ICYMI: It is not too late to register for our final seminar of the 2024-2025 year - we hope to see you all either at the IHR or online!
25.06.2025 07:56 — 👍 1 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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19.06.2025 12:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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 ‘Histories of Resistance: Disability, Agency & Embodiment in the Long Eighteenth Century’
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19.06.2025 12:14 — 👍 31 🔁 18 💬 1 📌 0
The Diaries and Journals of William Wilberforce: An Editor’s Report
Very much looking forward to John Coffey speaking about the diaries of William Wilberforce this Wed. at the earlier time of 3pm - in Northampton. Do join us online or in person (some travel funds are available). www.history.ac.uk/events/diari... @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social
09.06.2025 08:43 — 👍 10 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
‘I shall describe no more’: Reconnecting Black Histories to the Beckford Collection at Charlecote Park
Join us next Wednesday 28 May, in person at the IHR and online (17:30-19:30) to hear Annabelle Gilmore’s (Birmingham) paper “‘I shall describe no more’: Reconnecting Black Histories to the Beckford Collection at Charlecote Park”
@ihr.bsky.social
www.history.ac.uk/events/i-sha...
22.05.2025 10:53 — 👍 22 🔁 15 💬 0 📌 2
Call for Papers for our interdisciplinary conference exploring Dialogues of Nonconformity across the British Atlantic World, 1500-1800, taking place at the University of Birmingham on 12 September 2025. Keynote delivered by Professor Alec Ryrie. Papers welcome from researchers at any career stage.
18.05.2025 23:30 — 👍 48 🔁 42 💬 3 📌 5
We hosted our annual PhD Lightning Talks session last night, featuring 12 early stage PhDs presenting their research to an eager audience. It was fantastic to see the continued vibrancy and range of British 18th century studies!
15.05.2025 09:42 — 👍 13 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Follow Margot’s post for live updates of our Lightning Talks event!
14.05.2025 17:20 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Lightning Talks
Very much looking forward to meeting the next generation of 18th c. historians at tomorrow's 'Lightning Talks' @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social All welcome, either online or in person; but please register www.history.ac.uk/events/light...
13.05.2025 10:28 — 👍 29 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 1
Lightning Talks
Join us next Wednesday (14 May) in room 243 of Senate House or online for our annual Lightning Talks event. This is our seminar’s flagship event where we hear rapid-fire three minute presentations from early-stage PhDs about their dissertation research.
www.history.ac.uk/events/light...
09.05.2025 09:22 — 👍 23 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 3
If you're an archivist, librarian, local or family historian, researcher or student of British and/or British & colonial/imperial history (from the Roman era to the present) this introduction to BBIH is worth a look. Google searches are degrading and hallucinating with generative AI; BBIH is not.
25.04.2025 12:09 — 👍 117 🔁 59 💬 1 📌 0
Forced Abortion in England and Wales in the Long Eighteenth-Century
ICYMI:
Our seminar recommences tomorrow night with @drangelamuir.bsky.social presenting her paper ‘Forced Abortion in England and Wales in the Long Eighteenth-century’. Join us in person at the IHR in our regular room or online from 17:30!
www.history.ac.uk/events/force...
29.04.2025 13:58 — 👍 6 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 0
Forced Abortion in England and Wales in the Long Eighteenth-Century
I'm excited to be speaking at @long18thsem.bsky.social on 30 April at @ihr.bsky.social. It's a dark topic with a lot of modern relevance given the ongoing threat to women's reproductive rights. Join in person or online (it's free)
#skystorians #history #AcademicSky
www.history.ac.uk/events/force...
08.04.2025 13:35 — 👍 40 🔁 22 💬 3 📌 2
We are excited to be hosting you later this month Angela!
08.04.2025 13:37 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Metropolitan Science: Scientific Instrument Makers and Institutional Sites of Knowledge and Practice in 18th-Century London
For the last seminar of the term we return to science and knowledge-making. Join us either in person or online Wed 19 Mar for a paper presented by @rhiggitt.bsky.social (National Museum Scotland) and Alex Butterworth (Sussex) titled Metropolitan Science:
www.history.ac.uk/events/metro...
17.03.2025 08:58 — 👍 13 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0
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12.03.2025 14:13 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
FINAL REMINDER
The CFP for our annual PhD Lightning Talks sessions closes this Friday.
We have received many fantastic applications so far, but there is still time remaining!
Please see the poster and the following link for further information royalhistsoc.org/calendar/ihr...
@ihr.bsky.social
12.03.2025 14:12 — 👍 4 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 0
Rebbecca Earle just getting stuck into a great talk on thee role of 18th c. notaries as cultural interlocutors. @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social
05.03.2025 17:44 — 👍 18 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
If you're in London this evening and keen to combine historical enlightenment with historical conviviality, join us in Bloomsbury at the Institute of Historical Research, Senate House to hear Rebecca Earle's paper on an 18th-century global culture-broker.
05.03.2025 10:43 — 👍 11 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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 ‘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 — 👍 14 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 1
Mapping Criminal Justice at London's Old Bailey, 1720-1820: From the Night Watch to Proactive Policing
Recorded on 19 February 2025
Really pleased to see that the recording of the paper I gave last week on 'Mapping Criminal Justice at London's Old Bailey, 1720-1820: From the Night Watch to Proactive Policing' @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social is now up on the IHR website: www.history.ac.uk/podcasts/map...
24.02.2025 16:13 — 👍 31 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 0
Mapping Criminal Justice at London's Old Bailey, 1720-1820: From the Night Watch to Proactive Policing
Really looking forward to giving a paper on 'Mapping criminal justice in 18th century London', tomorrow @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social All welcome either in person or online, but please register at www.history.ac.uk/events/mappi...
18.02.2025 09:08 — 👍 45 🔁 18 💬 0 📌 2
We have had last minute change of schedule - instead join us next week to hear seminar co-convenor Tim Hitchcock discuss his latest research (conducted with Bob Shoemaker) on policing and criminal justice in the late 18th century, at the usual time of 17:30 at the IHR and online.
@ihr.bsky.social
12.02.2025 14:38 — 👍 28 🔁 19 💬 0 📌 1
The Pathology of Race: Disease, Formativity and the Enlightenment Debate on Human Variety
Recorded on 5 February 2025
Kevin Siena's wonderful examination of disease and race: 'The Pathology of Race: Disease, Formativity and the Enlightenment Debate on Human Variety' is now available online - www.history.ac.uk/podcasts/pat.... @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social
10.02.2025 09:20 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
Kevin Siena, giving a great talk on disease and race in 18th century medicine. @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social
05.02.2025 17:53 — 👍 11 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
@bsecs.bsky.social @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social
31.01.2025 14:26 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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 — 👍 18 🔁 18 💬 2 📌 1
The Pathology of Race: Disease, Formativity and the Enlightenment Debate on Human Variety
Make sure to register to join us next week from 5:30pm at the IHR or online to hear Kevin Siena (Trent University) discuss his paper ‘The Pathology of Race| Disease, Formativity and the Enlightenment Debate on Human Variety’
@ihr.bsky.social
www.history.ac.uk/events/patho...
30.01.2025 14:34 — 👍 10 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0
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Historian at Dept of Humanities, Northumbria Uni. Interests: modern British history; political / social history; petitions / ing generally
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