Jade Jesty
@jadejesty.bsky.social
History PhD at Pembroke College, Cambridge. Specialising in siege warfare during the British Civil Wars. ⚔️
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Jade Jesty
@jadejesty.bsky.social
· Jan 18
Hi! I’m Jade, a PhD student studying History at Pembroke College, Cambridge. My work explores siege warfare in the British Civil Wars! ⚔️ #earlymodern #skystorians
Many congratulations to my wonderful supervisor, Professor Clare Jackson, on the publication of her latest book. And a fantastic event at Heffers this evening to celebrate! #earlymodern #skystorians
October 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Many congratulations to my wonderful supervisor, Professor Clare Jackson, on the publication of her latest book. And a fantastic event at Heffers this evening to celebrate! #earlymodern #skystorians
A morning of undergraduate supervisions today. This week’s theme is Early Modern hierarchies - we’ve got some fun ballads to discuss! #skystorians #earlymodern
October 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
A morning of undergraduate supervisions today. This week’s theme is Early Modern hierarchies - we’ve got some fun ballads to discuss! #skystorians #earlymodern
At @pembroke1347.bsky.social, we recently hosted a Summer Academy for The Elephant Group, a charity which works with high achieving Year 12s to access higher education. We had a great discussion about the breadth of a History degree, and explored 17th Century pamphlets! #skystorians #earlymodern
October 6, 2025 at 10:33 AM
At @pembroke1347.bsky.social, we recently hosted a Summer Academy for The Elephant Group, a charity which works with high achieving Year 12s to access higher education. We had a great discussion about the breadth of a History degree, and explored 17th Century pamphlets! #skystorians #earlymodern
Having a little break from writing up the fourth chapter of my PhD in Stirling! And it’s absolutely stunning! 🤩
September 12, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Having a little break from writing up the fourth chapter of my PhD in Stirling! And it’s absolutely stunning! 🤩
I’m spending a few days in Bristol Archives this week, starting research into the Storming of Bristol (July 1643) and the Siege of Bristol (August 1645) for my next PhD chapter! 🗡️ #skystorians #earlymodern
July 30, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I’m spending a few days in Bristol Archives this week, starting research into the Storming of Bristol (July 1643) and the Siege of Bristol (August 1645) for my next PhD chapter! 🗡️ #skystorians #earlymodern
@pembroke1347.bsky.social is looking beautiful for our annual July Open Days! Prospective undergraduates are welcome to tour around each college, to help them decide where to apply! 🌻
July 10, 2025 at 7:38 AM
@pembroke1347.bsky.social is looking beautiful for our annual July Open Days! Prospective undergraduates are welcome to tour around each college, to help them decide where to apply! 🌻
I am delighted to share that I have been awarded a Postgraduate Research Grant and complimentary membership to The Cromwell Association!
The generosity of the panel at @cromwellorg.bsky.social will facilitate future archive trips and my research into siege experiences. #skystorians #earlymodern
The generosity of the panel at @cromwellorg.bsky.social will facilitate future archive trips and my research into siege experiences. #skystorians #earlymodern
July 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I am delighted to share that I have been awarded a Postgraduate Research Grant and complimentary membership to The Cromwell Association!
The generosity of the panel at @cromwellorg.bsky.social will facilitate future archive trips and my research into siege experiences. #skystorians #earlymodern
The generosity of the panel at @cromwellorg.bsky.social will facilitate future archive trips and my research into siege experiences. #skystorians #earlymodern
The May Ball at @pembroke1347.bsky.social was a gorgeous way to celebrate the end of another academic year! 🌹 #skystorians
June 27, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The May Ball at @pembroke1347.bsky.social was a gorgeous way to celebrate the end of another academic year! 🌹 #skystorians
I had a wonderful time at KCL’s Early Modern War Narratives conference last Friday! All of the papers were absolutely fascinating! @cemskcl.bsky.social
I am very grateful for the opportunity to present my own research into the non-elite experiences of siege in Newark! ⚔️
#earlymodern #skystorians
I am very grateful for the opportunity to present my own research into the non-elite experiences of siege in Newark! ⚔️
#earlymodern #skystorians
June 9, 2025 at 11:37 AM
I had a wonderful time at KCL’s Early Modern War Narratives conference last Friday! All of the papers were absolutely fascinating! @cemskcl.bsky.social
I am very grateful for the opportunity to present my own research into the non-elite experiences of siege in Newark! ⚔️
#earlymodern #skystorians
I am very grateful for the opportunity to present my own research into the non-elite experiences of siege in Newark! ⚔️
#earlymodern #skystorians
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🐴Rupert's Released Today⚓️
With fresh insights, new evidence, and incorporating up to date studies, Rupert has sallied forth into bookshops!
"fresh and balanced ... gives us new readings of much of his life"
Professor Nadine Akkerman - Author of 'Spycraft'
📗- t.co/86K1Ux0TYZ
With fresh insights, new evidence, and incorporating up to date studies, Rupert has sallied forth into bookshops!
"fresh and balanced ... gives us new readings of much of his life"
Professor Nadine Akkerman - Author of 'Spycraft'
📗- t.co/86K1Ux0TYZ
May 30, 2025 at 6:58 AM
🐴Rupert's Released Today⚓️
With fresh insights, new evidence, and incorporating up to date studies, Rupert has sallied forth into bookshops!
"fresh and balanced ... gives us new readings of much of his life"
Professor Nadine Akkerman - Author of 'Spycraft'
📗- t.co/86K1Ux0TYZ
With fresh insights, new evidence, and incorporating up to date studies, Rupert has sallied forth into bookshops!
"fresh and balanced ... gives us new readings of much of his life"
Professor Nadine Akkerman - Author of 'Spycraft'
📗- t.co/86K1Ux0TYZ
I am thrilled to be presenting my research into the lived experiences of siege at KCL’s CEMS Early Modern War Narratives conference, alongside an array of wonderful speakers! ⚔️ #earlymodern #skystorians
Tickets available below!
@cemskcl.bsky.social
kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/lamen...
Tickets available below!
@cemskcl.bsky.social
kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/lamen...
Early Modern War Narratives - Annual CEMS Colloquium — CEMS KCL Blog
Join CEMS for our annual colloquium. This year's theme is early modern war narratives. Keynote: Prof. Andrew Hopper and Dr. Ismini Pells.
kingsearlymodern.co.uk
May 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I am thrilled to be presenting my research into the lived experiences of siege at KCL’s CEMS Early Modern War Narratives conference, alongside an array of wonderful speakers! ⚔️ #earlymodern #skystorians
Tickets available below!
@cemskcl.bsky.social
kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/lamen...
Tickets available below!
@cemskcl.bsky.social
kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/lamen...
Revision supervisions for our Third Years are now in full swing at Pembroke - this afternoon we are looking at religion and historical practice! #skystorians
May 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Revision supervisions for our Third Years are now in full swing at Pembroke - this afternoon we are looking at religion and historical practice! #skystorians
It was a delight to deliver Pembroke’s History Subject Masterclass with our visiting Year 12s today! We explored popular print from the 1640s, before comparing Royalist and Parliamentarian petitions! 👑 #skystorians #earlymodern
April 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It was a delight to deliver Pembroke’s History Subject Masterclass with our visiting Year 12s today! We explored popular print from the 1640s, before comparing Royalist and Parliamentarian petitions! 👑 #skystorians #earlymodern
I am very excited to be stewarding this event at @pembroke1347.bsky.social tomorrow! An unmissable group of historians! ⚔️ #skystorians
Join us in Cambridge in April, the Magnificent Five! Booking soon essential as the event will be a sell out.
April 4, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I am very excited to be stewarding this event at @pembroke1347.bsky.social tomorrow! An unmissable group of historians! ⚔️ #skystorians
Last Saturday was my MA graduation at @pembroke1347.bsky.social! It was so lovely to see everyone from my undergraduate cohort reunited for the ceremony! ✨🎓
March 31, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Last Saturday was my MA graduation at @pembroke1347.bsky.social! It was so lovely to see everyone from my undergraduate cohort reunited for the ceremony! ✨🎓
Spent today touring the Naseby battlefield with @ox.ac.uk! On 14th June 1645, after a decisive defeat by the Parliamentarians, it was in this field that Prince Rupert rode to protect the King during his retreat! 🐎🗡️ #skystorians #earlymodern
March 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Spent today touring the Naseby battlefield with @ox.ac.uk! On 14th June 1645, after a decisive defeat by the Parliamentarians, it was in this field that Prince Rupert rode to protect the King during his retreat! 🐎🗡️ #skystorians #earlymodern
We finished up yesterday with wonderful presentations from Dr Ismini Pells on Philip Skippon’s war wounds, Professor Mark Stoyle on the massacre of women at Naseby, and @mandydeb.bsky.social on the landscape of the battlefield! #skystorians #earlymodern
March 23, 2025 at 9:28 AM
We finished up yesterday with wonderful presentations from Dr Ismini Pells on Philip Skippon’s war wounds, Professor Mark Stoyle on the massacre of women at Naseby, and @mandydeb.bsky.social on the landscape of the battlefield! #skystorians #earlymodern
I am very excited to be visiting @ox.ac.uk for the weekend course Naseby: The Memory of a Battle in a Changing Landscape. ⚔️ Starting off with a fascinating insight into the wounded soldiers of Naseby by Professor Andrew Hopper!
March 22, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I am very excited to be visiting @ox.ac.uk for the weekend course Naseby: The Memory of a Battle in a Changing Landscape. ⚔️ Starting off with a fascinating insight into the wounded soldiers of Naseby by Professor Andrew Hopper!
Had a wonderful seminar with our third year undergraduates this morning, thinking about the place of gender in the practice of history! 📝 #skystorians
March 12, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Had a wonderful seminar with our third year undergraduates this morning, thinking about the place of gender in the practice of history! 📝 #skystorians
I am delighted to have been invited to @trinityhallcamb.bsky.social to deliver a History lecture this week, for their Arts and Humanities Open Day! ✨
The theme was Royalists and Roundheads in the British Civil Wars, 1642 - 1651, with interactive use of primary sources! #skystorians #earlymodern
The theme was Royalists and Roundheads in the British Civil Wars, 1642 - 1651, with interactive use of primary sources! #skystorians #earlymodern
February 27, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I am delighted to have been invited to @trinityhallcamb.bsky.social to deliver a History lecture this week, for their Arts and Humanities Open Day! ✨
The theme was Royalists and Roundheads in the British Civil Wars, 1642 - 1651, with interactive use of primary sources! #skystorians #earlymodern
The theme was Royalists and Roundheads in the British Civil Wars, 1642 - 1651, with interactive use of primary sources! #skystorians #earlymodern
I held a class on study skills for first year Historians this afternoon! Talking about the importance of essay planning and exam technique. 📝 #skystorians
February 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I held a class on study skills for first year Historians this afternoon! Talking about the importance of essay planning and exam technique. 📝 #skystorians
Continuing the British Civil War theme this weekend with a trip to Raby Castle! Raby was unsuccessfully besieged by the Royalists twice, once in 1645 and again in 1648. 🏰 #skystorians #earlymodern
February 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Continuing the British Civil War theme this weekend with a trip to Raby Castle! Raby was unsuccessfully besieged by the Royalists twice, once in 1645 and again in 1648. 🏰 #skystorians #earlymodern
I’m in Newcastle today for a trip to the Tyne & Wear Archives. Starting work on my third PhD chapter! 🏰
February 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I’m in Newcastle today for a trip to the Tyne & Wear Archives. Starting work on my third PhD chapter! 🏰
A beautiful setting for planning some undergraduate seminars this week! ✨ #skystorians
January 23, 2025 at 5:48 PM
A beautiful setting for planning some undergraduate seminars this week! ✨ #skystorians
Hi! I’m Jade, a PhD student studying History at Pembroke College, Cambridge. My work explores siege warfare in the British Civil Wars! ⚔️ #earlymodern #skystorians
January 18, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Hi! I’m Jade, a PhD student studying History at Pembroke College, Cambridge. My work explores siege warfare in the British Civil Wars! ⚔️ #earlymodern #skystorians