@histfest.bsky.social
The best history events and courses all year round.
A little something Iβve been working on. SO EXCITED TO FINALLY SHARE!!
28.10.2025 09:22 β π 20 π 4 π¬ 1 π 0This is something to look forward to , as is the course on @histfest about the Plantagenets which I got my ticket for last night!
28.10.2025 12:23 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Thank you!
28.10.2025 11:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0*ANNOUNCEMENT*
We are excited to announce a brand new podcast series: UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS. A six-part series produced by HistFest Productions for the HistoryExtra podcast.
π§ Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
*ANNOUNCEMENT*
We are excited to announce a brand new podcast series: UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS. A six-part series produced by HistFest Productions for the HistoryExtra podcast.
π§ Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
To celebrate the launch of @kenfollettauthor.bsky.social gripping new book, Circle of Days, we speak to him about writing, researching & creating masterful works of historical fiction.
Watch full interview open.substack.com/pub/histfest...
Book cover - Circle of Days by Ken Follett
Circle of Days is out now www.quercusbooks.co.uk/titles/ken-f...
27.10.2025 14:57 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0To celebrate the launch of @kenfollettauthor.bsky.social gripping new book, Circle of Days, we speak to him about writing, researching & creating masterful works of historical fiction.
Watch full interview open.substack.com/pub/histfest...
Course poster - CLASSICAL MONSTERS: MYTHICAL BEASTS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD WITH JASMINE ELMER
π£ STARTING NEXT WEEK!
CLASSICAL MONSTERS WITH JASMINE ELMER
Starts: 7pm, Thurs 30 Oct | Follow at own pace
Book now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/classical-...
#Monstertober and #SpookySeason with Jasmine Elmer and @histfest.bsky.social!
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Course poster - CLASSICAL MONSTERS: MYTHICAL BEASTS OF THE ANCIENT WORLD WITH JASMINE ELMER
π£ STARTING NEXT WEEK!
CLASSICAL MONSTERS WITH JASMINE ELMER
Starts: 7pm, Thurs 30 Oct | Follow at own pace
Book now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/classical-...
For those (re)reading Frankenstein for this monthβs book clubβ¦
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"There is a sense of pre-emptive mourning for something that we know is on the way"
Interview: Prof. Sadiah Qureshi on her career, research and latest book, Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction histfest.substack.com/p/there-is-a...
Loved chatting to the always interesting and thoughtful @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social about her brilliant new book. Listen to the interview via the link below β¬οΈ
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"There is a sense of pre-emptive mourning for something that we know is on the way"
Interview: Prof. Sadiah Qureshi on her career, research and latest book, Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction histfest.substack.com/p/there-is-a...
Course poster - Classical Monsters with Jasmine Elmer
ONLINE COURSE
CLASSICAL MONSTERS WITH JASMINE ELMER
Starts: 7pm, Thurs 30 Oct | Follow at own pace
To mark this year's Halloween, weβre giving you another chance to sign up to Jasmine Elmerβs hugely popular online course. Follow at your own pace.
Book now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/classical-...
Book club titles. Left - An African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi. Right - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
*HISTORY BOOK CLUB*
Weβre looking forward to continuing our reading journey with you. New members very welcome! Our titles for October are:
NONFICTION - An African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi
FICTION - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Sign up histfest.org/history-book...
Book club titles. Left - An African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi. Right - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
*HISTORY BOOK CLUB*
Weβre looking forward to continuing our reading journey with you. New members very welcome! Our titles for October are:
NONFICTION - An African History of Africa by Zeinab Badawi
FICTION - Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Sign up histfest.org/history-book...
AN EVENING WITH JANINA RAMIREZ
Mon 17 November | Storyhouse, Chester
Join celebrated medievalist, broadcaster and Sunday Times bestselling author, Prof. Janina Ramirez for a thrilling journey into the lives of medieval women.
Book now: www.storyhouse.com/whats-on/an-...
AN EVENING WITH JANINA RAMIREZ
Mon 17 November | Storyhouse, Chester
Join celebrated medievalist, broadcaster and Sunday Times bestselling author, Prof. Janina Ramirez for a thrilling journey into the lives of medieval women.
Book now: www.storyhouse.com/whats-on/an-...
Course poster - Classical Monsters with Jasmine Elmer
ONLINE COURSE
CLASSICAL MONSTERS WITH JASMINE ELMER
Starts: 7pm, Thurs 30 Oct | Follow at own pace
To mark this year's Halloween, weβre giving you another chance to sign up to Jasmine Elmerβs hugely popular online course. Follow at your own pace.
Book now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/classical-...
Event poster for Islam and Medieval England. Headshots of speakers on the right and the title on the left.
ISLAM & MEDIEVAL ENGLAND
Thurs 6 Nov | British Library
Was Islam present in medieval and early modern England? What was premodern Englandβs relationship like with the wider Islamic Worlds? Join Medieval & Early Modern Orients & HistFest for a special event.
Book now events.bl.uk/events/islam...
Event poster for Islam and Medieval England. Headshots of speakers on the right and the title on the left.
ISLAM & MEDIEVAL ENGLAND
Thurs 6 Nov | British Library
Was Islam present in medieval and early modern England? What was premodern Englandβs relationship like with the wider Islamic Worlds? Join Medieval & Early Modern Orients & HistFest for a special event.
Book now events.bl.uk/events/islam...
If you're not here, you can find out Victoria's Secret ON SATURDAY in the newspapers, and/or buy the book from 31 July - no one in the audience is spilling π
(As an aside, Q&A has taken a turn into prolapsed uterus chat βπ»)
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@drmatthewsweet.bsky.social
Huge thank you to the brilliant @oispooky.bsky.social, @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social, @histfest.bsky.social and @britishlibrary.bsky.social for helping me launch Victoriaβs Secret into the worldβ¦
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Dr Fern Riddell and Dr Matthew Sweet onstage
Dr Fern Riddell and Dr Matthew Sweet take to the stage. What is Victoriaβs Secretβ¦? π
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Delighted to be introducing @drfernriddell.bsky.social, in conversation with @drmatthewsweet.bsky.social tonight at the British Library - a special @histfest.bsky.social event and a preview of Fern's book! πΈπ»π
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π WHATβS VICTORIAβS SECRET? π
Join us at the British Library tonight as Dr Fern Riddell shares her fascinating new research into Queen Victoria and John Brown! Chaired by Dr Matthew Sweet.
βͺοΈ7pm, Thurs 24 July
βͺοΈbook now (Β£6-Β£12) events.bl.uk/events/victo...
LONDON! Tomorrow! Cheap tickets and the hottest of historical gossip with a fabulous historian β did Queen Victoria have a huge secret ?!? Dr Fern Riddell reveals all in her blockbuster new book! πππππ€―π€―
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