Bluesky isn't letting me see your DM as I haven't enabled chats -- and I can't enable chats without going through age verification, which I'd rather not do because it involves confidential information.
Sorry to be awkward! Could you get my work email from www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profil...?
@markrusselluk.bsky.social Hi Mark, last time I was in Portadown I found a photo which Mum thinks is of your grandmother. Would you or any of her other grandchildren like it? I can pass you an e-copy if you want to see if you recognise it; If so, tell me how to send it. I hope all is well.
Just wonderful!
Adding this video to my lecture on handling manuscripts next year.
“This isn’t just about my livelihood – it’s about justice for the lough before there’s nothing left for the next generation.”
The slow murder of Lough Neagh—the largest lake on the island of Ireland & across the British Isles—is a tragedy and a travesty.
Go go Declan Conlon.
I’m pleased to say that we’re advertising for a permanent lectureship in early modern English Literature (grade 7). I’m happy to answer any questions via email. Please circulate.
www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...
My book SOMEONE ELSE'S MUSIC is on special offer on Amazon. 33% off brings the hardback down to £15.31, which is a total bargain! Now is a good time to get your hands on a copy.
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Job Klaxon! Three great opportunities for up-and-coming postdocs at Newcastle
www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/43...
#DIBLives
'In you each virtue brighter shines,
But my poetic vein declines;
My harp will soon in vain be strung,
And all your virtues left unsung...'
Each year on her birthday Jonathan Swift composed a poem to Esther Johnson, aka 'Stella'. She was born #OTD 1681.
www.dib.ie/biography/jo...
Author Michael Durrant provides an enlightening account of his journey to reconstruct the life and work of Henry Hills in a new article on the MUP blog, manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/blog/2026/03...
#EarlyModernLiterature #Culture #C17th @srsrensoc.bsky.social
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-...
Developing and Writing Funding Applications for Early Career Researchers - FREE online training 18 March 2-3pm. Explore some of the pitfalls, opportunities and challenges you can expect to face as you put together your funding application.
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
'Glasgow, Glasgow is beautiful.' Yes, it is, and much loved.
Poets' Corner in Westminster Abbey, with memorials to writers in the floor and on the walls
'You can't get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me' - C. S. Lewis
From Chaucer and Dickens to Austen and the Brontë sisters, explore the memorials to some of the great writers remembered in here Westminster Abbey: www.westminster-abbey.org/history/famo...
#WorldBookDay
A detailed illustration of a red squirrel standing on a gray rock. The squirrel is depicted with a bushy tail and is surrounded by small plants. There is handwriting beneath the image.
Illustration of a heron standing on one leg near a pond. The bird has a long neck and pointed beak, with detailed feathers in shades of brown and black. Reeds are visible in the background.
Illustration of a hedgehog standing on a patch of mossy ground. The hedgehog is depicted in detail, showcasing its spiky coat and pointed snout. The background is plain and neutral.
Today is #WorldWildlifeDay!
Celebrating familiar wildlife from the archives, illustrated by Ferdinand Bauer (1760–1826):
🐿️ Sciurus vulgaris (MS Sherard 238, Pl. 8)
🪶 Ardea purpurea (MS Sherard 240, Pl. 79)
🦔 Erinaceus europaeus (MS Sherard 238, Pl. 6)
When you go birdwatching on a sunny day in February, you start out thinking 'spring is coming '.
You end thinking 'brrr -- it's still winter '.
Sunshine, my friends.
Robert Devereux, 2nd earl of Essex, was executed on this day in 1601.
In the fight to succeed William Cecil, 1st Lord Burghley, as Elizabeth's chief minister after his death in 1598, Essex's attempt to overthrow Burghley's son Robert ended in his own execution.
I am so jealous...
Exciting job opportunity at the University of Birmingham, working with Peter Auger and Suzanne Jones on early modern French publications. Please repost!
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQN896/r...
Publication day! My book Keeping Hold: A Cultural and Social History of Possession in Eighteenth-Century Britain is out now. 20% discount code KEHO2026. www.cambridge.org/core/books/k...
