Tim Reeve, the deputy director of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, has been appointed chief executive of the UK conservation charity English Heritage. English Heritage looks after more than 400 historic monuments, buildings and sites, including Stonehenge in Wiltshire. buff.ly/Fmq1iIT

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 🫢

Delighted to see my and Judith Hurley's article on ceremonies of churching in Ireland live @womenshistoryrev.bsky.social. Thanks to Cara Delay, special issue editor, and all the journal team! doi.org/10.1080/0961...

Mothering, matrescence and the changing meanings of ceremonies of churching after childbirth in Ireland, c.1800–2000

Ceremonies of churching tend to have a negative reputation, as rituals imposed by clerics on women in the vulnerable time after childbirth. Their perceived associations with ‘cleansing’ or ‘purific...

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all I confidently have here is "1604, at Chesterton" if anyone wants to have a crack at this? #earlymodern paleography puzzle of the day! 🗃️

James Ormiston of that ilk, said to have given instructions on lighting the fuse at the murder of Lord Darnley: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_O...

2/2 Birth & naming of John the Baptist, in a lovely interior filled with Flemish-type domestic details. Juan de Flandes, working in Spain but feeling homesick! Today is his day.

Two Chinese mythological animals, the flaming 'qilin' and the 'fenghuang' a sort of bird

My paper "Interpreting status, hierarchy and oligarchy in London’s livery companies in the earlier sixteenth century" has just been published in Social History. How did London's livery companies conceive of status and hierarchy, and how did this compare across the companies?

Interpreting status, hierarchy and oligarchy in London’s livery companies in the earlier sixteenth century

London’s livery companies (or guilds) have long been seen as bastions of privilege, but their members have never been equally privileged or esteemed. Their mechanisms of power and status are highly...

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So delighted to have a physical copy of this. Thanks so much @hsmurphy.bsky.social !!!!

I recently had a chance to sit down with an economist from Standard Chartered and take part in a really interesting discussion about how the history of trade can be vital for understanding our present, and future. 🎙️ Watch the full episode on YouTube now: youtu.be/nOC7kmGcqy8

Trade in a fragmented world

YouTube video by Standard Chartered

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@lynbennetthfx.bsky.social and my book has arrived on my desk! Pre-orders available now for shipping on 22.09.2026! www.mqup.ca/Books/E/Earl...

One last chance to visit! Museum Plantin-Moretus closes temporarily from Monday, 3 August while we prepare a renewed permanent exhibition. Reopening on 5 December 2026. We hope to see you then! ✨ #earlymodern #rarebooks #bookhistory 📜💙📚

That day when I was looking through a 14th-century romance. First impression: That's not a very good stag, is it... Closer look: OMG LOOOOOL #medievalmanuscripts

Just over a month left to submit your abstract! CFP below We very much look forward to bringing together global scholars of the Reformation(s) and environment ⛪🌳🐟

Nicole Maceira Cumming@nicolemaceira.bsky.social · 4w ago

🚨 Call for Papers 🚨 @joshuarushton8.bsky.social and I are holding an online colloquium 'Environmental Approaches to the Reformation World' on 30 Sept 2026 🌳 🌊 ⛪ 🐄 Deadline for submissions 1 September.

See my books on Amazon! is not the sort of thing that pleases me at the footer of a rejection email

29 July 1565: Mary, Queen of Scots, married Lord Darnley at Holyrood Palace, informal ceremonies in the afternoon included guests taking pins out of her dress en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wedding...

Wedding of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley - Wikipedia

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Amazing to see North Bridge finally nearing completion after eight long years.

People who think Emily Wilson is being mean have clearly never presented a paper at an academic conference

After Uppark Burned Down: Reflections by Peter Pearce 2013 (no relation) www.westdean.ac.uk/blog/after-u...

Just to mention that people are thrown into insane asylums for mental health issues, if you are thinking of reposting this and similar memes

John Lipponen 🇫🇮 🇦🇹@lippoenen.bsky.social · last wk.

Is there a word for these ranks of gradated pearls seen depicted on French costume of the 1660s?

Just got back from Edinburgh, I think this was my favorite piece of architecture. Was built in early 16th century and now it’s an ice cream shop. #edinburgh #scotland #bluesky #icecream

William Fowler and the French revenue of Mary, Queen of Scots, some observations: vanishedcomforts.org/2026/07/25/f...

French revenue of Mary, Queen of Scots

William Fowler (died January 1572), an Edinburgh merchant, served as a treasurer of the French revenues of Mary, Queen of Scots. His son, the poet William Fowler, who was later a secretary to Anna …

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Pleased to see it out at last! Digging down into the lived experience and ways of thinking that objects, fabrics, scents etc brought with them onto the stage, in short chapters based around particular things (with colour images!).

The Arden Shakespeare@ardenpublisher.bsky.social · 2w ago

Beds, perfumes, doublets, torches, lutes, clocks, handkerchiefs… Who owned these objects in early modern England? How were they used? @profcatheriner.bsky.social's 'Shakespeare's Objects' explores 33 significant objects in full colour illustration. Out today! https://bit.ly/4f7YOaM

Now available for pre-order Tudor People: Kings, Queens, Nobles, and Courtiers. bit.ly/4yy0j9H A collection drawn from #1000TudorPeople but rather more portable and with an introductory chapter on the court and the roles of monarchs, consorts & courtiers.

Okay, so with seemingly no prospect of a job anytime soon whatever I do or say, I am once again asking: For freelance RA work suitable for a contemporary historian, for research and writing, for journalism… which I already do on a regular basis as a newspaper columnist…

Publication day today for The Women Who Clothed the Stuart Queens! See this 🧵 for a chapter breakdown. Discount code & links in my bio.

The Records of Early English Drama is delighted to announce the open access publication of the tenth digital edition in the REED series. The dramatic records for the Swan Playhouse, edited by Sally-Beth MacLean, are now available on REED Online (ereed.org/collections/...).

My short essay about two 17th century Powhatan women in London and Bermuda is finally out! commonplace.online/article/the-...

The Other Elizabeth and Mary: Anglo-Powhatan Marriages and the Virginia Company of London - Commonplace

By employing marriage as a technology of imperialism, the Virginia Company hoped to turn its struggling overseas colonies into stable, productive English communities.

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