Jackie Eales

Jackie Eales

@jackieeales.bsky.social

President of the British Association for Local History and Professor Emerita at Canterbury Christ Church University. Historian of English Civil Wars, Puritanism, Early Modern Women and Kent. Former President of the Historical Association

529 Followers 147 Following 52 Posts Joined Oct 2023
2 weeks ago

U2's audacious iconographical use of the Statue of Liberty may be of interest to @jackieeales.bsky.social

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2 weeks ago

Does James, Duke if Monmouth count, son of a king and executed 1685?

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3 weeks ago

The debate here actually seems relatively measured! More than one can sometimes say about these questions…

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3 weeks ago

It's a great listen! Already engendering lots of ... comments on our Facebook post about it.

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3 weeks ago

Thanks, do you have a link to the page?

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3 weeks ago

Greatly enjoyed recording this!

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1 month ago

Very moving, and as the saying goes - 'when America sneezes, the UK catches a cold', that's why we are so concerned here.

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1 month ago

Yes, done that. Conrad Russell told me to expect it while he struck a match and lit a cigarette in his office.

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1 month ago

And a very generous scholar to younger academics.

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1 month ago
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1 month ago

Well, I wonder how many politicians read History Today? @historytoday.com

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1 month ago
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Woman ever so carefully selecting her fruit while saleswoman (and cat) struggle to remain patient. By Louise Moillon, 1631. Today is her day.

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1 month ago

Agreed, just as long as it doesn't happen too often.

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2 months ago
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a woman is sitting at a table with her hands folded in front of her . ALT: a woman is sitting at a table with her hands folded in front of her .

Yup. But the extra ‘o’ is just

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2 months ago

I use voice recognition software, it keeps changing Walloons to balloons.

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2 months ago

There is still a regular French service in Canterbury cathedral crypt where the original Walloon immigrants worshipped.

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2 months ago

From Wallonia in southern Belgium.

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2 months ago

Sounds right to me, is she related to Canterbury’s French speaking community?

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2 months ago

I have been contacted by several local people descended from Canterbury’s original French speaking immigrant community. They have been very helpful with my research project.

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2 months ago

Too early for me! Early Modern is circa 1500-1800.

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2 months ago
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Strangers' Hall - Wikipedia

Similar in Norwich. Strangers Hall is named for them.

“in 1582 there were 4,678, roughly a third of the city's population.”

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange...

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2 months ago

I am currently working on a research project into Canterbury’s French speaking, early modern Walloon Community. It's been calculated that in the early 17th C they numbered between 2-3,000, or a third of the city's population. They were mainly weavers of wool and later of silk.

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2 months ago
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The best English Civil Wars podcasts We love hearing about the 17th Century and the English Civil Wars – and there are now plenty of podcasts that allow you to dive into this endlessly fascinating period of history! To help you find the…

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2 months ago
Some Morris dancers performing on an urban street

Always a pleasure to see the Tatterjacks perform during the festive period #urbanmorris

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2 months ago

Well I am glad someone understands English tenses. How many are there and do we use them all?

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3 months ago

I am researching Canterbury's French speaking community from c1570s-1800, but this map looks like the whole of East Kent was French speaking!

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3 months ago

Sorry just found the full thread!

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3 months ago

Which Fairfax?

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3 months ago
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Join a family history society for help, support and community. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy www.familyhistoryfederation.com/join-fhs

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3 months ago
A group of people standing in front of the ruins at St Augustine’s Abbey with Canterbury Cathedral visible in the background

We had a great day in Canterbury yesterday for our Autumn Meeting! Many thanks to our Meetings Secretaries for arranging a fabulous programme, and to our guides at St Martin’s Church, St Augustine’s Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral.

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