Jonathan Healey
@jonathanhealey.bsky.social
Historian and Occasional Book-writer (https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/blazing-world-9781526621696/)
Works at Oxford University. New book, The Blood in Winter, out now!
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/blood-in-winter-9781526672292/
Works at Oxford University. New book, The Blood in Winter, out now!
https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/blood-in-winter-9781526672292/
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“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video
Absolute banger this by Eric Fenby.
February 6, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Absolute banger this by Eric Fenby.
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#earlymodern #17thC I'm not on here often, but...my first ever history article is out! It's about the goings-on in 17th C Ashton-under-Lyne. I've been passionate about 17th C history for decades, but it's not my official academic field so I'm very excited :) www.tandfonline.com/eprint/MZICG...
From Jacobean ‘nonconformity’ to Restoration Nonconformity: three rectors, one parish, and English Church turmoil in a nutshell
The parish of Ashton-under-Lyne near Manchester had only three rectors for nearly the whole of the seventeenth century: Henry Fairfax from 1619 to 1643; John Harrison from 1643 to 1662; and Thomas ...
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February 4, 2026 at 1:56 PM
#earlymodern #17thC I'm not on here often, but...my first ever history article is out! It's about the goings-on in 17th C Ashton-under-Lyne. I've been passionate about 17th C history for decades, but it's not my official academic field so I'm very excited :) www.tandfonline.com/eprint/MZICG...
Paperback out very soon!
Engrossed in @jonathanhealey.bsky.social ’s wonderful book, “The Blood in Winter” on political crisis leading to English Civil War. One phrase hit home: “a functioning and sophisticated state, well rounded in law, constitutionally mature, with an educated political class..descending into bloodshed.”
January 31, 2026 at 12:23 PM
Paperback out very soon!
I wonder what ‘evil religions’ they might be referring to here.
January 31, 2026 at 12:21 PM
I wonder what ‘evil religions’ they might be referring to here.
‘There is a definite limit to the length of time a composer can go on writing in one dance rhythm (this limit is obviously reached by Ravel towards the end of La Valse and towards the beginning of Bolero).’
Constant Lambert, being enjoyably salty as per.
Constant Lambert, being enjoyably salty as per.
January 19, 2026 at 5:20 PM
‘There is a definite limit to the length of time a composer can go on writing in one dance rhythm (this limit is obviously reached by Ravel towards the end of La Valse and towards the beginning of Bolero).’
Constant Lambert, being enjoyably salty as per.
Constant Lambert, being enjoyably salty as per.
Is it no longer possible to access the Integrated Census Microdata without a login? Shame if so.
January 19, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Is it no longer possible to access the Integrated Census Microdata without a login? Shame if so.
Looked back at what I was doing in 2016 and getting gently ratioed on Facebook is what
January 16, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Looked back at what I was doing in 2016 and getting gently ratioed on Facebook is what
Quite funny to read a book which makes use of your scholarship but doesn’t say a word in acknowledgement and passes it off as the author’s own!
January 16, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Quite funny to read a book which makes use of your scholarship but doesn’t say a word in acknowledgement and passes it off as the author’s own!
Apparently only twice in Premier League history has a side been winning three times and still gone on to lose. Both times it was Leeds. Iconic.
January 7, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Apparently only twice in Premier League history has a side been winning three times and still gone on to lose. Both times it was Leeds. Iconic.
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Exciting news!!!
YOU’RE DEAD TO ME returns tomorrow for series 11
We launch with an episode about Emperor Nero, with the stellar cast of @wmarybeard.bsky.social & @pattonoswalt.bsky.social
It’ll only be available in the UK on BBC SOUNDS for the first month, then globally on other apps after
YOU’RE DEAD TO ME returns tomorrow for series 11
We launch with an episode about Emperor Nero, with the stellar cast of @wmarybeard.bsky.social & @pattonoswalt.bsky.social
It’ll only be available in the UK on BBC SOUNDS for the first month, then globally on other apps after
January 1, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Exciting news!!!
YOU’RE DEAD TO ME returns tomorrow for series 11
We launch with an episode about Emperor Nero, with the stellar cast of @wmarybeard.bsky.social & @pattonoswalt.bsky.social
It’ll only be available in the UK on BBC SOUNDS for the first month, then globally on other apps after
YOU’RE DEAD TO ME returns tomorrow for series 11
We launch with an episode about Emperor Nero, with the stellar cast of @wmarybeard.bsky.social & @pattonoswalt.bsky.social
It’ll only be available in the UK on BBC SOUNDS for the first month, then globally on other apps after
📍checked in safe from Summertown Marks and Spencer on Christmas Eve.
December 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
📍checked in safe from Summertown Marks and Spencer on Christmas Eve.
Wow. This is probably the rudest thing anyone has ever said about Cumbria.
For those who know the UK:
Chatgpt is equally at home with screwing around with borders and names.
I asked it to "Generate a map of the United Kingdom with all the counties named" 🤣
Chatgpt is equally at home with screwing around with borders and names.
I asked it to "Generate a map of the United Kingdom with all the counties named" 🤣
December 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Wow. This is probably the rudest thing anyone has ever said about Cumbria.
'I wish it could be Christmas every... er... month?'
We all know that Parliament abolished Christmas in 1647 (boo!), but they also created a new monthly holiday (yay!), enforceable by magistrates.
The actual Christmas ban caused riots later that year, but after that was barely enforced.
We all know that Parliament abolished Christmas in 1647 (boo!), but they also created a new monthly holiday (yay!), enforceable by magistrates.
The actual Christmas ban caused riots later that year, but after that was barely enforced.
December 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
'I wish it could be Christmas every... er... month?'
We all know that Parliament abolished Christmas in 1647 (boo!), but they also created a new monthly holiday (yay!), enforceable by magistrates.
The actual Christmas ban caused riots later that year, but after that was barely enforced.
We all know that Parliament abolished Christmas in 1647 (boo!), but they also created a new monthly holiday (yay!), enforceable by magistrates.
The actual Christmas ban caused riots later that year, but after that was barely enforced.
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#NowSpinning Magnard’s highly compelling and totally touching Fourth Symphony.
December 22, 2025 at 1:17 PM
#NowSpinning Magnard’s highly compelling and totally touching Fourth Symphony.
Enjoyed working through Prince Rupert’s Civil War ‘Journal’ today, especially his spelling of ‘Birmingham’.
December 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Enjoyed working through Prince Rupert’s Civil War ‘Journal’ today, especially his spelling of ‘Birmingham’.
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Got an unread email from @jonathanhealey.bsky.social in my inbox entitled ‘Hampshire Beacon Plot’ and it feels seditious, like we are planning something
December 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Got an unread email from @jonathanhealey.bsky.social in my inbox entitled ‘Hampshire Beacon Plot’ and it feels seditious, like we are planning something
Pleased to find an actual Poindexter in the archives today.
December 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Pleased to find an actual Poindexter in the archives today.
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Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
December 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
Furious debate has arisen this morning.
Does this joke still work once you realise that it’s one rebel speaking to the others?
Does this joke still work once you realise that it’s one rebel speaking to the others?
December 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Furious debate has arisen this morning.
Does this joke still work once you realise that it’s one rebel speaking to the others?
Does this joke still work once you realise that it’s one rebel speaking to the others?
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People who aspire to be academics: I wish to live a life of the mind
Actual academics:
Actual academics:
I have a weird question for the #bird people on here. Do you think someone could tell that a book was pooped on specifically by a sparrowhawk (or perhaps hawks generally) just from the feces? I'm looking at a 16th c. case where witnesses claim books were pooped on specifically by sparrowhawks!
December 18, 2025 at 3:34 PM
People who aspire to be academics: I wish to live a life of the mind
Actual academics:
Actual academics:
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That trailer for the new Animal Farm film brought to mind this banger of a tweet
December 17, 2025 at 9:14 PM
That trailer for the new Animal Farm film brought to mind this banger of a tweet
Not sure why I think of Peer Gynt as Christmassy music. Järvi’s is probably my favourite recording of the whole score. It’s exciting and the Hardanger fiddle sounds great.
December 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Not sure why I think of Peer Gynt as Christmassy music. Järvi’s is probably my favourite recording of the whole score. It’s exciting and the Hardanger fiddle sounds great.
Thank you Springer for this ‘Holiday Sale’ suggestion….
December 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Thank you Springer for this ‘Holiday Sale’ suggestion….