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Happy publication day to Roger Moorhouse! To celebrate the launch of his brilliant new book, 'Wolfpack: Inside Hitler's U-Boat War', here's an interview we prepared earlier: gethistory.co.uk/interviews/r...

The Silent Minute What do you do when your army has retreated, your ally has capitulated, and you face invasion? You pray.

What connects Glastonbury Chalice Well with Winston Churchill? Kit Kowol explains all in his fascinating new article.

Chalke History Festival's New Schools Hub Chalke History Festival has launched a ground-breaking new Schools Hub. With free videos, presentations, comprehensive lesson plans and more, it is the ultimate online companion for teaching and learn...

Fantastic news announced by Chalke History Festival. Their new Schools Hub promises to be superb!

Appeasement: An Introduction Just twenty years after the War to End All Wars, Britain was once again at war with Germany. With hindsight a second conflagration had seemed inevitable, so did Britain sleepwalk into a world war that...

On this day, 30 September 1938, the Munich Agreement was reached, where Britain, France and Italy allowed Hitler to annex the Sudetenland. Crucially, Czechoslovakia - and her ally Russia - were not consulted.

Our Top Picks for We Have Ways Fest 2025 Once again, between 12 and 14 September, the UK’s largest festival dedicated to the Second World War will be returning to amaze, educate, and entertain. Here are our top picks for We Have Ways Fest 20...

It's just two days until the brilliant We Have Ways Fest returns to Blackpit Brewery. And with so many great speakers - Robert Lyman, Clare Mulley, Roger Moorhouse, and Alex Churchill to name but a few - there are plenty of reasons to attend. gethistory.co.uk/news/our-top...

Elliott & Thompson acquires Debbie Kilroy's 'illuminating and riotous' book Elliott & Thompson has acquired Members Behaving Badly: A History of Britain in 52 Parliamentary Rogues by Debbie Kilroy, publishing in hardback and e-book in February.

We are so excited to be welcoming historian & creator of @gethistory.bsky.social Debbie Kilroy to E&T, with her illuminating & riotous book, #MembersBehavingBadly.

This is the story of the MPs who made history – for all the wrong reasons...

Story @thebookseller.com: bit.ly/41dn3ga
Out 19 Feb 2026

Our Top Picks for Chalke History Festival 2025 Set in the beautiful downs just outside Salisbury, Chalke History Festival is the biggest of its kind in the UK, providing a full week of amazing history-related talks, demonstrations, and activities,...

The countdown is on! Chalke History Festival begins on 23 June and the line-up is exceptional, with a treasure trove of speakers including Dan Jones, Al Murray, Michael Palin, and many more. With so much to do, here are our top picks to help you navigate the week. gethistory.co.uk/news/our-top...

Happy #PubDay to @alexchurchill.bsky.social and Nicolai Eberholst!

"[T]his is a people's view of [WW1], translated from more than a dozen languages to fashion a new inclusive, touching and surprising tale of events that we thought we knew..."

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PHOTO OF THE DAY. Royal Air Force pilot, Francis Mellersh, getting a haircut, while reading a John Buchan novel. 📷 RAF official photographer- name unknown (1942).

I'm back! (Book submitted!)

As of today all the resolutions of the Dutch Republic's States-General are now in a searchable website. A great resource for scholars. #earlymodern 🗃️

Benjamin Valentine and the politics of protest - The History of Parliament Benjamin Valentine is remembered today almost entirely for his part in the 1629 ‘riot’ in the House of Commons which helped to precipitate the 11 years of

For more, read Dr Paul Hunneyball's #HistParl article on Eliot's ally Benjamin Valentine, and the 'politics of protest'. historyofparliament.com/2021/02/18/b...

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My new book, _Plagues of the Heart: Crisis and covenanting in a seventeenth-century Scottish town_ is now available on JSTOR! Though I am realistic about how many people will actually want to read this (lol), it is so lovely to see it made available to a wider group of scholars and students.

G’night Frank. Nice to see you on here x

I remember a TV adaptation of ‘Mansfield Park’ that stressed the abolitionist theme. It didn’t come out so much in the book, but it was there for those searching for it.

Photograph of Martin Spychal holding a copy of his book Mapping the State.

Exciting times in the @histparl.bsky.social office as we celebrate with @martinspychal.bsky.social to launch his new book! For more on Mapping the State, which looks at boundaries and electoral reform in 1832, see victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2024/10/02/m... It is available now on open access.

🍽️ Join @theregencycook.bsky.social for a delicious dive into Regency London’s food scene!
📅 Fri 29 Nov, 14:00-15:00 💻
Explore taverns, oyster rooms, & tripe shops as you uncover dining habits from 1790-1815.

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#RegencyLondon #FoodHistory #Genealogy

The Humours and Narratives of Elections in the Eighteenth Century An Online Exhibition Based on the Senate House Library Collections

The Humours and Narratives of Elections in the Eighteenth Century
Written by Dr Kendra Packham | 08 Oct 2024
ies.sas.ac.uk/blog/humours... #skystorians #c18th 🗃️

'I believe I drank too much wine last night at Hurstbourne; I know not how else to account for the shaking of my hand to-day. You will kindly make allowance therefore for any indistinctness of writing, by attributing it to this venial error.' Letter to Cassandra, 20 November 1800.

Jane Austen with a hangover 🍷 🍾🥳

Sometimes there needs to be a better choice of reactions.

Mohun-Hamilton became notorious as one of the most brutal duels of the period. Neither principal was interested in parrying and the whole affair was as brief as it was violent. It helped confirm Mohun's reputation as a dangerous rogue, though he had also been an effective 'Whip' for the Whigs.

As I tested out the feed for the seventeenth century, I thought why not take it another step with the recent addition of starter packs - so, here it is, a small starter pack for all #17thC historians currently on the platform. I’ll add more as we go!

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