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Joey Crozier

@joeycrozier.bsky.social

History PhD Candidate at Aberystwyth University. Working on Secretary James Johnston and Scottish/British intelligence in the reign of William III. Project Director Communication and Exchange in the Early Modern c.1500 - 1850.

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Migration and Mobility History The IHR Migration and Mobility seminar provides a space for historians and scholars from other disciplines to come together to discuss migration and mobility in history.

Really pleased and proud to announce a new @ihr.bsky.social seminar - Migration and Mobility History. We want to cover migration across time and space and speak with colleagues across disciplines. If you're interested in attending/presenting, get in touch: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

11.07.2025 10:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 124    ๐Ÿ” 66    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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๐ŸšจCall for Papers: The 18th St Andrews/USTC Book History Conference on 'Print and Education' will take place 18โ€“20 June 2026.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Further details here: www.ustc.ac.uk/conference

๐Ÿ“… Application deadline: 12 December 2025

๐Ÿ“– We look forward to receiving your proposals!

#CfP #bookhistory #skystorians

01.07.2025 12:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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How much did I enjoy the "Communication and Exchange in the Early Modern c.1500-1850: Far from Home" conference at Aberystwyth University this week?

I was too absorbed in the fantasticly informative and patient (no question too enthusiastic!) speakers to take any photos until the very end ๐Ÿค”๐Ÿ’ญ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ“ท

14.06.2025 10:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you to everyone who came to Communication and Exchange in the Early Modern: Far From Home at Aberystwyth University last week. It was a delight to organise the conference with my amazing colleagues @joeycrozier.bsky.social and @rharman.bsky.social and to hear all your fantastic research

16.06.2025 08:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Very privileged to host such a fantastic conference exhibiting a global voice on new perspectives of communication history. Thank you to all of the speakers who joined us, and @heathernicholas.bsky.social and @rharman.bsky.social for all your hard work! Same time next year?

16.06.2025 10:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thrilled to say that this is now fully Open Access!

Hopefully now available to any and all interested #earlymodern #skystorians

05.06.2025 16:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 60    ๐Ÿ” 24    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Very excited for the Communication and Exchange in the Early Modern #conference at Aberystwyth, 12-13 June 2025.

For #skystorians interested in joining, please see the form for more information below. Looking forward to seeing yโ€™all next month.

forms.gle/wC5oA5NFJE15...

14.05.2025 10:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Three Months Into Cardiff University's Death Spiral - An Anonymous Academic Reports - Reading Time: 4 minutesAfter Cardiff University announced unprecedented cuts to jobs and courses, threatening the very nature ofโ€ฆ

The current state of life at Cardiff University.

voice.cymru/three-months...

08.05.2025 08:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
The Imperial Public Sphere: The Press, Publicity, and the Destabilization of the British Empire, c. 1695โ€“1765 | The Historical Journal | Cambridge Core The Imperial Public Sphere: The Press, Publicity, and the Destabilization of the British Empire, c. 1695โ€“1765

My article on the destabilization of the British Empire in the eighteenth century has been published open access in the
@historicaljnl.bsky.social. It brings one of the major arguments of my PhD to print: we need to think about the imperial transformations of the public sphere.

bit.ly/3XXW86z

16.04.2025 09:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 112    ๐Ÿ” 32    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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โ€˜Okay which one of you accidentally added Robert Cecil to the chat?โ€™

24.03.2025 21:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4027    ๐Ÿ” 1064    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 90    ๐Ÿ“Œ 72

CfP!

With Natasja Peeters, Jasper van der Steen, and Ton van Strien, I am organising the one-day Seventeenth-Century Society's conference on Family, Kinship, and Dynasty in the Early Modern Low Countries on 5 September 2025.

zeventiendeeeuw.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...

27.02.2025 11:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Manchester University Press - Intelligence and espionage in the English Republic c. 1600-60 Intelligence and espionage in the English Republic c. 1600-60 - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Intelligence and espionage in the English Republic c. 1600-60 by Alan Marshall

A very warm welcome to Bluesky to my old friend and ex-colleague Prof. Alan Marshall (@57alan.bsky.social). Alan's most recent monograph is Intelligence and espionage in the English Republic, c.1600โ€“60
#skystorians ๐Ÿ—ƒ๏ธ#earlymodern #espionage
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/978152611889....

14.02.2025 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Eighteenth-Century Political Participation & Electoral Culture 18th-century Britain is notorious for corrupt and restrictive politics, when few could vote, bribery and debauchery were commonplace. But it was also an age when modern democracy was being shaped.

For anyone interested in #c18th political or electoral history & for students researching EPQs, special subjects &/or final year dissertations, do check out the wealth of data & information available on our Political Participation
& Electoral Culture (ECPPEC) website #skystorians ๐Ÿ—ƒ๏ธecppec.ncl.ac.uk

08.02.2025 07:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 108    ๐Ÿ” 63    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Delighted to announce @mrfw17thc.bsky.social as our keynote for keynote for Communication and Exchange this year. Iโ€™m excited to hear more about his exciting research on mobility.

The #cfp is still open! Weโ€™re looking forward to seeing yโ€™all in Aberystwyth in June!

#earlymodern #History.

22.01.2025 16:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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#Seaside Alphabet #AdventCalendar 1st December.
What better start than #Aberystwyth!
Boomed as a resort C19/early C20 when most seafront buildings & pier were built...And Britainโ€™s longest electric cliff railway, Constitution Hill- where this postcard view is from & where m'profile pic was taken!

01.12.2024 11:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Thank you!

23.11.2024 13:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great lists, donโ€™t suppose I could get added? :)

23.11.2024 12:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I had an excellent time this week presenting on James Johnston as a person in intelligence at the #NIHC and delighted to cipher on a real enigma machine! Grateful to the organisers at Bletchley Park! #spystorians

23.11.2024 10:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hello #skystorians ๐Ÿ‘‹ good to see so many here!

Iโ€™ll leave the annual Communication and Exchange in the Early Modern c.1500 - 1850 #CfP here for folks who are interested.

Come and join us in Aberystwyth, 12 - 13 June 2025. Co-organised with @heathernicholas.bsky.social @rharman.bsky.social

18.11.2024 11:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 32    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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