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The Job Applications in History panel discussion on 4 Feb 2-4pm is now a hybrid session. Book your place to attend in person or over Zoom. #ResearchTraining www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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January 19, 2026 at 11:41 AM
The Job Applications in History panel discussion on 4 Feb 2-4pm is now a hybrid session. Book your place to attend in person or over Zoom. #ResearchTraining www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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A landmark Venetian Gothic church is #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek. Built in 1866, Ardrossan & Saltcoats Kirkgate Parish Church, constructed in striking polychromatic stone, has a four stage spire.
This is debate over the actual architect.
More👇
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This is debate over the actual architect.
More👇
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/ardro...
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January 19, 2026 at 11:31 AM
A landmark Venetian Gothic church is #ScottishChurchOfTheWeek. Built in 1866, Ardrossan & Saltcoats Kirkgate Parish Church, constructed in striking polychromatic stone, has a four stage spire.
This is debate over the actual architect.
More👇
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/ardro...
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This is debate over the actual architect.
More👇
www.scotlandschurchestrust.org.uk/church/ardro...
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Today is the feast of St Henry, the mysterious Englishman who became the apostle of Finland, martyred in 1156. He's an example of a 'locally canonised' saint whose feast isn't observed outside of Finland 🇫🇮
January 19, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Today is the feast of St Henry, the mysterious Englishman who became the apostle of Finland, martyred in 1156. He's an example of a 'locally canonised' saint whose feast isn't observed outside of Finland 🇫🇮
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We're starting 2026 with two blogposts this month! 🎉
Dr Gabriel Stelian Manea (Constanța) writes about how the relationship between the #Anglican and #RomanianOrthodox Churches was sustained (not without stresses) during the Cold War years: wp.me/p7o0HV-rR
#ChurchHistory #Politics #Skystorians
Dr Gabriel Stelian Manea (Constanța) writes about how the relationship between the #Anglican and #RomanianOrthodox Churches was sustained (not without stresses) during the Cold War years: wp.me/p7o0HV-rR
#ChurchHistory #Politics #Skystorians
January 13, 2026 at 11:03 AM
We're starting 2026 with two blogposts this month! 🎉
Dr Gabriel Stelian Manea (Constanța) writes about how the relationship between the #Anglican and #RomanianOrthodox Churches was sustained (not without stresses) during the Cold War years: wp.me/p7o0HV-rR
#ChurchHistory #Politics #Skystorians
Dr Gabriel Stelian Manea (Constanța) writes about how the relationship between the #Anglican and #RomanianOrthodox Churches was sustained (not without stresses) during the Cold War years: wp.me/p7o0HV-rR
#ChurchHistory #Politics #Skystorians
Are you an author of a new #history book published in 2025? Consider applying for our #BookPrize!
The deadline for the receipt of the nominated monographs is 28 February 2026.
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The deadline for the receipt of the nominated monographs is 28 February 2026.
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/2026-book-pr...
January 16, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Are you an author of a new #history book published in 2025? Consider applying for our #BookPrize!
The deadline for the receipt of the nominated monographs is 28 February 2026.
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/2026-book-pr...
The deadline for the receipt of the nominated monographs is 28 February 2026.
ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/2026-book-pr...
Want to be a part of the Ecclesiastical History Society? Apply to be our new Conference Secretary!
Details here: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/vacancies/
Details here: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/vacancies/
January 14, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Want to be a part of the Ecclesiastical History Society? Apply to be our new Conference Secretary!
Details here: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/vacancies/
Details here: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/vacancies/
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The 13th January 1691 marks the death of George Fox, the English founder of the religious group the Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers. It was just two years earlier that after years of persecution, with their members often being fined or imprisoned, the government
January 13, 2026 at 7:17 AM
The 13th January 1691 marks the death of George Fox, the English founder of the religious group the Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers. It was just two years earlier that after years of persecution, with their members often being fined or imprisoned, the government
We're starting 2026 with two blogposts this month! 🎉
Dr Gabriel Stelian Manea (Constanța) writes about how the relationship between the #Anglican and #RomanianOrthodox Churches was sustained (not without stresses) during the Cold War years: wp.me/p7o0HV-rR
#ChurchHistory #Politics #Skystorians
Dr Gabriel Stelian Manea (Constanța) writes about how the relationship between the #Anglican and #RomanianOrthodox Churches was sustained (not without stresses) during the Cold War years: wp.me/p7o0HV-rR
#ChurchHistory #Politics #Skystorians
January 13, 2026 at 11:03 AM
We're starting 2026 with two blogposts this month! 🎉
Dr Gabriel Stelian Manea (Constanța) writes about how the relationship between the #Anglican and #RomanianOrthodox Churches was sustained (not without stresses) during the Cold War years: wp.me/p7o0HV-rR
#ChurchHistory #Politics #Skystorians
Dr Gabriel Stelian Manea (Constanța) writes about how the relationship between the #Anglican and #RomanianOrthodox Churches was sustained (not without stresses) during the Cold War years: wp.me/p7o0HV-rR
#ChurchHistory #Politics #Skystorians
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⏰Deadline: 21 January 2026
📢CfP : Fifth Early Modern British and Irish Catholicism Conference (EMBIC V)
📆26 June-1 July 2026 | 🌍University of Notre Dame (London)
🔗 www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
#CallforPaper #EarlyModern
📢CfP : Fifth Early Modern British and Irish Catholicism Conference (EMBIC V)
📆26 June-1 July 2026 | 🌍University of Notre Dame (London)
🔗 www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
#CallforPaper #EarlyModern
The CfP for the 5th Early Modern British and Irish Catholicism conference is now live! Taking place in London 29 June-1 July 2026, proposals are welcome from researchers at all career stages. For details: www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins... #skystorians #nuntastic #history #cathhist #catholicism
January 12, 2026 at 9:48 AM
⏰Deadline: 21 January 2026
📢CfP : Fifth Early Modern British and Irish Catholicism Conference (EMBIC V)
📆26 June-1 July 2026 | 🌍University of Notre Dame (London)
🔗 www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
#CallforPaper #EarlyModern
📢CfP : Fifth Early Modern British and Irish Catholicism Conference (EMBIC V)
📆26 June-1 July 2026 | 🌍University of Notre Dame (London)
🔗 www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins...
#CallforPaper #EarlyModern
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The UK's most northerly cathedral, St Magnus in Kirkwall, features in this recent article in RIBAJ, the magazine of RIBA, where Scott Lindsay, partner at Edinburgh architects, Simpson & Brown, gives insight into how modern techniques contribute to quinquennial reports.
www.ribaj.com/intelligence...
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January 12, 2026 at 2:27 PM
The UK's most northerly cathedral, St Magnus in Kirkwall, features in this recent article in RIBAJ, the magazine of RIBA, where Scott Lindsay, partner at Edinburgh architects, Simpson & Brown, gives insight into how modern techniques contribute to quinquennial reports.
www.ribaj.com/intelligence...
www.ribaj.com/intelligence...
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A reminder that the call for papers for the Modern British Studies conference in June 2026 is still open - you've got until Jan 31st to submit panel or paper proposals. Exciting to see some already on our desk! #MBS26
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...
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Modern British Studies Conference 2026 - University of Birmingham
Conference information
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January 12, 2026 at 1:44 PM
A reminder that the call for papers for the Modern British Studies conference in June 2026 is still open - you've got until Jan 31st to submit panel or paper proposals. Exciting to see some already on our desk! #MBS26
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/moder...
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New blog post by former GHIL scholarship holder Laura Popa (Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide)! 📇
'"The Book and its Missions: Past and Present" as a Missionary Source for Global Bible Distribution'
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'"The Book and its Missions: Past and Present" as a Missionary Source for Global Bible Distribution'
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January 12, 2026 at 4:40 PM
New blog post by former GHIL scholarship holder Laura Popa (Cambridge Centre for Christianity Worldwide)! 📇
'"The Book and its Missions: Past and Present" as a Missionary Source for Global Bible Distribution'
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'"The Book and its Missions: Past and Present" as a Missionary Source for Global Bible Distribution'
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🥳 Congratulations to our very own Dr Pedro Feitoza for winning the prestigious Ecclesiastical History Society book prize!! #WorldChristianity #LatinAmericanChristianity
Congratulations to Dr Pedro Feitoza and Dr Gabriel Radle for being our co-winners of this year's EHS Book Prize 🎉
January 10, 2026 at 7:59 PM
🥳 Congratulations to our very own Dr Pedro Feitoza for winning the prestigious Ecclesiastical History Society book prize!! #WorldChristianity #LatinAmericanChristianity
Thank you to Fr Dominic Robinson (St Mary's University Twickenham) for giving today's fantastic plenary lecture at our Winter Meeting on ‘Pope Leo’s first Apostolic Visit: A Pilgrimage of Unity in Christ in Historical Context’.
January 10, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Thank you to Fr Dominic Robinson (St Mary's University Twickenham) for giving today's fantastic plenary lecture at our Winter Meeting on ‘Pope Leo’s first Apostolic Visit: A Pilgrimage of Unity in Christ in Historical Context’.
Congratulations to Dr Pedro Feitoza and Dr Gabriel Radle for being our co-winners of this year's EHS Book Prize 🎉
January 10, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Congratulations to Dr Pedro Feitoza and Dr Gabriel Radle for being our co-winners of this year's EHS Book Prize 🎉
We are delighted to kick off our Winter Meeting 2026 with an introduction from President Sara Parvis (Edinburgh)! We're looking forward to an informative and enjoyable day #Skystorians
January 10, 2026 at 9:43 AM
We are delighted to kick off our Winter Meeting 2026 with an introduction from President Sara Parvis (Edinburgh)! We're looking forward to an informative and enjoyable day #Skystorians
The countdown is on for our Winter Meeting 2026!
You can check out the speaker lineup on our website: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
#HistoryConference #EHSWinter26
You can check out the speaker lineup on our website: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
#HistoryConference #EHSWinter26
January 8, 2026 at 11:59 AM
The countdown is on for our Winter Meeting 2026!
You can check out the speaker lineup on our website: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
#HistoryConference #EHSWinter26
You can check out the speaker lineup on our website: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
#HistoryConference #EHSWinter26
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Save the date and cfp.
A grand day out at the beautiful, grade 1 listed Wymeswold
Church, Leics (UK).
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@churchmonuments.bsky.social
A grand day out at the beautiful, grade 1 listed Wymeswold
Church, Leics (UK).
@eccleshistsoc.bsky.social
@leicsvcht.bsky.social
@leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social
@churchmonuments.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Save the date and cfp.
A grand day out at the beautiful, grade 1 listed Wymeswold
Church, Leics (UK).
@eccleshistsoc.bsky.social
@leicsvcht.bsky.social
@leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social
@churchmonuments.bsky.social
A grand day out at the beautiful, grade 1 listed Wymeswold
Church, Leics (UK).
@eccleshistsoc.bsky.social
@leicsvcht.bsky.social
@leicsarchhissoc.bsky.social
@churchmonuments.bsky.social
#OTD in #churchhistory
On 6 Jan 1835, a group of businessmen in China circulated a paper calling for a ‘Morrison Education Society’ to honour the legacy of the Scottish missionary Robert Morrison.
In 1839, the Society opened the Morrison School in Macau, the first Western-style school in China.
On 6 Jan 1835, a group of businessmen in China circulated a paper calling for a ‘Morrison Education Society’ to honour the legacy of the Scottish missionary Robert Morrison.
In 1839, the Society opened the Morrison School in Macau, the first Western-style school in China.
January 6, 2026 at 4:19 PM
#OTD in #churchhistory
On 6 Jan 1835, a group of businessmen in China circulated a paper calling for a ‘Morrison Education Society’ to honour the legacy of the Scottish missionary Robert Morrison.
In 1839, the Society opened the Morrison School in Macau, the first Western-style school in China.
On 6 Jan 1835, a group of businessmen in China circulated a paper calling for a ‘Morrison Education Society’ to honour the legacy of the Scottish missionary Robert Morrison.
In 1839, the Society opened the Morrison School in Macau, the first Western-style school in China.
Tomorrow is the last day to register for our upcoming Winter Conference (next Saturday online)!
Reserve your spot here: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
#history #skystorians
Reserve your spot here: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
#history #skystorians
January 4, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Tomorrow is the last day to register for our upcoming Winter Conference (next Saturday online)!
Reserve your spot here: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
#history #skystorians
Reserve your spot here: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
#history #skystorians
Happy New Year! 🎉
Start your year off right by reading our latest blog post by Dr Eduardo Benítez-Inglott y Ballesteros. He writes about how the Spanish Inquisition repurposed and utilised medieval history to further its political objectives: wp.me/p7o0HV-rD #churchhistory #Spanishhistory #politics
Start your year off right by reading our latest blog post by Dr Eduardo Benítez-Inglott y Ballesteros. He writes about how the Spanish Inquisition repurposed and utilised medieval history to further its political objectives: wp.me/p7o0HV-rD #churchhistory #Spanishhistory #politics
Secrets in Paint and Sculpture: How the Spanish Inquisition played the Visual Game
Eduardo Benítez-Inglott y Ballesteros has just completed a DPhil (PhD) in History at the University of Oxford, where he currently tutors medieval history. His thesis explored the origins of inquisi…
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January 2, 2026 at 10:20 AM
Happy New Year! 🎉
Start your year off right by reading our latest blog post by Dr Eduardo Benítez-Inglott y Ballesteros. He writes about how the Spanish Inquisition repurposed and utilised medieval history to further its political objectives: wp.me/p7o0HV-rD #churchhistory #Spanishhistory #politics
Start your year off right by reading our latest blog post by Dr Eduardo Benítez-Inglott y Ballesteros. He writes about how the Spanish Inquisition repurposed and utilised medieval history to further its political objectives: wp.me/p7o0HV-rD #churchhistory #Spanishhistory #politics
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Registration is now open for our Online Winter Meeting on 10 January, 'Creeds, Councils & Canons'.
All are welcome to attend.
Please complete your registration by 5 January.
We look forward to seeing you there!
More info & programme: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
All are welcome to attend.
Please complete your registration by 5 January.
We look forward to seeing you there!
More info & programme: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
December 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Registration is now open for our Online Winter Meeting on 10 January, 'Creeds, Councils & Canons'.
All are welcome to attend.
Please complete your registration by 5 January.
We look forward to seeing you there!
More info & programme: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
All are welcome to attend.
Please complete your registration by 5 January.
We look forward to seeing you there!
More info & programme: ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26-winter-me...
If you'd like to join our Committee, we're looking for a new Conference Secretary.
Applications, comprising a CV and cover letter outlining relevant experience should be made by 30 January 2026 to the EHS President, Professor Sara Parvis (s.parvis@ed.ac.uk).
Applications, comprising a CV and cover letter outlining relevant experience should be made by 30 January 2026 to the EHS President, Professor Sara Parvis (s.parvis@ed.ac.uk).
December 29, 2025 at 6:14 PM
If you'd like to join our Committee, we're looking for a new Conference Secretary.
Applications, comprising a CV and cover letter outlining relevant experience should be made by 30 January 2026 to the EHS President, Professor Sara Parvis (s.parvis@ed.ac.uk).
Applications, comprising a CV and cover letter outlining relevant experience should be made by 30 January 2026 to the EHS President, Professor Sara Parvis (s.parvis@ed.ac.uk).
Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas from the Ecclesiastical History Society 🎄
Image: The Nativity by Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia (1403-83); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City.
Image: The Nativity by Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia (1403-83); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City.
December 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas from the Ecclesiastical History Society 🎄
Image: The Nativity by Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia (1403-83); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City.
Image: The Nativity by Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia (1403-83); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City.
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Let's open the final door of our 2025 Scottish Churches Advent Calendar, our snowiest year of images yet, and have a peek at an absolutely gorgeous view of Glasgow Cathedral 😍
(Image: Andrew Forbes)
(Image: Andrew Forbes)
December 24, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Let's open the final door of our 2025 Scottish Churches Advent Calendar, our snowiest year of images yet, and have a peek at an absolutely gorgeous view of Glasgow Cathedral 😍
(Image: Andrew Forbes)
(Image: Andrew Forbes)