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The Early Modern and Eighteenth Century Centre In the Warwick History Department, for the encouragement, study, and exchange of ideas and research. https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/ecc

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Join us on Monday for the next WIP with PGR student Anna Bruins talking all things fishy in the Early Modern Indian Ocean!

FAB5.01 or online

28.10.2025 11:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Join us for the online launch of The People of Print: Eighteenth-Century England, a collection of biographical essays about lesser-known figures from 18C book history!

The event is free to attend but booking is essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...

#18thC #18c #18thCentury #BookHistory

21.10.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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We have a jam-packed schedule for term 1 featuring events that range across the early modern and eighteenth century.

As always, our lunchtime events are in person only at Warwick.

warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

20.10.2025 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hoorah! Yours is such a fabulous chapter! Well done for getting it out there @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social! We hope to use it to do a little something on the vibrancy of early modern history next term at Warwick @emeccwarwick.bsky.social (the wondrous @naomipullin.bsky.social is working on it).

11.06.2025 20:06 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Our jam-packed and very exciting programme is now available on our webpage here ✨ We're hugely grateful to all the excellent speakers who submitted proposals and have agreed to be part of this event, which has been long in the making but is now only a month away! warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

03.05.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3

Join us for our Summer Term programme!

17.04.2025 09:10 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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While enjoying the term break, consider participating in the slate of events, including workshops conferences and symposiums, we are offering during the end of March/start of April. Further information can be found on our website warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

17.03.2025 10:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks to everyone who participated in the β€œLived Experiences of the Westminster Parliament in History” conference that I co-organised with the fantastic @chloechallender.bsky.social - we enjoyed a wide range of papers spanning from medieval Westminster to the present day

14.03.2025 21:15 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Research Workshops Sign up to our series of FREE Research Workshops on methods and approaches for researching family, local and military history.

Pleased to be re-running our FREE Research Workshops:
with @lordleycester @WarwickHistory @warwickengages. Training and skills on early modern records, incl. parish registers, legal records, family archives and the early master & brethren. More here: www.lordleycester.com/lord-leycest...

24.02.2025 11:50 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join History on Film and @emeccwarwick.bsky.social with @history-ucdavis.bsky.social
on Friday 7 March, 4pm for screening of the award-winning The Devil’s Bath (2024), followed by pizza and discussion with Kathy Stuart. Claudia Stein, and @imogenknox.bsky.social

warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

21.02.2025 10:53 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Lived experiences of the Westminster Parliament in history: People, sociability, communities and space - The History of Parliament On Friday 14 March 2025, a one-day conference, Lived Experiences of Westminster Parliament in History: People, Sociability, Communities, & Space, will be

This conference on 14 March at University of Warwick looks excellent. And its free! Congrats @brendantam.bsky.social & @chloechallender.bsky.social on organising a great line up. Find out more here: historyofparliament.com/2025/02/13/c... @victoriancommons.bsky.social @georgianlords.bsky.social

13.02.2025 10:31 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 5
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CFP
Are you at the start of your PhD? Want to tell an eager and engaged audience about it in 5 mins? We want to hear the best PGR research about 18th Britain at our #LightningTalks event May 14 2025.

Please see the poster for further information, and please spread the word!

@ihr.bsky.social

31.01.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Excited to announce a packed programme of events for Warwick's Early Modern and C18 Centre in Spring 2025: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

#skystorians #earlymodern

Talks include @rosamundoates.bsky.social @saracaputo.bsky.social @joplingn.bsky.social
@lizegan.bsky.social @imogenknox.bsky.social

02.01.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

ICYMI πŸ‘Ž

There’s just over a week left to submit an abstract proposal for our upcoming 1 day conference β€œLived Experiences of the Westminster Parliament in History” being held on Friday 14 March (deadline Friday January 13th)

warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

@histparl.bsky.social

02.01.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Please share the CFP for our Work, Authenticity, and Social Identity in Early Modern Britain Conference, to take place 10-11 June 2025 at the University of Warwick, with keynote addresses from Steve Hindle, @jwhittle.bsky.social, @markhailwood.bsky.social & @brodiewaddell.bsky.social!

11.12.2024 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 102    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 6

Very excited to have my first published article alongside so many other great pieces!

03.12.2024 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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CALL FOR PAPERS: We're now accepting proposals (250 word abstracts for 20 minute papers) for the β€˜Lived Experiences of the Westminster Parliament in History’ conference supported by @histparl.bsky.social

See the attached posters and warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his... for more information

#skystorians

30.11.2024 12:40 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4
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Join us on Monday evening (18/11 from 17:00) to hear WiP co-convenor @annajpravdica.bsky.social discuss her latest PhD findings in a paper titled β€˜Authenticity, Work, and Social Identity in Early Modern England'

warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

15.11.2024 12:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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While we are halfway through our autumn programme, don’t miss our remaining events this term! Beginning with Dr Hannah Straw this Thursday, discussing β€˜Ministers, Maps and Mistresses: Extra-illustrating the Restoration’.

11.11.2024 11:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

If there’s still room - please add us!

09.11.2024 09:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Could you please add us if there’s room?

09.11.2024 09:28 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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M4C 4yr fully-funded PhD Studentship for 2025/26 start at Uni Warwick History and Warwickshire Record Office
– "Warwickshire Identities: Early Modern Archival Perspectives", supervised by me and Beat Kumin. Applications open on 14 October 2024. Full info here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

22.10.2024 06:03 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us for a panel discussion & film screening. Warwick History staff and students talk about 'Martin Guerre & the Legacy of Natalie Zemon Davis' . All welcome, plus free pizza! Organised by the brilliant @lizegan.bsky.social Weds 23 October (Wk 4), 16.30-18.00 (panel) and 18.00 (film).

07.10.2024 14:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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New term and a packed programme events in #earlymodern and #18thcentury studies for Autumn 2024 at Warwick. Have a look at our website for more about our activities and research: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/histo…. Our first event will be 10 October with the wonderful Angela McShane

24.09.2024 14:09 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Excited for this workshop 'Embodied Faith: Spirituality and Corporeality in Early Modern Christianity' organised by Martha McGill and Sophie Mann @emeccwarwick.bsky.social @warwickhistorypgs.bsky.social on 12-13 September with a fabulous line-up of speakers warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

29.08.2024 08:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Submitted my thesis yesterday (so of course we had to go for donuts)

03.04.2024 07:23 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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We’re looking forward to welcoming @lauragowing.bsky.social to EMECC tomorrow from 12pm in FAB2.25 to discuss a chapter from her latest book β€˜Ingenious Trade’ warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/histo…

21.02.2024 13:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us tomorrow from 12pm to hear Annabelle Gilmore from the University of Birmingham discuss her PhD thesis β€˜Slavery and Empire on Display at Charlecote Park in Warwickshire.’

warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/histo…

31.01.2024 13:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CALL FOR PAPERS: A 1-day workshop on 'Histories of Refugees and Forced Migration: War, Slavery, Natural Disasters' will be held on 8 March in a hybrid format.

Proposals are due 9 February - find out more and apply here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/histo…

29.01.2024 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Join us on Monday evening to hear second year PhD Judy Law discuss findings from her ongoing doctoral thesis, titled β€˜Zhangzhou Ware: Chinese Porcelain for Intra-Asian Trade during the late Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries’, beginning at 5pm on MS Teams.

19.01.2024 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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