Nikki Clarke

Jenner was a Parliamentarian sympathiser and it is likely that he intended this edition to be of use to Parliamentary forces during the Civil War.

New acquisition for the Cromwell Museum… this ‘pocket’ road map of Huntingdonshire by Thomas Jenner. In 1643 Jenner republished Matthew Simmon's book 'A Direction for the English Traveller' which had 37 county maps accompanied by a distance table.

Birth, Death and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London Society, Culture and Belief, 1500-1800 Seminar- Session 2

A quick reminder that Dr Emily Vine @emilymayvine.bsky.social will be speaking TODAY on 'Birth, Death and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London' from 5.30 pm to 7.30 pm in the Wolfson Room (NB02 at the IHR) and online, via Zoom! ✨ www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

First practical use of AI in the Clarke household… it has just provided v good instructions on how to pair the new doorbell chimes!!!!

If anyone needs a freelance researcher in London (or across the UK), I'm your person!
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Sounds brilliant ..congrats.

Interesting read for those of us in the Early Modern Pub Night gang.

Does anyone find the new BL website as irritating as I do?

What happens when students find their historical voice?
HA competitions help pupils:
Go beyond the textbook
Think critically & speak with confidence
Explore history far beyond exams
Teachers – how have competitions inspired your students?
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They were fabulous

A Rare Early Modern Cheese Manuscript with Alex Bamji The British Food History Podcast · Episode

I really enjoyed discussing 'A Pamflyt compiled of cheese', a 400-year-old manuscript by a cheese enthusiast, with @neilbuttery.bsky.social on The British Food Podcast, available on all podcast apps including here (from 4 mins in) open.spotify.com/episode/1We5... @lulgalleries.bsky.social

Join us next Tuesday evening, 26 August, for one of our popular guided walks exploring 17th century Huntingdon, including royal visits, a Civil War battle, witch trials, Pepys and (of course) the Cromwell family. More details and bookings at: www.cromwellmuseum.org/events/cromw...

As it's #WorldCalligraphyDay, our #ObjectOfTheWeek is this lovely letter from Cromwell's mother Elizabeth, written in July 1643. It's probably the only example of her handwriting and signature - which is lovely and clear (unlike the notation below it!)

We’re at Huntingdon Carnival today with our publicity stand - come and say hello, handle some replica artefacts and take part in our family craft activity! 😀

Our Civil War Soldiers are on Market Square in Huntingdon until 3pm today! Drop by to say hi, try on replica armour, and take part in training and craft activities before being recruited into the New Modelled Army.

Waiting for the Eurostar home, great trip thanks to lovely archives at the Arsenal, Jesuits and Le Havre ….signing off with one of the coolest bath room tiles I have ever had!

Been doing it since my first French lesson which rather worryingly is over half a century ago.

I hope Miss Kenworthy and Mr Hammond would be impressed I have just spent the day doing battle with 17thc Jesuit Latin armed only with an A level done in 1976 and it’s not been a disaster.

Brilliant thread

This paean to French archives could turn into a thread ….the Jesuits were lovely and super helpful as were the folk on email from Le Havre.

New addition to my top three friendliest archives…joining Friends and Kendal…the BnF Arsenal..wonderfully helpful with my imperfect French and my inquiries for things that were in actually in Le Havre!

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It’s pelting it down in Paris…got soaked on a 5 minute dash from my hotel to a restaurant….petrifying on cobbles with a bike I imagine.

I thought the way you have used its strengths on the grunt while keeping a great range of people involved in the validating was a template for how we ought to be using this kind of technology and really rather comforting in the present climate.

Yes it was , I thought it was great…I always thought the project was but I hadn’t really got my head round how impressive transcribus was until I used it.

I could send you a very loud recording of me massacring the Red Hot Chilli Peppers Under the Bridge from a recent drum lesson if it helps.

Previous residents of my rather sweet hotel in Paris.

The ‘Society, Culture and Belief, 1500-1800’ seminar at the Institute for Historical Research would like to appoint a doctoral student as a stipendiary postgraduate seminar convenor for 2025/26. You would be an active member of our lively, friendly seminar. Your main responsibilities would be to contribute to our social media presence, encourage other postgrads to attend the seminar, and occasionally assist with minor administrative tasks to help the seminar run smoothly. The expectation would be that you would come to the seminar as often as possible. We normally host nine seminar talks over the course of the academic year. In 2024/25, we hosted talks by Rachel Winchcombe (Manchester), Fara Dabhoiwala (Princeton), Will Tullet (York), Tiéphaine Thomason (Cambridge), Nikki Clarke (Birkbeck), and Juliet Atkinson (Leeds). The Institute will provide you with a stipend of £300 (£100/term) and will cover the cost of your meals if you attend post-seminar dinners. The current convenors are Holly Fletcher (UCL), Laura Gowing (KCL), Kate Hodgkin (East London), Eva Johanna Holmberg (Queen Mary), Tiéphaine Thomason (Cambridge), Emily Vine (Exeter), Brodie Waddell (Birkbeck) and Roisin Watson (Open University). To apply, please send a cover letter (max one page) indicating why this opportunity is of interest and a CV (1-2 pages) to b.waddell@bbk.ac.uk by September 1st.

#EarlyModern history PhD students around London: the 'Society, Culture and Belief, 1500-1800' seminar
@ihrscb.bsky.social at @ihr.bsky.social is looking for a postgrad convenor for 2025/26. Stipend of £300/yr and a chance to get involved in a great seminar!

Amazing traverse…I am guessing Iceland but am probably off by a country mile.