Thought for the day: On Bluesky, it's "nice" to "Like", but it's (more) effective to Repost. Be effective. (You can also be nice).

If they only knew how to zoom in, they might just be able to make out the red poppy too....

sex workers definitely contribute far more to society than any billionaire ever has

40 years ago we’d have congressional hearings falsely accusing metal bands of putting backwards messages in their songs that told kids to kill themselves & now we have a planet-killing chatbot that’s all like “bet you won’t commit suicide chickenshit bitch” & the government is like here’s $5 billion

Tom Robinson and Adam Phillips magnificent at Cecil Sharp House last night. There was a lot of love in that room ❤️

This is a humble request for a favour. If you've read my new book, A History of England in 25 Poems - thank you so much! I would be so grateful if you could take a few minutes to leave an honest review online. Thank you 🙏😊

Join us at Birkbeck for this fascinating talk on contemporary Latin American art in the international art field! Secure your place here: www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...

Huge congratulations to Zohran Mamdani on his election as Mayor of New York City from all of us at the Green Party! 🎉💚

Cheese, skin, dogs with earrings. Weekend reading does not get better than this. @evelynwelch.bsky.social

Cheese, skin, dogs with earrings. Weekend reading does not get better than this. @evelynwelch.bsky.social

"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"

'I don’t want to go near any of this bad-faith slurry, but the problem with racists is that if you ignore them, they don’t go away.'

Just your periodic reminder that there is an early modern pub night once a month for PhDs and ECRs and anyone else who'd like to join in London. If you'd like to be added to the mailing list please DM me.

Join us next Thursday (30/10, 5.30 pm) for Dr Emily Vine’s (@emilymayvine.bsky.social) talk on ‘Birth, Death and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London’! You can sign up to join in-person (IHR Wolfson Room, NB02) or online via Zoom here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

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Another day. Another clutching of pearls hit piece. Today courtesy of the Times. I'm not sure if the Daily Mail or the Express are on the rota tomorrow? You know what to do: Join.greenparty.org.uk

This is a golden age for stupid people with shitty ideas

Fascinating, and really very moving.

Time travel for a rainy Sunday! It's almost your last chance to listen to #AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems on BBC Sounds (the first episode expires in just two days). Why not climb inside a poem-time machine today? #history #listen #podcast www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

I've just discovered there's a chip shop in Llangynwyd called 'Frying Nemo' 😭

A story in three parts

Final reminder about Lyndal Roper's talk on Thursday at the @ihrscb.bsky.social on 'Turbulence and the German Peasants' War of 1524-6'. Register here for in-person or online attendance: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Green leader Zack Polanski labelled 'breath of fresh air' after electric Question Time performance https://www.thepinknews.com/2025/10/10/zack-polanski-question-time/?utm_content=1760275200&utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky

Maybe there's something in this Nigel Farage and Nathan Gill Russian bribes story....

Ever since I finished Question Time, Reform have massively been on the attack. Including a rant from Richard Tice entirely designed to distract from Reform and Russia. Everyone should know about Nathan Gill, the bribes from Russia and the link to Reform.

A sneak peek of what I'll be up to on Sunday October 26: in the studio with the brilliant Cerys Matthews - and a cheesemaker! Tune in and join us! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Just seen a headline which asks "Thatcher was born 100 years ago and her reign feels a lifetime away. Why is her effect on the country still so huge?" It's because she was a massive bastard. Hope that helps x

One week to go until Lyndal Roper's talk at @ihr.bsky.social! Register for the hybrid event here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... And check out our other talks by @emilymayvine.bsky.social and @nailyas.bsky.social here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

What a lovely idea ❤️

How is this repeatedly made into a policy issue - by *all* parties - when the blunt fact of the matter is that grown adults who are obliged to pay for their own education, and relentlessly pursued to repay their loans, should be able to study whatever the fuck they want.

📢 Free @materialwills.bsky.social event - this Saturday 11 October! 📢 #skystorians #history #earlymodern

What traces of Indigenous American history lie within English country houses? In our latest article, Lauren Working and Stephanie Pratt explore how trade and tobacco shaped a famous stately home. www.historyworkshop....

An excellent response from the Bishop of Birmingham to Jenrick’s comments about Handsworth.

The Bishop of Birmingham has written to the Shadow Justice Secretary Robert Jenrick about his comments about Handsworth

'“There are people I don’t like, and I would like to put them on one of Musk’s spaceships and send them all off to the planet he’s sure he’s going to discover,” Goodall tells interviewer Brad Falchuk during the revelatory 55-minute special discussing her life, work and legacy.'

📢STORIES & SONGS AT #EXETER PHOENIX📢 This Saturday (11 Oct) - got your ticket yet? A free show combining history & music inspired by wills from Tudor, Stuart & Georgian England. Preview and link to register 👇 news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e... @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social @uoearchhist.bsky.social

📢NEW POST📢 I had a chat with Catherine Hurcombe for the Public Engagement with Research at Exeter series. Read on to learn more about the wills project engagement with volunteers and artists👇 #EarlyModern 🗃️ @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social @uoearchhist.bsky.social sites.exeter.ac.uk/per/2025/09/...

We flounced out of the EU on the say-so of politicians who lied to us. And what a total shitshow that’s turned out to be. The polar opposite of what they promised. Now the call to flounce out of the ECHR. By the same people. Telling the same lies. Has the country been kicked in the head by a horse?

Please join me in congratulating Woman on her appointment

If anyone needs a freelance researcher in London (or across the UK), I'm your person! I've reasonable rates, lots of archive experience & great recommendations from academics globally. I'm only teaching 1 module this term, as the job market is what it is. Therefore, I'm open to all work. DM me!

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...

I'm hugely honoured and very excited to be giving this year's Historical Research #Lecture at @ihr.bsky.social, on 'Can popular #history be radical? Historical research and writing for the #public'. Tuesday 4 November, all welcome. More info in AltText. Book here: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

So, Sunday Times runs with latest poll showing Farage winning if there was an election now. But makes NO mention of Reform’s collusion with Russia. And this is how democracy gets beaten to death in the dark. Voters are not being told the truth. Reform is given the stage but is NEVER held to account.

The Autumn term card for the IHR 'Society, Culture & Belief, 1500-1800' seminar is now live - and all our seminars this term are hybrid! Delighted to be part of the series. #history #skystorians #EarlyModern www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Ask an immigrant with indefinite leave to remain how easy it is to sort out ID when getting a new job *right now*. This is a total disconnect from reality, racist, and stupid.

We're back! 🎉 And we're thrilled to announce our term card for Autumn 2025! Our first event is on Thursday 16 October at 5.30 pm. Lyndal Roper will be discussing 'Turbulence and the German Peasants' War of 1524-6'. You can register to attend the event at: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

Everyone: What's government doing about the cost of living crisis, the climate crisis, and the unfolding genocide in Gaza? Labour: "We will mandate people carry Brit cards". This government's priorities are painfully out of touch and increasingly authoritarian.

It's a very special 'Will of the Month' post over at @materialwills.bsky.social - transcribed & researched by Dylan Cox, a 3rd year History student @ @uoearchhist.bsky.social Dylan shares some really nice reflections about the process of researching the will of a C17th London gentleman #EarlyModern

Someone was trying to take a portrait of their two fave Chickens, and this happened.