Last week we launched a new programme to help historians, resident outside the UK and Ireland, to undertake research in the UK.

Closing date: Friday 8 May #Skystorians

I’d never thought to use primary sources for historical research. Very cool.

Well so much for universities being all about research-led teaching 🙄

Join us when we uncover what really sent Vasa to the bottom! We’re delighted to announce this special online lecture next Monday, 23 March, 1-2 pm, by Fred Hocker, Director of Research at Vasa Museum Stockholm.
#earlymodern #history #maritimehistory

The absolute mental gymnastics this administration is engaging in is just staggering and moronic. ‘Boots on islands is not the same as boots on the ground guys!!’

Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good’s Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.

This is scathing. Kash Patel and anyone else involved in this must be impeached.

Gift article:

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/us/renee-good-investigation-minnesota-trump.html?unlocked_article_code=1.KVA.pAnP.FE6p37Nwd1TA&smid=nytcore-ios-share

Dear history fans, what objects would you like to see in an exhibition on privateering & life at sea in the 18th century? Everyday objects, letters, navigational instruments, or something unexpected? It will also explore forced migration. I’d love to hear your thoughts #earlymodern #maritimehistory

I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.

Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.

Apply for Fellowship - RHS Closing dates for next applications: Mondays 9 March and 11 May 2026   Fellowships are awarded to those who have made an original contribution to historical scholarship, typically through the authorsh...

Applications for Fellowship of the Society are welcome at any time with the next closing dates on 9 March and 11 May 2026: bit.ly/4qFS7iR

We welcome applications from historians working in any field of research. Fellows are active both within the UK and 72 other countries worldwide 2/2

Society invites applications to join new-look 'Transactions' editorial board - RHS The Royal Historical Society seeks to appoint new members to the editorial board of its academic journal, Transactions of the Royal Historical Society, published by Cambridge University Press. These n...

6 February deadline. Obviously a very difficult time in the history of academia to ask for voluntary labour, but our ability to publish in peer-reviewed journals relies upon it, and it's a great way of both using and developing expertise. Open to current Fellows of the Royal Hist. Soc. #Skystorians

Bodleian Visiting Fellowships in Special Collections

Applications are now open for the Ann Ball Bodley Visiting Fellowship in Women’s History at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk offering scholars the opportunity to advance research in women’s history.

Find full details: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/csb/fellowsh...

#WomensHistory #ResearchFellowship #BodleianLibraries

Did you know that the North American Society for Oceanic History has book awards for maritime & naval history & archaeology? If your book on a topic in those categories has a 2025 original copyright, you’re probably eligible for consideration for this year. Give me a shout if you want to know more!

Come and work with our wonderful team!
Applications open for a Full-Time Archivist post

Closing date: 11th November.

#Jobs #Archives #Heritage

jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

Oceans rise, empires fall? Reframing seapower for a warming world How should seapower be reframed to respond to a warming world? Seapower theory was developed during an era of imperial expansion and competition, primarily to control and protect the extraction and...

Interested in the intersection between seapower, climate change, and imperialism? You may enjoy my new article written with Dr. Rob Cullum. Open access in @cspjournal.bsky.social it’s called Oceans Rise, Empires Fall? Reframing Seapower for a Warming World. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

The ANTIFA Founding Fathers.

Projection.

Wiley set to earn $44m from AI rights deals, confirms “no opt-out" for authors The US publisher is the latest to capitalise on deals to give tech firms access to its authors’ content to train their Large Language Models (LLMs).

Everybody makes money out of academic authors except the authors...News.

Wiley is the latest academic publisher to reach a multi-million deal to allow access to its content to AI developers, with no opt out, let alone payment, for the authors who created that content.

Unfrozen - Yale University Press London A vital account of the state of the Arctic today—emphasising the twin dangers of climate change and geopolitical competition   Nowhere is the dual...

Mia Bennett and Klaus Dodds, Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic - @yalebooks.bsky.social, September 2025
yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...

If anyone needs a freelance researcher in London (or across the UK), I'm your person!
I've reasonable rates, lots of archive experience & great recommendations from academics globally. I'm only teaching 1 module this term, as the job market is what it is. Therefore, I'm open to all work. DM me!

We've updated our three BlueSky starter packs for historians.

Our principal list now includes details of 130+ societies and networks, based in the UK and Ireland, that advance the study, research and promotion of history go.bsky.app/AZaYQDd

Please let us know if there are gaps.
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The Wolfson History Prize - Celebrating Outstanding History The Wolfson History Prize is awarded annually to promote and recognise outstanding history written for a general audience.

The Wolfson History Prize shortlist for 2025 is announced. Good reading.

Very excited for this book! Congratulations @mbarcia24.bsky.social !!!

Well this is a bleak turn for a supposed world class university…

A reporter just asked the U.S. president a perfectly legitimate question about his attorney general's vow to prosecute people for constitutionally protected speech.

He responded by threatening to prosecute the reporter.

The threat itself is an abuse of power. It ought to be an impeachable offense.

A Question of Sex? Assessing Lord Mansfield’s “judgment” on the sex of the Chevalier d’Eon

Our British History in the Long 18th Century seminar resumes on 24 September. It's hybrid, in London at the IHR and online. Daniel Gosling (TNA) on 'A Question of Sex? Assessing Lord Mansfield's "Judgment" on the Sex of the Chevalier d'Eon'. Register to attend (below). TikTok trailer is in 2/2. 1/2

Most phones also allow you to turn off all alerts: ios it’s under settings >notifications (scroll aaaallll the way down)

Academic authors, here's a peek into the black box of journal publishing from an journal editor if you can bear it:

This is the end result of anti-trans bigotry: more harassment of girls and women, more policing of gender roles, more gender McCarthyism.

Call for papers for the Conflict, War and Violence in the Early Modern World Conference, taking place at the University of Exeter on 30-31 October. We are exploring early modern conflict in all its forms. We particularly seek to unpack the interactions between the more traditional aspects of conflict, such as the political, tactical and strategic, with the more human side of it, including sociocultural approaches that explore experiences, representations and impacts of violence. As such, we particularly welcome proposals that look beyond purely military history and break chronological, geographical and disciplinary boundaries. We welcome proposals for individual papers of up to 20 minutes, or full panels of three to four papers, on any aspect of conflict, war and violence in the early modern period. Speakers might consider, but are not limited to, the following themes: Physical, tactical, operational and strategic aspects of warfare. Martial identities, values and motivations. Notions of gender, race, class and religion. Remembering, (re)imagining and representing violence and/or conflict. The experience of violence, its impact and the everyday at war. Popular allegiance in early modern conflict. Maritime violence and naval warfare. The bureaucracy of conflict, finance and the law. Abstracts of up to 300 words, along with a biographical note, should be sent to earlymodernwar@gmail.com by Friday 5th September.

We are thrilled to announce that the Conflict, War and Violence in the Early Modern World Conference, with a keynote address by Professor Mark Stoyle, will be held on 30-31 October at the University of Exeter.

Please help us spread the world, and consider submitting a proposal!🗡️