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Earlier this week I helped clean a 1920s sign that St Albans Museum (where I volunteer sometimes) rescued from the old Ballito stockings factory. It was quite dirty, but no major restoration work was needed. BUT,

Don't forget that we are recruiting for our new committee! If you have any questions, please email us as we are happy to answer. Keep on scrolling to see what roles we are recruiting for the next academic year!

Our conference has kicked off! We were welcomed by History Lab's Chair @thomascryer.bsky.social, Director of @ihr.bsky.social @clairelanghamer.bsky.social, and Professor Neil Forbes from Coventry University who is delivering his keynote speech 👨‍🏫 Don't forget that you can join us online! 💻

Too busy chairing the last panel to share about the papers individually, but some fascinating talks by @toujoursbizarre.bsky.social , Dan Harms and Neil Tarrant! #MagicWitchCon

What I mean when I tell my friends that I’m not sure I deserve a PhD is that I’ve just spent the past five minutes annoyed at some water for not boiling when I simply had not turned on the stove

Best adventure ever! Can’t wait for the next one!🧙🏻‍♀️

Celebrating scholarship and creativity #RSA2025 Star papers, lovely friends including @mikkibrock.bsky.social @ellenwerner.bsky.social @pjsalzman.bsky.social @jmhclark.bsky.social @drandrewsneddon.bsky.social @notwithoutmustard.bsky.social @toujoursbizarre.bsky.social @hsbamford.bsky.social

We’re shipping up to Boston (and bringing witchcraft!) #rsa #rensa25 #boston #witchcraft #witchcraftstudies

Getting ready #salem

There's still time to get your abstracts in for the CREMS Magic and Witchcraft conference! Please share widely in this low-algorithm world 💌

“The witch-burner’s MEIN KAMPF”?!? WTF call me an academic snob but this sums up PERFECTLY my problem with non-specialistic publications about witchcraft

I wish I could be sarcastic about working at 9PM on a Saturday on the lines of “do a PhD, they said, it’ll be fun, they said” but everyone did indeed warn me and it is just completely, thoroughly, truly my fault

📢NOW AVAILABLE TO BOOK! Join us on Monday 18th November for our Abstract Writing Workshop to help you craft clear, engaging and successful abstracts! Use the link below to book onto this extremely informative workshop! history.ac.uk/events/abstr...

#historians #arthistorians of #witchcraft help! I’m hoping to argue that this print in Guazzo’s Compendiun Maleficarum is the ONLY image showing animals that are witches transformed (to enter the victims’ houses more easily) and NOT familiars as all other images. Anyone knows of others?