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Katie Barclay @katieebarclay.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

The Kiss is out today! And here I discuss it with the New Books Network! @reaktionbooks.bsky.social newbooksnetwork.com/the-kiss-a-h...

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Katie Barclay, "The Kiss: A History of Passion and Power" (Reaktion Books, 2025) - New Books Network

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Olivia Formby @oliviaformby.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Congratulations and thank you (!!) to the guest editors of this wonderful new volume that I am honoured to be part of! @emyang.bsky.social, Andrea Graus and Violeta Ruiz 👏

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Olivia Formby @oliviaformby.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Maybe it's teething?! I asked this many times when my daughter was v. little & our lives/feelings were intimately bound up together, at times when she was.. less than cheery😅 Parents have been asking the same thing for centuries! In the 17thC they called infants' difficult emotions being *froward*

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Froward Infants: Breeding Teeth in Early Modern England: Breeding Teeth in Early Modern England: Osiris: Vol 41, No null

AbstractIn sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England, medical writers, practitioners, and parents alike recognized “frowardness”—expressed through sounds and bodily gestures imbued with disquiet or e...

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Scarlett Stevens @scarlettstevens.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

CALL FOR PAPERS 📣 Experiencing Relief in Early Modern Britain: 1500-1800 We welcome papers from ECRs, PGRs, and established scholars. For more info (e.g., how to submit a paper) please see our website: earlymodernreliefconference2027.wordpress.com #earlymodern #earlymodernists #AcademicSky

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Cambridge University Library @theul.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

400 years ago today, a codfish was gutted at Cambridge Market. 🐟 Inside it was a tiny book containing Protestant texts from the early years of the English Reformation. Was this a providential message from God, a piece of political propaganda or an elaborate hoax? Music by Julius H. from Pixabay

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Jen McFarland @jenmcfarland.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Delighted to see this article out! I look at how the elderly used urban space, and the important role of mobility in old age in early modern Italy.

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Alice Thornton's Books @thorntonsbooks.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Cover Reveal! Coming soon, open access, with Taylor & Francis. Edited by @cordeliabeattie.bsky.social, Suzanne Trill and @hagenilda.bsky.social.

Cover of a book called Alice Thornton's Books: Reassessing the Life Writings of a Seventeenth-century Woman. The image on the book cover is a 17h-century painting of a domestic interior with a woman writing at a table while a younger woman stands behind looking out the window.

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Olivia Formby @oliviaformby.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who contributed to 'Speech/less in the Early Modern World' research workshop at Emmanuel College last week! My brain is still absolutely buzzing with inspiration from all the incredible papers! ☀️

15 academic researchers from all career stages stand smiling together in the Emmanuel College garden

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Jen McFarland @jenmcfarland.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Very much looking forward to this session on early modern ageing! June 11th 2pm, in-person or online.

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Olivia Formby @oliviaformby.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Don't forget to register by 12 April to attend Speech/less in the Early Modern World. Free event! All welcome!

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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

📣Registrations open for this exciting event from one of our members!

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Past and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

We're pleased to be supporting the “Speech/less in the Early Modern World” Workshop 23 - 24 April 2026 @camhistory.bsky.social Registration free but places limited (register by 12 April 2026). Venue Emmanuel College Cambridge See programme and registration: pastandpresent.org.uk/programme-an...

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Programme and Registration for the "Speech/less in the Early Modern World" Workshop - Past and Present

received from Dr. Olivia Formby (Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge) Dates: 23 – 24 April 2026 Location: Harrods Room, Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge Programme Registration (closes 1...

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Woman at the window of a bare, clean house. Who is outside? Child, ghost, spirit? Friendly, frightening? You say. By Jacob Vrel, whose day is today.

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Olivia Formby @oliviaformby.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

✨Speech/less in the Early Modern World✨ Research Workshop, 23-24 April 2026 Emmanuel College, Cambridge Places limited. Please register as an attendee by 12 April: forms.gle/k9Xnz4gVFhe2Syez9 Thank you event sponsors! @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social @camhistory.bsky.social @socialhistsoc.bsky.social

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Katie Barclay @katieebarclay.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Call for papers - growing up in the early modern world!

Call for papers for event on children in early modern institutions. Contact Paula Plastic.

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Katie Barclay @katieebarclay.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Call for papers: Childhood, Gender and Crises: Living at the End of the World. for Gender & History

This is a call for papers for a special issue of gender and history on childhood, gender and crises. For more details email katie.barclay@mq.edu.au

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Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) @sshmedicine.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Two #histmed CFPs with deadline for abstracts Jan 2026! Life Histories in Mind: Mental Ill Health and Learning Disability in Context (Manchester) & Blood is the price of coal: Coal communities, health and welfare in Britain and beyond from the 19th century to the present (Warwick) For more details 👇

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History of Medicine CFPs

If you wish to share your CFPs on the SSHM website please contact the Exec Sec, Dr Justine Pick admin@sshm.org Life Histories in Mind: Mental Ill Health and Learning Disability in Context Location:…

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Karin Sennefelt @karinsennefelt.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

The Word made Flesh is out today! I've not seen it in the flesh myself yet, but this is a happy day after many years of work. #EarlyModern #medhist #histmed #bodyhistory

Cover of the book The Word made Flesh: Lutheran Bodies, 1600-1720 by Karin Sennefelt. The over image shows an etching of a young woman in a dress but bare foot flying through the air during a lightning storm.

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Olivia Formby @oliviaformby.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

🗓️ Remember to submit your proposal by next Friday 26 September!

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Bronagh Ann McShane @bamcshane.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

#cfp for the 2026 Conference of the History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland, ‘Women Religious: Patronage & Networks from Medieval to Modern’ taking place at Queen Mary University of London on 11/12 June. Please share widely #nuntastic historyofwomenreligious.org/call-for-pap...

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Olivia Formby @oliviaformby.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

📣Call for Papers 📣 I am delighted to announce that 'Speech/less in the Early Modern World' will be held 23 April 2026 at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge. Please share far and wide and do consider submitting a proposal! 🙊 Link to PDF version: bit.ly/4lZz80R

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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

📢JOBS: 2 postdoc research associate positions📢 On AHRC project 'Informing contemporary land use policy through sustainability assessment of farming systems' in pre-modern periods🗃️ - FT from 01/10/25 - #Medieval history (3 years) - #EarlyModern history (28 months) jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

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Brodie Waddell @brodiewaddell.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Our #OpenAccess collection on the #PowerOfPetitioning in early modern Britain has only been out for a year and amazingly it's been downloaded over 4,000 times from @uclpress.bsky.social. So pleased to see all the interest in petitioning! Get your free copy here: uclpress.co.uk/book/the-pow...

Title page of Brodie Waddell and Jason Peacey (Editors), The Power of Petitioning in Early Modern Britain

Access stats showing 4,239 views/downloads since May 2024.

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Olivia Formby @oliviaformby.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Really looking forward to speaking at the IHR Life Cycles seminar tomorrow!

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