Inexpensive heart-shaped medal struck for the Marriage of Charles II & Catherine of Braganza #otd 29 May 1662. Thousands of these were made for popular purchase. (British Museum)

I suspect that a lot of the lack of concern about sweeping academic redundancies is the perception that academics come from upper middle class backgrounds and can simply fall back on family wealth or trust funds. Nope. I live solely on my job like, y'know, almost everyone else.

As the job rejection list grows longer and more disheartening after 8 months of applications, if you are in need of a researcher or tutor please do get in contact. I have over a decades worth of research and teaching experience as well as a strong publication record.

So pleased to be starting this new project on royalist exiles in Paris attached to Queen Henrietta Maria's court, 1644-60. Thank you @britishacademy.bsky.social for funding this research! @openuniversity.bsky.social

My grad student João Covolan is organizing a nice workshop in Florence. Spread the word! Tuscany and the Iberian Empires. Migration and Knowledge Transmission in the Early Modern Period (30 October 2026, Florence) www.medici.org/cfp-tuscany-...

Spanish-English Translations Database, 1500 – 1640 This freely accessible database records translation activity between England & Spain in the early modern period, with detailed title page transcriptions, copy specific details and index of dedicatees & printers. spanish-english-translation.ucl.ac.uk

The Philip Mould gallery in London is opening an exhibition on "Elizabeth I: Queen and Court". Looks quite promising! www.facebook.com/reel/2358917...

By any chance does anyone have access to the Eastern Province Herald newspaper archive? Trying to locate page numbers for a newspaper article clipping dated February 1926 which have been cropped off.

What is maddening about this debate is that citation practices are not just about AI hallucinations. Scholars should be familiar with the ongoing conversations in their fields. Citations aren't throwaway padding. They are about matters of methodology, ethics, and care. 🛢1/2

Are you studying, researching or teaching the histories of biography? Try using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). It contains 670,000+ resources from 55 BCE to today! Find out how to use BBIH buff.ly/yD11954 @brepols.net

For anyone interested in Tudor government or Elizabeth I in general, newly arrived in the library today are the Proceedings of the Privy Council, 1582-1583. It's now on the shelves in the first floor reading room - search.libraries.london.ac.uk/permalink/44...

📣 CfP "Renaissance and Early Modern Meanings of History" Renaissance Society of America welcomes proposals on any aspect of this theme. Possible themes include: - Definitions - Audiences/spaces - Sources - Collections 🗓 200 word abstract due 1 July For more info visit www.rsa.org/forms/FormRe...

31 years ago I was sent on a computer programming course in Norway. The SSNE database went live online & open access 30 years ago this month. It records over 8000 British migrants (mostly #Scots) in northern Europe. Enjoy www.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/ssne... #EarlyModern #WhatsHistory #History

Now on @royalacademyarts.bsky.social: an #exhibition of the work of the 17th-century Brussels-based artist Michaelina Wautier. It shows the thematic breadth of her work, including a large mythological painting called 'The Triumph of Bacchus', religious artworks, and depictions of children.

Book on the global history of the Little Company of Mary really starting to come together! I really cannot wait to share all my research findings into the academic sphere!

Hey #earlymodern peeps and #skystorians! @hannah-historian.bsky.social and I are putting together an edited collection on "Letters as Paratexts in the Early Modern World," and we'd love to see wonderful and brilliant article ideas! Check out the CFP here, and let me know if you have any questions!

#earlymodern BlueSky: I'm teaching Renaissance and Reformation Europe for the first time this coming fall and need some ideas for a sourcebook of primary sources on the Reformation (would also appreciate Ren recs). So far I'm thinking this one from Routledge? www.routledge.com/Global-Refor...

📣 This year the Sintra Summer School will focus on 'Serving at the Palace: From the Throne to the Kitchen in Early Modern Courts' 📍National Palace of Sintra 🗓 31 Aug - 4 Sept 2026 If you are in academic study heritage work, or are interested in this period, you can apply to take part!

Are you studying, researching or teaching the histories of social class? Try using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). It contains 670,000+ resources from 55 BCE to today! Find out how to use BBIH buff.ly/yD11954 @brepols.net

Thomas Arundel was the English archbishop who overthrew a king. In this extract from Archbishop, Chancellor, Kingmaker, author Chris Given-Wilson looks at Arundel’s life. yalebooks.co.uk/thomas-arund... #MedievalSky #SkyStorians

We’re delighted to announce our ‘Women in Revolution’ webinar Thursday 4 June 7:00-8:15 PM featuring @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social @earner.bsky.social + Catriona Kennedy. Attendance is free. All are welcome For more info + to register 👀👇 events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d2a073...

"The study of history is not merely an intellectual pursuit but a civic obligation, essential to the maintenance of a reflective, resilient and democratic society ... And yet opportunities to learn the skills of historical practice are disappearing at an alarming rate." bit.ly/3QyZQCO

You are warmly invited to attend the 5th Annual Lecture in Ecclesiastical History organised by the Centre of Anglican History and Theology (University of Kent & Canterbury Christ Church University & Canterbury Cathedral).

trying to remember the full name of an elderly LCM sister who worked at the LCM's hospital in Rome in the 1950s who I met in Melbourne this time two years ago for my book introduction. All my notes just say 'Sr Mary' - that narrows it down!

In our next lecture, John Guy and Julia Fox will discuss their latest collaboration ‘Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the Marriage That Shook Europe’ (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2023), a critically acclaimed re-examination of the Boleyn courtship and marriage. All welcome.

We've got plenty of parish registers in our collection, but how can you use them in your research? Come along to this free talk and learn how to get started in using this fantastic resource! Spaces are limited, so make sure you email us to secure your spot at [email protected]

@boydellandbrewer.bsky.social are having a 60% sale on selected hardbacks from today until 5 May, which includes my monograph Catholics during the English Revolution, 1642-1660: Politics, Sequestration and Loyalty for £35.77. Bargain! boydellandbrewer.com/book/catholi...

If you or your students research any aspect of British, Irish or British colonial/imperial history (Roman empire to today) and need a tool that will never hallucinate sources, check out the BBIH. It develops research skills rather than repressing them. Instit. & indiv. subscriptions available.

CFP The 16th Century Society (SCS): A Society for Early Modern Studies SCS invites proposals for individual presentations, panels, roundtables & workshops for its annual conf at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, Oct 29-31, 2026. For more info, visit: sixteenthcentury.org/conference/2....

This is unfortunately still relevant so please do share with anyone who is looking for a tutor/lecturer in early modern history or freelance researcher.

Jane Seymour queen of England for only 17 months. In her lifetime, however, she was a significant political figure, while her legacy and memorialization extended beyond her early death following childbirth Out in July 😊 @routledgebooks.bsky.social #livesofroyalwomen #janeseymour #queenjaneseymour

📢New article in JBS! 📗"Arguing with Catholic Women: Devotion, Polemic, and Female Agency in the Theological Crisis of the 1620s," by Kathryn Marshalek Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Lively @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social talk with Bowen and Imhof about @brepols.net The Burgeoning #European #Print Trade: The Distribution of Prints via the Platin-Moretus Press of #Antwerp. #Skystorians #EarlyModern #Belgium #LowCountries newbooksnetwork.com/the-burgeoni...

10 grants available (up to €300) for travel and expenses to join us in Trento, Italy, 16-18 September, for postgrads and ECRs working on a topic related to 'Circulating Faith: Christian Missions in a Global Perspective (1500–2000)' deadline 30 April isig.fbk.eu/it/news/deta... #earlymodern 🗃️

Please share with any of your students and post-docs folks!

I don't yet have a uni email (working on it), but from today I'm a research fellow at Swansea University working on the medieval and early modern fiefs of Jersey. Please send me Jersey tourist recommendations and any lost court records or copies you may have in your attics.

Really pleased to share my (open access!) article on immigration control in early modern England, feat. rights-bearing subjects, rightsless migrants, and experiments in immigration control

Three postdoctoral research positions (35 months each) are available on the project 'Travellers’ interactions in early modern Italy' (TRAVEL), working with @toffolosandra.bsky.social at the Italian-German Historical Institute in Trento. Apply by 8 May 2026 #Skystorians #EarlyModern bit.ly/4djmUPc

Remembering my dear friend Emma on what would have been her birthday yesterday. Nine years now since you left us. Never forgotten.

The latest issue of our #SRSlyGood "Renaissance Studies" is OUT! It's an extra special issue on 'Early Modern English Textual Cultures Between Manuscript and Print', guest edited by the distinguished duo, Mari-Liisa Varila and Sara Norja. rensoc.org.uk/renaissance-...

Please do spread the word about the @srsrensoc.bsky.social Scholars of Colour MA Scholarship Awards -- two pots of £4,000 each, and an optional mentoring opportunity. I've very much enjoyed being a mentor to a fantastic scholar through this scheme!

📢CFP Deadline Extended! Submissions for the NACBS 2026 call for papers are now due by April 27! You can read the full CFP here: www.nacbs.org/call-for-pap...

@pennpress.bsky.social Founders Day 'flash sale' today and tomorrow mailchi.mp/pennpress/fo... @csschmitt.bsky.social @drmishaewen.bsky.social @thehistoriann.bsky.social @drjessecromwell.bsky.social @profjennyshaw.bsky.social @chloeireton.bsky.social @acweimer.bsky.social #earlymodern

Last chance to see! Our current exhibit on 17th century fashion and clothing 'Stitching the Nation' comes to an end on 12 April, so make sure you don't miss it! More details at: cromwellmuseum.org/events/stitc...

One year since this appeared… www.routledge.com/James-VI-and...

24 March - happy (English and Irish) accession day to King James VI & I. #history #Stuarts #otd #Tudors www.routledge.com/James-VI-Bri...

In these difficult times, I am absolutely grateful to receive news about my ALCS distribution. It genuinely means a lot to know that people do read and value the work written by myself but also by others who are in a similar situation to myself.

🎉 2025 Leah Leneman Essay Prize Winner 🎉 We are delighted to announce @historyfinn.bsky.social as the winner of the 2025 Leah Leneman Essay Prize for “In her Tyme”: Temporal-Literacy, Work and Scottish Noblewomen (1630–1710) womenshistoryscotland.org/2026/03/22/2... Congratulations, Finn! 👏

📣 Applications open! Women’s History Scotland Research Bursary Up to £500 is available for Masters students, doctoral researchers, ECRs, and independent historians researching women’s and gender history 🗓 Deadline 31 May 2026 Details on how to apply 🔗 womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...

Delighted to announce that a 'state of the field' article on royal & court studies which @jspan.bsky.social & I have co-authored has just been published open access! Wonderful to work w/Jonathan to develop this keynote for K&Q into a publication for History! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...