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Becca Palmer @beccapalmer99.bsky.social · 3d

Looks like a fantastic event!

Benjamin Franklin House @benfranklinhouse.bsky.social · 9d

#skystorians #conference

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Megan King @drmeganking.bsky.social · 9d

📢Call for papers!

Benjamin Franklin House is hosting a conference, “Remember the ladies”: Women and Revolution, in London in May 2026!

Details are available here: benjaminfranklinhouse.org/event/spring...

If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected].

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Becca Palmer @beccapalmer99.bsky.social · 22d

A wonderful workshop where I too contributed, this time on metaphors of the body politic in economic debates in colonial Virginia. Really enjoyed listening to the contributions of Tom, Rachel and others!

Tom Ashbyトム ∙ アシュビー @tomaashby.bsky.social · 22d

Last week I spoke on athleticism in seventeenth-century English political thought at "Republican Bodies" @imems.bsky.social (albeit online). This was a stimulating coming together (programme below!) including @beccapalmer99.bsky.social and @rhammersley99.bsky.social. I look forward to its future!

Detail from a medieval illustration of physical training. Various figures train in various ways.

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Daniel Rowe @danrowe.bsky.social · Sep 12

We’re advertising for a 30 month postdoc position in US Politics (very broadly construed).

The role is mainly research, but allows the holder to gain experience teaching UK and US undergraduates. Happy to answer any and all questions.

Application deadline 27/10. (Start date early 2026.)

Winant-Kinder Career Development Fellow in US Politics at University of Oxford

Recruiting now: Winant-Kinder Career Development Fellow in US Politics on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Peter Geoghegan @petergeoghegan.bsky.social · Sep 13

Today people went around my neighborhood in north east London spray painting St George’s crosses onto people’s homes. Many of these houses have non British people living in them.

This is getting very dark, very quick.

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Becca Palmer @beccapalmer99.bsky.social · Sep 14

What an amazing conference! Really enjoyed my first BrANCH/BGEAH conference and meeting so many wonderful researchers. Watch this space for more stuff on conspiracy!!

Dr Laura Gillespie @drlauragillespie.bsky.social · Sep 14

Great weekend attending my first BrANCH conference in Cardiff! A highlight was @beccapalmer99.bsky.social’s paper on Conspiracy in the Revolutionary Era.

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Becca Palmer @beccapalmer99.bsky.social · Sep 14

So nice to meet you Laura!!

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Becca Palmer @beccapalmer99.bsky.social · Sep 11

Will be at the BGEAH/BrANCH annual conference this weekend in Cardiff if anyone else is there and wants to get coffee! Will be presenting on conspiracy and local politics on Sunday 🥳

Becca Palmer @beccapalmer99.bsky.social · Sep 5

Always love seeing online options (even if it’s a little late in the UK) - looks fantastic!

Yale University Press @yalepress.bsky.social · Sep 4

Pencil in a talk by award-winning historian Andrew O’Shaughnessy on Sep. 11 at @AmRevInstitute! Both in-person and virtual registration options available.

Author’s Talk—Republic and Empire: Crisis, Revolution, and America’s Early Independence - The American Revolution Institute

At the time of the American Revolution, the British Empire had colonies in India, Africa, the Caribbean, the Pacific, Canada, Ireland and Scotland. The thirteen rebellious American colonies accounted for half of the total number of provinces in the British world after the Seven Years’ War. As much as the Revolution was an event in […]

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Becca Palmer @beccapalmer99.bsky.social · Jun 18

Please do join my fellow committee members at this amazing conference! Whilst I’m away on research, I know it’ll be a fantastic event ✨

History of Political Thought Graduate Conference @history-thought.bsky.social · Jun 3

We're very pleased to announce the programme for this year's conference on States and Spaces!

The conference will be held at LSE on 19 and 20 June.
Please sign up here for your free ticket - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/16th-annua...

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History of Political Thought Graduate Conference @history-thought.bsky.social · Jun 3

We're very pleased to announce the programme for this year's conference on States and Spaces!

The conference will be held at LSE on 19 and 20 June.
Please sign up here for your free ticket - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/16th-annua...

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Becca Palmer @beccapalmer99.bsky.social · May 17

Had a great time @mhs1791.bsky.social yesterday examining the MA Baptist Church’s origins. Such an amazing archive that I’ve had to book another appointment! James Winchell’s 1820 history includes a familiar echo of the ongoing complex relationship with the founders at the top of the page…

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Joel Herman @joelherman.bsky.social · May 9

Give Ben Franklin’s World a follow for all things early America. A fantastic podcast hosted expertly by @lizcovart.bsky.social.

Ben Franklin's World @bfworld.bsky.social · May 9

What did politics look like after the Revolution? 🗳️

In Ep. 393 of Ben Franklin’s World, we explore how everyday Americans shaped political culture in the new republic.

🎧 benfranklinsworld.com/393

#VastEarlyAmerica #History #EarlyRepublic #Politics #USHistory

Episode 393: Jonathan Gienapp and Rachel Shelden, Politics and Political Culture in the Early American Republic

Jonathan Gienapp and Rachel Shelden talk about early American political culture and political civility in the early American republic.

benfranklinsworld.com

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Becca Palmer @beccapalmer99.bsky.social · Mar 21

What a fantastic conference! It was an honour to present among such distinguished speakers.

Institute of Intellectual History @standrewsiih.bsky.social · Mar 14

Part 2 of The Greek Tradition in Republican Thought: 20th Anniversary Publication Celebration is now online on
@standrewsiih.bsky.social YouTube channel!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-Q3...

The Greek Tradition in Republican Thought: 20th Anniversary Publication Celebration (Part 2)

YouTube video by StAndrewsIIH

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Becca Palmer @beccapalmer99.bsky.social · Mar 20

Last chance to apply!

History of Political Thought Graduate Conference @history-thought.bsky.social · Mar 20

We've extended our deadline until Monday 24th March for anyone that needed a little extra time!

History of Political Thought Graduate Conference @history-thought.bsky.social · Jan 20

We're delighted to share our Call for Papers for the 16th London Graduate Conference in the History of Political Thought, on the theme of ‘States and Spaces' (19th-20th June, LSE). Deadline for submissions is 14 March! For more details: historyofpoliticalthoughtblog.wordpress.com/call-for-pap...

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Becca Palmer @beccapalmer99.bsky.social · Mar 7

Reading a newspaper from Boston in 1773, where a man is advertising his goods. He argues that people might be averse to him because he is a “Stranger” to the continent, but “if this be a Crime, the Blood of every American is yet tainted with Guilt.”

Seems very fitting in these current times!

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Becca Palmer @beccapalmer99.bsky.social · Mar 6

Consider applying to this great conference. MA, PhD & Early Career scholars - we’d love to hear from you!

Charlotte Cull @charlottecull.bsky.social · Mar 5

The deadline for this is coming up soon! We've had some great abstracts so far and there's still time to submit yours!

Charlotte Cull @charlottecull.bsky.social · Jan 20

🚨The CfP for the London Graduate Conference in History of Political Thought is here! 🚨

This year's theme is 'States and Spaces' with a keynote from Dr Faridah Zaman. Please do consider applying if you're a graduate student working in this area!

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Becca Palmer @beccapalmer99.bsky.social · Feb 24

What a fantastic conference! Really appreciated the chance to share my research with such a welcoming and informed group of people. Plus, I loved spending a few days visiting Edinburgh and seeing the sights! (Cue serious photo…)

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Ariane Fichtl @threadofariane.bsky.social · Feb 24

Part 1 of 2 of The Greek Tradition in Republican Thought: 20th Anniversary Publication Celebration is now online on @standrewsiih.bsky.social‘s YouTube channel!
Speakers in that part include:
Quentin Skinner, James Hankins, @rhammersley99.bsky.social, & many more.
👇🏻✨

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh8V...

The Greek Tradition in Republican Thought: 20th Anniversary Publication Celebration (Part 1)

YouTube video by StAndrewsIIH

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Journal of the History of Ideas @jhideas.bsky.social · Feb 6

In the new issue of the JHI, Diego Pirillo considers the Atlantic Republic of Letters, with a particular focus on learned periodicals in early America: muse.jhu.edu/pub/56/artic...

A quote from the article: "Reading a periodical was an active rather than a passive pursuit: humanistically trained scholars read journals with pen in hand, making extensive annotations that were often shared with friends and colleagues and conceived for public rather than simply for private use."

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Becca Palmer @beccapalmer99.bsky.social · Feb 6

Really looking forward to presenting at this conference next week! Such a great opportunity to discuss everything #GreekTraditionTwenty

Ariane Fichtl @threadofariane.bsky.social · Feb 6

Registration (in person or online) for #GreekTraditionTwenty ends on Saturday!
Make sure to drop me a message if you’d like to attend! My mail is [email protected].

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Becca Palmer @beccapalmer99.bsky.social · Feb 6

Thank you both!

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Becca Palmer @beccapalmer99.bsky.social · Feb 5

On the committee for this conference - should be a great two days of discussions!

History of Political Thought Graduate Conference @history-thought.bsky.social · Jan 20

We're delighted to share our Call for Papers for the 16th London Graduate Conference in the History of Political Thought, on the theme of ‘States and Spaces' (19th-20th June, LSE). Deadline for submissions is 14 March! For more details: historyofpoliticalthoughtblog.wordpress.com/call-for-pap...

Call for Papers 2025: States and Spaces in the History of Political Thought

16th Annual London Graduate Conference in the History of Political Thought Keynote speaker: Dr. Faridah Zaman (Oxford) Location: Room 2.06, Cheng Kin Ku Building, 54 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, LSE…

historyofpoliticalthoughtblog.wordpress.com

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