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Karen Annette O'Brien

@drka.bsky.social

early modern history, materialising emotions, petitioning, women’s narratives in manuscripts, customary knowledge, colonialism, sovereignty https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/petitioning-for-land-9781350010703/ https://link.springer.com/book/9783031440441 book

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Dr. William Horne@wihorne.bsky.social · 5d ago

My latest: an absolutely wild tale of interracial organizing in Reconstruction Alabama. The takeaway for me is that militant multiracial democracy is not only possible, but infinitely creative & transformative. Embracing its potential really will bring new worlds into being.

William V. Turner, Multiracial Organizing, and the Unlikely Outcomes of White “Justice” after Emancipation - The Journal of the Civil War Era

William V. Turner envisioned a multiracial world of untold possibility in emancipation. Born enslaved in Raleigh, North Carolina in 1834 before being sold into Alabama at just eighteen years old, Turn...

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Martine van Elk@martinevanelk.bsky.social · 5d ago

The Early Modern Female Book Ownership blog is back! This time on the blog: Joe Black discusses a lovely signature by a woman named Anne Jones in a copy of Simon Patrick's The Parable of the Pilgrim. #EarlyModern #HerBook earlymodernfemalebookownership.wordpress.com/2026/11/02/s...

Simon Patrick, The Parable of the Pilgrim (1687)

The prolific Simon Patrick (1626-1707), Bishop of Ely and author of several best-selling devotional, moral, and consolatory works,[1] has already made several appearances on this site, in posts by …

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Kris Inwood@kris-inwood.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Nadine Wilson tells the fascinating story of Becky Johnston, a mixed ancestry woman who accumulated land & wealth in timber extraction without losing ties to her Aboriginal community – in an era of intense racism and land loss by Aboriginal communities. Open access in the Asia-Pacific Econ Hist Rev

Becky Johnston (1858–1938): A case study of Aboriginal women's financial agency in early 20th century New South Wales

This article introduces Becky Johnston, a mixed-descent Worimi woman on the lower Mid-North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. During the 1920s, Johnston became a businesswoman and landowner despit...

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Dr Amara Thornton@amalexathorn.bsky.social · last wk.

Book your ticket for "The Joy of Lists" - a @beinghumanfest.bsky.social event that @poisonchallis.bsky.social & I are presenting at @uclarchaeology.bsky.social on 9 November! www.beinghumanfestival.org/events/joy-l... - archives from @uclpetriemuseum.bsky.social on show w/ other intriguing bits!

The Joy of Lists, Letters & Wills - Women in the Archives

As part of the Groundbreakers: Women in Archaeology series, join Dr Amara Thornton & Dr Debbie Challis at UCL's Institute of Archaeology as they present case studies of tracing women in archaeological...

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Michael Pearce@michaelpearce.bsky.social · last wk.

Cipher work traces in early modern letters: A mother to her daughter. One ciphered passage gives discreet advice for a fashionable linen headdress to conceal her daughter’s hair loss. vanishedcomforts.org/2026/04/16/c...

Cipher work traces in early modern letters

Mary Mildmay Fane, Countess of Westmorland, wrote letters to her daughter Grace Fane, Countess of Home, discussing her health and hopes of pregnancy.1 Grace lived in Scotland at Dunglass Castle. As…

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Michael Pearce@michaelpearce.bsky.social · last wk.

Wlliam Schaw was master of work to James VI and Anna of Denmark, and chamberlain of her Dunfermline estates. He was in charge of royal buildings, signing accounts and receipts, and was probably the designer of the 1594 Chapel Royal at Stirling Castle vanishedcomforts.org/2026/06/16/w...

William Schaw: The Dalkeith letter

William Schaw was master of work to James VI and Anna of Denmark, and chamberlain of her Dunfermline estates. He was in charge of royal buildings, signing accounts and receipts, and was probably th…

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Taylor Aucoin@aucointaylor.bsky.social · last wk.

*NEW* Blogpost for #Halloween 👻🏈 #Football and the #medieval feast of the dead have deeper connections than you might think. 🎃⚽ Explore traditions & resonances from the #earlymodern to modern; from the banks of the Mississippi and Severn, to the North Sea shore. drtayloraucoin.com/2026/10/30/h...

Halloween Football Past and Present

Halloween falls on a Saturday this year, and so will feature plenty of football, whatever the code may be. Yet unlike Boxing Day in the UK or Thanksgiving in the US, Halloween isn’t tradition…

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Bradford Vivian@bradvivian.bsky.social · last wk.

A university *is* an academy for free expression and free pluralism--every classroom, committee meeting, public event. It remains to be seen whether these donor-created centers/institutes will do more than appropriate the language of free speech and pluralism for public relations and marketing.

The Denver Post@denverpost.com · last wk.

The University of Denver announced the launch of the John and Sandy Miller National Academy for Free Expression and Pluralism, an institution described as a nonpartisan renewal of the “principles of free expression and pluralism that have long supported a flourishing democratic society.”

Centre for the History of People, Place & Community@chppc.bsky.social · 2y ago

Who are we? Part of @ihr.bsky.social, we support research into #place & #history across the UK, with an emphasis on collaboration and engagement. We're home to @vchlondon.bsky.social & @layersoflondon.bsky.social. We run events & training. Follow us for news & info! www.history.ac.uk/research/cen...

Centre for the History of People, Place and Community

The Centre for the History of People, Place and Community fosters engaged, innovative research into placed histories across all regions and periods.

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Catherine Clarke@cathamclarke.bsky.social · 2w ago

A History of England in 25... Embroideries? New on the @ihr.bsky.social blog today: a career highlight experience for me and a deeply moving, illuminating encounter between #history and #creative practice. Thank you to Jane Mayhew for her wonderful creative vision. blog.history.ac.uk/2026/10/hist...

History and Creative Practice: 25 Embroideries  - On History

Catherine Clarke, Director of the IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community and author of A History of England in 25 Poems introduces a beautiful series of 25 embroideries created by...

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National Trust@nationaltrust.org.uk · 4w ago

👋 Say hello to the stars of your new bank notes! After a public vote which saw over 2.5 million responses, the Bank of England have revealed the Atlantic puffin, barn owl, European hedgehog and buff-tailed bumblebee will appear on redesigned notes over the coming years.

A close-up of a puffin. A small bird with a black back, white front and brightly-coloured beak.A close-up of a bee on flowersA hedgehog walks through a woodland floor at nightTwo brown and white barn owls on a wooden perch