PLEASE TAKE OUR MONEY! With the new academic year now well under way, a reminder that we offer University Research Grants of up to £1,000 for students carrying out research on the British Army or of the land forces of the British Empire & the Commonwealth. Details at: www.sahr.org.uk/university-r...

🎉The call for participation for #HAP26 is now open! Alongside @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy, @royalhistsoc.org & @unisheffieldlib.bsky.social we invite you to explore the theme 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: The Impact of Archives and Historical Research'. Apply today: bit.ly/46VfEVY

Why aren’t Police Records in England & Wales covered by the Public Records Act? We've been campaigning on this since 2012 - blog for more info: www.campaignforrecords.org/blog/why-arent-police-records-covered-by-the-public-records-act #publicaccountability of interest @andyburnham.bsky.social ?

We have two jobs at KCL History! 16-month post in Modern Irish and/or British History: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOU178/l... And 5-year post in Early Modern Europe & The World: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOU182/l... (both to start in January 2026)

With me finally wrapping up my PhD, I can also announce that I will be speaking at @NAM_London on Friday 5 December, 12-1pm, about the fencibles, civil-military relations, and martial masculinity. I'll be there in person, but it can be watched online *and* is free! www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/fen...

New in 'Transactions of the Royal Historical Society' 'Irish Catholic Recruitment into the British Army during the American Revolution: A Case Study of the 46th Regiment of Foot', by Sadie Sunderland bit.ly/4m80z84 What can Irish recruitment tell us about the complexity of the C18th military? 1/2

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We're recruiting for a new role in the Early Modern team at TNA to help us integrate the Parliamentary Archives. I'm looking for someone with an expertise in pre-modern Westminster Parliament so we can join the executive, legislative and judicial collections www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOD893/r...

Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Modern British History- UCL - History Department #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNW277/a...

Our friends at the Army Records Society have launched another round of their fellowship programme, which offers funding over three years to create a volume in their long-running primary source series. Details at www.smh-hq.org/opps/jobs.html.

Two records specialist roles on Parliamentary records at TNA. Closing at the end of July: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi...

And I forgot to add you can listen to our podcast on this project - The Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland - featuring Zoe Reid (pictured in the article) here sites.libsyn.com/448569/beyon...

Site of first purpose-built prisoner of war camp saved by Historic England funding Norman Cross prison in Cambridgeshire was home to up to 7,000 inmates during French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars www.theguardian.com/culture/2025... #History #PrisonHistory 🗃️

@zwhitehistory.bsky.social @graemecallister.bsky.social & other fine historical minds will be joining me here, in the Waterloo Gallery at Apsley House, London, on 11 October 2025 for a Black History Month event "The Black Soldiers of Waterloo". Put us in your calendar! #history #blackhistory #London

In today's episode, Kevin Linch joins us to cover all things rank and file recruitment. Join us as we discuss and uncover the truth behind ‘Sharpe’s Regiment’ Listen at open.spotify.com/episode/6uoj...

Research Fellow in Global Health History x2- University of Leeds - Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Cultures - School of History #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNE369/r...

Lecturer in Liberal Arts York St John University - School of Humanities #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNF251/l...

📘From our latest issue! Eamonn O’Keeffe (‪@1812andallthat.bsky.social‬) (‪@camhistory.bsky.social‬) on 'British Military Music and the Legacy of the Napoleonic Wars' #Music #Musicians #Wartime #Bands 18thc 19thc🥁🎺🗃️ 👉Read open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Lecturer in Early Modern History (Fixed Term, Teaching & Scholarship) The University of Manchester - Humanities - History - School of Arts, Languages and Cultures #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNC878/l...

Early Career Development Fellowship in Modern History (Britain and the World) King's College London - History #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DND023/e...

Our Annual Members' Meeting last month saw the announcement of 10 new SAHR Fellows. Pictured L-R, Major General Sir Evelyn Webb-Carter, Mick Crumplin, Carole Divall, Tim Cooke. For a full list and details of those honoured, see: www.sahr.org.uk/fellowships....

Live-streaming now: Dr Matthew Spring speaks about British tactics and adaptation during the American War of Independence. Part of the AWI 250 series at the National Army Museum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6lhs...

More VE Day related records at The National Archives can be found here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...

Lecturer in Strategic Studies King's College London - Department of War Studies #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMX220/l...

Absolutely delighted to be awarded this for my book The British Army, 1783-1815, and in a wonderful setting too. www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/The-British-... @penandswordbooks.bsky.social

We are pleased to announce that the Templer Medal for 2024 has been awarded to Prof. Kevin Linch for his book 'The British Army 1783-1815'. A full list of Templer and Chapple (formerly Best First Book) prize winners can be found on our website: www.sahr.org.uk/event-report...

#OTD (Apr 28) in the year 1792: France invades the Austrian Netherlands (present day Belgium and Luxembourg), beginning the French Revolutionary Wars. #OTDIH #history 🗃️ #c18th

Use the code BB600 to get 60% off two volumes in the Britain's Soldiers series #militaryhistory #BritishArmy #socialhistory: Redcoats to Tommies boydellandbrewer.com/978178327602... Lynn Mackay's Women and the British Army, 1815-1880 boydellandbrewer.com/978183765055...

Submit your application for an SAHR Research Grant by 1 May 2025. We offer up to £1000 to university students and independent researchers. Find out more: https://www.sahr.org.uk/view-event.php?sid=1cd190caa91b3fe570acbf4db9e2c2f9&eventid=1000120

If you're interested in finding out more about TNAs Foreign Office records, this workshop might be of interest: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/past-recor...

This Easter weekend the U.K. National Army Museum will release a roundtable discussion marking the 250th anniversary of the American War of Independence. Tune in for the livestream on Saturday (3pm BST/10am EDT). www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/was...

🚨FT Permanent Job 🚨 My department is hiring a lecturer (B/B) in 18th-c. Irish history, with the desire for someone whose research and teaching pertains to the Irish 'long eighteenth century (1690-1830)...and broader international, political and intellectual context of the period.' 🗃️

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PhD opportunity co-supervised by me: www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMM400/p...

My first #AI table recognition with @transkribus.bsky.social on a table of British Army officers in the 51st Regiment of Foot in 1813.

Watching my #Transkribus table recognition model learning. Currently at 40%, and then we'll see how well it handles the tricky tables about British Army officers in #TNA WO27 Inspection Returns

Applications now invited for the Society's 2 new funding programmes supported by the Scouloudi Foundation: > RHS Public History Grants bit.ly/4bF4zJK > RHS Panel Grants bit.ly/4ky23ZP Both programmes will assist historians working collaboratively, in and outside higher education #Skystorians

Calling all record-keepers: Call for Papers for Archives and Records special issue: Trauma-Informed Approaches to Archives & Records Find our more and how to submit here. www.archives.org.uk/...

My first podcast as a prof! Yet more on British Army officers with @napwarspod.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Congrats @rmbhistory.bsky.social on his latest publication journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

And now to @kevinlinch.bsky.social about the Georgian Army Officers project! Genuinely such a worthwhile piece of work, and a practical tool that I've already been able to make good use of #WellingtonCongress2025

📚 A decade on from my last job in academia, my current career is only possible because 1000s of people had faith in the power of human literature as a means to illuminate, connect, enchant. Big AI companies stealing our work threatens that. #DoTheWriteThing #MetaBookThieves

Oi, "MZ", stop nicking our stuff

High above the Parkinson steps, a pair of Peregrine Falcons are tending to five eggs! Since 2008, Peregrine Falcons have been nesting intermittently on the Parkinson Tower. During that time, the University has seen fourteen chicks successfully hatch 🐣

Call for Proposals: Archives & Records special issue – Trauma-Informed Approaches to Archives and Records Archives and Records is the journal of ARA. Find full details of the Call for Papers, submission process and timeline here: www.archives.org.uk/news/call-fo...

Are you interested in local and family history in Leeds? Did you know our Cultural Collections at the University of Leeds may have what you’re looking for: library.leeds.ac.uk/info/1504/us...

In 1808 there was a slave rebellion in Napoleonic Era South Africa. Who led the uprising? What makes this revolt significant? Find out by listening to our 300th episode! open.spotify.com/episode/3kPN...

It was a cracking day in the Dales yesterday! This was the early morning view across Upper Wensleydale first thing. Oh, and today spring has officially sprung 🌳🌷 #YorkshireDales #ThursdayThoughts

📣The programme for our 2025 conference is out now! 👉Read it here (scroll down to 'Conference Programme'): socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe... ✨Take a look at the amazing array of social & cultural history on show!🗃️

Fancy a future in Museums, Galleries or Archives? Join a day of FREE workshops on interviews, applications, and networking. With a chance to meet the professionals too 👔 Thursday 27 March, 09:30 - 15:30. Student exclusive! Book onto any, or all, sessions here: library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event...