Jackie Eales
@jackieeales.bsky.social
President of the British Association for Local History and Professor Emerita at Canterbury Christ Church University. Historian of English Civil Wars, Puritanism, Early Modern Women and Kent. Former President of the Historical Association
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The debate here actually seems relatively measured! More than one can sometimes say about these questions…
February 14, 2026 at 3:28 PM
The debate here actually seems relatively measured! More than one can sometimes say about these questions…
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It's a great listen! Already engendering lots of ... comments on our Facebook post about it.
February 13, 2026 at 7:59 PM
It's a great listen! Already engendering lots of ... comments on our Facebook post about it.
Greatly enjoyed recording this!
Was Charles I responsible for his own downfall?
On the latest World Turned Upside Down @jackieeales.bsky.social explains the long-term issues Charles faced as ruler of three kingdoms, and how his intransigence repeatedly undermined his own support worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/cont...
On the latest World Turned Upside Down @jackieeales.bsky.social explains the long-term issues Charles faced as ruler of three kingdoms, and how his intransigence repeatedly undermined his own support worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/cont...
February 13, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Greatly enjoyed recording this!
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Well, I wonder how many politicians read History Today? @historytoday.com
Actually reported in the New York Times! Maybe the coolest thing I found.
January 16, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Well, I wonder how many politicians read History Today? @historytoday.com
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Woman ever so carefully selecting her fruit while saleswoman (and cat) struggle to remain patient. By Louise Moillon, 1631. Today is her day.
January 14, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Woman ever so carefully selecting her fruit while saleswoman (and cat) struggle to remain patient. By Louise Moillon, 1631. Today is her day.
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Yup. But the extra ‘o’ is just
a woman is sitting at a table with her hands folded in front of her .
ALT: a woman is sitting at a table with her hands folded in front of her .
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January 9, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Yup. But the extra ‘o’ is just
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Similar in Norwich. Strangers Hall is named for them.
“in 1582 there were 4,678, roughly a third of the city's population.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange...
“in 1582 there were 4,678, roughly a third of the city's population.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange...
Strangers' Hall - Wikipedia
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January 8, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Similar in Norwich. Strangers Hall is named for them.
“in 1582 there were 4,678, roughly a third of the city's population.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange...
“in 1582 there were 4,678, roughly a third of the city's population.”
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strange...
I am currently working on a research project into Canterbury’s French speaking, early modern Walloon Community. It's been calculated that in the early 17th C they numbered between 2-3,000, or a third of the city's population. They were mainly weavers of wool and later of silk.
I just heard a law professor claim in a recording that in early modern England, there wasn’t any significant migration to the British Isles, which is just plainly wrong.
January 8, 2026 at 5:12 PM
I am currently working on a research project into Canterbury’s French speaking, early modern Walloon Community. It's been calculated that in the early 17th C they numbered between 2-3,000, or a third of the city's population. They were mainly weavers of wool and later of silk.
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🗣️🎧 Love history podcasts? From @histfest.bsky.social's 'Uprising' to @1642author.bsky.social's 'Cavalier Cast'. we've compiled a list of the best shows about the English Civil Wars that you can listen to right now 👉 earlofmanchesters.co.uk/the-best-eng...
The best English Civil Wars podcasts
We love hearing about the 17th Century and the English Civil Wars – and there are now plenty of podcasts that allow you to dive into this endlessly fascinating period of history! To help you find the…
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December 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
🗣️🎧 Love history podcasts? From @histfest.bsky.social's 'Uprising' to @1642author.bsky.social's 'Cavalier Cast'. we've compiled a list of the best shows about the English Civil Wars that you can listen to right now 👉 earlofmanchesters.co.uk/the-best-eng...
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Always a pleasure to see the Tatterjacks perform during the festive period #urbanmorris
December 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Always a pleasure to see the Tatterjacks perform during the festive period #urbanmorris
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Join a family history society for help, support and community. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy www.familyhistoryfederation.com/join-fhs
November 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Join a family history society for help, support and community. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy www.familyhistoryfederation.com/join-fhs
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We had a great day in Canterbury yesterday for our Autumn Meeting! Many thanks to our Meetings Secretaries for arranging a fabulous programme, and to our guides at St Martin’s Church, St Augustine’s Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral.
November 23, 2025 at 6:57 PM
We had a great day in Canterbury yesterday for our Autumn Meeting! Many thanks to our Meetings Secretaries for arranging a fabulous programme, and to our guides at St Martin’s Church, St Augustine’s Abbey and Canterbury Cathedral.
Are you restoring access to Ethos? Theses online.
We’re launching our new catalogue on Monday 8 December.
To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches.
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To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches.
Find out more: bit.ly/CollectionSu...
November 22, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Are you restoring access to Ethos? Theses online.
I am always amazed something that old and fragile has survived without being chipped or cracked.
November 22, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I am always amazed something that old and fragile has survived without being chipped or cracked.
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It was such a wonderful setting. Thanks for coming along.
Really interesting talk @antiquaries.bsky.social tonight - @medievalfemina.bsky.social on the protections for women, children and families enshrined in the 1225 Magna Carta.
November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
It was such a wonderful setting. Thanks for coming along.
Just extraordinary!
Self-Portrait, c. 1556, by #SofonisbaAnguissola (Italian, about 1532–1625), who died #otd, Nov 16 -- 400 years ago. Held at the @mfaboston.bsky.social, collections.mfa.org/objects/3365... #artherstory #womenartists
November 16, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Just extraordinary!
Lion?
A drawing from this morning. Is it a horse? A dragon, maybe? Or, turned the other way around, is it perhaps a slug giving a welcome speech?
I don’t know!
I don’t know!
November 16, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Lion?
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Died (alas!) on this day in 1625, the remarkable painter Sofonisba Anguissola. Here, self portrait as a young woman, showing off her talents in 1556.
November 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Died (alas!) on this day in 1625, the remarkable painter Sofonisba Anguissola. Here, self portrait as a young woman, showing off her talents in 1556.
It's a great book, as are your contributions.
Seem to be on a bit of a roll at the moment. With other academic colleagues and friends, I’ve contributed a couple on commentaries in the book published this week
November 12, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It's a great book, as are your contributions.
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Great to see it in print!
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Great to see it in print!
www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/product/the-... published today, a fantastic teaching resource and a super Xmas present. With contributions from @annlaurahughes.bsky.social @isminipells.bsky.social @waseemahmed98.bsky.social @denisegreany.bsky.social Richard Cust, Andy Hopper (Ed.) Oh, and me.
The civil wars in 100 objects - The World Turned Upside Down
The civil wars that took place between 1638 and 1651, and their aftermath, were the most destabilising conflicts that the British and Irish peoples have ever endured. During these times everyday peop...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/product/the-... published today, a fantastic teaching resource and a super Xmas present. With contributions from @annlaurahughes.bsky.social @isminipells.bsky.social @waseemahmed98.bsky.social @denisegreany.bsky.social Richard Cust, Andy Hopper (Ed.) Oh, and me.
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All are welcome to our next event. Professor Mark Knights (U of Warwick) works on the political culture of early modern Britain. In this lecture, he will examine Britain’s long struggle with corruption and its impact on the British Empire.
November 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
All are welcome to our next event. Professor Mark Knights (U of Warwick) works on the political culture of early modern Britain. In this lecture, he will examine Britain’s long struggle with corruption and its impact on the British Empire.
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A good time, it seems, for a thread about public sculptures of, and by, women that have been installed in the last 10 years or so...
Aphra Benn in Canterbury, Licoricia in Winchester, Mary Anning in Lyme Regis, Dervorguilla in Oxford...
Aphra Benn in Canterbury, Licoricia in Winchester, Mary Anning in Lyme Regis, Dervorguilla in Oxford...
November 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
A good time, it seems, for a thread about public sculptures of, and by, women that have been installed in the last 10 years or so...
Aphra Benn in Canterbury, Licoricia in Winchester, Mary Anning in Lyme Regis, Dervorguilla in Oxford...
Aphra Benn in Canterbury, Licoricia in Winchester, Mary Anning in Lyme Regis, Dervorguilla in Oxford...
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Christian Clarkson of Simpson Brown look at the work they carried out at the iconic castle of Carrickfergus. Done as part of a City Deal, their work shows that we can still learn more from even the most extensively studied castle. To find out more read here: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2025/11...
November 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Christian Clarkson of Simpson Brown look at the work they carried out at the iconic castle of Carrickfergus. Done as part of a City Deal, their work shows that we can still learn more from even the most extensively studied castle. To find out more read here: castlestudiestrust.org/blog/2025/11...