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Brendan Tam

@brendantam.bsky.social

PhD candidate (History) University of Warwick (2022-2026) || Political friendship in Britain 1760-1837|| πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί || PG Co-Convenor IHR British History in the Long Eighteenth Century Seminar

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I’ll be presenting a paper at the IHR British History in the Long 18th Century Seminar next Wednesday based on my (worryingly) soon to be completed PhD research!

20.02.2026 17:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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18TH CENTURY BRITISH HISTORY PHD LIGHTNING TALKS 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 29 April 2026.

Please see the poster for further information!

13.02.2026 10:03 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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WINTER Term Card:

We are excited to share our seminar schedule for next term! Our slate of speakers cover a range of #18thc British history topics.

Registrations are now open (with paper abstracts) at the link below πŸ‘Ž

@ihr.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social

www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

12.12.2025 12:13 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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Black and Political: Reconstructing Black Participation in British Politics, 1750-1850 Hybrid | Online-via Zoom & IHR Wolfson Room NB01, Basement, IHR, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU

Next Wednesday 3-12 we are holding a joint seminar with @histparl.bsky.social! Join us at 17:30 at the @ihr.bsky.social or online via zoom to hear Dr Helen Wilson discuss β€˜Black & Political: Black Political Participation in Britain, 1750-1850’.

Register now! πŸ‘Ž

www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

28.11.2025 10:07 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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AUTUMN 2025 TERM CARD:

We have an exciting range of speakers for the remainder of this term - covering a range of topics relating to Britain in the #18th!

As always, all our seminars take place in person and online. Make sure to register with the following link!

www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

20.10.2025 09:35 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

I'm really looking forward to sharing my findings about debates surrounding the Scottish Coal miners. Make sure to come along!

17.10.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We're super excited to announce the return of the Warwick History PG Work in Progress for 2025/26. Open to all who are interested in hearing about all the fantastic research being done by PG history students at Warwick!

06.10.2025 13:09 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

I have the pleasure of chairing @richardjansell.bsky.social’s paper next week. Be sure to add it to your calendar if you’re interested to hear more about servants on the β€œgrand tour” in the 18th century!

01.10.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Back to what has become over the last three years another home.

24.09.2025 15:19 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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John Lewis: A Black Sailor at the 1828 Weymouth By-Election - The History of Parliament In this guest article Dr Joe Cozens discusses his research into John Lewis, a Black sailor who was arrested during the 1828 Weymouth by-election. Dr Cozens is

@joecozens.bsky.social, one of our seminar convenors, has just had an article published by @histparl.bsky.social discussing his research into John Lewis, a Black sailor who was arrested during the 1828 Weymouth by-election.

historyofparliament.com/2025/06/24/j...

24.06.2025 08:36 β€” πŸ‘ 28    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Histories of Resistance: Disability, Agency and Embodiment in the Long Eighteenth Century

Join us next Wednesday (25/6) 5:30-7:30 in person at the IHR and online for our final seminar of 2024-5 to hear David Turner ( Swansea University) present his paper β€˜Histories of Resistance: Disability, Agency & Embodiment in the Long Eighteenth Century’

@ihr.bsky.social

shorturl.at/hMRGz

19.06.2025 12:14 β€” πŸ‘ 30    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Diaries and Journals of William Wilberforce: An Editor’s Report

Join us next Wednesday at the University of Northampton as we take the Seminar on the road! Starting at 15:00 hyrid, John Coffey (Leicester) will present on the ongoing Wilberforce Diaries project.

The event will be proceeded by a walking tour of Northampton!

www.history.ac.uk/events/diari...

06.06.2025 12:47 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It was a pleasure presenting a paper this morning based on my recent work on political sociability (derived from a dissertation chapter section) at Warwick’s PG History Conference.

Congratulations to my fellow co-organisers for putting together a fantastic 2-day conference!

23.05.2025 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A pleasure as always to hear you present your work Chloe!

22.05.2025 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kicking off our conference with our first panel: Early Modern Mobilities

Come down to OC0.04 to catch the latest in PG history research here at Warwick!

22.05.2025 10:04 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have throughly enjoyed helping to put this event together as the current PGR Seminar Co-Convenor. We have a bumper lineup of early stage PhDs presenting their research.

09.05.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Our conference schedule is now live! I am very excited to see this showcase of research from rhe Warwick PG community! warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

08.05.2025 21:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Check out this fantastic conference on early modern work - @annajpravdica.bsky.social has put together an absolute stellar lineup!

03.05.2025 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
2025-2026 Award Recipients | Lewis Walpole Library

Thrilled that I have been awarded a Lewis Walpole Travel Grant which will support two weeks of research later this year trawling through their eighteenth century private correspondence and manuscripts collections in Connecticut!

walpole.library.yale.edu/fellowships/...

30.04.2025 10:20 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Henry Addington is another.

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The Impeachment of Warren Hastings: The First Governor General of India - University Of Worcester

This summer, @histparl.bsky.social is joining forces with the School of Law at the University of Worcester, @parlhistjournal.bsky.social and @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social, for a conference on the trial of Warren Hastings.
All welcome!
@cecs-york.bsky.social
www.worcester.ac.uk/about/academ...

15.04.2025 07:29 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

This is a great idea!

14.04.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The great political survivor of late eighteenth century politics!

14.04.2025 07:50 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨Call for Papers🚨

We're now welcoming abstracts from Warwick history postgraduates for our annual Conference!

Deadline 16 April

Apply here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

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Thanks to the team at @gladlib.bsky.social for assisting with my research trip this week, consulting the Glynne-Gladstone manuscripts, helping me get through a mammoth amount of material. Now to actually write it up into the dissertation…

21.03.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    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

Thanks again for your brilliant paper Mari!

14.03.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Black and white photograph of Vanda Salmon, smiling and wearing a long coat and floral hat, leaning on crutches

Black and white photograph of Vanda Salmon, smiling and wearing a long coat and floral hat, leaning on crutches

Fantastic conference on Lived Experiences of the Westminster Parliament at Warwick today - great to speak on Vanda Salmon papers @chuarchives.bsky.social on panel with @lisaberrywaite.bsky.social and @emmapeplow.bsky.social. Thanks @chloechallender.bsky.social @brendantam.bsky.social for organising

14.03.2025 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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The World of Jacob de Pinna, Notary and Culture-Broker: The role of eighteenth-century London notaries as intercultural go-betweens

Register for next week’s seminar on Wed 5 Mar to hear Prof Rebecca Earle’s (Warwick) paper β€˜The World of Jacob de Pinna, Notary and Culture-Broker: The role of eighteenth-century London notaries as intercultural go-betweens’ from 17:30 at Senate House and online.

www.history.ac.uk/events/world...

26.02.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Register to join us on Friday 14th March at Warwick for our conference β€˜Lived Experiences of the Westminster Parliament in History: People, sociability, communities and space’ organised by myself and @chloechallender.bsky.social with support from @emeccwarwick.bsky.social and History of Parliament

13.02.2025 12:46 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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