Katie Milliken
@katie1973.bsky.social
Historian of law, lawyers and modern Britain.
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📚 Whether you're an undergraduate, postgraduate, academic, or independent researcher, our research grants and By-Fellowships are designed to support work using our collections here at Churchill Archives Centre.
🔗 Click the link to find out more & apply: buff.ly/JGsTtHK
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September 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
📚 Whether you're an undergraduate, postgraduate, academic, or independent researcher, our research grants and By-Fellowships are designed to support work using our collections here at Churchill Archives Centre.
🔗 Click the link to find out more & apply: buff.ly/JGsTtHK
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We loved hosting our annual visit for students studying the Modern British History MPhil here in Cambridge.
In our 2 hour session, we worked with students to explore what it means to look after collections, from when they enter our sorting room to going out to researchers in our reading room!
In our 2 hour session, we worked with students to explore what it means to look after collections, from when they enter our sorting room to going out to researchers in our reading room!
November 19, 2025 at 12:27 PM
We loved hosting our annual visit for students studying the Modern British History MPhil here in Cambridge.
In our 2 hour session, we worked with students to explore what it means to look after collections, from when they enter our sorting room to going out to researchers in our reading room!
In our 2 hour session, we worked with students to explore what it means to look after collections, from when they enter our sorting room to going out to researchers in our reading room!
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Less than a week away!
Unmissable keynote for historians: Charlotte Smith of @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy will talk about the Denning Committee and the importance of engaging with how archival management shapes our work.
Unmissable keynote for historians: Charlotte Smith of @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy will talk about the Denning Committee and the importance of engaging with how archival management shapes our work.
Now open for booking: OU Law School's legal histories conference. This year's theme is 'moments of rupture' and we have an exciting range of speakers, topics, jurisdictions and periods.
20-21 November, online, free.
Programme and booking at the link.
20-21 November, online, free.
Programme and booking at the link.
Annual Diversity, Dilemmas and Discoveries Conference - Moments of Rupture
Join us for the 6th annual Diversity, Dilemmas and Discoveries Conference - Moments of Rupture
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November 14, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Less than a week away!
Unmissable keynote for historians: Charlotte Smith of @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy will talk about the Denning Committee and the importance of engaging with how archival management shapes our work.
Unmissable keynote for historians: Charlotte Smith of @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy will talk about the Denning Committee and the importance of engaging with how archival management shapes our work.
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Delighted to see my article exploring how Britons planned for retirement in the mid-to-late 20th century out in the world! It tries to capture the mixed feelings prompted by ageing & retirement whilst connecting those themes to wider histories of social democracy, selfhood & financialisation.
New article (OA): Helen McCarthy @historianhelen.bsky.social on 'Planning for Retirement in Post-war Britain'
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Planning for Retirement in Post-war Britain*
Abstract. This article explores how Britons envisaged and planned for the end of working life across the second half of the twentieth century. It shows how
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October 13, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Delighted to see my article exploring how Britons planned for retirement in the mid-to-late 20th century out in the world! It tries to capture the mixed feelings prompted by ageing & retirement whilst connecting those themes to wider histories of social democracy, selfhood & financialisation.
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@alicefraser.bsky.social
Hey Alice,
I just listened to the cast about your book. I am so sorry that has happened to you.
I think your audiobook idea was brilliant. Perfect format for your existing audience too. I went bought a copy right away.
It’s only 15 usd which is a steal!
Hey Alice,
I just listened to the cast about your book. I am so sorry that has happened to you.
I think your audiobook idea was brilliant. Perfect format for your existing audience too. I went bought a copy right away.
It’s only 15 usd which is a steal!
A Passion For Passion: the Audiobook — THE BUGLE
Alice Fraser has voiced the new audiobook from The Bugle
www.thebuglepodcast.com
October 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
@alicefraser.bsky.social
Hey Alice,
I just listened to the cast about your book. I am so sorry that has happened to you.
I think your audiobook idea was brilliant. Perfect format for your existing audience too. I went bought a copy right away.
It’s only 15 usd which is a steal!
Hey Alice,
I just listened to the cast about your book. I am so sorry that has happened to you.
I think your audiobook idea was brilliant. Perfect format for your existing audience too. I went bought a copy right away.
It’s only 15 usd which is a steal!
Pleased to be an Associate Fellow!
We are very pleased to announce the election of 248 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and Postgraduate members to the Royal Historical Society following the latest meeting of the RHS Council bit.ly/4o0xhJV
We warmly welcome all those joining @royalhistsoc.org from today #Skystorians 1/2
We warmly welcome all those joining @royalhistsoc.org from today #Skystorians 1/2
Society elects 248 new Fellows, Associate Fellows, Members and Postgraduate Members - RHS
At its latest meeting on 12 September 2025, the RHS Council elected 73 Fellows, 62 Associate Fellows, 50 Members and 63 Postgraduate Members, a total of 248 people newly associated with the Society, f...
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October 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Pleased to be an Associate Fellow!
I am taking up a By-Fellowship next year - it’s a great opportunity and I am really looking forward to being back at Churchill.
📚 Whether you're an undergraduate, postgraduate, academic, or independent researcher, our research grants and By-Fellowships are designed to support work using our collections here at Churchill Archives Centre.
🔗 Click the link to find out more & apply: buff.ly/JGsTtHK
🔗 Click the link to find out more & apply: buff.ly/JGsTtHK
September 18, 2025 at 11:28 AM
I am taking up a By-Fellowship next year - it’s a great opportunity and I am really looking forward to being back at Churchill.
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If you love women's history, sign up for the Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social annual conference. Running over 4-5 Sept, it's free, online, & packed with great panels on activism, archives, the arts and fashion, economic life, sexualities
womenshistorynetwork.org/the-womens-h...
womenshistorynetwork.org/the-womens-h...
The Women’s History Network Annual Conference
Women’s History Network 33rd Annual Conference Online via Zoom Thursday 4 & Friday 5 September 2025 Hidden in Plain Sight: Women in Archives, Libraries, Museums and Personal Collections Reg…
womenshistorynetwork.org
August 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
If you love women's history, sign up for the Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social annual conference. Running over 4-5 Sept, it's free, online, & packed with great panels on activism, archives, the arts and fashion, economic life, sexualities
womenshistorynetwork.org/the-womens-h...
womenshistorynetwork.org/the-womens-h...
This is a great opportunity to speak to a friendly and supportive group!
@ihr.bsky.social @lauragowing.bsky.social @carmenmangion.bsky.social @harkaway1.bsky.social @dralanagharris.bsky.social
August 4, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This is a great opportunity to speak to a friendly and supportive group!
This looks like a good listen with a 4 hour train journey ahead of me today.
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Today’s bad idea is one that started out as satire and ended as a political slogan. David talks to historian of ideas Ben Jackson about meritocracy and its origins in Michael Young’s book The Rise of the Meritocracy published in 1958.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
Today’s bad idea is one that started out as satire and ended as a political slogan. David talks to historian of ideas Ben Jackson about meritocracy and its origins in Michael Young’s book The Rise of the Meritocracy published in 1958.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
June 29, 2025 at 7:54 AM
This looks like a good listen with a 4 hour train journey ahead of me today.
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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Today’s bad idea is one that started out as satire and ended as a political slogan. David talks to historian of ideas Ben Jackson about meritocracy and its origins in Michael Young’s book The Rise of the Meritocracy published in 1958.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
Today’s bad idea is one that started out as satire and ended as a political slogan. David talks to historian of ideas Ben Jackson about meritocracy and its origins in Michael Young’s book The Rise of the Meritocracy published in 1958.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
June 29, 2025 at 7:51 AM
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Today’s bad idea is one that started out as satire and ended as a political slogan. David talks to historian of ideas Ben Jackson about meritocracy and its origins in Michael Young’s book The Rise of the Meritocracy published in 1958.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
Today’s bad idea is one that started out as satire and ended as a political slogan. David talks to historian of ideas Ben Jackson about meritocracy and its origins in Michael Young’s book The Rise of the Meritocracy published in 1958.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
No better person to hear from on this topic than @robertsaunders.bsky.social - will make the commute fly by!
NEW EPISODE OUT NOW!
Today’s ep is about a pivotal event in British history: the 1975 referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Community. David talks to historian @robertsaunders.bsky.social about why it was so different from the Brexit referendum in 2016.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
Today’s ep is about a pivotal event in British history: the 1975 referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Community. David talks to historian @robertsaunders.bsky.social about why it was so different from the Brexit referendum in 2016.
Find us at...🎧 ppfideas.com
June 5, 2025 at 8:02 AM
No better person to hear from on this topic than @robertsaunders.bsky.social - will make the commute fly by!
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Delighted we'll be publishing our book on 'Legal participation for litigants in person: protecting the right to a fair trial' w @hartpublishing.bsky.social in 2026, following the footsteps of @leader-kate.bsky.social, @jessmant.bsky.social & others, building on our @nuffieldfoundation.org research.
May 27, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Delighted we'll be publishing our book on 'Legal participation for litigants in person: protecting the right to a fair trial' w @hartpublishing.bsky.social in 2026, following the footsteps of @leader-kate.bsky.social, @jessmant.bsky.social & others, building on our @nuffieldfoundation.org research.
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Interested in starting a PhD (fee waiver) in Sept 2025 on 'Repression, silencing & criminalisation of activism & protest' at #LSBU? If yes click link below for more info. & please re-post 🙂. #activism #skystorians @socialhistsoc.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social
www.lsbu.ac.uk/research/res...
www.lsbu.ac.uk/research/res...
May 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Interested in starting a PhD (fee waiver) in Sept 2025 on 'Repression, silencing & criminalisation of activism & protest' at #LSBU? If yes click link below for more info. & please re-post 🙂. #activism #skystorians @socialhistsoc.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social
www.lsbu.ac.uk/research/res...
www.lsbu.ac.uk/research/res...
Just listened on my morning “run” - a delight 🤗
What did Adam Buxton do yesterday? I would say, this is the best place to find out: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/w...
May 11, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Just listened on my morning “run” - a delight 🤗
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What did Adam Buxton do yesterday? I would say, this is the best place to find out: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/w...
May 11, 2025 at 7:56 AM
What did Adam Buxton do yesterday? I would say, this is the best place to find out: podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/w...
Finally some news I can trust 😐
This is a social post on BlueSky to announce that a new episode of The Bugle is in your podcast feed. It contains a link to our website. www.thebuglepodcast.com
It is hoped this post will drive listening to the show & general awareness. Interaction will be monitored with the best shared & liked
It is hoped this post will drive listening to the show & general awareness. Interaction will be monitored with the best shared & liked
May 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Finally some news I can trust 😐
This is a wonderful opportunity!
And if you'd like to be our next Archives Centre By-Fellow, just head over to our website to find out more about our application process
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Research grants & By-Fellowships - Churchill Archives Centre
Find out available research grants and Archives By-Fellowships, including eligibility and the application process.
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May 6, 2025 at 8:32 AM
This is a wonderful opportunity!
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And if you'd like to be our next Archives Centre By-Fellow, just head over to our website to find out more about our application process
buff.ly/v6eZ0Kv
buff.ly/v6eZ0Kv
Research grants & By-Fellowships - Churchill Archives Centre
Find out available research grants and Archives By-Fellowships, including eligibility and the application process.
archives.chu.cam.ac.uk
May 6, 2025 at 8:25 AM
And if you'd like to be our next Archives Centre By-Fellow, just head over to our website to find out more about our application process
buff.ly/v6eZ0Kv
buff.ly/v6eZ0Kv
Looking forward to this (and to saying hello!).
Join us tomorrow at 2pm for our panel at @qmcbs.bsky.social on the history of race and the criminal justice system in modern Britain.
May 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Looking forward to this (and to saying hello!).
Never has a commute home been so eagerly anticipated …. @phlaimeaux.bsky.social @maxrushden.bsky.social
It’s the yesterday we’ve all been waiting for. NEVER FORGET WHERE YOU’VE COME HERE FROMAGE. podcasts.apple.com/ie/podcast/w...
April 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Never has a commute home been so eagerly anticipated …. @phlaimeaux.bsky.social @maxrushden.bsky.social
For anyone interested in the rule of law in the U.S. following @qjurecic.bsky.social and @annabower.bsky.social is a must. In continual awe of the work they are doing.
April 15, 2025 at 6:49 PM
For anyone interested in the rule of law in the U.S. following @qjurecic.bsky.social and @annabower.bsky.social is a must. In continual awe of the work they are doing.
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Doing a new kind of history where I talk to people. Aiming to learn more about women’s experiences of work in North London since the 1960s. If you are, or know, a woman over 65 from this part of the world, then please get in touch!
April 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Doing a new kind of history where I talk to people. Aiming to learn more about women’s experiences of work in North London since the 1960s. If you are, or know, a woman over 65 from this part of the world, then please get in touch!