Fraser Raeburn
@fraserraeburn.bsky.social
Historian interested in foreign fighters, transnational solidarities, emotion, anti-fascism and the Spanish Civil War. Currently based at @uvahumanities.bsky.social. Author 'Scots and the Spanish Civil War' (EUP, 2020). He/him.
The worst thing about the current historical moment is that in 200 years some smug revisionist historian is going to give a conference paper on how the politics of the 2020s really were entirely rational and a sensible response to material conditions at the time.
December 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The worst thing about the current historical moment is that in 200 years some smug revisionist historian is going to give a conference paper on how the politics of the 2020s really were entirely rational and a sensible response to material conditions at the time.
This is utter, abject cowardice.
OU has put the professor here on administrative leave:
December 1, 2025 at 8:07 AM
This is utter, abject cowardice.
A niche intellectual achievement but one I'm inordinately pleased with.
I solved the daily Clues by Sam, Nov 30th 2025 (Evil), in less than 14 minutes
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I solved the daily Clues by Sam, Nov 30th 2025 (Evil), in less than 14 minutes
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Clues by Sam
A daily logic puzzle where you deduce who is a criminal!
cluesbysam.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
A niche intellectual achievement but one I'm inordinately pleased with.
I solved the daily Clues by Sam, Nov 30th 2025 (Evil), in less than 14 minutes
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I solved the daily Clues by Sam, Nov 30th 2025 (Evil), in less than 14 minutes
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Potsdam locals putting up hate speech towards visiting historians
November 28, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Potsdam locals putting up hate speech towards visiting historians
My @sochistorywar.bsky.social conference paper, 2025, colourised
November 27, 2025 at 3:44 PM
My @sochistorywar.bsky.social conference paper, 2025, colourised
A conference catered by the Bundeswehr may not offer luxury, but at least they have some priorities in order
November 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
A conference catered by the Bundeswehr may not offer luxury, but at least they have some priorities in order
Just passing through Wannsee en route to a conference
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Just passing through Wannsee en route to a conference
Cannot believe that I spent a week being angry that my favourite dumpling place in Sydney was closing only to find that it is actually the less good place with an almost identical name a few doors down that's closing.
November 26, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Cannot believe that I spent a week being angry that my favourite dumpling place in Sydney was closing only to find that it is actually the less good place with an almost identical name a few doors down that's closing.
21st century history PhD: sorry, my specialty is mid-19th century mustaches, you'll need to ask someone else about 1890s beards
19th century German:
19th century German:
November 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
21st century history PhD: sorry, my specialty is mid-19th century mustaches, you'll need to ask someone else about 1890s beards
19th century German:
19th century German:
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CFP: www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present, a 2 day workshop (15-16 June 2026) 🗃️Please share - and submit an abstract!
Call For Papers: Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present | UON
Centre for Historical Studies, University of Northampton, UK Monday 15 – Tuesday 16 June 2026 Nostalgia, defined most simply as a wistful or...
www.northampton.ac.uk
November 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
CFP: www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present, a 2 day workshop (15-16 June 2026) 🗃️Please share - and submit an abstract!
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📣 New Voices continues with a blog from Rosie Charles, @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social.
Rosie's blog explores superphosphate manufacturing by the British and French empires, charting the impact of fertiliser production on imperial expansion and agricultural practices.
www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...
Rosie's blog explores superphosphate manufacturing by the British and French empires, charting the impact of fertiliser production on imperial expansion and agricultural practices.
www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...
Empire in the Soil: Superphosphate and the British and French Imperial Manufacture, 1914-1937 « History# « Cambridge Core Blog
The history of European imperial agriculture has often been told through the lens of technological innovation, such as the development of the agricultural automotive industry or the application of adv...
www.cambridge.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
📣 New Voices continues with a blog from Rosie Charles, @uni-of-warwick.bsky.social.
Rosie's blog explores superphosphate manufacturing by the British and French empires, charting the impact of fertiliser production on imperial expansion and agricultural practices.
www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...
Rosie's blog explores superphosphate manufacturing by the British and French empires, charting the impact of fertiliser production on imperial expansion and agricultural practices.
www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...
Genuine peace offering or court-mandated statement?
October 27, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Genuine peace offering or court-mandated statement?
Probably just rehashing archive theory 101 here, but I wonder whether archival holdings for 1914-18 or 1939-45 are uniquely rich, because (among other reasons) the people selecting documents for preservation at the time were aware of the historic nature of the events at hand.
October 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Probably just rehashing archive theory 101 here, but I wonder whether archival holdings for 1914-18 or 1939-45 are uniquely rich, because (among other reasons) the people selecting documents for preservation at the time were aware of the historic nature of the events at hand.
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October 18, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Honestly English nationalists need to find a different hill to die on that the relative merits of cuisines.
October 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Honestly English nationalists need to find a different hill to die on that the relative merits of cuisines.
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poor old Tony Abbott is on the public broadcaster dismissing the oldest and longest continuous oral histories in the history of humanity as “hearsay” how’s your morning going.
October 12, 2025 at 7:54 PM
poor old Tony Abbott is on the public broadcaster dismissing the oldest and longest continuous oral histories in the history of humanity as “hearsay” how’s your morning going.
Perfectly representative of AI-driven efficiency savings: you go back and forth for far longer than you otherwise would have, only to arrive at a solution that doesn't work anyway.
October 12, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Perfectly representative of AI-driven efficiency savings: you go back and forth for far longer than you otherwise would have, only to arrive at a solution that doesn't work anyway.
You can celebrate autumn in the Netherlands, but only in specially designated holiday zones.
October 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
You can celebrate autumn in the Netherlands, but only in specially designated holiday zones.
In a now-deleted AskHistorians comment someone claimed that more Protestants than Jews were killed in WW2, which has me absolutely spiralling between the layers on which the comparison makes zero sense and the mental image of someone actually sitting down and tallying the war dead by denomination.
October 10, 2025 at 10:11 PM
In a now-deleted AskHistorians comment someone claimed that more Protestants than Jews were killed in WW2, which has me absolutely spiralling between the layers on which the comparison makes zero sense and the mental image of someone actually sitting down and tallying the war dead by denomination.
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Friends and comrades made a crowdfunding page for my family.
It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.
Thank you for your consideration.
It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.
Thank you for your consideration.
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October 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Friends and comrades made a crowdfunding page for my family.
It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.
Thank you for your consideration.
It’s really hard to post this. I know that there are a lot of other important issues asking for money but things have gotten to the point where we need to open ourselves up to your support.
Thank you for your consideration.
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October 2, 2025 at 9:45 AM
🦋 With Bluesky's membership growing, here's a reminder that we've put together not one but TWO starter packs of people, journals and institutions working and publishing in our field.
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See the full vacancy text here: werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies...
Vacancy — PhD position - Benign Blockades? Blockades and sanctions, 1919-1939
The Amsterdam School for Historical Studies (ASH) invites applications for a fully funded PhD position (4 years, 1.0ft). This position is part of the ERC Synergy-funded research programme BLOCKADE, wh...
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October 2, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Kind of bizarre to see an Irish outlet engage in such an uncritical repetition of British historical mythmaking about Cable Street. This was not Mosley's March on Rome moment.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/heri...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/heri...
Battle of Cable Street: when the Irish helped beat back the fascists
A survivor of the legendary London street battle recalls a dramatic day in the East End
www.irishtimes.com
October 4, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Kind of bizarre to see an Irish outlet engage in such an uncritical repetition of British historical mythmaking about Cable Street. This was not Mosley's March on Rome moment.
www.irishtimes.com/culture/heri...
www.irishtimes.com/culture/heri...
Civil debate is not what you're doing if you are telling people that they have no right to exist or are inherently inferior to others.
September 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Civil debate is not what you're doing if you are telling people that they have no right to exist or are inherently inferior to others.