Laura Gowing

Screenshot of the first page of Violent Waters book.

Cover of 'Violent Waters: Environmental Politics in Early Modern England' by Elly Robson Dezateux

*Violent Waters: Environmental Politics in Early Modern England*

An important new book from @ellydezateux.bsky.social shows 'how environments were politically constructed and contested, and how environmental concerns inflected politics'. 🗃️

Cambridge UP: www.cambridge.org/core/books/v...

No need to choose!

🚨History Job: Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (Permanent) 🗃️

Come work with us at Warwick! You will join a group of excellent early-modernists and one of the nicest bunches of historians around!
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@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social

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Deadline to submit draft application is this Wednesday (4th Feb)!

We're hosting a webinar on drafting applications for postdoc fellowships on 12th Feb.

Your application will be reviewed and discussed by assessors and successful applicants. Full details below.

Join us live at the IHR and online. Free registration.
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Charles Ignatius Sancho: a Black British man of letters and his world Charles Ignatius Sancho, late-18th-century Black British polymath, is a foundational figure in Black British history; a recent upsurge in scholarly discoveries of his life has occurred in parallel wit...

We are supporting this conference on Charles Ignatius Sancho, the late-18thC Black British polymath. A recent upsurge in scholarly discoveries makes it timely to bring together international scholars and practitioners for the first time in over 25 years! www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/briti...

Yes in fact we have reintroduced them all round

Haven't yet had time to read Toby's Green's 2025 The Heretic of Cacheu? Find out swiftly about Crispina Peres, 'the most powerful trader in the town in the 1650s-60s'. #Skystorians

Never got rid of them for first years, lost them for other years

Doing a PhD Workshop — CEMS KCL Blog Join CEMS for a discussion on doing a PhD. We will hear from current PhD across King’s. Tuesday 27th January at 15:00 in Bush House (SE), 2.01. Light refreshments will be provided.

A 🧵 of CEMS events and opportunities this term!

Next Tuesday at 14:00 we'll be hosting a workshop on doing a PhD.

kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/doing...

www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event...

Behind every bearded man…

This is a stunning resource, beautifully presented - congratulations to Ros Smith Kathy Acheson and their team emwmlibrary.com

An early modern anti-multi-tasking emblem and slogan... “We cannot all do everything”

Jacob Hoefnagel, 1634 (British Museum)

Love in the time of tech Explore how technology is transforming modern love. Take part in an interactive chat-app installation and join an expert-led panel discussion exploring how technology is reshaping modern love.

How is technology reshaping modern love? Great panel discussion we are holding on this topic on 26 March with @drkatedevlin.bsky.social @lukebrunning.bsky.social @shannonphilip.bsky.social
Book here - free - in person or online www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-a...

Saint.

Join us live at the IHR and online
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LIGHTNING TALKS 2025

“Around six months after the cyber incident I talked to the then chair of the science select committee, who was not aware of this incident” w o w

UK net migration dropped more than first reported, ONS says Net migration to the UK last year was 20% lower than previously thought.

While so many politicians & the media are obsessing over 39000 people crossing the channel in small boats in 2025...

The Office for National Statistics just announced they got the figure for UK nationals emigrating in 2024 wrong.

The ERROR was 97,000 people.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Join us live at the IHR or online.
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The IHR Women's History seminar programme for autumn 2025:
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/seminars/womens-history is now available. We look forward to seeing you soon!
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Please join us for our inaugural seminar of the term in the IHR and online. Register: tinyurl.com/298ssvkr
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A Wikipedia-style guideline page on avoiding exaggerated wording by LLMs, with two sections titled Undue emphasis on symbolism and importance and Promotional language. Each section lists “words to watch” in a beige box, such as "stands as a testament", "plays a vital role", "rich cultural heritage", "breathtaking", and "must-see". Below, example sentences are shown with problematic phrases highlighted in yellow, including "enhancing its significance", "captivates both residents and visitors alike", "stands as a symbol", "reflects the evolving identity", "vibrant town with a rich cultural heritage", "fascinating glimpse into the diverse tapestry", and "value-driven experiences".

This is really fascinating

Wikipedia's list of linguistic and stylist "tells" of AI writing, the better to help editors recognize it

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Call for Applications: Editorial Fellowships at History Workshop, 2025 History Workshop is advertising two part-time, paid Editorial Fellowships in 2025, open to early career historians.

📣We're into the FINAL WEEK for applications for two Editorial Fellowship positions 2025-27!📣

Deadline is midnight 15th August (that's this Friday!), and the fellowships are open to any early career historians. See the post below for the full details:

www.historyworkshop....

Post-Doctoral Research Associate - LSTM Decolonial History Project | Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) is seeking a Post-Doctoral Research Associate (PDRA) to support the delivery of a two-year, independent academic research project to develop a rigorous...

A 2 year postdoc research assistant job to work on the early institutional history of Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, leading to the writing of a report to contribute to broader decolonising and reparative efforts. Around 40k, deadline 5 Sept 25.

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We are proud to announce that South Asian Britain: Connecting Histories, a landmark educational website on the histories of South Asians in Britain, is now live!

Visit southasianbritain.org

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🚨 Are you a first-time author in women or gender history?

The WHN Annual Book Prize offers £500 for the best debut monograph in this field published in the UK (2023–2024).

Deadline: 15 August 2025
Open to WHN members.

Details: womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-b...

#WHNBookPrize #GenderHist

Open letter from UK university staff: Request for biometric deferral and safe evacuation of incoming Palestinian students and scholars from Gaza to UK Universities More than 40 students currently trapped in Gaza with full scholarships to UK Universities are asking for a safe route to come and study. We, the academic community hoping to welcome these scholars, ca...

An open letter has been launched today (27/7/25) for members of the UK academic community (academics and other university staff) to sign, to press the UK Home Office to facilitate safe passage out of Gaza for 40+ students with offers for UK universities.

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

The next round of the BA Talent Development Scheme is open! 🚨I had one of these this year to build historic dress making skills for my performance history work - so culture studies people, don’t be put off, this is also for you!

Many thanks for sharing - we're glad you're looking forward to it - as are we! willstranscribathon.eventbrite.com