Curious about AskHistorians, Reddit, and digital public history? I recently spoke to UNC Press about that! Read more here! @askhistorians.bsky.social

Huge thanks to @lynnprobbins.bsky.social for the great conversation and the whole REVOLUTIONS IN RETROSPECT team for putting the final product together. It was such fun! 🗃️ cc. @sonyabonczek.bsky.social; @uncpress.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPvS...

Today is the LAST DAY to apply for the Cokie Roberts Fellowship for Women's History! If you’re using materials from the National Archives you should apply now! archivesfoundation.org/cokie-robert...

Today is the LAST DAY to apply for the Cokie Roberts Fellowship for Women's History! If you’re using materials from the National Archives you should apply now! archivesfoundation.org/cokie-robert...

📢❗One week until applications for the Cokie Roberts Fellowship for Women's History close for the 2026-27 cycle! Past fellows share how the award furthered their own projects using materials from the National Archives Apply now ➡️https://archivesfoundation.org/cokie-roberts-fellowship/ #womenshistory

LAST DAY TO APPLY - Calling all K-12 educators, media specialists, & teachers who want to deepen their skills in teaching civics & US History with primary sources! You have until 11:59pmET to apply for our Summer Institute for Educators at the National Archives. Participants will receive a stipend.

NEW PODCAST ALERT! On 4/7, join Colleen Shogan, the 11th Archivist of the US, as we go in pursuit of lessons from America's past to write the history of America's future. Brought to you by PRX. Listen to the trailer now & subscribe on your favorite podcast app! play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr...

Across many of the podcasts I've worked on, @aipsmith.bsky.social has kindly lent his incredible voice. Today's episode of Finding Jane Austen is by far my favorite of all of his performances. I hope you enjoy this clip! You can find the full episode wherever you listen to podcasts.

Across many of the podcasts I've worked on, @aipsmith.bsky.social has kindly lent his incredible voice. Today's episode of Finding Jane Austen is by far my favorite of all of his performances. I hope you enjoy this clip! You can find the full episode wherever you listen to podcasts.

New Episode Alert! Today, we are Finding Jane Austen in her earliest writings and exploring her fascination with mystery, theft, and murder! We also listen along as Austen reads the popular, and not always age-appropriate, works of her day. Listen now on your favorite podcast app.

On March 5, 1770, British Redcoats fired on British civilians in Boston. Learn what happened and why on Worlds Turned Upside Down. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Today marks the first day of Women's History Month; yesterday was the last day of Black History Month. Every day is for women's history and Black history and Black women's history. Because these are not histories that are separate from histories of war and economy.

Usually, I chat with historians about writing. But this week we're pulling back the curtain on book publicity! @sonyabonczek.bsky.social, dir of publicity at @uncpress.bsky.social, joined me to demystify the work of publicists and give some advice to authors. Listen: tinyurl.com/sonyabonczek 🗃️ 📚

New Episode Alert! There was almost a world in which there was no Jane Austen. Or at the very least, no Jane Austen novels. No Pride and Prejudice. No Sense and Sensibility. In today’s episode, we explore Jane’s brush with death and the unusual cast of women who shaped her literary interests.

New Episode Alert! There was almost a world in which there was no Jane Austen. Or at the very least, no Jane Austen novels. No Pride and Prejudice. No Sense and Sensibility. In today’s episode, we explore Jane’s brush with death and the unusual cast of women who shaped her literary interests.

Today's the day! @inpursuitusa.bsky.social is now live. We kick off the series with former president George W. Bush on George Washington's willingness to surrender power: inpursuit.substack.com/p/george-was... We've also included an audio version of the essay read by Mr. Bush himself.

@inpursuitusa.bsky.social is now live! Check out @kawulf.bsky.social's essay on Martha Washington, the first First Lady, and a plantation mistress shaped by lineages of power, revolutionary politics, and slavery. inpursuit.substack.com/p/martha-was... Hear Karin read her essay as well.

I’m excited to announce that I’ve started a position with @archivesfdn.bsky.social! I’m part of a new team working to bring civic education and programs to visitors to the National Archives Museum in DC and to people across the country.

New Episode of Revolutions in Retrospect! @jimambuske.bsky.social is joined by @juliagaffield.bsky.social to discuss the remarkable story of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the Haitian Revolutionary who swore to avenge America. Listen now on your favorite app! www.revolutionaryhistories.com/revolutions-...

New Episode of Revolutions in Retrospect! @jimambuske.bsky.social is joined by @juliagaffield.bsky.social to discuss the remarkable story of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the Haitian Revolutionary who swore to avenge America. Listen now on your favorite app! www.revolutionaryhistories.com/revolutions-...

Ep 23: With a rebellion underway in New England, the Continental Congress orders an invasion of Quebec, confident that Catholic French Canadians will rally to the Patriot standard, a mere fifteen years after Protestant British Americans helped to conquer the old colony of New France for their king.

I was fortunate enough to pick up a copy of @brookenewman.bsky.social’s new book today before the storm hit. Slavery happened “and we must never forget.”

With 10 days to go until the US release of THE CROWN’S SILENCE on 1/27, I’m giving away TWO signed pre-release copies!! 🚨To enter: share this post b/n now & noon (ET) tomorrow 1/18. I’ll randomly choose 2 winners (US-based). The book is also available for pre-order now! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

Now playing on your favorite podcast app! And as @jimambuske.bsky.social says "Come for the story of Rev. William Adair in Ayr, stay for regicide, the plague, civil war, occupation, and witchcraft."

Check out this interview with @jmbeatty.bsky.social about her fantastic book "In Dependence: Women and the Patriarchal State in Revolutionary America"!

It's here! Listeners shared some of their favorite history reads from 2025--inclusing one book published 90 years ago! draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...

Historians lynnprobbins.bsky.social and jimambuske.bsky.social delve into the revolutions that reshaped the Atlantic world, from Britain's civil wars to Revolutionary Haiti, exploring the Enlightenment and everything in between.

Explore the mystery of Jane Austen in Finding Jane Austen, a podcast that delves into her life and legacy. With insights from top scholars and engaging scripts, this series uncovers the historical figure behind the beloved novels.

Grab a cup of Christmas Cheer and settle in for @lynnprobbins.bsky.social’s chat with @jmbeatty.bsky.social about women, the American Revolution, and In Dependence www.revolutionaryhistories.com/revolutions-...

I'm seeing a lot of Jane Austen posting for her birthday! If you're feeling like celebrating you should check Anne's podcast! Episode one is UP: www.revolutionaryhistories.com/finding-jane...

New Episode of Worlds Turned Upside Down Now Playing!

Finding Jane Austen is NOW Playing on your favorite podcast app! Join us on Episode One: "First Impressions" as we dive into the life and legacy of Jane Austen. www.revolutionaryhistories.com/finding-jane...

No one who had ever seen Jane Austen in her infancy would have supposed her to become one of the most important novelists in the English language. Not even Jane Austen herself. But who was Jane Austen? The real Jane Austen. The historical Jane Austen.

No one who had ever seen Jane Austen in her infancy would have supposed her to become one of the most important novelists in the English language. Not even Jane Austen herself. But who was Jane Austen? The real Jane Austen. The historical Jane Austen.

Next Tuesday, on the 250th anniversary of her birth, the search for Jane Austen begins. Join @annefertig.bsky.social on a journey to find the Jane you only thought you knew. Follow "Finding Jane Austen" on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your favorite podcasts.

Now playing!

Now playing!

We're solving the mystery of one of the most important writers in the English language through the clues she left behind. Whether you love Jane Austen or if you haven't read her since high school, we invite you to join us in #FindingJaneAusten. #JaneAusten #JaneAusten250 #JaneAustenBirthday

Join our free Patreon for your chance to win Robert Parkinson's book Heart of American Darkness! www.patreon.com/cw/Revolutio...

Join our free Patreon for your chance to win Robert Parkinson's book Heart of American Darkness! www.patreon.com/cw/Revolutio...

We are LIVE! Come ask @jimambuske.bsky.social, @adamxmcneil.bsky.social, & @lynnprobbins.bsky.social your questions about The American Revolution documentary series. www.youtube.com/live/WOBEMm8...

Tonight! Join @lynnprobbins.bsky.social, @adamxmcneil.bsky.social , & @jimambuske.bsky.social at 8pmEST. They will be answering your questions about Ken Burns' latest series. Sign up for the link and have your questions ready! #HATM #AmericanHistory #EarlyAmerica #KenBurns #18thCentury

Tonight! Join @lynnprobbins.bsky.social, @adamxmcneil.bsky.social , & @jimambuske.bsky.social at 8pmEST. They will be answering your questions about Ken Burns' latest series. Sign up for the link and have your questions ready! #HATM #AmericanHistory #EarlyAmerica #KenBurns #18thCentury

I am thrilled to say that Finding Jane Austen will soon be available for your listening pleasure just in time for Austen's 250th birthday. Check out the Season 1 trailer now featuring creator and narrator @annefertig.bsky.social!

Jane Austen is one of the most popular authors in the English language. But how did a humble Hampshire girl become the Jane Austen? Subscribe now to Finding Jane Austen so you can help us solve the mystery!

Jane Austen is one of the most popular authors in the English language. But how did a humble Hampshire girl become the Jane Austen? Subscribe now to Finding Jane Austen so you can help us solve the mystery!

Need something to listen to today while you're traveling or cooking? Why not listen to @lynnprobbins.bsky.social's conversation with @brannon.bsky.social on the latest episode of Revolutions in Retrospect? Now playing on your podcast app and YouTube. youtu.be/UscwEjbEZYU?...

Heading home for Thanksgiving to fight with your uncle about what the founders wanted? Check out "The Founders Didn't Want A Gerontocracy," the latest episode of Revolutions in Retrospect featuring @lynnprobbins.bsky.social's chat with @brannon.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uscw...

Please join @lynnprobbins.bsky.social @adamxmcneil.bsky.social & @jimambuske.bsky.social live on Dec 2 at 8pmEST as they answer your questions about Ken Burns' latest series. Sign up here for the link to join us! www.eventbrite.com/e/1975144490...