Many thanks to the @lswalescddcymru.bsky.social for granting myself and @bangorhistory.bsky.social colleagues Mari Wiliam and Euryn Roberts a Research Workshop Grant to support our developing project on post-war Welsh governance.

Looking forward to a great talk by @angleseyhistory.bsky.social at our @bangorhistory.bsky.social Day School on the Menai Suspension Bridge. Registration at www.bangor.ac.uk/events/menai...

Are you studying for a BA or taught Masters and need financial help to research a dissertation with a labour history theme? Check out our #bursary scheme… sslh.org.uk/bursaries-gr...

If you teach on undergraduate history courses, please spread the word. Small sums can often make a huge difference.

Really enjoyed writing this reflection on the Ilford North contest, which has been considered an important 'stepping-stone' to the 1979 victory. I argue here that the by-election was simply a return to the Conservative column of a formerly safe seat. Read more here:

News | Welsh Museums Festival takes joy as its theme More than 50 museums and galleries across Wales are taking part in the week-long celebration Read: https://ow.ly/5ywW50XjGjp

Only 4 days left to apply for our grants, for education activities (£300), publications (£500) and research (£500), deadline 31 October. For activities related to the history of Lancashire & Cheshire (inc Merseyside, Greater Manchester, Furness). www.hslc.org.uk/grants-prize...

This year's volume of our peer-reviewed history journal covering Lancashire and Cheshire from all historical periods is now available, in print and online www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/10.3828/...

Yr hyn y gallai isetholiad Caerffili ei ddatgelu am #Reform, #Llafur a dyfodol gwleidyddiaeth Cymru – darllenwch flog diweddaraf cyd-gyfarwyddwr WISERD, Robin Mann, a @marccollinson.bsky.social @prifysgolbangor.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com: bit.ly/3J0C0fX @bangorhistory.bsky.social

What the #Caerphilly byelection could reveal about #Reform, #Labour and Wales’ political future – read the latest blog post by WISERD co-director, Robin Mann and @marccollinson.bsky.social from @bangoruniversity.bsky.social on @uk.theconversation.com: bit.ly/4otCRVg @bangorhistory.bsky.social

There's no pretending that Reform didn't do well - look how steep that line is! BUT the fact it didn't *win* is still important because it impacts on the media's "unstoppable momentum" narrative. Think back to Runcorn and Helsby, when it did beat Labour, albeit by just six votes. A different story.

Voters in Caerphilly are heading to polls today for only the 5th (& most likely final before Senedd reform) by-election for a Senedd constituency since 1999. Given the media interest, it’ll be intriguing to see whether turnout is above the previous by-election record of 49.6% Bl Gwent in 2006)

Great to see Robin Mann and my new article published via the Conservation about next week's Caerphilly byelection and the impact of political history and changing sociological trends @bangorhistory.bsky.social @prifysgolbangor.bsky.social #BangorPolitics theconversation.com/what-the-cae...

A great resource for those interested in understanding how a politicians background might influence their actions. RIP.

A worthwhile read ahead from Ben Jackson. An apparent historical pattern is not necessarily an accurate prediction...

If something like this plays out next Thursday, it will be quite a result. However, it will be interesting to see if this changes over the next week. #Caerphilly #Byelection

Yesterday we displayed items from the Elsi Eldridge (wife of the poet RS Thomas) collection to members of the Contemporary Art Society for Wales with a talk by Prof Tony Brown about the artist. The Archives supports several research centres at the University including the RS Thomas Research Centre.

'Dafydd Elis-Thomas: Nation Builder' is available now in bookshops and through the link below! 📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/dafydd-... You can also join Aled in conversation at events throughout the autumn.

Join Llafur and our guest speakers to explore the 1925 anthracite strike and its legacy a hundred years on! 📆 25/10/2025 ⏱️10:30-16:00 📍Ammanford Welfare Hall 🎟️Free tickets: tinyurl.com/anthracitest...

We’re delighted to announce that a collection of papers based on History & Policy’s recent seminar series in partnership with the FCDO Historians on official history has been published in a special edition of the journal ‘Diplomacy and Statecraft’. historyandpolicy.org/new-collecti...

A fascinating History & Policy event. The 1960s and 70s were a creative period for the development of sophisticated industrial relations in Britain - Wish I could make it!

I joined the @royalhistsoc.org during my PhD. Their research support and RHS Circular, which advertises conferences, events, and grants, were invaluable #RHS

A new publication from one of our lecturers in French is on the way...

Just Chips Grandad, painting by Geoff Butterworth, Rochdale-based artist. #NorthernArt #FishandChipArt

#OTD 1892: John Morley is appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland in William Gladstone's last administration, having briefly served in this post in 1886. He was famous for writing monographs on Voltaire, Rousseau, Edmund Burke and Robert Walpole, as well as a three-volume biography of Gladstone.

Last year @alfiesteer.bsky.social looked at Benn's campaign for the right to renounce his peerage and the events of the subsequent elections. Watch the video via our TikTok channel: www.tiktok.com/@histparl/vi...

Great opportunity for recent graduate #skystorians with the Hakluyt Society Essay Prize! Please pass on to anyone you might think interested. #earlymodern

Vacancy with the Royal Historical Society: Membership and Office Administrator bit.ly/46TgZNA We look to appoint a Membership and Office Administrator (0.8 FTE) to join our professional Office to help us support history and historians. £31,904 pro rata. Closing date Monday 8 September #Skystorians

Just a few days to go before the deadline - 25 August. There's huge scope within the project to develop work related to trade, cross-cultural encounter and empire in the early modern world, in geographies stretching across Africa and Asia. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

#OTD 1873: Gladstone makes a radical choice for his new Chancellor of the Exchequer - himself, thus becoming one of very few individuals to hold two substantial offices of state simultaneously.

Political historian on tour: great couple of days looking at education trade union papers at @mrcwarwick.bsky.social thanks for all the help! @bangorhistory.bsky.social #BangorPolitics

New publication! “Objects of Poverty: Material Culture in Britain from 1700” is edited by Joe Harley & Vicky Holmes. Our chapter is on the fireguard - a consistent absence in the archival record - and the campaign to introduce it into working-class homes. Order the book here: lnkd.in/eMz2kfkd

Really pleased and proud to announce a new @ihr.bsky.social seminar - Migration and Mobility History. We want to cover migration across time and space and speak with colleagues across disciplines. If you're interested in attending/presenting, get in touch: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Renowned Hollywood actor Richard Burton and his adoptive father and mentor, Philip Burton, will be honoured with Blue Plaques to recognise their important contributions to Wales

Lovely historians, please do share this opportunity with MA students interested in contemporary British history :) @royalhistsoc.org @ihr.bsky.social @conteurohistory.bsky.social

The Menai Suspension Bridge will celebrate its bicentenary in 2026. To help with celebrations, please consider supporting the #TelfordCentre, a small museum in Menai Bridge promoting the bridge's unique story @archpbu.bsky.social @bangorhistory.bsky.social: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/200th-anni...

I’m in The Times today defending Universities against bad faith narratives: www.timeshighereducation.com/depth/are-uk...

Interesting point from @pjsloman.bsky.social about how government social policy evolves in office. Its about more than what was in the Manifesto #BangorPolitics

Great job at the @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy !

Last Week: Had an excellent visit to Soest in NorthRhine Westphalia, funded by @taithwales.bsky.social, to examine the #Twinning between there and Bangor. Thanks to Bangor City Council for their help in facilitating. #MoreThanATownSign @bangorhistory.bsky.social #BangorPolitics

Researching any aspect of history of the midlands? Then this is for you 🫵 The Midland History essay prize offers a first prize of £400.00 and opportunity for your research to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. Deadline for entries 31 October 2025 🎃 #skystorians #PhD

Jest er mwyn osgoi dryswch Just so as to avoid confusion

The submission window for the Library’s scholarship programme opened on Monday 2nd June! Due to the generosity of those who endow the funds, there are 21 scholarships in total, covering areas such as theology, arts and humanities, and the nineteenth-century. 1/3

Pleased to see that my article on Roy Jenkins and Racial Equality made the front cover of the Journal of Liberal History @libhistorytoday.bsky.social. Great to see it out almost 9 years after an early draft was presented at @naaswch.bsky.social in Harvard. @bangorhistory.bsky.social #BangorPolitics

My colleague @marillansannan.bsky.social has organised a fantastic one day event to explore Plaid Cymru's centenary. You can register through the link @bangorhistory.bsky.social #BangorPolitics www.bangor.ac.uk/short-course...

Dr @marccollinson.bsky.social shared insights into @bangorhistory.bsky.social short courses and community engagement. Gwaith y tîm #HanesCymru yn datblygu cyrsiau cymunedol #WelshHistory @royalhistsoc.org

'Innovative Approaches to Teaching Welsh History' bit.ly/4iVNE8u. On 9 May, Dr Lowri Rees (Bangor) is holding a workshop on new approaches to Welsh history. Lowri is a 2024-25 Royal Historical Society Teaching Fellow and this day event is funded by the Society. Register by 16 April. #skystorians

Looking forward to speaking on our community courses project at the @royalhistsoc.org supported 'Innovative Approaches in Teaching Welsh History' Workshop at @bangorhistory.bsky.social tomorrow, organised by RHS Jinty Nelson Teaching Fellow @lowriannrees.bsky.social .

We have really enjoyed sharing our @bangorhistory.bsky.social 'Castles, Quarries, and Communities' course with our local community attendees. Further courses will be available in due course through: www.bangor.ac.uk/short-course... Recent course details: www.bangor.ac.uk/courses/othe...

Seven years today since we first introduced you to this absolute unit.