Well, that would be fascinating to delve into! Do let us know what you find out Will, and thanks for reading the piece!

More publication news!! @sashahandley.bsky.social
and my new co-authored article, 'Sleep, Scent, and Household Medical Care in Early Modern England', is now available open access in @historyworkshop.org.uk !

Based on research for @sleepingwelluom.bsky.social

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IHR Ian Roy Mid-Career IHR Library Bursary The Ian Roy Mid-Career IHR Library Bursary is offered with the generous support of the estate of Ian Roy.

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-...

Congratulations Holly!

Body Size in Early Modern Germany Abstract. This book uncovers the significance of body size—of fatness and thinness—in early modern Germany. It explores how early modern people conceived o

So so pleased to see that my book ‘Body Size in Early Modern Germany’ is now available on Oxford Academic ahead of its print publication later this month: academic.oup.com/book/62409

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To mark its online publication, I thought I’d share a bit more about the book and its contents...

Many thanks for the plug Karl!

'The Haunting at the Rectory: Ghost Stories and Women’s Lives' ONLINE Online audience tickets for the RHS Lecture with Prof Sasha Handley (Manchester) at the University of Warwick, 1 May 2026.

I'm excited to return to ghostly research in my forthcoming lecture for the Royal Historical Society, at the University of Warwick on 1 May 2026. To register:

Online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-haunti... [eventbrite.co.uk]

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Sleep, Scent, and Household Medical Care in Early Modern England Abstract. Sleep loss was a vital health concern for early modern people, and inducing sleep was essential to healthcare practices. This article traces how

Delighted that my new article in @historyworkshop.org.uk, co-authored with @drhollyfletcher.bsky.social, is now published! Thanks to all who read and heard earlier versions of this @wellcometrust.bsky.social funded research :)
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Richly deserved! Congratulations again Francesca!

The fact that a woman has become the #archbishopofcanterbury is not the astounding progress that it might seem, given that women were preaching in 1641! But they were vilified for doing so by the Church of England, which has taken a very long time to revise that view #earlymodern

Lead Curator: Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601 – 1800) at British Library Explore an exciting academic career as a Lead Curator: Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601 – 1800). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.

JOB ALERT: Lead Curator, Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601-1800) at The British Library - closing date: 18th Feb

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Ordsall Hall Wellbeing Film YouTube video by Sasha Handley

We recently delivered a pilot wellbeing programme at Salford's wonderful Ordsall Hall. Watch our participants reflecting on how engaging with historical archives and methods improved aspects of their wellbeing www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Tq7...

The Scientific Analysis of Renaissance Recipes: Proteomics, Medicine, and the Body in the Material Renaissance Abstract. Collaborations between the humanities and sciences allow for novel insights into the material world of Renaissance recipe cultures, and in partic

I'm so excited to read, 'The Scientific Analysis of Renaissance Recipes: Proteomics, Medicine, and the Body in the Material Renaissance' by @stefanhanss.bsky.social , which has just been published in The American Historical Review. It's groundbreaking work! academic.oup.com/ahr/advance-...

Melancholia & the Angel: How The Whitworth's exhibition, Albrecht Dürer's Material World, inspired a new musical composition

The Whitworth's 'Albrecht Dürer's Material World' exhibition (2023-24) inspires new musical composition by University of Manchester composer Camden Reeves:
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2024 ADH Book of the Year Award Interview

Prof Stefan Hanß and Dr Beatriz Marín-Aguilera win the 2024 Book of the Year Award of the Association of Dress Historians! Read a Q&A with the authors of "In Between Textiles, 1400-1800: Weaving Subjectivities and Encounters" (AUP, 2023):
sites.manchester.ac.uk/bodies-emoti...

Dr Holly Fletcher wins ESEH article prize for environmental history

@drhollyfletcher.bsky.social wins the ESEH St Andrews Prize for Environmental History! Read all about it here!
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Sleep and Self-care

Read the second of two blog posts in which Ifeoma Akobi from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University, reflects on the connections between past and present approaches to sleep care
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Sleep Botanics: Past and Present

Read the first of two blog posts in which Ifeoma Akobi from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University, reflects on the connections between past and present approaches to sleep care: sites.manchester.ac.uk/sleeping-wel...

To save UK higher education, start talking about knowledge - Research Professional News Until debate on universities foregrounds their core purposes, their woes will deepen, says Margot Finn

If the marketing team is struggling to understand what universities do and are for, they can read this by a former Warwick professor, HoD, research centre founder/director and PVC. 3/3

#History #SkyStorians 2025 @hisjournalha.bsky.social Research Bursary scheme is now open! Available: 1 ECR award & 1 mid-career researcher award, each worth up to £1,500. Deadline *15 August*. For further particulars & downloadable application form, see www.history.org.uk/higher-ed/re...

Writing History Articles: A Workshop for PhD students and ECRs

Writing History Articles: A Workshop for PhD students and ECRs - @hisjournalha.bsky.social is organising this event on 19 September for those looking for support with preparing their first journal articles for publication. Do think of applying!

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Congratulations to @joshuarushton8.bsky.social on the award of your Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship. Amazing news!

Thanks for offering to repost Ria. The deadline for applications has now passed but we will repost with a link for general registration in due course. Cheers

Don't forget to submit your abstract in for our June conference, 'Bodies and Environments in the Early Modern World' - speaker expenses will be covered and we have two amazing keynotes in Marcy Norton & Sara Miglietti!

[HUMS Bicentenary PhD] The hidden voices of early printed books (c. 1450-1750): A data-driven approach to social justice in library catalogues of small and medium heritage collections at The Universit... PhD Project - [HUMS Bicentenary PhD] The hidden voices of early printed books (c. 1450-1750): A data-driven approach to social justice in library catalogues of small and medium heritage collections at...

Fully-funded PhD scholarship opportunity on project on ‘The hidden voices of early printed books (c. 1450-1750)’ at the University of Manchester. Supervised by me and my wonderful colleague Tabitha Tuckett in collaboration with Chetham’s Library. Please share! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

The Material Culture of Wills: England 1540-1790 | Zooniverse - People-powered research Help us transcribe wills from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, and reveal how ownership of, and attitudes towards, objects changed in a period of economic transformation

Ok, teaching is over and I am finally about to return to our talk boards to see all the exciting things our volunteers have been highlighting in our #EarlyModern wills!

If you would like to join the hunt click here www.zooniverse.org/projects/hjs...

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Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction a book by Sadiah Qureshi. Anyone alive today is among a tiny fraction of the once living: over 90 percent of species that ever lived are now extinct. How did we come to think of ourselves as survivors in a world where species ...

I’ve finally finished my book on extinction! If you’re interested in reading how ideas of race, empire, and extinction have shaped our world and left important legacies for thinking about just conservation and the future of our planet, preorder here.

#skystorians

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Painting of a town featuring a central church next to smoking factory chimneys

Always exciting to get cover proofs - this will be out next spring

Thanks! We are looking forward to it :)

Please share the CFP for our conference: 'Bodies and Environments in the Early Modern World'. Our keynotes are Marcy Norton @marcynorton.bsky.social (Pennsylvania) & Sara Miglietti (Warburg Institute). Join us 9-10 June at JRRIL, Manchester. Further details at: sites.manchester.ac.uk/sleeping-wel...