Pleased to review Fred Smith’s excellent 'Transnational Catholicism in Tudor England', now out in Reformation. The book shows how English Catholicism was 'shaped, defined, and sustained' through exchanges of ideas and people across Britain and Continental Europe. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

OTD in 1623, the Fatal Vespers tragedy occurred: a building hosting a secret Catholic service in Blackfriars collapsed, killing around 100. The aftermath saw vicious anti-Catholic violence, but, as I explored, it also reveals much about tolerance & Catholicism in London. doi.org/10.1017/bch....

OTD in 1623, the Fatal Vespers tragedy occurred: a building hosting a secret Catholic service in Blackfriars collapsed, killing around 100. The aftermath saw vicious anti-Catholic violence, but, as I explored, it also reveals much about tolerance & Catholicism in London. doi.org/10.1017/bch....

Pleased to review Fred Smith’s excellent 'Transnational Catholicism in Tudor England', now out in Reformation. The book shows how English Catholicism was 'shaped, defined, and sustained' through exchanges of ideas and people across Britain and Continental Europe. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Can anyone help? This intriguing leather bottle of Charles I, standing over a metre tall is in the Stuart & Jacobite collection at Chiddingstone Castle. It's uncertain when, where & why it was produced, but if anyone has any insights please let me know. www.chiddingstonecastle.org.uk/charles-i/

Such a nice feeling to finally receive the hardbound copies of the thesis. So much more satisfying than the digital version! #PhDdone #earlymodern #london

Interested in the relationship between anti-popery in the 1624 parliament and "real" Catholic activity? Check out my new article in the English Historical Review, now available with advance access! doi.org/10.1093/ehr/...

A fascinating map of the parish of St Andrew Holborn, London (1755) showing the areas within the freedom of the City and those 'without' in the County of Middlesex. Intriguingly, many Catholics typically lived in the latter.

Me after I passed my viva recently! So grateful for my supervisor, Alexandra Walsham, & @ryansinnott.bsky.social's support. Thanks also to my examiners, Gabriel Glickman & Adam Morton for a rewarding discussion and helpful suggestions for publishing my thesis as a book. #phd #cambridge #earlymodern

Conference in Vienna in May 2025 on early modern religion and rebellion.

We are seeking new members of our editorial board, with expertise in the periods 1700–1850 or 1900–1940, as well as a joint book reviews editor (specialising in the modern period). More information is available here. All reposts much appreciated. #skystorians🗃️ #polisky #lit #geosky #18thc #19thc

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This looks like an interesting event with some great speakers: kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/confe...

Hadn't logged into my Twitter account in two years. Today seemed like a good day to do so, to delete it.