Ed Armston-Sheret
edarmstonsheret.bsky.social
Ed Armston-Sheret
@edarmstonsheret.bsky.social
Historian, geographer, and writer
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The 'Aurora Borealis' newspaper by the crew of Franklin Expedition Search vessel HMS Assistance, on display at the Queen's House, National Maritime Museum Greenwich. In the header is shown Erebus and Terror and a sort of sea goddess version of Lady Franklin. #NavalHistory #Arctic
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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Some great historical geography papers on @areajournal.bsky.social's early view pages - Ben Newman's paper 'Making geography move: The Royal Geographical Society and the exchange of periodical knowledge, 1830–1900' for one... rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... ... (1/2)
Area | RGS Geography Journal | Wiley Online Library
This paper examines how the Royal Geographical Society's (RGS's) Library and Map Committee disciplined the exchange of the first English-language geographical journal in the nineteenth century. The p...
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October 10, 2025 at 8:46 AM
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Excited that “New Research in Arctic Pasts,” the series I’m co-editing with @issygapp.bsky.social, has just launched on @nichecanada.bsky.social, showcasing the work of 10 Arctic researchers across disciplines over the next 6 weeks niche-canada.org/2025/10/23/i...
New Research in Arctic Pasts - Visual Cultures of the Circumpolar North Part V
Arctic visual studies have rapidly expanded through interdisciplinary collaboration, climate urgency, Indigenous engagement, and community-building among artists, historians, and scholars across disci...
niche-canada.org
October 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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"@edarmstonsheret.bsky.social‬ offers new perspectives on British exploration by focusing on the contributions of the people and animals who made possible the journeys of exploration and discovery," writes Jules Stewart for Geographical Magazine.

Order your copy: bit.ly/45ylaNL
August 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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"A revisionist retelling of the narratives of heroic exploration, @edarmstonsheret.bsky.social‬’s book presents an alternative history of exploration," writes Daniella McCahey of ON THE BACKS OF OTHERS for @hnetreviews.bsky.social.

Read the review: bit.ly/45mEiyh
August 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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My Worldcon talk on "Fictionalising the Franklin Expedition" is now available to view and/or hear on my blog! Bonus link to a copy of my article on "Comparing Colonialisms in Dan Simmons
The Terror and its AMC Adaptation."

adoctorofmanythings.wordpress.com/2025/08/17/f...
Fictionalising the Franklin Expedition
On Saturday, 16 August, I gave a talk at the Edmonton Worldcon 2030 virtual bid party, on Fictionalising the Franklin Expedition. I promised that if I could, I’d record it for people who coul…
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August 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Delighted that my paper "Frederick George Jackson, Indigenous knowledge, and the 'heroic age' of polar exploration" has been published in the Polar Record. Better still, it's #OpenAccess #exploration #geography doi.org/10.1017/S003...
Frederick George Jackson, Indigenous knowledge, and the “heroic age” of polar exploration | Polar Record | Cambridge Core
Frederick George Jackson, Indigenous knowledge, and the “heroic age” of polar exploration - Volume 61
doi.org
August 13, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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In such times,—and principally at a crisis like the present, whereon the fate of mankind in social intercourse seems to impend—in a situation extremely perilous,—it is difficult for a reflecting mind to forebear expressing its feelings, fears, & hopes. William Macintosh to George Canning 03/09/1798.
July 8, 2025 at 9:18 AM
You can get 50% off my book "On the Backs of Others: Rethinking the History of British Geographical Exploration" as part of the @univnebpress.bsky.social's summer sale (if you are based in the USA or Canada). Just use discount code 6SUMM25 on checkout. #geography #exploration
June 16, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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New @ H-Sci-Med-Tech:

Check out @farsouthhistory.bsky.social‬ (@ttu.edu)‬’s rvw of @edarmstonsheret.bsky.social (@ihr.bsky.social‬)’s book _On the Backs of Others: Rethinking the History of British Geographical Exploration_ 2024 @univnebpress.bsky.social

Review available @hnetreviews.bsky.social
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June 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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I learned a lot from @edarmstonsheret.bsky.social's new book and highly recommend!
New @ H-Sci-Med-Tech:

Check out @farsouthhistory.bsky.social‬ (@ttu.edu)‬’s rvw of @edarmstonsheret.bsky.social (@ihr.bsky.social‬)’s book _On the Backs of Others: Rethinking the History of British Geographical Exploration_ 2024 @univnebpress.bsky.social

Review available @hnetreviews.bsky.social
www.h-net.org
June 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Thoroughly enjoyed editing my first long read for @uk.theconversation.com, a great piece of storytelling by @edarmstonsheret.bsky.social showcasing his research on the forgotten Black, Asian and working class labourers who made some of history’s most famous expeditions possible.
May 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
"Meet the forgotten enslaved and working-class labourers behind British exploration in Africa, Asia and Antarctica" theconversation.com/meet-the-for...
Meet the forgotten enslaved and working-class labourers behind British exploration in Africa, Asia and Antarctica
I’ve spent almost eight years learning about the lives and experiences of these forgotten explorers.
theconversation.com
May 17, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Delighted to have been elected a Fellow of the @royalhistsoc.org! Thank you @inneskeighren.bsky.social for supporting my application.
May 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Earlier this month I visited the excellent "Sector 2: Nicosia" exhibition at the Leventis Municipal Museum of Nicosia and have reviewed it for the @jofhistgeog.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1016/j.jh... #Cyprus
April 22, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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On 31 March, I’ll be talking with @peterfrankopan.bsky.social about the intersections of #geography, #science, and #history @rgsibg.bsky.social .

#skystorians, any questions you would like to contribute? 🗃️

www.rgs.org/events/upcom...
Where geography, history and science meet
Historian Peter Frankopan will discuss the intersections of geography, history, and science with our Cartographic Collections Manager, Katie Parker.
www.rgs.org
March 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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I just came across this amazing sketch from 1909: It shows the US doctor, explorer & probable fraud Frederick Albert Cook talking about his supposed expedition to the North Pole, stating that his feat was only possible because he took "Oxygénée Cusenier" - a famous absinthe - with him! 🗃️🍸
March 3, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Extremely proud to say they let me back on You're Dead To Me to talk about the Northwest Passage! #histSTM #Polar - tagging in all my #TerrorCamp friends for this one
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February 28, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Thanks, Mia 😃
The talk is tomorrow, 1 pm PT / 4 pm ET. There’s still time to register online! Here’s the link, once more: www.eventbrite.ca/e/a-cold-col...
February 26, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Happening tomorrow! @edarmstonsheret.bsky.social will talk to use about 'donkey work: animals and racism on Victorian and Edwardian geographical expeditions'
Seminar series event alert! Details and registration below 👇
February 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
" I can certainly recommend On the Backs of Others: Rethinking the History of British Geographical Exploration for all readers interested in exploration, cartography, and geographical studies." --- First book review in 'Terrae Incognitae' 🤓 doi.org/10.1080/0082...
On the Backs of Others: Rethinking the History of British Geographical Exploration.
Published in Terrae Incognitae: The Journal of the Society for the History of Discoveries (Ahead of Print, 2025)
doi.org
February 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM