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Dr Gillian Williamson
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18th-century British history especially reading, Gentleman’s Magazine and periodicals, life in lodgings
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bsecs.bsky.social
Need more #18thC in your life??
OF COURSE YOU DO!

Click below for an incredible programme of events from our friends @cecs-york.bsky.social
#skystorians #18thC 🗃️

www.york.ac.uk/eighteenth-c...
All Events - Centre for Eighteenth Century Studies, University of York
www.york.ac.uk
February 10, 2026 at 8:36 AM
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estherkearney.bsky.social
I had such a fun time attending my first @wsguk.bsky.social seminar on Saturday! It was a lovely atmosphere and I enjoyed the brilliant talks by @evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social, Nora Rodríguez-Loro, and Sarah Clarke 📖 #earlymodern
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February 10, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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wsguk.bsky.social
Thank you so much for your excellent talk, Esther. We loved meeting you and chatting with you about learned early modern women.
February 9, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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evillegasdelatorre.bsky.social
#earlymodern #learnedwomen What a wonderful experience presenting today at the @wsguk.bsky.social seminars! Such a warm and interesting audience! Thoroughly recommended. #Iwillbeback
February 7, 2026 at 9:49 PM
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eicathomefinn.bsky.social
Join us on Wednesday for Philippa Hellawell (The National Archives), 'The Ship Bedford: Atlantic and Archival Crossings in the Long Eighteenth-Century Slave Trade', at the Institute of Historical Research, London and on Zoom, 11 February, 5:30 pm. Free and open to the public. Booking link below.
The Ship Bedford: Atlantic and Archival Crossings in the Long Eighteenth-Century Slave Trade
www.history.ac.uk
February 8, 2026 at 12:31 PM
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andyherrodweather.bsky.social
We have now recorded 9 days of +10mm of #rain since the start of the year. The previous high was 6 days in 2004, 2014 and 2025 and the average is 3 days.

#reigate #climate #rainydays
February 5, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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timhitchcock.bsky.social
Bill Turkel and I have just published an article in DHQ. It is about the emergence of Manslaughter as a charge at the Old Bailey, and the working methods we used to analyse the data. dhq.digitalhumanities.org/vol/19/4/000... Thanks to Gabor Toth for shepherding it through peer review.
DHQ: Digital Humanities Quarterly: Making Sense of the Emergence of Manslaughter in British Criminal Justice
dhq.digitalhumanities.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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clairelanghamer.bsky.social
For anyone interested in our 18-month post in British Studies please follow the link below. @ihr.bsky.social

www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Jacob Price Fellowship in British Studies (18 month FTC):London Senate House - Hybrid
The University of London is both the UK’s largest provider of international distance and online learning and the convenor of a federation of 17 renowned higher education institutions.
www.jobs.london.ac.uk
February 4, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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freemanjones.bsky.social
PGR event! Having sampled the fantastic produce of @cheeseandpeople.bsky.social, I recommend running, not walking, to book your ticket for this...
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‘Tasting History: Researching and Experiencing the Development of the Cheese Trade’, with @cheesetastingco.bsky.social and @cheeseandpeople.bsky.social, hosted by Birkbeck's Centre for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Feb 24th!

Register here: www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...
Tasting History Researching and Experiencing the Development of the Cheese Trade Keynes Library, Gordon Square Tuesday 24 February 2026 1500-1730 This interactive, experiential event will include a discussion with Ned Palmer, author of A Cheesemonger’s History of the British Isles, and Alasdair McNeill, a Birkbeck doctoral student researching the early modern cheese trade. It will be accompanied by a free tasting of six historic cheeses. Ned will introduce each cheese by placing it in its historical context, and the tastings will be interspersed with a conversation between Ned and Alasdair about the development of the trade and its importance to broader histories of commercialisation, labour relations, and women’s social and economic role. They will also discuss the value, and limits, of experiential food studies. How can the history of cheese – from milking to mongering – illuminate the role of ordinary women and men in their local communities and wider society? How can producing and tasting historic foods help us understand their histories?
February 3, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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historymatt.bsky.social
At the IHR @long18thsem.bsky.social for a special event, an appreciation of the work of Penny Corfield
January 28, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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georgianlords.bsky.social
A reminder to any @bsecs.bsky.social ECRs out there that we are looking for a new research fellow to join the Georgian Lords at @histparl.bsky.social.
Details of how to apply below:
www.histparl.ac.uk/news/history...
www.histparl.ac.uk
January 27, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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bsecs.bsky.social
#BSECS @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social Career Development Fellowship
£1050 to fund expenses associated with a defined research output or impact (including childcare & costs associated with publication) which supports the fellow's career development
#skystorians #18thC 🗃️
January 28, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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bsecs.bsky.social
#BSECS-GeorgianPapers Fellowship
£1,000 to support a project that draws on the resources of the Georgian Papers Programme on any topic in the study of the Georgian period (1714-1837)
#skystorians #18thC 🗃️
January 28, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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bsecs.bsky.social
Did you know that we award SEVEN #fellowships, five of which have #deadlines of the ***1 FEBRUARY 2026***
#skystorians #18thC🗃️
Details can be found on our website or in the thread 🔽

www.bsecs.org.uk/prizes-and-a...
Prizes and awards Archive - BSECS
www.bsecs.org.uk
January 28, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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rebeccarideal.bsky.social
Rule Britannia: Queens, Power, Thrones
Sat 7 March | Oxford

Join Prof. Kate Williams, Dr Nicola Tallis & Rebecca Rideal for a special study day spotlighting queens who have ruled in their own right – from the Tudor period to the twentieth century. Sign up lifelong-learning.ox.ac.uk/courses/rule...
An image of a red and gold throne. The text says Rule Britannia: Queens, Power, Thrones. Sat 7 March | Oxford. Professor Kate Williams, Dr Nicola Tallis, Rebecca Rideal.
January 27, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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wsguk.bsky.social
We're delighted to announce our event
@foundlingmuseum.bsky.social 8 March 2026, London, 2-4pm: "18th-Century Women, Struggle, Fame or Fortune". Talks will be in the Picture Gallery (free with Museum admission). Full list of speakers via link:
foundlingmuseum.org.uk/event/women-...
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18th-Century Women: Struggle, Fame or Fortune - Foundling Museum
For International Women's Day, join us for a series of talks in collaboration with the Women's Studies Group, 1558–1837.
foundlingmuseum.org.uk
January 23, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Our house is being packed up today. We are moving on after 20 years here and I feel like Georgian lodger and frequent mover Charles Lamb
January 23, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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bsecs.bsky.social
‪Thank you to all of you who made #BSECS2026 such a success.

271 delegates
21 pre-formed panels
8 roundtables
5 alternative sessions
144 individual papers

= 1 incredible conference

We are already hard at work planning #BSECS2027 @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social
See you there?!
#skystorians #18thC 🗃️
January 22, 2026 at 9:24 AM
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bsecs.bsky.social
Ann was an enthusiastic and distinguished historian of London and for thirty-five years the Society’s Honorary Editor. In that capacity she helped many scholars to achieve publication of their work.

Full details can be found here: londontopsoc.org/about-us/ann...

#skystorians #18thC 🗃️
Ann Saunders essay prize - London Topographical Society
londontopsoc.org
January 22, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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thegibsonlibrary.bsky.social
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
We are looking for volunteers with good communication and people skills, IT skills, good manual dexterity, neat handwriting, ability to work methodically and with care.
Get in touch if you are interested in any of the roles below.
#library #volunteering #volunteerwithus #essex
June 28, 2025 at 3:40 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This is fabulous news for this great independent library, bringing its marvellous collection to the wider audience it deserves
@thegibsonlibrary.bsky.social
Grade II Gibson Library to digitise rare books after lottery grant
The library is home to several rare manuscripts, botanical illustrations and unique books.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Looking forward to hearing @mazinggrace.bsky.social talk about gardening and reading at @thegibsonlibrary.bsky.social
December 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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mazinggrace.bsky.social
I have kindly been invited to talk about gardening and reading at the Gibson Library in Saffron Walden! Come along (for free!) at 19.30 on 10 Dec to hear about #earlymodern plants, print & marginalia (+ Gabriel Harvey’s compulsive underlining of mentions of saffron). gibsonlibrary.org.uk/news.html
Gibson Library
gibsonlibrary.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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timhitchcock.bsky.social
Great to see the programme for the @long18thsem.bsky.social for next term @ihrlibrary.bsky.social . You can register to attend either in person or online here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
A poster with the details for five talks, the date and location are on the left, and the names of speakers and titles on the right
December 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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adamchapman.bsky.social
A blast from my past - the Medieval Soldier database takes nearly 300,000 military service records from 1369-1453 and makes them available as a searchable database.

An invaluable resource for understanding medieval warfare, society and the English medieval state. Learn more in the link. 🗃️
We built a database of 290,000 English medieval soldiers – here’s what it reveals
We created the database in order to challenge assumptions about the lack of professionalism of everyday soldiers.
theconversation.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:17 AM