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Stefan Bauer

@stefanbauer.bsky.social
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Research Integrity Facilitator at King's College London. Author 'The Invention of Papal History' (Oxford University Press) bit.ly/PapalHistory. Historian interested in fakes and forgeries. Bsky since 23/10/23. / Views expressed are my own.

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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
I was pleased to name my "Books of the Year" for History Today magazine: www.historytoday.com/archive/revi... @historytoday.com
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Caravaggio's Cupid - painted in 1602, censored on public transport in 2025
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
Modest goal of the day - "skimmed that tastes like semi-skimmed"
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
This morning’s Gmail inbox counter was a monument to the endless tide of either empty or strictly functional words - or both.
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
For those interested in news in Early Modern Europe, this has just landed on my desk from Penguin #skystorians #16thC #EarlyModern
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
At first, I thought how thoughtful of Waterstones to pair "Smart Thinking" with "History". Then it occurred to me - what if they’re actually contrasting the two?
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Nice to be featured in King's Essentials today, though my light blue folder on the table is featured more prominently than my face
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Way to go Guardian, this catchphrase is just so mellifluous
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Cappuccinos now to be drunk from this odd contraption at King's.
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Nice touch by the EHR - more journals should send out thank you notes @enghistrev.bsky.social
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
When you discover your book in the official Vatican bookshop on Saint Peter's Square
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
My suggestion for a Christmas present #earlymodern #history
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Important thoughts about Trump's pressures on academia: "Trump’s Project 2025 May Not Be What It Seemed. It’s Worse". New York Times, available here: archive.ph/7juFs
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Really, Esso? I need to get rid of the sinks I randomly store in my car? Or is this an Elon Musk joke?
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
Very excited to announce the publication of my book in Italian, "L'Invenzione della storia dei papi" (The Invention of Papal History), which was published in Florence yesterday. www.nerbini.it/prodotto/lin...
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 16/08/2024
I was pleased to review Kate Lowe's book on global objects from the Portuguese Empire in this week's Times Literary Supplement
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 30/07/2024
Nice to see that Yale UP chose to feature my review quote of Peter Burke's 'Ignorance' so prominently on the cover of the paperback edition. @yalebooks.bsky.social
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 19/02/2024
"Lias: Journal of Early Modern Intellectual Culture and its Sources" is currently for looking submissions of articles and special issues. For details see below. Feel free to contact me with proposals.
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 09/11/2023
On Thu 16 November, 5:30pm London time, CELESTE MCNAMARA will speak via Zoom on “Hunting a harasser: urban space and anonymity in 18th-century Venice”. To register please visit www.history.ac.uk/seminars/ita... @celestemcnamara.bsky.social
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Stefan Bauer @stefanbauer.bsky.social · 30/10/2023
On Thu 2 November, 5:30pm London time, DAVID LINES will speak via Zoom & in person on “How useful are statutes for the study of university history? The case of medieval and early modern Bologna”. To register please visit history.ac.uk/events/how-u...
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