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Richard Bell

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Historian of imprisonment, abolition, debt, and radicalism in early modern England. He/him.

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Richard Bell @richardbell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My new book, Imprisonment in Early Modern England: Politics, Debt and the Origins of a Carceral Society, is (sort of) out now! Currently available online for anyone with institutional access: www.cambridge.org/core/books/i...

Book cover of Richard Thomas Bell, Imprisonment in Early Modern England: Politics, Debt and the Origins of a Carceral Society

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Richard Bell @richardbell.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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Cameron @forkboy84.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

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Richard Bell @richardbell.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

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Richard Bell @richardbell.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 02/07/2026

Yesterday evening, the Society was delighted to announce the winners of its 2026 First Book and Early Career prizes: bit.ly/44HbAH2 Many congratulations to the winners of the 2026 RHS First Book Prize: Dr Kiran Mehta and Dr John Latham-Sprinkle 1/4 #Skystorians

Images of book covers for Kiran Mehta's book 'To Detain or To Punish: Magistrates and the Making of the London Prison System, 1750-1840' (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2025) and John Latham-Sprinkle's 'The North Caucasian Kingdom of Alania, 850-1240' (Cambridge University Press) with text First Book Prize

WINNERS, 2026

Kiran Mehta &
John Latham-Sprinkle

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 17/06/2026

Over the next two weeks, we feature the 8 monographs shortlisted for the Society's 2026 First Book Prize. Today: 'To Detain or to Punish. Magistrates and the Making of the London Prison System, 1750–1840' (McGill-Queens University Press)', by Kiran Mehta bit.ly/4ox6Z3t 1/2 #Skystorians

Cover image of 'To Detain or to Punish
Magistrates and the Making of the London Prison System, 1750–1840'

by Kiran Mehta (McGill-Queens University Press)

SHORTLISTED

Royal Historical Society
First Book Prize, 2026

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Richard Bell @richardbell.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Recently had cause (bragging at a conference dinner) to dig out a photo of a prized possession: Stuart Hall's copy of The World Turned Upside Down

The title page of Christopher Hill's The World Turned Upside Down, with Stuart Hall's name written in the top right corner

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Richard Bell @richardbell.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

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