Basil Bowdler
@basilbowdler.bsky.social
he/him | PhD @StAndrewsHist | Anglo-Dutch Public-Sphere c. 1685-1713 | @USTC | @NEMN blog editor
Quite obsessed with this illustrated German broadside depicting the execution of James, Duke of Monmouth in 1685.
Clearly modelled on some earlier depictions of Charles It's execution as they've erroneously situated this in front of the Banqueting House when Monmouth was executed on Tower Hill!
Clearly modelled on some earlier depictions of Charles It's execution as they've erroneously situated this in front of the Banqueting House when Monmouth was executed on Tower Hill!
November 4, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Quite obsessed with this illustrated German broadside depicting the execution of James, Duke of Monmouth in 1685.
Clearly modelled on some earlier depictions of Charles It's execution as they've erroneously situated this in front of the Banqueting House when Monmouth was executed on Tower Hill!
Clearly modelled on some earlier depictions of Charles It's execution as they've erroneously situated this in front of the Banqueting House when Monmouth was executed on Tower Hill!
An absolute delight to see this for the first time in Ghent MSK.
Maybe I'm late to the party, but why does this never feature in any book history/print culture work!
Maybe I'm late to the party, but why does this never feature in any book history/print culture work!
September 28, 2025 at 12:30 PM
An absolute delight to see this for the first time in Ghent MSK.
Maybe I'm late to the party, but why does this never feature in any book history/print culture work!
Maybe I'm late to the party, but why does this never feature in any book history/print culture work!
Any #skystorians know where I could find a list of known early-eighteenth century London coffeehouses? Would help with deciphering some fiendish paleography and compiling a thesis appendix!
September 10, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Any #skystorians know where I could find a list of known early-eighteenth century London coffeehouses? Would help with deciphering some fiendish paleography and compiling a thesis appendix!
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So, just to reiterate: PLEASE REGULATE THE USE OF EXTERNAL CONSULTANCIES, Government.
We all had a good laugh today, but it wasn't worth the millions this will have cost in tuition fee money going to some consultancy that is about to do exactly the same two towns over.
We all had a good laugh today, but it wasn't worth the millions this will have cost in tuition fee money going to some consultancy that is about to do exactly the same two towns over.
Self-inflicted embarrassment for the University of Warwick — first it rebrands hyper-generically, then someone totally unhinged decides the *front page of the uni website* should say ‘Learn more about our Brand’.
July 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
So, just to reiterate: PLEASE REGULATE THE USE OF EXTERNAL CONSULTANCIES, Government.
We all had a good laugh today, but it wasn't worth the millions this will have cost in tuition fee money going to some consultancy that is about to do exactly the same two towns over.
We all had a good laugh today, but it wasn't worth the millions this will have cost in tuition fee money going to some consultancy that is about to do exactly the same two towns over.
Very exciting and surreal to see my name in print for the first time!! Delighted to have been a part of this wonderful volume, please give it a read online here! 👇👇
brill.com/edcollchap/b...
brill.com/edcollchap/b...
June 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Very exciting and surreal to see my name in print for the first time!! Delighted to have been a part of this wonderful volume, please give it a read online here! 👇👇
brill.com/edcollchap/b...
brill.com/edcollchap/b...
Delighted to say that my review of Tony Claydon's new biography of William III has just been published online!
Give it a read here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/UYDCJ...
Give it a read here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/UYDCJ...
William III
Published in The Seventeenth Century (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Delighted to say that my review of Tony Claydon's new biography of William III has just been published online!
Give it a read here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/UYDCJ...
Give it a read here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/UYDCJ...
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A fringe group of bigoted weirdos have dragged British media, government, and law into their hateful obsession with trans people. Grim, depressing, and dangerous. Everyone with power in the UK who's played along should be ashamed of themselves.
April 16, 2025 at 10:15 AM
A fringe group of bigoted weirdos have dragged British media, government, and law into their hateful obsession with trans people. Grim, depressing, and dangerous. Everyone with power in the UK who's played along should be ashamed of themselves.
Tough writing day trying to cram the Treaty of Utrecht into a single chapter, but very happy to have passed over the 40,000 word threshold!
HALF THE THESIS IS WRITTEN!
HALF THE THESIS IS WRITTEN!
April 1, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Tough writing day trying to cram the Treaty of Utrecht into a single chapter, but very happy to have passed over the 40,000 word threshold!
HALF THE THESIS IS WRITTEN!
HALF THE THESIS IS WRITTEN!
Very excited to be back up in St Andrews for TWO papers this week!
Catch me this evening talking about Public (and Private) Diplomacy at the Treaty of Utrecht in the Old Seminar Room, St Johns House at 5.15pm!!
Catch me this evening talking about Public (and Private) Diplomacy at the Treaty of Utrecht in the Old Seminar Room, St Johns House at 5.15pm!!
March 24, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Very excited to be back up in St Andrews for TWO papers this week!
Catch me this evening talking about Public (and Private) Diplomacy at the Treaty of Utrecht in the Old Seminar Room, St Johns House at 5.15pm!!
Catch me this evening talking about Public (and Private) Diplomacy at the Treaty of Utrecht in the Old Seminar Room, St Johns House at 5.15pm!!
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A double dose of @basilbowdler.bsky.social, what's not to love?
We’ve got talks on medieval witchcraft, the Duke of Marlborough, Qajar Iran and much, much more this week! Featuring our very own @basilbowdler.bsky.social!
March 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
A double dose of @basilbowdler.bsky.social, what's not to love?
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We’ve got talks on medieval witchcraft, the Duke of Marlborough, Qajar Iran and much, much more this week! Featuring our very own @basilbowdler.bsky.social!
March 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
We’ve got talks on medieval witchcraft, the Duke of Marlborough, Qajar Iran and much, much more this week! Featuring our very own @basilbowdler.bsky.social!
Very excited to be speaking at the IHR's British History in the C17 seminar this week on War Reporting and News Culture in England during the 1690s!
Thursday 27 Feb, 5.30pm (UK time)
Link 👇 if you want to join online
www.history.ac.uk/events/war-r...
Thursday 27 Feb, 5.30pm (UK time)
Link 👇 if you want to join online
www.history.ac.uk/events/war-r...
War Reporting and News Culture in England during the Nine Years' War, 1688-1697
www.history.ac.uk
February 24, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Very excited to be speaking at the IHR's British History in the C17 seminar this week on War Reporting and News Culture in England during the 1690s!
Thursday 27 Feb, 5.30pm (UK time)
Link 👇 if you want to join online
www.history.ac.uk/events/war-r...
Thursday 27 Feb, 5.30pm (UK time)
Link 👇 if you want to join online
www.history.ac.uk/events/war-r...
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Very excited to be speaking alongside such a stellar cast of speakers! Please do come along in-person/online if you can!!
We are thrilled to present the term card for the upcoming edition of our #earlymodern PG workshop! Featuring speakers from all along the East Coast of Scotland and across the Irish Sea! All sessions are HYBRID and open to students of all levels, so DM us if you'd like to be kept in the loop!
January 29, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Very excited to be speaking alongside such a stellar cast of speakers! Please do come along in-person/online if you can!!
Being on the committee for @nemn-network.bsky.social has been a real highlight of my postgraduate experience: can't recommend enough for anyone who wants to be a part of a sociable and fast-growing community of young early modern scholars!
With a new account, it is the perfect time to shamelessly plug the fact that we are recuriting new members to join our wonderful Commitee!
Read below to find out more and apply using the link here: forms.gle/YopXm3A55Ac7...
Read below to find out more and apply using the link here: forms.gle/YopXm3A55Ac7...
January 20, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Being on the committee for @nemn-network.bsky.social has been a real highlight of my postgraduate experience: can't recommend enough for anyone who wants to be a part of a sociable and fast-growing community of young early modern scholars!
It was great to be in Padua yesterday presenting my work on Anglo-Dutch news management after the Battle of Beachy Head (1690). A huge thank you to the organisers for giving me the chance to speak in such a wonderful setting!
January 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
It was great to be in Padua yesterday presenting my work on Anglo-Dutch news management after the Battle of Beachy Head (1690). A huge thank you to the organisers for giving me the chance to speak in such a wonderful setting!
A fantastic group to get involved with, be sure to get your papers in!
#callforpapers for next term's ST ANDREWS EARLY MODERN PG WORKSHOP. This hybrid event is open to PGs at every level, from any uni, working on all aspects of the #earlymodern (c. 1400-1800). Proposals/Bios due 3 Jan 2025! E-mail standrewsearlymodernworkshop@gmail.com if interested! #cfp
December 3, 2024 at 3:31 PM
A fantastic group to get involved with, be sure to get your papers in!
Congratulations @ernestjeb.bsky.social! Can't wait to give this a read
How can we go about finding the reputations of long-forgotten writers? My latest article (doi.org/10.3366/lih....) offers some answers. A big thanks to @maxinebranagh.bsky.social, @cleoocy.bsky.social and @mjrsangster.bsky.social for putting this all together!
November 27, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Congratulations @ernestjeb.bsky.social! Can't wait to give this a read
🚨🚨 CFP TOCSIN!! 🚨🚨
Be sure to get your proposals in and please share widely! This is a fantastic opportunity to try out new ideas and receive feedback in a friendly and sociable forum! And did I mention that we have wine and crisps?
Be sure to get your proposals in and please share widely! This is a fantastic opportunity to try out new ideas and receive feedback in a friendly and sociable forum! And did I mention that we have wine and crisps?
#callforpapers for next term's ST ANDREWS EARLY MODERN PG WORKSHOP. This hybrid event is open to PGs at every level, from any uni, working on all aspects of the #earlymodern (c. 1400-1800). Proposals/Bios due 3 Jan 2025! E-mail standrewsearlymodernworkshop@gmail.com if interested! #cfp
November 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
🚨🚨 CFP TOCSIN!! 🚨🚨
Be sure to get your proposals in and please share widely! This is a fantastic opportunity to try out new ideas and receive feedback in a friendly and sociable forum! And did I mention that we have wine and crisps?
Be sure to get your proposals in and please share widely! This is a fantastic opportunity to try out new ideas and receive feedback in a friendly and sociable forum! And did I mention that we have wine and crisps?
This should be a great session, be sure to come along!
TONIGHT - Scottish Rebellions in Scotland? Food, Sex, and Liturgical Calendars? All this and more at the St A EM PG Workshop! Hybrid as usual - DM FOR LINK
November 25, 2024 at 11:15 AM
This should be a great session, be sure to come along!
The St Andrews Early Modern Workshop is now on Bluesky! Be sure to give it a follow to stay up to date with all future events and cfps!
@staemworkshop.bsky.social
@staemworkshop.bsky.social
November 25, 2024 at 8:54 AM
The St Andrews Early Modern Workshop is now on Bluesky! Be sure to give it a follow to stay up to date with all future events and cfps!
@staemworkshop.bsky.social
@staemworkshop.bsky.social
The St Andrews Early Modern Workshop returns for a new semester this Monday!!
Follow us on the other place, or email to sign up for our mailing list.
Follow us on the other place, or email to sign up for our mailing list.
February 7, 2024 at 8:55 AM
The St Andrews Early Modern Workshop returns for a new semester this Monday!!
Follow us on the other place, or email to sign up for our mailing list.
Follow us on the other place, or email to sign up for our mailing list.
The Rijksmuseum's online catalogue is such a fantastic resource. Here is just some of the material used to celebrate the Anglo-Dutch naval victory at La Hogue in 1682.
I've started a collection of images and material relating to the Nine Years War here: www.rijksmuseum.nl//en/rijksstu...
I've started a collection of images and material relating to the Nine Years War here: www.rijksmuseum.nl//en/rijksstu...
November 14, 2023 at 7:29 PM
The Rijksmuseum's online catalogue is such a fantastic resource. Here is just some of the material used to celebrate the Anglo-Dutch naval victory at La Hogue in 1682.
I've started a collection of images and material relating to the Nine Years War here: www.rijksmuseum.nl//en/rijksstu...
I've started a collection of images and material relating to the Nine Years War here: www.rijksmuseum.nl//en/rijksstu...