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We too are very excited for the publication of the latest #OpenAccess book in our #NewHistoricalPerspectives series, Atlantic Isles by @grod.bsky.social!

Published with the @ihr.bsky.social and @royalhistsoc.org with funding from @jisc.bsky.social.

Read more:
uolpress.co.uk/book/atlanti...

02.10.2025 12:59 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880–1940 - University of London Press The west has long gripped the imagination. In Atlantic Isles, Gareth Roddy examines the cultural and political prominence of the β€˜westward gaze’, which flourished in late-nineteenth century Britain an...

πŸ“– Forthcoming this month, a new book from our colleague, Dr Gareth Roddy (@grod.bsky.social), "Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880-1940." Pre-order your copy now from @uolpress.bsky.social!
uolpress.co.uk/book/atlanti...

02.10.2025 11:49 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

#History #SkyStorians New article klaxon! Elizabeth Goodwin's ' "That Profession and Habit that None Other Be of Within this Realm": The Battel Hall Retable, Visual Culture, & Intersections of Community Identity in a Late Medieval English Convent', OA, doi.org/10.1111/1468...

01.10.2025 12:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#History #SkyStorians #History&IR Still time to register for this great event at @northumbriahistory.bsky.social on global issues and local action, past & present

29.09.2025 10:07 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Small Grants The Social History Society maintains a Small Grants Fund to support research, events and activities by members of the Society. We give priority to activities and research that would otherwise remai…

πŸ“’ Reminder: the deadline for the Social History Society Small Grants is coming up soon!

πŸ’· Up to Β£1000 available to support research, events & activities in social & cultural history

πŸ—“οΈ Apply by 1 October for events Dec–Apr
πŸ”— socialhistory.org.uk/funding/smal...
✨Apply today!

15.09.2025 07:47 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 22    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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Lecturer in the History of Early Modern Europe and the World at King's College London Discover an exciting academic career path as a Lecturer in the History of Early Modern Europe and the World at jobs.ac.uk. Don't miss out on this job opportunity - apply today!

AN #EARLYMODERN POST!! They still exist! And a lovely one at that, for five years and with the brilliant people at KCL who have turned that place in quite the hub of exciting early modern research.

Run, don’t walk.

23.09.2025 07:50 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 60    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
Assistant Professor, History of the United States since 1920 The Faculty of History is seeking to appoint an Assistant Professor in post-1920 U.S. political history and/or the history of the United States in the World since 1920, beginning 1 October, 2026. The

A nice job has opened in my department at Cambridge: Assistant Prof. in US History since 1920.

Please share widely!

No references letters required up front. Applications close 27 Oct. 2025.πŸ—ƒοΈ
www.cam.ac.uk/jobs/assista...

24.09.2025 16:51 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
A young woman sits at a stall, turned towards the camera and smiling. The desk in front of her has a purple tablecloth and is covered in society material and swag (stickers, Haribo, etc). Behind her is a panel with a large sign reading "History Society."

A young woman sits at a stall, turned towards the camera and smiling. The desk in front of her has a purple tablecloth and is covered in society material and swag (stickers, Haribo, etc). Behind her is a panel with a large sign reading "History Society."

The Northumbria History Society is recruiting new members for the year ahead! Find their stall in the city campus Students' Union (in Escape).

24.09.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

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