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Alison Knight
@aeknight.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Early Modern Studies at RHUL. The Dark Bible (OUP, 2022). She/her
Come listen to me talk about religious certificates next week! Featuring a fun mix of stranger churches’, recusant, and Church of England approaches to religious paperwork.
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Our programme for the year is starting NEXT WEEK on Monday 29 September with Alison Knight @aeknight.bsky.social speaking on 'Certificates of Religion: Early Modern Belief on Paper'.
Online and in-person, 5.30pm
Book here:
Certificates of Religion: Early Modern Belief on Paper
www.history.ac.uk
September 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Medina Sidonia to Philip II, when asked to lead the Spanish Armada:

‘I have no doubt his majesty will do me the favour I humbly beg and will not entrust me to a task of which, certainly, I shall not give a good account; for I do not understand it, know nothing about it, have no health for the sea’
August 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
So honoured and delighted by this news!! 🍾

ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/2346-2/
January 17, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Racing headlong into term!

*yes, we did a Rhubarb photoshoot. In our defence, we had to as she is so beautiful
January 8, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Finally made the leap to explore these bluer skies - and it’s already feeling like twitter used to!
January 7, 2024 at 7:41 PM