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Prof Tracey Hill @tracelarkhall.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Let your imagination run riot

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IHR Society, Culture & Belief, 1500-1800 @ihrscb.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We're on the lookout for some PhD students who would like to give a Lightning Talk at our seminar on 12 November! Open to early modernists working on any geography, talks are 3-5 minutes! Get in touch via BlueSky or email tmt29@cam.ac.uk with a short summary of PhD and bio by 12 October! ✨🥳

Poster on Lightning talks:

PhD Lightning Talks: Society, Culture, and Belief Seminar, 1500-1800, Institute of Historical Research. Deadline: 12 October, Event: Thursday 12 November, 5.30 pm

The Society, Culture, and Belief Seminar is inviting applications for lightning talks from PhD students on their research. We ask that these talks be 3-5 minutes. This is a fantastic opportunity to talk through your research with a broader audience of fellow students and more seasoned academics, as well as test out some ideas in a comfortable and welcoming environment. The talks will be followed by a brief Q&A session.

The seminar was founded in 1979, hosting papers on themes ranging from witchcraft and piracy to early modern medicine and urban religious practices. We look to create an open and welcoming atmosphere and are always excited to hear a broad range of papers and geographies.

The event will take place on Thursday 12 November 2026, from 5.30 pm onwards. For those presenting in-person, we typically continue the conversation after the seminar over drinks or dinner. We’re open to applications from students working on any geographical region between 1500-1800.

If you would like to participate, please email: tmt29@cam.ac.uk by 12 October 2026 with a 300-word thesis summary and a brief bio. If you would like to attend the seminar, do keep an eye out on our webpage (very soon to be updated with our events for this term) or you can always follow us on Bluesky @ihrscb.bsky.social. We tend to meet on Thursdays during term time at 5.30 pm — all are welcome!

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Are you studying, researching or teaching Black British histories? Try using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). It contains 680,000+ resources from 55 BCE to today! Watch our video 'Researching the history of race and ethnicity in BBIH' to learn more buff.ly/iXI2MwX

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How to use BBIH

Learn more about using BBIH, including videos and free online reading lists.

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

My new Substack post discusses the lives and careers of Elen and Margaret More, two Black ladies-in-waiting to Lady Margaret and Margaret Tudor, Queen of Scotland. You can read it here: sophiebacchuswaterman.substack.com/p/elen-and-m...

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Elen and Margaret More, two Black ladies-in-waiting

The incredible response to my Instagram post about Elen More, Queen Margaret Tudor’s Black lady-in-waiting has prompted me to want to write about her in more detail.

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IHR Earlier Middle Ages Seminar @earliermiddleages.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We're pleased to present the Earlier Middle Ages seminar schedule for this autumn! Event registration pages will very shortly be available on the IHR website. And please note that no sign-up is required for this week's David Wilson lecture with Sarah Semple (info: www.ucl.ac.uk/social-histo...).

The schedule of seminars for the IHR Earlier Middle Ages seminar, autumn 2026.

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Tudorfp @tudorfp.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Yesterday’s Women and their Books study day at Christchurch College Oxford library was riveting throughout, thanks to @drdavidrundle.bsky.social, @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social, @tamarajatkin.bsky.social and many others. Intrigued by MS 715, including Katherine Parr’s 1545 prayers or meditations.

A very small vellum notebook, its red velvet cover just visible, open at one of its two title pages with its main content, Katherine Parr’s prayers or meditations, written in a mid sixteenth century hand.

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Thank you to everyone who attended the Women and Their Books study day at Christ Church yesterday 🥳 The event has been in the works for almost a year, and it was amazing to see it finally come together.

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Renaissance Society of America @rsaorg.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

📣 We are excited to announce that the Fall 2026 issue (79.3) of Renaissance Quarterly has been published online and is now available to view. www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/rq/current #earlymodern #rentwitter @uchicagopress.bsky.social

Cover of Fall 2026 Issue of Renaissance Quarterly: Lucas Cranach the Elder and Workshop (German, Kronach 1472–1553 Weimar). Cranach’s work shows the Black Saint Maurice in a regal bearing, dressed in exquisite silver armor and a large plumed hat. His figure epitomized contemporary ambitions to expand Christian rule and represented the virtues of the perfect Christian warrior.Saint Maurice, ca. 1520 –25. Oil on linden, 137.2 × 39.4 cm. Artwork in the public domain. Image courtesy Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

As part of the Women and Their Books study day on Saturday the 3rd of October, we're displaying a book written by Richard Hooke owned by Magdalene Wake, who inscribed the title page: "Magdalene Wake her Booke Given her by Maister Hooke 1655".

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Clare Downham @downham.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Funded PhD opportunities with a short deadline. Join our early medieval cluster at Liverpool with 7 PhDs currently working with the Institute of Irish Studies on all aspects of Irish, British and Icelandic topics and connections www.nationalgallery.org.uk/research/col... #museums #medievalsky

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Collaborative PhDs | Research | National Gallery, London

As part of collaborative consortia, the Gallery hosts a cohort of PhD students funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council.

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A rare quiet view at Christ Church this lunchtime 😊 This quad is usually very busy with tourists.

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

My newest interview! I had a great time with Ally, discussing the mystery of the Princes in the Tower, Perkin Warbeck, and my article on Katherine Gordon, which you can read in the latest issue of the @richardiiisociety.bsky.social Journal. open.spotify.com/episode/72Do...

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Katherine Gordon, Margaret Kyme & the “Pretenders” with Sophie Bacchus-Waterman

History with Ally · Episode

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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

It’s Owain Glyndwr Day in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 — if you don’t know about medieval Wales’ great independence leader, here’s a very funny podcast I hosted about him with comedian Elis James and Prof Kathryn Hurlock podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/y...

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Owain Glyndŵr

Podcast Episode · You're Dead to Me · 22 October 2021 · 53min

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Craig Lambert @medievalmariner.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I’m recruiting a Research Fellow in Early Modern Spanish Maritime History to join our ERC-funded Uncharted Maritime Worlds project at the University of Southampton. Please share with anyone who might be interested! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSW249/r...

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Research Fellow (Early Modern Spanish Maritime History) 3497426AR at University of Southampton

An opportunity for an academic position as a Research Fellow (Early Modern Spanish Maritime History) 3497426AR is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openi...

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CEMS KCL @cemskcl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

We are delighted to be hosting another series of the 'Race and the #earlymodern' seminar with @folger.edu. This term we will be hosting three WIP sessions with Dr. Mira Zoubeida 'Assaf, Aman Williams, and Rebecca Adusei, respectively. Full details below! kingsearlymodern.co.uk/upcoming-sem...

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Upcoming Seminars — CEMS KCL Blog

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Dr Hannah J. Elizabeth @sexhistorian.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We're looking for a fabulous person to join us @strathclydehass.bsky.social on a funded PhD with me & Prof Matt Smith. Are you a historian with an interest in activism who wants to design a cool project on unorthodox health movements in Britain after 1948? Apply! www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DSR502/p...

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PhD Studentship: Unorthodox health activism in Britain after 1948 at University of Strathclyde

Apply for a PhD Studentship: Unorthodox health activism in Britain after 1948. Discover a wide range of PhD opportunities at jobs.ac.uk.

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · 09/09/2026

News | National Lottery Heritage Fund sets out £1.4bn investment priorities for next three years Support for protecting at-risk collections and understanding climate impacts

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National Lottery Heritage Fund sets out £1.4bn investment priorities for next three years - Museums Association

Support for protecting at-risk collections and understanding climate impacts

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#OTD 1504, John Grey, 2nd Viscount Lisle, passed away. He was the husband of Muriel Howard, Elizabeth Boleyn's sister. Muriel was left widowed and several months pregnant. When her daughter by John Grey was born, Muriel named her "Elizabeth".

Detail from Getty Museum, Ms. Ludwig IX 7 (83.ML.103), fol. 131v

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Shannon McSheffrey @medievalmcsheff.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

JOB!! The Department of History at the University of Ottawa invites applications for a position in medieval and/or transregional history, 7th-16th centuries. French or English, bilingualism an asset. universityaffairs.ca/search-jobs/...

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Dr Tom Horne @hornesupremacy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🪡☠️ A Stitch in Time! Danish Viking-Age textiles preserved on burial's oval 'tortoise' brooches drtomhornearchaeology.substack.com/p/a-stitch-i...

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A Stitch in Time! Viking-Age textiles preserved on burial's oval 'tortoise' brooches

The remarkable discovery was made in a grave in southwestern Denmark

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Only 10 tickets left! Sign up quickly, we have a great study day lined up with several manuscripts on display and a series of speakers discussing women book owners and producers in early modern England and Scotland 📚

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It was lovely to meet Hayley Nolan this evening at @blackwelloxford.bsky.social 📚 It's always lovely to meet other historians, and Hayley's talk about Elizabeth Barton was fascinating ❤️ I left with a signed copy of her new book, "Notorious", with a special flourish on the signature!

Photo of Hayley Nolan onstage at Blackwell's in Oxford

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Cambridge Collections Connections Communities @camglamresearch.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Come work with us! We're hiring three colleagues: Research Associate, Collections and Participation: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/collect... Research Associate, Collections and Participation – Digital: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/collect... Natural History Engagement Coordinator: www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/natural...

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Renaissance Society of America @rsaorg.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

📣 Apply Today! RSA Fellowships support scholars at all career stages conducting research in Renaissance studies (1300–1700) across many fields. Award Amounts of $2,000, $3,000, or $3,750 depending on the fellowship type. Take a look: www.rsa.org/news/news.as... #earlymodern #RenTwitter #fellowships

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

My new Substack post discusses the evidence for when Thomas Boleyn and Elizabeth Howard may have married, and why their match was not as uneven as it has sometimes been portrayed. You can read the post here: sophiebacchuswaterman.substack.com/p/when-did-t...

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When did Thomas and Elizabeth Boleyn get married?

One question I am asked fairly often is when Thomas and Elizabeth Boleyn were married.

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Caroline Dodds Pennock @carolinepennock.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

In which fearless LGBTQ+ and women’s-rights advocate, BLM-supporting, vaccine-funding, literacy activist Dolly Parton is propagandised as ‘neutral’.

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I've arrived home to find that my newest book purchase, "The Boleyns of Blickling: From Plough to Crown in 100 Years" by Charles Weigard 📖 A slim book about the history of the Boleyn family from their early years to Elizabeth I 👑

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Josh Coulthard @joshcoulthard.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

CFP Extended to 1st September! #medievalsky #skystorians #imc2027

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Richard III Society @richardiiisociety.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

In this year's Ricardian. Thanks so much of this @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social

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Dr Danny Bate @dannybate.com · 24/08/2026

On this day in antiquity: the final known text in Egyptian hieroglyphs is written down. These two texts from Roman Egypt, written in hieroglyphs and Demotic on the Nile island of Philae, are short, but they nonetheless give us their author's name and their date of creation: August 24th 394 AD.

A crude drawing of the god Mandulis from Hadrian's Gate at Philae, accompanied by a hieroglyphic inscription (above right) and a demotic inscription (lower right)

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

#OTD 1507, Cecily Plantagenet died. She was the daughter of Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville, who lived her final years away from court after her ill-advised marriage to Thomas Kyme.

Stained glass depiction of Cecily Plantagenet, Burrell Collection

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

There are only 24 tickets left for our study day, so do sign up if you haven't already!

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

My forthcoming talk at the Women and Their Books study day at Christ Church in Oxford will discuss how Anne Boleyn's self-fashioning developed across a series of her manuscripts, beginning with the Psalter of Anne Boleyn, which was produced for her in 1531 or 1532.

The Psalter of Anne Boleyn, ff. 209v-210r

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Erika Gaffney @erikagaffney.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Sat 3 Oct 2026 at Christ Church Library, Oxford Univ - Women and Their Books: Women as Book Producers and Owners in Early Modern England and Scotland A study afternoon exploring women as book producers and owners in Early Modern England and Scotland. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-and-...

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Women and Their Books in Early Modern England and Scotland

A study afternoon exploring women as book producers and owners in Early Modern England and Scotland.

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Tamara Atkin @tamarajatkin.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

This is giving quite Vérard-y vibes, but wonder if anyone can help further...maybe @lankian.bsky.social? I'm not convinced there is a direct print source, but the grotesques especially feel like a response to French incunables/post-incunables. Source: digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/922b...

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I'll be giving a talk at Christ Church in Oxford on the 3rd of October 🥳 The event is in-person and spaces are limited, so sign up fast! You can read the full schedule here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-and-...

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Women and Their Books in Early Modern England and Scotland

A study afternoon exploring women as book producers and owners in Early Modern England and Scotland.

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Derbyshire Record Office @derbyshiredro.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

We don't often come across a 12th century seal that still looks so clear and vibrant! It was the seal of William, Earl Ferrers and this deed from 1167 details the sale of a mill and some land from Ralph of Seale to Ralph of Gresley, William's son. #EYASurprise #seal #medieval

Close-up of a dark-red, round, pendant seal. It features a rider on horseback.

A small parchment deed, with text written in black ink. A large pendant seal is attached to the bottom of the deed - it is smooth and red, the reverse side of the first image.

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Another great review for "Elizabeth Boleyn" 😊 It was very important to me that I focused on Elizabeth as much as I could while writing my book. It's also wonderful to hear that it was readable and accessible. Thank you, Judith!

Screenshot of a review for my book, "Elizabeth Boleyn: The Life of the Queen's Mother"

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 14/08/2026

We've updated our A-Z listing of UK history societies - now with links to c.140 societies and organisations that bring historians together and provide support: bit.ly/4wodFDb. Also of value for making connections, @balhnews.bsky.social's guide to local history groups bit.ly/4gaHYHA #Skystorians

Page from RHS website listing 'History societies, organisations and networks', with image of the Uk and text: The Royal Historical Society works closely with a number of other UK and Irish societies dedicated to the study, communication and promotion of historical knowledge and understanding.

Once a year, the Society hosts a half-day meeting of heads of UK history societies to discuss subjects of shared interest, such as publishing, membership and advocacy for the discipline. The Society also holds regular online meetings with its equivalent national organisations worldwide.

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Elise Watson @ewatson.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

#earlymodern #bookhistory Workshop Call for Papers: Women’s Professional Networks in the Early Modern Book Trade, University of Edinburgh 6-7 May 2027 Please feel free to share with anyone who might be interested!

Call for Papers
Women’s Professional Networks in the Early Modern Book Trade
University of Edinburgh
6-7 May 2027

Over the past two decades, women’s book history and feminist bibliography have exploded with renewed interest. Even so, women’s work is still to an extent seen as an exception or curiosity. It examines them from a gender history perspective, asking to what extent their relationships were influenced or determined by constructions of femininity. Proposals should therefore involve a dimension of gender analysis beyond simply the inclusion of female subjects.

This conference will seek to explore (but is not limited to) to the following themes and questions:

*Gendered Networks. To what extent were professional book trade networks gendered? How did these networks intersect with other types of women’s networks, whether they be familial, friendly, religious, political, or intellectual?
*Identity and Representation. Did women express professional solidarity with other women, and how did this manifest? How did women’s self-representation in imprints and paratext differ from men’s?
*Legal and Structural Considerations. In what ways were women’s professional networks dependent on legal structures of inheritance in their region, or participation in guilds? How did these networks stretch across economic and class divisions?
*Digital Approaches. Can digital humanities tools such as network visualisation effectively help document these relationships?

The conference will also host the launch of a new collaborative database sourcing biographical information about women in the early modern book trade.

Contributions will be published in a volume of conference proceedings, to be submitted by the end of 2027.

Proposals for papers of maximum 20 minutes, including title, an abstract of up to 300 words, and a biography of up to 150 words should be sent to Dr Elise Watson, elise.watson@ed.ac.uk, by 20 December 2026. While all papers will be delivered in person, virtual attendance will be available as well.

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

#OTD 1514, a proxy wedding at Greenwich Palace between Mary Tudor and Louis XII. As a lady-in-waiting to Katherine of Aragon, Elizabeth Boleyn attended the ceremony.

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Another lovely review of "Elizabeth Boleyn" on Goodreads 😊 It's always wonderful to see reviews of my book, especially when readers agree that she was an important woman in her own right. It was my privilege to tell Elizabeth's story.

4 star review for my book "Elizabeth Boleyn: The Life of the Queen's Mother" on Goodreads

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Eddie Meehan @eddiemeehan99.eurosky.social · 10/08/2026

Anyone interested in early medieval (specifically Carolingian) political thought, kingship and queenship, and/or DH methods for historical questions: I am told my PhD thesis is now open access! livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/3191065/ #medievalsky

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Lambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We're looking for an Associate Head of Lambeth Palace Library (Innovation and Delivery) to join the senior management team leading our world-class research library and archive, championing innovation, supporting strategic delivery, and helping expand access to our remarkable collections.

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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

New discovery: A Roman-era shipwreck, believed to date between the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, has been discovered approximately three miles off the coast of Mazara del Vallo at a depth of 46 metres. The site comprises a substantial assemblage of amphorae, in association ... 🧵 1/2

An underwater photograph depicting amphorae.

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I'm considering Anne Boleyn and patronage today, for a forthcoming talk - I'll say more when I can!

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Sophie Bacchus-Waterman @sophiebwaterman.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I had a wonderful time this morning at @lmhoxford.bsky.social, giving a talk on my day job of digitizing special collections for the Secret Lives of Books Summer School 📖

Photo of the entrance of Lady Margaret Hall in Oxford

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 31/07/2026

Joe's article also features in selection of recent 'Transactions' articles which consider 'The Historian's Craft and Practice: new writing on history teaching and historical research' bit.ly/4bPGJvW All 15 articles are published Open Access and free to read #Skystorians 2/2

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The Historian's Craft and Practice: new writing on history teaching and historical research - RHS

The Society's academic journal, Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, publishes a wide range of content from historians of all disciplinary backgrounds and career stages, worldwide. This inclu...

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