Absolutely loved picture editing for this book produced by History West Midlands for the National Civil War Centre, Newark edited by Professor Andrew Hopper, Oxford Lifelong Learning. Great to see it in print! see www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk for lots of podcasts with many of the contributors!

I feature in this episode of The Civil Wars on print wars!

www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/product/the-... published today, a fantastic teaching resource and a super Xmas present. With contributions from @annlaurahughes.bsky.social @isminipells.bsky.social @waseemahmed98.bsky.social @denisegreany.bsky.social Richard Cust, Andy Hopper (Ed.) Oh, and me.

Hope you don’t mind me sharing this again. I’m just so excited to share this brand new podcast series produced by @histfest.bsky.social for @historyextra.bsky.social Listen wherever you get your podcasts (here’s the Spotify link spotify.link/hxH97mL4PXb )

#EarlyModern history PhD students around London: the 'Society, Culture and Belief, 1500-1800' seminar @ihrscb.bsky.social at @ihr.bsky.social is looking for a postgrad convenor for 2025/26. Stipend of £300/yr and a chance to get involved in a great seminar!

Don't forget that we are recruiting for our new committee! If you have any questions, please email us as we are happy to answer. Keep on scrolling to see what roles we are recruiting for the next academic year!

'The number of student-initiated PhD scholarships funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is set to fall by 60 per cent when new doctoral training arrangements come into effect next year, new figures show.' 1/3

I wonder if there has been many studies in English of the French lefts success in reclaiming their national heritage? labourlist.org/2020/09/how-...

Today, after 14 years, I’m resigning from the Labour Party. Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country. Join us. The time is now. Sign up here to stay updated: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-t...

We supported Bowen Ran with a PhD research bursary. Here he reports back on E.P. Thompson’s cat and the making of The Making of the English Working Class. sslh.org.uk/2025/06/22/b...

I got nominated for a teaching award for this year as seminar tutor for Early Modern Worlds at Kings! Not to pipe my own trumpet but that’s 2 in 3 years!

Very much enjoyed speaking and attending the Tony Benn Legacy conference this weekend!

📢New article out now in JBS! 📗“'Paper Oathes': Trust, Treaty, and the Road to Regicide in England, 1642–49" by William White Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Interested in the relationship between anti-popery in the 1624 parliament and "real" Catholic activity? Check out my new article in the English Historical Review, now available with advance access! doi.org/10.1093/ehr/...

Well isn’t the Bender reading room in the Green Library (Stanford University) magnificent….one of the nicest reading rooms I’ve worked with fantastic views, even if the eye of Sauron (Hoover Institute) sits next door

Teaching my last classes this academic year for my module at KCL on Early Modern Worlds and one of the students shared this with me😭

Excited to be speaking at the @ihr.bsky.social Tudor-Stuart seminar on Monday 24th March alongside Christine Gerwin (TU-Dresden). www.history.ac.uk/events/tudor...

Is one of your new year's resolutions to get an article published? If so, we want to hear from you! We welcome article submissions on any aspect of the history of the Midlands from Roman times to the 21st century. Visit our submissions site here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/ymd...

The refurbishment of the IHR Common Room has begun. Come back and see the new look in February.

I am presenting a paper on the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs at the @ihr.bsky.social on 11 February, 17:30, hosted both online and in person. Do come along! www.history.ac.uk/events/a-soc...

Finally found a fantastic local place to work at, the newly refurbished Staffordshire History Centre!

Our latest Special Issue is Haunted Midlands with nearly all content Open Access! Midland History: Vol 49, No 3 (Current issue)

Dressing up for a Christmas party this week? In the latest #HistParl post Dr Paul Hunneyball looks into fashion trends during the early modern period, when Parliament had a say in what you could, and couldn't, wear! ow.ly/jnpE50UsrkM

Delighted to have been awarded a 4 month fellowship at the Culture of Vigilance Centre at LMU Munchen where I get to continue my PhD research and collaborate with other academics at the Centre. Oh, and I get an office!

Consider submitting a proposal for this exciting conference I'm co-organising, and please share/distribute widely! You can find out more on our website here ✨ warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

A wonderful assortment of books to add to my growing collection from the late Justin Champions collection that Sylvia Carter has kindly passed on to me (along with an amazing red backpack)!

It’s always more real when the proof of the cover arrives! Coming next year (but you can order now!) my account of the radicals and republicans in the English Revolution and their relationship with the London crowd and extra-parliamentary mobilisation…versobooks.com/en-gb/products…

Hello from the Cromwell Association! If you haven't met us before, our purpose is to advance the education of the public in both the life & legacy of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), & the wider history of the 17th century. You can find out more on our website: www.olivercromwell.org/wordpress/

Deadline 6 December for Royal Historical Society postgraduate grants to undertake research (£500 or £1,000 per award). royalhistsoc.org/research_fun...

📢NOW AVAILABLE TO BOOK! Join us on Monday 18th November for our Abstract Writing Workshop to help you craft clear, engaging and successful abstracts! Use the link below to book onto this extremely informative workshop! history.ac.uk/events/abstr...

This evening! Global Perspectives on Women and the Reformations Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks (Distinguished Professor Emerita, U. of Wisconsin-Madison) Wednesday 13 November 2024, 16.00-17.15 GMT online (only) Zoom link: bit.ly/Wiesner-Hank...

Looking through some of the material I found in the modern research centre on Hill. Includes Hobsbawms tribute of Hill at his funeral which ends with “an enemy of inequality, injustice and bullshit”

Really grateful to everyone @ihr.bsky.social Tudor-Stuart Seminar last night for really thought-provoking qus about migration law and policy in EM England. I hope to work it up into an article soon, but if anyone's interested I covered this ground a bit here: theconversation.com/this-16th-ce...

Will be speaking at this on Tuesday on Levellers Day featuring Levellers, the WEA and adult education, Britains Radical Dissenting Tradition, Benn, Hill etc., Its hybrid so DM if you’d like me to share the zoom link eriac.univ-rouen.fr/memory-of-th...

Be paid to stretch your mind, while helping others' stretch theirs. A great group to work with: www.historyworkshop.org.uk/article/edit...