Dr Jemima Hubberstey

York Georgian Book Club | My Site

(My details are on the event page here: York Georgian Book Club | My Site share.google/XdsepH7Bi8f0...) Please note that while the page currently says booking is not required, we are updating this due to the limited space available in the room - so please do email me to RSVP 😊).

Event page for the book group. Image shows two eighteenth-century figures reading a book.

If you're still in the mood for more Georgian-themed festivities, at 3pm, Dr Adam Smith and I are thrilled to host the first meeting of the York Georgian Book Group, discussing Jane Austen's 'Persuasion.' 📚📖

Attendance is free, but please do email me to RSVP as space is limited.

Event page, depicting an eighteenth century etching of the Assembly Rooms in York with some dancing figures. Text reads, 'Talking of Georgian Dance with tea and demo. Join us on Friday 8 August, 1-3pm foe a talk on Georgian dance followed by a real demonstration!

At 1pm, we're thrilled to welcome Dr Hillary Burlock, who will be giving a talk on 'A Night at the Assembly Rooms.'

This will be followed by a regency dance demonstration and tea and cake! 🍰 £12 per ticket to include the refreshments.
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Front cover of the book, the title reads 'Bluestockings and Landscape in Eighteenth Century Britain: The Prospect of Improvement', edited by Markman Ellis and Jack Orchard. The image is a watercolour depicting a woman wearing a bonnet and carrying watering can, two dogs jumping by her heels. There are shrubs and a house in the background.

Photograph of chapter page, the title reads, '"The Genius of Rest...those Happy Groves Inspired": Literary Composition, Coterie Sociability and the Gardens at Wrest Park", by Jemima Hubberstey.

Thrilled to receive my copy of 'Bluestockings and Landscapes in Eighteenth Century Britain'!

Huge thanks to the editors, Markman Ellis and Jack Orchard, for all their work bringing this wonderful collection together. Now looking forward to sitting down with a cuppa and reading the other chapters.

AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership studentship: Henrietta Maria’s court performances AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership studentship: Henrietta Maria’s court performances

📣 New AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership PhD with Royal Museums Greenwich & Historic Royal Palaces!

‘Femininity, race-making and gender non-conformity in Queen Henrietta Maria’s court performances (1625-42)'

🗓️ Info webinar: 20 May 2025
🗓️ Apply by: 30 June 2025

🔗 Full details & how to apply ⬇

Garden at York Medical Society.

Painting of Anne Lister.

📣 On Wed 18 June, 6pm, York Georgian Society is hosting a summer social in York Medical Society! 🌷🥂 Join us for a drinks reception followed by talks from our Nuttgens Award winners, Dr Charlotte Goodge and Constance Halstead. All welcome, students free: www.peoplesfundraising.com/event/2024-n...

I hope it arrives soon (and I'm really looking forward to reading your chapter too)! 😊

It looks fantastic (I hope your copies arrive soon)! And thank you so much, it was wonderful to work with you too.

Photograph of chapter title, 'I am a sort of prisoner here': Elite Performance and Bath Society in the Eighteenth Century.

Photograph of a blue front cover with the title 'Bath and Beyond: The Social and Cultural World of the Georgian Assembly Room', edited by Hillary Burlock, Robin Eagles and Tatjana LeBoff

So thrilled to receive a copy of 'Bath and Beyond' and see my chapter in print! Particular thanks to the editors @hillaryburlock.bsky.social , @georgianlords.bsky.social, and Tatjana LeBoff for all their hard work bringing this wonderful book together.

Bath and Beyond: The Social and Cultural World of the Georgian Assembly Room This book re-examines spa and assembly culture as key venues for sociability in the eighteenth century. Focused chiefly on the eighteenth century, this book looks forward into the nineteenth and early...

It's #PublicationDay for Bath and Beyond: The Social and Cultural World of the Georgian Assembly Room! Get your copy on Routledge or Amazon... #assemblyrooms

We finally made it @georgianlords.bsky.social and Tatjana LeBoff! 🎉🎉

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Thank you so much, Helen!

Bright pink tulips in the foreground, with a view of Hampton Court Palace in the background.

Wonderful to see the tulips in bloom at Hampton Court earlier this week - I particularly enjoy their vibrant colours after the grey winter months.

Good to see this volume coming together - the result of a hugely enjoyable conference involving @profelainechalus.bsky.social, @nationaltrust.bsky.social and @hillaryburlock.bsky.social - and a lot of work since by Hillary Burlock and Tatjana LeBoff...
#HistParl
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It really was wonderful!

Highly recommend it if you're able to go and see it! 😊

Sign within a stately interior, entitled 'The Botanical World of Mary Delany'. Smaller text describes: 'Mary Delany (1700-1788) transformed ordinary materials into extraordinarily beautiful artworks. Created by delicately painting, cutting, and layering paper, her floral 'mosaiks' as she called them, were admired for their scientific accuracy. Starting in her early 70s, Delany created over 900 'mosaiks' in ten years, until failing eyesight forced her to stop working.

One of Mary Delany's paper mosaiks, 'Portlandia Grandiflora', displayed on a white wall, framed by golden pilasters. The text at the bottom is entitled 'Art and Botany'.

Two of Sabine Winn's collages, which were created by cutting out sections of a print and replacing it with fabric. The top image depicts a woman wearing a simple white shift, sitting on a grassy bank. The second image shows a man and a woman walking through a forest, finely dressed in floral material.

Thrilled to have seen 'The Botanical World of Mary Delany' at Beningbrough Hall at last, showcasing many of her beautifully detailed collages. It was also a treat to see 'Women Artists and Designers at the National Trust', including Sabine Winn's collages. Perfect way to start 2025!

Thank you so much! 😊

Thanks Natasha! 😊 Ben, if it's of interest, I'd be very happy to send you the article (I'm afraid it's not open access). There's also Caroline Lybbe Powys's travel diaries which are a great resource: archive.org/stream/passa...

Hahaha it really should! Thank you! 😊

Cat sleeping on top of bookshelf, with tummy on show.

Silhouette of Hampton Court Palace from the river, with an early morning sunrise in the backdrop. Boats in the foreground.

View of the flowerbeds at Kew gardens. In the distance, behind a tree, is a glimpse of Kew Palace.

Reposting with alt text! 😊

Hi Bluesky! Coming over from Twitter/X, so hoping to reconnect with people and meet more like-minded people here too.

About: background in c18th literary/garden/country house history, now working in heritage. Also has a cat, so you can expect plenty of pet photos too.

Yes of course - and thank you! 😊

Thank you so much! 😊

Please could I be added to this? Interested in travel accounts of landscapes and gardens. 😊

Please could I be added to this, if that's OK? 😊

Please can I be added to this? 😊

Please can I be added too, if that's OK? 😊

Cat asleep on top of book shelf with tummy in the air. The book she has made her bed is entitled, 'Greater Perfections.'

Cleo seems to have taken a liking to 'Greater Perfections.' Or should I say, puuuuurfections? 🤭

Thank you so much - already hugely enjoying it! 😊

I've only glanced through it so far but it's wonderful, so many lovely pictures. Yes I think so - it makes you think about all the work involved!

Book held up in front of a bookshelf. Front cover depicts a Georgian heeled shoe with floral embroidery. It is entitled 'Treasures Afoot: Shoe Stories from the Georgian Era', by Kimberly S. Alexander.

So thrilled to find this beautiful book in the post today - thank you so much @cecs-york.bsky.social!