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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community
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Based in @ihr.bsky.social, @sasnews.bsky.social. Engaged, outward-facing and co-produced research into place and history: rural to urban & parish to metropolis. Home to Victoria County History & Layers of London. Posts by team.
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Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · Jan 14
Who are we? Part of @ihr.bsky.social, we support research into #place & #history across the UK, with an emphasis on collaboration and engagement. We're home to @vchlondon.bsky.social & @layersoflondon.bsky.social. We run events & training. Follow us for news & info! www.history.ac.uk/research/cen...
Centre for the History of People, Place and Community
The Centre for the History of People, Place and Community fosters engaged, innovative research into placed histories across all regions and periods.
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The @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool 2026 is now booking! This year's theme: 'Sickness & Health'. From the Black Death to Covid-19, from archive treasures to special visits and the ethics of researching our recent history. 10% discount code! Info at: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #history
From the Black Death to the Covid-19 pandemic, from medieval medicine to public health across the centuries, from hospitals to archives and collections and from the politics of wellbeing to the ethics of researching our very recent history....Join us to discover London’s histories of disease, care and cure through lectures, workshops, trips and visits. This course is suitable for anyone seeking to develop their historical knowledge or skills and discover history, from researchers and students, to heritage professionals and all those with a personal interest in history. Joining an IHR short course is a way to get involved in the IHR community, and we encourage all participants to become members of the IHR Library. 22-26 June 2026, IHR, Senate House, London 10% discount with code HEALTH10 https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/ihr-london-summer-school-26-sickness-health
October 30, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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ihr.bsky.social
Join us for the 2025 Historical Research Lecture on 4 November. "Can popular history be radical? Historical research and writing for the public” - Catherine Clark, Director of @chppc.bsky.social at the IHR. Find out more: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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October 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Our brand new @ihr.bsky.social Discovery Courses are designed to be accessible and engaging for all: historians and other professionals looking for training, as well as individuals looking for new learning experiences, enrichment and inspiration. Book now! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... #history
Discovery Course 1 Historic Maps: Interpreting Stories of Place Discovery Course 2 Townscape and Architecture in History Discovery Course 3 Archaeology for (Local) History: Living in a Material World
October 20, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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caitbeaumont.bsky.social
Great new exbo at my place of work #LSBU on community activism in SE1 in 1970s @se1.news. Free to all so come along to Borough Road Gallery at 103 Borough Road, SE1 0EH 😊. #localhistory @chppc.bsky.social
October 18, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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cathamclarke.bsky.social
Join us on Weds 1 October to re-discover the #history of #London - from Annus Mirabilis to Bum-Fodder and much more... The evening will also be an opportunity to learn about the work of @vchlondon.bsky.social in London and how you can get involved, with me & Dr Francis Boorman. Book via the QR code.
Historian Catherine Clarke’s new book, A History of England in 25 Poems (Penguin Allen Lane; a BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week in September 2025) uses poems written between the eighth century and today as portals into England’s past. And many of the poems take us into moments in the colourful history of London. In this talk, Catherine will reflect on how our understanding of history changes when we use poems as our time machines. And she’ll share some stories of London history from the book: from Dryden’s time capsule vision of a future London, written amid the ashes of the city in 1666, to Royalist banter at the end of the Interregnum, in the astonishingly scatological broadside ballad ‘Bum-fodder’ – and lots more. Join us to re-discover London and its history through these intimate and surprising poetic encounters. The evening will also include the opportunity to find out about the Victoria County History – England’s longest-running local history project, founded in 1899, and its work in London. Wednesday 1 October 2025, 6-7pm, Westminster Archives Centre https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/author-talk-re-discovering-london-through-a-history-of-england-in-25-poems-tickets-1524615679539
August 26, 2025 at 10:04 AM
chppc.bsky.social
One more week to apply for this job, in our friendly CHPPC / IHR team. Please contact Professor Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social if you have any queries about the role. #job #history #lecturer
ihr.bsky.social Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · Jul 21
Job alert! Come and join us for 12 months in our lovely @chppc.bsky.social team. We're seeking a fixed-term Lecturer in Historic Environment, who'll work on our projects, including research, publishing and digitisation. Closing date 29 August. Please share!
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Lecturer in Historic Environment:London Senate House
The University of London
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August 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Join us online on 24 Sept to celebrate the 250th VCH Big Red Book! Founded in 1899, @vchlondon.bsky.social is writing the #history of every place in #England, with partners right across the country. We'll also celebrate #LocalHistory, #communityhistory & #place based history more widely. All welcome
https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/celebrating-local-place-based-history-westmorland-250th-vch-big-red-book#:~:text=Event%20information%3E&text=In%20September%202025%2C%20the%20UK's,and%20community%20history%20more%20widely.
August 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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cathamclarke.bsky.social
Thanks to the City of Westminster Archives & to Dr Francis Boorman for this invite. Francis leads VCH Middlesex & is developing a new VCH project to cover all #London. He'll be there on 1 October to share more. #history @vchlondon.bsky.social @thelondonjournal.bsky.social @layersoflondon.bsky.social
cathamclarke.bsky.social Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · Aug 8
Join me for this free #event at the City of Westminster Archives on Weds 1 October to discover new perspectives on the #history of #London. There'll also be an opportunity to learn about the work of @vchlondon.bsky.social in London. Info & booking: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/author-tal...
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/author-talk-re-discovering-london-through-a-history-of-england-in-25-poems-tickets-1524615679539?aff=erelexpmlt
August 11, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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cathamclarke.bsky.social
I'm very happy to answer questions by email or chat to anyone who's interested in this job, in our brilliant, friendly @chppc.bsky.social team at @ihr.bsky.social. Send me a direct message or drop me an email via my IHR address. And please share!
#job #history #Skystorians #HistoricEnvironment
vch-home.bsky.social Victoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · Jul 21
#JobAlert! Come and join us for 12 months in our lovely
@chppc.bsky.social team @ihr.bsky.social.

We're seeking a fixed-term #Lecturer in Historic Environment, who'll work on our projects, including research, publishing and digitisation.

Closing date 29 August. Please share! #Skystorians
Lecturer in Historic Environment:London Senate House
www.jobs.london.ac.uk
August 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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cathamclarke.bsky.social
Fabulous afternoon @bishopsgateinst.bsky.social with the @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool, exploring this year's theme of #Rebels ❤️
Stef Dickers and me - in front rows of VCH Big Red Books The won Ceri Thompson with materials from the archive Feminist pamphlets 1970s Free Palestine papers
July 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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cathamclarke.bsky.social
A packed house @ihr.bsky.social last night for the annual Derek Keene #London #Lecture (part of our London #SummerSchool week) from the brilliant Professor Matthew Worley (Reading) on #punk. Especially lovely to have lots of first-time visitors to the IHR - we hope to welcome you back!
A packed Wolfson Room in the IHR for Matthew Worley's lecture last night
July 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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cathamclarke.bsky.social
Wonderful trip to Goldsmiths Hall, London, this afternoon as part of the @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool. Huge thanks to Eleni Bide (Head of Library & Archives) and colleagues for sharing treasures and stories of #rebels. And thanks to my IHR colleague @justincolson.bsky.social for leading.
Treasures in the library, from a 14th century minute book onwards Standing in the grand entrance hall (loads of marble...) Exploring the grand rooms of the Goldsmiths' Hall Treasures in the library - not just books but 16th century Troy weights, early hallmarking stamps, designs and doodles, etc
July 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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cathamclarke.bsky.social
Let's go! It's the @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool 2025 - this year on the theme of #Rebels. I'm standing by the amazing themed display created by my colleague @beccameriel.bsky.social (as every year). (Vintage #Playmobil my own 😊).
July 14, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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cathamclarke.bsky.social
Fabulous themed displays for the @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool (2025 theme: #Rebels) from my brilliant colleagues @ihrlibrary.bsky.social. @miketownsend.bsky.social currently introducing participants to the collections before heading off to explore...
July 14, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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cathamclarke.bsky.social
#Job alert! Come and join us for 12 months in our lovely @chppc.bsky.social team @ihr.bsky.social. We're seeking a fixed-term #Lecturer in Historic Environment, who'll work on @vchlondon.bsky.social projects & more. Closing date 29 August. Please share!
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Lecturer in Historic Environment:London Senate House
www.jobs.london.ac.uk
July 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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cathamclarke.bsky.social
You're invited! Join us for the launch of my new #book and this amazing #event on Tues 9 Sept. I'll be in conversation with award-winning poet Hannah Lowe on 'Doing #History with #Poetry', chaired by @ihr.bsky.social Director @clairelanghamer.bsky.social. Book free: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
https://www.history.ac.uk/news-events/events/doing-history-with-poetry
July 3, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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It was brilliant to host Tre Ventour-Griffiths in our seminar series earlier this term, talking about the ways in which adaptations of #Austen novels have overlooked her female characters’ role as (absentee) enslavers. The recording is now available here www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
"You Can't Sit With Us": Austen's Lady Karens and the British Slave Trade
CHPPC Layers of London Map
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July 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Last call for the @ihr.bsky.social #London #SummerSchool - bookings close this evening! Join us for lectures, workshops, special visits and a week exploring London's rich #history through its #Rebels. From medieval uprisings to punk & much, much more...
www.history.ac.uk/ihr-london-r...
Info at: https://www.history.ac.uk/ihr-london-rebels
June 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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cathamclarke.bsky.social
Lovely evening with the kindest and most generous of colleagues @linseyhunter.bsky.social, down for @themamoconf.bsky.social. Too busy chatting to take a photo, but I love my pin badge - as well as the care package of #Scottish treats Linsey brought for the whole @chppc.bsky.social team ❤️
Foos yer doos (look it up if you don't know 😄)
June 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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uhihistory.bsky.social
Our Dr Iain Robertson, Dr Philippa Woodcock and @juliettedesportes.bsky.social all travelled to Newcastle in April for a workshop on place-based public history. Organised by our Dr Robertson and Dr Ruth Slatter from @chppc.bsky.social, you can read more about the event in the original post below ⬇️
June 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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vch-home.bsky.social
Are you interested in the history of #London? #Francisboorman from #VCH London will be giving a lecture on the development of #Mayfair as a London Suburb on 15.07.25 for the Residents’ Society of Mayfair & St James’s. More info here www.rsmsj.com/events
RSMSJ events in Mayfair & St James, London, UK
Events | RSMSJ events in Mayfair & St James, London, UK
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June 25, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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vch-home.bsky.social
Great to see this blog post mention several members of the #VCH community who attended the workshop & shared their practical experiences of engaging in #placebased #publichistory
June 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
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This was a really warm & collaborative event, which highlighted the value of historians working in all sectors coming together & sharing their experiences of the joys & challenges of collaborative research. Thank you to everyone who came along & generously engaged in the workshop in this spirit!
June 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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It was a pleasure to collaborate with @uhihistory.bsky.social colleagues in April to run a workshop on place-based public history & share our ongoing research into public history in the Highlands & Islands. You can now read more about this here blog.history.ac.uk/2025/06/plac...
Place-Based Public and Community History   - On History
In this blog post, Ruth Slatter (from the IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community) and Iain Robertson (from the University of Highlands and Islands’ Centre for History) reflect on ...
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June 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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ruthslatter.bsky.social
Many thanks to Tre for sharing in such an open & personal way in this seminar last night. So much food for thought in his reflections on how the representation of white women in Austen screen adaptations is another way of dismissing the violence & trauma of enslavement. Recording coming soon.
chppc.bsky.social Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · May 29
The next event in our summer events series will take place 11.06.25, 5.30-7pm (BST), online only. Tre Ventour-Griffiths will explore female absentee enslavers in #JaneAusten ‘s novels. Everyone is welcome. Use the link below to sign up 👇
chppc.bsky.social Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · Mar 26
11.06.25 Tre Ventour-Griffiths will share his research into the often overlooked place of the #slavetrade in #JaneAustens novels. This is another online only event www.history.ac.uk/events/you-c...
June 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM