Eamonn O’Keeffe
@1812andallthat.bsky.social
Pratt Fellow in History, Memorial University of Newfoundland. Author of Musical Warriors: British Military Music and the Napoleonic Wars (McGill-Queen's, 2027). Previously a Research Fellow at Queens' College, Cambridge. https://eamonnokeeffe1812.com/
The International Wind Music Research conference in Bern, Switzerland is a blast! Great talks and world-class performances of historical and contemporary music.
@thenacbs.bsky.social Great news about a @jbritishstudies.bsky.social article from January
Eamonn O’Keeffe@1812andallthat.bsky.social · 2mo agoPleasantly surprised to learn my January @jbritishstudies.bsky.social article was covered in a recent issue of Historie, a chain of Scandinavian history magazines! Check out doi.org/10.1017/jbr.... for my original "From Amputee to Author" article.
📢New article in JBS! 📗"'Captured at Sea': Maritime Conflict and the Circulation of Art in Early Modern Britain" by Rebecca Earle Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
“Captured at Sea”: Maritime Conflict and the Circulation of Art in Early Modern Britain | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
“Captured at Sea”: Maritime Conflict and the Circulation of Art in Early Modern Britain - Volume 65
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Pleasantly surprised to learn my January @jbritishstudies.bsky.social article was covered in a recent issue of Historie, a chain of Scandinavian history magazines! Check out doi.org/10.1017/jbr.... for my original "From Amputee to Author" article.
Nothing worse than being haunted by "the spectre of nuance"...
'The Weary Trumpeter', or 'Juvenile Mischief' by William Collins (1811)
Just flown past Saint John, New Brunswick, as distinct from my final destination, St. John’s, Newfoundland. The Atlantic Canadian province in between, Prince Edward Island, was formerly known to Europeans as St. John's Island. Hope that’s clear.
Eamonn O'Keeffe @1812andallthat.bsky.social reviews 'Childhood and War in Eighteenth-Century Britain', by Jennine Hurl-Eamon @academic.oup.com academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...
Childhood and War in Eighteenth-Century Britain, by Jennine Hurl-Eamon
Although more than a third of England’s eighteenth-century population was under the age of 15, the wartime experiences of youngsters during this notably be
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Terrible news. I worked as a visiting lecturer at Hertfordshire in 2021 and am thinking of all the great staff and students I encountered there. Hope the decision is reversed, but it’s depressingly indicative of the direction of travel in British higher education.
University of Hertfordshire UCU@uhertfordshireucu.bsky.social · 3mo agoOn Friday afternoon before the Bank Holiday, colleagues in the Humanities department were called to a meeting on Tuesday. They were informed that the University Portfolio Review had decided that English Language, English Literature, Philosophy, History & Creative Writing UG degrees would close
Great to be back at Toronto's Fort York, where I volunteered and worked for eleven summers, for special events and talks commemorating the 1813 Battle of York.
Delighted to learn that my PhD dissertation has received the 2026 Research Prize from the International Society for the Research and Promotion of Wind Music. The book version, Musical Warriors: British Military Music and the Napoleonic Wars, is out early next year with @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social
Great to be back in snowy Halifax, Nova Scotia, presenting to Music and History Department seminars at Dalhousie University.
The Disability History Association awards are open! One of the best parts of serving in this organization is getting to celebrate the amazing new scholarship happening in our field. Please consider nominating your work from this past year - and feel free to reach out with any questions! #dishist
Disability History Association @disability-history.bsky.social · 5mo agoThe 2026 Disability History Association Publication Awards are now open! Please visit our website to find nomination details. www.dishist.org #dishist
My article ‘The Somatic Crowd: The Bodily and Sensory Experience of Reform Crowds in Britain, c.1816–48’ has been published in Parliamentary History Journal 45-1 (2026) Thanks to Naomi Lloyd-Jones for a great job editing Read/download here (open source): onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
The Somatic Crowd: The Bodily and Sensory Experience of Reform Crowds in Britain, c.1816–48*
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What a joy it's been to co-edit the HJ for the past few years. Sad to step down but very excited to see how the journal grows under its new editorial team!
The Historical Journal@historicaljnl.bsky.social · 6mo ago📣We mark the departure of @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social as an Editor at the HJ, with huge thanks for his years of committed service. An incredibly generous, meticulous and thoughtful editor, John has helped guide the journal for 4 fantastic years. We wish him the best on his next endeavours!✨
📢New in JBS! 📗“Imperial Politics, the Dominions, and the Irish Question, 1907–21” by John C. Mitcham Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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New article, by the late Aaron Graham, 'Glorious Autarky? Foreign Resources and the British Fiscal-Military State, 1688–1815' academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... @fiscalmilitary.bsky.social
Glorious Autarky? Foreign Resources and the British Fiscal-Military State, 1688–1815*
Abstract. Studies of state formation and state-building in early modern Britain have almost overwhelmingly focused on how domestic resources were mobilised
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A very entertaining and interesting article that shows the trouble that ‘dull’ garrison life could breed among young officers…
Eamonn O’Keeffe@1812andallthat.bsky.social · 7mo agoJust published a new piece for The Lion & the Dragon, the magazine of Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life. It dives into some colourful episodes of officer misconduct during the Napoleonic Wars. If duelling, disorder, and general drama are your thing, have a look: eamonnokeeffe1812.com/2026/01/28/a...
Just published a new piece for The Lion & the Dragon, the magazine of Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life. It dives into some colourful episodes of officer misconduct during the Napoleonic Wars. If duelling, disorder, and general drama are your thing, have a look: eamonnokeeffe1812.com/2026/01/28/a...
A Most Rascally Corps? Duelling and Disorder in the 55th Foot
I was recently asked to write a short article about the 55th Regiment of Foot for The Lion & the Dragon, the magazine of Cumbria’s Museum of Military Life. Located in Carlisle Castle in n…
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📢New in JBS! 📗"From Amputee to Author: Shadrack Byfield and the Making of a War of 1812 Veteran," by Eamonn O'Keefe @1812andallthat.bsky.social Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
From Amputee to Author: Shadrack Byfield and the Making of a War of 1812 Veteran | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
From Amputee to Author: Shadrack Byfield and the Making of a War of 1812 Veteran - Volume 65
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There's a lot going on the world, but I was glad to see an article of mine published in the @jbritishstudies.bsky.social Read about Shadrack Byfield, an English War of 1812 veteran who buried his own arm, designed a custom prosthesis, and wrote multiple memoirs: doi.org/10.1017/jbr....
Hard to compete with this research impact: "While I was in prison, everything I had ever researched [as a PhD student] was blown up." 🫡 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/w...
Renfrew Christie Dies at 76; Sabotaged Racist Regime’s Nuclear Program
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A lost memoir rediscovered by a Cambridge historian in Cleveland, Ohio, reveals the astonishing life of a disabled war veteran in C19th Britain. @1812andallthat.bsky.social found the memoir while he was a National Army Museum Fellow at @queens.cam.ac.uk 👇 www.cam.ac.uk/stories/disa...
A British redcoat’s lost memoir reveals the harsh realities of life as a disabled veteran
A rediscovered memoir reveals the harsh realities of life as a disabled veteran in 19th-century Britain
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A very good talk particularly offers insights into post army life for veterans of the Napoleonic Wars/War of 1812. @1812andallthat.bsky.social
History Symposium@historysymposium.bsky.social · 8mo agowww.youtube.com/live/oGZ2ObV... Great talk by Eamonn yesterday! Recording is available on our channel.