Over 3 years, the Curious Cures in Cambridge Libraries project has conserved, catalogued and digitised 190 manuscripts, containing 7000+ pages of medieval medical recipes. These recipes are now freely available on Cambridge Digital Library: www.lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/curi...

Look what’s on @bbciplayer.bsky.social! Appropriate viewing after reading @drfernriddell.bsky.social new book #VictoriasSecret

Eek! So excited @drfernriddell.bsky.social

Excited to read this after fab launch event with @drfernriddell.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social last week!

A history filled Thursday 🤓📖 An inspiring and interesting day @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social annual conference.

An #internationalwomensday well spent ❤️ watch this space exciting history plans are afoot!

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I really enjoyed the inaugural National Humanities Lecture tonight. Delivered by the always inspiring @davidolusoga.bsky.social it gave me hope that all was not lost as long as we keep speaking up ✊🏻

Tonight I attended my first @histfest.bsky.social Book Club and I really enjoyed it! We discussed @catjarman.bsky.social fascinating River Kings 👑 It’s a book that’s been on my TBR pile for a while so this was a great incentive to finally read it. A great example of creative non fiction

I’ve got the awful Flu that’s making the rounds and I’m feeling grim 🤒 2025 can only get better surely?

In an effort to develop myself outside of my “career”, I attended a taster session in creative non fiction tonight. A simple intro task to write about an object that has meaning inspired me and the words just flowed. I shared my writing nervously and to my surprise it was well received

Looking for radical histories on Bluesky? We've made a Starter Pack of people & organisations who stretch our idea of what history is, who it is made by & what it is for. Please share and let us know if you'd like to be added. 🗃️ & ✊🗃️ go.bsky.app/Bb57VmV

Amy Neal (linktr.ee/amy_neal) gave a brilliant session for the Curious Descendants on how to use period dramas to help write #FamilyHistory. What shows have sparked your interest in a period or topic? #Genealogy

I absolutely loved the Crab Museum, Margate. It’s everything a museum should be - informative, engaging and most importantly political. Traditional museums should take note on what can be achieved if you have fun and stick to your principles… Also it’s Instagram is 🤌 highly recommend a follow

New life goal unlocked. Running a bookshop by the sea 🌊📚

As I move away from X/Twitter this image sums up my thoughts over last few weeks…

Reflecting on Historical Fictions Research Network Conference: Malmö 2024📚 So many fascinating talks from a range of disciplines and great to meet so many really interesting people. Thanks for letting me be a part of it, it was a great experience ☺️ @historicalfic.bsky.social #hfrn2024