Is there a teenager in your household who loves reading, thinking, and talking about big ideas? Humanities for Young People at King's might be for them!

I’m pleased this is up. I’m trying out some methods stuff and some ideas here.

👀 Looking ahead at some of the brilliant books we have coming up this year... Organised Militarism in Interwar Britain by @rowan-thompson.bsky.social, part of our New Historical Perspectives series published with @ihr.bsky.social: uolpress.co.uk/book/organis... #Skystorians #History #OpenAccess

*Violent Waters: Environmental Politics in Early Modern England* An important new book from @ellydezateux.bsky.social shows 'how environments were politically constructed and contested, and how environmental concerns inflected politics'. 🗃️ Cambridge UP: www.cambridge.org/core/books/v...

Are you interested in joining our team? scottishhistoricalreview.org/news/express...

My latest post is up! Enjoy. Agnes de Frowyk: Widow, “Next Friend,” and Medieval Tiger Mom legalhistorymiscellany.com/2026/02/05/a...

18 month postdoc at the lovely IHR in London, $41,740. Deadline 7 March. 'The Fellow will play a key role within the IHR team responsible for hosting the 2027 North American Conference in British Studies (NACBS)' in London 2027. Repost to spread the word. #Skystorians

I am once again imploring people to not abuse Calvin's Case to argue against birthright citizenship in the US: it simply summarised a bunch of (contested) legal thinking. More important is that in 17thC legal practice, birthright subjecthood most certainly *was* a thing tinyurl.com/2rjyvwnb

WHOA! Elly Robson Dezateux’s Violent Waters @universitypress.cambridge.org is every bit as genius as I had assumed/hoped/dreamed. 🤩 Get this on all your reading lists, #EarlyModern #SkyStorians www.cambridge.org/core/books/v...

Full schedule for this term's 40+ seminars (free and open to the public) here. If you're studying, researching or just interested in History, have a look, and do book. Most seminars can be attended virtually; many are hybrid and you are welcome to join the Institute's London audience in person. 2/2

1/ A shout out to seriously the most stunning article I have read perhaps ever - Erin Maglaque's in the December @Journalofmoder. I was one of the readers for this piece, and I even wrote in my report that it was such an intense read that I had to go for a walk afterwards to calm down.

Fascinating look at the policing of fish and meat consumption (and fasting) in early modern England (and today), by @kjkesselring.bsky.social. Saving this for my lecture on fasting in Bittersweet Histories of Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate.

Birkbeck is hiring a Lecturer in Medieval Studies (c.1300-1500), full-time and open-ended. They will be formally based in English but expected to be able to contribute about 0.5FTE to History, including teaching and supervision. Closing date Feb 23rd: cis7.bbk.ac.uk/vacancy/lect...

Friends, I hope you’ll share this widely. The @jcblibrary.bsky.social is hiring 2 3-yr research associates for collaborative work on religions and freedoms in the early Americas. Info is here and I’m happy to take questions offline: brown.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/staff-...

Considering "Veganuary"? Read Krista Kesselring's new post! A New Year’s Gift: Fish, Flesh, and ‘Unlawful Diet’ in Early Modern England legalhistorymiscellany.com/2026/01/06/a...

The fifth volume in the series, 'Catholic Print Networks in Restoration London, 1660-1688' by @creutcke.bsky.social is out this month - and with 35% off using the code BB897 in the link below! #skystorians #CathHist #history #bookhistory #catholicism

A new post for the new year: "A New Year’s Gift: Fish, Flesh, and ‘Unlawful Diet’ in Early Modern England" legalhistorymiscellany.com/2026/01/06/a...

Another exodus from the other site, from the sounds of it? If you're looking for the #EarlyModern gang, we've got three starter packs that compile a bunch of them. I can keep adding to the third, just poke. Here's the OG: go.bsky.app/VQeQbbF 1/3

It was just two days ago that one of our main national newspapers ran a lovely little editorial on 'The Enduring Power of a Good Book'; today's editorial is rather more bleak. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/0d25078...

I'm honored to serve as one of the cochairs of the Program Committee for the 2026 American Society for Legal History Conference in Banff, Canada! The CFP is now available. Please consider submitting a proposal! aslh.net/2026-annual-... #ASLH #legalhistory

My new blog post examines a brief dispute over money between the Met Police and the Home Office - the police won, in the longer term. legalhistorymiscellany.com/2025/12/26/m...

A fascinating blog from my brilliant colleague Dr Helen Rutherford on #Victorian #Coroners and a unique source held at @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy

On #December6, we remember the names, faces, and lost futures of 14 women killed in an act of femicide, and recommit to working for change. #NationalDayOfRemembrance #GBV #WomenInSTEM #EndVAW #Polytechnique #MontrealMassacre

🚨 Applications are now open for the 2026–27 Koch History Centre Fellowships at Oxford! We are seeking 12 historians (9 junior, 3 senior) for a one-year fellowship at Wadham College & the Faculty of History. This year’s theme: “Scarcity and Abundance” Deadline: 17 Dec 2025 Please share widely!

New post by @sarabutler.bsky.social: 'Bracton and the History of Emotions': legalhistorymiscellany.com/2025/11/30/i...

New guest post by Susannah Wilson, on homicide, forensic psychology, and perceptions of criminal culpability in late 19th century France: legalhistorymiscellany.com/2025/11/20/t...

Just back from a very successful meeting of @thenacbs.bsky.social in Montreal (the biggest yet, I think) -- a huge thanks to Brian Lewis, Katherine Grenier, and all the organizers and presenters. Loads of good work and camaraderie - and many notes to think over in coming days. #nacbs2025

Attention #NACBS2025: we have conference displays copies looking for a good home! If you're an #ECR stop by our stand anytime tomorrow morning to claim yours. @thenacbs.bsky.social #BritishStudies If you do miss out, you can still grab a bargain with conference code BB154: buff.ly/U9twdID

Fantastic new post by Krista Kesselring! legalhistorymiscellany.com/2025/10/27/c...

Super new series at @manchesterup.bsky.social - perfectly launched today!

📢Fully Funded PhD Opportunities @thetimes University of the Year @durham_uni's Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies 🎓 durham.ac.uk/research/ins...

This is an excellent deep dive by @kjkesselring.bsky.social into the Devil in legal records. My (very) small contribution was coming up with the title, which I blurted out mid-conversation with Krista when told about the subject.

What if the Devil made them do it? A new post by @kjkesselring.bsky.social 'Crime, Culpability, and the Devil in the Details'. legalhistorymiscellany.com/2025/10/27/c...

my thoughts on generative AI in the classroom memoriousblog.com/2025/10/18/w...

Many congratulations to my colleagues in the Forms of Labour project team on the publication of their new monograph! 🗃️👏🎉 Brilliantly, The Experience of Work in #EarlyModern England is available open access: www.cambridge.org/core/books/e... news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...

A striking thing about articles I’ve read claiming to “study the effects” of generative AI on student writing skills and consumption of information is that (1) they nearly always find the effects are negative and (2) most “conclusions” are still written assuming that we must use AI, for some reason.

Another post on 'The Experience of Work in Early Modern England' - a reminder that work in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries was very much a family affair... manyheadedmonster.com/2025/10/09/t...

Many thanks to the editors at the @historicaljnl.bsky.social blog for publishing this short piece, and to @ellasbaraini.bsky.social for her help with it. My recent article, and one of the central ideas of the book manuscript I’m currently working on, in a nutshell. www.cambridge.org/core/blog/20...

Out #OpenAccess on FirstView @lawandhistrev.bsky.social: 'Conspiracy, Crime, and Conflict in the Court of Star Chamber'. #StarChamber

Who did what in early modern England? New #OpenAccess book, 'The Experience of Work in Early Modern England' by @jwhittle.bsky.social, @markhailwood.bsky.social, @hkrobb.bsky.social & @aucointaylor.bsky.social, based on thousands of #EarlyModern court depositions 🗃️ Read it: doi.org/10.1017/9781...

Very much this. The IHR really is open to everyone and this includes our common room and our library as well as our wonderful seminars. All free, all welcome!

New blog post examines the recent Australian 'mushroom murderer' case in the light of historical patterns - the poison used is pretty unique in the history of crime, but there are plenty of other similarities to note: legalhistorymiscellany.com/2025/09/23/p...

New post by @drkdwatson.bsky.social and Carolyn Strange: "Poisoning Crimes and the ‘Mushroom Murderer’: Patterns and Precedents" legalhistorymiscellany.com/2025/09/23/p...

The Board-ordered lockout that began Aug 20 has finally ended: classes start on Tues. I’m excited; but I hope that someone is not now trying to concoct a report on the ‘success’ of this innovative tactic in the ‘rebalancing of markets and mission’. By what KPI would they benchmark it? 🧵 (1/7)

Here @dalhousie.bsky.social, we should be starting our 3rd week of classes today, but instead, we're still locked out -- a lockout the Board initiated on Aug 20 'to not prolong the uncertainty'. No one can make this make sense, but they can at least make it end. #KeepDalStrong

Please circulate - we are hiring in Early Modern European history!

We are proud to introduce the new RSC Fellows & College Members! This exceptional group will be officially inducted into the RSC on Nov 14 at #COEE2025 in Montréal. Register at bit.ly/COEE2025 🎉 Meet the Class of 2025: bit.ly/3JZLfga #rscBRAVOsrc

Not available until June 2026, but we have a cover! #earlymodern #skystorians

Ren Thomas has a nice blog discussing Nous Group and Dalhousie @dalfaculty.bsky.social @dalhousieu.bsky.social : renthomas.ca/theres-a-nou...