Hannah Greig
@hannahgreig.bsky.social
Historian. Hon. Prof at Royal Holloway, Uni of London.
Experienced consultant to film & TV who actually enjoys making period dramas (Bridgerton, Buccanneers, The Favourite, Poldark, The Duchess, Death Comes to Pemberley & more). Author of THE BEAU MONDE
Experienced consultant to film & TV who actually enjoys making period dramas (Bridgerton, Buccanneers, The Favourite, Poldark, The Duchess, Death Comes to Pemberley & more). Author of THE BEAU MONDE
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Looking forward to launching my first online course with @histfest.bsky.social starts next week. Join us & find out how to make it (or fake it) in world of "the ton" in Georgian London
You’re cordially invited to…
MEET THE TON: THE REAL HISTORY OF FASHIONABLE SOCIETY IN GEORGIAN LONDON
A brand new online course with historian, author & historical advisor, Prof. Hannah Greig.
▪️Start date: 7pm, Thurs 29 May 2025
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MEET THE TON: THE REAL HISTORY OF FASHIONABLE SOCIETY IN GEORGIAN LONDON
A brand new online course with historian, author & historical advisor, Prof. Hannah Greig.
▪️Start date: 7pm, Thurs 29 May 2025
▪️Sign up (£40) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-the-t...
May 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Looking forward to launching my first online course with @histfest.bsky.social starts next week. Join us & find out how to make it (or fake it) in world of "the ton" in Georgian London
Looking forward to launching my first online course with @histfest.bsky.social starts next week. Join us & find out how to make it (or fake it) in world of "the ton" in Georgian London
You’re cordially invited to…
MEET THE TON: THE REAL HISTORY OF FASHIONABLE SOCIETY IN GEORGIAN LONDON
A brand new online course with historian, author & historical advisor, Prof. Hannah Greig.
▪️Start date: 7pm, Thurs 29 May 2025
▪️Sign up (£40) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-the-t...
MEET THE TON: THE REAL HISTORY OF FASHIONABLE SOCIETY IN GEORGIAN LONDON
A brand new online course with historian, author & historical advisor, Prof. Hannah Greig.
▪️Start date: 7pm, Thurs 29 May 2025
▪️Sign up (£40) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/meet-the-t...
May 20, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Looking forward to launching my first online course with @histfest.bsky.social starts next week. Join us & find out how to make it (or fake it) in world of "the ton" in Georgian London
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This is cool! A state school has defeated Eton to reach the finals of the International History Bowl & Bee in Vienna. They’re former winners, and are sending two young teams to compete again
They need help with travel costs, can you help these young historians? www.gofundme.com/f/send-the-f...
They need help with travel costs, can you help these young historians? www.gofundme.com/f/send-the-f...
Donate to Help send the Farnham Heath End History buffs to Vienna !, organised by Farnham Heath End History Department
I am the Head of History at Farnham Heath End and we are fund… Farnham Heath End History Department needs your support for Help send the Farnham Heath End History buffs to Vienna !
www.gofundme.com
February 26, 2025 at 10:40 AM
This is cool! A state school has defeated Eton to reach the finals of the International History Bowl & Bee in Vienna. They’re former winners, and are sending two young teams to compete again
They need help with travel costs, can you help these young historians? www.gofundme.com/f/send-the-f...
They need help with travel costs, can you help these young historians? www.gofundme.com/f/send-the-f...
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‘At Home With Angelica Kaufman: The Material and Print Culture of An Eighteenth-Century Artist’. Wonderful funded PhD available, cosupervised by @chloewigstonsmith.bsky.social @cecs-york.bsky.social and Rachel Conroy @nationaltrust.bsky.social
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February 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
‘At Home With Angelica Kaufman: The Material and Print Culture of An Eighteenth-Century Artist’. Wonderful funded PhD available, cosupervised by @chloewigstonsmith.bsky.social @cecs-york.bsky.social and Rachel Conroy @nationaltrust.bsky.social
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Looking forward to seeing this book in real life later for Luke Pepera's book launch - MOTHERLAND
Happy #PubDay to Luke Pepera! I had the privilege of reading an advance copy of MOTHERLAND and it blew me away.
MOTHERLAND leads us expertly through age after age of astoundingly rich history and culture. An enlightening read that is sure to top many awards lists.
geni.us/Motherland
MOTHERLAND leads us expertly through age after age of astoundingly rich history and culture. An enlightening read that is sure to top many awards lists.
geni.us/Motherland
February 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Looking forward to seeing this book in real life later for Luke Pepera's book launch - MOTHERLAND
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Hello, new followers! CECS is delighted to share a book giveaway: Material Literacy in 18th c Britain, co-edited by @chloewigstonsmith.bsky.social (CECS’s new director) and @serenadyer.bsky.social (CECS alum). To enter: reply to our post with your favourite #18thC material object / skill
January 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Hello, new followers! CECS is delighted to share a book giveaway: Material Literacy in 18th c Britain, co-edited by @chloewigstonsmith.bsky.social (CECS’s new director) and @serenadyer.bsky.social (CECS alum). To enter: reply to our post with your favourite #18thC material object / skill
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This excellent collection of essays is the next volume in our Routledge series. It's full of great articles and will be published immediately in paperback as well as hardcover, as we know that it will be of interest to many. Coming soon! www.routledge.com/Bath-and-Bey...
18th c, Jane Austen and Bridgerton fans: my next publication on 18th c. anxiety is a chapter on the Bath Marriage Mart coming out in the brilliant edited volume: Bath and Beyond this April! Anxiety, boredom and frustration were all common emotions alongside the excitement of balls #skystorians #18c
January 28, 2025 at 7:51 AM
This excellent collection of essays is the next volume in our Routledge series. It's full of great articles and will be published immediately in paperback as well as hardcover, as we know that it will be of interest to many. Coming soon! www.routledge.com/Bath-and-Bey...
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Max Eisen was a Hungarian Jew. His family were sent to Auschwitz. His mother, grandparents and siblings were separated from him on the platform and were murdered & incinerated within minutes.
He was 15. He survived by working in the infirmary.
He was 15. He survived by working in the infirmary.
January 27, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Max Eisen was a Hungarian Jew. His family were sent to Auschwitz. His mother, grandparents and siblings were separated from him on the platform and were murdered & incinerated within minutes.
He was 15. He survived by working in the infirmary.
He was 15. He survived by working in the infirmary.
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Want to hear more about my new research on migrants' lives in Elizabethan London? I had a great time talking to Emma Briffett from the BBC History Extra podcast about strangers, city spaces, gossip, and the diversity of sixteenth-century London.
Elizabethan London: a multicultural melting pot
History Extra podcast · Episode
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January 17, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Want to hear more about my new research on migrants' lives in Elizabethan London? I had a great time talking to Emma Briffett from the BBC History Extra podcast about strangers, city spaces, gossip, and the diversity of sixteenth-century London.
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In the spirit of sharing, we’ve put together a little list of the best historical things to stream this festive season (according to historians). What would you add to the list? 🎄🎁🍿
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The best historical shows (and a couple of films) to stream this Christmas
In the spirit of sharing, we thought we’d put together a little list of the best historical things to stream this festive season (according to historians).
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December 19, 2024 at 8:15 AM
In the spirit of sharing, we’ve put together a little list of the best historical things to stream this festive season (according to historians). What would you add to the list? 🎄🎁🍿
open.substack.com/pub/histfest...
open.substack.com/pub/histfest...
I have a few girls' adventure books on my shelves, awarded to my late mother by her Sunday school when she was 9 or 10. I remember reading them when I was a similar age - especially this one about "the small & grimy" yet "independent & cheerful" Lee Morris who desperately wanted to be a girl guide
December 12, 2024 at 12:24 PM
I have a few girls' adventure books on my shelves, awarded to my late mother by her Sunday school when she was 9 or 10. I remember reading them when I was a similar age - especially this one about "the small & grimy" yet "independent & cheerful" Lee Morris who desperately wanted to be a girl guide
Impossible to overstate @thehistoryguy.bsky.social 's achievement. I remember the pre-History Hit era when Dan realised podcasts had potential & there were opportunities emerging for multi-platform broadcasting. He turned an idea, he discussed over pints in pubs, into a huge success.
We started a history TV channel in 2018 with nothing but a crowdfunder & enthusiasm. We were playing in a world of billion dollar giants.
This year we won a Best Channel award, attracted ever more subscribers and made these stunning original documentaries
Join us! www.historyhit.com/gift-subscri...
This year we won a Best Channel award, attracted ever more subscribers and made these stunning original documentaries
Join us! www.historyhit.com/gift-subscri...
December 12, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Impossible to overstate @thehistoryguy.bsky.social 's achievement. I remember the pre-History Hit era when Dan realised podcasts had potential & there were opportunities emerging for multi-platform broadcasting. He turned an idea, he discussed over pints in pubs, into a huge success.
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For those of us unable to wander about the rich Garrick Club collection (because we are plebs or do not possess the correct body parts), it's searchable online here: garrick.ssl.co.uk/home #18c
December 6, 2024 at 4:35 PM
For those of us unable to wander about the rich Garrick Club collection (because we are plebs or do not possess the correct body parts), it's searchable online here: garrick.ssl.co.uk/home #18c
Contemplating changing the working title of my current book project (which is about 18th-century diamonds) from "Diamonds: something something 18th century" to "Greed: something something 18th century and all the people in this book are pretty vile"
December 4, 2024 at 3:06 PM
Contemplating changing the working title of my current book project (which is about 18th-century diamonds) from "Diamonds: something something 18th century" to "Greed: something something 18th century and all the people in this book are pretty vile"
Struggling to find many characters that are likeable in my current project. Rogue of the day today is Philip Rundell of Rundell & Bridge (1746-1827), a millionaire goldsmith with a showroom at 32 Ludgate Hill and not, but all accounts, a very pleasant individual.. /1
December 4, 2024 at 1:59 PM
Struggling to find many characters that are likeable in my current project. Rogue of the day today is Philip Rundell of Rundell & Bridge (1746-1827), a millionaire goldsmith with a showroom at 32 Ludgate Hill and not, but all accounts, a very pleasant individual.. /1
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Tonight at 9pm on More 4: some truly scandalous tales for you in our last episode of A History of Royal Scandals.
December 3, 2024 at 2:56 PM
Tonight at 9pm on More 4: some truly scandalous tales for you in our last episode of A History of Royal Scandals.
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'I'm an amateur historian. I spend two hours by myself in my home playing Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia, set in 878 AD.' Readers, other forms of being an 'amateur historian' are also available.
December 4, 2024 at 10:51 AM
'I'm an amateur historian. I spend two hours by myself in my home playing Total War Saga: Thrones of Britannia, set in 878 AD.' Readers, other forms of being an 'amateur historian' are also available.
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ICYMI, the best history books of 2024, the shortlist of the Wolfson History prize:
The Best History Books of 2024: The Wolfson History Prize
To win the Wolfson History Prize, a book must be both original and accessible to the general reader. British historian Diarmaid MacCulloch, one of the prize's judges, talks us through the six books…
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December 1, 2024 at 4:30 PM
ICYMI, the best history books of 2024, the shortlist of the Wolfson History prize:
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Watching the incredible Joya Chatterji win the Wolfson History Prize 2024 for Shadows at Noon: The South Asian 20th Century. Brilliant choice from a fabulous shortlist.
December 2, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Watching the incredible Joya Chatterji win the Wolfson History Prize 2024 for Shadows at Noon: The South Asian 20th Century. Brilliant choice from a fabulous shortlist.
Disappointed that I can't make the Wolfson History Prize reception later. Evidently my annual tradition is to plan to go until events conspire against me. I will enjoy envying my colleagues toasting the winner at Claridges (because of course history is always as glamorous as Claridges). 🥂
December 2, 2024 at 12:46 PM
Disappointed that I can't make the Wolfson History Prize reception later. Evidently my annual tradition is to plan to go until events conspire against me. I will enjoy envying my colleagues toasting the winner at Claridges (because of course history is always as glamorous as Claridges). 🥂
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This obituary for the award-winning costume designer of Peaky Blinders, Stephanie Collie, is a wonderful tribute to her research process and skill. It’s easy to criticise costumes in TV historical dramas, but historical inaccuracies are rarely errors, they’re often storytelling choices
December 1, 2024 at 10:49 AM
This obituary for the award-winning costume designer of Peaky Blinders, Stephanie Collie, is a wonderful tribute to her research process and skill. It’s easy to criticise costumes in TV historical dramas, but historical inaccuracies are rarely errors, they’re often storytelling choices
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Today’s column was about how my mother’s long illness shaped my view on assisted dying, but perhaps not in the direction you’d assume.
www.thetimes.com/article/5050...
www.thetimes.com/article/5050...
November 28, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Today’s column was about how my mother’s long illness shaped my view on assisted dying, but perhaps not in the direction you’d assume.
www.thetimes.com/article/5050...
www.thetimes.com/article/5050...
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NEW! Looking to try something a bit different in the new year? Why not sign up to our fascinating new online course?
THE TITANIC: A HISTORY
Setting the Titanic within its global & historical context, you’ll explore its multifaceted history & legend. Book now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-titani...
THE TITANIC: A HISTORY
Setting the Titanic within its global & historical context, you’ll explore its multifaceted history & legend. Book now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-titani...
November 28, 2024 at 8:19 AM
NEW! Looking to try something a bit different in the new year? Why not sign up to our fascinating new online course?
THE TITANIC: A HISTORY
Setting the Titanic within its global & historical context, you’ll explore its multifaceted history & legend. Book now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-titani...
THE TITANIC: A HISTORY
Setting the Titanic within its global & historical context, you’ll explore its multifaceted history & legend. Book now! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-titani...
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A great thing that John Kearns said on the Always Be Comedy podcast. When you get the end credits on films these days that go on for ages, why don’t we tell kids that those are all jobs they could do? Like, you can be part of this, it’s real.
November 27, 2024 at 9:20 AM
A great thing that John Kearns said on the Always Be Comedy podcast. When you get the end credits on films these days that go on for ages, why don’t we tell kids that those are all jobs they could do? Like, you can be part of this, it’s real.
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I will be one of the three guests discussing the Hanoverian Succession tomorrow morningn on 'In Our Time' on BBCR4. Looking forward to hearing the programme! #skystorians #c18th
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BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Hanoverian Succession
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the politics that led to the coronation of George I.
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November 27, 2024 at 8:00 AM
I will be one of the three guests discussing the Hanoverian Succession tomorrow morningn on 'In Our Time' on BBCR4. Looking forward to hearing the programme! #skystorians #c18th
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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