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Dr Marc Collinson @marccollinson.bsky.social · 8d

Hope it was a good read? (Waiting till a book launch to buy!)

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University of Wales Press @uniwalespress.bsky.social · 20d

'Dafydd Elis-Thomas: Nation Builder' is available now in bookshops and through the link below!

📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/dafydd-...

You can also join Aled in conversation at events throughout the autumn.

8 October - Whitchurch Tennis Club, Cardiff
10 October - Mathias Hall, Bangor University
30 October - Storyville, Pontypridd
2 November - Aberaeron Literary Festival
6 November - King’s Yard, Pontcanna, Cardiff
8 November - Wrights, Llanarthne
13 November - Canolfan Cantref, Y Bala
18 November - Palas Print, Caernarfon
19 November - Siop Penrallt, Machynlleth
20 November - National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
21 November - Plaid Cymru Society Archives, Cardiff

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Llafur: The Welsh People’s History Society @llafur.bsky.social · 13d

Join Llafur and our guest speakers to explore the 1925 anthracite strike and its legacy a hundred years on!

📆 25/10/2025
⏱️10:30-16:00
📍Ammanford Welfare Hall

🎟️Free tickets: tinyurl.com/anthracitest...

The Anthracite Strike of 1925
Event Location:
Ammanford Welfare Hall, 11 Wind St, Ammanford SA18 3DN

Event Date: 25/10/2025
Event Starts: 25/10/25 10:30 am
Event Ends: 25/10/25 04:00 pm

Join Llafur and our guest speakers to explore the 1925 anthracite strike and its legacy a hundred years on.

Speakers – Aled Eirug, Robert Smith, Ioan Matthews, Bill Jones and Sian Williams.

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History & Policy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social · 13d

We’re delighted to announce that a collection of papers based on History & Policy’s recent seminar series in partnership with the FCDO Historians on official history has been published in a special edition of the journal ‘Diplomacy and Statecraft’. historyandpolicy.org/new-collecti...

New collection of articles based on History & Policy seminar series - History & Policy

A collection of papers based on our seminar series in partnership with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Historians on official history has been published in a special edition of the re...

historyandpolicy.org

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Dr Marc Collinson @marccollinson.bsky.social · 22d

A fascinating History & Policy event. The 1960s and 70s were a creative period for the development of sophisticated industrial relations in Britain - Wish I could make it!

History & Policy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social · 22d

On Thursday 30 October our Trades Union & Employment forum is hosting a special conference @ihr.bsky.social to mark the 60th anniversary of the introduction of industrial tribunals in the UK. You can register for it now via the following link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Dr Marc Collinson @marccollinson.bsky.social · 26d

I joined the @royalhistsoc.org during my PhD. Their research support and RHS Circular, which advertises conferences, events, and grants, were invaluable #RHS

Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · Aug 28

If you're starting a postgraduate course in History this autumn, please do consider joining the Royal Historical Society bit.ly/41mTuck

Postgraduate Membership brings access to research funding, events, publications and networks. You'll join an international community of more than 6500 historians.

Image of 'Trust me, I'm a Historian' badges and text: 'Postgraduate Membership of the Royal Historical Society. Applications invited for next closing dates of 13 October and 15 December 2025'.

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Dr Marc Collinson @marccollinson.bsky.social · Sep 10

Looks great, hope to get access to a copy soon.

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Bangor Modern Languages @bangormodlangs.bsky.social · Sep 9

A new publication from one of our lecturers in French is on the way...

Jonathan Ervine @jonathanervine.bsky.social · Sep 9

Just seen the first cover image of my new book, which is due out just before Christmas.

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · Aug 29

Just Chips Grandad, painting by Geoff Butterworth, Rochdale-based artist. #NorthernArt #FishandChipArt

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LiberalHistoryToday @libhistorytoday.bsky.social · Aug 22

#OTD 1892: John Morley is appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland in William Gladstone's last administration, having briefly served in this post in 1886. He was famous for writing monographs on Voltaire, Rousseau, Edmund Burke and Robert Walpole, as well as a three-volume biography of Gladstone.

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History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · Aug 20

Last year @alfiesteer.bsky.social looked at Benn's campaign for the right to renounce his peerage and the events of the subsequent elections.

Watch the video via our TikTok channel:
www.tiktok.com/@histparl/vi...

#OTD 1963 Tony Benn was re-elected as an MP. But why had he been removed in the first place? Here’s Alfie with the story! #HistParl #OTD #history #historytok #parliament #historytiktok #westminster #e...

TikTok video by History of Parliament

www.tiktok.com

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Mark Williams @mrfw17thc.bsky.social · Aug 21

Great opportunity for recent graduate #skystorians with the Hakluyt Society Essay Prize!

Please pass on to anyone you might think interested.

#earlymodern

Hakluyt Society @hakluytsociety.bsky.social · Aug 18

Hakluyt Society Essay Prize 2026 - submissions now welcome, closing date 31 March 2026
www.hakluyt.com/hakluyt-soci...

The Hakluyt Society annual essay prize for graduate students

The Hakluyt Society awards an annual essay prize of up to a total of £1,000. The competition is open to any registered or recent graduate students

www.hakluyt.com

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · Aug 21

Vacancy with the Royal Historical Society: Membership and Office Administrator bit.ly/46TgZNA

We look to appoint a Membership and Office Administrator (0.8 FTE) to join our professional Office to help us support history and historians. £31,904 pro rata. Closing date Monday 8 September #Skystorians

Vacancy: the Society seeks to appoint a Membership and Office Administrator - RHS

The Royal Historical Society seeks to appoint a Membership and Office Administrator (0.8 FTE) to join its professional Office based at University College London. The post will help support and develop...

bit.ly

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Edmond Smith @edmond-smith.bsky.social · Aug 21

Just a few days to go before the deadline - 25 August.

There's huge scope within the project to develop work related to trade, cross-cultural encounter and empire in the early modern world, in geographies stretching across Africa and Asia.

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Research Associate in Early Modern Global History:Oxford Road

www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk

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LiberalHistoryToday @libhistorytoday.bsky.social · Aug 11

#OTD 1873: Gladstone makes a radical choice for his new Chancellor of the Exchequer - himself, thus becoming one of very few individuals to hold two substantial offices of state simultaneously.

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Dr Marc Collinson @marccollinson.bsky.social · Jul 21

They were, thanks. Some great material on 1990s education policy!

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Dr Marc Collinson @marccollinson.bsky.social · Jul 18

Political historian on tour: great couple of days looking at education trade union papers at @mrcwarwick.bsky.social thanks for all the help! @bangorhistory.bsky.social #BangorPolitics

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Shane Ewen @shaneewen.bsky.social · Jul 16

New publication!

“Objects of Poverty: Material Culture in Britain from 1700” is edited by Joe Harley & Vicky Holmes. Our chapter is on the fireguard - a consistent absence in the archival record - and the campaign to introduce it into working-class homes.

Order the book here: lnkd.in/eMz2kfkd

Cover of Objects of Poverty, edited by Joseph Harley and Vicky Holmes

“From Improvised to Subsidised Safety: Fireguards”, by Jonathan Reinarz and Shane Ewen

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Kathleen Commons @kabcommons.bsky.social · Jul 11

Really pleased and proud to announce a new @ihr.bsky.social seminar - Migration and Mobility History. We want to cover migration across time and space and speak with colleagues across disciplines. If you're interested in attending/presenting, get in touch: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Migration and Mobility History

The IHR Migration and Mobility seminar provides a space for historians and scholars from other disciplines to come together to discuss migration and mobility in history.

www.history.ac.uk

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NationCymru @nation.cymru · Jul 11

Renowned Hollywood actor Richard Burton and his adoptive father and mentor, Philip Burton, will be honoured with Blue Plaques to recognise their important contributions to Wales

Richard Burton and adoptive father Philip Burton to be honoured with Blue Plaques in Neath Port Talbot

Emily Price Renowned Hollywood actor Richard Burton and his adoptive father and mentor, Philip Burton, will be honoured with Blue Plaques to recognise and celebrate their important contributions to Wa...

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Sarah Crook @sarahcrook.bsky.social · Jul 8

Lovely historians, please do share this opportunity with MA students interested in contemporary British history :) @royalhistsoc.org @ihr.bsky.social @conteurohistory.bsky.social

Sarah Crook @sarahcrook.bsky.social · Jun 23

Do you have a fabulous MA student who is interested in the 1990s? Send this fully-funded 4 year AHRC doctoral studentship their way. They'll get to work with me (yay?) and the fabulous @jessamycarlson.bsky.social (yay!) www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...

History: Fully Funded PhD Studentship in Early education, education, education: childcare in the policy and imagination of New Labour’s England, 1994-2003 (RS852) - Swansea UniversityMenu

We offer a wide range of funded and fully funded research scholarships in all subject areas. Explore your options and apply now.

www.swansea.ac.uk

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Dr Marc Collinson @marccollinson.bsky.social · Jul 9

@lowriannrees.bsky.social @angleseyhistory.bsky.social @antiquariansmon.bsky.social

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Dr Marc Collinson @marccollinson.bsky.social · Jul 9

The Menai Suspension Bridge will celebrate its bicentenary in 2026. To help with celebrations, please consider supporting the #TelfordCentre, a small museum in Menai Bridge promoting the bridge's unique story @archpbu.bsky.social @bangorhistory.bsky.social: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/200th-anni...

200th Anniversary of the Menai Suspension Bridge

Raising funds for our museum & building to improve access, displays & facilities during the 200th anniversary of the Menai Suspension Bridge

www.crowdfunder.co.uk

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David Veevers @davidveevers.bsky.social · Jul 3

I’m in The Times today defending Universities against bad faith narratives:

www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/are-uk...

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Dr Marc Collinson @marccollinson.bsky.social · Jul 2

Interesting point from @pjsloman.bsky.social about how government social policy evolves in office. Its about more than what was in the Manifesto #BangorPolitics

Peter Sloman @pjsloman.bsky.social · Jul 2

The 1906, 1964 and 1997 governments all took several years to work out a coherent social security policy; some might ask if Wilson ever got there. If the Starmer government is serious about reducing poverty, this is a natural point for a reset and a proper review of the social safety-net.