Hi, I'd be really interested - only 9mths to go till I submit my thesis!

The Flower Girls of London Felicity Hall explores the mythologised lives and lived experiences of Victorian London flower sellers.

🌹"Who will buy? Two blooms for a penny!"🌹

In this addition to From Place to Place, Felicity Hall @thingyness.bsky.social on the romanticised lives of Victorian flower sellers, and the lived experiences of these women making their mark in London's markets:
www.historyworkshop.org.uk/womens-histo...

For anyone that needs to read this right now..www.bostonreview.net/articles/how-much-discom...

Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.

🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁

We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive

Archives are precious, but most of the stuff I work with hasn't even been collected by archives! Defend your local archives. Expand them. Donate things to them. Preserve the things others haven't!

🔈Job Alert 🔈

I’m looking for a Research Assistant to work with me part-time in Spring 2025 (ca. February to July) on my new Leverhulme Trust-funded project on LGBTQIA+ politicians and political polarization in Europe.

Keir Starmer, don’t make nature the enemy of growth If the economy wins, it doesn’t mean nature has to lose

We can build the homes we need without sacrificing nature. 🏡🌿

Our Director-General, Hilary McGrady shares how smart planning can create spaces that work for people and the planet.

Read the full story in @inews.co.uk:
inews.co.uk/opinion/keir...

It's funny cos its true

Recordings of audio and participants are now available at our Wightwick Manor and Croome sites.

Read more about the project: www.heritagefund.org.uk/stories/invo...

Daylight Music: Live Stream of 15th Year Big Birthday Christmas Festive Fuzzy Feeling Fundraiser YouTube video by Daylight Music

HEY EVERYONE JOIN US TO CELEBRATE 15 YEAR OF DAYLIGHT MADNESS via the LIVE STREAM ON SATZ

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9M1H...

We're probably going to see more of these sudden removals caused by panic-induced changes of policy further upstream. If you're using an online resource that's really important to your research, this is the moment to get your plan B in place. Eg: is there a data download, or an alternative source?

A large number of History posts at Britain's universities have already gone, and many more are under threat. In my view we could lose nearly a third of posts. The @royalhistsoc.bsky.social has prepared a toolkit for colleagues at risk, which is here: blog.royalhistsoc.org/2022/05/24/s...

This is a fascinating history of an overlooked field - gorgeous images as well

I'm working on a starter pack of archive collections in the UK. If you see any archives join Bluesky, could you tag them in the comments below so that I can add them? Ta muchly.

go.bsky.app/DAYWDcd