Elizabeth Ewan

@kiritekatawa.bsky.social

680 followers 320 following 63 posts

Scottish medieval and early modern gender historian, cat-lover and book-obsessed

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New-Cleckit Dominie @ncdominie.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Odo of Bayeux resigns after claims that tapestry was edited to make it appear that William of Normandy incited his army to invade England.

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The Past and other Places @pastandotherplaces.bsky.social · 3d

Edinburgh University is closing the Institute for Academic Development. Download these student resources while you can. Making notes, reading strategies, time management, dissertations and so on.
CC licenses. Pdf and text only versions. #HE 🗃️
institute-academic-development.ed.ac.uk/study-hub/le...

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Lorraine @wolfq4.bsky.social · 5d

Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh was born #otd 1864 in Tipton. Her father was from Glasgow, so they moved back.
She, her sister Frances, James Herbert McNair & Charles Rennie #Mackintosh became "The Four".
This summer I visited Golders Green to pay respects to Margaret and Charles
#Skystorians

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Society of Antiquaries of Scotland @socantscot.bsky.social · 5d

WORK WITH US: Fundraising Officer

We are seeking a Fundraising Officer to join at a pivotal moment in our history as we launch a fundraising campaign to purchase and redevelop a listed building beside the National Museum of Scotland.

Find out more and apply: www.socantscot.org/news/work-wi...

A historic building with a pottery shop at the bottom and the words Work With Us overlaid

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Tim Hitchcock @timhitchcock.bsky.social · 5d

Really pleased to announce the launch of the all-new, all-dancing, London Lives website - www.londonlives.org It has been thoroughly re-engineered to facilitate more types of search, and redesigned for phones and tablets. The team very much hopes peope like it. 1/

London Lives

www.londonlives.org

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Nancy Johnston @jeelyeater1.bsky.social · 6d

Villagers lose fight to stop ‘Sunset Song church’ being sold

www.thetimes.com/article/9e72...

Villagers lose fight to stop ‘Sunset Song church’ being sold

Arbuthnott church in Aberdeenshire that inspired the setting of Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s classic novel is on the market for £45,000 after community attempts to save it fell through

www.thetimes.com

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Museums Association @museumsassociation.org · 6d

News | Tributes paid following death of Scotland’s ‘powerhouse’ curator Elspeth King – social historian remembered for her work to expand working-class collections at People’s Palace in Glasgow

Tributes paid following death of Scotland's ‘powerhouse’ curator Elspeth King - Museums Association

Social historian remembered for her work to expand working-class collections at People’s Palace in Glasgow

www.museumsassociation.org

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Judith Jesch @judithjesch.bsky.social · 7d

www.sciencenorway.no/cultural-his...

Eight pages bound in furry seal skin may be Norway's oldest book

The little book is so rare that the National Library of Norway is bringing in experts from around the world to learn more.

www.sciencenorway.no

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The Govan Stones @govanstones.bsky.social · 7d

A great opportunity to see Prof. Steve talk about Govan and Glasgow over the last 1,500 years!

Stones, Saints, Ships and Slaves: an archaeology for Glasgow 850 - Prof. Driscoll of Glasgow Archaeology for the 2025 Glasgow Archaeological Society Dalrymple Lecture Series - FREE online and in person.

Lecture series poster for talks on the 20th and 21st of November, 2025.

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Sarah Bull @sarahebull.bsky.social · 9d

If you have or have had Tri-Council funding you, too, may be concerned about this Parliamentary Committee request for confidential data.

Also, these clowns asked for 5 years of data on applications from everyone from MA students to Canada Research Chairs in... an excel spreadsheet. 15 days notice.

Open Letter to Protect Tri-Council EDI Data

Why do we need urgent action to protect our data? The mandate of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Science and Research is to review and report on topics relating to science and research in ...

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Elizabeth Ewan @kiritekatawa.bsky.social · 9d

A courageous and fierce advocate for Scottish social and gender history - she will be missed.

The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 9d

We’re deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Elspeth King — a dear friend and great supporter of Alasdair Gray. 💛
Link in bio to read Gray’s piece on King for Workers City.

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Nick Hubble @thehubble101.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks for posting this. Timely, as I am thinking about Mitchison and other Scottish SFF writers, such as Margaret Elphinstone and Ken MacLeod, at the moment before heading to Perth for the PictCon 1 SF convention next weekend.

Association for Scottish Literature @asls.org.uk · 9d

Prof @thehubble101.bsky.social has excellent blog posts on Naomi Mitchison’s #HistoricalFiction & #ScienceFiction – THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS, MEMOIRS OF A SPACEWOMAN, THE CORN KING & THE SPRING QUEEN & others – & the crossovers between them
💙📚
4/10
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Naomi Mitchison – Prospective Cultures

Posts about Naomi Mitchison written by Nick Hubble

prospectiveculture.wordpress.com

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The Alasdair Gray Archive @agrayarchive.bsky.social · 9d

We’re deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Elspeth King — a dear friend and great supporter of Alasdair Gray. 💛
Link in bio to read Gray’s piece on King for Workers City.

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Ceryl @politicdormouse.bsky.social · 9d

Olive Kelso King #WWI drove ambulance "Ella the Elephant" for Scottish Women's Hospitals & Serbian Army. Set up mobile canteens to help feed people, awarded 4 medals by Serbian government. #WWII aircraft inspector at Havilland Aircraft factory. d. #OTD 1 Nov 1958 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_K...

Olive Kelso King with Alda Motor Ambulance in Troyes 1915

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Sharon Bennett Connolly @thehistorybits.bsky.social · 9d

Matilda of Scotland, the Good Queen

New! The story of Matilda of Scotland, wife of Henry I, Known as Good Queen Maud or "the Good Queen"

Matilda of Scotland, the Good Queen

New! The story of Matilda of Scotland, wife of Henry I, Known as Good Queen Maud or "the Good Queen"

historytheinterestingbits.com

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Boydell & Brewer @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social · 10d

In this blog post, Julian Goodare share insights into why those accused of #witchcraft would confess and what to expect from his co-edited book, Scottish Witchcraft Trials.🧙‍♀️ Read the blog: buff.ly/Qo4ouEA

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Manchester University Press @manchesterup.bsky.social · 10d

Announcing a brand new series launching this #Halloween 👻

Manchester Studies in the Supernatural explores how the #supernatural shapes human experience across time and place.

Bridging disciplines and challenging boundaries, it welcomes bold new research on the #occult and the #unseen

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Guelph Centre for Scottish Studies @uguelphscottish.bsky.social · 18d

2025 Frank Watson Book Prize in Scottish History!

Catriona M.M. Macdonald, The Caledoniad: The Making of Scottish History. Edinburgh: John Donald, an imprint of Birlinn Ltd., 2024. ISBN: 9780859767200.

Congratulations, Dr. Macdonald! 🏆🎉

Read the jury's citation: www.uoguelph.ca/arts/scottis...

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Sarah C E Ross @sarahceross.bsky.social · 25d

Media and Communication job at Victoria University of Wellington - come work with us!
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Pūkenga | Lecturer in Media and Communication

A permanent, full-time Lecturer opportunity in Media and Communication is available from 2026—ideal for someone ready to inspire through innovative teaching and research.

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Celine Camps @celinecamps.bsky.social · 25d

My favorite prof, mentor, & committee member Martha Howell wrote a new book & I'm psyched it's out:

"Making Merchants. The Cultural Construction of a Merchant Class in Early Modern Germany."

Undoubtedly of interest to many #SkyStorians on the #Medievalsky & #EarlyModern 🗃️ feeds.
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Making Merchants

Cambridge Core - Social and Population History - Making Merchants

www.cambridge.org

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Norfolk Record Office @norfolkro.bsky.social · 26d

🐟 Following the Fish has arrived! Come and explore the unsung stories of the herring girls, who followed the fishing fleets from Scotland to East Anglia, with this pop-up exhibition.

You can catch the online version here - suffolkarchives.shorthandstories.com/following.../

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Ceryl @politicdormouse.bsky.social · 27d

Victoria Drummond 1st UK woman #MarineEngineer. Colleague wrote "Most courageous woman I ever saw...without fear or nerves, is very good at her job & has an uncanny power over engines for which I once thanked God" Early @wes1919.bsky.social member b. #OTD 14 Oct 1894 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victori...

Victoria Drummond in apprenticeship uniform c. 1920

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Alexander Wulfers @alexanderwulfers.com · 28d

"Bob Fogel said to me once: For economics to work without economic history is like an evolutionary biologist without paleontology. You just miss 99.5% of all the species that ever walked on this earth." Joel Mokyr www.youtube.com/live/__0sGvj...

LIVE: Nobel Prize in economics winner Joel Mokyr speaks

YouTube video by Reuters

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Ideas Roadshow @ideasroadshow.bsky.social · 28d

This #medieval illuminated manuscript has been digitized and is now available online #openaccess !

🗃️ #arthistory #skystorians #medievalsky 🏺

www.openculture.com/2025/10/the-...

The Aberdeen Bestiary, One of the Great Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts, Now Digitized in High Resolution & Made Available Online

For thousands of years, ordinary people all over the world not only worked side-by-side with domestic animals on a daily basis, they also observed the wild fauna around them to learn how to navigate a...

www.openculture.com

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Women's History Scotland @womenshistscot.bsky.social · 29d

📣 NOW ACCEPTING ESSAYS! The Leah Leneman Prize for research on women’s or gender history is open to students & independent scholars. Submit your 8-10k word essay by 22 Dec 2025 📅

Full details: womenshistoryscotland.org/projects-and...

Front cover of Leah Leneman's 'The Scottish Suffragettes' featuring an image of an Ewardian woman in front of a 'Womens Freedom League' banner, and a second image of a busy suffrage march with banners that read 'Votes for Women'.

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Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · Oct 10

I cannot imagine what it would be like to find 13 rare medieval and Roman artifacts at a charity thrift store in Chilliwack, BC, but I'm glad they were donated to Simon Fraser University for further study: www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stor...

Rare ‘medieval’ artifacts found in B.C. thrift store donated to SFU for study

Rare artifacts dating back potentially thousands of years have been found in a British Columbia thrift store and donated to Simon Fraser University for study.

www.sfu.ca

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Dr Karen McAulay @karenmca.bsky.social · Oct 10

Ladies and Their #Harps: the Maclean-Clephane Sisters of Torloisk, Mull (and Edinburgh) karenmcaulaymusicologist.blog/2025/10/10/l...

Ladies and Their Harps: the Maclean-Clephane Sisters of Torloisk, Mull (and Edinburgh)

You know how you buy a new car, and suddenly everyone seems to be driving the same white Fiat 500? It’s the same with research topics. I researched Gaelic song-collectors Anna and Margaret Ma…

karenmcaulaymusicologist.blog

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Charlie Lynch @charlielynch.bsky.social · Oct 10

“I knew that homosexuality was a sin - I didn’t want to be homosexual. I went to my G.P and said I had read Freud’s book on dreams, that I suffered from homosexuality, and that I would like to change.”

My new article now out in Irish Historical Studies:

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Between sickness and sin: models of male homosexuality in Northern Ireland c.1960-1990 | Irish Historical Studies | Cambridge Core

Between sickness and sin: models of male homosexuality in Northern Ireland c.1960-1990

www.cambridge.org

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Dr Coralie Mills @dendrochronicle.bsky.social · Oct 10

My colleague @HamishDarrah.bsky.social recording historic timbers from Black Bull Close, an urban renewal project in Dunbar 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 by community enterprise The Ridge. Many of the lintels are re-used oak ships’ timbers. Yet to do the dendrochronology
#FindsFriday #buildings #timber #heritage #archaeology

Hamish is standing looking at a timber lintel on the floor and recording woodworking details. Photo copyright Coralie Mills

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Dr Joe McIntyre @drjoemcintyre.bsky.social · Oct 10

Maria Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize

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