For 2026, my project (the Jefferson Papers) put together a new exhibit on the drafting of the Declaration of Independence and its connections to some earlier documents. Check it out! jeffersonpapers.princeton.edu/declaration-...

Declaration of Independence - The Papers of Thomas Jefferson

This exhibit invites exploration of two elements of the Declaration’s creation. Drafting the Declaration illuminates the successive stages of the text. Building Blocks traces the paths by which some p...

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I try not to overdo this bit but ... my man is begging for it. Let's go.

PEIPolitical 🇨🇦@peipolitical.bsky.social · 3w ago

Miller: "It's not a coincidence that when you look at these violent Antifa demonstrations not one of the people that is demonstrating looks like a normal person. Not one looks normal. They're all deformed in some way in their appearance, in their dress, in their mannerism." #cdnpoli

. #SHEAR2026 may be over, but the 40% discount code still lives . . . until August 15! Good to see you @stevesarson.bsky.social, @adamxmcneil.bsky.social@frankcogliano.bsky.social, @matthewmason.bsky.social, Christopher Pearl, Susan Stearns (And many more)! www.upress.virginia.edu/exhibits/she...

Reading @rparkinson.bsky.social on my (long) journey back from Philadelphia to Lyon after #SHEAR2026. Understanding the Declaration's grievances through those associated with them is a brilliant, innovative, and truly enlightening approach--even if he's wrong about the number of grievances :)

Another highlight of #SHEAR2026 was seeing and posing for a photo with the amazing Nadine Zimmerli of @uvapress.bsky.social, who did so much to help bring my book (The Course of Human Events: The Declaration of Independence and the Historical Origins of the United States) into being.

Second all this. #SHEAR2026 was a terrific conference and our panel on the DoI was possibly the best and most fun I've ever been on. Thanks to @frankcogliano.bsky.social, @michaelhattem.bsky.social, @rparkinson.bsky.social, and especially @emilysneff.bsky.social for the idea and organizing it!

Frank Cogliano@frankcogliano.bsky.social · 2w ago

When I saw the in #SHEAR2026 program that our panel on the Declaration of Independence scheduled for the v last session on Sunday, my heart sank. @emilysneff.bsky.social, @michaelhattem.bsky.social, @stevesarson.bsky.social, and Rob Parkinson were so brilliant I shouldn't have worried. 1/

Extremely happy to share the news that my book, The Course of Human Events, is one of five finalists for this year's George Washington Book Prize. Final results announced on 5 October. Link to all the finalists below--honoured to be in such company! share.google/H32xlNDVgSPj...

Nominees Announced for the 2026 George Washington Prize, One of America’s Most Prestigious Book Awards

Nominees Announced for the 2026 George Washington Prize, One of America’s Most Prestigious Book Awards

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Damn. Don't know if France just didn't show up or Spain knew how to play them, but Spain were the easily the best team today so well done them. But damn.

Allez les bleus ⚽️, joyeux 14 juillet 🎆, et vive la république 🇫🇷, and so forth!

Second that!

Emily Sneff@emilysneff.bsky.social · 3w ago

Hey @shearites.bsky.social, stick around until Sunday morning, you won't want to miss this roundtable conversation featuring authors of recent books related to the Declaration of Independence! @michaelhattem.bsky.social @rparkinson.bsky.social @frankcogliano.bsky.social @stevesarson.bsky.social

Hey @shearites.bsky.social, stick around until Sunday morning, you won't want to miss this roundtable conversation featuring authors of recent books related to the Declaration of Independence! @michaelhattem.bsky.social @rparkinson.bsky.social @frankcogliano.bsky.social @stevesarson.bsky.social

Ex-centre-back here. Eze should have been red-carded for that.

I'll just stick with the Butter Pecan, thank you very much.

These days, if you say you're a Viking, the Police will arrest you and put you in prison.

Anthea Hartig, Rob Parkinson, Virginia Scharff, and me talking about the Declaration of Independence on Ben Franklin's World :) Episode 446: The Declaration of Independence at 250 - Ben Franklin's World share.google/h0HReuh0ed64...

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Happy Fourth of July!

Happy July 2, one and all--the 250th anniversary of the day the Continental Congress voted for Independence. Two days later they approved a declaration "to the effect of the said resolution." I done wrote a book about it :) The Course of Human Events - UVA Press share.google/theIS44Q7PIs...

The Course of Human Events

<b>How reading the Declaration of Independence as a document of history explains its intended meaning</b><br/><br/> Thomas Jefferson chose his words c

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Tomorrow, July 1, I'll be taking about the Declaration of Independence, Lige Gould about the Treaty of Paris, and Linda Monk about the Constitution for Encyclopedia Virginia. Live at noon EST, 5pm British Summer Time, 6pm European Central Time. Registration is here and is free :) lnkd.in/eJWB2EsQ

The Man in Black getting red, white, and blue about the bicentennial Freedom Train in 1976. www.facebook.com/share/r/1Dz3...

Marc Bloch, premier historien à entrer au Panthéon share.google/oVlmug3G0iRW...

Marc Bloch, premier historien à entrer au Panthéon - Regarder le documentaire complet | ARTE

Les panthéonisations auront été nombreuses, sous les deux mandats d’Emmanuel Macron, en comparaison de ses prédécesseurs de la Ve République. La Seconde Guerre mondiale est particulièrement représenté...

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Very honored to be among the favorites of one of today's greatest historians of the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution!

Rob Parkinson@rparkinson.bsky.social · 2mo ago

bookdna.com/best-books/t... I guess it’ll have to be a surprise that I picked some great NEW books too… @stevesarson.bsky.social @emilysneff.bsky.social

On the Road Again. Not quite as happy as Willie Nelson about it, but going to the Science Museum in London to record a video for their forthcoming exhibition on the Declaration of Independence. Which is pretty nice :)

Yesterday was my birthday, today is the birthday for Tyrants and Rogues! The first book to interrogate the Declaration’s 27 grievances. On sale now!

Check out the latest from @rparkinson.bsky.social, a supremely talented historian of the violent context and legacy of the American Revolution! And happy birthday Rob!

Rob Parkinson@rparkinson.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Yesterday was my birthday, today is the birthday for Tyrants and Rogues! The first book to interrogate the Declaration’s 27 grievances. On sale now!

Visited Independence Hall this morning. The 250th anniversary of the Lee Resolution proposing American independence.

Plenary panel at the American Philosophal Society conference on "America's 1776." Me, Bertrand Van Ruymbeke, and Annette Gordon-Reed being interviewed by APS CEO Patrick Spero. Which is nice.

It has started. You can register and attend online if you wish. www.amphilsoc.org/americas-177...

“America’s 1776: Independence and its Enduring Legacies,” June 4–6, 2026 | American Philosophical Society

July 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. This central moment in American history has shaped our national self-perception for 250 years even as writers and scholars hav...

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When will Sadiq Khan do something!?

Memorial Day travel reading: @stevesarson.bsky.social is going to tell me all about the Declaration of Independence