Imagine that. Choosing the compassionate option rather than blustering racism and bigotry.

Thanks! You are right, I have this one, it is an interesting read.

Bluesky hive mind: I am looking for a robust theoretical discussion of civil wars in history, would anyone have any suggestions? I have read some, but I would like to dig deeper! #history

I'm very pleased to announce that the call for proposed Special Issues of the Historical Journal is now live, with a deadline of 12th December. Please do spread widely among your networks — @saracaputo.bsky.social and I look forward to reading your submissions! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

This has got absolutely ridiculous. I have just deleted my account

The 17th-century woman who wrote about surviving domestic abuse In the 17th century, Anne Wentworth spoke out against her abusive husband and the religious institution that protected him.

"Women have been describing their experiences of male abuse for centuries – we just haven’t always been ready to listen to them."
@drnaomibaker.bsky.social reminds us that if you think domestic and family violence is a new thing, you're not paying attention.

theconversation.com/the-17th-cen...

This is a thought-provoking piece about what historians should do in the face of AI-generated history

The Diaries and Journals of William Wilberforce: An Editor’s Report

Very much looking forward to John Coffey speaking about the diaries of William Wilberforce this Wed. at the earlier time of 3pm - in Northampton. Do join us online or in person (some travel funds are available). www.history.ac.uk/events/diari... @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social

Visitors To The UK An attempt to capture and disseminate information about earlymodernists visiting the UK.

With plans for the coming academic year being firmed up: non-UK-based #EarlyModern #SkyStorians: let us know when & where you're passing through this little island. Would be lovely to grab a coffee or to get you to present your work where feasible.

My project on early modern public diplomacy has entered its final year, and our archival work is at an end. Time to start sharing!

Here's a first batch: the 1000+ letter catalogue of one our favorite publishing diplomats, Pieter Cornelisz Brederode.

emlo-portal.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/collections/...

Thank you very much, unfortunately my student cannot read Swedish. In terms of children testimony, it seems similar to some English cases, but there corruption does not really feature (as far as I can tell)

Thank you very much, unfortunately my student cannot read Swedish...

Happy Friday! you can now register for our @cemskcl.bsky.social colloquium on Early Modern War Narratives! June 6th in person and online! Keynote by Andrew Hopper and Ismini Pells, funded by KCL, CEMS, & @srsrensoc.bsky.social. Register here (and pls repost!) — www.tickettailor.com/events/centr...

Ooh great one, it will definitely be useful! Thanks a mill for sending this!

Thanks, both are great suggestions! The student is trying to find more sources about the Swedish cases so far. I will try to contact the museum as well :)

Thanks for the suggestion!

'Satire on the South Sea Bubble; a man imprisoned behind bars is surrounded by a medley of cards and ballads each of which carries engraved texts; at bottom right is an anamorphosis. For a full descrption see BMSat; later re-issue. 1720 Etching' British Museum 354195001

It's an apt week to remember the South Sea Bubble of 1720. And for anyone thinking of teaching comparative financial crises next year, a reminder of the fab resources and datasets on the Bubble compiled by the Yale School of Management: som.yale.edu/centers/inte...

#skystorians I am looking for work on early modern Swedish witchcraft for a student of mine, does anyone have any good suggestions?

🇹🇷📢 İstanbul today.
This is what hope looks like.

The current historical conjuncture may have emboldened authoritarian leaders worldwide, but it is also one of massive social mobilizations *for* democracy, in Turkey, Serbia, Georgia, Israel, in US townhalls...

The authoritarian wave can be stopped.

The notaries of the Royal Exchange: migration and translation between London and the Low Countries

28 MARCH: John Gallagher on “The notaries of the Royal Exchange: migration and translation between London and the Low Countries?” IHR Low Countries seminar 5:30 pm GMT (UK clocks not yet changed), online & in person at IHR Wolfson Rm 2. Register here: www.history.ac.uk/events/notar...

Excellent news!

This is what Greeks did yesterday - our biggest ever (I feel) demonstration. Many media outlets focus on the few violent clashes, but this was a massive protest in many parts of Greece

I am really pleased to hear it, what a great resource for historians!

24 Feb 1664: John Twyn, printer of anti-#Stuart pamphlets is executed #otd (eebo)

Book cover for Postal Intelligence: The Tassis Family and Communications Revolution in Early Modern Europe featuring an engraving of a messenger

I've just cleared a few to-do list items and been alerted that the first pre-ordered copies of Postal Intelligence have arrived (!) so now seems like as good a time as any to share some exciting and troubling tidbits from my ten years with Europe's postal technocrats 1/? #earlymodern 🗃️

I will send an email :)

There is no easy answer to this question Stoo :) A gest of Robyn Hode is one of the earliest texts we have but it is unclear when it was written (J.C. Holt suggests it was written in the late 14th c)

This is ‘Miss Clara’.
This #rhinoceros came to Europe from India in 1741, where she was shown in many places and became very famous.
I saw the bronze figure (c. 1770) in the museum today and then followed some of Clara’s tracks.
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🦏 #Birmingham, The #Barber Institute, attr. to P.A. v. Verschaffelt

Post brings this chunky number from the Printing Historical Society, containing many scholarly essays about the history of colour lithography

Cover image of Alison O’Byrne’s book, showing the image of a man recoiling from the wet spray of a woman’s mop. The painting, by Edward Penny, is inspired by Jonathan Swift’s poem, ‘A Description of a City Shower’.

📚🎉📚 Huge congratulations to CECS member Dr Alison O’Byrne on the publication day of her book, The Art of Walking in London: Representing the Eighteenth-Century City, 1700-1830 from @cambridgeup.bsky.social
‘Elegantly written, well-researched, and highly engaging’ and with a gorgeous cover. #18thC