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Isabel Köster @iotasubscript.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

See also: academics and deadlines.

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Cambridge University History Faculty @camhistory.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Final symposium TODAY: Cambridge’s workshop for the Long Eighteenth Century ⬇️⬇️ @mollygroarke.bsky.social @sallyholloway.bsky.social @brendantam.bsky.social

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Long Eighteenth Century Cambridge @18thcenturycam.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Our Easter term card is now live! Join us on Wednesday for scintillating discussion of Gifts and Diplomacy in the Long Eighteenth Century 🎁 Applications are also open to speak at our symposium on 9 June alongside our wonderful keynote @sallyholloway.bsky.social. See below for more info 👇

Wednesday 13 May 12-1PM (Bridgetower Room, Trinity Hall): Gifts and Diplomacy
Natasha Eaton, ‘Between Mimesis and Alterity: Art, Gift, and Diplomacy in Colonial India, 1770–1800’, Comparative Studies in Society and History, 46.4 (2004), pp. 816–44
Henrietta Harrison, ‘Chinese and British Diplomatic Gifts in the Macartney Embassy of 1793’, English Historical Review, 133.560 (2018), pp. 65–97
Wednesday 20 May 12-1PM (Leslie Stephen Room, Trinity Hall): Social Networks
Kate Davison, ‘Early Modern Social Networks: Antecedents, Opportunities, and Challenges’, American Historical Review, 124.2 (2019), pp. 456–82
Jon Mee, Networks of Improvement: Literature, Bodies & Machines in the Industrial Revolution (Chicago, IL and London: Chicago University Press, 2023), Intro.
Wednesday 3 June 12-1PM (Bridgetower Room, Trinity Hall): Evocative Things
Elizabeth Eger, ‘Paper Trails and Eloquent Objects: Bluestocking Friendship and Material Culture’, Parergon, 26.2 (2009), pp. 109–38
Stephanie Downes, Sally Holloway, and Sarah Randles (eds), Feeling Things: Objects and Emotions Through History (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018), Intro. & Ch. 1

A poster on a cream neoclassical background, text summarised as follows:
On the afternoon of 9 June, we will be running a symposium on the theme of 'Associations' at Newnham College. Our guest speaker is Dr Sally Holloway (Warwick). If you are a postgraduate student or ECR and would like to apply to present a twenty-minute paper at this event, please send a 250-word abstract and brief bio to 18thcenturycam@gmail.com by 20 May. We are especially keen to receive papers which speak to the themes of the discussion group and to Dr Holloway's work.

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Dr Laura Sangha @lsangha.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

📢TOMORROW!📢 I'm speaking at the @ihrscb.bsky.social seminar on people's changing relationship with their possessions in the 150 years before the Industrial Revolution. Join us in person @ihr.bsky.social or on Zoom, register: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #EarlyModern 🗃️@uoearchhist.bsky.social

From the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries, many English will makers took the trouble to describe in some detail the items they bequeathed to particular relatives and friends in their wills, and sometimes they even explained why they did so. Wills are thus a unique source of evidence for material culture in the past since they show us not only the sorts of things people owned, but also, by choosing particular objects to bequeath and by describing them in distinctive ways, they indicate people’s attitudes towards their possessions, and how they used objects they owned in order to achieve a variety of aims.

In this talk Laura Sangha will introduce the ongoing Leverhulme Trust project ‘The Material Culture of Wills: England 1540-1790’, which takes advantage of this ability of wills to lay bare the sentiment, meaning and value attached to objects in the past. Laura, the Co-Investigator on the project, will introduce the research team’s focus and explain how they have transcribed 30,000 English wills to create an unprecedently large data sample. She will also share two sets of preliminary findings, to demonstrate the varied themes that different members of the team are investigating to collectively address the central question: how did people’s relationship with, and attitudes towards possessions change in the 250 years before the industrial revolution?

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IHR British History in the Long C18th Seminar @long18thsem.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

WINTER Term Card: We are excited to share our seminar schedule for next term! Our slate of speakers cover a range of #18thc British history topics. Registrations are now open (with paper abstracts) at the link below 👎 @ihr.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

@WarwickHistory are recruiting for an Assistant Professor in Environmental History - with an open chronological and thematic focus. Come join our excellent department with wonderful colleagues and students. warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G... #history #envhistory #earlymodern

warwick-careers.tal.net

Assistant Professor in Environmental History (111009-1125) - University of Warwick

Title: Assistant Professor in Environmental History (111009-1125). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Permanent

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Dr Sally Holloway @sallyholloway.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Does anyone recognise this scene in the background of a print I am using? #SkyStorians #c18th please help! 🙏🏻

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Dr Sally Holloway @sallyholloway.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

In my second month of new job and I have finally located the crucial bit of campus

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

'Despite AI’s widespread use, 62% of the students said it has had a negative impact on their skills and development at school, while one in four of the students agreed that AI “makes it too easy for me to find the answers without doing the work myself”.' 1/2

theguardian.com

Pupils fear AI is eroding their ability to study, research finds

One in four students say AI ‘makes it too easy’ for them to find answers

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British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

Join us tonight for a virtual lecture about the new book 'Drax of Drax Hall: How One British Family Got Rich (and Stayed Rich) from Sugar and Slavery.' Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-d...

S Hutchinson, English: Slave Traffic (1793). Royal Museums Greenwich, PR1979-11

This painting refers to the story of Inkle and Yarico, first published in 1711. In the story, the 'native' woman, Yarico, rescues an Englishman Mr Inkle after a shipwreck. They fall in love and live together in the woods, before a passing ship brings them to Barbados. The picture shows Inkle at the moment that he sells Yarico into slavery. She has just told him that she is pregnant with his child, in the hope that this will make him change his mind. Inkle asks the trader for more money instead. Sentimental stories like this often exposed the cruelties of slavery, and they were used in the growing art and literature of the abolition movement. It is signed by the artist and dated.

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Andy Arthur💃🏰⚓🦌 Threadinburgh 🧵 @threadinburgh.scot · 24/09/2025

Look what we have here then.

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John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

I'm very pleased to announce that the call for proposed Special Issues of the Historical Journal is now live, with a deadline of 12th December. Please do spread widely among your networks — @saracaputo.bsky.social and I look forward to reading your submissions! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Historical Journal Call for Special Issues

Welcome to Cambridge Core

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Dr Sally Holloway @sallyholloway.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Very much looking forward to speaking at the Oxford Graduate Seminar in History 1680-1850 this term, on my latest article project on the rise and fall of the written proposal of marriage. We’ll be on Teams, and at Lincoln College, on 2 December talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/series... ✍️

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Ben Jackson @benltjackson.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

We're putting on an exciting range of research events this year at @manchester.ac.uk on 'Queer Bodies' in 18 & 19C Britain. Colleagues in English, Art History (@emmamerkling.bsky.social), & History are exploring queer approaches to bodies and embodiment and their cultures. See poster for more!

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Dr Sally Holloway @sallyholloway.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

In Koblenz for the next few days to talk about love letters across time, countries, and disciplines ✍️

Conference bundle for the event “Inscribing Love” in Koblenz

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Dr Sally Holloway @sallyholloway.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

This year I will be leading the Cabinets of Curiosity project for History undergraduates at @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social - find out more about the project here, and come and join us! warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

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Dr Beatriz Pichel @beapichel.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

During my research leave I'm trying to read as much as possible, so I thought I could do a thread where I share nice things about the things I'm reading. Let's see how long I keep up with it!

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Dave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

This is England.

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Dr Sally Holloway @sallyholloway.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Really looking forward to visiting Koblenz in a few weeks, where I’ll be presenting my work on the rise and fall of the written proposal of marriage

Programme for conference in Koblenz in Sept/Oct 2025 ft. René Magritte’s painting The Lovers, where two lovers kiss with their heads covered by fabric

Abstract for conference on love in Koblenz

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

So sorry to hear this news. Frank O'Gorman was an outstanding historian and his work on voters and voting in the 18C was foundational for many of us. #c18th #skystorians 🗃️www.theguardian.com/books/2025/a...

theguardian.com

Frank O’Gorman obituary

Other lives: Manchester University historian who wrote books on 18th- and 19th-century society

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Dr Sally Holloway @sallyholloway.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

After a long time thinking about it, I finally have a ✨shiny new website✨ where you can find all of my research, current projects, publications and media work in one place www.sallyholloway.co.uk

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David Veevers @davidveevers.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

I once read a source in which a British captain, after the anguish cries of a FOUR YEAR OLD enslaved girl bothered him so much on the voyage, went below deck and stabbed her to death just for quiet. If you’re not familiar with the primary sources, it’s difficult to comprehend how bad it was.

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Simon Jenkins, mouthpiece for what is also said to be Reform UK's university policy. 'For most courses, two years should be enough, as the former universities minister, Jo Johnson, has proposed. The number of institutions claiming fully-fledged university status should be slashed.' Unsurprised sigh.

theguardian.com

As thousands more teenagers scramble for university places, I have to ask – why? | Simon Jenkins

Student debt increasing, graduate salaries dropping, high-skilled jobs thin on the ground – higher education in the UK is a mess, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

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John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

"How may a man reclaim a headstrong or unruly wife? The surest way of all is being a good husband yourself, for bad husbands are very often the cause that wives are no better." My @irishtimes.com review of Mary Beth Norton's collection of romantic advice from the 1690s.

irishtimes.com

‘I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer’ by Mary Beth Norton: A dive into 1690s messy relationships

Readers’ problems in the late 17th century ranged from the mundane – unhappy marriages, difficult in-laws to the dramatic

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

📣🎉 We are pleased to announce 3 new IHR Seminar Series starting in September 2025. • African History • Migration & Mobility History • Planetary History Find out about the new series on the IHR website: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Biblioraptor, PhD @biblioraptorphd.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

A lot of good ideas in this thread. For comp students I’ve been using Fridays as workshop days so the Friday reflections could pair well with that. Also I am making a course pack rather than putting readings on Bb so that students can annotate (they will not annotate digitally)

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Max Weber Stiftung @maxweberstiftung.de · 25/07/2025

#CfA Joint Fellowship 📌 awarded by @ghilondon.bsky.social and @mwfdelhi.bsky.social | for early career scholars | research in the field of British Empire and the History of Colonialism Deadline: 26 September 2025 🔗 karriere.maxwebersti...

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

(If you're a UK based historian, or just History-curious, and don't know about the IHR, you are missing a treat). Over 50 fortnightly seminars (most also available online) during the academic year, and much more. Visit the Institute and its library if you're in London. And it's free. 2/2

history.ac.uk

Institute of Historical Research

The Institute of Historical Research is the UK's national centre for history

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Congratulations to all 92 newly elected FBAs including the wonderful @clairelanghamer.bsky.social whose sterling research is matched by her sterling (or is it platinum?) work for the discipline of History (in all its academic, public and other forms) at the also ace @ihr.bsky.social . 1/2

thebritishacademy.ac.uk

The British Academy welcomes 92 new Fellows in 2025

92 distinguished scholars have today been elected to the British Academy’s Fellowship, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the humanities and social sciences.

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Emily Vine @emilymayvine.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

This is happening in 1 week's time - including talks from the project team, and an opportunity to transcribe alongside like-minded volunteers 📜✍️ Sign up for free below 👇 #history #skystorians #earlymodern #citizenscience @zooniverse.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk @uoearchhist.bsky.social

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Dr Sally Holloway @sallyholloway.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

So happy to catch the new Mudlarking exhibition at the London Museum Docklands today, which is packed full of fascinating “found” objects

Entrance to the London Museum Docklands, which displays posters of the new exhibition on Mudlarking

Everyday items such as false teeth and glasses

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Claire Connolly @claireconnolly.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Applications are invited for the position of Post-Doctoral Researcher with expertise in digital and spatial humanities (11 months, whole-time) - to work with me and @insightcentre.bsky.social on a project called 'Data Travels: Analysing the Ladies of Llangollen'. ore.ucc.ie (Job ID: 088233)

ore.ucc.ie

University College Cork Vacancies

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Dr Sally Holloway @sallyholloway.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

It’s always so gratifying when you are transcribing a letter and the writer refers to something you’ve argued in print - in this case receiving a pineapple as a courtship gift! 🍍 resolve.cambridge.org/core/journal...

resolve.cambridge.org

The Foods of Love? Food Gifts, Courtship and Emotions in Long Eighteenth-Century England | Transactions of the Royal Historical Society | Cambridge Core

The Foods of Love? Food Gifts, Courtship and Emotions in Long Eighteenth-Century England - Volume 2

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Dr Sally Holloway @sallyholloway.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Have any #skystorians found a reliable transcription software for C18th/19th letters yet? I am over here transcribing crosshatching by hand which all seems very analogue now

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Michael Brown @medhistoryman.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Turning away from the REF-apocalypse for a second, may I remind you all that we are looking for a 3-year F/T Public Engagement Fellow to join our Victoiran Hand project. Please do spread the word to all those lovely folks in Humanities and GLAM looking for work. Deadline is 24 June, so get applying!

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Call for Papers: 'Charles Ignatius Sancho: A Black British Man of Letters and His World' conference. Deadline for submissions 14 July 2025. Conference will be held 13-14 March 2026 at Northeastern University, London: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Portrait of Ignatius Sancho painted by Thomas Gainsborough. Sancho look to the left. He is wearing a red waistcoat with gold trimming and a dark jacket.

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 10/06/2025

Our event today with heads of selected UK #History societies is a reminder of the dedication, expertise, civic sense, dynamism and, yes, value of these subject societies. If you'd like to keep in touch with them, we've a Starter Pack bit.ly/4jKumCE which now lists 125 such groups #Skystorians 1/2

bit.ly

Societies & groups for historians, UK and Ireland

Join the conversation

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Dr Sally Holloway @sallyholloway.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

“I’m finally going to create myself a personal website. How long can it take!” I thought to myself, 100,000 hours ago

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 09/06/2025

guy next to me in the café was quite dramatically sitting with his head in his hands so I glanced at his screen to see what he was working on, and it was a doc with "IDEAS:" written at the top and absolutely nothing else my brother I hear you, I feel you, we are as one

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 07/06/2025

Oooh, you mean it's OK to leave, realise it's a mistake, then rejoin? 😉

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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Maybe reducing the unit of resource for universities year on year while increasing both bureaucratic demands and institutional churn was not a very good idea for UK research productivity? Just a suggestion....

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 06/06/2025

Research England have announced today that Professor Claire Langhamer is to be Deputy Chair for the REF2029 History sub-panel. Claire, who is Director @ihr.bsky.social, will work with Professor Jonathan Morris (Hertfordshire) whose appointment as Chair was announced last month #Skystorians 1/2

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Mark Williams @mrfw17thc.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

If UKHE were smart/had money/was properly supported by government funds, we'd be doing just this sort of thing. But we're not/we don't/we won't be.

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Dr Sam Hirst @romgothsam.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Well, this has inspired me to do my recs for the week on 18th century women writers! As Dr Theadora Jean says there's a whole ton of women writing in the 18th century and there are some FANTASTIC reads in there! Here are 10 recommendations to get you started! 🧵

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