Letter to the FT that stingingly sums up Brexit and the shit creek we now find ourselves in. A terrible idea (naive, prejudiced and uninformed) that has deeply divided us and left us poorer and less secure… but unwilling to face up to the damage we’ve done to ourselves. While the EU moves on.

This has been out a while now, but very happy to have written a short blog post for @lampallib.bsky.social as part of my recent placement. I delve into the interesting workings of Henry Wharton and what his choice of medieval transcription may tell us about his own lifetime... monumentoffame.org

I'm a bit late to the party, but very happy to see the Constructing Masculinities sessions accepted. Looking forward to a day of fantastic new research on #premodern #masculinities @imc-leeds.bsky.social #IMC2026

Looking forward to rocking up at #imc2026 to talk about all the fun (and surprising!) things you can find in the wills of single men across early modern England, alongside other fascinating talks on fatherhood, masculinity, and emotions on the Constructing Masculinities Panel.

The UK, where the day after a decision to take half a million children out of poverty, the media & political world has been full of sneering at those same children & their families, labelling them as ‘Benefits Street’, while the same people are moaning about a tax on £2m mansions. Shameful stuff.

On this Trans day of remembrance, let’s think about Rolandina Ronchaia, cruelly executed in 14th-c Venice middleagesforeducators.princeton.edu/resource/cas...

when I was young, i used to wonder how people like this would fare in life, as they didn't seem suited for gainful employment. it turns out, the internet allowed them to accumulate a massive audience of similar idiots, enriching them and turning them into a presidential advisor

Very excited to announce this CfP! Please share widely with anyone who might be interested! #medievalsky #skystorians #cfp #histmed #Fissures2026

Call for Papers! Fissures: Gender and Political Crisis #medievalsky #Fissures2026

This is a list of relatives & friends of members of Archbishop Davidson's household who were serving, had been wounded, were missing, or had fallen during the First World War. It includes William Munday, a footman at Lambeth Palace, killed in 1917.

1/ The US Government has quietly removed a memorial to Black soldiers who died in World War II from the Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten, South Limburg. The move follows a complaint from the right-wing Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission. ⬇️

And politicians shrug and say "Something wrong with young people today. Mystery. Can't figure it out. Guess we'll have to bully them some more."

Strongly feel that adults learning a new language should be treated like babies doing the same thing. Look, I'm going through a developmental leap this week, so I'm just going to be more cranky, hungrier, cry a lot at night etc.

We loved hearing Florence Welch of Florence and the Machine talk about using the Warburg Library while researching for her new album on @latenightseth.bsky.social 💫 Congratulations to Florence on the release of Everybody Scream! Watch “Evelyn’s daughter” (from 2:40): youtu.be/M_mc_gErXX0?...

If our economic system is so brittle that it can be destroyed by free buses, maybe we should try for something more resilient.

An MP needs to read out this quote in the House of Commons and ask the government why they are still on twitter cc @columeastwood.ie

The reform party nativity scene. No unmarried mothers. No Middle Eastern people. No refugees. No people seeking emergency accommodation. And not a wise fvcking man in sight…

I keep thinking I need a sign above my desk that reads ‘Remember…. It’s Italy.’

So pleased to launch the CfP for the III Colloquium on Late Medieval and Early Modern Cities!! Looking forward to your paper proposals 🤗🥳 Deadline 31 Jan 2026 @ebenbow.bsky.social @emmaolson5.bsky.social #medievalsky #skystorians #medieval #cfp #earlymodern #history #urbanstudies #callforpapers

Announcing IHR Discovery Courses: Historic Maps, Townscape & Architecture, and Archaeology for Historians. Suitable for historians working in all contexts, or anyone looking for new learning experiences, and inspiration. www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...

heartbroken to learn the pope sympathizes with the poor. how can i continue to believe in god

Very specific one, but if you work on Venice or its former empire the Gladys Krieble Delmas foundation has a small research grant scheme for UK/Commonwealth/US researchers.

It's good to know that this is more of a universal experience than I'd imagined. Very happy to be part of this group 🤣

Shylock’s #Venice 28 Oct 20:15 Chigwell Hainault Synagogue IG7 5NT In the Venice ghetto Jews were locked behind gates at night. But ghetto prison was a remarkable place full of scholars, poets, dancers, musicians. £5 - Members free ⬇️ @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social www.jhse.org/event-detail...

CFP: Gender, Violence and the Early Moderns 🗓️ 22 May 2026 📍 European University Institute, Florence 👩‍🏫 Organiser: Dr Giada Pizzoni 🎤 Keynote: Dr Jonathan Davies (Warwick) Submit abstracts (≤300 words) by 20 Dec 2025 👉 socialhistory.org.uk/shs_event/ge...

Just don't share A.I. slop of any sort. I've seen a wave of Sora shit on various social media platforms. A.I. is destructive on too many levels to ever encourage anyone to use it, and sharing or liking is encouragement. Complicity in the destruction of our planet and humanity.

I want to tell all students of the so-called 'rip-off degrees' named below that your critical thinking is important and makes valid contributions to culture and society Without your skills, we wouldn't be able to unpack toxic discourses and do something about them

🎓Join us for our Careers Open Day - a chance to explore exciting roles, meet the team and discover how to enter these professions. 📅What's on📅 👤Chat with staff! 📚Book a Library tour! 🕰Enjoy our collections! 🤝Meet professional bodies and learn about the wider sector! 🎶Explore our current exhibition

Dame Janet Nelson was the first female President @royalhistsoc.org (2000-04) and is the subject of 'Jinty Nelson in Thirteen Articles', also edited by Alice Rio, and published in 'Transactions of the RHS' earlier this year. Available Open Access bit.ly/4nyYx2k #Skystorians

American Christians deciding the Pope doesn't know the Bible because he said immigrants are human is the perfect summary of the evangelist movement

It's the final countdown... ⏳ The #IMC2026 session and round table portal will be CLOSED at midnight BST tonight. Don't forget to make your submission here: www.imc.leeds.ac.uk/imc-2026/pro... #Medievalsky #Medieval #Skystorians #IMC2026

Nathan Gill is no fringe politician. He was the leader of the Reform Party and before that UKIP in Wales. A Brexit Party MEP. A friend and ally of Nigel Farage, who in 2016 called him: "terrific," and "as honest as the day is long." This is a MASSIVE story www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/

The leading international journal ‘Gender & History’ (@genderandhistory.bsky.social) has moved to the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, edin.ac/46z9jy5 #History #Classics #Archaeology #HCA #Edinburgh #Gender

"Most problems in writing come from the anxiety caused by the unconscious realization that what you write is you and has to be held out for others to see.", 🎯

What's effectively happening here (in the British media at large, too) is the construction of "anti-racism" as somehow a "political alternative" to racism, rather than as a minimal civilisational standard, which in turn (further) vindicates racism as *also* an acceptable political position.

If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.

'Women’s rights organizations are rejecting your cynical weaponization of our pain for your racist agenda.’ Every woman needs to say this as often and as loudly as they are able to.

Our medieval curator Alison Ray introduces Rawlinson Bodleian Library MS. Rawl. D. 252...a 15th Century necromancer's journal. This manuscript contains spells written in Latin and Middle English, and would have served as a reference for a professional sorcerer. #MedievalMonday

It's clear to everyone the BBC is giving Nigel Farage and Reform far too much coverage. It is dangerous and it has to stop.

Just 1 week left to submit an abstract! #historysky #medievalsky #academicsky

Also, side note: the "I love the smell" line comes immediately after Colonel Kilgore orders an airstrike on a village full of civilian women and children so they're out of his way so he can surf. Unintentional, but pretty fucking on the nose

Ah yes.

Only a week left for this #cfp!! 🤗 Come and join us in Leeds! @medievalgeorgie.bsky.social @imc-leeds.bsky.social #skystorians #medieval #premoderncriticalracestudies #medievalsky #imc2026 #imc #historians #medievalhistory #premodernrace #racialisation #imc2025

Anyone I know on a visa is 100% of the time nervous about that visa. They're not going to try to just oopsie their way into staying in the UK for longer. All this correspondence does is intimidate an already very intimidated demographic.

I don't think I've used this word much, if ever, to talk about public policy. But some of the things being both said and implied about migrants are evil. And we should say that.

Great article in The Mill reporting on the people behind the flag-raising in Greater Manchester - quality journalism. manchestermill.co.uk/manchester-f...

Exciting news! ✨ The recorded lecture given by Dr Joseph Mason in association with our 'Sing Joyfully' exhibition has just been published on our YouTube! If you missed the lecture or are interested in musical manuscripts, then give this video a watch! 🎶