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Jade Jesty

@jadejesty.bsky.social

History PhD at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Specialising in siege warfare during the British Civil Wars. ⚔️

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It was a real joy to present my research at the Early Modern British and Irish History seminar yesterday evening! Many thanks to the convenors for inviting me! #skystorian #earlymodern

12.02.2026 12:32 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you very much! ☺️

09.02.2026 18:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I’m looking forward to presenting my research into Royalist experiences of siege in Newcastle this Wednesday at the Early Modern British and Irish History Seminar at Trinity Hall! Please do come along! ⚔️🏰 @emodcam.bsky.social @camhistory.bsky.social #skystorians #earlymodern

09.02.2026 15:06 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Early British and Irish History Seminar:
5.15 pm on Wednesday 11 February, Graham Storey Room at Trinity Hall
Jade Jesty (Cambridge) – Royalist Experiences of Siege in Newcastle, 1640-1673

05.02.2026 16:09 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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I spent New Year’s Eve exploring Framlingham Castle! 🏰 It was there that Mary was proclaimed Queen of England in 1553, and later the castle was given to Pembroke College, in 1636! @englishheritage.bsky.social #skystorians #earlymodern

06.01.2026 15:53 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I spent last week in the wonderful archives at Gloucestershire Heritage Hub, starting work on my fifth PhD chapter. I’m looking at the experiences of those involved in the Siege of Gloucester (1643)! ⚔️ #skystorians #earlymodern

27.11.2025 10:13 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Many congratulations to my wonderful supervisor, Professor Clare Jackson, on the publication of her latest book. And a fantastic event at Heffers this evening to celebrate! #earlymodern #skystorians

30.10.2025 20:25 — 👍 12    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

A morning of undergraduate supervisions today. This week’s theme is Early Modern hierarchies - we’ve got some fun ballads to discuss! #skystorians #earlymodern

15.10.2025 10:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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At @pembroke1347.bsky.social, we recently hosted a Summer Academy for The Elephant Group, a charity which works with high achieving Year 12s to access higher education. We had a great discussion about the breadth of a History degree, and explored 17th Century pamphlets! #skystorians #earlymodern

06.10.2025 10:33 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Having a little break from writing up the fourth chapter of my PhD in Stirling! And it’s absolutely stunning! 🤩

12.09.2025 10:44 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I’m spending a few days in Bristol Archives this week, starting research into the Storming of Bristol (July 1643) and the Siege of Bristol (August 1645) for my next PhD chapter! 🗡️ #skystorians #earlymodern

30.07.2025 07:13 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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@pembroke1347.bsky.social is looking beautiful for our annual July Open Days! Prospective undergraduates are welcome to tour around each college, to help them decide where to apply! 🌻

10.07.2025 07:38 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I am delighted to share that I have been awarded a Postgraduate Research Grant and complimentary membership to The Cromwell Association!

The generosity of the panel at @cromwellorg.bsky.social will facilitate future archive trips and my research into siege experiences. #skystorians #earlymodern

02.07.2025 12:01 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The May Ball at @pembroke1347.bsky.social was a gorgeous way to celebrate the end of another academic year! 🌹 #skystorians

27.06.2025 17:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I had a wonderful time at KCL’s Early Modern War Narratives conference last Friday! All of the papers were absolutely fascinating! @cemskcl.bsky.social

I am very grateful for the opportunity to present my own research into the non-elite experiences of siege in Newark! ⚔️

#earlymodern #skystorians

09.06.2025 11:37 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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🐴Rupert's Released Today⚓️
With fresh insights, new evidence, and incorporating up to date studies, Rupert has sallied forth into bookshops!
"fresh and balanced ... gives us new readings of much of his life"
Professor Nadine Akkerman - Author of 'Spycraft'
📗- t.co/86K1Ux0TYZ

30.05.2025 06:58 — 👍 24    🔁 16    💬 0    📌 4

Thank you! I’m sure it will be a fantastic event!

20.05.2025 10:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Early Modern War Narratives - Annual CEMS Colloquium — CEMS KCL Blog Join CEMS for our annual colloquium. This year's theme is early modern war narratives. Keynote: Prof. Andrew Hopper and Dr. Ismini Pells.

I am thrilled to be presenting my research into the lived experiences of siege at KCL’s CEMS Early Modern War Narratives conference, alongside an array of wonderful speakers! ⚔️ #earlymodern #skystorians

Tickets available below!

@cemskcl.bsky.social

kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/lamen...

20.05.2025 10:03 — 👍 11    🔁 8    💬 1    📌 0

Revision supervisions for our Third Years are now in full swing at Pembroke - this afternoon we are looking at religion and historical practice! #skystorians

09.05.2025 13:43 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It was a delight to deliver Pembroke’s History Subject Masterclass with our visiting Year 12s today! We explored popular print from the 1640s, before comparing Royalist and Parliamentarian petitions! 👑 #skystorians #earlymodern

12.04.2025 15:56 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I am very excited to be stewarding this event at @pembroke1347.bsky.social tomorrow! An unmissable group of historians! ⚔️ #skystorians

04.04.2025 14:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you! 😊

31.03.2025 15:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Last Saturday was my MA graduation at @pembroke1347.bsky.social! It was so lovely to see everyone from my undergraduate cohort reunited for the ceremony! ✨🎓

31.03.2025 12:23 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

It was lovely to meet you too! I had a wonderful time!

25.03.2025 13:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Spent today touring the Naseby battlefield with @ox.ac.uk! On 14th June 1645, after a decisive defeat by the Parliamentarians, it was in this field that Prince Rupert rode to protect the King during his retreat! 🐎🗡️ #skystorians #earlymodern

23.03.2025 18:03 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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We finished up yesterday with wonderful presentations from Dr Ismini Pells on Philip Skippon’s war wounds, Professor Mark Stoyle on the massacre of women at Naseby, and @mandydeb.bsky.social on the landscape of the battlefield! #skystorians #earlymodern

23.03.2025 09:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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I am very excited to be visiting @ox.ac.uk for the weekend course Naseby: The Memory of a Battle in a Changing Landscape. ⚔️ Starting off with a fascinating insight into the wounded soldiers of Naseby by Professor Andrew Hopper!

22.03.2025 11:44 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Had a wonderful seminar with our third year undergraduates this morning, thinking about the place of gender in the practice of history! 📝 #skystorians

12.03.2025 11:11 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I am delighted to have been invited to @trinityhallcamb.bsky.social to deliver a History lecture this week, for their Arts and Humanities Open Day! ✨

The theme was Royalists and Roundheads in the British Civil Wars, 1642 - 1651, with interactive use of primary sources! #skystorians #earlymodern

27.02.2025 12:04 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I held a class on study skills for first year Historians this afternoon! Talking about the importance of essay planning and exam technique. 📝 #skystorians

17.02.2025 17:21 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0