History of Catholicism

22 Sept 1693: d. Sr Mary Cary #Benedictine daughter of Falkland Lord Deputy of #Ireland & Elizabeth Tanfield Cary #writer at Our Lady of Consolation Cambrai #otd She was also a biographer of her mother.

The paperback of 'English Convents in Catholic Europe, c.1600-1800' by the CCS' James Kelly is currently available in the @waterstones.bsky.social sale for only £10: www.waterstones.com/book/english... #skystorians #nuntastic #Catholicism #history #CathHist

Best UK universities for theology & religious studies – league table The study of religious belief systems, including Christian theology, Islam and Buddhism

Great to see the hard work of our staff and students recognised as we top the @theguardian.com's latest Theology and Religious Studies rankings.

www.theguardian.com/education/ng...

Delighted to announce the 5th volume in the series will be published in January! Click here for details about the forthcoming 'Catholic Print Networks in Restoration London, 1660-1688' by @creutcke.bsky.social boydellandbrewer.com/book/catholi... #skystorians #CathHist #history #bookhistory

Included were spotlights on the amazing material in @ducollections.bsky.social
and @durhamcathedral.bsky.social.
I'm grateful to my co-investigators for the project, Jonathan Bush and Cormac Begadon, for helping shape such a productive and thoughtprovoking event. (2/2)

Delighted to have hosted a @britishacademy.bsky.social @leverhulme.ac.uk funded two-day workshop on Catholic archives last week at Durham, with colleagues from across the UK joined by those from the USA, Ireland, Belgium, Austria, Italy and Switzerland to discuss the future of the field (1/2)

We are now welcoming papers for the EHS online Winter Meeting on the theme 'Creeds, Councils and Canons'.

Meeting: Saturday 10 January 2026
Proposal Deadline: Friday 31 October 2025

ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me... #churchhistory #skystorians

Now that terms and semesters are in full swing, giving this cfp a boost.

Speaking as one of the editors, we'd love to consider your work on the topic of "Early Modern Women and Migrancy." Our Forum feature is a great way to try out ideas in a shorter-length format.

#earlymodern

🚨 JOB ALERT🚨
We are looking to hire an Assistant Professor in Histories of the Islamicate World (Medieval/Early Modern). This Grade 8 open-ended position has an application deadline of 28/09/2025. Click below to learn more and apply. Please share widely!

www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOJ050/a...

Newly published: "Grace, Piety and Memory: The Material Culture of British Catholics 1534-1850", a guide by the British Catholic Material Culture Research Group. More info and free download link here: britishartnetwork.org.uk/research/bri... #skystorians #catholicism #skyhistory #materialculture

‘Published by Her Majesties Command’: Sermons Preached before Catherine of Braganza, Queen Dowager, 1685–88* Abstract. This article argues that the sermons preached before Catherine of Braganza as queen dowager in her chapel royal and later published by her comman

Absolutely thrilled to announce that my article on sermons published by Catherine of Braganza's command as queen dowager has today been published open access by English Historical Review: academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-... . It has been a long time coming, having originally been 1/

Can't wait to read this.
#nuntastic

Radical Poverty This incisive work offers the first comprehensive analysis of the history of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in Britain. Drawing on previously closed archive…

Radical Poverty: The Capuchins and Catholicism in Britain, 1850-2022' by the CCS' @liamtemple.bsky.social is now available to pre-order through @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social! Details here: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/radical-p... #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism

With the correct link this time... www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The CCS' James Kelly's article 'Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800' has been published open access in @historicaljnl.bsky.social #firstview #nuntastic #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism Read here: cambridge.org/core/journals/…

'Scholars interested in monasticism, precursors of the Enlightenment, and early modern British and Irish history should not miss the essays included in this collection'. Review in Sixteenth Century Journal of the first volume in the series @16csociety.bsky.social #history #skystorians #nuntastic

Just under a week left to apply to join us as the FCJ postdoc at @durhamtheology.bsky.social in the new academic year! #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic #jobalert

Just a few days left to apply for this, deadline on the 27th July! Full details below.

CCS PhD researcher @maddyphillipps.bsky.social recently presented her research at a conference in Antwerp about Tudor England the the Antwerp book trade #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic

CCS Assistant Prof @liamtemple.bsky.social attended the Provincial Assembly of the Australian Capuchins in Sydney last week. He presented his research on the friars' work amongst migrant communities and led a workshop on Franciscan understandings of history #skystorians #skyhistory #catholicism

Just under a week left to apply to join us as the FCJ postdoc at @durhamtheology.bsky.social in the new academic year! #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic #jobalert

Eilish Gregory, member of the @ccshistorycatholic.bsky.social team, has recently been in Italy visiting various archives for her research about the Little Company of Mary, including those of Propaganda Fide #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic

Delighted that my @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social monograph is live on their website for pre-order, & the stunning front cover has also been revealed, featuring two of my fave images from the archives! URL: bloomsbury.com/uk/radical-p... #skystorians #history #catholicism #capuchin #skyhistory

Continuing the great papers at the @catholicrs.bsky.social on the panel before lunch on personalities and charism with Helen Knight (Durham), Jo Luyten (KU Leuven) & Aurelia Eburne (Durham)

Great final panel before the last keynote of the @catholicrs.bsky.social conference, with @eilishgregory.bsky.social, @carmenmangion.bsky.social on global missions. More updates on this panel at a later date!

Final CCS speaker at the @catholicrs.bsky.social annual conference, postdoc researcher @eilishgregory.bsky.social talking about the global networks of women religious c1877-1941 #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic

Incoming CCS PhD researcher Aurelia Eburne has delivered a paper about Richard Lassels and the Catholic contribution to early Grand Tour travel literature at the @catholicrs.bsky.social annual conference #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism

Helen Knight, PhD researcher at the CCS, gave a paper at the @catholicrs.bsky.social annual conference about her research on women religious and girls’ education at the start of the 20th century #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic

A great way to end the second day of the @catholicrs.bsky.social with a fascinating panel with Ben Halligan (Wolverhampton), Scholastica Jacob (St Antony’s Priory) & @jonchant.bsky.social on institutions & custodianship

PhD researcher @jonchant.bsky.social of @durhamtheology.bsky.social gave a paper at @catholicrs.bsky.social’s annual conference about his work on the library of the exile English college at Lisbon and the transnational movement of books #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism