Megan King
@drmeganking.bsky.social
Historian researching nonviolent civil resistance in pre-Revolutionary America.
Caps fan 🏒
Caps fan 🏒
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We received so many excellent submissions that we're making this conference a two-day affair & extending the deadline for submissions to 24th November!
From Olympe de Gouges to Ida B. Wells & everyone who came before & after -- we want to hear about the revolutionaries you're most passionate about!
From Olympe de Gouges to Ida B. Wells & everyone who came before & after -- we want to hear about the revolutionaries you're most passionate about!
November 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
We received so many excellent submissions that we're making this conference a two-day affair & extending the deadline for submissions to 24th November!
From Olympe de Gouges to Ida B. Wells & everyone who came before & after -- we want to hear about the revolutionaries you're most passionate about!
From Olympe de Gouges to Ida B. Wells & everyone who came before & after -- we want to hear about the revolutionaries you're most passionate about!
7 weeks to go and stocking up on baby essentials 🪁
November 2, 2025 at 6:24 PM
7 weeks to go and stocking up on baby essentials 🪁
Very proud to have played a curatorial role in this exhibition and very grateful to the incredible team of artists and historians that have helped us to preserve the legacies of Peter and John King.
October 31, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Very proud to have played a curatorial role in this exhibition and very grateful to the incredible team of artists and historians that have helped us to preserve the legacies of Peter and John King.
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📣 Calling all PGR students, ECRs, & heritage employees: two weeks left to submit your abstract!
With a program of keynote speakers, paper presentations, & 10-minute ‘lightning talks’ to unpack works in progress, we welcome submissions from a range of research interests & disciplinary perspectives.
With a program of keynote speakers, paper presentations, & 10-minute ‘lightning talks’ to unpack works in progress, we welcome submissions from a range of research interests & disciplinary perspectives.
October 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
📣 Calling all PGR students, ECRs, & heritage employees: two weeks left to submit your abstract!
With a program of keynote speakers, paper presentations, & 10-minute ‘lightning talks’ to unpack works in progress, we welcome submissions from a range of research interests & disciplinary perspectives.
With a program of keynote speakers, paper presentations, & 10-minute ‘lightning talks’ to unpack works in progress, we welcome submissions from a range of research interests & disciplinary perspectives.
📢Call for papers!
Benjamin Franklin House is hosting a conference, “Remember the ladies”: Women and Revolution, in London in May 2026!
Details are available here: benjaminfranklinhouse.org/event/spring...
If you have any questions, please email me at supervisor@benjaminfranklinhouse.org.
Benjamin Franklin House is hosting a conference, “Remember the ladies”: Women and Revolution, in London in May 2026!
Details are available here: benjaminfranklinhouse.org/event/spring...
If you have any questions, please email me at supervisor@benjaminfranklinhouse.org.
October 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
📢Call for papers!
Benjamin Franklin House is hosting a conference, “Remember the ladies”: Women and Revolution, in London in May 2026!
Details are available here: benjaminfranklinhouse.org/event/spring...
If you have any questions, please email me at supervisor@benjaminfranklinhouse.org.
Benjamin Franklin House is hosting a conference, “Remember the ladies”: Women and Revolution, in London in May 2026!
Details are available here: benjaminfranklinhouse.org/event/spring...
If you have any questions, please email me at supervisor@benjaminfranklinhouse.org.
ATTN: #skystorians
It’s not too late to grab a ticket for this hybrid @benfranklinhouse.bsky.social event, which will mark the 250th anniversary of Franklin’s departure from London 🧳
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bens-bon-v...
It’s not too late to grab a ticket for this hybrid @benfranklinhouse.bsky.social event, which will mark the 250th anniversary of Franklin’s departure from London 🧳
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bens-bon-v...
March 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
ATTN: #skystorians
It’s not too late to grab a ticket for this hybrid @benfranklinhouse.bsky.social event, which will mark the 250th anniversary of Franklin’s departure from London 🧳
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bens-bon-v...
It’s not too late to grab a ticket for this hybrid @benfranklinhouse.bsky.social event, which will mark the 250th anniversary of Franklin’s departure from London 🧳
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bens-bon-v...
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📢 History should be told as it happened—not erased, distorted, or manipulated. The OAH, together with the @historians.org, condemns recent efforts to censor historical content.
Read the statement: 🔗 ow.ly/1cY650VhEw9
Read the statement: 🔗 ow.ly/1cY650VhEw9
March 13, 2025 at 8:23 PM
📢 History should be told as it happened—not erased, distorted, or manipulated. The OAH, together with the @historians.org, condemns recent efforts to censor historical content.
Read the statement: 🔗 ow.ly/1cY650VhEw9
Read the statement: 🔗 ow.ly/1cY650VhEw9
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Still a couple of weeks to go until the deadline for our @BSECS #postgrad conference. Some funding is available to help with attendance costs. Details here:
www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...
www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...
March 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Still a couple of weeks to go until the deadline for our @BSECS #postgrad conference. Some funding is available to help with attendance costs. Details here:
www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...
www.bsecs.org.uk/conferences/...
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Thinking today of Benjamin Franklin, who wore an old suit (and no wig) before the king and court of France, to represent his nation—while it was fighting for its existence
February 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Thinking today of Benjamin Franklin, who wore an old suit (and no wig) before the king and court of France, to represent his nation—while it was fighting for its existence
Very honored to have been elected as an Associate Fellow!
Today we welcome 215 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and PGR Members who join @royalhistsoc.bsky.social: bit.ly/3EV5fhJ
The Society is an international membership and our new Fellows and Members practice #history in 15 countries. Applications to join are welcome 👇
#skystorians 1/2
The Society is an international membership and our new Fellows and Members practice #history in 15 countries. Applications to join are welcome 👇
#skystorians 1/2
February 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Very honored to have been elected as an Associate Fellow!
That’s my girl 🐾
The Billy Waters graphic novel and its supporting resources are available now at ageofrevolution.org!
The Billy Waters graphic novel and its supporting resources are available now at ageofrevolution.org!
Shipping out full class sets of our Billy Waters graphic novel was tiring work for our resident office pup, but we've still got plenty in stock!
Order your FREE copies and learn more about Billy Waters here: https://buff.ly/3QiEg23
#AgeOfRevSchools
Order your FREE copies and learn more about Billy Waters here: https://buff.ly/3QiEg23
#AgeOfRevSchools
February 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
That’s my girl 🐾
The Billy Waters graphic novel and its supporting resources are available now at ageofrevolution.org!
The Billy Waters graphic novel and its supporting resources are available now at ageofrevolution.org!
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We're thrilled to welcome Patrick Baty back to Benjamin Franklin House!
As the original colour specialist charged with conserving the House, Patrick will walk us through his process of sifting through more than 20 layers of paint to date our signature 'Franklin Green' shade to the 1760s and 1770s!
As the original colour specialist charged with conserving the House, Patrick will walk us through his process of sifting through more than 20 layers of paint to date our signature 'Franklin Green' shade to the 1760s and 1770s!
February 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM
We're thrilled to welcome Patrick Baty back to Benjamin Franklin House!
As the original colour specialist charged with conserving the House, Patrick will walk us through his process of sifting through more than 20 layers of paint to date our signature 'Franklin Green' shade to the 1760s and 1770s!
As the original colour specialist charged with conserving the House, Patrick will walk us through his process of sifting through more than 20 layers of paint to date our signature 'Franklin Green' shade to the 1760s and 1770s!
Proud to have organized what promises to be a fascinating evening!
Join us in person or online on March 20th for Ben's Bon Voyage, as leading historians of early America join us to reflect on Franklin's legacy 250 years after his departure from Craven Street 🚢
Get tickets via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bens-bon-v...
#BenjaminFranklinHouse #America250UK
Get tickets via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bens-bon-v...
#BenjaminFranklinHouse #America250UK
February 16, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Proud to have organized what promises to be a fascinating evening!