Please share! A rare PhD studentship @kingshistory.bsky.social *fully* funded by @slaveryinwar.bsky.social to work with myself and Maeve Ryan, supported by a broader community of experts in Caribbean history, transatlantic slavery, and the history of war. www.kcl.ac.uk/study/fundin... 🗃️

AHRC Studentship: Slavery and the Seven Years’ War within and across the Caribbean Archipelago | King's College London

The Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (CRSW) is pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded AHRC doctoral studentship, to be jointly supervised across History and War Studies

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Our colleague Alana Harris's work with Horton Cemetery has been shortlisted for an 'Everyday Histories' award! You can even vote for her project. Have a look! www.findmypast.co.uk/c/everyday-h...

William Pettigrew joins King's with major grant to examine how the trafficking of enslaved African people shaped Europe's development www.kcl.ac.uk/news/william...

William Pettigrew joins King's with major grant to examine how the trafficking of enslaved African people shaped Europe's development | King's College London

King's Department of History welcomes Professor William Pettigrew to lead €10 million research project to identify and study the people who financed the transatlantic slave trade.

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Research by our colleague Emma Bradley reveals how post-war adoption laws enabled courts to remove unmarried mothers' parental rights www.kcl.ac.uk/news/researc...

Research reveals how post-war adoption laws enabled courts to remove unmarried mothers' parental rights | King's College London

Research by Dr Emma Melody Bradley has uncovered how changes to adoption law in the 1950s enabled courts in England and Wales to remove unmarried mothers' legal right to refuse adoption, adding new hi...

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A great day at the annual King’s History Teacher’s Network conference yesterday. Thanks to @jamescrossland.bsky.social (@ljmuimpact.bsky.social) for his keynote, and to all the other speakers! @kingshistory.bsky.social

Well done to our colleague @hsmurphy.bsky.social for editing a new special issue of @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social on "Medicine, Race, and Slavery in the Transatlantic World, 1600–1850" academic.oup.com/past/issue/2...

Volume 271 Issue Supplement_18 | Past & Present | Oxford Academic

The official journal of the Past and Present Society. Publishes original scholarly articles on historical, social and cultural change in all parts of the world, examining particular problems and perio...

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Had a great conversation with Phil Bell on his podcast on how to think historically about AI and 'technology' more generally @kingschostm.bsky.social @kingshistory.bsky.social genfutures.substack.com/p/david-edge...

David Edgerton on Historical Analogies, Technology, and AI

Do we need a material turn?

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A new article in the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social by our colleague @davidedgerton.bsky.social and Karel Williams today: 'The limits of Andy Burnham: Manchesterism is sounding a lot like Londonism' www.newstatesman.com/politics/lab...

The limits of Andy Burnham

Manchesterism is sounding a lot like Londonism

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@caitjan.bsky.social’s Healthy Scepticism will be published this June, and we are hosting a party! 🥳🥂 📌 17 June, 17.00-19.00, Strand Campus, London. Register via Eventbrite in the link below. @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social #histmed #histsci #histtech #histstm

Book Launch Party: Healthy Scepticism by Caitjan Gainty

This event marks the publication of Caitjan Gainty’s Healthy Scepticism, a vital new account of medical distrust for our contentious times.

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Next in our seminar, a roundtable on public engagement, history, and the study of STM in history with @caitjan.bsky.social @davidedgerton.bsky.social and @chrismanias.bsky.social. 🗓️ 27 May, 15.00-16.30 📍 Strand Campus #histsci #histtech #histmed #hisstm @kingshistory.bsky.social

'The Labour Party is dead, and Starmer has killed it' by our colleague @davidedgerton.bsky.social @newstatesman1913.bsky.social

On 6 May, 'King's Past' are hosting 'Institutions and the Art of Memory and Repair' a colloquium that brings people together from culture, heritage, and universities to explore how institutions and communities can remember their pasts and build a reparative present. www.kcl.ac.uk/events/insti...

Institutions and the Art of Memory and Repair | King's College London

Hosted by King’s Past

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Our colleague @davidedgerton.bsky.social's research quoted in an editorial in @theguardian.com yesterday www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian view on defence spending: should the UK’s security rest with Donald Trump? | Editorial

Editorial: A former Nato chief demands more cash while fixing Britain’s global role. Before billions are spent, ministers must define the purpose of its military

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PhD Studentship: King’s College London’s Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (CRSW) Doctoral Studentships- King's College London - Department of War Studies #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRD022/p...

PhD Studentship: King’s College London’s Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (CRSW) Doctoral Studentships at King's College London

Discover a PhD Studentship: King’s College London’s Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery in War (CRSW) Doctoral Studentships on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other PhD opportunities.

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December Issue: Ella Sbaraini @ellasbaraini.bsky.social on 'Everyday Giving: Food, Emotions and Community in England, 1760–1850' academic.oup.com/ehr/article/... @kingshistory.bsky.social

Everyday Giving: Food, Emotions and Community in England, 1760–1850

Abstract. This article proposes that gifts of everyday foodstuffs were a crucial way in which labouring communities attempted to provide care, and express

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This Wednesday! We wrap up our seminar series this term with: 'Medical Diasporas: Chinese Medicine in London and a Family Case Study' – Jieluan Huang 🗓️ Wednesday 25 March 🕰️ 15.30-17.00 📍8th floor, Strand building #histmed #histsci #histtech #histstm @kingshistory.bsky.social

📌 Coming up in our seminar series next week! Jieluan Huang, 'Medical Diasporas: Chinese Medicine in London and a Family Case Study' 🗓️ Wednesday 25 March 🕰️ 15.30-17.00 📍8th floor, Strand building www.kingschostm.com/seminar-series #histmed #histsci #histtech #histstm @kingshistory.bsky.social

Screening of 'Palestine 36' directed by Annemarie Jacir WHEN: Thursday, 26 March 2026 at 18:00 WHERE: Bush House Auditorium BH (N) 0

'Men’s faces are under scrutiny as never before, in positions of cultural as well as political power: on red carpets, in tabloid closeups, across social media feeds, and in movies, TV shows and adverts'. An article by our colleague @fayboundalberti.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/fashion/2026...

‘There is no shame in being vain’: the relentless rise of impossible male beauty standards

Men’s faces are under scrutiny as never before, with more opting for cosmetic procedures than ever. What is behind this sudden and significant shift?

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It's world book day! To celebrate, here are three recent publications by incredible colleagues @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingschostm.bsky.social and @cemskcl.bsky.social running the gamut from #EarlyModern to #HistSTM 🗃️

We have a new Modern World History MA! media.kcl.ac.uk/media/t/1_o9...

📣Interested in pursuing a postgraduate degree in the history of STM? Wishing to apply to our Hans Rausing Scholarship? Then this webinar is for you! Pursuing a research degree in the history of STM Thursday 12 March 17.00-18.00 (GMT) Register via Eventbrite ⬇️ #histsci #histtech #histmed #histstm

Webinar: Pursuing a research degree in the history of STM

A webinar to orient prospective students on pursuing an MA and PhD in the history of STM, and how to apply to the Hans Rausing Scholarship.

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“Who is feeding our children while we are making history?” That was Robert Chelsea’s question when asked about being the first African American face transplant recipient. Robert and I talked to Annie Kelly @todayinfocus.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/p/x4dd6m?CMP... #BlackHistoryMonth

The ‘guinea pigs’ who had face transplant surgery – podcast

Face transplant patient Robert Chelsea and writer Fay Bound Alberti talk through the promise – and darker side – of this pioneering surgery

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Published today! The new book by our colleague @fayboundalberti.bsky.social 'The Face: A cultural History' www.penguin.co.uk/books/459227...

The Face

What’s in a face? The face is the only part of the body where all the senses come together and, over the course of human history, has come to represent who we are as individuals. We unlock our phones...

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Come and work with me! Two home-fee scholarships on Nigerian history www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQM397/p...

PhD Studentships at King's College London

Find a PhD Studentships on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board in higher education. Click to view more!

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💡 Call for applications to our Hans Rausing scholarship is open until 17 April. Contact a prospective supervisor before applying to one of @kingshistory.bsky.social programmes. 🛎️ First round of applications to the MAs closes 9 March! www.kingschostm.com/funding-oppo... #histsci #histtech #histstm

Hans Rausing Scholarship 2026/2027 | KingsCHoSTM

Funding Opportunities within King's CHoSTM

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New article! Stephen Lovell @kingshistory.bsky.social on 'The Parliamentarisation of the Soviet Union: Gorbachev and Representative Democracy' academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...

The Parliamentarisation of the Soviet Union: Gorbachev and Representative Democracy*

Abstract. How did the Soviet Union, a country with a profoundly anti-parliamentary political tradition and a one-party regime firmly in place, so suddenly

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Make Ready! 🏰 On 3 March, Isobel Barnard from @kingshistory.bsky.social will present: ‘The Castle in 14th Century Scotland: A Sociological Study of Masculine Identity'. 🗓️ 03 March ⏰ 17:30 GMT 🏛️ IN PERSON @ihr.bsky.social & 💻 ONLINE Sign up now: bit.ly/londonmedieval

🇩🇪 Dr @katrinschreiter.bsky.social from @kingsdllc.bsky.social & @kingshistory.bsky.social says while powerful men have been credited with the fall of the Berlin Wall, the true heroes were everyday men and women 🎧️ Listen on No One Saw It Coming with @marcfennell.bsky.social ⬇️

Three words brought down the Berlin Wall - ABC listen

The fall of the Berlin Wall on 9 November 1989 is one of the most famous events of modern history. And with it came a wave of momentous events - the reunification of East and West Germany, the…

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Thanks to @chrismanias.bsky.social for his talk yesterday on his exciting new project “Deep Time and the Polycrisis.” Keep an eye on what comes out of it! And many thanks to all attendants for a great discussion! @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social #histsci #histstm #polycrisis