@drsonnelitter.bsky.social @isminipells.bsky.social @juliaheinemann.bsky.social @sandrasg.bsky.social @catsbeck.bsky.social A great example of #milwelfhist in the early modern period

Explore the extraordinary stories of injured veterans, widows and orphans of the British civil wars that have been uncovered through the work of the Civil War Petitions Project! 🔗 Use the link below to access the key findings of the project by Professor Andrew Hopper and Dr Ismini Pells

Saturday started with a wonderful paper by @isminipells.bsky.social on war amongst the lower ranks. ⚔️ This was followed by Professor John Morrill with fascinating insight into Oliver Cromwell, and @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social with her incredible work on the Irish Depositions #earlymodern #skystorian

Cromwell Association Research Grants are now available for non-affiliated researchers and post-graduate students researching aspects of Cromwell or the wider history of the 17th Century. For more details of how to apply see olivercromwell.org/wordpress/th.... Deadline: end of April 2026.

www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/product/the-... published today, a fantastic teaching resource and a super Xmas present. With contributions from @annlaurahughes.bsky.social @isminipells.bsky.social @waseemahmed98.bsky.social @denisegreany.bsky.social Richard Cust, Andy Hopper (Ed.) Oh, and me.

I am very honoured to have been asked to deliver the Richard Holmes Memorial Lecture 2025 at @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social on 15 November. Tickets are available for in-person and online attendance: www.tickettailor.com/events/theba...

A reminder about the Cromwell Association's FREDERIC L BORCH III ESSAY PRIZE 2025 for students aged 16-19. The deadline is Friday 25th July and the prize winner will receive a personal cheque for £250.

Happy Friday! you can now register for our @cemskcl.bsky.social colloquium on Early Modern War Narratives! June 6th in person and online! Keynote by Andrew Hopper and Ismini Pells, funded by KCL, CEMS, & @srsrensoc.bsky.social. Register here (and pls repost!) — www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...

What ethical responsibilities do we bear when we write about war? This is one of the questions we’re posing in our June colloquium on early modern war narratives. CFP here and the deadline is 11th April! Please share widely and consider submitting an abstract! kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/lamen...