Dr James Brown
@drjamesbrown.bsky.social
Erstwhile early modern historian, now professional services at the University of Sheffield. Likes: intoxicants; the supernatural, folklore, folk horror; KE/impact; project management; 📷; 🥾; 🏋️. My photography portfolio:
https://darkframes.squarespace.com/
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'I would set off, with some sense of what I might be looking for, and see what I stumbled across...'
Is going for a walk a valid methodology for a historian? And if so, how much theory do you need to read before you start?
Some thoughts in my latest blog post:
manyheadedmonster.com/2026/02/10/i...
Is going for a walk a valid methodology for a historian? And if so, how much theory do you need to read before you start?
Some thoughts in my latest blog post:
manyheadedmonster.com/2026/02/10/i...
Is Walking Research? A Methodological Ramble
Mark HailwoodI needed to try something to get me writing again. Blessed with a period of research leave to resume work on my book – Everyday Life in the Seventeenth Century English Village &#…
manyheadedmonster.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:51 AM
'I would set off, with some sense of what I might be looking for, and see what I stumbled across...'
Is going for a walk a valid methodology for a historian? And if so, how much theory do you need to read before you start?
Some thoughts in my latest blog post:
manyheadedmonster.com/2026/02/10/i...
Is going for a walk a valid methodology for a historian? And if so, how much theory do you need to read before you start?
Some thoughts in my latest blog post:
manyheadedmonster.com/2026/02/10/i...
Absolute twaddle; that’s a massively impressive lift for any age (and at 57 would put you in the top 0.something %). Kudos!
February 3, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Absolute twaddle; that’s a massively impressive lift for any age (and at 57 would put you in the top 0.something %). Kudos!
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Inside Wolferton church.
#normalfornorfolk
#normalfornorfolk
January 12, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Inside Wolferton church.
#normalfornorfolk
#normalfornorfolk
I don’t think I’ve encountered any early modern pubs called the Beehive (although know a few modern ones!).
January 6, 2026 at 5:00 PM
I don’t think I’ve encountered any early modern pubs called the Beehive (although know a few modern ones!).
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December 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
My place of work!
December 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
My place of work!
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'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Thank you, noted (and apologies again).
November 15, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Thank you, noted (and apologies again).
Just sharing experience! Sincere apologies if it offended (I didn’t mean to at all, seriously).
November 15, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Just sharing experience! Sincere apologies if it offended (I didn’t mean to at all, seriously).
I’ve used it for work for a similar time and it just seems to get worse with each update. In my experience Squarespace is orders of magnitude better, certainly for photography, but YMMV (and apologies for this unsolicited advice… 🙈).
November 15, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I’ve used it for work for a similar time and it just seems to get worse with each update. In my experience Squarespace is orders of magnitude better, certainly for photography, but YMMV (and apologies for this unsolicited advice… 🙈).
Know you’re not looking for advice but WordPress is a disaster (and has been for some time); I’d migrate to Squarespace, who are 👌.
November 15, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Know you’re not looking for advice but WordPress is a disaster (and has been for some time); I’d migrate to Squarespace, who are 👌.
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slightly obsessed about the end of this lady's effigy tomb with the voluminous folds of her dress and petite heeled shoes
November 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
slightly obsessed about the end of this lady's effigy tomb with the voluminous folds of her dress and petite heeled shoes
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my mac doing its best to telephone a seventeenth century ecclesiastical record 🗃️
November 12, 2025 at 11:29 AM
my mac doing its best to telephone a seventeenth century ecclesiastical record 🗃️
One of my all-time favourite locations.
November 12, 2025 at 8:24 AM
One of my all-time favourite locations.
I was just about to say that in our part of Sheffield it sounds like a particularly vicious civil war has broken out...
November 8, 2025 at 8:31 PM
I was just about to say that in our part of Sheffield it sounds like a particularly vicious civil war has broken out...
I thought it was a lovely touch.
November 7, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I thought it was a lovely touch.
Feels a bit cringe asking but would you mind adding me?
October 31, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Feels a bit cringe asking but would you mind adding me?
This made a huge impression on me growing up, and it remains one of the most haunting and effective adverts I’ve ever seen.
October 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
This made a huge impression on me growing up, and it remains one of the most haunting and effective adverts I’ve ever seen.
A magical place (and I’m so looking forward to the landscape folklore book).
October 16, 2025 at 6:00 AM
A magical place (and I’m so looking forward to the landscape folklore book).
Robin Hood’s Stride in Birchover!
October 15, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Robin Hood’s Stride in Birchover!
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The Haunted Bridge. A mystery to solve ... I have this postcard called "The Haunted Bridge" but cannot identify it. It's described as a British beauty spot. The card was posted from Nottingham, early 20thc.
September 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
The Haunted Bridge. A mystery to solve ... I have this postcard called "The Haunted Bridge" but cannot identify it. It's described as a British beauty spot. The card was posted from Nottingham, early 20thc.
Can’t join the watchalong unfortunately but I absolutely love this film!
September 26, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Can’t join the watchalong unfortunately but I absolutely love this film!
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The historie of serpents… Edward Topsell, 1608.
September 18, 2025 at 5:09 AM
The historie of serpents… Edward Topsell, 1608.
It was indeed! 🧙♀️
September 12, 2025 at 7:10 AM
It was indeed! 🧙♀️