Violent Waters: Environmental Politics in Early Modern England is out now with Cambridge University Press: www.cambridge.org/core/books/v... This watery, riotous book has been more than a decade in the making, and I'm delighted to see it out in the world to live its own life!

The CfP for the #Workshop “Trust, institutions, and capitalism in Early Modern Europe” with Craig Muldrew (Friday 24 April 2026 in Nijmegen) is now open. For more information see the image, or follow this link: posthumusinstitute.org/2026/02/11/w... #Deadline for applications is 6 March!

With a refreshing swim I have concluded my first week as a visiting fellow at Stellenbosch University.

Ook op mijn lijstje: 'Nijmegen & Slavernij', van Luc Meijboom, Lianne Wilhelmus, @jorisvdt.bsky.social en Coen van Galen. Steeds meer plaatsen in Nederland doen onderzoek naar hun geschiedenis van slavernij, die zich zeker niet alleen tot de 'zeeprovincies' beperkt; een belangrijke ontwikkeling.

I have a fun fact that I can’t fit in my book. In 1651, the English Parliament sent two ambassadors to the Dutch Republic to establish a “Confederation of the two Commonwealths”. Both ambassadors, Walter Strickland and Oliver St John, were educated at @queenscam.bsky.social !

How it started -> how it's going

I visited the publisher today and they told me our book is currently their #bestseller! Even though it is available Open Access as well.

Nijmeegse bestuurders en inwoners profiteerden enkele eeuwen lang van de slavernij. Dat blijkt uit onderzoek van de Radboud Universiteit naar het koloniale slavernijverleden van Nijmegen. De huidige universiteitscampus ligt bovendien op het terrein van een vroegere VOC-bestuurder.

The book is now available to download! doi.org/10.54195/QEX... We also made a summary for a broader audience (with more pictures) that is available for free at libraries in Nijmegen.

This Wednesday evening, 19 March, we will present our research findings about historic ties between #slavery and #Nijmegen at De Vasim. The research will be available as a book published #OpenAccess by Radboud University Press: books.radbouduniversitypress.nl/index.php/ru...

Vandaag staakten we in Nijmegen om te demonstreren tegen de OLIEDOMME bezuinigingen op onderwijs en onderzoek 🟥✊ @woinactie.bsky.social @d66eerstekamer.bsky.social

Ik noem het altijd “Menty B” maar blijkbaar is dat niet goed?

Hey @roperlou.bsky.social turns out there was so much “insolence” in the Dutch Republic that the Nijmegen city council needed to forbid it explicitly (against “officers and domestics of the Prussian king”).

Deze week verschijnt onderstaand boek, met daarin een hoofdstuk over vier eeuwen (ja, je leest het goed: 1600-1940) petities en petitioneren in Nederland. Blij dat deze samenwerking met onder andere @maartjejanse.bsky.social @jorisoddens.bsky.social en @jorisvdt.bsky.social eindelijk te lezen is!

Back at Harvard today to celebrate the four-year anniversary (18 March 2020) of the all-staff email by the Harvard president that in times of crises "the world looks to Harvard for leadership" 🫶

The English translation of our book that studies slavery in the history of the Dutch Central Bank (DNB) is now available Open Acces! It can be downloaded here: library.oapen.org/handle/20.50... @fatahblack.bsky.social and Lauren Lauret.

The book I wrote with @fatahblack.bsky.social and Lauren Lauret about South Holland’s links to historical slavery can now be downloaded for free! I think the provincial scope is a valuable addition to national narratives of legacies of slavery. kennis.zuid-holland.nl/wp-content/u...

Friday 8 December, I am talking about Dutch credit and the Barbados sugar boom at the @ihr.bsky.social Economic and Social History Seminar of the Early Modern World. #Register through the link below to join in person or online!

Setting up a new social media profile 1-0 grading exams.