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Rose Byfleet

@medicifangirl.bsky.social
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Perfume, medicine & the Medici Grand Dukes in 16th C Florence. #CulturesofAir culturesofair.hcommons.org

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
'The area of the National Trust’s Holnicote estate where rivers have been returned to their natural courses and wetlands have been restored have remained green and lush during the five heatwaves across the summer.'
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Rewilded land remains green amid drought-stricken English countryside, images show
National Trust’s Holnicote estate says restored wetlands and rivers offer proof of resilience to drought, wildfires and flooding
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optimisticsoap.bsky.social @optimisticsoap.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Libraries make us a harder target for authoritarianism. Equal access to info, ideas, and space that doesn’t require a purchase to belong. Also: using the library means money stays in your community instead of streaming out to Amazon. 📚 What’s checked out on your card right now?
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Glen O'Hara @gsoh31.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Yeah well, maybe you shouldn't take an axe to its biggest university then, you stupid idiots. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The 'education gap' hiding in picture-perfect Cornwall and Devon
Behind the South West's postcard image, poverty and isolation are limiting opportunities for many young people.
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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Behind the bewildering transformation of British universities, are management consultants being paid millions Really proud to have this vital piece on our unis are being gutted from the inside by @jheathershaw.bsky.social on Democracy for Sale. Do read democracyforsale.substack.com/p/inside-bri...
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Inside Britain's university crisis
As teaching staff face job loss, their bosses have netted pay rises and bought advice from a “vampiric” management consultancy, writes Prof. John Heathershaw of the University of Exeter
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Jennifer Ashby @jenniferashby.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Delighted to share that my article on Mina Loy's conversion to Christian Science in Florence around 1909 has been published in Feminist Modernist Studies! Thanks to @euilibrary.bsky.social, the article is Open Access so is free to read & download (see below): doi.org/10.1080/2469...
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The making of Mina Loy’s Christian Science in Florence, Italy
The poet and painter Mina Loy (1882–1966) maintained a life-long, idiosyncratic belief in Christian Science. However, little is known of her formative introduction to the faith in Florence, Italy, ...
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Rose Byfleet @medicifangirl.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Calling for Expressions of interest for a one day conference in Florence in November on Breath, Air, Spirit as part of the #culturesofair network. DM me if you'd like to be involved
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Monash Medieval & Renaissance Studies @monashcmrs.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Rose Byfleet @medicifangirl.bsky.social - George Yule Prize for best postgraduate paper presented at the 2025 ANZAMEMS Conference: ‘Reassessing the Use of Scent in Plague Prevention Practices in Sixteenth-Century Italy’
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Premodern Healthscaping @prosanitate.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
We had a wonderful time at @anzamems.bsky.social and a great two panels on Public Health - too busy having excellent talks to remember to get a group photo! A particular congratulations to our Rose Byfleet (@medicifangirl.bsky.social) for winning the George Yule prize for best postgraduate paper.
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Rose Byfleet @medicifangirl.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
I’ve organised a panel at the @rsaorg conference in Boston on the Visual and Material Cultures of Air in Early Modern Courts...🧵
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Rose Byfleet @medicifangirl.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
We are looking for speakers for the Monash Medieval and Renaissance Seminar series. If you would like to join our mailing list to attend the seminars, please get in touch! (We will be alternating between European, American and Australian timezones) @monashcmrs.bsky.social
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Society for Renaissance Studies @srsrensoc.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
*VERY EXCITING VACANCY* Join our team behind the superb Renaissance Studies as editor -- guided expertly by Wiley. Ability to combust into flames and shrug it off not a requirement. #EarlyModern excitement is Deadline: 31 Jan 2025 All info: rensoc.org.uk/vacancy-edit...
Renaissance Studies is one of the leading journals in the field of Renaissance studies, with an interdisciplinary emphasis, and a worldwide readership. Established in 1987, Renaissance Studies is published in partnership by the Society for Renaissance Studies and John Wiley & Sons Ltd (Wiley).

The Council of the Society for Renaissance Studies (SRS) seeks to appoint an Editor for Renaissance Studies to succeed Professor Kevin Killeen, who retires as Editor in December 2025.

It is hoped that the new editor(s) will be able to take over responsibility from 1 January 2026 and serve for a 5-year term until 19 December 2031. Interviews will be held online in February/March 2025.

The Editor is responsible for the editorial content of the journal, for obtaining peer reviews of articles submitted, and for the supply of edited copy to Wiley. The Editor works with, and leads, a team consisting of an Associate Editor (whose main responsibility rests with the Special Issues of the journal), Book
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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Word of the day is ‘librocubicularist’: one who loves nothing better than reading in bed. (Not easy to say, but I’m glad to know it exists).
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Dr Florence H R Scott @florencehrscott.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
I've made a starter pack for if you want great quality posts about medieval history. Let me know who else to add! go.bsky.app/Eo1HyLT
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Richard Fitch @tudorcook.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
"this is fine" British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r
A medieval manuscript illustration from the British Library royal ms 20 a ii f3r.
Image shows a medieval king in a green gown and wearing a crown. He is stood within a burning castle with arms in the air and a look of 'oh dear' on his face
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Rose Byfleet @medicifangirl.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Looking forward to seeing this just-opened exhibition this week!
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Rose Byfleet @medicifangirl.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Ever wondered what plague smelled like? Probably not but I wrote an entry on it for the Encyclopedia of Smell History and Heritage! Masterminded by @willtullett.bsky.social this is your go-to resource for the history of olfaction. #historysmells encyclopedia.odeuropa.eu/items/show/2...
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Plague · Encyclopedia of Smell History and Heritage
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Woodvetch @woodvetch.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
Henri Matisse Reading Woman in Violet Dress, 1898 #art
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Kelly Barnhill @kellybarnhill.bsky.social · 12/11/2024
Mothers, teach your daughters about Judith beheading Holofernes. #themoreyouknow
Judith beheading Holofernes, a painting by Artemisia Gentileschi.

With the caption "Your body, my ch-"
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