All the latest details of our upcoming meetups are now on our website! Are you in the North or the Midlands? Join us for a drink and a chat in September. Birmingham - 13th Sept Leeds - 30th Sept independenthistorians.org/meet-ups/

This is called a ‘hudd’ and was used in the 18th century for the priest to stand in when conducting graveside services in wet weather. The Wingfield hudd is one of just two in East Anglia. There's another at Walpole St Peter in Norfolk. #History #HistoryMatters

Does anyone work in museum interpretation? How's it been affected by social media and short-form content basically rewiring our brains? Are labels still in? Do we need to radically rethink things? I'm thinking of writing something.

Let my CFP go forth into the world! Naturally, if you know me, you'll know my own research has focused on guildhalls for a couple of years now - but I've long wanted a book that considers other "theatres" of the Renaissance. So please, come and join me in proposing chapters 🙏

Dr. Will Green@drwillgreen.bsky.social · 2d ago

Ahead of launching the actual CFP, thought I'd give a little preview of a thing I'm doing 🫢

Tickets are now available for Chartism Day 2026. The £12 ticket price includes refreshments and a light buffet lunch (plus all the Chartism you can eat). All are welcome. #C19th #History #Chartism www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chartism-d...

Chartism Day 2026

Join us to discover the latest research on Chartism and get the chance to meet fellow Chartist scholars and enthusiasts. All welcome.

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Reposting this as we have had a surge of followers this afternoon! Hello to everyone who clicked Follow! Please do come and join us "officially" The more members we have the better we will be!

Independent Historians Network (UK)@indyhistnetwork.bsky.social · 2d ago

CALLING ALL INDEPENDENT HISTORIANS!! Come and join IHN for socials, networking, support, advice, newsletters, and promotion of your work! The number of members is going up all the time which is very, very exciting. Join the fun for a bargain £10 per year. membermojo.co.uk/independenth...

Tickets are selling fast for this fascinating talk about this tragedy which killed 28 people and caused widespread damage across Stowmarket and neighbouring villages. Book https://orlo.uk/YTrIM #GuncottonExplosion #Stowmarket #SuffolkArchives #TalksNearMe

Incredible sight: Brioc, a replica high medieval leather boat, has sailed from Brittany all the way round England, Wales and now Scotland. The crew navigate, dress and cook exactly as their medieval counterparts would have⛵️ bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn0n259yx7no

Thank you to all who attended today's meeting on the 'Crisis in UK HE: the Future for History'. Very valuable proposals in difficult times for history in HE / UK HE more widely. We've also a new guide bit.ly/4z1fAjO listing 100+ UK #history societies & networks supporting historians #Skystorians

Lucy Delap@lucydelap.bsky.social · yesterday

Great discussion at the 'crisis in UK history' meeting hosted by @ihr.bsky.social, @royalhistsoc.org, @histassoc.bsky.social and History UK. Horror stories of closures and redundancies, balanced by new resources. Check out for ex. the new Independent Historians Network independenthistorians.org

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UK history is at a crisis point in academia. More & more people are going freelance on a part time basis, or as a whole new form of employment. IHN is creating support network for all historians who work independently. We aim to bring people together, promote your work, and be a hub of information.

Lucy Delap@lucydelap.bsky.social · yesterday

Great discussion at the 'crisis in UK history' meeting hosted by @ihr.bsky.social, @royalhistsoc.org, @histassoc.bsky.social and History UK. Horror stories of closures and redundancies, balanced by new resources. Check out for ex. the new Independent Historians Network independenthistorians.org

Not the Western Front Conference 2026 Following last years great conference will take place on Saturday 31st October in Wakefield West Yorkshire just off the M1. Tickets cost £29 including lunch.with 4 great speakers. www.trybooking.com/uk/FPHV

Come and see Professor Matthew McCormack at the York Georgian Festival next week! SHOES & THE GEORGIAN MAN Monday 10th August 1.30pm, York Mansion House Book tickets: www.mansionhouseyork.com/york-georgia... @historymatt.bsky.social #18C #18thC @bsecs.bsky.social

So true. Historians have lots of knowledge, and put in time and effort into their research and writing. We can't do this for free, even if it is our passion!

Dan Kaszeta FRHistS@dankaszeta.bsky.social · last wk.

If you download a copy of one of my books for free, you are a thief. If you are poor and desperate for one of my books, there are, in fact, libraries (who are not thieves). You can also contact me directly and plead your case. I can make you a deal in some cases.

whoever knew?! Great extract from her book, plus FABULOUS images.

Lauren Working@laurenworking.bsky.social · yesterday

Did you know that #Elizabethans kept Andean guinea pigs as pets? In this extract from #AGoldenWorld for Unseen Histories, I trace some of the parrots, monkeys, crocodiles, boars, flying squirrels & other Atlantic creatures in English parks & country houses: www.unseenhistories.com/the-tudor-an...

August’s #WeeklyReads highlights award-winning books from the Holyer an Gof awards. First up is ‘Alfred Wallis: Child Pauper to Artistic Luminary’ by Matilda Webb. This acclaimed biography explores the life, family, seafaring career and art of the influential Cornish painter. ⚓🎨📖

Open Doors at Glamorgan Archives Join us on Saturday 12 September for our annual Open Doors event Tours behind the scenes will be running at 10am, 11.30am, 12.30pm and 2pm Contact us to book your FREE place

excellent, fascinating knowledge from Dan in this thread!

Dan Kaszeta FRHistS@dankaszeta.bsky.social · 2d ago

Penicillin was not, in fact, the first antibiotic.

Does anyone have access to this new review essay 'Apartheid, after Apartheid'? 🗃️ academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...

working class histories being brought to life in the Potteries. Sounds fabulous.

The Staffordshire Signal@news.www.thestaffordshiresignal.co.uk.ap.brid.gy · yesterday

Running for 3 days this August a brand new FREE film festival is coming to the Potteries that aims to celebrate the area’s working class history and culture via the medium of cinema.

Very short notice (deadline 18 August) but we're advertising a 0.5fte lectureship in public history for next year. Covers my 3rd year undergraduate course on public history of Rome (ancient to modern) plus some MA public history teaching.

Britain declared war on Germany #OnThisDay in 1914 Military history is among the most commercial as well as maligned fields of history. Four scholars consider its value – and its future. 🔓 This article is free for 7 days buff.ly/te7Uz3a

Is There Too Much Military History?

Military history is among the most commercial as well as maligned fields of history. Four distinguished scholars consider its value – and its future.

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Join us on a visit to ‘The Cathedral of Sewage.' Constructed 1859-1865, designed by Sir Joseph Bazalgette and Charles Henry Driver. Inc a guided tour, a chance to see the engines ‘in steam’, a ride on the narrow gauge railway. Vintage bus pick-up at Abbey Wood Station on the day tinyurl.com/ze9a57md

Cancelled Futures: Class, Race & Place in Post-Industrial Britain 16th September at UCL I'll be talking race, class & place with @alexkelbert.bsky.social & @lukedenoronha.bsky.social Hosted by @uclsociology.bsky.social & @sprc-ucl.bsky.social Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cancelled-...

CALLING ALL INDEPENDENT HISTORIANS!! Come and join IHN for socials, networking, support, advice, newsletters, and promotion of your work! The number of members is going up all the time which is very, very exciting. Join the fun for a bargain £10 per year. membermojo.co.uk/independenth...

And more #PublicDomain books I've got Google to release from 'snippet view': Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: books.google.co.uk/books?id=zys... Sample Census 1966 books.google.co.uk/books?id=fyo... Consolidated list of Govt publications, 1925: books.google.co.uk/books?id=cyd...

Maps and Plans in the Public Record Office: British Isles, c. 1410-1860

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It's Swiss National Day today, and here is the lovely looking charter which created the Confederacy back in 1291.

Paul@atticusfinch-105.bsky.social · 4d ago

1 August 1291 The Old Swiss Confederacy is formed with the signature of the Federal Charter. #History #HistoryMatters

1 August 1774 British scientist Joseph Priestley discovers oxygen gas, corroborating the prior discovery of this element by German-Swedish chemist Carl Wilhelm Scheele. #History #HistoryMatters

We're starting early for #YorkshireDay with a plug for our digitised archives on Yorkshire Miners, 1811-1945 A selection of branch membership records, publicity material and more all online at wdc.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/coll...

Join us Tomorrow for an insight into one of Britain’s greatest maverick visionary filmmakers & a chance to see his most controversial film on the big screen.

Samira Ahmed@samiraahmeduk.bsky.social · last wk.

Peter Watkins BFI Southbank season alert. Kicking off with a fine panel event with me+The War Game screening - banned for decades by the BBC. Next Sunday Aug 2nd. Films in season include the anti-A Hard Day's Night pop dystopia, Privilege, featured in my book... whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/defau...