A VIP visitor at the German Maritime Museum 👀 My colleague Frederic and I had the pleasure of welcoming the one and only @garius.bsky.social to Bremerhaven. We talked about the Bremen Cog, the Meteor – and of course, cats at sea. #earlymodern #history

So @lhaasis.bsky.social lured me up to Bremerhaven by promising to show me his big cog and... ...well, i'll let you lot judge it.

Games im Unterricht - Erinnern mit Games - mich treffen - Wolfenbüttel kennenlernen, interessiert? Dann noch schnell anmelden beim Cross Media Camp! 10.-11. April. #BlueLZ @akgwds.bsky.social #schule #games #erinnerungskultur

📣 New historical data visualization! "How Fast Was the Mail?" is an interactive map showing how long information took to travel across the US between 1882-1908: cblevins.github.io/mail-time/ +

Games im Unterricht - Erinnern mit Games - mich treffen - Wolfenbüttel kennenlernen, interessiert? Dann noch schnell anmelden beim Cross Media Camp! 10.-11. April. #BlueLZ @akgwds.bsky.social #schule #games #erinnerungskultur

#bluelz #games #Spiel #Wolfenbüttel #Medienbildung #Workshop #Lehrkräfte #Fortbildung #Spielbildung #Puzzle Gerne mit Lehrkräften (in #Niedersachsen) und allen anderen, die sich für #Medien und #Bildung interessieren, teilen (Anmeldung noch bis 27. März möglich!): app.guestoo.de/public/event...

Ai can be used for good things as well:

Als Begegnungsort für alle, die sich mit Geschichte befassen, kehrte das #histocamp26 von @openhistory.bsky.social am nach Bonn zurück. Vor Ort stimmten die Teilnehmenden über Ideen und Themen für die Session-Slots ab. Ein Bericht zum Barcamp auf meiner Webseite: niconolden.de/person/2026/...

Greatly looking forward to reading this new article from @fgottmann.bsky.social, Floris van Swet and Rémi Dewière! 🗃️

@lhaasis.bsky.social (Gamelab Oldenburg) führte in der 10b ein Projekt zum Serious Game „The Darkest Files“ durch, das sich an den Fällen von #FritzBauer orientiert. Die SuS erkundeten dabei die juristische Aufarbeitung von NS-Verbrechen – ein starkes Beispiel moderner #Erinnerungskultur. #blueLZ

Join us when we uncover what really sent Vasa to the bottom! We’re delighted to announce this special online lecture next Monday, 23 March, 1-2 pm, by Fred Hocker, Director of Research at Vasa Museum Stockholm. #earlymodern #history #maritimehistory

Join us when we uncover what really sent Vasa to the bottom! We’re delighted to announce this special online lecture next Monday, 23 March, 1-2 pm, by Fred Hocker, Director of Research at Vasa Museum Stockholm. #earlymodern #history #maritimehistory

Great to see that the video of Imogen Peck's recent talk @long18thsem.bsky.social on 'Family Archives in England, 1650-1838' is now available online. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

It’s been out a while now, but Rosemary Sweet and I have written a book about #18thcentury British travel to Spain and Portugal that is free to download here! uclpress.co.uk/book/no-coun...

Nothing to see here, just the original enrolled act that made Henry VIII Supreme Head of the Church of England (26 Hen VIII, c. 1). TNA C 65/143

Next week, on the 23rd March, 1 PM CET, we welcome a very special guest to our Ships & Seafaring 1500-1800 Talk: Dr. Fred Hocker, the director of research at the @vasamuseet in Stockholm. In his talk, he answers the question we all want answered: why did the Vasa sank in 1628?

Looking forward to presenting my paper “Bound Together at Sea: Convict Sociability and Life Aboard HMS Calcutta, 1803” at the the GIS Sociabilités Workshop at The National Archives, UK, this week. What forms of sociability did convicts experience during the voyage? #earlymodern #history

Looking forward to presenting my paper “Bound Together at Sea: Convict Sociability and Life Aboard HMS Calcutta, 1803” at the the GIS Sociabilités Workshop at The National Archives, UK, this week. What forms of sociability did convicts experience during the voyage? #earlymodern #history

Zum Tod von Jürgen #Habermas wieder online - das Doku-Porträt des großen Philosophen und Denkers:

Führung durch das Haus der Geschichte in Bonn. Auch das ist Teil unseres Programms! Vielen Dank für den ausführlichen Rundgang! #histocamp26

Session 1: @fraunora.bsky.social und Charlotte Jahnz zeigen uns Beispiele für den aktuellen Umgang mit KI in der Geschichtsvermittlung. Besonders gelungen findet das hier eigentlich niemand. #histocamp26

Einfach der beste Anheizer für einen frühen zweiten Sessiontag @lhaasis.bsky.social Warum die Räume für die Sessions nach Orten heißen, lässt sich an den Jahreszahlen erkennen: es sind die Austragungsorte aus einer Dekade. \o/ #histocamp26

Auch Games sind natürlich ein Thema beim #histocamp26 ! Session von Nico Nolden @niconolden.bsky.social zu kollaborativen Produktionsprozessen bei Games @openhistory.bsky.social @akgwds.bsky.social

Wer gern "Hallo/Hi/Servus/Moin" zu unserer Kollegin Dorothee Wunsch sagen will, findet sie wahrscheinlich bei unseren Büchern. Zur Identifikation aus der Ferne gibt es auch ein Foto (im Foto links). #histocamp26

Off we go!! Volles Haus und gute Stimmung! #histocamp26 Los geht’s

Auf dem Weg zum #histocamp26 in Bonn! Wen treffe ich da? @openhistory.bsky.social #geschichte #barcamp

Auf dem Weg zum #histocamp26 in Bonn! Wen treffe ich da? @openhistory.bsky.social #geschichte #barcamp

Next Monday, 16th March at 1 PM CET, we welcome Lucas' colleagues from the German Maritime Museum in Bremerhaven to tell us more about reconstructing a historical shipwreck! Join us under www.eventbrite.com/e/ships-seaf...! #earlymodern

Wenn ich im Leben mal verliere, möchte ich dabei nie so armselig und jämmerlich aussehen wie die CDU.

Join our "Ships & Seafaring 1500–1800" series Monday 9 March, 1pm CET, for a book presentation by @csschmitt.bsky.social (Cornell): "The Predatory Sea: Human Trafficking and Captivity in the Seventeenth-Century Caribbean". Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ships-seaf... #earlymodern #History

Join our "Ships & Seafaring 1500–1800" series Monday 9 March, 1pm CET, for a book presentation by @csschmitt.bsky.social (Cornell): "The Predatory Sea: Human Trafficking and Captivity in the Seventeenth-Century Caribbean". Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ships-seaf... #earlymodern #History

I like the idea of a University of Bluesky in the sense that many of us are part of a virtual res publica litteraria these days. I haven't (and likely won't) meet all of you in person ever, but I read your research, hints, comments, problems, and puns, even your bad jokes.

Trying to stay in academia has been so demoralizing even without [waves hands]. And yet every time I log onto this website I'm met by a diverse community of scholars working in a broad range of fields, all of whom believe in and fiercely advocate for a better academy. What could be more hopeful?

On Monday, at 1 PM, we welcome Casey Schmitt to our Ships & Seafaring Talk, where she will present her book "The Predatory Sea", a full-length study of the entangled history of captivity and colonialism using Spanish, French and English archives. Sign up here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ships-seaf...

Wenn es doch nur eine Technologie gäbe, die wir jetzt massiv ausbauen könnten, die uns erlauben würde, unabhängiger von Öl & Gas zu werden, langfristig die Kosten senkt und nebenbei damit auch noch damit die Klimakrise löst. 🧐

Join us today! Today, we’ll talk about some of most unique discoveries in the Prize Papers - artefacts from the Faroe Islands. When? 1pm (Germany), 12 (UK) - online. Register or just drop me a line and I sent you the link. All welcome!

Want to learn more about the spectacular find on the Danish cargo ship Anne-Marie? Sign up for an exciting roundtable with researchers from the Faroe Islands here: www.eventbrite.com/e/ships-seaf... #skystorians #19thcentury #earlymodern #maritimehistory

Ever wondered what it’s like to open a real historical time capsule? Join our online roundtable “Letters and Artefacts from the Captured Ship Anne Marie (1807)” on 2 March, 1 pm CET! Life, loss & connection at sea: eventbrite.com/e/ships-seafaring-15001800-tickets-1931080938069 #earlymodern #history

Viking shoes from the Oseberg ship. osebergvikingarv.no/eng/the-oseb...

The #humanities thrive through collaboration, dialogue, and exploration 💞 That’s why H-Net matters! We connect scholars, foster academic conversations, and support humanities research 💗 Homepage ⬇️ networks.h-net.org

Hello Bluesky! My new book, THE FIREARM REVOLUTION, is out on 14 April. It’s about how a new technology changed society, and how hard it was to control. Here’s a little thread of what’s inside:

Wir freuen uns sehr, dass das #histocamp im Jahr 2026 zu uns zurückkehrt! Sichert euch jetzt noch schnell Tickets und seid mit dabei in #Bonn.

Ever wondered what it’s like to open a real historical time capsule? Join our online roundtable “Letters and Artefacts from the Captured Ship Anne Marie (1807)” on 2 March, 1 pm CET! Life, loss & connection at sea: eventbrite.com/e/ships-seafaring-15001800-tickets-1931080938069 #earlymodern #history

Important news! I am delighted to announce the launch of my new podcast: The Untitled History Podcast. It's me, and guests, falling down all the history rabbitholes you can imagine. Please, please spread the word, subscribe and listen. Because... SHIPS CATS!! cms.megaphone.fm/channel/the-...

I still get a thrill when I open up an archive box and find the original sack that used to hold the records. This is an 18th Century sack used for holding King's Bench affidavits [TNA KB 1/3]

Ever wondered how Spanish privateers shaped global warfare & trade? Join Dr Vera Moya Sordo on Mon 23 Feb (1–2 pm CET) for “Kings of Privateering: A History of the Spanish Enterprise”, part of our Ships & Seafaring series #earlymodern #maritimehistory 🗃️ Register: www.eventbrite.com/e/ships-seaf...

Join us Monday, 23rd February at 1 PM for Lunch Talks: Kings of Privateering, where we’ll explore how Spanish privateers in the 18th-century Caribbean were vital instruments of imperial power—driving war, trade, smuggling, and the trade with enslaved people with remarkable agency.

Time to share some writing from the archives- brought to you by Colourful Histories, @statelibrarynsw and @nationallibraryaus. Written while I was on a summer scholarship at the NLA, this remains one of my favourite blog pieces.... #LibraryLoversDay #14Feb #archives #PacificHistory #loveletters