Beautiful Internal Monologue moment at @histfest.bsky.social last weekend. @adamzmith.bsky.social : "I read a lot of sad, gay books." My Brain: "I, too have read the works of Anne Rice!" #books #bibliophile #annerice #vampirechronicles #lgbtqia+ #histfest2026 #histfest

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Fianlly got my grubby little hands on a copy.of this absolute #folklore classic! #myths #folklorethursday #books @loremen.bsky.social @folklorepod.bsky.social

Closing a great weekend with Travela through Time with Sir Michael Palin chaired by #histfest director @rebeccarideal.bsky.social #histfest2026 #history #travel

Talk 3 day 2 The Bronte Sisters: Livea & Legacies with Dr Tara Puri, @essiefox.bsky.social & @gregjenner.bsky.social #histfest2026 #histfest #history #brontes #literature

Session 2 The Log Books: Queer Britain & the Helpline that Listened with @tashwalker.bsky.social @adamzmith.bsky.social & Dan Vo #histfest2026 #histfest #history #queerhistory #lgbtqia

Day 2 session 1 @histfest.bsky.social Birth, Motherhood & Custody: An Untold History with Prof Lara Feigel, @lucyinglis.bsky.social & @drpragyaagarwal.bsky.social #histfest2026 #histfest #history #motherhood #childbirth

Final event of day 1 @histfest.bsky.social Living History with Ruth Goodman chaired by Dr Wanda Wyporska! #histfest2026 #histfest #history #historyfestival

Speak to the Earl of Manchester's Foote in the lobby to sign up for reenactment shenanigans! #histfest2026 #histfest #history #civilwar #englishcivilwar

Final talk in the 'ancient history trilogy' The Lost Voices of Pompeii with @rakshadigs.bsky.social & Dr Jess Venner. #histfest2026 #histfest #history #classics #historyfestival

Grab speakers books between talka from the @waterstones.bsky.social stall @histfest.bsky.social #histfest2026 #histfest #history #historyfestival

Talk 2 of the weekend Themistocles:The Rise and Fall of Athens's Naval Mastermind with Prof. Michael Scott #histfest2026 #histfest #history #historyfestival #classics

Check out the @histassoc.bsky.social stall at @histfest.bsky.social Join up for talks, courses, podcasts, events and a great historical community! #histfest2026 #histfest #history #historicalassociation

Starting strong with a fascinating session on #historicalfiction chaured by @rebeccarideal.bsky.social in diacussion with authors Sofia Robleda & Saara El-Arifi #histfest2026 #histfest #history #cleopatra #pharaohs #empresses

Day 1 of another awesome @histfest.bsky.social with an amazing looking programme S/o to @rebeccarideal.bsky.social & her awesome team! @britishlibrary.bsky.social #histfest2026 #histfest #history #historyfestival

www.turkiyetoday.com/culture/rare... #ottoman #history #turkiye #skystorians

Rare sacred relics of Ottoman sultans revealed in Istanbul - Türkiye Today

A new exhibition at Istanbul’s Rami Library showcases sacred relics, manuscripts and Kaaba textiles reflecting Ottoman sultans’ devotion to holy sites

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www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkish-hist... #ottoman #history #skystorians #ebooks #freeebooks

Turkish Historical Society to offer free access to 50,000 e-books - Türkiye News

The Turkish Historical Society (TTK) is expanding its digital infrastructure to provide free online access to a vast collection of academic resources, including approximately 50,000 electronic books, ...

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The very room in Strawberry Hill House where #HoraceWalpole allegedly wrote #TheCastleofOtranto #gothic #history #heritage

Explore the mystery of a lost #Ottoman dagger! Currently on at Strawberry Hill House. www.strawberryhillhouse.org.uk/lost-dagger/ #history #tudor #victorian #henryviii #skystorians

@iismm.ehess.fr EUI’s History department welcomes projects in Mediterranean history, Ottoman history, and the history of the Middle East and North Africa. iismm.hypotheses.org/138943 #phd #phdfunding #ottoman #history #skystorians #academicsky #phdstudentships

@ihb-oeaw.bsky.social announces 4th Intensive #summerschool in Comparative #Ottoman & #Habsburg #Paleography www.oeaw.ac.at/ihb/detail/e... #history #skystorians #manuscriptstudies #academicsky

Check out @thebiaankara.bsky.social latest #cfp on Ottoman Mobilities! #callforpapers #academia #history #ottoman #skystorians #symposium This project is headed by the wonderful @peterjcherry.bsky.social & is definitely worth a look!

I had a lovely time yesterday visiting #TheBritishMuseum exhibition #AncientIndiaLivingTraditions An exhibition I highly recommend! #museum #india #religion #comparativereligion #history #museums #skystorians #academicsky

#Academia is wild y'all. Go to a meeting about a potentially collaborative conference and suddenly you're in a meeting with rockstar #historian Philip Mansel! My #historyfangirl heart the whole time! #skystorians #academicsky #TIOL #travellersinottomanlands #levantineheritage #ottoman #history

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@universitypress.cambridge.org offers a huge range of #openaccess #academic publications on a range of subjects, including #ottomanstudies www.cambridge.org/core/publica... #history #ottoman #resources #publication #skystorians #cambridgeuniversitypress #academicsky

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Welcome to Cambridge Core

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Courtsy of #WIASN facebook group - too good not to share! #academicsky #skystorians #academicyear

Internet: Use a VPN to keep your browsing safe! Also the Internet: With a VPN we will block you from many websites and functions unless you disable it! #internetsecurity #vpn #internet #browsing #computing #computersecurity

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Love a #bookmail day! Finally got my hands on #BerengariaofNavarre by the amazing @gabbystorey.bsky.social #history #skystorians #medieval #queenship #booksky

My alma mater @unibirmingham.bsky.social holds an amazing collection of over 3000 #middleeastern #manuscripts in the Mingana Collection, cared for by the Cadbury Research Library. Explore them here: www.birmingham.ac.uk/facilities/c... #skystorian #history #ottoman #arabic #persian #syriac #archive

Check out the work of the @erc.europa.eu funded GHOST project, Geographies and Histories of Ottoman Supernatural Tradition. Website: ghost.ims.forth.gr FB: www.facebook.com/ghosterc2018 X: x.com/ghost_erc #ottoman #history #supernatural #skystorians #ghostproject #supernaturalhistory

Can you believe @history-hit.bsky.social agreed to have me back? Another fun chat with @mattlewishistory.bsky.social on the Ottoman-Venetian Wars for the #echoesofhistory series! podfollow.com/.../4d00ceaa... #history #ottoman #historian #assassinscreed #ottomanvenetianwars #podcast #skystorians