ | an early modern studies journal. Below is an image of the artwork BLACKout: Madonna and Child, by Ebony Iman Dallas.

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EDITOR’S NOTE

New Directions for the HLQ
BRETT RUSHFORTH

RESEARCH ARTICLES

“The Mysteries of Apalache”: Tall Tales and Lost Worlds in the Early American South
OWEN STANWOOD

Indigenous Sun Worship in the Early Modern English Colonial Imagination
SOPHIE BATTELL

Escaping Rumor in the Mexican Inquisition
DARIA BERMAN

Rhetorical Rebound: Disabling Critique in Richard III
PASQUALE TOSCANO

A “Disposition to Laziness”: Visions of Cockaigne in the Early Modern Atlantic World
DANIEL JOHNSON

ASSESSMENTS AND APPROACHES

How Menocchio’s Ordeal Began: Clerical Sex Abuse and the Catholic Church in the Sixteenth and Twenty-First Centuries
VIRGINIA REINBURG

EARLY/MODERN CONNECTIONS

Black Aquatics: Early Modern Past, Present, and Future
AMANDA HERBERT & KEVIN DAWSON

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Brodie Waddell @brodiewaddell.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

#EarlyModern history PhD students around London: the 'Society, Culture and Belief, 1500-1800' seminar @ihrscb.bsky.social at @ihr.bsky.social is looking for a postgrad convenor for 2025/26. Stipend of £300/yr and a chance to get involved in a great seminar!

The ‘Society, Culture and Belief, 1500-1800’ seminar at the Institute for Historical Research would like to appoint a doctoral student as a stipendiary postgraduate seminar convenor for 2025/26. You would be an active member of our lively, friendly seminar. Your main responsibilities would be to contribute to our social media presence, encourage other postgrads to attend the seminar, and occasionally assist with minor administrative tasks to help the seminar run smoothly. The expectation would be that you would come to the seminar as often as possible.

We normally host nine seminar talks over the course of the academic year. In 2024/25, we hosted talks by Rachel Winchcombe (Manchester), Fara Dabhoiwala (Princeton), Will Tullet (York), Tiéphaine Thomason (Cambridge), Nikki Clarke (Birkbeck), and Juliet Atkinson (Leeds).

The Institute will provide you with a stipend of £300 (£100/term) and will cover the cost of your meals if you attend post-seminar dinners.

The current convenors are Holly Fletcher (UCL), Laura Gowing (KCL), Kate Hodgkin (East London), Eva Johanna Holmberg (Queen Mary), Tiéphaine Thomason (Cambridge), Emily Vine (Exeter), Brodie Waddell (Birkbeck) and Roisin Watson (Open University).

To apply, please send a cover letter (max one page) indicating why this opportunity is of interest and a CV (1-2 pages) to b.waddell@bbk.ac.uk by September 1st.

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