Amy Humphries 🌱🌸
@amyjanieh.bsky.social
PhD Student at Liverpool University looking at the royal women of the early Georgian court. Plant lover. Foodie. Happiest by the sea. 🌊🍄🪴| She/Her
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November 1736 - report in the press that Mr Duill, who keeps the German coffee house in St James's St, is to be made a page of the backstairs to the Princess of Wales.
The report is only slightly wrong, as Duill was actually made a page of the presence chamber.
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The report is only slightly wrong, as Duill was actually made a page of the presence chamber.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
November 1736 - report in the press that Mr Duill, who keeps the German coffee house in St James's St, is to be made a page of the backstairs to the Princess of Wales.
The report is only slightly wrong, as Duill was actually made a page of the presence chamber.
@amyjanieh.bsky.social
The report is only slightly wrong, as Duill was actually made a page of the presence chamber.
@amyjanieh.bsky.social
Royals are notoriously hard to buy for. What do you get people who have everything? When in doubt, do what Admiral Boscawen did in April 1750 for Frederick, Prince of Wales and get the royal in your life a 476lb tortoise. 🐢
#18thCentury #Hanoverians #Georgians
#18thCentury #Hanoverians #Georgians
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Royals are notoriously hard to buy for. What do you get people who have everything? When in doubt, do what Admiral Boscawen did in April 1750 for Frederick, Prince of Wales and get the royal in your life a 476lb tortoise. 🐢
#18thCentury #Hanoverians #Georgians
#18thCentury #Hanoverians #Georgians
An interesting note in the London Evening Post for 1-3 April 1740: the death of Mr Earnest, a Page of the Back Stairs to the Prince of Wales whose likeness was taken for the figure of Merlin that featured in Merlin's Cave, built in 1735 for Queen Caroline of Ansbach in the gardens of Richmond Lodge.
September 3, 2025 at 2:44 PM
An interesting note in the London Evening Post for 1-3 April 1740: the death of Mr Earnest, a Page of the Back Stairs to the Prince of Wales whose likeness was taken for the figure of Merlin that featured in Merlin's Cave, built in 1735 for Queen Caroline of Ansbach in the gardens of Richmond Lodge.
What a team, what a tournament! Never give up, never say die! Heroes one and all! #Lionesses 🏴🏴🏴
July 27, 2025 at 7:35 PM
What a team, what a tournament! Never give up, never say die! Heroes one and all! #Lionesses 🏴🏴🏴
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The latest Royal Studies Podcast episode is out! Join @amyjanieh.bsky.social for her conversation with @nemgarrett.bsky.social, @wromantichistry.bsky.social and @rosalindfreeborn.bsky.social about (fictional) representations of regency royalty.
June 27, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The latest Royal Studies Podcast episode is out! Join @amyjanieh.bsky.social for her conversation with @nemgarrett.bsky.social, @wromantichistry.bsky.social and @rosalindfreeborn.bsky.social about (fictional) representations of regency royalty.
Waiting outside the library
Eager for the doors to open
Because we got here early
A bag of stories to be returned
Others yet undiscovered
Waiting for us on the shelves.
Eager for the doors to open
Because we got here early
A bag of stories to be returned
Others yet undiscovered
Waiting for us on the shelves.
June 21, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Waiting outside the library
Eager for the doors to open
Because we got here early
A bag of stories to be returned
Others yet undiscovered
Waiting for us on the shelves.
Eager for the doors to open
Because we got here early
A bag of stories to be returned
Others yet undiscovered
Waiting for us on the shelves.
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Really do think Government should intervene to legislate on this as soon as possible, before we end up in a situation like the US where these things are everywhere and people refuse to give them up because they think their personal liberty to drive a tank outweighs the safety of everyone else.
NEW: Car bonnets are becoming a half-centimetre higher every year, driving road safety fears.
This #carspreading trend where supersized SUVs crowd out space in towns and cities is also leading to cars that are more dangerous in a crash.
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This #carspreading trend where supersized SUVs crowd out space in towns and cities is also leading to cars that are more dangerous in a crash.
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June 12, 2025 at 8:26 AM
Really do think Government should intervene to legislate on this as soon as possible, before we end up in a situation like the US where these things are everywhere and people refuse to give them up because they think their personal liberty to drive a tank outweighs the safety of everyone else.
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Reginald Joseph Mitchell led the team that designed the Spitfire at Supermarine in Woolston, Southampton. The prototype first flew in 1936. Sadly, he would not live to see his iconic aircraft’s finest hour during the Second World War. R. J. Mitchell died at home in Southampton on this day in 1937.
June 11, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Reginald Joseph Mitchell led the team that designed the Spitfire at Supermarine in Woolston, Southampton. The prototype first flew in 1936. Sadly, he would not live to see his iconic aircraft’s finest hour during the Second World War. R. J. Mitchell died at home in Southampton on this day in 1937.
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Died #OTD 1727, George I.
The first monarch of the Hanoverian dynasty, a much-debated question has survived since his reign. Could he speak English?
historyofparliament.com/2019/06/06/c...
The first monarch of the Hanoverian dynasty, a much-debated question has survived since his reign. Could he speak English?
historyofparliament.com/2019/06/06/c...
Ich bin in meinem Herzen Englisch: Could George I speak English? - The History of Parliament
George I's linguistic weakness was supposedly the reason for the preference shown to his German advisors over most English politicians, who were for the most part similarly limited in their knowledge…
historyofparliament.com
June 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Died #OTD 1727, George I.
The first monarch of the Hanoverian dynasty, a much-debated question has survived since his reign. Could he speak English?
historyofparliament.com/2019/06/06/c...
The first monarch of the Hanoverian dynasty, a much-debated question has survived since his reign. Could he speak English?
historyofparliament.com/2019/06/06/c...
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The Madleen is sailing towards Gaza, unarmed, with humanitarian aid & operating in full accordance with international, humanitarian & human rights laws. They do this to break the illegal seige.
Keep all eyes on deck & all eyes on
Palestine ❤️🇵🇸🍉
#alleyesondeck #freedomflotilla #illustration
Keep all eyes on deck & all eyes on
Palestine ❤️🇵🇸🍉
#alleyesondeck #freedomflotilla #illustration
June 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The Madleen is sailing towards Gaza, unarmed, with humanitarian aid & operating in full accordance with international, humanitarian & human rights laws. They do this to break the illegal seige.
Keep all eyes on deck & all eyes on
Palestine ❤️🇵🇸🍉
#alleyesondeck #freedomflotilla #illustration
Keep all eyes on deck & all eyes on
Palestine ❤️🇵🇸🍉
#alleyesondeck #freedomflotilla #illustration
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On this day in 1944: D-Day. Southampton played a monumental role in the build-up, execution, and aftermath of the largest seaborne assault in history. These photos show countless landing craft at the Western Docks.
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June 6, 2025 at 6:51 AM
On this day in 1944: D-Day. Southampton played a monumental role in the build-up, execution, and aftermath of the largest seaborne assault in history. These photos show countless landing craft at the Western Docks.
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Back with the newspapers today, looking at mentions of the Prince and Princess of Wales in 1738. Of course, there's more there than just Frederick and Augusta. The papers yield unexpected gems like this one, from 29 September. A reminder that humans have always, always been messy and ridiculous:
June 6, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Back with the newspapers today, looking at mentions of the Prince and Princess of Wales in 1738. Of course, there's more there than just Frederick and Augusta. The papers yield unexpected gems like this one, from 29 September. A reminder that humans have always, always been messy and ridiculous:
Celebrities being declared dead by the media is not a new thing! Check out this newspaper snippet from the London Daily Post and General Advertiser from 14 October 1738. The poor Earl of Darnley, despite being killed off by the papers, has turned up fit and healthy at Prince Frederick's court! 😂
June 5, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Celebrities being declared dead by the media is not a new thing! Check out this newspaper snippet from the London Daily Post and General Advertiser from 14 October 1738. The poor Earl of Darnley, despite being killed off by the papers, has turned up fit and healthy at Prince Frederick's court! 😂
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I never, ever want to hear again that women are too emotional to be leaders.
June 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
I never, ever want to hear again that women are too emotional to be leaders.
This whole panel was absolutely cracking and I loved it! 😍
Next at #KQ14 in Session 3.2 Courtiers as Employees? Working condition in early modern courts Robert Bucholz “Life in the Service of the British Royal Household: A mildly quantitative approach”, rich insight into the wonderful data & personal insights from this database courtofficers.ctsdh.luc.edu
June 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
This whole panel was absolutely cracking and I loved it! 😍
#OnThisDay in 1738, John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont noted in his diary that 'The Princess of Wales was brought to bed of a boy, which the same night received private baptism, there being doubt if he would live'. This baby was the future George III, one of Britain's longest reigning monarchs.
June 4, 2025 at 12:27 PM
#OnThisDay in 1738, John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont noted in his diary that 'The Princess of Wales was brought to bed of a boy, which the same night received private baptism, there being doubt if he would live'. This baby was the future George III, one of Britain's longest reigning monarchs.
This panel was absolutely fantastic. Really thoroughly enjoyed it! 🤩 #KQ14
Our third paper in #KQ14 Session 2.2 was Matylda Urjasz-Razcko “Bona Sforza of Aragon (1518-1557), between former Spain, Italy and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth”, discussing significance & influence of three Italian brides in Central Europe, Beatrice d’Aragona, Bianca Maria & Bona Sforza
June 4, 2025 at 9:52 AM
This panel was absolutely fantastic. Really thoroughly enjoyed it! 🤩 #KQ14
This was a wonderful panel to be part of and it was really fun to get to talk about Hanoverian family mayhem! It’s been an absolutely fantastic conference so far and can’t wait to hear more amazing papers! 😍 #KQ14
The 2nd paper in #KQ14 Session 1.12, beautifully charted Georgian family breakdown: Amy-Jane Humphries “Intergenerational conflict within the Hanoverian Royal Family, 1714-1760” demonstrating veracity of quote from Walpole “It ran a little in the blood of the family to hate the eldest son”.
June 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This was a wonderful panel to be part of and it was really fun to get to talk about Hanoverian family mayhem! It’s been an absolutely fantastic conference so far and can’t wait to hear more amazing papers! 😍 #KQ14
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IMPORTANT #BSECS2026 NEWS!
Registration for #BSECS2026 opens on Sunday 1 June!
Submit your CFP on the theme of 'Big & Small' and join us for our 55th annual conference 7-9 Jan 2026 @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social
#18thC #skystorians 🗃️
Click on the link for the full CFP
www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...
Registration for #BSECS2026 opens on Sunday 1 June!
Submit your CFP on the theme of 'Big & Small' and join us for our 55th annual conference 7-9 Jan 2026 @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social
#18thC #skystorians 🗃️
Click on the link for the full CFP
www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...
BSECS Annual Conference
BSECS Annual Conference: the annual meeting of the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies is Europe's largest and most prestigious annual conference
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May 30, 2025 at 3:12 PM
IMPORTANT #BSECS2026 NEWS!
Registration for #BSECS2026 opens on Sunday 1 June!
Submit your CFP on the theme of 'Big & Small' and join us for our 55th annual conference 7-9 Jan 2026 @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social
#18thC #skystorians 🗃️
Click on the link for the full CFP
www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...
Registration for #BSECS2026 opens on Sunday 1 June!
Submit your CFP on the theme of 'Big & Small' and join us for our 55th annual conference 7-9 Jan 2026 @pembrokeoxford.bsky.social
#18thC #skystorians 🗃️
Click on the link for the full CFP
www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...
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In 1601, complaints were made about the number of alehouse keepers in Southampton. Apparently their houses were ‘receptackles of all lewd persons’ and full of ‘vices and wickednes’. Peter Hendricke’s alehouse near the West Quay in particular was said to be a ‘verie unfitt place’.
May 26, 2025 at 12:08 PM
In 1601, complaints were made about the number of alehouse keepers in Southampton. Apparently their houses were ‘receptackles of all lewd persons’ and full of ‘vices and wickednes’. Peter Hendricke’s alehouse near the West Quay in particular was said to be a ‘verie unfitt place’.
I love wagtails. They’re such lovely birds. 🥰
March 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
I love wagtails. They’re such lovely birds. 🥰
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Okay, this is my newest very very favorite meme.
March 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Okay, this is my newest very very favorite meme.
Another blue sky day with sunshine. ☀️ Washing is out on the line and the birds are singing. Happy Sunday! 🥰
March 16, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Another blue sky day with sunshine. ☀️ Washing is out on the line and the birds are singing. Happy Sunday! 🥰
I have been absolutely charmed by the ladybird (or bug!) crostini. 🐞
I am only on episode two but gentle television in fraught times cannot ever be a bad thing.
#WithLoveMeghan
I am only on episode two but gentle television in fraught times cannot ever be a bad thing.
#WithLoveMeghan
March 5, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I have been absolutely charmed by the ladybird (or bug!) crostini. 🐞
I am only on episode two but gentle television in fraught times cannot ever be a bad thing.
#WithLoveMeghan
I am only on episode two but gentle television in fraught times cannot ever be a bad thing.
#WithLoveMeghan