#DidYouKnow that women have been doing detective work for centuries? In the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlisted book 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective', alumna @victoriandetective.bsky.social explores the morally ambiguous work of real women detectives.⬇️ bit.ly/49PezAu

The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective - The Wolfson History Prize

Shortlisted for the 2025 Wolfson History Prize, The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective explores the lives and work of Victorian women detectives.

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Every letter in the Gaelic alphabet is linked to a tree. 🌳 The very structure of the language reflects a deep connection between people and the natural world, and an understanding of the practical and cultural importance of trees. #WorldGaelicWeek #SeachdainnaGàidhlig #Gàidhlig #ScottishGaelic

I'm pleased to say that @waterstones.bsky.social are offering 25% off the paperback of Upon A White Horse for those pre-ordering this week. The promo code is FEB26 & details are at this link. If you're thinking of buying my book, this is a great deal. #WPreorder www.waterstones.com/campaign/feb...

Huge thanks to @kslaing.bsky.social , James T Murphy, @susancahill.bsky.social, the Jesuit Archives in Dublin, & the good people of Inishbofin, who agreed to share their expertise on Rosa Mulholland for tonight’s documentary. Tune in at 6pm!

Dr Sara Lodge@victoriandetective.bsky.social · 6mo ago

On Sunday 15th February at 6pm, RTE Lyric FM are broadcasting my feature documentary about Rosa Mulholland, pioneer Victorian novelist, poet, feminist, & leading figure in the Irish Revival. Please consider tuning in, either on Sunday or afterwards, on ‘listen again’: t.co/Hj1WVqBU9X

On Sunday 15th February at 6pm, RTE Lyric FM are broadcasting my feature documentary about Rosa Mulholland, pioneer Victorian novelist, poet, feminist, & leading figure in the Irish Revival. Please consider tuning in, either on Sunday or afterwards, on ‘listen again’: t.co/Hj1WVqBU9X

Happy Valentine’s Day! As everyone’s talking about the new Wuthering Hotties movie, my university asked me to say a few words. I may have gone on a bit of a rant about why Wuthering Heights is not really a date night novel… www.instagram.com/reel/DUs7tMZ...

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For anyone who knows/is a prospective PhD student seeking funding... My lovely colleagues Prof Gill Plain & James Purdon have a fully-funded scholarship in English, on fiction/film 1945-65 imagining outbound UK-Commonwealth migration: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/study/fees-a... Deadline 27 Feb.

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Had a great day teaching on Victorian detective fiction with @victoriandetective.bsky.social and David Grylls for @oxlifelonglearning.bsky.social yesterday. I'm back there this Saturday with a course on British detective fiction from Holmes to Morse. lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/brit...

British Detective Fiction: From Conan Doyle to Colin Dexter

Study the development of British detective fiction from Arthur Conan Doyle to Colin Dexter, taking in the golden age whodunit of Agatha Christie and the postwar crime writing of Margery Allingham.

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Fantastic fun subjecting @victoriandetective.bsky.social to the 15 minutes! Sarah smashed it. Sara's book is out now from @yalebooks.bsky.social. #booksky #histbookchat #books #newreads @alexchurchill.bsky.social

15-Minute Book Club@15minutebook.club · 7mo ago

Sherlock who? Sarah Lodge brings to life women who brought justice to Victorian streets and found their way into the art! Can she convince you to buy her Wolfson Prize nominated book in 15 minutes? @alexchurchill.bsky.social @boneyabroad.com Watch: tinyurl.com/45dxf4ut Listen: tinyurl.com/yc847v3r

The serenity of Winter. Glycerine light. A chorus line of parakeets with limegreen feathers and dragonfruit beaks, feasting on holly berries. The Thames glassy.

"All this foolishness About moons and blossoms Pricked by the cold’s needle." (Basho) 🎨 Shoun Yamamoto #wintersky

Every imperial power drums up paranoid fears to justify aggression and expansion. If one excuse looks too ridiculous to attempt, another will always be found.

@chiswickrnli.bsky.social training out on the Thames last night. I am always grateful to those who volunteer their time, & lives, to save others in distress. My grandmother collected for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution. Living in Thurso for part of her life, she saw a lot of boats go down

Today (16th Dec) as part of their celebration of #JaneAusten at 250 BBC Radio 4 is devoting a whole day of programmes to the author. Tune in shortly to hear Val McDermid and Kate Atkinson talk about when they first encountered her work. #WomenWritersNet #BBCRadio4 www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...

Celebrate Jane Austen’s 250th birthday on BBC Radio 4 and 4Extra with season of special programming

New programmes explore the life, legacy, and literary brilliance of one of Britain’s most beloved authors

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I think about this quote from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social a lot: “The idea that some people may freely poison others is one of the most astonishing but least contested aspects of modern life.”

We are being poisoned every day, so why do we keep voting for more pollution? Ask a lobbyist | George Monbiot

The dirty industries that dominate politics deceive us into accepting dangerous pollutants such as ammonia as part of life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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My brilliant partner @guyducker.bsky.social has made a film in WW2 style to make us think about what wld have happened if Britain had taken the same complacent attitude to Hitler as it commonly takes to Climate Breakdown, which threatens more lives.

Guy Ducker@guyducker.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Calling all workers! I've made a public information film for the Climate Majority Project. Thank you for your attention - carry on.

The Society currently invites applications for its David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People. The Fellowship, for up to £2500, supports research by historians of Scotland at any career stage: bit.ly/4ns6LJj Closing date: Friday 6 March 2026 #Skystorians

David Berry Fellowship in the History of Scotland and the Scottish People - RHS

Launched in 2023, the David Berry Fellowship provides an annual award of up to £2,500 to undertake research on the history of Scotland and the Scottish people worldwide. Applications for the 2026 Fell...

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Delighted to be there for this exciting announcement! Congratulations to Hannah Durkin. 🥂🥂🥂

Wolfson History Prize@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social · 8mo ago

The winner of the #WolfsonHistoryPrize 2025 is… Hannah Durkin for 'Survivors: The Lost Stories of the Last Captives of the Atlantic Slave Trade'. @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social A big congratulations to Hannah!

Had a ball at @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social prize celebrations last night. Great to meet @kieranconnell.bsky.social @drmirandakaufmann.bsky.social & other luminaries. I said to my partner ‘everyone in the History World was there’ & he thought I said ‘everyone in the History of the World’ - v crowded!

"History has never been more important than it is in the current moment." 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective' by @victoriandetective.bsky.social is shortlisted for the 2025 #WolfsonHistoryPrize. @yalebooks.bsky.social

"Why had the character of the professional Victorian female detective suddenly materialised, then vanished?" Read an extract from Sara Lodge's (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) #WolfsonHistoryPrize shortlisted book 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective'.⬇️ bit.ly/4oJC6rr

Climate knowledge has been taken hostage to prevent climate action. “It didn’t happen by accident. It’s the product of a deliberate and systematic assault on knowledge by some of the richest people on Earth. Preventing climate breakdown means protecting ourselves from the storm of lies.”

Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot

The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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"An innovative exploration of the roles of women working in policing and private agencies." The #WolfsonHistoryPrize judges on why they have shortlisted 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective' by Sara Lodge (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) for the 2025 Wolfson History Prize.

Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.

I’m truly honoured to be on this list and looking forward to meeting the other authors on 2nd December. Yale UP has a 50% off sale this November, so the pbk of my book’s a snip at just under £6. A good stocking filler, & I’m v happy to sign & send! @bavs-uk.bsky.social @vpfa.bsky.social

Wolfson History Prize@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social · 9mo ago

In the lead up to the #WolfsonHistoryPrize winner announcement next month, we are shining a light on each of the shortlisted books. This week, Sara Lodge's (@victoriandetective.bsky.social) 'The Mysterious Case of the Victorian Female Detective' takes the spotlight @yalebooks.bsky.social.

School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.

Fantastic show of Emily Kam Kngwarray’s work at Tate Modern. A way of dreaming landscape in its full ecological richness and variety onto fabric and canvas. The patterns we are part of; the colourful, intricate matrices of life.

For anyone who wants to have a listen to my RTE History Show chat last night about the 250,000 Irish Americans who served in the U.S. military during the Civil War, you can now listen to that section of the show here: www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

Green and Blue: Irish Americans in the Union Military, 1861-1865

Damian Shiels joins Myles to discuss the Irishmen who fought for the Union in the American Civil War; and whose stories are revealed in forgotten U.S. pension files.

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Our extraordinary winter offer is live - get 50% off thousands of books with free UK postage! Only available from yalebooks.co.uk in November Includes all books except those priced £100+, preorders & books published after 31/10/25 Not available N/S America & Australia/NZ #booksale #universitypress

This #Halloween, Madeleine Vionnet is offering all of the witchy stitches with her 1927 Araignée gown, a pale and ethereal design dripping with a beaded cobweb #madparisfr #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡