Liesbeth Corens
@onslies.bsky.social
Historian: mobility & recordkeeping of #earlymodern Catholic minorities. Book: confessional mobility and English Catholics in Early Modern Europe. Also grumpy about the state of UK Higher Education so likely to talk about how it is being failed...(She/Her)
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Liesbeth Corens
@onslies.bsky.social
· Nov 10
About me: I'm really interested in how (Catholic) minorities persevere.
Confessional Mobility: oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093...
Archives & Information: britishacademy.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.5871...
Social History: academic.oup.com/past/issue/2...
Confessional Mobility: oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093...
Archives & Information: britishacademy.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.5871...
Social History: academic.oup.com/past/issue/2...
HE SAID WHAT??
How hard is that no because surely this can be negotiated. And surely it will involve Daniel Craig absolutely boring the man to death all through the shooting of the fourth movie demanding to be teamed up with Miss Piggy.
How hard is that no because surely this can be negotiated. And surely it will involve Daniel Craig absolutely boring the man to death all through the shooting of the fourth movie demanding to be teamed up with Miss Piggy.
Am I a hypocrite for wanting this after giving a hard no to muppet knives out
Okay, I'm making my case for the only Muppet I want to see on Broadway right now...
November 19, 2025 at 10:16 PM
HE SAID WHAT??
How hard is that no because surely this can be negotiated. And surely it will involve Daniel Craig absolutely boring the man to death all through the shooting of the fourth movie demanding to be teamed up with Miss Piggy.
How hard is that no because surely this can be negotiated. And surely it will involve Daniel Craig absolutely boring the man to death all through the shooting of the fourth movie demanding to be teamed up with Miss Piggy.
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Absolutely agreed.
And an excellent analog to so many things and so much expertise that people don't see as part of a process and thus think happen without that process.
And an excellent analog to so many things and so much expertise that people don't see as part of a process and thus think happen without that process.
Editors have a really hard job, and the good ones can make something unreadable readable, and the great ones can make something unreadable into something good. But they're basically invisible, until someone tries to write without one.
November 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Absolutely agreed.
And an excellent analog to so many things and so much expertise that people don't see as part of a process and thus think happen without that process.
And an excellent analog to so many things and so much expertise that people don't see as part of a process and thus think happen without that process.
oh hiiii. Cutting all the things that make you you in order to save money, and those cuts resulting in a worse experience and therefore a drop in income? Where have I heard that before?
(Can someone infiltrate the MBA programmes & set up a module on 'people actually care about stuff, not profits'?)
(Can someone infiltrate the MBA programmes & set up a module on 'people actually care about stuff, not profits'?)
Once the top U.S. fast-casual chain, Panera has dipped to number three, falling behind Chipotle and Panda Express.
Now, to try to win back consumers, the chain plans to reinvest in the business and undo many previously implemented cost-cutting measures, it said Tuesday.
Full story: cnb.cx/487BuFk
Now, to try to win back consumers, the chain plans to reinvest in the business and undo many previously implemented cost-cutting measures, it said Tuesday.
Full story: cnb.cx/487BuFk
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
oh hiiii. Cutting all the things that make you you in order to save money, and those cuts resulting in a worse experience and therefore a drop in income? Where have I heard that before?
(Can someone infiltrate the MBA programmes & set up a module on 'people actually care about stuff, not profits'?)
(Can someone infiltrate the MBA programmes & set up a module on 'people actually care about stuff, not profits'?)
OMG OMG OMG! Belgian universities ARE SPEAKING OUT! And brilliantly collectively. LOOK! hogeronderwijsinopstand.be
Belgian unis are also facing drastic cuts that will change what universities are. It's so hopeful to see staff pulling together so thoughtfully. Let's protect what we know to matter.
Belgian unis are also facing drastic cuts that will change what universities are. It's so hopeful to see staff pulling together so thoughtfully. Let's protect what we know to matter.
Hoger onderwijs in opstand
hogeronderwijsinopstand.be
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
OMG OMG OMG! Belgian universities ARE SPEAKING OUT! And brilliantly collectively. LOOK! hogeronderwijsinopstand.be
Belgian unis are also facing drastic cuts that will change what universities are. It's so hopeful to see staff pulling together so thoughtfully. Let's protect what we know to matter.
Belgian unis are also facing drastic cuts that will change what universities are. It's so hopeful to see staff pulling together so thoughtfully. Let's protect what we know to matter.
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"the user is closed within the loneliness of his own inner torment."🤣🤣
ROFL. Eco is not wrong. He's not wrong at all.
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
"the user is closed within the loneliness of his own inner torment."🤣🤣
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Certain confirmation that Apple is indeed one of the Jesuited faction 😁
ROFL. Eco is not wrong. He's not wrong at all.
November 18, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Certain confirmation that Apple is indeed one of the Jesuited faction 😁
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Linux is Jewish. The holy text is a kernel of scripture with thousands of years’ worth of contradictory forum posts about how to interpret it
November 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Linux is Jewish. The holy text is a kernel of scripture with thousands of years’ worth of contradictory forum posts about how to interpret it
ROFL. Eco is not wrong. He's not wrong at all.
November 18, 2025 at 6:53 PM
ROFL. Eco is not wrong. He's not wrong at all.
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Well, forbidden fruit --> guilt...
November 18, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Well, forbidden fruit --> guilt...
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That was what Umberto Eco concluded way back c1996: www.simongrant.org/web/eco.html — good to see the consistency!
November 18, 2025 at 5:43 PM
That was what Umberto Eco concluded way back c1996: www.simongrant.org/web/eco.html — good to see the consistency!
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40 years ago today the world was introduced to a small boy and his best friend. Happy birthday Calvin & Hobbes.
November 18, 2025 at 6:37 AM
40 years ago today the world was introduced to a small boy and his best friend. Happy birthday Calvin & Hobbes.
I KEEP FORGETTING THAT MY GODDAUGHTER SHARES A BIRTHDAY WITH CALVIN & HOBBES.
40 years ago today the world was introduced to a small boy and his best friend. Happy birthday Calvin & Hobbes.
November 18, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I KEEP FORGETTING THAT MY GODDAUGHTER SHARES A BIRTHDAY WITH CALVIN & HOBBES.
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I mean, they're Apple and run a technological hortus conclusus--were we ever in doubt??
November 18, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I mean, they're Apple and run a technological hortus conclusus--were we ever in doubt??
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My bus driver just called out the people watching videos on speaker and I think we should make him mayor
November 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
My bus driver just called out the people watching videos on speaker and I think we should make him mayor
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In 1582, a papal bull introduced the Gregorian calendar, still used today by most of the world. Because it’s 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, countries introducing it simply skipped a third of October, and if you scroll back far enough in the iPhone calendar app you can see it change
December 31, 2024 at 2:41 PM
In 1582, a papal bull introduced the Gregorian calendar, still used today by most of the world. Because it’s 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, countries introducing it simply skipped a third of October, and if you scroll back far enough in the iPhone calendar app you can see it change
OMG. Apple is Catholic.
In 1582, a papal bull introduced the Gregorian calendar, still used today by most of the world. Because it’s 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar, countries introducing it simply skipped a third of October, and if you scroll back far enough in the iPhone calendar app you can see it change
November 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
OMG. Apple is Catholic.
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It’s publication day for Law, Society and Political Culture in Late Medieval and Reformation Germany! At last, the key sources from the Holy Roman Empire - laws, treaties, and polemics - are available in English translation. #medievalsky #earlymodern
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165893/
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165893/
November 18, 2025 at 2:56 PM
It’s publication day for Law, Society and Political Culture in Late Medieval and Reformation Germany! At last, the key sources from the Holy Roman Empire - laws, treaties, and polemics - are available in English translation. #medievalsky #earlymodern
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165893/
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526165893/
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“Around six months after the cyber incident I talked to the then chair of the science select committee, who was not aware of this incident” w o w
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
“Around six months after the cyber incident I talked to the then chair of the science select committee, who was not aware of this incident” w o w
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Good to see the problems facing our colleagues @britishlibrary.bsky.social being raised here by @hetanshah.bsky.social (of @britishacademy.bsky.social). If this had happened in France it would be considered a national problem to be urgently addressed! www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Good to see the problems facing our colleagues @britishlibrary.bsky.social being raised here by @hetanshah.bsky.social (of @britishacademy.bsky.social). If this had happened in France it would be considered a national problem to be urgently addressed! www.cityam.com/the-british-...
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WE’RE OFF! excited to hear from @rogerleejesus.bsky.social
Also check out the exciting ERC project he is part of on law & land I the iberian empire (beyond property) iberland.eu
Also check out the exciting ERC project he is part of on law & land I the iberian empire (beyond property) iberland.eu
November 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
WE’RE OFF! excited to hear from @rogerleejesus.bsky.social
Also check out the exciting ERC project he is part of on law & land I the iberian empire (beyond property) iberland.eu
Also check out the exciting ERC project he is part of on law & land I the iberian empire (beyond property) iberland.eu
Have the zoom link! Can smuggle you in!
This is TODAY! Join us in Bloomsbury or online! #EarlyModern #SkyStorians
MONDAY! Looking forward to welcoming @rogerleejesus.bsky.social to the @ihr.bsky.social seminar for a talk on "Colonialism and Land: Rethinking Imperial and Local Agency in the Portuguese Empire in Asia
17 Nov, 5:30, hybrid (register for zoom link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...) #EarlyModern
17 Nov, 5:30, hybrid (register for zoom link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...) #EarlyModern
November 17, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Have the zoom link! Can smuggle you in!
nooooo! £19 delivery cost! Or you bet I'd have been a walking Christmas tree for December (and would have found a necklace with three little king figures who could be making their way to the stable....)
www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...
www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...
November 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
nooooo! £19 delivery cost! Or you bet I'd have been a walking Christmas tree for December (and would have found a necklace with three little king figures who could be making their way to the stable....)
www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...
www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1...
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Excuse to shout again about @marselykehoe.bsky.social's and colleagues' amazing work on the Dutch Textile trade: dutchtextiletrade.org/textiles/
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Excuse to shout again about @marselykehoe.bsky.social's and colleagues' amazing work on the Dutch Textile trade: dutchtextiletrade.org/textiles/