The state of the state Recent economic, democratic and geopolitical events have raised the question of ‘the state' anew, as problems of territory, sovereignty, protectionism, borders, authoritarianism and surveillance ha...

Members of the Editorial Board of @econsocjournal.bsky.social have contributed to a series of reflections on the (contradictory, emergent, uncertain) 'state of the state', introduced by Andrew Barry and me (open access) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

USIHS Lecture: Prof David Dickson (TCD) ‘The Foyle, the Chesapeake, and a fifty-year transatlantic conversation: Getting the measure of the Moore family archive, 1798-1847′ Thursday 23 April at 6pm. In-person at 27 University Squar…

USIHS talk this Thursday at 6pm - Prof David Dickson (TCD)
‘The Foyle, the Chesapeake, and a fifty-year transatlantic conversation: Getting the measure of the Moore family archive, 1798-1847′. In-person at QUB or online via the link at usihs36.com/2026/03/23/u... All welcome!

One of a number of *fully-funded* PhD studentships associated with our new Leverhulme Centre for Research on Slavery and War. I'll be co-supervising with the Centre director, Maeve Ryan: an interdisciplinary collaboration with War Studies. PlHappy to answer questions/offer advice!

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Introduction Abstract. Constitutional arrangements of governmental power can become entrenched to determine who gets fundamental rights. Americans hold as an article of

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Our annual Noel O’Connell Memorial Lecture, jointly organised with the Irish Literary Society, will be given this year by Nollaig Ó Muraíle on 'James Hardiman and his manuscript collection in the British Library’ at the Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith, on Thursday, 28 May 2026 at 7.30 p.m.

How to Search the National Library's Digital Collections It's easy to use our online catalogue: find out more!

Did you know that you can explore 1000s of materials (maps, photos, letters & all sorts of ephemera) by exploring our online catalogue: https://ow.ly/xSNg50YKtZQ

Here’s a short guide on how to search the National Library of Ireland's Digital Collections to get you started: https://ow.ly/18KX50YKtZP

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Published! "[My work has been] in dialogue with two powerful minds, Quentin Skinner and István Hont... Over those six decades, I have made two discoveries that I still think really matter". Read the autobiographical reflections of John Dunn here (open access): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Listen now: Dr. Paul Robichaud explores how ancient monuments have been reimagined across the centuries in folklore, literature, art and popular culture with New Books Network

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It’s time to kick off our 20 year anniversary celebration with today’s online conference!!

We can’t wait to see our #batw2026 online panels and participants from around the world.

Don’t forget to join us for the plenary, writing workshop, and happy hour! 🥂

This was such a generative discussion. I’m very grateful for the feedback and the generosity of Justin Roberts, the BIES Programme, and those in attendance.

Exploring the Prize Papers, a global early modern archive Using language skills, examine previously unknown records from the Prize Papers collection and produce descriptions to support digitisation.

Dream positions: 3 (!!) PhD placements at the Prize Papers with emphasis on finding students with the following language skills: French, Spanish, Dutch, and Scandinavian languages. (Of course, I emphasize the Dutch language!)
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/professional...

Promotional graphic for the book Irish Culture and Partition, 1920–1955 by Stephen O’Neill. On the left is the book cover, with a dark green top section displaying the title and author, and a colorful stained-glass image below featuring a red hand and a sword among abstract shapes. On the right, yellow text on a blurred stained-glass background reads: “Comprehensively reinterprets the effect on culture of the continuing division of the island of Ireland.” The Liverpool University Press logo appears in the top right.

New in Irish Studies | @oneillsb.bsky.social's Irish Culture and Partition, 1920-1955, is the first book dedicated to examining culture and partition in Ireland.

Discover more here ⬇️
www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

Participating in this online panel in a few weeks - should be a good evening of discussions!

I am finishing up a book on early modern news in Europe, and I think I am aware of most research published in English, French and German. But I want to cite, mention and refer to much more relevant literature done in Europe on the topic. So, #skystorians communities with knowledge of ...

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Radical Histories - Manchester University Press The Radical Histories series encourages innovative and field-defining research in the history of individuals, groups, movements and ideas which challenged the political, social and cultural status quo...

I'm pleased to announce I'm a founding co-editor of the new @manchesterup.bsky.social book series, Radical Histories.

Do let me know if you have a proposal for a book that fits our inclusive remit on radical histories.

manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/radic...

Peasant Movements and Land Agitation Symposium - full recording YouTube video by QUB Irish Studies

A full recording of Saturday's Symposium on 'Peasant Movements and Land Agitation in Ireland' is now available at www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJaf...

@marcmulholland.bsky.social @peelersandsheep.bsky.social @petergray47.bsky.social @sophcocooper.bsky.social

An image shoeing the cover of a new book, Seeing Ireland: Art, Culture, and Power in Modern Ireland (UND Press, 2026), with a blurb quote by Diarmuid Ó Giolláin calling it a 'highly original contribution to the study of Irish Art.'

Today is publication day for this beautiful book. Inspiration for it came from seeing @billyshortall.bsky.social talk about his brilliant PhD research at the IHSA in @tlrhub.bsky.social in 2017. One of those joyful collaborations that come along sometimes in academia. Cover is a Paul Henry painting

Peter Schöttler - Marc Bloch, une biographie intellectuelle

À paraître en mai chez Gallimard

Front cover of a book - the image in the top half appears to be an embroidery of 6 human figures in an outdoor scene at night, with trees.

I am happy that this book is now published (in the series Connected Histories in the Early Modern World)!

Performing India in Early Modern England 1575-1642
Commerce, Spectacle, and the Formation of the East India Company
By Amrita Sen

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Announced to my children that I would be away for a few days expecting moans of despair. No, squeals of delight that they’ll be sleeping over at the grandparents one of the nights. Pretending not to be offended…

1776 Lecture Series - &ldquo;A News Revolution?: The Press, Publicity, and the Destabilization of the Eighteenth-Century British Empire, c.1695-1784,&rdquo; <strong>Joel Hermann,</strong> <strong>Rese... In the age of Covid, 'fake news', and populism, it is abundantly clear that the news can divide as much as it can inform or connect people and political communities. But none of this is new. In the Ag...

Really looking forward to taking part in the British, Irish, and Empire Studies '1776 Lecture Series' at UT Austin. The talk will take place this Friday, 17 April from 2:00-3:30PM in the Tom Lea Room. Very grateful to the conveners for the invitation.

liberalarts.utexas.edu/bies/events/...

Join us on May 22nd for a workshop on early modern North Africa and the Iberian Atlantic. Online and in person!

Delighted that we will be welcoming the brilliant Prof Rashid Khalidi to Maynooth next Tuesday for a talk on the shared genealogies of colonial counter-insurgency in Ireland and Palestine. Follow this link to register. www.maynoothuniversity.ie/news-events/...

In 1776, the Declaration of Independence Was Breaking News. Here's How the Founding Document Reached the American Public A new book by historian Emily Sneff records the journeys of the Declaration's first printed copies, tracking their reception in the Thirteen Colonies and overseas

many congratulations to @emilysneff.bsky.social on the new book WHEN THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE WAS NEWS @academic.oup.com — here’s our @smithsonianmag.bsky.social profile www.smithsonianmag.com/history/in-1...

✍️ Apply to our ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship!

The European Institute is looking to support a Postdoctoral Fellow for the 2026/27 academic year.

🗓️ Deadline: Monday 1 June, 23.59 (UK time)

👉 Find out more: www.lse.ac.uk/european-institute/resea...

I'm delighted to say we have opened our visiting fellowship scheme in the College of Arts, Social Sciences & Celtic Studies @uniofgalway.bsky.social. Deadline for applications is 1 May 2026. All visits must take place in the period May to Sept 2026.
www.universityofgalway.ie/colleges-and...

Peter Hession giving a lecture in University of Limerick on famine history on Monday April 27

For colleagues in Limerick and Munster, this should be great. I am sure Peter has lots of fascinating things to say about the history of the famine road.

Lightning Talks

Less than a month to go (29 April, 5:30pm) until our annual Lightening Talks event for the British History in the Long 18th Century seminar, showcasing new PhD student work. Join us in person or online at the IHR in London. It's free and open to the public. #Skystorians

Call for Participants: SHEAR Biography Workshop

SHEAR invites applications for the SHEAR Biography Workshop to be held in-person from 9am-4pm Thursday, July 16, at #SHEAR2026 in Philadelphia.

Registration deadline is May 17. Click the link to apply: thepanorama.shear.org/2026/04/08/s...