Everything is terrible but here's a goofball archival adventure from when I was young, brave, and clueless.
🗃 #earlymodern #maps #cartography
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In an altogether excellent list of imp names, Griezzell Greedigutt is a particular standout
Image from Hopkins, “The Discovery of Witches”, 1647 #earlymodern
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Loved working with Debbie on this play. The first audience @beinghumanfest.bsky.social asked for more Anne Danby and she delivered! #EarlyModern
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Mrs Garway, marketing genius of the highly successful ‘Specifick Remedy’ for VD.
She gave away free books for self-cure - full of ‘puff’ for her remedy. 😉
She bequeathed her shop to her two daughters.
British Mercury, Mar 11, 1713;
#WomensHistoryMonth #earlymodern
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Saturday started with a wonderful paper by @isminipells.bsky.social on war amongst the lower ranks. ⚔️
This was followed by Professor John Morrill with fascinating insight into Oliver Cromwell, and @janeohlmeyer.bsky.social with her incredible work on the Irish Depositions #earlymodern #skystorian
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Oh this is a wonderful #dunnett squeak!
#earlymodern
#fashionhistory
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Thank you for sharing this, @dbellingradt.bsky.social ! 📖📚🎊
#EarlyModern influencer showing off their equivalent of #LouisVuitton et al #luxury item here.
#GirdleBook #BookHistory #influencer
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IT'S BOOK AUCTION DAY!
No reserve, antiquarian book auctions, ending from 8pm (UK time)
#antiquarian #history #books #rarebooks #bookhistory #earlymodern #travel #science #naturalhistory #religion #bookcollecting #bookauctions ebay.co.uk/str/wisdompe...
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IT'S BOOK AUCTION DAY!
No reserve, antiquarian book auctions, ending from 8pm (UK time)
#antiquarian #history #books #rarebooks #bookhistory #earlymodern #travel #science #naturalhistory #religion #bookcollecting #bookauctions ebay.co.uk/str/wisdompe...
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In four weeks’ time, I’ll be in Birmingham, UK, for the Register of Qualified Genealogists’ @regqualgenes.bsky.social conference. I won’t be giving a presentation, but I am heavily involved in organising it.
www.qualifiedgenealogists.org/2026-confere...
#genealogy #earlymodern #RQGConf2026
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Alice Langham, widow of William, surgeon, curing the Secret Disease, according to his recipes.
Reflecting gender norms, she significantly toned down her language compared to her husband’s…
Applebee’s 26 May 1722; and 16 July 1720.
#WomensHistoryMonth #earlymodern
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Mushroom growing on a maple, circa 1715 #mushroom #fungifriends #histscie #earlymodern (but could an Agrobacterion tumefscensis maybe?)
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😱😱😱😱😱😱😱 TREACHERY!!!
Only joking, we’re not precious about where excellent #EarlyModern scholarship gets published! Congratulations! 🥳 🐦🔥 💫
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We had two more wonderful papers yesterday! First was @lloydbowen.bsky.social on the establishment of the Cavalier Capital at Oxford, followed by Professor Mark Stoyle’s insight into Prince Rupert’s infamous ‘magic’ poodle! 🐾 @ox.ac.uk #earlymodern #skystorian
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Freedom of Conscience in the Pre-Enlightenment (1000-1650) University of Cambridge, Faculty of English, 17th June 2026 Call for Papers deadline - 28 May 2026 Abstract: This conference seeks to further our understanding of freedom of conscience, a notion all too often associated with the Enlightenment and its legacy in the modern day. With this in mind, we chose to organise this conference to invite perspectives on material well removed from the Revolutionary Age. Although not within the reach of all, freedom of conscience is considered an unalienable right akin to freedoms of expression and speech, as noted in Articles 18 and 19 of the UN Charter. However, if we turn to the Medieval period, and its great diversity of innovative religious writing, particularly in the contested context of Arundel’s decrees; or in the works of Protestant writers writing in the sixteenth century, such as Sebastian Castellio, it is clear that the mechanics of external oppression upon an individual’s inner life already existed in clear and comprehensible terms. Therefore, the (broad) question we would like to answer is: if we look beyond the eighteenth century, do we see this idea gradually become concrete? Contributions: We invite contributions from scholars of all disciplines. We particularly want to hear from those who have identified anxieties surrounding freedom of conscience in material where it may not be expected, for example in dramatic works, administrative papers, or travel writing. We would also like to emphasise that we very much encourage contributions from those working on non-European contexts, and those working on colonialism or colonialism-adjacent topics. Given the wide net we’re casting here, we encourage contributors to consider how to best refashion and present their findings to an audience unfamiliar with the subject matter. It is our hope that this gathering will allow us to identify recurring patterns across all historical and geographic contexts.
Please consider the following topics: ● The mobility of ideas (including the spoken word, vernacular writing, print culture, the epistolary, manuscripts etc…). ● Social and individual anxieties. ● Religious and/or secular freedom of conscience. ● Freedom of conscience amidst imperialism. ● Freedom of conscience in armed conflict. ● Social structures and social hierarchy. ● Freedom of conscience in relation to gender. ● Material representation. Submission Guidelines: The conference will take place June 17 in the Faculty of English, University of Cambridge. The conference will be conducted in English, but we very much encourage bilingual presentations. Presentations should last about 15 minutes. A light lunch will be provided. Please send your proposals (c.250 words) and a brief CV (max 1 page) to Anthony Stonestreet (ams330@cam.ac.uk) and Rachael Hodgson (reh89@cam.ac.uk). We look forward to hearing from you!
✨Excited to announce that the 'Freedom of Conscience in the Pre-Enlightenment (1000-1650)' conference is now accepting submissions!
📍Faculty of English, Cambridge
📆17 June 2026
👉Please submit your c.250-word proposal by 28 May 2026.
👇See below for further information!
#earlymodern #medievalsky
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HOERA! Een nieuw book van Eric Ketelaar! En dat over the macht van documenten in het leger & de vloot sinds 1600. 🤩
archivistics.home.blog/papieren-kri... #YayArchives #HistArchives #EarlyModern
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ICYMI: Boosting for the weekend crew.
🗃 #earlymodern #histsci #academicsky
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We heard a fantastic paper on the Three Kingdoms by Professor Laura Stewart this morning, followed by an insight into the lived realities of war by Dr David Appleby! @ox.ac.uk #earlymodern #skystorian
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