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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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...
www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk
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...
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This month is the 400th anniv of the passing of Sofonisba Anguissola. Art Herstory commemorates the moment with a (very) limited edition hard cover journal.
Order your copy at artherstory.net/product/sofo...
Available on Etsy as well (10% discount thru 11/13): www.etsy.com/listing/4383...
Order your copy at artherstory.net/product/sofo...
Available on Etsy as well (10% discount thru 11/13): www.etsy.com/listing/4383...
November 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
This month is the 400th anniv of the passing of Sofonisba Anguissola. Art Herstory commemorates the moment with a (very) limited edition hard cover journal.
Order your copy at artherstory.net/product/sofo...
Available on Etsy as well (10% discount thru 11/13): www.etsy.com/listing/4383...
Order your copy at artherstory.net/product/sofo...
Available on Etsy as well (10% discount thru 11/13): www.etsy.com/listing/4383...
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The #1 lesson from yesterday’s blowout:
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
The #1 lesson from yesterday’s blowout:
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
Humanities majors killed on the job market
1) Mamdani- Africana Studies
2) Spanberger -French
3) Sherill - Global History
Great to see this excellent book now in print, featuring one of Brilliana Harley's letters and 99 other fascinating civil war objects @susanwabuda.bsky.social www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/product/the-...
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...
www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Great to see this excellent book now in print, featuring one of Brilliana Harley's letters and 99 other fascinating civil war objects @susanwabuda.bsky.social www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/product/the-...
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Your podcast, @jackieeales.bsky.social brought back happy memories of Joan Henderson in the IHR, explaining to thie American the origins of Lady Brilliana's name.
October 25, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Your podcast, @jackieeales.bsky.social brought back happy memories of Joan Henderson in the IHR, explaining to thie American the origins of Lady Brilliana's name.
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Thank you @jackieeales.bsky.social your podcast on Lady Brilliana Harley during the British and Irish Civil Wars is TERRIFIC! You have brought her before us in the most vivid way. @tonyriches.bsky.social
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@world-turned.bsky.social #History #Podcast
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October 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Thank you @jackieeales.bsky.social your podcast on Lady Brilliana Harley during the British and Irish Civil Wars is TERRIFIC! You have brought her before us in the most vivid way. @tonyriches.bsky.social
www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/bril...
@world-turned.bsky.social #History #Podcast
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Delighted my podcast on Brilliana Harley has been released. She died on 29th October 1643 of a 'defluxion of the lungs ', probably pneumonia @susanwabuda.bsky.social @suwesterman.bsky.social @sdamussen.bsky.social @annlaurahughes.bsky.social @jamesdaybell.bsky.social @englishcivilwar.bsky.social
Brilliana Harley (1598 – 1643) successfully held off a royalist siege of her family home at Brampton Bryan in Herefordshire for three months during 1643. This podcast explores Brilliana’s life and writings:
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@world-turned.bsky.social #History #Podcast
www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/bril...
@world-turned.bsky.social #History #Podcast
Brilliana Harley - A woman of faith and substance - The World Turned Upside Down
Brilliana Harley was one of the heroines of the British and Irish civil wars. A deeply religious woman, in her husband’s absence, Brilliana successfully
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October 25, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Delighted my podcast on Brilliana Harley has been released. She died on 29th October 1643 of a 'defluxion of the lungs ', probably pneumonia @susanwabuda.bsky.social @suwesterman.bsky.social @sdamussen.bsky.social @annlaurahughes.bsky.social @jamesdaybell.bsky.social @englishcivilwar.bsky.social
Thank you!
Hi Jackie! You could try Leo, a new tool which is designed to provide more accurate transcripts for both 17th and 19th-century handwritten documents.
September 25, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Thank you!
Terrific!
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Howard Burton is an author and documentary filmmaker, whose most recent film is "Sofonisba’s Chess Game," ideasroadshow.com/chess-game/
September 25, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Terrific!
Just tried the free Transkribus site with poor results. Is the paid subscription any better for 17th century handwriting? What about 19th century wills?
September 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Just tried the free Transkribus site with poor results. Is the paid subscription any better for 17th century handwriting? What about 19th century wills?
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Cheshire Archives reveal hundreds of 19th century maps and some amusing place names
Link 👉 www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/council_and_...
Link 👉 www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/council_and_...
August 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Cheshire Archives reveal hundreds of 19th century maps and some amusing place names
Link 👉 www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/council_and_...
Link 👉 www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/council_and_...
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Issue n°46 of Etudes Epistémè has just been published.
Issue n°46 of Etudes Epistémè has just been published.
46 | 2024 La guérison dans la Grande-Bretagne de la première moder...
Revue consacrée aux études littéraires et historiques portant sur l'Europe du XVIe au XVIIIe siècle, principalement sur l'Angleterre et la France
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April 4, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Issue n°46 of Etudes Epistémè has just been published.
Issue n°46 of Etudes Epistémè has just been published.
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New TWTUD klaxon! Jackie Eales explores the oft-ignored role of women in the civil wars - from radical religious groups like the Quakers offering women equality of worship and preaching to women directly petitioning Parliament www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/wome...
March 14, 2025 at 11:05 AM
New TWTUD klaxon! Jackie Eales explores the oft-ignored role of women in the civil wars - from radical religious groups like the Quakers offering women equality of worship and preaching to women directly petitioning Parliament www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/wome...
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A plethora of new ODNB entries on early modern women stationers! Entries from Heidi Craig, Andrea Silva, Kirk Melnikoff, @mgyarn.bsky.social, Andreas P. Bassett, @tarallyons.bsky.social and @georginaemw.bsky.social, me, and of course from @valeriewayne.bsky.social who cooked up the whole cluster.
August 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
A plethora of new ODNB entries on early modern women stationers! Entries from Heidi Craig, Andrea Silva, Kirk Melnikoff, @mgyarn.bsky.social, Andreas P. Bassett, @tarallyons.bsky.social and @georginaemw.bsky.social, me, and of course from @valeriewayne.bsky.social who cooked up the whole cluster.
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Thirty-year-old woman who had her portrait painted in 1549 by Antwerp’s foremost woman artist, Catharina van Hemessen. Her day was today.
July 12, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Thirty-year-old woman who had her portrait painted in 1549 by Antwerp’s foremost woman artist, Catharina van Hemessen. Her day was today.
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In the latest episode of the Getty's Art + Ideas podcast, Sheila Barker discusses Artemisia Gentileschi
Art + Ideas: The Extraordinary Career of Artemisia Gentileschi | Getty Podcasts
How a 17th-century female artist succeeded in a world dominated by men
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July 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
In the latest episode of the Getty's Art + Ideas podcast, Sheila Barker discusses Artemisia Gentileschi
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How utterly wonderful!!
"Tomorrow (9 July) will see the signing of a historic loan agreement, for the Bayeux Tapestry to come to the British Museum for display. In exchange, treasures from the British Museum that represent all four nations of the UK will travel to museums in Normandy, France"
"Tomorrow (9 July) will see the signing of a historic loan agreement, for the Bayeux Tapestry to come to the British Museum for display. In exchange, treasures from the British Museum that represent all four nations of the UK will travel to museums in Normandy, France"
July 8, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Professor Ronald Hutton CBE is a leading authority on ancient and medieval paganism and magic. Thursday's lecture will draw upon his recent publications including The Witch: A History of Fear and Queens of the Wild: Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe. All are welcome.
May 5, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Professor Ronald Hutton CBE is a leading authority on ancient and medieval paganism and magic. Thursday's lecture will draw upon his recent publications including The Witch: A History of Fear and Queens of the Wild: Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe. All are welcome.
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Professor Ronald Hutton CBE is a leading authority on ancient and medieval paganism and magic.
This evening’s lecture will draw upon recent publications including The Witch: A History of Fear and Queens of the Wild: Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe.
All are welcome.
This evening’s lecture will draw upon recent publications including The Witch: A History of Fear and Queens of the Wild: Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe.
All are welcome.
April 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Professor Ronald Hutton CBE is a leading authority on ancient and medieval paganism and magic.
This evening’s lecture will draw upon recent publications including The Witch: A History of Fear and Queens of the Wild: Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe.
All are welcome.
This evening’s lecture will draw upon recent publications including The Witch: A History of Fear and Queens of the Wild: Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe.
All are welcome.
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This afternoon, bringing a great #TudorsStuarts History Weekend to a close, is @jackieeales.bsky.social discussing women's roles in the English Civil Wars #CKHH #Canterbury
April 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
This afternoon, bringing a great #TudorsStuarts History Weekend to a close, is @jackieeales.bsky.social discussing women's roles in the English Civil Wars #CKHH #Canterbury
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As I used to say on the Other Site (to the amazement of @jackieeales.bsky.social ) that I grew up listening to a GOP uncle say that there should be NO Social Security while all the while his widowed sister and her children were living on Social Security benefits.
February 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
As I used to say on the Other Site (to the amazement of @jackieeales.bsky.social ) that I grew up listening to a GOP uncle say that there should be NO Social Security while all the while his widowed sister and her children were living on Social Security benefits.