✨ COMING UP: Join Dr @katyphipps.bsky.social (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) at the National Portrait Gallery for a public lecture on the history of sex & sex work in Victorian Britain & the British Empire The event takes place on Thursday 16 April, 1-2pm with tickets available 👉 brnw.ch/21x1pgc

💥 Women Strike Back! – A new exhibition by Dr @saimanasar.bsky.social (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) is on display at St Paul's Learning Centre until end of June Celebrating the stories of Black & South Asian women who campaigned for & brought about change in postwar Britain More 👉 bit.ly/412N1Tj

While many historians have studied plague outbreaks in particular towns and cities, few have considered how they impacted their rural surroundings. This study in one of the world’s leading demographic history journals, Local Population Studies, sheds fresh light on the patterns of epidemics…

'Given the amount of criticism that the BBC has faced in recent years, this may be the hardest job in the UK media.' Prof Simon Potter (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) on the appointment of Matt Brittin as the BBC's new director general for The Conversation Read 👇 theconversation.com/bbc-gets-a-n...

I am greatly looking forward to today’s conference on the ‘Maritime and Political World of 1066’. It will be so nice to have other people to talk to about Normans and boats 😁 ⛵️🌊 My talk is ‘Wind of Change: Telling the tide and waiting for the wind in the Anglo-Norman world’. #MedievalSky

'This new discovery highlights the central importance of maritime aspects to the events of 1066.' PhD @uobrishistory.bsky.social candidate @tyguson.bsky.social provides expert comment on new research into King Harold & Battle of Hastings for The Guardian Read 👇 www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...

Women's self-employment has long been an important but often overlooked part of Britain's working history Inspired by #IWD, we're spotlighting Dr Amy Edwards' @somsproject.bsky.social which explores the history of women’s self-employment in Britain 1970-2000 Watch the documentary 👉 brnw.ch/21x0DJY

Hot off the press: New article by our Darius Wainwright on Trump’s actions in Iran: theconversation.com/trumps-appro...

Happy publication day to @uobrishistory.bsky.social’s Professor Sumita Mukherjee!

I’ll be talking about my recent research on the Bayeux Tapestry in a public lecture here in Bristol on Thursday 30 April. Attendance is FREE and includes a drinks reception 🍷 Everybody welcome! Please join us if you can and help spread the word! #medievalsky #skystorians

Fancy knowing more about the Bayeux Tapestry? At a free public lecture and reception?? Look no further! 👁️ 👁️

'Most arrested royals were accused of treason and conspiracy, but these charges were often compounded with accusations of heresy and witchcraft.' Dr @gvb1554.bsky.social (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) reflects on the history of royal arrests for The Conversation theconversation.com/there-have-b...

Don't forget that applications are currently open for the Bristol Medieval Studies Summer School! Apply by 1st March to be eligible for a 10% discount! Find out more at: www.bristol.ac.uk/centre-for-s... #medievalsky #skystorians

🧵Following Andrew's arrest there's been a lot of talk in different media about this being 'unprecedented'. It most certainly is NOT! It might be in the modern age, but not before the 18C. I have identified 49 close relatives of the monarch put in custody from 1066.

Please join us for the launch of our 'Women Strike Back!' exhibition on Monday 9th March. The wonderful Vanessa Kasuule will be joining us for a poetry reading. You can book your tickets via: ticketpass.org/event/ELVTJM...

Research Seminar - 23 Feb, 4pm (Hybrid) Dr Alastair Ayton Beyond a Borderland: The March of Wales and its Lords in Thirteenth-Century English Politics Open to all! Email [email protected] to register (online or in person).

'The life and legacy of Maurice of Burgos have for too long been shrouded in mystery. This marvellous study is a window on a fascinating topic.' Dr Fernando Cervantes (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) reviews Teresa Witcombe's On the Edges of Christendom in The TLS www.the-tls.com/history/medi...

It was a pleasure to chat with @ecrpodcasters.bsky.social about visiting fellowships and how/why to apply for them. Hopefully folks will find it useful! @bristolcms.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social @bristolcmspgr.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social

📢 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS OPEN 📢 Deadline: February 24th at midday The IGRCT is accepting applications for travel bursaries from UoB students and for event proposals from UoB staff and PGRs. Please see our website for more information: igrct.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/funding/

On advance access: "Bodies, Tides, Timber, and the Global History of London’s Docks, 1860–1928" by Simeon Koole (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) and @benmechen.bsky.social (@uclhistory.bsky.social) #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/past...

With support from @uobrishistory.bsky.social & @uobartsmatter.bsky.social, these Cantonese workshops form part of my new project to develop Chinese-language resources to support the global HK diaspora to research & preserve their family history. Feel really privileged to be able to do this work!

Our latest quarterly round up: a busy three months in the life of the Hong Kong History Centre here at the University of Bristol @hongkonghistory.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social

'We understand Hong Kong as a subject providing a wide range of opportunities, as a city and a territory with a distinctive past that has never been more alive.' Excellent write up on the @hongkonghistory.bsky.social in the latest @iias.bsky.social newsletter For more pp.38-40 👉 brnw.ch/21wZEyV

TOMORROW! Please join us for More-than-Human Curation, 2nd in our More-than-Human/ities seminar series w/ York University, Toronto Come explore how art & wildlife interact in museum settings & curatorship🦣🌾 Wed 4 Feb 17:45–19:15 Register here yorku.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_1ON4d36KQQWSXZUwX10Nuw

🏳️‍🌈 As #LGBTplusHM returns this February, Dr Irina Roldugina (Russian Dept) tells us about a fascinating Cold War encounter between Western queer individuals and the Soviet Union Read more about Irina's research as part of her @leverhulme.ac.uk project 👉 brnw.ch/21wZwbk @lgbthm.bsky.social

'There is good and bad news about the gas that has given us everything...and could yet take everything away.' Emeritus Prof Peter Coates (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) reviews @peterbrannen.bsky.social The Story of CO2 is the Story of Everything in @thetls.bsky.social www.the-tls.com/science-tech...

'The alehouse became the second space in the community after the church.' Dr @markhailwood.bsky.social (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) research on the history of the pub in 16th and 17th century England features in today's @telegraph.co.uk Read more 👇 www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01...

We are really excited to announce the second of our fantastic keynote speakers: author, literary historian, Middle English and Biblical poetry expert... our very own Dr Cathy Hume (@cathyhume.bluesky.social)! 🎉🎊🎉

Who was Hecate, Mistress of Magic? ✨ From local goddess to ruler of night, sorcery and the crossroads between worlds. Discover the history of this guardian of travellers and spirits... Watch Prof Ronald Hutton's* lecture 👉 gres.hm/goddess-hecate * also of History at Bristol

Double book launch 📚 Celebrating new books by @latemedievalist.bsky.social and @mattlampitt.bsky.social, with introductions by Professor Christian Liddy & Professor Miranda Griffin. Food and drinks provided. 🗓 26 Jan 2026, 5–7pm 📍 The Mount Without, The Crypt, Bristol All welcome to attend!

Don't forget to get those proposals in! #medievalsky #skystorians

We're delighted to announce the first of our amazing keynote speakers: medieval historian, author, co-host of 'Gone Medieval' and 'We're Not So Different' podcasts, and co-creator and host of several HistoryHit TV series... Dr Eleanor Janega 🎉🎉🎉(@goingmedieval.bsky.social)! #medievalsky #skystorian

A press release from the University of Bristol about an exciting new article by @benpohl.bsky.social and published by Historical Research: www.bristol.ac.uk/news/2025/de...

My tasty take (pun intended) on the Bayeux Tapestry—a subject on which I had vowed never to publish. Available Open Access with @ihr.bsky.social. See what you make of it, and bon appetit! academic.oup.com/histres/adva...

Very nice and nuanced write-up of my latest research by @historyextra.bsky.social! Many thanks to @djmusgrove.bsky.social & Co.! 😊 www.historyextra.com/period/norma...

Can’t say that making it into the printed edition of the Daily Mail was top of my list of academic career goals, but hey-ho..!

Today is the day! I’m very excited and honoured to be delivering the @lincolnbishopuni.bsky.social Annual History Lecture this evening. I’m really looking forward to talking publicly about my new book for the first time 📚🗃️ @lbishophisarch.bsky.social

'Empire Without End is an accessible work that confronts the legacies of colonialism – it deserves to reach a wide, general audience.' Prof Sumita Mukherjee (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) selects her favourite new history books of 2025 for @historytoday.com www.historytoday.com/archive/revi...

Nice work by my @uobrishistory.bsky.social / @bristolcms.bsky.social colleague and fellow Bristol Record Society councillor, Evan Jones! bristolrecordsociety.org/stories-from...

#LegalHistory #BristolHistory This, from Evan Jones @bristolcms.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social is interesting on humour, Bristol, maps, gallows(es) ... bristolrecordsociety.org/stories-from...

Also open for application at @hongkonghistory.bsky.social at the moment is our Visiting Scholar Scheme for 2026/27, for colleagues/PGR students working on project(s) relating to the history of Hong Kong! #hkhist @uobartsmatter.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social

We're launching a 3-week Hong Kong History Summer School in June-July 2026 for all of you interested in HK history! And you will have the opportunity to explore our Hong Kong collections too. Just how exciting is that? @uobartsmatter.bsky.social @uobrishistory.bsky.social #hongkonghistory

Continue introducing our network of ECS, we have Yuan JIN sharing with us on her academic journey and current project on the Kowloon Waterworks system in Hong Kong. Full text see: tinyurl.com/4pwk72vf

‘Since January 2025, I have collaborated with Imagined Malaysia, a Malaysia-based NGO, and started a public history campaign titled ‘Malaysia Unbound: Transregional Histories through Documents’…

getting in the spirit of the season by reviewing this new book (an anthropology of Christmas magic)

Took Electric Wind to meet some electric wind ⚡️ I’m out in Norway teaching on an energy humanities PhD course and we went to a wind farm today ☺️ @manchesterup.bsky.social

And .. the Hong Kong History Centre here is also accepting applications for our Visiting Scholar Scheme Come visit us here @uobrishistory.bsky.social www.hkhistory.net/2025/11/24/v...

Come join us, or please share the opportunities to: our great 4-year PhD studentships are now advertised. This one is for pre-1950 history www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPQ727/p...

Come join us, or please share the opportunities to: this 4-year Hong Kong History Centre PhD studentship is for projects focusing on any historical period www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPQ731/p...

'He exuded a sense of Buddhist calm and tolerance, yet was at home among the international elite.' Prof @sulinlewis.bsky.social (@uobrishistory.bsky.social) reviews a 'riveting new biography' of U Thant, former Secretary-General of the UN, in a new piece for The TLS www.the-tls.com/history/twen...