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Naomi Baker @drnaomibaker.bsky.social · 7d

It was a privilege to talk about the radical C17th women in my book with @sixteenthcgirl.bsky.social for Not Just the Tudors. We had a brilliant and wide-ranging discussion about a Yorkshire maidservant who met the sultan of the Ottoman Empire … and much more!

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Voices of Thunder: Radical Women of the 17th Century | Not Just the Tudors

How radical women of the English Revolution reshaped faith, gender, and political power

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HistoryLab @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social · 9d

Our next online seminar will be on Thursday 16th October! Join us for this interdisciplinary panel to discuss working in archives and methodologies!

To book your place, please use this link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

We can't wait to see you there!

History Lab Seminar: Historians and the Archive. Online (via Zoom) Thursday 16th October 5.30pm - 7pm.

This seminar brings together four papers from Postgraduate Researchers in History, Creative Writing and Medieval Studies, focusing on work in archives and case studies arising from archival work. By exploring a range of case studies and topics of focus, this seminar aims to explore archival methodologies and their use by historians. Audience members are encouraged to bring examples of their own archival practice for discussion.

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Dan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 11d

I am absolutely delighted to be able to share the news about our next @1972shp.bsky.social Yorkshire History Forum which will be taking place in York on November 24th. We have a superb line up of workshops for #primary and #secondary #historyteachers and all for a bargain basement price ...

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 15d

An inconspicuous Sheffield council house was the launchpad for artists that would go on to shape the sound of the 1980s. Jamie Taylor (@coldtapfilms.bsky.social), who has written a book about the place, speaks to Laura Reid at @yorkshirepost.co.uk here:
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This Sheffield council house shaped 1980s music - Pulp's Jarvis Cocker made early recordings there

An inconspicuous Sheffield council house was the launchpad for artists that would go on to shape the sound of the 1980s. Jamie Taylor, who has written a book about the place, speaks to Laura Reid.

www.yorkshirepost.co.uk

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Contemporary British History seminar @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social · 20d

You can sign up for Katrina's paper here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Duncan Hamilton @dnhamilton.bsky.social · 22d

Manchester historians!

@historylabplus.bsky.social and @porticolibrary.bsky.social are uniting again for another History Open Mic Night! Come down on Dec 11th to hear brilliant speakers from the Manchester history scene on a range of topics - book below!

www.theportico.org.uk/event-calend...

FastHistory — The Portico Library

Listen to a series of quickfire talks with specially invited guests from across the history and heritage sector, then take to the stage yourself to share your own historical passions!

www.theportico.org.uk

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Matt Houlbrook @tricksterprince.bsky.social · 26d

If you're in London on 21 October there are still a few tickets available for the launch of my new book Songs of Seven Dials: An intimate history of 1920s and 1930s London.

I'll be in conversation with the wonderful @julialaite.bsky.social about all things history.

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Michael Reeve @drmichaelreeve.bsky.social · 27d

Finally launched 'Remembering to Help, Helping to Remember' at the weekend - a new exhibition about #FWW civilian experience in Hartlepool following the Dec 1914 naval bombardment of the town (with a generous grant from @sslh.bsky.social). It covers the emergency response to the attack, including...

A view of the gallery space at the Heugh Battery Museum

Historian Michael Reeve stood in the gallery space at the Heugh Battery Museum

The tie-in booklet that accompanies the exhibition

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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · Sep 17

New Absolute Units drops tomorrow!

This time we're bringing on the brilliant @katrinanavickas.bsky.social to explore the radical history of the commons: the shared resources that communities depended on, and the historical processes that governed their access.

Live from 12pm UK time. Ish.

Absolute Units. A podcast from The Museum of English Rural Life.

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HistoryLab @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social · Sep 17

📢 Are you a new history PGR? Join us at @ihr.bsky.social workshop in London to hear more about History Lab as well as other fantastic organisations such as @royalhistsoc.org and @historyandpolicy.bsky.social!

Attendance is free but booking is required! See you there! 📖⚔️📚

Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · Sep 15

📣Calling all new research students in history & historical subjects. Do you want to learn how the IHR can help you during your studies?

Join us on the 8 October to find out more.

@royalhistsoc.org @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social @historyandpolicy.bsky.social @chppc.bsky.social

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · Sep 17

Are you starting a research degree in history and/or history-related fields in 2025? If so, please join us on 8 October to learn about the wide range of resources we have on offer to support postgraduate students. Meet our staff and fellow PhD students too.
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

IHR Workshop for New Research Students in History | 2025

Please enable JavaScript in your web browser to get the best experience.

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Alex Bamji @alexbamji.bsky.social · Sep 16

Furniture history! Are you a postdoctoral researcher who'd like to explore and showcase an outstanding collection of 17th-20thC furniture history @universityofleeds.bsky.social by spending approx. 6 weeks (or longer part-time) in our Libraries? Find out more lahri.leeds.ac.uk/bedford-fell...

Bedford Fellowship | Leeds Arts and Humanities Research Institute

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Northern History @northernhistory.bsky.social · Sep 16

New article -

Rowan Patel’s article “The Earliest Records of Glassmaking in Medieval England: Evidence from Vale Royal Abbey, Cheshire” is available on our website.

#medievalsky

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The Earliest Records of Glassmaking in Medieval England: Evidence from Vale Royal Abbey, Cheshire

Medieval sources providing direct evidence of English glass manufacture are extremely unusual, yet an important group of late thirteenth and fourteenth-century references to glassmaking have hither...

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Society for the Study of Labour History @sslh.bsky.social · Sep 1

Join us in Huddersfield this weekend for Chartism Day 2025. All welcome. Booking essential
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Chartism Day 2025

Chartism Day 2025 will be held at the University of Huddersfield, Heritage Quay on Saturday 6 Sept 2025

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The Common Room @thecommonroomgn.bsky.social · Sep 1

September at The Common Room.
📖 4th – Book Launch: Tyneside’s Railway Heritage
🎸 6th – Edgar Jones live
📕 11th – NEIMME Book Launch: William Thomas & the S&D Railway
🏛 17th – General Admission Day + Railway 200 archive
🚋 18th – Talk: Newcastle Trams

Full info & tix 👉 thecommonroom.org.uk/whats-on

What's On - The Common Room

Our programme of events welcomes all audiences to discover our building. We also run special seasonal events and film screenings, as well as gigs.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · Aug 30

📣 Call for participants 📣

Have you ever used any History Workshop Journal articles in your teaching practice? If so, we would love to hear from you!

Please let us know by sending an email or feel free to DM.

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Society for the Study of Labour History @sslh.bsky.social · Aug 14

Come and join us for Chartism Day 2025. All welcome; booking required.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/chartism-d...

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Northern History @northernhistory.bsky.social · Aug 12

New book review online

John Lamb reviews ‘The Simons of Manchester: How One Family Shaped a City and a Nation’ in Northern History.

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JOHN AYSHFORD, MARTIN DODGE, STUART JONES, DIANA LEITCH AND JANET WOLFF (eds), The Simons of Manchester: How One Family Shaped a City and a Nation

Published in Northern History (Ahead of Print, 2025)

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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · Aug 12

Join us online on 24 Sept to celebrate the 250th VCH Big Red Book! Founded in 1899, @vchlondon.bsky.social is writing the #history of every place in #England, with partners right across the country. We'll also celebrate #LocalHistory, #communityhistory & #place based history more widely. All welcome

https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/celebrating-local-place-based-history-westmorland-250th-vch-big-red-book#:~:text=Event%20information%3E&text=In%20September%202025%2C%20the%20UK's,and%20community%20history%20more%20widely.

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Jo Edge 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · Aug 11

#MedievalSky #EarlyModern

If you're working on any aspect of the life-cycle (eg birth, marriage, baptism, leaving home, death, childbearing, etc) and want to present at the Life Cycles Seminar at IHR I'd be keen to hear from you! Echo chambers are never good, so it's always worth casting the net.

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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · Aug 6

Are you an early-career historian interested in radical, public and digital history?

We are currently looking for two part-time, paid Editorial Fellows to join History Workshop.

Deadline is at midnight on 15th August. See below for more details!

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Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop, 2025

History Workshop is advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships in 2025, open to early career historians.

www.historyworkshop.org.uk

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Yorkshire Vernacular Buildings Study Group @yvbsg.bsky.social · Aug 5

A tour of some of the sources available to researchers in East Yorkshire.

Society of Genealogists @sogorg.bsky.social · Aug 4

🔎 Researching ancestors in East Yorkshire?
Our recent collab with East Riding Archives & East Yorkshire FHS is now on YouTube!
📺 Learn about archives, local studies + tools like Vision of Britain, @historictownstrust.bsky.social & @vchlondon.bsky.social.
▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/L1_nm0ynr8U

Researching in East Yorkshire

Are you researching ancestors in East Yorkshire? This is a collaboration between Society of Genealogists, East Riding Archives and Local Studies Service and East Yorkshire Family History Society. Join us to learn about family history resources for the East Riding. We will also learn how A Vision of

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Joe Cozens @joecozens.bsky.social · Aug 3

200 years ago today 3 sailors and 4 onlookers were shot dead by troops in Sunderland. I've been working with local historians and David Gordon Scott (OU) to raise awareness of this little-known massacre. Today we gathered to mark the bicentenary with speeches and the naming of the dead. (1/2)

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Borthwick Institute for Archives @uoyborthwick.bsky.social · Aug 5

As part of the Joseph Rowntree Centenary we've partnered with The Rowntree Society to curate a display of original archival documents exploring Joseph's life and legacy & we'd love you to come and see it!

Drop into The Yorkshire Room any time between 11-1 this Friday 8th August to find out more🍫

Sepia photograph of a young Joseph Rowntree with the logos of the Borthwick Institute for Archives and the Rowntree Society displayed, as well as text advertising a pop-up exhibition on the life and legacy of Joseph Rowntree at the J.B. Morrell Library, Friday 8th August, 11-1

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · Aug 1

Happy Yorkshire Day! Our members have registered 37 #OnePlaceStudies in Yorkshire, including towns, villages, parishes, streets, cemeteries, a school, and an orphans’ home. They can be found via the following links:

✦ East Yorkshire
✦ North Yorkshire
✦ South Yorkshire
✦ West Yorkshire

A montage of four one-place study graphics, for Spaldington OPS (image: a white-walled, two-storey cottage with a small front garden), Embsay-with-Eastby OPS (image: a black and white 'finger post' sign with a large tree and a two-storey, stone-built cottage in the background), Heckmondwike Grammar School OPS (image: a large, three-storey, stone-built school building), and St Stephen's Churchyard, Acomb OPS (image: a churchyard, with many gravestones).
One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.

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