Megan McAuley @meganmcauley.bsky.social reviews 'Friendless or Forsaken? Child Emigration from Britain to Canada, 1860–1935', by Ruth Lamont, Eloise Moss @ladyburglar.bsky.social and Charlotte Wildman @drcharlottewildman.bsky.social academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... @mcgillqueensup.bsky.social

Friendless or Forsaken? Child Emigration from Britain to Canada, 1860–1935, by Ruth Lamont, Eloise Moss and Charlotte Wildman

Ruth Lamont, Eloise Moss and Charlotte Wildman’s text is a significant contribution to the current historiography of child emigration initiatives from the

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We're hiring a permanent Lecturer in Modern British History at the University of Manchester: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Lecturer in Modern British History (post-1800):Oxford Road

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Chuffed to bits as my husband spotted my book in Deansgate Waterstones in Manchester! @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social

Its out!

Bloomsbury History@bloomsburyhist.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Just released! Hotels are spaces of anonymity; where murderers and thieves mingle with adulterers and con artists, and where prejudice finds expression in who is refused access. Check in to the The Secret Life of the Hotel by @ladyburglar.bsky.social today! 📚👉 https://bit.ly/3JtWeyV

My new book The Secret Life of the Hotel is on the Independent's list of recommended books for January! www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta... @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social

What to read this January, including the final book from Julian Barnes

Martin Chilton shares his reading highlights for the beginning of 2026

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New publication🎉 Public History in Japan is out now! link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Public History in Japan

This book explores how public history is gaining attention in Japan and being incorporated into existing Japanese academic studies and practices.

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Coming soon 🏨🛎️🔍 Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes in hotels? Explore a darker modern history of murder, swindles and scandals in The Secret Life of the Hotel by @ladyburglar.bsky.social. Pre-order today: https://bit.ly/4rpDMbH

On 4th Nov at 9pm I should be appearing in the new Sky series Original Gangsters with Sean Bean, chatting about the real Peaky Blinders! Available to watch after on Now TV and Apple as well. www.history.co.uk/shows/origin...

Some big news: the University of Birmingham is launching a new MA in Gender & Sexuality. It's interdisciplinary, with a focus on combining theory & practice. It's going to be amazing. I'm convening it: message or email with questions. www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/postgr... @unibirmingham.bsky.social

Gender and Sexuality MA - University of Birmingham

Course information for prospective postgraduate students on our MA History taught masters degree programme at the University of Birmingham.

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This is such positive, powerful, direct communication. The fact that this seems so remarkable and so rare speaks volumes about our failure to stand up to the fossil fuel lobby.

Dave Vetter@davidrvetter.bsky.social · last yr.

"My school saves thousands of pounds every year from those solar panels." The TUC directly takes on Reform, a party funded by the fossil fuel Industry. Posted on IG by tradesunioncongress

Just want to do a shout-out to the wonderful archivist Amanda @oulibrary.bsky.social who got my request for a very rare image of a 1920s burglar last night and sent me the image and helpful copyright info first thing this morning; archivists really are the best!

An open letter has been launched today (27/7/25) for members of the UK academic community (academics and other university staff) to sign, to press the UK Home Office to facilitate safe passage out of Gaza for 40+ students with offers for UK universities. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Open letter from UK university staff: Request for biometric deferral and safe evacuation of incoming Palestinian students and scholars from Gaza to UK Universities

More than 40 students currently trapped in Gaza with full scholarships to UK Universities are asking for a safe route to come and study. We, the academic community hoping to welcome these scholars, ca...

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I was really delighted to find out I've been elected as a Fellow of @royalhistsoc.org today! This is lovely recognition and I'm looking forward to taking part in more of the RHS's great events when I'm back from mat leave next year.

I had a very unexpected melanoma skin cancer diagnosis today, luckily only stage 1A- very very early. The mole was removed and I'll have further surgery, but it could have been worse and I want to encourage everyone to check out any mole that seems unusual: www.nhs.uk/conditions/m...

Melanoma skin cancer

Find out about melanoma skin cancer, including what the symptoms are, what causes it and how it’s diagnosed and treated.

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Very pleased with the cover design for my new book, The Secret Life of the Hotel! Thanks ‪@bloomsburyhist.bsky.social

This Thurs(12th) at 9p.m. on C5 I'll be in a new series, Great Hotels Through Time. Some content came from my book (out in Jan with Bloomsbury), The Secret Life of the Hotel: Sex, Crime, and Protest at British Guesthouses since 1918. I should pop up in 4 episodes hopefully saying something coherent!

Submitting this for publication shortly, and we're now at 2920 signatures. It would be amazing to get it over three thousand before I turn it in...

Caroline Dodds Pennock@carolinepennock.bsky.social · last yr.

There are now over 2000 UK academic signatories to our open letter in support of trans rights & inclusion, along with hundreds of other UK educators & international supporters. It's heartening to see such support from colleagues for our trans siblings. #NotInOurName docs.google.com/document/d/1...

I'm overwhelmed and overjoyed 🤩🥹💜 In less than a day, over 350 historians signed this call for the UK's Labour government to stop its attacks on trans people. The letter will be open for more signatures today and over the weekend. Please share widely to your historian friends/colleagues!

Christyn Parkes@parkesland.bsky.social · last yr.

OPEN LETTER: HISTORIANS FOR TRANS RIGHTS Are you a historian in the UK or working on UK history fed up at seeing the history of LGBTQIA+ discrimination repeat itself? Sign this open letter to MPs demanding they stand up for trans rights now! Letter: tinyurl.com/879vuver Sign: tinyurl.com/4p7wktrn

ONE THOUSAND signatures (on top of the original group). Academics and educators say TRANS RIGHTS NOW.

Caroline Dodds Pennock@carolinepennock.bsky.social · last yr.

Heartened to see that close to 900 fellow academics and educators have already signed our letter in support of trans rights, trans wellbeing & trans inclusion, and against essentialist, anti-scientific, racialised & regressive views of womanhood. Please do read, share & sign! tinyurl.com/mud7va29

Please sign this: it matters.

Christyn Parkes@parkesland.bsky.social · last yr.

OPEN LETTER: HISTORIANS FOR TRANS RIGHTS Are you a historian in the UK or working on UK history fed up at seeing the history of LGBTQIA+ discrimination repeat itself? Sign this open letter to MPs demanding they stand up for trans rights now! Letter: tinyurl.com/879vuver Sign: tinyurl.com/4p7wktrn

On 13 March 6:30-8pm @blackwellsmcr.bsky.social Dr Ruth Lamont, Dr Eloise Moss (@ladyburglar.bsky.social) & Dr Charlotte Wildman (@drcharlottewildman.bsky.social) discuss Friendless or Forsaken?—their powerful book on Britain-to-Canada child emigration www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/friendless...

The Royal Navy’s Naval Historical Branch is recruiting a full-time, permanent Historical Researcher! Details here: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...

For all those who enjoy a ghost story, watch Uncanny on BBC2. I was in episode 1 adding a dollop of history to the tale.

The most important thing I did today was ask for more time: ask for help. I remember the fab @historyhannahb.bsky.social advising me to push back a deadline years ago which a) was realistic + b) made for a better book. I find it hard to ask, so putting it out there in case it helps others ask too.

This! From Julie-Marie Strange on fiction and historical methods… in the latest social historian book club, on Amy Bloom’s amazing queer historical novel about Hick and Eleanor Roosevelt, ‘White Houses’ (bsky have my free eprints!) 🗃️ www.tandfonline.com/eprint/CNJ57...

Just received copies of new book Friendless or Forsaken? on Child emigration histories, which I was very lucky to co-author with Charlotte Wildman and Ruth Lamont! Available in paperback: www.mqup.ca/friendless-o...

For my British Academy funded project on the history of hotels, I have partnered with the Mooncup Theatre who are performing a living exhibition followed by dinner and panel discussion on hotels and modern slavery. All welcome! tinyurl.com/5ymtkk52

New book club series for Social History journal in which historians discuss historical fiction: For the first one, we read Zadie Smith's The Fraud (here OA): Full article: Social History Book Club: Zadie Smith, The Fraud www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Social History Book Club: Zadie Smith, The Fraud

Published in Social History (Vol. 49, No. 2, 2024)

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pleased to see this out: 1st in ongoing series where historians and others respond to recent works of historical fiction. Here: Zadie Smith’s ‘The Fraud’ inc brief comments from me on ‘why historians read historical fiction and what we find compelling about it’🗃️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Social History Book Club: Zadie Smith, The Fraud

Published in Social History (Vol. 49, No. 2, 2024)

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There's still a month left to get your abstracts in for the British Crime Historians Conference at Manchester! See CFP here: uomhistory.com/2023/12/11/b...