In 1973, single women needed a male guarantor to get a mortgage. Hilary Land was there when financial & legal independence became the Fifth Demand of the Women's Liberation Movement: howl-uk.org/the-fifth-de...

Why should historians investigate the legal profession? Katherine Milliken @katie1973.bsky.social argues that lawyers became key contestors of a more powerful 1970s & 1980s political executive. Out today on #MBSA Histories from Here modbritstud.org.uk/why-do-you-n...

My first foray into publication!

New article on Open Access: Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social on 'Brexit as Democratic Crisis: Parliament, People and Prophetic Democracy, 2016–2019' academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... #Brexit #Brexitanniversary

I have an article coming out next week on "Brexit as Democratic Crisis", exploring why Brexit was so hard for Britain's democratic institutions to manage. It was great to join the "Parliament Matters" podcast to discuss the key arguments - and a few other things going on in British politics...

I'm really looking forward to chairing this launch for Matthew Hilton's excellent new book, Charity After Empire, for the @ihrbritainseminar.bsky.social, on 14 May. Come one come all! Details and sign up are included in the link below.

I used these records for my PhD thesis - a brilliant resource!

📢 Term 3 of @ihr.bsky.social @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social seminar begins next Weds 29 April @5.30pm & you can see what's coming up in programme curated by co-convener @benmechen.bsky.social between now & June. Come join us in-person or online to hear great papers & to 'talk history'. Full details 👇.📢

London-based #skystorians (and other interested parties!). My London book launch for WE HAVE COME TO BE DESTROYED: GROWING UP IN COLD WAR BRITAIN is at Waterstones Gower St on Weds 13th May at 6.30pm, and I'd love to see you there! Book tickets here: www.waterstones.com/events/we-ha... #histchild

It’s always exciting to unpack a new collection. These diaries of structural engineer Ove Arup are being sorted and arranged before they are added to the rest of his archive. And wow, did he love a diary. Detailed diaries or journals, pocket diaries, desk diaries, notebooks and to-do lists

On eve of #IWD2026 am delighted to share project webpage for #womensgrassrootsactivism & link to download #Activism100+ Toolkit ahead of launch on Tuesday 10 March, 5.30pm via Zoom. Take a look to find out more. @whaireland.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social learn.lsbu.ac.uk/womens-grass...

Donald Trump says of Starmer:"This is not Winston Churchill we're dealing with". So what happened when Churchill travelled to Fulton, Missouri in 1946 to chart a new course for the UK-US relationship? What can we learn from that today? Join us tomorrow for an event that could hardly be more timely

Come to the online launch of Law and Justice in the 1950s! I'll be speaking about the Wolfenden Report, alongside editors Fiona Cownie and Rosemary Auchmuty and fellow contributors @paradoxbridge.bsky.social, Emma Jones, Sally Wheeler and more. #LegalHistory

There is a February sale on at @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social which means you can get my book Radical Acts: HIV/AIDS Activism in Late Twentieth-Century England for just over £16. www.bloomsbury.com/uk/radical-a...

"An iron curtain has descended across the Continent". On 5 March we'll mark 80 years of Churchill's "Sinews of Peace" speech at Fulton Missouri. Join the brilliant @patporter76.bsky.social & @sophgaston.bsky.social to explore its history & the lessons for today www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-the...

Wonderful - congratulations!

Interested in writing as a way of 'doing' politics? Then read this new collection of essays, Writing Politics in Modern Britain, edited by @richardtoye.bsky.social & @garylove.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/books/w...

Delighted to launch the new King’s Contemporary British History x The Strand Group history research seminar. Huge thanks to our first speakers, newly minted PhDs Charlotte Cull and Paul Finer, & to Chair Prof David Edgerton @davidedgerton.bsky.social @charlottecull.bsky.social

It was a great paper and a lovely event. Looking forward to the next one!

Really looking forward to the upcoming seminars in this series! It was so nice to present some of my research at KCL and I'm very grateful for the thoughtful questions from the audience

Join us live at the IHR and online. Free registration: tinyurl.com/24pxj5we @lauragowing.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social @carmenmangion.bsky.social @dralanagharris.bsky.social @harkaway1.bsky.social @womenshistoryrev.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social

Our programme for this term's @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social seminars at @ihr.bsky.social is now available! Please do join us in-person or online. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

🌍 King's Department of History has launched a new Modern World History MA, now open for September 2026 intake. Find out more👇 www.kcl.ac.uk/news/kings-l...

📚 Whether you're an undergraduate, postgraduate, academic, or independent researcher, our research grants and By-Fellowships are designed to support work using our collections here at Churchill Archives Centre. 🔗 Click the link to find out more & apply: buff.ly/JGsTtHK

We loved hosting our annual visit for students studying the Modern British History MPhil here in Cambridge. In our 2 hour session, we worked with students to explore what it means to look after collections, from when they enter our sorting room to going out to researchers in our reading room!

Less than a week away! Unmissable keynote for historians: Charlotte Smith of @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy will talk about the Denning Committee and the importance of engaging with how archival management shapes our work.

Delighted to see my article exploring how Britons planned for retirement in the mid-to-late 20th century out in the world! It tries to capture the mixed feelings prompted by ageing & retirement whilst connecting those themes to wider histories of social democracy, selfhood & financialisation.

@alicefraser.bsky.social Hey Alice, I just listened to the cast about your book. I am so sorry that has happened to you. I think your audiobook idea was brilliant. Perfect format for your existing audience too. I went bought a copy right away. It’s only 15 usd which is a steal!

Pleased to be an Associate Fellow!

I am taking up a By-Fellowship next year - it’s a great opportunity and I am really looking forward to being back at Churchill.

If you love women's history, sign up for the Women's History Network ‪@womenshistnet.bsky.social‬ annual conference. Running over 4-5 Sept, it's free, online, & packed with great panels on activism, archives, the arts and fashion, economic life, sexualities womenshistorynetwork.org/the-womens-h...

This is a great opportunity to speak to a friendly and supportive group!

This looks like a good listen with a 4 hour train journey ahead of me today.

NEW EPISODE OUT NOW! Today’s bad idea is one that started out as satire and ended as a political slogan. David talks to historian of ideas Ben Jackson about meritocracy and its origins in Michael Young’s book The Rise of the Meritocracy published in 1958. Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com

No better person to hear from on this topic than @robertsaunders.bsky.social - will make the commute fly by!

Delighted we'll be publishing our book on 'Legal participation for litigants in person: protecting the right to a fair trial' w @hartpublishing.bsky.social in 2026, following the footsteps of @leader-kate.bsky.social, @jessmant.bsky.social & others, building on our @nuffieldfoundation.org research.

Interested in starting a PhD (fee waiver) in Sept 2025 on 'Repression, silencing & criminalisation of activism & protest' at #LSBU? If yes click link below for more info. & please re-post 🙂. #activism #skystorians @socialhistsoc.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social www.lsbu.ac.uk/research/res...

Just listened on my morning “run” - a delight 🤗

What did Adam Buxton do yesterday? I would say, this is the best place to find out: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/w...

Finally some news I can trust 😐

This is a wonderful opportunity!

And if you'd like to be our next Archives Centre By-Fellow, just head over to our website to find out more about our application process buff.ly/v6eZ0Kv

Agreed - lots to think about, and lovely to see friends and meet new ones #qmcbs

Looking forward to this (and to saying hello!).

Never has a commute home been so eagerly anticipated …. @phlaimeaux.bsky.social @maxrushden.bsky.social

For anyone interested in the rule of law in the U.S. following @qjurecic.bsky.social and @annabower.bsky.social is a must. In continual awe of the work they are doing.

Doing a new kind of history where I talk to people. Aiming to learn more about women’s experiences of work in North London since the 1960s. If you are, or know, a woman over 65 from this part of the world, then please get in touch!

Done!

Lots to look forward to here!