'Working with Early Modern Letters' has arrived! ✉️✒️ An introduction to early modern letters and a guide to their use as historical sources, designed to be taken at your own pace. 📲Join us and book your place for just £100: imemsdurhamlearn.com/working-with...

Another more traditional view of the ornate interior of Sainte-Chapelle, Paris #Photography #Architecture #Interior #Paris 📷

#OTD in #ChurchHistory: Puritan leader and advocate of religious freedom, Roger Williams, arrived in Boston from England in 1631. He would go on to establish the first settlement in present-day Rhode Island. Image: Naragansett Native Americans receiving Roger Williams via New York Public Library

The #CfP for our Summer Conference 2026 on the theme 'The Church and Race' is open now. You can find more information on the theme, how to apply, and bursaries here: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26summer/ #historians Deadline: 15 April 2026

Medieval floor tiles from Meaux (Melsa) Abbey dating back to between 1249-1269. The Cistercian abbey, near Beverley was one of the most important and wealthy in Yorkshire. Although no buildings remain above ground, foundations and earthworks indicating the substantial size of

Whilst we are looking at Meaux Abbey, this is the nearby church of St Peter at Wawne. What is known of its early history comes mainly from the medieval chronicle of the Abbey. Before 1160, its founder William de Gros granted the monks land in Wawne and the church’s revenues in recognition of

For those in #London who want an in-person introduction to Stuart London (including some excellent #churchhistory), check out the Mary Ward Centre's newest 8-week #history course. Begins Saturday 7 February, 14:00-16:00 www.marywardcentre.ac.uk/course-detai... #SkyStorians

Our #CfP for our Summer Conference 2026 @royalholloway.bsky.social is now open! More details: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26summer/

New #churchhistory exhibition: 28 Jan- 4 May 2026 Lambeth Palace Library presents Primate of All England: The Archbishop of Canterbury Through Time, exploring the legacy and influence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/primate-of-a...

Evesham is the one house for which we have a sense of how the day of dissolution actually unfolded. The commissioners entered the abbey church ‘at evensonge tyme the covent being in the quere at this verse: Deposuit potentes. And would not suffur them to make an ende.’

Deadline to apply for our Conference Secretary role is on 30 January. Applications, comprising a CV and cover letter outlining relevant experience should be made to the EHS President, Professor Sara Parvis ([email protected]). ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/vacancies/

Are you an author of a new #history book published in 2025? Consider applying for our #BookPrize! The deadline for the receipt of the nominated monographs is 28 February 2026. ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/2026-book-pr...

📢☀️Applications are now open for the 2026 Ecclesiastical History Society Summer Conference on “The Church and Race”! @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social 📆 13-15 July 2026 |🏫Royal Holloway, University of London ⏰Deadline: 15 Aprile 2026 🔗 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26summer/ #ChurchHistory #CFP

The #CfP for our Summer Conference 2026 is now open! You can find out more about the conference theme 'The Church and Race', how to propose a paper, and our conference bursaries on our website: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26summer/ Deadline for applying: 15 April 2026 #Skystorians #History

The Job Applications in History panel discussion on 4 Feb 2-4pm is now a hybrid session. Book your place to attend in person or over Zoom. #ResearchTraining www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

A landmark Venetian Gothic church is #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek. Built in 1866, Ardrossan & Saltcoats Kirkgate Parish Church, constructed in striking polychromatic stone, has a four stage spire. This is debate over the actual architect. More👇 www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/ardro... 🧵1/2

Today is the feast of St Henry, the mysterious Englishman who became the apostle of Finland, martyred in 1156. He's an example of a 'locally canonised' saint whose feast isn't observed outside of Finland 🇫🇮

We're starting 2026 with two blogposts this month! 🎉 Dr Gabriel Stelian Manea (Constanța) writes about how the relationship between the #Anglican and #RomanianOrthodox Churches was sustained (not without stresses) during the Cold War years: wp.me/p7o0HV-rR #ChurchHistory #Politics #Skystorians

Are you an author of a new #history book published in 2025? Consider applying for our #BookPrize! The deadline for the receipt of the nominated monographs is 28 February 2026. ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/2026-book-pr...

Want to be a part of the Ecclesiastical History Society? Apply to be our new Conference Secretary! Details here: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/vacancies/

The 13th January 1691 marks the death of George Fox, the English founder of the religious group the Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers. It was just two years earlier that after years of persecution, with their members often being fined or imprisoned, the government

We're starting 2026 with two blogposts this month! 🎉 Dr Gabriel Stelian Manea (Constanța) writes about how the relationship between the #Anglican and #RomanianOrthodox Churches was sustained (not without stresses) during the Cold War years: wp.me/p7o0HV-rR #ChurchHistory #Politics #Skystorians

⏰Deadline: 21 January 2026 📢CfP : Fifth Early Modern British and Irish Catholicism Conference (EMBIC V) 📆26 June-1 July 2026 | 🌍University of Notre Dame (London) 🔗 www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins... #CallforPaper #EarlyModern

The UK's most northerly cathedral, St Magnus in Kirkwall, features in this recent article in RIBAJ, the magazine of RIBA, where Scott Lindsay, partner at Edinburgh architects, Simpson & Brown, gives insight into how modern techniques contribute to quinquennial reports. www.ribaj.com/intelligence...

A reminder that the call for papers for the Modern British Studies conference in June 2026 is still open - you've got until Jan 31st to submit panel or paper proposals. Exciting to see some already on our desk! #MBS26 www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...

New blog post by former GHIL scholarship holder Laura Popa (Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide)! 📇 '"The Book and its Missions: Past and Present" as a Missionary Source for Global Bible Distribution' 1/5

🥳 Congratulations to our very own Dr Pedro Feitoza for winning the prestigious Ecclesiastical History Society book prize!! #WorldChristianity #LatinAmericanChristianity

Thank you to Fr Dominic Robinson (St Mary's University Twickenham) for giving today's fantastic plenary lecture at our Winter Meeting on ‘Pope Leo’s first Apostolic Visit: A Pilgrimage of Unity in Christ in Historical Context’.

Congratulations to Dr Pedro Feitoza and Dr Gabriel Radle for being our co-winners of this year's EHS Book Prize 🎉

We are delighted to kick off our Winter Meeting 2026 with an introduction from President Sara Parvis (Edinburgh)! We're looking forward to an informative and enjoyable day #Skystorians

The countdown is on for our Winter Meeting 2026! You can check out the speaker lineup on our website: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... #HistoryConference #EHSWinter26

Save the date and cfp. A grand day out at the beautiful, grade 1 listed Wymeswold Church, Leics (UK). @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social @leicsvcht.bsky.social @leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social @churchmonuments.bsky.social

#OTD in #churchhistory On 6 Jan 1835, a group of businessmen in China circulated a paper calling for a ‘Morrison Education Society’ to honour the legacy of the Scottish missionary Robert Morrison. In 1839, the Society opened the Morrison School in Macau, the first Western-style school in China.

Tomorrow is the last day to register for our upcoming Winter Conference (next Saturday online)! Reserve your spot here: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... #history #skystorians

Happy New Year! 🎉 Start your year off right by reading our latest blog post by Dr Eduardo Benítez-Inglott y Ballesteros. He writes about how the Spanish Inquisition repurposed and utilised medieval history to further its political objectives: wp.me/p7o0HV-rD #churchhistory #Spanishhistory #politics

Registration is now open for our Online Winter Meeting on 10 January, 'Creeds, Councils & Canons'. All are welcome to attend. Please complete your registration by 5 January. We look forward to seeing you there! More info & programme: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...

If you'd like to join our Committee, we're looking for a new Conference Secretary. Applications, comprising a CV and cover letter outlining relevant experience should be made by 30 January 2026 to the EHS President, Professor Sara Parvis ([email protected]).

Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas from the Ecclesiastical History Society 🎄 Image: The Nativity by Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia (1403-83); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City.

Let's open the final door of our 2025 Scottish Churches Advent Calendar, our snowiest year of images yet, and have a peek at an absolutely gorgeous view of Glasgow Cathedral 😍 (Image: Andrew Forbes)

The programme for our Winter Meeting 2026 'Creeds, Councils and Canons' is up on our website: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... Check it out and register for your place to attend by 5 Jan 2026! #SkyStorians #ChurchHistory

🎄CHRISTMAS BLOG POST!🎄 A silly gift for you all: I dug through The National Archive wills looking for Christmassy names. There were a lot, inc: Mr 🎅 Christopher 🍮 ❄️ Green Thomas 🦃 Theophilia 🛷 sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcult... 📜 #EarlyModern 🗃️ @leverhulme.ac.uk @uoearchhist.bsky.social

CfA 📢Explore the short-term research fellowships in Reformation Studies - especially Calvinism - offered by the H. Henry Meeter Center 🌍Calvin University, Michigan ⏰Deadline: 1 January 2026 🔗 calvin.edu/meeter-cente... #ReformationStudies #Calvinism #EarlyModern #Fellowship #CallForApplications

Today's @arascot.bsky.social  #ArchiveAdventCalendar theme is #bells. So we are sharing this image of the historic bells of St. Olave's Church in Marygate, taken c.1900 The bells were originally cast in 1789.🔔 #york #archives #christmas

Calling all #postgrads: make sure to send in your paper submissions for our online PG conference by this Friday 19 December! Theme: 'Theories, Frameworks and Concepts' Plenary by Prof Miri Rubin Date: 30 March 2026 ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/pg-symposium... #SkyStorians #cfp #history

Did you know the modern figure of #SantaClaus derives from St Nicholas of Myra (c.270–343CE)? Traditions associated with his secret gift-giving later entered European folklore through Sinterklaas, forming the basis of today's Santa Claus! #churchhistory

Join us in 2026 for our new @ihr.bsky.social Discovery Courses! - Historic Maps: Interpreting Stories of Place - Townscape & Architecture in History - Archaeology for (Local) History Each 2 days + optional free extra day of guided research @ihrlibrary.bsky.social. www.history.ac.uk/study-traini...

Registration is now open for our Online Winter Meeting on 10 January, 'Creeds, Councils & Canons'. All are welcome to attend. Please complete your registration by 5 January. We look forward to seeing you there! More info & programme: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...

How is it December already?! ❄️ Cosy up and enjoy a history read today with our latest blog post by PhD student Yaling Peng ( @yalingpeng.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk ). She explores how William Laud's policies in the 1630s were driven by economic as well as religious considerations: wp.me/p7o0HV-ro

Painted ceiling panels by Mabel Royds for #Woodensday feature at our #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek, St Mary's Episcopal in Hamilton, and the pulpit is richly carved. There are also several fine stained glass commemorative windows. More here 👇 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabel_A...

#AdventAngels Walking into St Margaret's, Kings Lynn, this stone carved pairing of a beautiful angel and a very strange critter (seemingly trying to eat its own paws, right) greeted me. What a wonderful start to my first visit. @chartresfi.bsky.social @carolineirwin3.bsky.social