The Worth Library's Research Fellowships for 2026 have just been advertised. Find out more at edwardworthlibrary.ie/research-fel... Please repost! @bodleian.ox.ac.uk @cerl-community.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social @harvard.edu

A reminder that our first seminar of 2026 is on Thursday! Neil Murphy @northumbriauni.bsky.social will speak on 'Violence, colonialism and the mid-Tudor monarchy: Ireland in context'. If you can't join us in person @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social join online 👇 www.eventbrite.ie/e/violence-c...

Call for Chapters: Evident Tongues, Evident Bodies Deadline to submit: 12th April 2026 We invite chapter proposals for an edited volume examining how encounters through language and the senses shaped the production of evidence in the early modern period (c.1492–1700). www.ucl.ac.uk/institute-of...

Join us on Tuesday, 24 February to hear Dr Valerie Schutte kick off our Spring Seminar Series with a fascinating paper on 'Katherine Basset as a Case Study of the Household of Anne of Cleves'. Please find the sign-up link via this page: womenshistorynetwork.org/sign-up-now-...

In this blog post, Richard Ansell (Birkbeck, University of London) discusses how the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH) is contributing to his research on non-elite travel writing as part of ‘Written Worlds: Non-Elite Writing in Seventeenth-Century England’

This Wednesday Dr Stephen Roberts will be speaking on 'Power and the Culture of the Commons in the Long Parliament. 📍Jubilee Room, Palace of Westminster (SOLD OUT) / Online 🗓️Wednesday 11 February 2026 ⏱️18:15 - 19:15 There are still online tickets available below.

Buckle up! On Monday 9 February, Lily Freeman-Jones (Queen Mary University of London) will present “Soaring Arias and Loose Stitches: Women as Race-Makers Between Early Modern European Courts”. 18:00 GMT – Online via Zoom, register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lily-freem...

#earlymodern #17thC I'm not on here often, but...my first ever history article is out! It's about the goings-on in 17th C Ashton-under-Lyne. I've been passionate about 17th C history for decades, but it's not my official academic field so I'm very excited :) www.tandfonline.com/eprint/MZICG...

My new article, 'Selling Education in England, 1650-1715' is now out (open access) in the English Historical Review! academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...

So delighted to receive copies of our new book! Coming in at almost 380 pages, it has ten super chapters, contains transcriptions & translations of key 15th C documents & has some v. useful maps courtesy of my co-editor, Giovanna Guidicini. Thank you @jillharrison1.bsky.social & all involved! ✨📖

Call for Papers: Revolt of the Provinces? A Conference at the National Civil War Centre in Newark exploring the local impact and legacies of the ‘English’ Civil War(s). Organised by The Lincoln Record Society. Please share! #cfp #earlymodern royalhistsoc.org/calendar/the...

We are absolutely thrilled to share our Draft Programme for the Late Stuart Court Symposium - We have an amazing lineup of speakers! If you are interested in joining us in-person or online, sign up now using our Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980806533...

So excited to be a part of such a phenomenal group of scholars all talking about the Late Stuart Court!

Absolutely thrilled to speaking at this symposium in April on Catherine of Braganza! The line-up of speakers looks wonderful!

Looking forward to the awesome workshop “Mobility, Migration, and Belonging in the Early Global Iberian Atlantic,” organized by Oren Okhovat, Susana Bastos Mateus, and Pedro Cardim!

Our next talk! Francesca Galligan on 'Sir Christopher Hatton and his books: reconstructing an Elizabethan library.' How and why do we reconstruct historic libraries? Thurs 12th February, 5:15 pm T.S. Eliot Theatre, Merton College, Oxford (+ online via Zoom - register [email protected])

Are you studying, researching or teaching in the histories of Britain or Ireland? 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

Book Launch: The Monuments of Westminster Abbey #medieval #earlymodern anzamems.org/book-la...

Published a book on transnational women's or gender history 2020-25? 🚨Submissions to the Ida Blom-Karen Offen Book Prize in Transnational Women's & Gender History now open🚨You can see the full details on our website: www.ifrwh.com Closing date is 28 February 2026! #WomensHist #GenderHist

On 30 Jan, the anniversary of Charles I's execution in 1649, here is the only pub in Ireland that commemorates the event. The King's Head, High St, Galway city.

29 Jan 1612: William Bedell, future provost of Trinity College #Dublin. & Bishop of Kilmore, promoter & translator of an #Irish #Gaeilge #Bible, marries Leah Mawe, widow #otd (eebo/ecc) She already has 3 children, they went on to have 4 more together.

MEMS Seminar on Wednesday 4 February: Dr Joe Ellis introduces the Medieval and Early Modern Studies Seminar to the latest research on James VI and I's progresses. www.kent.ac.uk/events/event...

Join us for our annual Lyle Commemorative Lecture. Cressida Williams (Archives and Library Manager at Canterbury Cathedral) will speak about Elizabeth I’s visit to the city in September 1573, which was part the Queen’s 40th birthday celebrations.

CFP! Special issue of the journal Religions "Women in the Christian Tradition: Paradigms and Expressions of Religious Life in Early Modern Western Contexts" www.mdpi.com/journal/reli...)

CFP: Conference, 'Clio Reframed: Women Writing History, 1500-1750', University of Oxford, 18-19 June 2026 Deadline: 28 February 2026 Paper proposals are invited for this conference on the overlooked role of early modern women as writers of history. See clioreframed.hcommons.org.

Coming soon! My article on Queen Anne’s wardrobe has been accepted into the Journal for #18thC studies. In it I provide a qualitative & quantitative overview of her extensive wardrobe accounts (including makers & suppliers) & the ways that fashion influenced her representational strategies!

The Trustees and editors of Parliamentary History are delighted to announce that the essay prize for 2025 has been awarded to Peter Keeling (linktr.ee/peterkeeling) for: ‘Non-simultaneous polling in United Kingdom general elections, 1885-1918' 🧵1/6

Our Annual MacCurtain/Cullen prize is now open for entries. The competition is open to current or recent BA or MA/MPhil students. closing date for entries is 1 March 2026. womenshistoryassociation.com/grants-prizes/

New free online research training course 5 May 2026. Engaging Histories: Working with/in the Media as an Historian. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

With the start of a new year, I'm already looking ahead to the various talks I've got scheduled this year. You can always keep on top of my upcoming talks by heading to the Upcoming Events section of my website (drjohannastrong.ca/upcoming-eve...)! 1/4

31 January 2026 at Birkbeck from 2 to 6 pm.

Interested to work on our collections? The Call for applications of the LECTIO – KU Leuven Visiting Fellowships 2026–2027 is now open. As in previous years, Special Collections offers a joint fellowship. We will be happy to welcome you!

Self-promotion warning: @manchesterup.bsky.social will issue paper edition of our essay collection on #earlymodern European overseas empires in Jan '26 for pre-order @ GBP 30 @carrington-farmer.bsky.social manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526195791/

It was nice to be back here on a whistlestop trip for book writing related purposes. This book on the LCM is coming along in leaps and bounds!

New article on Advance Access: Marc Jaffré on 'Sociability and Diplomacy at Louis XIII’s Court, 1610–1643' academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... @facultyofartsug.bsky.social #earlymodern #courtstudies

Fellowship Opportunity! Folger Institute Artistic Research Fellowships Open to artists whose work would benefit from primary research related to the early modern world (ca. 1400-1800) and it's legacies. Applicants NOT required to hold a formal degree. www.folger.edu/research/the...

Excited to say I have a new book chapter out in 'Nationalism and Royal Women in Early Modern England', part of the Queenship and Power series from Palgrave Macmillan. My chapter explores the anti-Scottish nature of Elizabethan propaganda on Mary Queen of Scots. Read it here: doi.org/10.1007/978-...

✨ Call for Papers ✨ Are you a postgrad, ECR, independent scholar, or heritage professional researching any aspect of Midlands history? We'd love to hear about your work at our New Voices in Midland History Conference on Saturday 6 June at Newark Museum. CfP details below 👇 deadline 31 March.

Hello new followers! Can I take this opportunity to flaunt the upcoming publication of my new book (on Feb 3rd), a critical edition of the Grand Tour diaries of George of Denmark, detailing his adventures in Restoration England in the summer of 1669? And here is a discount code! BB135

Delighted to say that my book comes out in paperback shortly. Available to pre-order here: edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-epistol... 30% off discount code is PAPER30. 🙂

'It comes after the university announced last year that it was looking to save £20 million in staff costs over two years. The institution’s latest financial accounts confirmed a voluntary severance scheme in 2025 reduced total staff numbers by around 5 per cent.'

My previous job ended in October: if anyone needs a temporary tutor in early modern history or as a freelance researcher please do drop me a line! I have over 10 years experience in teaching and a wide practical knowledge of working in archives in the UK and abroad.

In a brand new publication in #PER online, Neil Johnston (@nejohnst.bsky.social) reviews 'Empire and enterprise. Money, power and the Adventurers for Irish land during the British Civil Wars' (Manchester University Press, 2020) by David Brown. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🎉 New year, new books! Explore the history of choral singing in Britain, discover the legacies of women journalists in Brazil, and uncover the hidden publishing networks in Restoration London. Explore January's new releases ➡️ buff.ly/TVIOSHr

The International Scholars of the History of Women Religious Association (ISHWRA) has just published its seminar schedule for spring 2026! Looks awesome. Seminars are all online. #nuntastic #WomensHistory for contact info: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

Look forward to speaking at the conference on 14 Jan 2026 at the LSE that will explore The Women's Library's sources on activism in the fields of religion, sexuality, and national and international politics. Email [email protected] if you wish to attend. @fotwl.bsky.social

New article out now and #OpenAccess (free to read, no paywall) - ‘The Development of Catholic Chapels in Ireland Prior to Catholic Emancipation, 1778–1829’ Architectural History, Vol. 68, 2025, pp. 123-152. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

2025 was a year of mixed achievements. I got to travel and see more of the world, have lovely reviews about my publications, made new friends and wrote non-stop all while dealing with a lot behind the scenes. Here is to a better year in the guise of 2026!