Expanded chronologies, cross-confessional empathy, and Irish history in a European and global perspective. Some of the many themes from last night's wonderful celebration of Dr. Joan Redmond's new book, Religion, Rebellion and Violence in Ireland, c. 1603-1649. Thanks to those who came along!

Rich account of the politics and history of British 'resilience' from Will Lloyd - very happy to be cited in it. @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingschostm.bsky.social giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

How resilient is Britain?

As climate and geopolitical risks cast doubt on the UK’s ability to cope in a crisis, leaders are turning from ‘just in time’ to ‘just in case’ as a governing philosophy

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'When Artists Think about God and Religion: The Case of Sting' A talk by Dr Evyatar Marienberg (Department of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) King’s College London, 8th Floor Open Space, Strand WC2R 2LS 1 October 2026, 17:30

Launching the Chinese edition of Rise and Fall of the British Nation in Beijing! @kingshistory.bsky.social

📺 Watch Professor William Pettigrew (@kingshistory.bsky.social) and his team on David Olusoga's new series ⬇️ www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Finding Britain’s Slave Traders with David Olusoga - Series 1: Episode 1

David Olusoga reveals the new research that uncovers how the slave trade was driven by the monarchy, beginning with Elizabeth I, and how a royal monopoly was established.

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Very happy to share my new article (in French!) in the Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine in a beautiful issue on the mobility of paper & maritime history 🦑 ⚓ On archives, mobility, and travelling notaries across the Mediterranean ⚓ Don't hesitate to email for a PDF lnkd.in/ef-kjw4e

📣Out now on #firstview! Abhimanyu Arni @kingshistory.bsky.social on 'Indian Political Intelligence (IPI) and the Recolonization of the Indian Diaspora: From Ethnographic Surveillance to Racial Deportation, 1938–1953' #Activism #Colonial 20thc 🗃️ 👉Open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Join us on 30th September to celebrate the launch of Dr. Joan Redmond's ( @kingshistory.bsky.social) first monograph, Religion, Rebellion and Violence in Ireland, c. 1603-1649 (@universitypress.cambridge.org). Full details below! kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/relig...

Religion, Rebellion and Violence: Book Launch — CEMS KCL Blog

Join CEMS to celebrate the launch of Dr. Joan Redmond’s first monograph, Religion, Rebellion and Violence in Ireland, c. 1603-1649 .

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The research of our new colleague, William Pettigrew, is in the @theguardian.com today: 'The royal crown branded on enslaved Africans: Britain’s monarchy and the slave trade' www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...

The royal crown branded on enslaved Africans: Britain’s monarchy and the slave trade

From Elizabeth I’s backing of early voyages to royal investment in trafficking companies, generations of monarchs were central to Britain’s slave trade

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“For Whom and For What Purpose? A Position Paper on #DigitalHumanities and #AI in #AfricanStudies”, is now out in the ZMO Programmatic Texts series! doi.org/10.58144/202... The result of a workshop organised with @fmadore.bsky.social in February 2026. We wrote our paper with 23 other authors!

Funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Freewheelers have collaborated with Surrey History Centre, our colleague @dralanagharris.bsky.social, photographic artist Emma Brown, and filmmaker Stefan Pollack to create a collection of nearly 100 tintype portraits thehortonepsom.org/events/us-th...

Us & Them Exhibition 2026 - Immersive Photographic Exhibition - Freewheelers - The Horton Epsom

Us & Them - Immersive Photographic Exhibition

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👏 Meet the 2026–27 Global Cultures Institute Fellows, Professor Roberta Comunian and Dr David Brydan ⬇️🧵 #GlobalCultures www.kcl.ac.uk/news/global-...

Global Cultures Institute Fellowships announced for 2026-27 | King's College London

Two academics from the Faculty of Arts & Humanities have received Global Cultures Institute Fellowships for the 2026-27 academic year.

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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