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Mabel Winter @mabelwinter.bsky.social · 15d

New blog post 📢
Project researcher Dr Edda Frankot on 'Danzig’s Great Mill and the renown of its master mill builder'
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#earlymodern #historyofgrain

Danzig’s Great Mill and the renown of its master mill builder

The city of Gdańsk has a historical centre with several striking buildings which can make any historian’s heart beat faster, even with the knowledge that they were partly rebuilt after the destruct…

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Mabel Winter @mabelwinter.bsky.social · Aug 28

Project output! Brilliant article by my colleague Matthias Berlandi out now in The English Historical Review: 'Market Positioning over Productivity: Rethinking England’s Eighteenth-Century Grain Export Boom' #earlymodern #eighteenthcentury
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Patrick Svensson @agrarsvennis.bsky.social · Jul 24

Really looking forward to the World Economic History Congress in Lund next week! Our session on mills is due on Thursday at eleven, but already from Monday onwards, many, many interesting sessions! wehc2025.com #WEHC2025

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Brodie Waddell @brodiewaddell.bsky.social · Jul 24

#EarlyModern history PhD students around London: the 'Society, Culture and Belief, 1500-1800' seminar
@ihrscb.bsky.social at @ihr.bsky.social is looking for a postgrad convenor for 2025/26. Stipend of £300/yr and a chance to get involved in a great seminar!

The ‘Society, Culture and Belief, 1500-1800’ seminar at the Institute for Historical Research would like to appoint a doctoral student as a stipendiary postgraduate seminar convenor for 2025/26. You would be an active member of our lively, friendly seminar. Your main responsibilities would be to contribute to our social media presence, encourage other postgrads to attend the seminar, and occasionally assist with minor administrative tasks to help the seminar run smoothly. The expectation would be that you would come to the seminar as often as possible.

We normally host nine seminar talks over the course of the academic year. In 2024/25, we hosted talks by Rachel Winchcombe (Manchester), Fara Dabhoiwala (Princeton), Will Tullet (York), Tiéphaine Thomason (Cambridge), Nikki Clarke (Birkbeck), and Juliet Atkinson (Leeds).

The Institute will provide you with a stipend of £300 (£100/term) and will cover the cost of your meals if you attend post-seminar dinners.

The current convenors are Holly Fletcher (UCL), Laura Gowing (KCL), Kate Hodgkin (East London), Eva Johanna Holmberg (Queen Mary), Tiéphaine Thomason (Cambridge), Emily Vine (Exeter), Brodie Waddell (Birkbeck) and Roisin Watson (Open University).

To apply, please send a cover letter (max one page) indicating why this opportunity is of interest and a CV (1-2 pages) to b.waddell@bbk.ac.uk by September 1st.

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Conflict, War and Violence in the Early Modern World Conference @earlymodernwar.bsky.social · Jul 7

We are thrilled to announce that the Conflict, War and Violence in the Early Modern World Conference, with a keynote address by Professor Mark Stoyle, will be held on 30-31 October at the University of Exeter.

Please help us spread the world, and consider submitting a proposal!🗡️

Call for papers for the Conflict, War and Violence in the Early Modern World Conference, taking place at the University of Exeter on 30-31 October.

We are exploring early modern conflict in all its forms. We particularly seek to unpack the interactions between the more traditional aspects of conflict, such as the political, tactical and strategic, with the more human side of it, including sociocultural approaches that explore experiences, representations and impacts of violence. As such, we particularly welcome proposals that look beyond purely military history and break chronological, geographical and disciplinary boundaries.

We welcome proposals for individual papers of up to 20 minutes, or full panels of three to four papers, on any aspect of conflict, war and violence in the early modern period.

Speakers might consider, but are not limited to, the following themes:
Physical, tactical, operational and strategic aspects of warfare.
Martial identities, values and motivations.
Notions of gender, race, class and religion.
Remembering, (re)imagining and representing violence and/or conflict.
The experience of violence, its impact and the everyday at war.
Popular allegiance in early modern conflict.
Maritime violence and naval warfare.
The bureaucracy of conflict, finance and the law.

Abstracts of up to 300 words, along with a biographical note, should be sent to earlymodernwar@gmail.com by Friday 5th September.

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History Today @historytoday.com · Apr 9

Thieves, cheats, and scoundrels. How did #earlymodern millers get their bad reputations?

⌛ Last chance to read Mabel Winter’s History Matters for free

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Early Modern Millers’ Tales

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Mabel Winter @mabelwinter.bsky.social · Apr 3

Learn about #earlymodern millers!
Millers played a crucial role in the food system, but in popular literature they were plagued by reputations of fraud and lechery. In this short piece, I explore the relationship between reputation and reality and how it changed over time.

History Today @historytoday.com · Apr 3

Thieves, cheats, and scoundrels. How did #earlymodern millers get their bad reputations?

🔓 Mabel Winter’s new History Matters is free for 7 days

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Early Modern Millers’ Tales

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Mabel Winter @mabelwinter.bsky.social · Mar 31

Really enjoyed writing this short piece for History Today on the reputation of millers! You can read it yourself for free by signing up below...

History Today @historytoday.com · Mar 31

In this week's newsletter: thieves, cheats, and scoundrels. How did #earlymodern millers get their bad reputations?

📬 Sign up for our free email newsletter at mailchi.mp/historytoday... and we’ll send it to you on Thursday.

‘Grotesque Costumes: Miller’s Costume’, Nicolas de Larmessin II, 1695. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Public Domain.

Mabel Winter @mabelwinter.bsky.social · Mar 17

For anyone attending the ESSHC next week in Leiden, our project is presenting over 2 panels on 'Grain and Politics' - event.esshc2025.exordo.com/session/86/g...
#economichistory #earlymodern #18thcentury

European Social Science History Conference | Ex Ordo

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Alice Thornton's Books @thorntonsbooks.bsky.social · Mar 7

Big news! The digital edition of Alice Thornton's four Books is now complete and online. There are 1,019 pages (c. 270,000 words) of Thornton’s life-writings in both modernised and semi-diplomatic versions and they are fully searchable.
#EarlyModern 🗃️ 📚 📜
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Full and Final Edition Now Available

News article - 24 February 2025

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Mabel Winter @mabelwinter.bsky.social · Mar 8

Looking forward to speaking at this on Monday!

Sheffield Centre for Early Modern Studies @sheffieldcems.bsky.social · Feb 25

Early Modern Women and the Courts
Mon 10th March, 10am - 6pm

This workshop, headed by Jane Ohlmeyer (Trinity), will include discussions of self-expression, the milling industry, and the lives of Irish women within the Chancery Court records.

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Enterprise and Society @entandsoc.bsky.social · Feb 12

We cherish everything we publish, but occasionally something special comes along. So, we're delighted to present Michael Bennett & Mike Anson's "The Compensation Agency Business: London Merchants, Bankers, & the Payment of Slavery Compensation, 1835-46." This ...
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The Compensation Agency Business: London Merchants, Bankers, and the Payment of Slavery Compensation, 1835-46 | Enterprise & Society | Cambridge Core

The Compensation Agency Business: London Merchants, Bankers, and the Payment of Slavery Compensation, 1835-46

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Hannah Murphy @hsmurphy.bsky.social · Feb 11

Can't get enough MMoR & @kingshistory.bsky.social conferences?? We're thrilled to be associated with "Caribbean Connections", organised by Michael Bennett and @drmishaewen.bsky.social and taking place 25-26 June at King's. See the CfP here.... #EarlyModern 🗃️

Caribbean Connections: Seventeenth-Century Barbados and Britain — Medicine and the Making of Race, 1440-1720

Organisers: Dr Michael Bennett (University of Sheffield), Dr Misha Ewen (University of Sussex), and Dr Hannah Murphy (MMoR & CEMS, KCL) Barbados is central to the global history of slavery. The ...

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Mabel Winter @mabelwinter.bsky.social · Jan 17

Two weeks left to get abstracts in! #earlymodern #18thcentury #foodhistory #skystorians

Mabel Winter @mabelwinter.bsky.social · Dec 4

Still plenty of time to get abstracts in for this 👇
We welcome work on the grain trade across a wide geographical area and a variety of approaches, work on baking and milling, bread and alcohol, famine and scarcity, politics of grain...
#skystorians #earlymodern #18thCentury #foodhistory #histfood

Mabel Winter @mabelwinter.bsky.social · Nov 4

📣CFP announcement:
The Politics of the English Grain Trade are hosting a conference in 2025 on 'The Comparative History of the Grain Trade, c.1500-1800'. #earlymodern #c18th
For more details see politicsoftheenglishgraintrade.co.uk/2024/11/04/p...

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Work, Authenticity, & Social Identity in Early Modern Britain @earlymodern2025.bsky.social · Dec 11

Please share the CFP for our Work, Authenticity, and Social Identity in Early Modern Britain Conference, to take place 10-11 June 2025 at the University of Warwick, with keynote addresses from Steve Hindle, @jwhittle.bsky.social, @markhailwood.bsky.social & @brodiewaddell.bsky.social!

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Mabel Winter @mabelwinter.bsky.social · Jan 10

New year, new side-project 🏦
Any weird and wonderful (or perfectly ordinary) references to Goldsmith bankers are very welcome!
#earlymodern #skystorians

Project title on blank page - 'Goldsmith Banking: A History'

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Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social · Dec 9

Beat Kümin and I are accepting applications for our 4yr M4C fully-funded PhD Studentship for 2025/26
at Uni of Warwick and Warwick County Record Office

"Warwickshire Identities: Early Modern Archival Perspectives"

Get in touch with me for more info. Full details here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

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Jess Ayres @drjessayres.bsky.social · Dec 5

🗣️Calling all students/ECRs!

The London Archives are hosting Lightning Talk sessions in January for any topics on London and Londoners. Sign up and submit abstracts below ⬇️

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lightning-...

Lightning Talks at The London Archives

Are you a student or Early Career Researcher? Need feedback on in-progress research? Can you summarise your research in 5 minutes or less?

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Mabel Winter @mabelwinter.bsky.social · Dec 4

Still plenty of time to get abstracts in for this 👇
We welcome work on the grain trade across a wide geographical area and a variety of approaches, work on baking and milling, bread and alcohol, famine and scarcity, politics of grain...
#skystorians #earlymodern #18thCentury #foodhistory #histfood

Mabel Winter @mabelwinter.bsky.social · Nov 4

📣CFP announcement:
The Politics of the English Grain Trade are hosting a conference in 2025 on 'The Comparative History of the Grain Trade, c.1500-1800'. #earlymodern #c18th
For more details see politicsoftheenglishgraintrade.co.uk/2024/11/04/p...

Project Conference: The Comparative History of the Grain Trade, 1500-1800

The Politics of the English Grain Trade Project are hosting a two-day conference, 9-10 June 2025 at All Souls College, Oxford, on the comparative history of the grain trade. The trade in grain…

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Northern History @northernhistory.bsky.social · Oct 23

We'd like to invite submissions to the Gordon Forster Essay Prize.

This prize is open to postgraduate students and ECRs. The winner will receive £200 and their essay will be considered for publication in the journal.

Deadline: 1 March 2025.

Please repost!
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Gordon Forster Essay Prize 2025

Published in Northern History (Vol. 61, No. 2, 2024)

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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · Nov 22

📢The call for papers for our 2025 conference is now ✨LIVE✨

We are the biggest gathering of social and cultural historians in the UK and will be at the @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social from 7-9 July 2025!

Call is open until 17 January 2025🌟🗃️

Please share widely!

socialhistory.org.uk/conference/s...

SHS Annual Conference 2025

Our next annual conference will be held in person at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley. Our call for papers is open now. What to Expect Our next annual conference will take place at the Bla…

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Mabel Winter @mabelwinter.bsky.social · Nov 4

📣CFP announcement:
The Politics of the English Grain Trade are hosting a conference in 2025 on 'The Comparative History of the Grain Trade, c.1500-1800'. #earlymodern #c18th
For more details see politicsoftheenglishgraintrade.co.uk/2024/11/04/p...

Project Conference: The Comparative History of the Grain Trade, 1500-1800

The Politics of the English Grain Trade Project are hosting a two-day conference, 9-10 June 2025 at All Souls College, Oxford, on the comparative history of the grain trade. The trade in grain…

politicsoftheenglishgraintrade.co.uk

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Marlo Avidon @marloavidon.bsky.social · Nov 13

In case it’s of interest to anyone, I am the Communications Officer for the Northern Early Modern Network. As part of the role I send out a biweekly newsletter with an updated list of #CFPs , events, and opportunities - If anyone has any #EarlyModern news to share, do get in touch!

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Brett Rushforth @brettrushforth.bsky.social · Nov 11

Hello, new followers! Reposting this recent announcement for those who missed it: New era for the HLQ. Please share widely! If you study the #earlymodern period (c. 1400-1800) in any discipline, we'd love to see what you're working on. www.pennpress.org/journals/jou...

A flyer advertising a call for submissions for the Huntington Library Quarterly. The Text reads: The Huntington Library Quarterly (HLQ) is a peer-reviewed journal featuring original research and new perspectives on the early modern period, broadly defined (c. 1400–1800). Its content reflects an early modern world that was connected and cosmopolitan, with diverse communities and cultures increasingly linked by the circulation of people, ideas, social practices, and material objects in ways that transcend disciplinary and geographic boundaries. We invite submissions that draw on the sources, methods, and theoretical frameworks of literature, art, history, science, medicine, material culture, music, performance, and critical cultural studies, with a preference for scholarship that is broadly legible across disciplines.

HLQ’s historical focus on Britain and its American colonies has been dramatically expanded to embrace broader and more diverse fields of inquiry, including scholarship rooted in continental Europe, the African Diaspora, and the Indigenous Americas, as well as their intersections with Mediterranean, Pacific, and Indian Ocean worlds.

The Huntington Library Quarterly (HLQ) invites article submissions for two featured issues that will mark the journal’s new direction. Submissions received before 15 January 2025 will be evaluated for the first of these issues, to be published in September 2025. Submissions received before 15 March 2025 will be evaluated for the second of these issues, to be published in December 2025.

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Mabel Winter @mabelwinter.bsky.social · Nov 4

📣CFP announcement:
The Politics of the English Grain Trade are hosting a conference in 2025 on 'The Comparative History of the Grain Trade, c.1500-1800'. #earlymodern #c18th
For more details see politicsoftheenglishgraintrade.co.uk/2024/11/04/p...

Project Conference: The Comparative History of the Grain Trade, 1500-1800

The Politics of the English Grain Trade Project are hosting a two-day conference, 9-10 June 2025 at All Souls College, Oxford, on the comparative history of the grain trade. The trade in grain…

politicsoftheenglishgraintrade.co.uk

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