There's still space on my Summer course. I promise a week of highway robbery, pickpockets, pirates, burglary, murder, execution, & more. It'll be great fun!
Crime & Punishment in Early Modern London & the Home Counties | Oxford Lifelong Learning, University of Oxford share.google/sEp55JVrpBtZ...
The poster for the event described. The background shows decorative motifs from multiple ancient Mediterranean cultures.
📣NEW EVENT📣
For our 10th Annual Sir Jeremy Morse Lecture, we welcome Professor Josephine Quinn to speak on "The Provincialisation of Ancient History, or an Enlightenment Tragedy."
🎟️ www.tickettailor.com/events/thein...
⏰April 23rd 5-6:30PM
📍Peele Lecture Theatre, School of Geographical Sciences
Closing today - please repost!
Come hear me talk next week about a new book from John Bale's library and its implications for Tudor historical writing!
I'll be in person at the IHR Tudor & Stuart Seminar at 5.30pm on Monday 27 April. #BookHistory and #EarlyModern folks can also tune in online.
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Sir Albert Sloman envisioned languages at the heart of the University of Essex.
❗ Now, his legacy is in danger.
Sign the petition:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Two hands hold an open book with printed and handwritten text, accompanied by a promotional banner from The Bibliographical Society of America. Transcribed Text: Left Page: THE HIGH TREASVRE... (text continues further down) Imprinted at London, for Gabriell Simson and William White. Right Page: I hate not, having a real note book, but when you order one you, note write... Banner Text: We Need More Bibliographers
The Bibliographical Society of America is participating in a social media campaign with ACLS this week, and we invite you to join in! The message is simple and proactive: we need more humanities and social sciences scholars and research.
#TalkAboutHumanities
Really interesting open-access article on a heavily annotated copy of the 1515 edition of Ptolemy's Almagest from Vienna's national library, and its implications for post-Copernican uses & interpretations of ancient astronomical texts: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsnr/article... #HistAstro #HistSTM
Official and unofficial reparations requests from Antigua that emerged during and after Cellini's visit have included scholarship programs, providing funds to upkeep National Archives, requests for genealogical research support (to identify descendants of people enslaved on plantations), and requests to fund non-communicable diseases research. To date, the discounted business development courses are all that have been offered by the university. A Harvard spokesperson said that since 2019, the university had "pursued and expanded partnerships" with the University of West Indies at Five Islands and that in addition to the online courses, "faculty from both institutions have participated in conferences and programs hosted by each institution."
Pathetic. To the Antiguan people, Harvard is…offering a 10-20% discount on online business development classes.
The RSA is participating in a social media campaign with @acls1919.bsky.social this week, and we invite you to join in! The message is simple & proactive: we need more humanities and social sciences scholars and research! #earlymodern #RenTwitter #TalkAboutHumanities
How about giving a few quid to support a new blue plaque in London celebrating Black history? Only takes a minute to do your good deed for the day 🗃️
10 grants available (up to €300) for travel and expenses to join us in Trento, Italy, 16-18 September, for postgrads and ECRs working on a topic related to 'Circulating Faith: Christian Missions in a Global Perspective (1500–2000)' deadline 30 April isig.fbk.eu/it/news/deta... #earlymodern 🗃️
#CfA 📢 3 Postdoctoral Researchers for the project 'Travellers’ interactions in early modern Italy', funded by a Consolidator Grant from the Fondo Italiano per la Scienza.
🏫Italian-German Historical Institute (Trento)
⏰Deadline: 8 May 2026
🔗 jobs.fbk.eu/Annunci/Jobs...
#EarlyModern
The graphic features the pale blue cover of The Library journal, on a blue banner at the bottom which contains the LUP logo and the Bibliographic society logo next to it. The background is a dark-panelled wooden library shelf with a ladder, featuring text overlaid in white which reads: 'The journal of The Bibliographical Society; the pre-eminent scholarly journal for the study of bibliography and of the role of the book in history.'
The Library | Volume 27, Issue 1
The first issue published with LUP on behalf of @bibsoc.bsky.social contains contributions from @tamarajatkin.bsky.social,
@saranorja.bsky.social, @brandonwhawk.bsky.social, @samlemley.bsky.social & @tntwining.bsky.social.
➡️ Read it online: bit.ly/Library-27-1
![1 [Nurse talking to camera]
This is usually our busiest time of year at the centre
2 [Show a sign outside a medical institution reading:]
Centre for Adults Who Still Can’t Get Their Heads Round Daylight Savings
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NURSE:
We have a spike in admissions when BST starts
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CONFUSED PATIENT BEING LAID DOWN BY NURSES:
Is it forward or back?
NURSE:
Lie down love
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We often see the same patients ever year
PATIENT:
So it’s like… time travel?
DOCTOR:
No
6 Every year we try to explain BST to them in a fun and memorable way
[The patients are sat around a fun show, with people dressed in bunny suits jumping around a giant clock]
BUNNY: And now I *spring forward*...
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[Bunny springs forward one hour on clock]
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PATIENT WATCHING SHOW:
I don’t get it
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The hardest patients are the Summer Time refusers
10 PATIENT [sat strapped to a chair as a doctor talks to him through a screen, through a tannoy]
PATIENT: But why is it better?
DOCTOR [talking through microphone]:
Because it complicates things.
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PATIENT:
How is that good?
DOCTOR:
It makes you more tired.
12
DOCTOR [to assistant]:
Fetch the cattle prod
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1 [Nurse talking to camera] This is usually our busiest time of year at the centre 2 [Show a sign outside a medical institution reading:] Centre for Adults Who Still Can’t Get Their Heads Round Daylight Savings 3 NURSE: We have a spike in admissions when BST starts 4 CONFUSED PATIENT BEING LAID DOWN BY NURSES: Is it forward or back? NURSE: Lie down love 5 We often see the same patients ever year PATIENT: So it’s like… time travel? DOCTOR: No 6 Every year we try to explain BST to them in a fun and memorable way [The patients are sat around a fun show, with people dressed in bunny suits jumping around a giant clock] BUNNY: And now I *spring forward*... 7 [Bunny springs forward one hour on clock] 8 PATIENT WATCHING SHOW: I don’t get it 9 The hardest patients are the Summer Time refusers 10 PATIENT [sat strapped to a chair as a doctor talks to him through a screen, through a tannoy] PATIENT: But why is it better? DOCTOR [talking through microphone]: Because it complicates things. 11 PATIENT: How is that good? DOCTOR: It makes you more tired. 12 DOCTOR [to assistant]: Fetch the cattle prod [Ends]
I think the clocks in UK go back tonight. Or forward. Not sure. Is it forward
Reposting for the weekend crowd #BookHistory #Manuscripts
Please do spread the word about the @srsrensoc.bsky.social Scholars of Colour MA Scholarship Awards -- two pots of £4,000 each, and an optional mentoring opportunity. I've very much enjoyed being a mentor to a fantastic scholar through this scheme!
Painting by Joos van Winghe (circa 1600) entitled 'Elegant company, playing with torchlight'. Group of musicians playing lute, flute, harpsichord and a singer, with other instruments on a table in the foreground.
⚠️Register before 12 April ⚠️
Marking Music: the Use of Music Books in Early Modern Europe
11–12 May 2026 @cemskcl.bsky.social & online
For scholars of music, book history & related to explore how people engaged with books containing music in early modern period.
www.tickettailor.com/events/aheve...
Front cover of the MHRA edition titled The Psalms in English 1530 to 1633, edited by Hannibal Hamlin
Answer: they all produced translations of the Psalms. All these authors and many more are included in this volume, edited by Hannibal Hamlin, of #earlymodern English translations of the Psalms in all their many & various forms:
www.mhra.org.uk/publications...
The SRS invites applications for its Postdoctoral Fellowships, ŵ a stipend worth £15,000. SRS Fellows can hold jobs alongside their fellowship provided they do not take up more than the equivalent of 3 days a week over the course of the academic year. Apply by 30 April
rensoc.org.uk/apply/postdo...
Early modern literature job in my department!
Permanent which is the UK equivalent to tenure track
#earlymodern #acjobs
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Super excited for the next @harchivestrust.bsky.social webinar! If you’re interested in mysteries, #EarlyModern #Hampshire, and how the world of #Art and #LocalHistory, make sure to come along!
We are pleased to report that Dr Nicolas Bell’s recent lecture commemorating the centenary of the publication of the Short-Title Catalogue is now available online:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKFe...
We are reaching out to mid-career historians who specialise in 17th-century British history! 📜 The IHR Ian Roy Mid-Career Library Bursary offers support for travel and accommodation for research using the IHR's incredible library collections in London. www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-...
Long in the making….here’s my new article about second-hand books and the Bodleian www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/...
‘AI cannot coexist with education - it can only degrade it.’
Penn student journalists showing admirable clarity of thought compared to university ‘leaders’.
The Journal of Religious History is seeking expressions of interest in the role of co-editor of the Journal to work alongside Dr Celeste McNamara. ... The position would run for three years, subject to a one-year probationary period, with potential for renewal for a second term, if so desired. The JRH is published by Wiley and engages an Editorial Manager (Professor Paul Watt) to work on practical matters relating to the Journal, as well as benefiting from support from Wiley staff and an international editorial board. While the position is a voluntary one, the agreement between Wiley and the Religious History Association may allow for limited travel support each year to promote the journal, subject to the approval of the RHA executive committee. The tasks involved in editing JRH vary considerably from week to week – some weeks we are only required to answer a few emails, other weeks require a full day’s work making decisions on articles and proofreading. On average, each editor probably spends 4-6 hours per fortnight on the role. The main tasks involved are: - representing the Journal at appropriate events - attending committee meetings of the Religious History Association to report on the JRH - working with the Editorial Manager to make initial decisions about sending articles for review - keeping the database of reviewers updated - making decisions on each article based on reviewers’ recommendations - corresponding with authors about these decisions - checking revisions made by authors - proofreading articles for Early View - proofreading and approving each issue (which has been copyedited by a professional copyeditor) - approving the table of contents - selecting an image for the cover - shortlisting articles for the annual prize Applications (a letter outlining qualifications, experience and fit with the Journal and Association’s general remit, and a brief CV) should be submitted by May 1, 2026, to: Professor Megan Cassidy-Welch mcassidywelch@divinity.edu.au
@j-religioushist.bsky.social is looking for a new co-editor!
Applications are due to @megancw.bsky.social by 1 May 2026.
#ReligiousHistory #skystorians #EarlyModern #nuntastic #Reformazing
Make U.S. presidents translate Renaissance Latin scientific works again before they're allowed to run for office! 🤔 (The still current English translation of Agricola's book was published by Herbert Hoover and his wife Lou Henry in 1912.)
