Dr Cathryn Pearce
@cathrynpearce.bsky.social
British historian. Author: Cornish Wrecking, 1700-1860 | Researching c18th-19th shipwrecks, the Royal Navy & coastal communities. #CoastalHistory #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #SussexCoast
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1975 "Raven" enamel paint on an acrylic sheet by Keith Appel. Via Anchorage Museum. #alaskahistory #alaska
February 7, 2026 at 8:54 PM
1975 "Raven" enamel paint on an acrylic sheet by Keith Appel. Via Anchorage Museum. #alaskahistory #alaska
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It is kind of crazy that Alaska has more athletes in the winter Olympics than entire countries. And not just warm weather countries! There are more Olympians just from Anchorage than the Icelandic Olympic Team, despite Iceland have a larger population than Anchorage.
Most of the Alaska athletes competing are in cross-country skiing, making up half of the 16-person U.S. team.
Alaska well-represented on US Olympic cross-country ski team, as games begin
As far as the sport of cross-country skiing is concerned, it might as well be called "Team Alaska," given how many of the athletes have ties to our state.
akpub.io
February 7, 2026 at 6:21 PM
It is kind of crazy that Alaska has more athletes in the winter Olympics than entire countries. And not just warm weather countries! There are more Olympians just from Anchorage than the Icelandic Olympic Team, despite Iceland have a larger population than Anchorage.
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Unsolicited writing advice, no. 6:
Real agents don't seek out authors to represent.
Real publishers don't seek out authors to publish.
Neither agents nor publishers should ask authors for money. Publishers pay authors an advance plus royalties: agents take their cut from the deals they make for you.
Real agents don't seek out authors to represent.
Real publishers don't seek out authors to publish.
Neither agents nor publishers should ask authors for money. Publishers pay authors an advance plus royalties: agents take their cut from the deals they make for you.
December 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 6:
Real agents don't seek out authors to represent.
Real publishers don't seek out authors to publish.
Neither agents nor publishers should ask authors for money. Publishers pay authors an advance plus royalties: agents take their cut from the deals they make for you.
Real agents don't seek out authors to represent.
Real publishers don't seek out authors to publish.
Neither agents nor publishers should ask authors for money. Publishers pay authors an advance plus royalties: agents take their cut from the deals they make for you.
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7 Feb 1745 (O.S.) // 60-gun 4th-rate HMS Pembroke capsized and sank in a squall on the River Medway, with about 100 lives lost, while sailing from refit in Chatham to take her guns and stores on board at Blackstakes anchorage. She was later salvaged and returned to service. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
February 7, 2026 at 10:11 PM
7 Feb 1745 (O.S.) // 60-gun 4th-rate HMS Pembroke capsized and sank in a squall on the River Medway, with about 100 lives lost, while sailing from refit in Chatham to take her guns and stores on board at Blackstakes anchorage. She was later salvaged and returned to service. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
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7 Feb 1829 // Cutter HMS Nightingale ran aground and was wrecked on a sandbank in the Solent. She was carrying an officer who had been declared insane, a Lieutenant Cole, from Plymouth to Haslar Hospital. She could not be refloated, and amid heavy seas fell on her side and began to flood. [1/3]
February 7, 2026 at 10:19 PM
7 Feb 1829 // Cutter HMS Nightingale ran aground and was wrecked on a sandbank in the Solent. She was carrying an officer who had been declared insane, a Lieutenant Cole, from Plymouth to Haslar Hospital. She could not be refloated, and amid heavy seas fell on her side and began to flood. [1/3]
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Picture of wood #fishweir on the #shuswapriver (dating 1891) river in the northeast of the Okanagan Valley in #BritishColumbia, #Canada originating in the central #Monashee #Mountains. #oceandecadeheritage #archaeology #fishweirs #maritimearchaeology #coastalhistory #tcdtceh #coastsinmind
February 7, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Picture of wood #fishweir on the #shuswapriver (dating 1891) river in the northeast of the Okanagan Valley in #BritishColumbia, #Canada originating in the central #Monashee #Mountains. #oceandecadeheritage #archaeology #fishweirs #maritimearchaeology #coastalhistory #tcdtceh #coastsinmind
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The air is so clear in Anchorage right now that you can stand on the ground and see Denali, over 200 miles away
February 7, 2026 at 5:03 PM
The air is so clear in Anchorage right now that you can stand on the ground and see Denali, over 200 miles away
The rain finally cleared for a while, leaving some lovely cloud colour. #SussexCoast
February 7, 2026 at 5:49 PM
The rain finally cleared for a while, leaving some lovely cloud colour. #SussexCoast
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John Elphinstone wrote a travelogue/memoir/apologia to blackmail the Russian government. I just edited, annotated and introduced it. Hakluyt Society published it. boydellandbrewer.com/978191693102...
January 16, 2025 at 10:20 AM
John Elphinstone wrote a travelogue/memoir/apologia to blackmail the Russian government. I just edited, annotated and introduced it. Hakluyt Society published it. boydellandbrewer.com/978191693102...
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The Epstein emails show why whisper networks exist. There were several courses I didn’t take because I was warned about the prof — or had heard really sketchy things.
Trust me, the woman of academia are not at all surprised by the number of academic men orbiting Epstein.
February 7, 2026 at 2:06 PM
The Epstein emails show why whisper networks exist. There were several courses I didn’t take because I was warned about the prof — or had heard really sketchy things.
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The aurora just now stretching out over the Yukon River with the moon rising in the distance… 158 am AKST
February 7, 2026 at 11:02 AM
The aurora just now stretching out over the Yukon River with the moon rising in the distance… 158 am AKST
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CALL FOR PAPERS - Modern British History and the 'Environmental Turn'.
A two-day workshop organised by @maxlong.bsky.social and myself at Lincoln College, Oxford, 16-17 September. Deadline for abstracts is 15 May.
Details in poster below, please share.
A two-day workshop organised by @maxlong.bsky.social and myself at Lincoln College, Oxford, 16-17 September. Deadline for abstracts is 15 May.
Details in poster below, please share.
February 5, 2026 at 2:09 PM
CALL FOR PAPERS - Modern British History and the 'Environmental Turn'.
A two-day workshop organised by @maxlong.bsky.social and myself at Lincoln College, Oxford, 16-17 September. Deadline for abstracts is 15 May.
Details in poster below, please share.
A two-day workshop organised by @maxlong.bsky.social and myself at Lincoln College, Oxford, 16-17 September. Deadline for abstracts is 15 May.
Details in poster below, please share.
Always a joy, Olive and Mabel! youtu.be/sfyAfzGZlZI?...
Olive and Mabel - wag it all away.
YouTube video by mrandrewcotter
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February 7, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Always a joy, Olive and Mabel! youtu.be/sfyAfzGZlZI?...
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People of Cornwall, #3: what was the story behind pioneering underground photographer J C Burrow’s amazing images of Cornish miners? Read on…
the-cornish-historian.com/2022/08/28/t...
#Kernow #Cornwall #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
the-cornish-historian.com/2022/08/28/t...
#Kernow #Cornwall #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
The Man Who Photographed the Miners: J. C. Burrow in Cornwall and Wales
Who was the man who photographed the miners? How did he do it? What risks did he take? Didn’t he always operate in Cornwall? Read the story behind the stunning photographs of Cornish mining i…
the-cornish-historian.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:02 AM
People of Cornwall, #3: what was the story behind pioneering underground photographer J C Burrow’s amazing images of Cornish miners? Read on…
the-cornish-historian.com/2022/08/28/t...
#Kernow #Cornwall #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
the-cornish-historian.com/2022/08/28/t...
#Kernow #Cornwall #Cornish #Kernow/Cornwall
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Whilst a kid who grew up with me for a mum is … not representative of GenZ as a whole, this week said uni student swapped OneNote for Obsidian, G suite for Proton, deleted Instagram, and bought a Kobo to decant her Kindle. Next on her hit list is Spotify.
They get this, far more than their elders.
They get this, far more than their elders.
February 7, 2026 at 7:43 AM
Whilst a kid who grew up with me for a mum is … not representative of GenZ as a whole, this week said uni student swapped OneNote for Obsidian, G suite for Proton, deleted Instagram, and bought a Kobo to decant her Kindle. Next on her hit list is Spotify.
They get this, far more than their elders.
They get this, far more than their elders.
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Looking forward to giving a talk at the Oceanic and Maritime History Workshop at the University of Cambridge on Wednesday 11th February (4:30-6:30pm). They’ll be getting a sneak preview of some of the work I’ve been doing recently for my book… ⚓️🎶 #seashanties #maritimehistory
February 7, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Looking forward to giving a talk at the Oceanic and Maritime History Workshop at the University of Cambridge on Wednesday 11th February (4:30-6:30pm). They’ll be getting a sneak preview of some of the work I’ve been doing recently for my book… ⚓️🎶 #seashanties #maritimehistory
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And more on the collaboration with the Glasgow School of Art research and digital reconstruction here. #Skystorians
February 7, 2026 at 8:58 AM
And more on the collaboration with the Glasgow School of Art research and digital reconstruction here. #Skystorians
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Our conference #cfp is now live! This year's conference, "Embodied Histories: Body, Mind and Experience" will take place on 17th July 2026 at University of Birmingham!
Keep on reading to find out more...(1/9)
Keep on reading to find out more...(1/9)
February 6, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Our conference #cfp is now live! This year's conference, "Embodied Histories: Body, Mind and Experience" will take place on 17th July 2026 at University of Birmingham!
Keep on reading to find out more...(1/9)
Keep on reading to find out more...(1/9)
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Looks like it's University of Chicago Press super-sale time again. Might I recommend not getting ebooks from them no matter how good the deal? I got 4 from the last sale, and they're so locked down that they need extra software + can't be annotated. So they miss the point of academic books.
February 6, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Looks like it's University of Chicago Press super-sale time again. Might I recommend not getting ebooks from them no matter how good the deal? I got 4 from the last sale, and they're so locked down that they need extra software + can't be annotated. So they miss the point of academic books.
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A scammer just tried exactly this on me via WhatsApp. Glad I saw a post here recently outlining the scam - it would be very easy to fall for. The “hotel” account had an unconvincing name, but they had my name, number & reservation dates. lifehacker.com/money/hotel-...
This New Hotel Reservation Scam Is Fooling People Who Use Sites Like Booking.com
If you've booked a hotel through a platform like Booking.com or Expedia, beware any communication that directs you to confirm your payment details to hold your reservation.
lifehacker.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:03 AM
A scammer just tried exactly this on me via WhatsApp. Glad I saw a post here recently outlining the scam - it would be very easy to fall for. The “hotel” account had an unconvincing name, but they had my name, number & reservation dates. lifehacker.com/money/hotel-...
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Love this. Applies just as much to history profs 🗃️
“The iterative process of confusion, endurance, and incremental understanding is what literature professors teach when they assign whole books. This march toward understanding doesn’t have a great name other than reading.”
“The iterative process of confusion, endurance, and incremental understanding is what literature professors teach when they assign whole books. This march toward understanding doesn’t have a great name other than reading.”
Stop Meeting Students Where They Are
What I learned when I finally started assigning the hard reading again.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... | @theatlantic.com
What I learned when I finally started assigning the hard reading again.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... | @theatlantic.com
Stop Meeting Students Where They Are
What I learned when I finally started assigning the hard reading again.
www.theatlantic.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Love this. Applies just as much to history profs 🗃️
“The iterative process of confusion, endurance, and incremental understanding is what literature professors teach when they assign whole books. This march toward understanding doesn’t have a great name other than reading.”
“The iterative process of confusion, endurance, and incremental understanding is what literature professors teach when they assign whole books. This march toward understanding doesn’t have a great name other than reading.”
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Question for #histsci, #histastro & #MaritimeHistory colleagues-This is a portrait of William Puntine (1752-1833), of Jamaica, Queens. Do you recognize the instrument he is carrying?
(The friend who shared it w/me thought the lenses at the end might be used w/a sextant to protect viewers' eyes.) 🗃️📜
(The friend who shared it w/me thought the lenses at the end might be used w/a sextant to protect viewers' eyes.) 🗃️📜
February 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Question for #histsci, #histastro & #MaritimeHistory colleagues-This is a portrait of William Puntine (1752-1833), of Jamaica, Queens. Do you recognize the instrument he is carrying?
(The friend who shared it w/me thought the lenses at the end might be used w/a sextant to protect viewers' eyes.) 🗃️📜
(The friend who shared it w/me thought the lenses at the end might be used w/a sextant to protect viewers' eyes.) 🗃️📜
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Looking for casual or seasonal work at a world class visitor attraction?
We're looking for new Visitor Experience Team Members to join our world class Mary Rose Museum situated within Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
Find out more at the link - maryrose.org/about-the-tr...
We're looking for new Visitor Experience Team Members to join our world class Mary Rose Museum situated within Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
Find out more at the link - maryrose.org/about-the-tr...
Jobs and volunteering - Mary Rose
Jobs, academic placements and volunteering opportunities at the Mary Rose Trust.
maryrose.org
February 6, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Looking for casual or seasonal work at a world class visitor attraction?
We're looking for new Visitor Experience Team Members to join our world class Mary Rose Museum situated within Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
Find out more at the link - maryrose.org/about-the-tr...
We're looking for new Visitor Experience Team Members to join our world class Mary Rose Museum situated within Portsmouth Historic Dockyard.
Find out more at the link - maryrose.org/about-the-tr...
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Learned about the depressing trend of describing books as TL;DR (Too Long, Didn't Read) at a conference last weekend.
Instead, I propose LR;WI (Long Read and Worth It). What are some long books that you read recently and enjoyed? I'll start: 🗃️
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
Instead, I propose LR;WI (Long Read and Worth It). What are some long books that you read recently and enjoyed? I'll start: 🗃️
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
The Tame and the Wild — Harvard University Press
A dramatic new interpretation of the encounter between Europe and the Americas that reveals the crucial role of animals in the shaping of the modern world.When the men and women of the island of Guana...
www.hup.harvard.edu
February 6, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Learned about the depressing trend of describing books as TL;DR (Too Long, Didn't Read) at a conference last weekend.
Instead, I propose LR;WI (Long Read and Worth It). What are some long books that you read recently and enjoyed? I'll start: 🗃️
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
Instead, I propose LR;WI (Long Read and Worth It). What are some long books that you read recently and enjoyed? I'll start: 🗃️
www.hup.harvard.edu/books/978067...
I need to focus on my writing. I need to get my head back into the machinations of the Popish Plot in Newhaven for my Newhaven Times article. There's enough conspiracy, lying, and machinations enough back then. At least it's in the past. After that, I'm escaping to nature writing! #AmWriting
February 6, 2026 at 2:39 PM
I need to focus on my writing. I need to get my head back into the machinations of the Popish Plot in Newhaven for my Newhaven Times article. There's enough conspiracy, lying, and machinations enough back then. At least it's in the past. After that, I'm escaping to nature writing! #AmWriting