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@melanietebbutt.bsky.social
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Historian, UK. Children, youth, gender, media history, public history. Emerita Professor, Manchester Metropolitan University.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Without detracting from the failure of UUK's efforts, what would it mean if UK universities 'won over Reform'? What compromises would that entail? Binning the arts and humanities? Rejecting duties mandated by the Equalities act? Agreeing that only 30-ish universities should have funded research?
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UK universities fail to win over Reform
University leaders have spent months on a charm offensive aimed at gaining the support of the populist rightwing party
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Holmewood mining village, Derbyshire, 1973, photo by Don McPhee. After the colliery closed, many houses were boarded up.
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 10/09/2026
#OtD 10 Sep 1933 an attempted rally by Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists was broken up by 2000 anti-fascist locals in Stockton, England. They chased off fascists with pickaxe handles, stones, half bricks, and potatoes with razor blades inside stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8256...
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Duke University Press @dukepress.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Celeste-Marie Bernier presents the first standalone biography of Anna Murray Douglass, wife and co-revolutionary of Frederick Douglass, honoring her history-making role as a campaigner, liberator, and freedom-fighter. Read a sample for free now: buff.ly/4etAj6v
Cover of Anna Murray Douglass: Biography of a Revolutionary by Celeste-Marie Bernier. The cover is a photograph of Anna Murray Douglass as a duotone in pink and red. There are three squares made of transparent gold triangle patterns overlayed. The title is written large in a bold white script across the cover. The subtitle is smaller below and aligned left. The authors name appears in the top left corner of the cover in white.
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 10/09/2026
‘Many of the passengers aboard the 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘩 were war veterans, returning to Britain to rebuild what they had fought to defend a few years earlier.’ Colin Douglas on the role of the Caribbean in building Britain’s Blitz spirit, from the blog. www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/se...
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Colin Douglas | Beyond the Blitz
The story of the Blitz cannot be fully understood as a national story. It was part of a global war. While the Luftwaffe...
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SHCY @shcy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The winner of SHCY's 2026 Laura Lovett Dissertation Award is Anaïs Faurt, for "Neither Safe nor Sound: Child Protection at the End of the French Empire, 1949-1979," (Rutgers University-New Brunswick, 2025).
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Stephanie Olsen @stephanieolsen.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
Welcome SHCY! See below, everyone. @shcy.bsky.social
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Stephanie Olsen @stephanieolsen.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Still time (until Sept 15) to send us your proposals for the SHCY conference in Montréal! www.shcy.org/news-announc... @shcy.bsky.social @histchildoxford.bsky.social @histchild.bsky.social @clpn.bsky.social @hexhistory.bsky.social #coenars
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Call for Papers: SHCY 2027 in Montreal! - Society for the History of Children and Youth
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Mark Williams @mrfw17thc.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Get on it #skystorians - really good department with lovely people.
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Will Tullett @willtullett.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
More positively I am really pleased that SNIFF: A HISTORY OF SMELLS is out today!! Published by @yalebooks.bsky.social and out in all good bookshops. It's a history of smell across time and space that takes in a panoply of pongs and perfume from paper and ink to stink bombs and whale oil.
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DJ Fusion [FuseBox Radio/The Futon Dun] @fuseboxradio.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
An indigenous photographic history of America – in pictures l The Guardian www.theguardian.com/artandd...
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An indigenous photographic history of America – in pictures
Indigenous photography: identity, land and community
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 01/09/2026
New this week in the Society's journal 'Transactions' 'Transcription and Recognition in the Oral History Interview', by Lucy Newby and Fearghus Roulston bit.ly/4cRm9f8. How does creative transcription affect the reception and understanding of complex historical narratives? #Skystorians 1/2
Front page of new Transactions article: 'Transcription and Recognition in the Oral History Interview', by Lucy Newby and Fearghus Roulston.

Full abstract: 'Transcription is a key part of oral history practice. Transcribed text is often the main way in which a wider audience engages with an oral history interview, and even as the possibilities for digital and multimedia presentation become wider, text remains an important component of how interviews are received and understood. Drawing on examples from our research on memories of the Troubles in Ireland, we argue that oral historians need to think creatively and conceptually about the effects of transcription, particularly in terms of how complex narratives are received and understood. We offer some examples of how creative forms of transcription can shape engagement with these narratives and with ideas of composure, coherence and memory.'
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Mrs Potter in Mason Street, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, 1975, photo by Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen.
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Pit brow workers at Rose Bridge Colliery, Wigan, late 19th century. Their job was to remove stones from the coal.
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Women supporting the miners' strike, Easington, County Durham, 1984, photo by Izabela Jedrzejczyk (via @sidegallery.bsky.social).
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The Institute of Historical Research, London has released its 2026-27 Research Training & Short Courses menu. Workshops and training sessions from 24th August onwards, for PhD students and early career researchers, GLAM professionals, community-based historians and more. #Skystorians
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Research Training and Short Courses
We deliver high-quality training programmes and unique learning opportunities to a wide community of historians of all career stages and historical interests.
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Prof Katherine Schofield 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇪🇺 @katherineschof8.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This is extraordinarily bad, as even the UK copyright libraries (e.g. Cambridge) have moved over to frequently only acquiring the ebook version of new publications. If you don't own the hard copy, you're just renting and you are at the mercy of the publisher.
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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 06/08/2026
Final call! We are hiring a new Editorial Fellow who specialises in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe 🌍 👉 this 2-year fellowship runs from October 2026 - September 2028 👉 this role is paid and part-time (3 hours per week) 👉 the application deadline is tomorrow, Friday 7 August
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Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowship at History Workshop, 2026
History Workshop is seeking to appoint one Editorial Fellow in 2026, with specialism in pre-1800 CE history from any part of the globe.
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Society for the Study of Labour History @sslh.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
SSLH E.C members, Dave Lyddon and Quentin Outram are currently updating a HSIR bibliography on the 1926 General Strike. Read more abour their expanded version: sslh.org.uk/2026/07/14/u...
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Update: Bibliography on the 1926 General Strike
To mark the one hundredth anniversary of the 1926 General Strike and mining lockout, Dave Lyddon and Quentin Outram are revising the Historical Studies in Industrial Relations (HSIR) bibliography o…
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Heads up: if you're planning to visit us tomorrow, we expect to be very busy during our Romany and Traveller Heritage Day event! As we manage capacity, there may be queues and wait times. merl.reading.ac.uk/visit/
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Visit
Visiting The Museum of English Rural Life is free. Discover our galleries, activities, café, and beautiful walled garden.
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Scottish Council on Archives @scotsarchives.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
The Tunnock Prize 2026 is now open! Entries should focus on the use and interpretation of Scottish archives both within Scotland and further afield. Find out more: www.scottisharchives.org.uk/latest/the-t...
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The Tunnock Prize 2026 now open! - Scottish Council on Archives
29 June 2026
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 26/06/2026
A full list of shortlisted articles for the 2026 prize is available here: bit.ly/3QsFxXX The winners of this year's First Book and Early Career Article Prizes will be announced on 1 July at the Society's 2026 Prothero Lecture, 2/2
Text for the listing of the Royal Historical Society's 2026 Early Career Article Prize: 

"The Royal Historical Society’s Early Career Article Prize 2026 recognises the scholarly contribution and quality of journal articles published in 2025. This year’s shortlist of eight articles is now available and follows an open call for early career historians to submit a article or book chapter, published last year, for consideration. Two final winners of the 2026 prize will be chosen, with the announcement to take place in July. Also now available: the shortlist of the Society’s First Book Prize, 2026, for a first scholarly monograph written by an early career historian and published in 2025."
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 26/06/2026
Over the next week, we feature the 8 articles shortlisted for the Society's 2026 Early Career Article Prize. Today: 'Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park' by Matthew Hurst, bit.ly/4g7J60e published in the 'Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History' #Skystorians 1/2
Image the journal 'Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History' and text: 'Hong Kong Colonial Government Migrated Archives at Hanslope Park'

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Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History

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Royal Historical Society Early Career Article Prize, 2026
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Edd Mair @edwardmair.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
I've been organising the @kingshistory.bsky.social annual History Teacher's Network conference, which will be next week! Excited to hear talks from teachers, academics and assessment specialists on how we enthuse students to continue studying history.
A programme for the conference.
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BSHS @bshsnews.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🏆 We're delighted to announce the winner of the 2026 BSHS Pickstone Prize! Congratulations to David Singerman, whose book Unrefined has been awarded this year's prize! Check out the judging panel's decision and more on our website! 🔗https://bshs.org.uk/the-bshs-pickstone-prize-2026-winner/
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Umut Guner @umuttgunerr.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
The floors of the Yazd Jameh Mosque, a large congregational mosque in Yazd, Iran, built during the Ilkhanid Empire (1256-1335) and still in use today.
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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Teaching Fellow in English Literature. Department of English. Royal Holloway, University of London Salary: £41,374 per annum - including London Allowance #HigherEd #EduSky www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRX684/t...
The primary focus of the job is 20th century literature: convening and seminars on "New York School" poetry, convening, lecturing and seminars on Introducing Poetry, Thinking as a Critic and Supplementary Discourses and Reading as a Writer on Poetic Practice MA pathway.

Applicants should have a proven record of high-calibre teaching with a specialism in contemporary poetry and poetics. The appointee will be expected to participate fully in delivering the Department’s objectives, undertaking writing, teaching, and public engagement. They will also participate in departmental administration as requested by the Head of Department.

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

    Generous annual leave entitlement 
    Training and Development opportunities
    Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution 
    Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing. 
    Free parking 

The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London. 

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Adam Roberts on a.c.roberts@rhul.ac.uk or +44 (0)1784 443511.
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Hurst Publishers @hurstpublishers.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Kicking off our 'Championed by Indies' series is @thetimes.com and @newstatesman1913.bsky.social Book of the Year, and one of our best sellers: 'Northumbrians: North-East England and Its People: A New History' by Dan Jackson. Shop indie & get your copy at @forumbooks.bsky.social in Northumberland.
A book cover mock-up on an orange background. The book cover is for 'The Northumbrians: North-East England and its People, A New History' The title is visible at the top of the cover in white and the subtitle is written in black below. The author's name 'Dan Jackson' is written in white at the bottom of the cover. The cover shows a landscape image and a blue sky.
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Trumpian censorship in the UK Teacher, librarians under pressure to remove books on race, identity, social justice from libraries. 200 titles pulled from one Greater Manchester school library, including books by Black authors. Freedom to read is a major casualty on the road to tyranny.
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'Erasing histories and voices'
Once seen as a culture war confined to the USA, book censorship is gaining ground in the UK. Authors, librarians and teachers warn of mounting pressure to remove titles from school libraries, particul...
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Nat @boatpeeper.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
In which I write again about medieval history, trade, and power. #medievalsky #medievalhistory #milsky #germany #substack substack.com/@daggeranddr...
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Hansa: The Original Power Network
The medieval Hanseatic League serves as a remarkable historical window into how cooperation can span across vast territories.
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Modern British Studies Association @modbritstud.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Welcome to Day 2 of #MBS2026! If you’re just joining us, yesterday marked the official launch of the Modern British Studies Association @modbritstud.bsky.social. Check out the website modbritstud.org.uk to find out how the Association will be supporting the study of modern Britain.
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Modern British Studies Association
Join a thriving research network exploring modern British society, politics & culture. Discover events, awards & membership. Become a member today.
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Churchill Archives Centre @chuarchives.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
On Thursday 25th June we are hosting an introduction day for anyone considering a career in archives, records management or conservation. Contact archives.volunteers@chu.cam.ac.uk for further details and to sign up to attend #archives #archivesconservation #recordsmanagement
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Dr Eleanor Shaw @eleanorshaw.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I'm really excited to be presenting at this event on Friday with @sashahandley.bsky.social exploring lived experience and co-production in HE and heritage. We'll be talking about our work on @sleepingwelluom.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lived-expe...
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Lived Experience and Co-Production in HE, Heritage and Culture
In this one-day conference we gather with academics, heritage practitioners & cultural professionals to discuss lived experience in our work
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David Gilbert @davidgilbert.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
NEW On Monday, the father of murdered teenager Henry Nowak asked for restraint: " We do not want his death to be used to create further division, hatred or tension.” Hours later, Elon Musk and America's far-right were exploiting the death to push anti-white racism www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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Elon Musk and America’s Far Right Stoke Anger Over Murder of UK Teen
Influential figures, including Nick Fuentes, have been accused of “hijacking” the murder of Henry Nowak to push a racist agenda.
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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
* WANTED * Lecturer in English and Postcolonial Literature Department of Media, Culture & Creative Industries City St George’s, University of London Location: London. Salary: £43,482 to £50,253 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRT057/l...
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Lecturer in English and Postcolonial Literature at City St George’s, University of London
Explore an exciting academic career as a Lecturer in English and Postcolonial Literature. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 04/06/2026
Also now available: the 2026 call for applications for the Society's annual Funded Book Workshops - for historians writing a 2nd or 3rd monograph bit.ly/4uwep8C. Grants enable authors to hold a day workshop with specialist readers to discuss a manuscript in detail before submission #Skystorians
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Applications now invited for the Society's 2026 'Funded Book Workshops' for mid-career historians - RHS
The Society’s Funded Book Workshops Grants support historians, currently working on a second or third major research project, and which will lead to publication of a monograph. The Book Workshops enab...
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The English Historical Review @enghistrev.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
New articles and reviews on advance access here: academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...
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Advance articles | The English Historical Review | Oxford Academic
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Brepols @brepols.net · 04/06/2026
Small Towns and Cities in World History From the Middle Ages to the Present Edited by Peter Clark Info: bit.ly/4e1bqyF #UrbanHistory #Towns #Medieval #EarlyModern #Cities #WorldHistory #UrbanStudies
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Drew Flanagan Ph.D @drewflanaganphd.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
My book launch for From Occupation to Integration: Recivilizing the French Zone of Post-Nazi German 1945-1955 (LSU Press, 2026) with @lsupress.bsky.social is now available on Youtube! Check it out and share it with anyone you think might be interested. #skystorians More: lsupress.org/978080718678...
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"From Occupation to Integration" by Drew Flanagan
YouTube video by LSUPress
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History of Education Society UK @histedsocuk.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
🥇 Congratulations to our journal's co-editor Heather Ellis on a richly deserved award!
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Sam Kaislaniemi @samklai.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
If you're thinking about an ERC, I strongly recommend this: reading past proposals is I think more useful than going through the application instructions in minute detail, or attending an ERC bid training course.
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Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Lecturer in Children’s Studies (Children’s Literature and Culture) University of Galway. Salary: €64,903 to €103,538 or £56,452.37 to £90,056.94 (converted salary) #Highered #EduSky #AcademicSky #edchat www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRJ936/l...
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Thanks to funding by the BFI, this year we're embarking on a project to share our collection of rural archival films at accessible screenings across rural Britain. Find out more about the project on our new blogpost! merl.reading.ac.uk/news-and-vie...
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Watts in the Country: Inclusive Approaches to Rural Film
Our 2026 film project brings stories from the Richard Watts archival film collection to rural communities across Britain.
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Society for the Study of Labour History @sslh.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Come and join us for the fifth annual John Halstead Lecture at the John Rylands Library in Manchester on the 13 June. Find out more and book your tickets here: sslh.org.uk/2026/01/05/j...
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History of Education Society UK @histedsocuk.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The deadline for submitting an abstract for the HES 2026 conference in Maynooth is Monday 25th May. We look forward to meeting many of you in November 2026! hes2026.wixsite.com/hes2026mayno...
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Home | HES2026
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ESRC School Meals 🍽 @esrcschoolmeals.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Thrilled to see @britishacademy.bsky.social has published the Policy Histories Seminar report from our project-The UK School Meals Service: Past, Present and Future? First comprehensive history of #schoolmeals #histed @sheffielduni.bsky.social @histedsocuk.bsky.social @ioe.bsky.social
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Society for Renaissance Studies @srsrensoc.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
GET EXCITED! Our biennial conference is happening in THAT LONDON in 2027! It's our 💎 Diamond 💎 Jubilee, so get ready for a party. The #Renaissance Beyond Borders Warburg, 30 June-3 July 2027 Deadline for proposals: 25 September 2026 all info: rensoc.org.uk/cfp/12th-bie... #EarlyModern #SkyStorians
screenshot of The Renaissance Beyond Borders: SRS conference 2027
30 Jun 2027-3 July 2027
deadline 25 September 2026
Location: the warburg institute and school of advanced study, university of london
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Tim Hitchcock @timhitchcock.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
For a quick blog outlining the article Bob Shoemaker and I have out in Social History on mapping 18th c. crime see socialhistoryblog.com/mapping-the-...
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Mapping the Social History of Eighteenth-Century London by Tim Hitchcock and Bob Shoemaker - Social History Blog
Maps, London, eighteenth century, crime, archaeology, elections, digital history
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Europe & the World at the IHR @ihreurope1500.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
THIS TERM's PROGRAMME! Join us for 2 exciting events with Mélanie Lamotte, @lrhodges.bsky.social, @juliehardwick.bsky.social, and @roperlou.bsky.social Mondays, 17:30 @ihr.bsky.social Everybody welcome, in person or online--register for the zoom link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #EarlyModern
programme Europe and the world: 
18 May: By Flesh and Toil: How Sex, Race, and Labor Shaped the Early French Empire with Mélanie Lamotte (Duke), as well as Lenny Hodges (Durham) and Julie Hardwick (Univerdsity of Texas at Austin).
1 June: The Guinea Trade and English Imperial Formation, 1624-1664 with Lou Roper
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Brepols @brepols.net · 12/05/2026
The International #Medieval Bibliography (IMB) and Bibliography of Medieval Civilisation (BCM) are updated with 6,422 records. Info: bit.ly/42tKvpU The @perspecti.bsky.social citation plugin now offers access to 1,816,675 citations, adding a powerful new layer of insight. More Info: bit.ly/4uH8AW4
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