I passed my viva with minor corrections! A huge thank you to my examiners @janmachielsen.bsky.social and @profelainechalus.bsky.social for such a positive and constructive experience!

Bridgerton: why not knowing how to dance could ruin your reputation in Regency Britain - by Dr Hillary Burlock theconversation.com/bridgerton-w...

Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.

First Nations chiefs laugh at the idea they'd be better off in an independent Alberta - Indigenous leaders call out Jeffrey Rath, one of the leaders of the separatism movement edmontonjournal.com/news/local-n...

Assistant Professor in Irish History Faculty of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences - School of History and Geography- University of Limerick #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/search/histo...

Professor of Cultural and Natural Heritage Department of #Archaeology Durham University #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQE313/p...

Associate Professorship in Eighteenth Century History- Faculty of History - Worcester College- University of Oxford #skystorians 🗃️#c18th www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQE665/a...

Rhodes Professorship of American History University of Oxford #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQF092/r...

PhD Studentship: Stanley Ray Scholarship University of Birmingham - University of Birmingham, College of Arts and Law #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQG215/p...

PhD Studentship: Sir Henry Thomas Scholarship for Postgraduate Hispanic Studies- University of Birmingham, College of Arts and Law #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQG221/p...

PhD Studentship: Haywood Fellowship University of Birmingham - College of Arts and Law #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQG224/p...

Associate Professorship or Professorship of #Philosophy and Tutorial Fellowship St Hugh’s College- University of Oxford #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQG673/a...

Research Assistant, Huth Initiative for a New Political Economy (HINPE) STICERD- London School of Economics and Political Science #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQG201/r...

Senior Research Fellow and Departmental Lecturer in Medieval and Scholastic #Theology- Faculty of Theology and #Religion and Black Friars Hall- University of Oxford #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQG876/s...

Postdoctoral Research Associate Durham University - Department of #Archaeology #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH271/p...

What a post! This would be fascinating. Lead Curator: Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601 – 1800) - British Library #skystorians 🗃️#earlymodern #c18th www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH179/l...

Doctoral Studentship (Full-Time; Home and Overseas) PhD in History of Science and Technology- King's College London - Department of History #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH260/d...

Lecturer in Pastoral Theology - Two-year Tenure Track with a view to a Permanent Position-St. Patrick's Pontifical University- Location: Maynooth #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH272/l...

Lecturer in Sacred Scripture - Two-year Tenure Track with a view to a Permanent Position -St. Patrick's Pontifical University www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH286/l... #skystorians 🗃️

Postdoctoral Fellowship in the research project Locally Crafted Empires (LoCiS) Aarhus University - School of Culture and Society www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH625/p... #skystorians 🗃️

Lecturer in Early #Medieval History, King's College London www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH751/l... #skystorians 🗃️

Commenting on the execution of Louis XVI (and other things arising from the Revolution) Horace Walpole wrote to Hannah More: "I have no words that can reach the criminality of such inferno-human beings..." Reaching for a way to describe the era, he concluded it must be called "the diabolic age"

Born #OnThisDay 1788 either in Dover or in Holles Street, London, George Gordon Noel, 6th Baron Byron. Best known as a poet (and as 'mad, bad and dangerous to know), Byron had a brief career in Parliament, in which he spoke up for those whose careers were threatened by new technologies. #HistParl

Interesting contest at Newmarket in April 1758: the Prince of Wales's Spider versus the earl of Godolphin's Weasel... #skystorians #racing

William Ewart, who died #OnThisDay 1869, was an MP for 40 years. Alongside campaigning for the abolition of the death penalty, he took a leading role in the establishment of free public libraries and came up with the idea for what are now known as ‘blue plaques’. (He has one of his own in Hampton.)

This is all great, but shouldn't he get himself in front of a TV camera to say it?

You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.

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It was a very cold evening & the East wind was as thin as glass. Look, Wolf, look at the sky over the Downs, said Pine Marten, the clouds look so strange. They're called Lamenters, said Wolf, torn clouds, strife-tellers, come a long way they have to bring their warnings.

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Seems to be the time to bring back this thread.

'For Trump, nothing — not even peace — transcends his brutish transactionalism.' Trump Just Proved Carney’s Point-Ezra Klein www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/o...

Watching America Unravel in Minneapolis www.nytimes.com/2026/01/25/m...

Gordon Forster Essay Prize 2026 Deadline: 1 May 2026 Open to postgraduate students and ECRs, the winner receives £200 and their essay will be considered for publication. Essays should fit within the journal’s aims & scope, and be between 7000-10000 words (inc. footnotes). Please repost.

📣 Calling all experts on 18th-century Britain! Apply for this fantastic job by 15 Feb. 📣 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQE665/a...

The way to George I's heart was, apparently, through his stomach. He had a major weakness for truffles and also acquired a taste for English beer, finding Onslow's freeholder (or election) beer better even than another favourite tipple 'the Cholmondeley brew' #skystorians

Drawing of a (Georgian) King Penguin, possibly by Capt Charles Clarke, made during an expedition commanded by Capts Clarke and Cook in the mid-1770s... #penguinawarenessday

In the early 17th century, Somerset's "most celebrated product, Cheddar cheese, was used by local politicians to gratify their metropolitan contacts." #nationalcheeseday #HistParl

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Indy Avery complete the 100+ Cotswold Way trek to Bath fundraising for Ukrainian refugees in England. *He* remembers that Russia is still attacking/invading Ukraine. Pls RS/QS. Pls do what you can. #HelpFolksLive2026

Congratulations, William! William Whyte appointed General Editor of the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography corp.oup.com/news/william... #skystorians 🗃️#ODNB

Frey: "You know what I don't want [ICE] focusing on? Hunting down a dad that just dropped his kids off at daycare, is about to go work a 12 hour shift who happens to be from Ecuador. That guy makes our city a better place."

now is the time of will stancil

Job alert: 18th century historians! historyofparliament.com/2026/01/12/v... #skystorians #c18th 🗃️

Today marks Epiphany in the Christian calendar - 12 days after Christmas. Whilst it may not be as widely celebrated as 25th, Dr Robin Eagles has explored the festivities somewhat hastily cobbled together by Queen Charlotte in 1794:

Both the 2nd and 3rd dukes of Grafton are central characters in our latest Lords 1715-1790 project. The 2nd duke (Old Puff) was a fixture at Court and one of the few people able to tell home truths to George II (his almost exact contemporary). #HistParl

Fascinating!

@amywilsonstorey.bsky.social It was lovley to meet you at BSECS, Amy, and hear about your fascinating research. I'm sorry that our panels clashed, so I couldn't get to hear your paper. Looking forward to hearing more from your work in the future!

LOOK! My conference paper and my location are in perfect synch! #BSECS2026 #foodhist #skystorians #18thC 🗃️