Annalisa Nicholson
@apuddleofmuddle.bsky.social
Early modernist and Research Fellow in French at KCL
Working on women, exile, gender, Huguenots, Francophonie, queer libertines ~ she/her
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/annalisa-nicholson
Working on women, exile, gender, Huguenots, Francophonie, queer libertines ~ she/her
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/annalisa-nicholson
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✨Excitingly my monograph now has a cover!✨ It’s out in November @bloomsburyhist.bsky.social, which means there will finally be a whole book on Hortense Mancini’s salon, the eager few will be relieved to know. It comes with an academic price tag £££ but will be Open Access. Library orders welcome 🙏
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Violent Waters: Environmental Politics in Early Modern England is out now with Cambridge University Press: www.cambridge.org/core/books/v...
This watery, riotous book has been more than a decade in the making, and I'm delighted to see it out in the world to live its own life!
This watery, riotous book has been more than a decade in the making, and I'm delighted to see it out in the world to live its own life!
February 13, 2026 at 8:33 AM
Violent Waters: Environmental Politics in Early Modern England is out now with Cambridge University Press: www.cambridge.org/core/books/v...
This watery, riotous book has been more than a decade in the making, and I'm delighted to see it out in the world to live its own life!
This watery, riotous book has been more than a decade in the making, and I'm delighted to see it out in the world to live its own life!
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good morning, #linguistics 🐦🐦 pals
the University of Essex wants to cut 50% of our Language & Linguistics department, close our foundation programme & our Southend campus, + cut 400 jobs academic departments and professional services jobs across all depts
join us in the fight against these cuts!
the University of Essex wants to cut 50% of our Language & Linguistics department, close our foundation programme & our Southend campus, + cut 400 jobs academic departments and professional services jobs across all depts
join us in the fight against these cuts!
February 12, 2026 at 6:50 AM
good morning, #linguistics 🐦🐦 pals
the University of Essex wants to cut 50% of our Language & Linguistics department, close our foundation programme & our Southend campus, + cut 400 jobs academic departments and professional services jobs across all depts
join us in the fight against these cuts!
the University of Essex wants to cut 50% of our Language & Linguistics department, close our foundation programme & our Southend campus, + cut 400 jobs academic departments and professional services jobs across all depts
join us in the fight against these cuts!
Jim Ratcliffe, who wants the UK government to fund a new stadium for the football club that he owns (and should pay for himself), says migrants are taking resources from the state. Billionaire logic.
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
'The UK has been colonised by immigrants', says INEOS boss and Man Utd co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe
Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News.
news.sky.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Jim Ratcliffe, who wants the UK government to fund a new stadium for the football club that he owns (and should pay for himself), says migrants are taking resources from the state. Billionaire logic.
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The next @ihr.bsky.social Migration and Mobility Seminar is on 3rd March - @conniethomas.bsky.social will be presenting 'Public activism and the 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts' - of (huge) interest to those interested in migration, citizenship & US history. Sign up here: tinyurl.com/3s6yym7t
Performing Citizenship: Public activism and the 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts
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February 9, 2026 at 1:11 PM
The next @ihr.bsky.social Migration and Mobility Seminar is on 3rd March - @conniethomas.bsky.social will be presenting 'Public activism and the 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts' - of (huge) interest to those interested in migration, citizenship & US history. Sign up here: tinyurl.com/3s6yym7t
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Friends! We are looking for a visiting assistant professor with expertise in 17th century literature. Help me spread the word? It’s limited term, but I can promise wonderful students and lovely colleagues for a very nice bit of teaching experience… wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
Visiting Assistant Professor of English
Visiting Assistant Professor of English: Seventeenth-Century Literature The Department of English at Wesleyan University seeks applicants for a full-time Visiting Professor with expertise in seventeen...
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February 6, 2026 at 3:20 PM
Friends! We are looking for a visiting assistant professor with expertise in 17th century literature. Help me spread the word? It’s limited term, but I can promise wonderful students and lovely colleagues for a very nice bit of teaching experience… wesleyan.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/careers/job/...
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Did my duty as #Reformazing lecturer and introduced the First Years to the Luther Insult Generator.
So making sure you remember to get your dose of insults in for the day as well, #Skystorians: ergofabulous.org/luther/
So making sure you remember to get your dose of insults in for the day as well, #Skystorians: ergofabulous.org/luther/
Lutheran Insulter
Insults by Martin Luther
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February 4, 2026 at 5:37 PM
Did my duty as #Reformazing lecturer and introduced the First Years to the Luther Insult Generator.
So making sure you remember to get your dose of insults in for the day as well, #Skystorians: ergofabulous.org/luther/
So making sure you remember to get your dose of insults in for the day as well, #Skystorians: ergofabulous.org/luther/
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My new article, 'Selling Education in England, 1650-1715' is now out (open access) in the English Historical Review! academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...
Selling Education in England, 1650–1715*
Abstract. In the period 1650–1715, a growing consensus emerged that educational culture in England did not meet the needs of the population, and that chang
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February 3, 2026 at 11:27 AM
My new article, 'Selling Education in England, 1650-1715' is now out (open access) in the English Historical Review! academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...
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We are absolutely thrilled to share our Draft Programme for the Late Stuart Court Symposium - We have an amazing lineup of speakers!
If you are interested in joining us in-person or online, sign up now using our Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980806533...
If you are interested in joining us in-person or online, sign up now using our Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980806533...
February 2, 2026 at 2:23 PM
We are absolutely thrilled to share our Draft Programme for the Late Stuart Court Symposium - We have an amazing lineup of speakers!
If you are interested in joining us in-person or online, sign up now using our Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980806533...
If you are interested in joining us in-person or online, sign up now using our Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980806533...
Excited to be speaking at this about my current book project on libertine women. And even more excited about the keynote on Nell Gwyn’s costumes and performances 🎭
We are absolutely thrilled to share our Draft Programme for the Late Stuart Court Symposium - We have an amazing lineup of speakers!
If you are interested in joining us in-person or online, sign up now using our Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980806533...
If you are interested in joining us in-person or online, sign up now using our Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1980806533...
February 2, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Excited to be speaking at this about my current book project on libertine women. And even more excited about the keynote on Nell Gwyn’s costumes and performances 🎭
Super grateful to SEMFS for funding some archival work - to Monaco no less! - that was an important part of this research. If you don't know, SEMFS have a wonderful grant called the Amy Wygant Bursary, which funds work by early career/PhD members of the Early Modern French Society. Highly recommend!
Congratulations to @semfsuk.bsky.social member @apuddleofmuddle.bsky.social for her TWO recent publications on Hortense Mancini: a critical edition of her correspondence and a study of her salon!
iterpress.org/978164959131...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/saloninex...
iterpress.org/978164959131...
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/saloninex...
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Super grateful to SEMFS for funding some archival work - to Monaco no less! - that was an important part of this research. If you don't know, SEMFS have a wonderful grant called the Amy Wygant Bursary, which funds work by early career/PhD members of the Early Modern French Society. Highly recommend!
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JOB ALERT: Lead Curator, Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601-1800) at The British Library - closing date: 18th Feb
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH179/l...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH179/l...
Lead Curator: Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601 – 1800) at British Library
Explore an exciting academic career as a Lead Curator: Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601 – 1800). Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 28, 2026 at 12:15 PM
JOB ALERT: Lead Curator, Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601-1800) at The British Library - closing date: 18th Feb
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH179/l...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQH179/l...
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A few years late means nothing to a historian! So if you want to find out about our really exciting ongoing global history project, please check www.migration-innovation.org
Migration, Adaption, Innovation | Explore Global Histories
Discover our global study of skilled migration from 1500-1800, focusing on textiles, ceramics, and more. Learn about historical adaptations and innovations.
www.migration-innovation.org
January 21, 2026 at 9:36 PM
A few years late means nothing to a historian! So if you want to find out about our really exciting ongoing global history project, please check www.migration-innovation.org
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La revue XVIIe siècle, créée en 1949, revue de référence sur le XVIIe siècle (1580-1720), arrive sur Bluesky. On partagera des infos sur la revue, et on parlera des actualités de la recherche scientifique autour du XVIIe siècle en sciences humaines.
@cairninfo.bsky.social @editions-puf.bsky.social
@cairninfo.bsky.social @editions-puf.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 2:43 PM
La revue XVIIe siècle, créée en 1949, revue de référence sur le XVIIe siècle (1580-1720), arrive sur Bluesky. On partagera des infos sur la revue, et on parlera des actualités de la recherche scientifique autour du XVIIe siècle en sciences humaines.
@cairninfo.bsky.social @editions-puf.bsky.social
@cairninfo.bsky.social @editions-puf.bsky.social
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Delighted to announce our research seminar line up for the semester, kicking off with @alexbamji.bsky.social on ephemeral print and lay religious experience in Venice at 1pm on 18 February - www.york.ac.uk/crems/events/ - all seminars are hybrid and open to all, so please do join us! #earlymodern 🗃️
Seminars and events - Centre for Renaissance and Early Modern Studies, University of York
Seminars and events at CREMS
www.york.ac.uk
January 22, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Delighted to announce our research seminar line up for the semester, kicking off with @alexbamji.bsky.social on ephemeral print and lay religious experience in Venice at 1pm on 18 February - www.york.ac.uk/crems/events/ - all seminars are hybrid and open to all, so please do join us! #earlymodern 🗃️
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spreading the news about the Cambridge Early Modern Science and Medicine Essay Prize 2026 Competition! Early Science and Medicine and the Early Sciences Forum of the History of Science Society's prize competition for the best essay...
January 21, 2026 at 4:39 PM
spreading the news about the Cambridge Early Modern Science and Medicine Essay Prize 2026 Competition! Early Science and Medicine and the Early Sciences Forum of the History of Science Society's prize competition for the best essay...
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WHOOP! #EarlyModern goings-on @qmulhss.bsky.social!
"Francois Rabelais and the Renaissance Physiology of Invention": book symposium with Raphaële Garrod, Kathryn Banks, Richard Scholar, Adrian Armstrong,Thibaut Maus de Rolley
25 Feb, 4pm
Free but register
cc @frenchhistory.bsky.social #SkyStorians
"Francois Rabelais and the Renaissance Physiology of Invention": book symposium with Raphaële Garrod, Kathryn Banks, Richard Scholar, Adrian Armstrong,Thibaut Maus de Rolley
25 Feb, 4pm
Free but register
cc @frenchhistory.bsky.social #SkyStorians
Francois Rabelais and the Renaissance Physiology of Invention
Book Symposium on Raphaële Garrod's "Francois Rabelais and the Renaissance Physiology of Invention"
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 20, 2026 at 6:33 PM
WHOOP! #EarlyModern goings-on @qmulhss.bsky.social!
"Francois Rabelais and the Renaissance Physiology of Invention": book symposium with Raphaële Garrod, Kathryn Banks, Richard Scholar, Adrian Armstrong,Thibaut Maus de Rolley
25 Feb, 4pm
Free but register
cc @frenchhistory.bsky.social #SkyStorians
"Francois Rabelais and the Renaissance Physiology of Invention": book symposium with Raphaële Garrod, Kathryn Banks, Richard Scholar, Adrian Armstrong,Thibaut Maus de Rolley
25 Feb, 4pm
Free but register
cc @frenchhistory.bsky.social #SkyStorians
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Another year, another (Mazarine) #BlueMonday. Hortense Mancini says be gentle with yourself, wear what you please, & have as much champagne as you need to get through January x
January 15, 2024 at 4:57 PM
Another year, another (Mazarine) #BlueMonday. Hortense Mancini says be gentle with yourself, wear what you please, & have as much champagne as you need to get through January x
JOB 💫: postdoctoral fellowship in languages at Oxford: www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/people-life/...
Powys Roberts Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Languages - St Hugh's College
Applications are invited for a Powys Roberts Postdoctoral Fellowship in Modern Languages at St Hugh’s College
www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk
January 9, 2026 at 3:36 PM
JOB 💫: postdoctoral fellowship in languages at Oxford: www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk/people-life/...
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In case you missed this one before Christmas...
Time for our final 🧵of 2026 on one of the articles from our 50th anniversary special issue, 'London's Past Today'. This one is on 'From Historical Fiction to Historical Praxis: Researching Long Eighteenth-Century London’s Black Lives' (available OA), by Montaz Marché & @jamie-gemmell.bsky.social.
From Historical Fiction to Historical Praxis: Researching Long Eighteenth-Century London’s Black Lives
Creative approaches, specifically historical fiction, and scholarship from Black Studies and Slavery Studies, have critically interrogated the relationship between method and the political and ethi...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:24 PM
In case you missed this one before Christmas...
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Merry Christmas! My gift to you all is this new episode about an old fav - Hortense Mancini, It Girl of the 17th century. And our very special guest @apuddleofmuddle.bsky.social is an expert on Hortense, who has just published TWO books about her! pod.link/1489560920/e...
December 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Merry Christmas! My gift to you all is this new episode about an old fav - Hortense Mancini, It Girl of the 17th century. And our very special guest @apuddleofmuddle.bsky.social is an expert on Hortense, who has just published TWO books about her! pod.link/1489560920/e...
Wonderful news that the UK is set to rejoin Erasmus - but with modern languages departments at risk of closure across the country, the benefits of Erasmus will surely be far more limited.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Wonderful news that the UK is set to rejoin Erasmus - but with modern languages departments at risk of closure across the country, the benefits of Erasmus will surely be far more limited.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
The new British Library archives & manuscript catalogue is finally here... my prayers have been answered 😍 searcharchives.bl.uk?utm_campaign...
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue
searcharchives.bl.uk
December 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The new British Library archives & manuscript catalogue is finally here... my prayers have been answered 😍 searcharchives.bl.uk?utm_campaign...
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'For humanities departments to continue to matter, they must challenge the modern world rather than accommodate it. Indeed, the most useful lesson the humanities have to offer today is a profoundly countercultural one: Difficulty is good, an end in its own right.' 2/2
December 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
'For humanities departments to continue to matter, they must challenge the modern world rather than accommodate it. Indeed, the most useful lesson the humanities have to offer today is a profoundly countercultural one: Difficulty is good, an end in its own right.' 2/2