Stuart Carroll
@civsoc.bsky.social
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Historian interested in civil society, violence and emotions.
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I just released my first album.
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Forgotten Dreams
Plastic Factory · Forgotten Dreams · Song · 2024
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about 1 year ago
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Needs to happenâŠ
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âThe only idea aroundâ: will Labour return to a customs union with the EU?
The desperate search for economic growth is pushing the party to confront the issue that dare not speak its name
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/dec/06/the-only-idea-around-will-labour-return-to-a-customs-union-with-the-eu?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
16 days ago
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Just read Fukuyamaâs brilliant Origins of Political Order. Guess what, cultural relativists,
#earlymodern
European states are historically unusual, and that matters today.
17 days ago
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The sectarian left is, after all, sectarian.
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Your Party conference thrown into chaos as Zarah Sultana boycotts first day
Sultana skips Saturdayâs proceeding in solidarity with delegates expelled over links to other parties
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/nov/29/corbyn-and-sultana-at-odds-over-your-party-leadership-as-conference-opens?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
23 days ago
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đđœMartin Wolfâs answer is to rejoin the single market
#Brexit
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How to get the UK out of its economic hole
Reevesâ challenge is to remedy the disaster that Brexit has been for the country
https://on.ft.com/4p9aUTi
28 days ago
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Set piece boredomâŠ
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29 days ago
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SOCRESTA - Social Relations and the State in Renaissance Germany
about 1 month ago
The WĂŒrzburg data provides the thus far richest proof that plebeian feuds (Fehden) and their mediation by the state continued well after the practice was banned in the Holy Roman Empire in 1495, as is demonstrated by princely remissions (Landshuldung) or âpardonsâ for feuding. (1/3)
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The decline of violence UK since the 1990s is unheralded social progress. More evidence that overall rates of violence have little to do either with policing or inequality.
#skystorians
about 1 month ago
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Zoran Mamdaniâs a gooner
about 2 months ago
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A reminder on your next trip to
#China
that slavery is not a historical problem.
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UK university halted human rights research after pressure from China
Exclusive: Leading professor at Sheffield Hallam was told to cease research on supply chains and forced labour in China after demands from authorities
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/nov/03/uk-university-halted-human-rights-research-after-pressure-from-china?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
about 2 months ago
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This is astonishing. More great reporting from the
#ft
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Death toll rises to 119 in Rio de Janeiro drug cartel bust
More than 100 suspects arrested in police operation against Comando Vermelho narcotics gang
https://on.ft.com/4nt7tW8
about 2 months ago
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Bravo. Doubt itâs possible to get economic history back into the curriculum though.
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Joel Mokyr's economy of ideas
His explanation of the origins of the Industrial Revolution makes Joel Mokyr a worthy recipient of the Nobel Prize for economics.
https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/joel-mokyrs-economy-of-ideas/
2 months ago
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Dump it on Farage. Put rejoining the Customs Union in the next manifesto.
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Rachel Reeves says tax rises and spending cuts on budget agenda, citing Brexit impact
Chancellor also blames austerity and âongoing impact of Liz Truss mini-budgetâ for growing shortfall in public finances
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/oct/15/rachel-reeves-brexit-impact-tax-and-spending-budget?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
2 months ago
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Rejoining the customs union is the best way to call out Farage and isolate Reform.
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We all know Brexitâs to blame for the crisis facing UK steel - itâs time for politicians to be honest and reverse it | Simon Jenkins
With British industry faltering, the excuse that the public wants this is risible. Parliament must force Starmer to act, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/10/brexit-blame-crisis-uk-steel-keir-starmer?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
2 months ago
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Stuart Carroll
Austrian History Yearbook (AHY)
2 months ago
New on FirstView: Thomas Pert reviews
@civsoc.bsky.social
's recent book on Enmity and Violence in Early Modern Europe. Read about Carroll's important work online now and in print in our 2026 Austrian History Yearbook!
#History
#EarlyModern
#AcademicSky
#Germany
#Austria
tinyurl.com/AHYEnmity
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Stuart Carroll. Enmity and Violence in Early Modern Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023. Pp. 490. | Austrian History Yearbook | Cambridge Core
Stuart Carroll. Enmity and Violence in Early Modern Europe. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023. Pp. 490.
https://tinyurl.com/AHYEnmity
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Brexit Bin đȘđș đŹđ§ đ©đȘ
3 months ago
Here's Timothy Snyder on why Trump tells so many lies. [SOUND ON đ]
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Itâs interesting how feeble civil society has proved to be in the US.
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3 months ago
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York council. Stop pandering to Fascists.
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The curious case of Joseph Moulton and Flag Force UK | Searchlight
Flying the flag - Joseph Moulton When a 22-year-old presents himself as a seasoned business consultant with international defence sector links, eyebrows are ...
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3 months ago
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All those flags around are just a coincidence, right?
4 months ago
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York now resembles the Shankill Road. Itâll barbed wire and watchtowers next.
4 months ago
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An acute critique of cultural history, fashionable Whiggery and an article that has implications for
#earlymodern
history.
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Electoral Violence in England and Wales, 1832â1914*
Abstract. This article analyses over 19,000 articles from newspapers and parliamentary commission reports to reveal endemic electoral violence in England a
https://academic.oup.com/past/article/267/1/154/7728792
5 months ago
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My sons just released their first album
#newmusic
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Captain Starlet
Captain Starlet · Album · 2025 · 7 songs
https://open.spotify.com/album/70Nz59JbkpPpORV1FuaG8d?si=Cieul9ekQQCDScrRlhAq4Q
5 months ago
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Thanks to David Myers for this amazing review. Relieved to have the endorsement of a Germanist. Waiting to see what the English have to say.
#skystorians
#earlymodern
5 months ago
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Whatâs holding you up, Keir?
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En direct, Gaza : Emmanuel Macron annonce que la France va reconnaĂźtre lâEtat de Palestine en septembre
Le prĂ©sident français, qui sâĂ©tait engagĂ© Ă une telle reconnaissance il y a plusieurs mois, a fait savoir quâil en ferait « lâannonce solennelle » devant lâONU. Selon lui, « lâurgence est aujourdâhui ...
https://www.lemonde.fr/international/live/2025/07/24/en-direct-gaza-des-gens-meurent-de-faim-tandis-qu-en-israel-les-supermarches-regorgent-de-nourriture-s-indigne-l-unrwa-qui-affirme-disposer-de-6-000-camions-d-aide-bloques-aux-frontieres_6622839_3210.html
5 months ago
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Unfortunately, History has a tendency to repeat itself.
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The Ukraine war will shape the world
We must not repeat the mistakes of the appeasers in the 1930s
https://on.ft.com/458PQUy
5 months ago
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Bromley, 1652. Bet these highwaymen were from Catford.
6 months ago
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Historicide. Good word.
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Historicide in Gaza
Israelâs destruction of official and personal archives is changing how Palestineâs story can be told
https://newlinesmag.com/essays/historicide-in-gaza/
6 months ago
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Any
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English historians help me with information on Sir Thomas Wortley knt. shot in an affray in St Martinâs in the Field, 1656?
6 months ago
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Montesquieu more cited than read. Much misunderstood. A prophet for our times.
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Montesquieu. De l'esprit de la géopolitique : épisode 1/4 du podcast Géopolitique, histoire d'une science
AUDIO âą GĂ©opolitique, histoire d'une science, Ă©pisode 1/4 : Montesquieu. De l'esprit de la gĂ©opolitique. Une sĂ©rie inĂ©dite proposĂ©e par France Culture. Ăcoutez Le Cours de l'histoire, et dĂ©couvrez nos...
https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/le-cours-de-l-histoire/montesquieu-de-l-esprit-de-la-geopolitique-6038985
6 months ago
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Why havenât we switched to closed papers already? Universities are complicit.
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Revealed: Thousands of UK university students caught cheating using AI
Guardian investigation finds almost 7,000 proven cases of cheating â and experts says these are tip of the iceberg
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2025/jun/15/thousands-of-uk-university-students-caught-cheating-using-ai-artificial-intelligence-survey?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
6 months ago
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Really proud of Sian.
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6 months ago
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Pity the poor historian. This is going to unleash a flood of dreadful MA Dissertation proposals. I know one colleague who has already banned Anne Boleyn and witchcraft as potential topics. Sensible.
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SIX: The musical about Henry VIII's wives that's making history hip
The two friends who created Six certainly didn't imagine the success they would have - and, as they tell Julia Llewellyn Smith, they're still trying not to lose their heads
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/article-7978999/SIX-musical-Henry-VIIIs-wives-thats-making-history-hip.html
7 months ago
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Disappointing newsâŠ
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Tottenham sack Ange Postecoglou and weigh up move for ÂŁ10m Thomas Frank
Tottenham have sacked Ange Postecoglou and are considering whether to replace him with Brentfordâs Thomas Frank, who has a ÂŁ10m release clause
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/jun/06/tottenham-sack-ange-postecoglou-as-manager-despite-europa-league-glory?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
7 months ago
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Letter of Remission for the bodyguard of Thomas Poyntz, English religious refugee, 1546.
7 months ago
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At the launch of the amazing Pardons project in Brussels.
7 months ago
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It might be worth adding why we are spending billions on Aircraft Carriers, which are sitting ducks and depend on US support ships?
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Labour claims to be defending Britain from new threats, but its warfare state is steeped in old thinking | David Edgerton
For every sensible proposal, thereâs a failure to think through the UKâs place in the world â and a promised âdefence dividendâ that wonât materialise, says academic and author David Edgerton
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/04/labour-strategic-defence-review-uk-dividend?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
7 months ago
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PSG are a great team, but they now join Real Madrid and Manchester City in the pantheon of clubs that all real fans should hate.
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7 months ago
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More reflections on PinkerâŠThe Enlightenment was a complex phenomenon. Students will need to learn about its contribution to racismâŠbut theyâll also need to know about Diderot.
7 months ago
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The biggest problem with Steven Pinker is that heâs very much like the people he effects to despise. He doesnât weigh the evidence and he doesnât do his research properly. Heâs a culture war warrior, where polemic trumps (!) thinking. Just another example of the closing of the American mind.
7 months ago
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Donât get me started on Steven PinkerâŠ
7 months ago
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Show the men the way
#Arsenal
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Arsenal 1-0 Barcelona: Womenâs Champions League final â live reaction
The Gunners have been crowned European champions after Stina Blackstenius scored the only goal to secure a historic WCL win
https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2025/may/24/arsenal-v-barcelona-womens-champions-league-final-live?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
7 months ago
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Please keep himâŠ
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After the glory and the afterparty Levy faces Postecoglou crunch time
No one left Spursâ club celebrations when the lights went on at 3am but will the lights go out on the managerâs tenure?
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/may/22/daniel-levy-ange-postecoglou-crunch-time-spurs-glory-party?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
7 months ago
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National emergency. Itâs time to stop tinkering with benefit cuts and raise income tax on upper middle class people like me. Simple Rachel.
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UK borrowing rises to ÂŁ20.2bn, putting pressure on Rachel Reeves
April figure more than expected and comes despite chancellorâs increase in employment taxes
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/22/uk-government-borrowing-april-rachel-reeves?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
7 months ago
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Impressed that a ferry has a rare book library, including an early edition of Voltaireâs Dictionnaire Philosophique. Well done Brittany Ferries.
7 months ago
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Think this article has a lot of relevance for historians. Weâve become obsessed with print culture and representation. Experience is more significant historically, but of course harder to get at.
#skystorians
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This article wonât change your mind. Hereâs why | Sarah Stein Lubrano
Evidence shows that arguing our case rarely convinces others. Itâs social relationships and actions that have that power, says author Sarah Stein Lubrano
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/18/change-mind-evidence-arguing-social-relationships?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
7 months ago
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On the road to Normandy in the footsteps of my great uncle, Teddy, wounded with 47 Royal Marine Commando at D-Day.
7 months ago
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Brexit Bin đȘđș đŹđ§ đ©đȘ
about 1 year ago
In case you missed it ... Here's proof that Brexit is directly responsible for the rise in net immigration. The simple truth is that we need foreign workers â and while EU workers generally came alone, workers from further afield need to bring their families with them. Otherwise, they won't come.
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Best way to solve the growth/labour shortage problem would be to rejoin the EU.
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Migration cuts are a luxury the UK cannot afford
Reducing freedom of movement comes at a cost and governments shouldnât pretend otherwise
https://on.ft.com/43euhAX
7 months ago
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Unlike J D Vance, I dismissed Violence and the Sacred when I read it. Wonder why?
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How a little-known French literary critic became a bellwether for the US right
RenĂ© Girard is best known for his theory of âmimetic desireâ. Now Peter Thiel and the vice-president are among his fans
https://on.ft.com/4iWG5gM
8 months ago
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The beginning of the end of the welfare stateâŠ
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Reform wins Runcorn byelection by just six votes in blow to Labour
Result will heighten governmentâs fears it could lose scores of MPs to Nigel Farageâs party at next general election
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/may/02/reform-runcorn-and-helsby-byelection-local-elections?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
8 months ago
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www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
One of our best ever European performances.
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Champions League LIVE: Real Madrid v Arsenal & Inter Milan vs Bayern Munich scores & updates
Follow 5 Live Final Score commentary and text updates as Real Madrid face Arsenal and Inter Milan host Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/c757k216n30t?post=asset%3Ab6fd91d9-08e4-43e2-9a7b-7c4ee43c4d1c#post
8 months ago
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