Laura Rocklyn
@lauralostintime.bsky.social
I’m a writer, actress, and first person historical interpreter who loves to share stories — true and imagined!
My research, writing and solo performances are focused on women in the United States and Great Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
My research, writing and solo performances are focused on women in the United States and Great Britain in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Thanks to #BrightonMuseums, and Zack Pinsent for a magical weekend of #Timetravel: drinking champagne at #PrestonManor, promenading in the Gardens and dancing at the Ball in the #RoyalPavilion.
As Zack put it, there were many happy #ghosts as we filled these spaces with celebration.
As Zack put it, there were many happy #ghosts as we filled these spaces with celebration.
February 8, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Thanks to #BrightonMuseums, and Zack Pinsent for a magical weekend of #Timetravel: drinking champagne at #PrestonManor, promenading in the Gardens and dancing at the Ball in the #RoyalPavilion.
As Zack put it, there were many happy #ghosts as we filled these spaces with celebration.
As Zack put it, there were many happy #ghosts as we filled these spaces with celebration.
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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The Dalai Lama, who lives in exile in India, won a Grammy Award for audiobook, narration and storytelling recording on Sunday for his book, "Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama." https://to.pbs.org/3Zdfzsm
China call decision to award a Grammy to the Dalai Lama 'political manipulation'
The Dalai Lama said in a statement on his website that he saw the win "as a recognition of our shared universal responsibility."
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February 2, 2026 at 5:33 PM
The Dalai Lama, who lives in exile in India, won a Grammy Award for audiobook, narration and storytelling recording on Sunday for his book, "Meditations: The Reflections of His Holiness the Dalai Lama." https://to.pbs.org/3Zdfzsm
This afternoon I was back behind the counter at Leak & Thorp on #Kirkgate at #YorkCastleMuseum, working on my crazy #quilt and chatting with visitors about shopping and #fashion in the #VictorianEra.
It was a special delight to have a school group in today with lots of great questions!
It was a special delight to have a school group in today with lots of great questions!
February 3, 2026 at 5:58 PM
This afternoon I was back behind the counter at Leak & Thorp on #Kirkgate at #YorkCastleMuseum, working on my crazy #quilt and chatting with visitors about shopping and #fashion in the #VictorianEra.
It was a special delight to have a school group in today with lots of great questions!
It was a special delight to have a school group in today with lots of great questions!
Registration is open for the #performance of my one-woman play about #AbigailAdams, “Love & Politics in the #AmericanRevolution,” at #LindenPlace in Bristol, RI on July 19. I’m thrilled to share Abigail’s eloquent words and powerful story as part of their commemorations of the #semiquincentennial.
Abigail Adams: Love & Politics in the American Revolution - July 19, 2026
Join us on Sunday, July 19 at 2pm for a one-woman play written and performed by Laura Rocklyn. The year is 1788. Abigail and John Ad...
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February 1, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Registration is open for the #performance of my one-woman play about #AbigailAdams, “Love & Politics in the #AmericanRevolution,” at #LindenPlace in Bristol, RI on July 19. I’m thrilled to share Abigail’s eloquent words and powerful story as part of their commemorations of the #semiquincentennial.
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Today, St Brigid’s Day, marks three years since Ireland’s first public holiday named after a woman. It’s a chance to celebrate the vital role women play in Irish culture and history.
Discover St Brigid's story on the @dib.ie https://www.dib.ie/biography/brigit-brighid-brid-bride-bridget-a0961.
Discover St Brigid's story on the @dib.ie https://www.dib.ie/biography/brigit-brighid-brid-bride-bridget-a0961.
February 1, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Today, St Brigid’s Day, marks three years since Ireland’s first public holiday named after a woman. It’s a chance to celebrate the vital role women play in Irish culture and history.
Discover St Brigid's story on the @dib.ie https://www.dib.ie/biography/brigit-brighid-brid-bride-bridget-a0961.
Discover St Brigid's story on the @dib.ie https://www.dib.ie/biography/brigit-brighid-brid-bride-bridget-a0961.
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Closing date 31 January: applications are now invited for the Society's new Applied History Fellowships with
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians
Society launches call for new Applied History Fellowships, with the Institute of Historical Research and DC Thomson - RHS
In November 2025, the Society joins with partners the Institute of Historical Research (IHR) and publisher DC Thomson to launch a new Applied History Fellowship programme to support recent post-doctor...
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January 22, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Closing date 31 January: applications are now invited for the Society's new Applied History Fellowships with
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians
@ihr.bsky.social & DC Thomson: bit.ly/4ijiuII
Fellowships support recent post-doc historians and demonstrate the appeal of historical skills for employers. £12,000 for 6 months #Skystorians
PRIDE & PREJUDICE was published #otd in 1813
Ever since it has been a comfort in dark days like those we now face.
Austen’s novels were recommended to soldiers with shell shock in WWI & Churchill wrote about the solace reading them brought him during WWII
📸 taken by me @janeaustenshouse.bsky.social
Ever since it has been a comfort in dark days like those we now face.
Austen’s novels were recommended to soldiers with shell shock in WWI & Churchill wrote about the solace reading them brought him during WWII
📸 taken by me @janeaustenshouse.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 1:25 PM
PRIDE & PREJUDICE was published #otd in 1813
Ever since it has been a comfort in dark days like those we now face.
Austen’s novels were recommended to soldiers with shell shock in WWI & Churchill wrote about the solace reading them brought him during WWII
📸 taken by me @janeaustenshouse.bsky.social
Ever since it has been a comfort in dark days like those we now face.
Austen’s novels were recommended to soldiers with shell shock in WWI & Churchill wrote about the solace reading them brought him during WWII
📸 taken by me @janeaustenshouse.bsky.social
The #NationalFirstLadiesLibrary has invited me to premier a 2nd part to my play “The Adventures of #LouisaCatherineAdams.”
Part I explored Louisa Catherine and #JohnQuincyAdams’ diplomatic experiences in #Europe. Part II is “Louisa Catherine Adams in America”
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Part I explored Louisa Catherine and #JohnQuincyAdams’ diplomatic experiences in #Europe. Part II is “Louisa Catherine Adams in America”
www.eventbrite.com/e/legacy-lec...
Legacy Lecture: Louisa Catherine Adams in America
Experience Louisa Catherine Adams’ life and legacy in this one-woman play by Laura Rocklyn.
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January 24, 2026 at 3:05 PM
The #NationalFirstLadiesLibrary has invited me to premier a 2nd part to my play “The Adventures of #LouisaCatherineAdams.”
Part I explored Louisa Catherine and #JohnQuincyAdams’ diplomatic experiences in #Europe. Part II is “Louisa Catherine Adams in America”
www.eventbrite.com/e/legacy-lec...
Part I explored Louisa Catherine and #JohnQuincyAdams’ diplomatic experiences in #Europe. Part II is “Louisa Catherine Adams in America”
www.eventbrite.com/e/legacy-lec...
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Very excited to learn from scholars joining us for this special NEQ gathering @mhs1791.bsky.social, please share and apply! 🗃️
Upcoming deadline (1/31): submit your proposals for 2026 New England Quarterly symposium on Environmental Histories of New England, 1600-2025. #envhist #newengland #cfp
NEQ Events and Calls for Papers
Environmental Histories of New England, 1600-2025 Friday, September 18, 2026 Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street, Boston, MA New England is a region defined by its landscape, its…
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January 23, 2026 at 11:38 PM
Very excited to learn from scholars joining us for this special NEQ gathering @mhs1791.bsky.social, please share and apply! 🗃️
What a treat to find #TheShambles so magically #quiet as I walked home from the library on this rainy #January day….
January 23, 2026 at 10:21 PM
What a treat to find #TheShambles so magically #quiet as I walked home from the library on this rainy #January day….
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Save the Date: 14th International Walter Scott Conference in Edinburgh, 2027
Details on the blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6280
Details on the blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6280
Save the Date: 14th International Walter Scott Conference in Edinburgh, 2027 – BARS Blog
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January 22, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Save the Date: 14th International Walter Scott Conference in Edinburgh, 2027
Details on the blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6280
Details on the blog: www.bars.ac.uk/blog/?p=6280
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Discover the JOY of Shakespeare! 🌞
Learn more about CSC's Apprentice Training Program at our Zoom Info Sessions! RSVP by emailing apprentice@commshakes.org to receive the Zoom link or to request a recording.
Learn More ➡️ commshakes.org/apprentice
Learn more about CSC's Apprentice Training Program at our Zoom Info Sessions! RSVP by emailing apprentice@commshakes.org to receive the Zoom link or to request a recording.
Learn More ➡️ commshakes.org/apprentice
January 21, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Discover the JOY of Shakespeare! 🌞
Learn more about CSC's Apprentice Training Program at our Zoom Info Sessions! RSVP by emailing apprentice@commshakes.org to receive the Zoom link or to request a recording.
Learn More ➡️ commshakes.org/apprentice
Learn more about CSC's Apprentice Training Program at our Zoom Info Sessions! RSVP by emailing apprentice@commshakes.org to receive the Zoom link or to request a recording.
Learn More ➡️ commshakes.org/apprentice
Having completed my training over the past few weeks, yesterday was my first day volunteering at #YorkCastleMuseum on Kirkgate at Leak & Thorpe Drapers Shop, chatting about #Victorian fashion!
It was a marvelous feeling to be back in a #costume, sharing my love of #history with #museum visitors.
It was a marvelous feeling to be back in a #costume, sharing my love of #history with #museum visitors.
January 21, 2026 at 10:57 AM
Having completed my training over the past few weeks, yesterday was my first day volunteering at #YorkCastleMuseum on Kirkgate at Leak & Thorpe Drapers Shop, chatting about #Victorian fashion!
It was a marvelous feeling to be back in a #costume, sharing my love of #history with #museum visitors.
It was a marvelous feeling to be back in a #costume, sharing my love of #history with #museum visitors.
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"It is a sign of great prudence, to be willing to receive instruction; the most intelligent person, sometimes stands in need of it."
So many things I appreciate about this snippet. Among them the semi-colon! #miscellany
So many things I appreciate about this snippet. Among them the semi-colon! #miscellany
January 20, 2026 at 11:02 AM
"It is a sign of great prudence, to be willing to receive instruction; the most intelligent person, sometimes stands in need of it."
So many things I appreciate about this snippet. Among them the semi-colon! #miscellany
So many things I appreciate about this snippet. Among them the semi-colon! #miscellany
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Today, we honor and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of justice, equality, and unity for all. Explore civil rights history with the Summer 2025 TAH.
https://ow.ly/VPXb50XTC2Z
📸: MLK Jr. at press conference, 1964. Marion S. Trikosko photographer. LOC 2003688129
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📸: MLK Jr. at press conference, 1964. Marion S. Trikosko photographer. LOC 2003688129
January 19, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Today, we honor and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of justice, equality, and unity for all. Explore civil rights history with the Summer 2025 TAH.
https://ow.ly/VPXb50XTC2Z
📸: MLK Jr. at press conference, 1964. Marion S. Trikosko photographer. LOC 2003688129
https://ow.ly/VPXb50XTC2Z
📸: MLK Jr. at press conference, 1964. Marion S. Trikosko photographer. LOC 2003688129
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Anne Brontë was born on this day 1820 in Thornton, Bradford. For decades the youngest Brontë was seen as the quiet, conventional one, but she is often now viewed as the most radical of the sisters, writing about tough subjects.
January 17, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Anne Brontë was born on this day 1820 in Thornton, Bradford. For decades the youngest Brontë was seen as the quiet, conventional one, but she is often now viewed as the most radical of the sisters, writing about tough subjects.
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The Object of History podcast’s new season is here! On this first episode, we ask several historians for their thoughts on why Boston helped light the spark of the American Revolution. @bplmaps.bsky.social Click here to listen: www.masshist.org/podcast/seas...
January 15, 2026 at 9:30 PM
The Object of History podcast’s new season is here! On this first episode, we ask several historians for their thoughts on why Boston helped light the spark of the American Revolution. @bplmaps.bsky.social Click here to listen: www.masshist.org/podcast/seas...
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Breaking News: The Washington National Opera is leaving the Kennedy Center after President Trump’s intervention upset artists and donors. The opera has performed there since 1971.
Washington National Opera Is Leaving the Kennedy Center
The opera, which has performed at the arts center since 1971, was concerned by declines in attendance and donations during President Trump’s second term.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Breaking News: The Washington National Opera is leaving the Kennedy Center after President Trump’s intervention upset artists and donors. The opera has performed there since 1971.
The #WrightofDerby: From the Shadows exhibit @nationalgalleryuk.bsky.social was just what I needed to both stir and soothe my spirits today.
I could have stood for hours examining the faces of each actor in this #painting as it explores the ethics of scientific experimentation on living creatures.
I could have stood for hours examining the faces of each actor in this #painting as it explores the ethics of scientific experimentation on living creatures.
January 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
The #WrightofDerby: From the Shadows exhibit @nationalgalleryuk.bsky.social was just what I needed to both stir and soothe my spirits today.
I could have stood for hours examining the faces of each actor in this #painting as it explores the ethics of scientific experimentation on living creatures.
I could have stood for hours examining the faces of each actor in this #painting as it explores the ethics of scientific experimentation on living creatures.
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#Onthisday in 1773 Jane Austen's older sister Cassandra Austen was born. She was a watercolorist who created two paintings of Jane Austen and produced illustrations for Austen's juvenilia piece The History of England.
#janeausten #janeaustensummerprogram
#janeausten #janeaustensummerprogram
January 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
#Onthisday in 1773 Jane Austen's older sister Cassandra Austen was born. She was a watercolorist who created two paintings of Jane Austen and produced illustrations for Austen's juvenilia piece The History of England.
#janeausten #janeaustensummerprogram
#janeausten #janeaustensummerprogram
On this cold winter day in York, I’m thinking back to a delightful #Regency photoshoot on a sunny #spring day in the #BostonPublicGarden…
Photo by Kirsten Helling Underwood
Photo by Kirsten Helling Underwood
January 8, 2026 at 11:55 AM
On this cold winter day in York, I’m thinking back to a delightful #Regency photoshoot on a sunny #spring day in the #BostonPublicGarden…
Photo by Kirsten Helling Underwood
Photo by Kirsten Helling Underwood
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🚨Special announcement: our annual conference will be 3–4 Sept 2026 at LSE Library, in collaboration with @lselibrary.bsky.social, & Friends House, London.
Theme: Celebrating the Centenary of the Women’s Library: One Hundred Years of Women’s History.
Call for Papers coming mid-Jan! #WomensHistory
Theme: Celebrating the Centenary of the Women’s Library: One Hundred Years of Women’s History.
Call for Papers coming mid-Jan! #WomensHistory
January 5, 2026 at 11:02 AM
🚨Special announcement: our annual conference will be 3–4 Sept 2026 at LSE Library, in collaboration with @lselibrary.bsky.social, & Friends House, London.
Theme: Celebrating the Centenary of the Women’s Library: One Hundred Years of Women’s History.
Call for Papers coming mid-Jan! #WomensHistory
Theme: Celebrating the Centenary of the Women’s Library: One Hundred Years of Women’s History.
Call for Papers coming mid-Jan! #WomensHistory