Thank you to the @echistsoc.bsky.social for their Research Fund for Graduate Students and allowing me to fulfil my childhood dream of being Rachel Weiss in The Mummy at the National Archives today!
Kerri Armstrong
@kerriarmstrong.bsky.social
PhD student at University of Northumbria examining the lives of female convicts in 19th century Durham, Newcastle and York.
Call for Participants for IHR Women's History Seminar Lightning Talks to be held Friday, 20th of November 2026.
Was great to present at the Body in History Early Careers Conference yesterday! Thanks for having me!
Body in History Network, University of Oxford@bodyinhistoryox.bsky.social · last mo.Thank you to everyone who presented at and attended our conference today! We loved meeting you all and are so grateful that you travelled from far and wide to join us for the event. We can't wait to see you all again next year. Watch this space for more Body in History events! 😊
Absolute pleasure to be one of the selected papers for the Four Nations Law and Humanities Forum by the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies held Queen's University Belfast today! Really great papers followed by Greta discussions! 👌
Northern Ireland has a very high level of gender based violence, mainly committed by white Northern Irish men. I’ve yet to see riots after a woman has been violently attacked or killed. Seems like the issue isn’t qwhite about violence but who gets to commit it! www.ulster.ac.uk/research/res...
Research uncovers eye-watering levels of violence against women and girls in NI
Based on responses from more than 540 women, the report also found seven out of 10 experienced some form of violence or abuse in the last 12 months.
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Looking forward to presenting at the 2026 British Crime Historians Symposium!
Dr. Grace Di Méo@gracedimeo.bsky.social · 2mo ago📢 Registration for the 2026 British Crime Historians Symposium is now open! Fantastic range of panels & papers, and non-speakers are very welcome to attend. Join us at OBU this September for two days of all things crime history. Details & registration: sites.google.com/brookes.ac.u... #crimehistory
📢 Registration for the 2026 British Crime Historians Symposium is now open! Fantastic range of panels & papers, and non-speakers are very welcome to attend. Join us at OBU this September for two days of all things crime history. Details & registration: sites.google.com/brookes.ac.u... #crimehistory
Yesterday's Broken Bonds conference was everything I hoped it would be. From parliamentary #divorce to the mid-20thC family courts, domestic #abuse & legacies of #coverture, the scholarship was outstanding. Lady Hale's keynote was unforgettable. Watch this space for news of an edited collection...
Call for proposals: @ihsa2026.bsky.social Irish History Students’ Association Podcast, deadline Friday 22 May 2026
Call for proposals: Irish History Students’ Association Podcast, deadline Friday 22 May 2026
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So thankful to present my paper 'The Standard of Living of Female Offenders Convicted by the Courts of Durham, Newcastle and County of York, 1853-188' at #EHS100 new researcher session! Honoured to be a part of a great community of scholars and research!
Event announcement! 📣 HL+ Network Northern Ireland 2025 🤝 Join HL+ and friends for a day of social opportunities and academic and public history sessions that will bring the ECR community together in Belfast. Thursday 25th September - 11:15am to 9pm. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
HL+ Network Northern Ireland 2025
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📣New blog! How can a map of medieval homicides help teach about law, violence and society? @stephemmabrown.bsky.social shows how mapping coroners’ rolls from London, York & Oxford can give new insights into the realities of medieval urban life 📜 Read more: socialhistory.org.uk/shs_exchange...
From Coroners’ Rolls to the Classroom: Engaging Students with the Medieval Murder Map
Dr Stephanie Brown, University of Hull s.brown6@hull.ac.uk @stephemmabrown.bsky.social How can a map of medieval homicides help teach about law, violence and society? In lots of ways, actually. The…
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Had an absolute blast speaking at the Geordie Gaol Girls project, hosted by the amazing Workie Ticket Theatre today about the history of the mugshot!
Is there a more appropriate day to start working at Queen's University Belfast?? Happy St Patrick's Day! 🍀
Was great chatting to Tony about my research! Check out the article he wrote about my research and talk with the Society of Antiquarians on 1st February 2025 www.culturednortheast.co.uk/p/stories-fr...