We're back with a new series! Our first article is an overview of the history of history by @guyfassler.bsky.social #skystorians #history #historiography

Not early modern but still cool. At Skt Knuds / Domkirken, Odense
#skystorians #danishhistory

The Seattle Times, April 13, 1944

#OTD in 1944, Secretary of the Interior Ickes criticizes anti-Japanese sentiment. Ickes states that the WRA will not treat Japanese Americans harshly and that a majority of Americans believe in "fair play and decency, Christianity, in the principles of America, in the Constitution."
🗃 #skystorians

Snail detail Pietra dura table top Italian, Rome late 16th or early 17th century

Bird detail in Pietra dura table top Italian, Rome late 16th or early 17th century

Pietra dura table top Italian, Rome late 16th or early 17th century

Why don't we make table tops with a design like this 16th/17th c. table anymore❓

These features are typical of Rome in the years around 1600 and distinguish the tabletop from Florentine examples.

🗃️ #arthistory #art #academia 🏺 #mosaicmonday #skystorians #earlymodern #mosaicmonday #mosaic #Rome

Front cover of 'Organised Militarism in Interwar Britain. The Navy League and the Air League of the British Empire', by Rowan Thompson.

Thursday is also publication day of 'Organised Militarism in Interwar Britain. The Navy League and the Air League of the British Empire', by Rowan Thompson: bit.ly/474AbHq

Next in the RHS 'New Historical Perspectives' book series. Published free OA & in p/back @uolpress.bsky.social #Skystorians 1/2

‘History and Archives in Practice, 2026’: full programme now available - RHS On Thursday 16 April 2026, the Royal Historical Society joins with The National Archives, Institute ofHistorical Research and University of Sheffield Library to co-host the this year’s History and Arc...

This Thursday we are in Sheffield to co-host this year's 'History and Archives in Practice' (#HAP26) day, with The National Archives, @ihr.bsky.social and @unisheffieldlib.bsky.social.

The 2026 theme is: ‘Shaping Societies, Improving Lives'. Full programme now available: bit.ly/4s5UMCS #Skystorians

Flyer for Alaska Native Book Fair in Anchorage April 17 from 12-4pm, at Cool Inlet Tribal Council 2600 San Jeronimo Dr, Anchorage Alaska Native authors present includes a list of Patty Godfrey, Phyllis Adams, Barbara Atwater, Ethan Atwater, Sharon Kay, Lily Tuzroyluke, Katherine Gottlieb, Caitlyn Kelly, Miranda Miller with Arya Bear the therapy dog, Holly Guise, Richard Atuk, Yaris Walker, Edward Thomas

This week only! 7th annual Alaska Native Book Fair at Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Friday April 17 from 12-4pm

Hope to see you there! And if you can’t make it- do check out the books written by the Alaska Native authors on this flyer 📚✍️🗃️

#Alaskasky #Skystorians

"For Raphael #architecture wasn’t so much a separate activity in itself, but simply a natural component of producing the most coherent and integrated work of art imaginable."

🗃️ #arthistory #art #academia 🏺 #skystorians #archaeology

youtu.be/zSHtGz4cqMg

Final two weeks to get your proposals in for our conference on care histories - please do think about submitting! We're also happy to consider papers that don't strictly fit into the defined time period! 🙂 #skystorians

Milk transformed by science & technology: the rise of infant formula manufacturing in 20th-century Ireland. 24 april 2026. 5.30pm. picture of Dr Juliana Adelman

Delighted to welcome keynote Dr Juliana Adelman, DCU to our #HSTM 2026 Annual Meeting. The keynote: Milk transformed by science & technology: the rise of infant formula manufacturing in 20th-century Ireland will be hosted @unioflimerick.bsky.social 24 April 5.30pm #HistMed #MedHums #Skystorians

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

3D cover of "The American Way of Foreign Policy" with red, white, and blue text.

Does public influence shape U.S. foreign policy?

Eminent foreign‑relations scholar Michael Mandelbaum shows how national ideals, economic strategy, and the public voice have shaped 250 years of America’s role in the world.

🔗 oxford.ly/4vm08Nh

#History #ForeignPolicy #Skystorians

It was Robespierre's likening himself to God at the famous fête de l’Etre-Suprême during a procession from the jardin des Tuileries to the Champ de Mars on 9 June 1794 that started the opposition to him that ended with his execution. #histgarden #skystorians

The Seattle Times, April 13, 1944

#OTD in 1944, five Japanese American soldiers at Fort McClellan in Alabama were convicted of "wilfull disobedience of an order of their superior officer" and sentenced. The remaining 23 Japanese American soldiers await their trials.
🗃 #skystorians

From the AskHistorians community on Reddit: I am Dr. Michael Bycroft, and I just published a book on the history of gemstones in early modern science. Ask me anything from now until tomorrow morning. Explore this post and more from the AskHistorians community

A new week brings a new #AMA for #Skystorians! Dr. Michael Bycroft, author of Gems and the New Science: Matter and Value in the Scientific Revolution, is here to answer all your questions about the Scientific Revolution, and the role these gems played!
www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori...

Despite my Raphaelphilic credentials, I am NOT visiting the Raphael exhibition w/ its theme of ‘motherhood & childhood mortality’ at the Met - here is why👇

👉 From The Sublime To The Unethical": ideasroadshow.substack.com/p/from-the-s...

🗃️ #arthistory #art #academia 🏺 #Trump #MAGA #USA #skystorians

How do we tell the history of history?

To mark the beginning of a new series on our website, @guyfassler.bsky.social delves into the history of history in our latest article.

We've also given the entire website a face-lift, so go check out 👇

scilicet.org.uk/a-short-hist...

#skystorians #history

My first ODNB entry is published - Tony Nash, GB 🇬🇧 bobsled pilot who won 🥇 at the 1964 Winter Olympics #sporthistory #skystorians 🗃️ #olympics

Only 2 more days to submit your paper proposals for our 'The Church and Race' Summer Conference at Royal Holloway, University of London (13–15 July 2026). Don’t miss the deadline!

ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26summer/

#HistoryConference #CFP #SkyStorians

Call for Contributions / Appel à contributions
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The leading specialized journal in Europe in the field of #food and #drinkhistory

More Info: bit.ly/4su4rDu

#FoodHistory #History #CulinaryHistory #iehca #FoodSky #skystorians #Alimentation #CuturalHistory #SocialHistory #HistorySky

Nice little story about the Pagets (earls of Uxbridge):
The first Lord Paget (William) was made a knight of the Garter by Henry VIII; Edward VI decided he was not a gentleman, so ordered the Garter stripped off his leg; Queen Mary thought otherwise, so personally reattached it...
#skystorians

Lost seal of Edward the Confessor found after being missing for 40 years An 11th-century Anglo-Saxon seal belonging to Edward the Confessor has been rediscovered more than 40 years after being declared lost. The wax impression of the ‘Saint-Denis seal’ disappeared without ...

Exciting times for the study 11thC England: the 'lost' seal of Edward the Confessor has been rediscovered in the Archives nationales de France! #SkyStorians #MedievalSky

Happening tomorrow!

Join us for a special panel discussion and conversation with Professor David Nirenberg at the Art Workers' Guild in Bloomsbury.

Please sign up here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/in-convers...

#medievalmonday #skystorians #medievalhistory

On this date, April 13... • in 1898, Secret Service arrests Stella Frauto for counterfeiting. • in 1901, New York gangster Monk Eastman suffers a head wound when shot by 'Piggy' Donovan. • in 1913, Giuseppe Masseria, Pietro Lagattuta and Salvatore and Giuseppe Ruffino are arrested for attempted burglary of a Manhattan pawn shop. • in 1914, Boston police search for an unknown Italian male responsible for attempting to murder Antonio Messina, 30. • in 1923, Dominick Didato and Abe Silverstein are arrested in New York, charged with aiding the escape of robber Gerald Chapman from custody in Athens GA. • in 1924, Angelo Palmeri and Gaetano Capodicaso are charged with giving incorrect information on pistol permit applications in Buffalo NY. • in 1946, Vincent Alo arrives in Miami after a stay in Havana, Cuba. • in 1950, Jack Parisi is acquitted of the Brooklyn murder of Morris Diamond in a judge-directed verdict. • in 1986, Gambino family underboss Frank DeCicco is murdered in a Brooklyn car bombing. • in 1998, Youngstown OH racketeer Dominic Strollo pleads guilty to conspiracy and tax charges. • in 1999, Luigi Manocchio pleads guilty in Rhode Island to three misdemeanor charges related to burglaries. Image of Luigi Manocchio.

#OTD (Apr 13)
Events in U.S. organized crime #history.

#Boston #AthensGA #BuffaloNY #Brooklyn #YoungstownOH #RhodeIsland #NewYork #Mafia #MafiaHistory 🗃️ #Skystorians

Pamphlets and PatronsHow courtiers shaped the public sphere in Ancien Régime France Enter a concise description of the Heurist database / website here, which will be used eg. in lists of websites and in search engine discovery. Remember to indicate the institution and/or project, t...

The @papaerc.bsky.social project examines how court parties fought against each other with polemical prints in 18th-century France. Their free database on the networks that laid the ground for the French Revolution is now online: heurist.huma-num.fr/PAPA/web/220...

#skystorians #unitrier #history

The Creation of the World mosaic in the dome of the Chigi Chapel by Raphael, 1516.

🌎 The Creation of the World mosaic in the dome of the Chigi Chapel by Raphael, 1516.

Watch a short Art In Focus film: 'Raphael as Architect & Archaeologist': youtu.be/zSHtGz4cqMg (free to watch)

🗃️ #arthistory #art #academia 🏺 #mosaicmonday #skystorians #renaissance @srsrensoc.bsky.social

Summer School - Decentring Europe: Doing History Otherwise, 1500-present strongThe Summer School will take place online from the 16th of September to the 18th of September 2026strongbrWhat does it mean to decentre Europe in histori

🎓 Are you a Master's student or recent Master's graduate interested in doing history ... otherwise?

Join our Summer School:
Decentring Europe: Doing History Otherwise, 1500-present
👉 loom.ly/oIUq_Ls
📆 16-18 Sept 2026
🌐 Online
⏰ Apply by 3 May 2026

📣 #SummerSchool #historysky #skystorians

Because some of you asked: yes, this is a monk laughing while being dressed as a jester. I so not know yet more about the background story of this print. But maybe you know and might want to share? #skystorians

National Archives Announces Census 1926 ‘Centenarian Ambassadors’

'The National Archives of Ireland has officially announced 48 ‘Centenarian Ambassadors’, ahead of the historic release on 18 April of the 1926 Census of Population records.' #Skystorians

Der Beitrag besitzt einen dunkelblauen Hintergrund. Oben mittig steht „Das Team der“, darunter befindet sich in weiß und dick gedruckt das Logo der FOVOG. Es folgt ein Gruppenbild der Mitarbeitenden vor einer weißen Wand. Abschließend findet sich unterhalb der Schriftzug: „stellt sich vor“.

Heute wollen wir euch die Gesichter der FOVOG vorstellen. Als Team arbeiten wir in verschiedenen Projekten zur Erforschung von Klöstern und religiösen Orden.

Mehr über uns findet ihr auf unserer Homepage. Schreibt uns gern, falls ihr Fragen habt.

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