Judy Stephenson
@judyzara.bsky.social
Economic Historian of early modern world and labour markets and built stuff. Prof at Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction UCL. Hon Sec of Economic History Society. FRHS
Should the introduction mention that? Footnote to refer to the 550 words on it in chapter 4?
(Totally distracted by the Saxon coin thing by the way! )
(Totally distracted by the Saxon coin thing by the way! )
August 10, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Should the introduction mention that? Footnote to refer to the 550 words on it in chapter 4?
(Totally distracted by the Saxon coin thing by the way! )
(Totally distracted by the Saxon coin thing by the way! )
…redrafted for consistency, style, and to explain what you meant by the reference to the 1745 Jacobite rising in the bit about the silk weavers…. (to yourself)
August 9, 2025 at 8:48 AM
…redrafted for consistency, style, and to explain what you meant by the reference to the 1745 Jacobite rising in the bit about the silk weavers…. (to yourself)
Reposted by Judy Stephenson
Reposted by Judy Stephenson
Employing village-level data from the Ottoman tax registers of 1468/1604, this article finds that settlements with lower income per household were more likely to convert. It hypothesizes the poll tax stimulated the poorer Bosnians to adopt Islam upon the Ottoman conquest of their region.
July 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Employing village-level data from the Ottoman tax registers of 1468/1604, this article finds that settlements with lower income per household were more likely to convert. It hypothesizes the poll tax stimulated the poorer Bosnians to adopt Islam upon the Ottoman conquest of their region.
Reposted by Judy Stephenson
I’ve had this sort of problem many times. I think I wasn’t paying it enough.
June 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
I’ve had this sort of problem many times. I think I wasn’t paying it enough.
Reposted by Judy Stephenson
Thousands of other similarly ill-thought out decisions, concerning everything from vaccinations to infection control, fly under the radar. We are well past peak health, and on our way to becoming a sicker society.
June 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Thousands of other similarly ill-thought out decisions, concerning everything from vaccinations to infection control, fly under the radar. We are well past peak health, and on our way to becoming a sicker society.