IHR British History in the Long C18th Seminar
@long18thsem.bsky.social
Seminar on the history of Britain and associated regions during the long eighteenth century. Join us in London or on Zoom every other Wednesday at 17.30 GMT https://www.history.ac.uk/seminars/british-history-long-18th-century
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We are excited to share our seminar schedule for next term! Our slate of speakers cover a range of #18thc British history topics.
Registrations are now open (with paper abstracts) at the link below 👎
@ihr.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social
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We are excited to share our seminar schedule for next term! Our slate of speakers cover a range of #18thc British history topics.
Registrations are now open (with paper abstracts) at the link below 👎
@ihr.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
18TH CENTURY BRITISH HISTORY PHD LIGHTNING TALKS CFP
Are you at the start of your PhD? Want to tell an eager and engaged audience about it in 5 mins? We want to hear the best PGR research about 18th Britain at our #LightningTalks event 29 April 2026.
Please see the poster for further information!
Are you at the start of your PhD? Want to tell an eager and engaged audience about it in 5 mins? We want to hear the best PGR research about 18th Britain at our #LightningTalks event 29 April 2026.
Please see the poster for further information!
February 13, 2026 at 10:03 AM
18TH CENTURY BRITISH HISTORY PHD LIGHTNING TALKS CFP
Are you at the start of your PhD? Want to tell an eager and engaged audience about it in 5 mins? We want to hear the best PGR research about 18th Britain at our #LightningTalks event 29 April 2026.
Please see the poster for further information!
Are you at the start of your PhD? Want to tell an eager and engaged audience about it in 5 mins? We want to hear the best PGR research about 18th Britain at our #LightningTalks event 29 April 2026.
Please see the poster for further information!
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A great talk by Philippa Hellawell and Liberty Paterso on ship biography and the 18th c. slave trade @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social
February 11, 2026 at 7:07 PM
A great talk by Philippa Hellawell and Liberty Paterso on ship biography and the 18th c. slave trade @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social
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For anyone interested in our 18-month post in British Studies please follow the link below. @ihr.bsky.social
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Jacob Price Fellowship in British Studies (18 month FTC):London Senate House - Hybrid
The University of London is both the UK’s largest provider of international distance and online learning and the convenor of a federation of 17 renowned higher education institutions.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:59 PM
For anyone interested in our 18-month post in British Studies please follow the link below. @ihr.bsky.social
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Next week Wednesday 11 February we are delighted to have @pbhellawell.bsky.social & @libertypaterson.bsky.social present their paper titled 'The Ship Bedford: Atlantic and Archival Crossings in the Long Eighteenth-Century Slave Trade'. Join us either in person at the IHR or online from 17:30
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February 4, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Next week Wednesday 11 February we are delighted to have @pbhellawell.bsky.social & @libertypaterson.bsky.social present their paper titled 'The Ship Bedford: Atlantic and Archival Crossings in the Long Eighteenth-Century Slave Trade'. Join us either in person at the IHR or online from 17:30
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At the IHR @long18thsem.bsky.social for a special event, an appreciation of the work of Penny Corfield
January 28, 2026 at 6:40 PM
At the IHR @long18thsem.bsky.social for a special event, an appreciation of the work of Penny Corfield
Join us this Wednesday 28th January from 17:30 at the IHR or online as we celebrate the contributions Penelope J Corfield has made to our seminar over the past 40 years. The panel we have formed will discuss ‘Towns, gestures, elections, sociability and time’
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Towns, gestures, elections, sociability and time: An appreciation of the work of Professor Penelope J. Corfield
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January 26, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Join us this Wednesday 28th January from 17:30 at the IHR or online as we celebrate the contributions Penelope J Corfield has made to our seminar over the past 40 years. The panel we have formed will discuss ‘Towns, gestures, elections, sociability and time’
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@kategibson.bsky.social giving a great paper on fostering in the 18th century to @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 5:55 PM
@kategibson.bsky.social giving a great paper on fostering in the 18th century to @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social
We hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and New Year break!
Our seminar recommences this week 14-1 with @kategibson.bsky.social presenting her paper titled “fostering in eighteenth century Britain”
Register below to join as in person at the IHR or Online
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Our seminar recommences this week 14-1 with @kategibson.bsky.social presenting her paper titled “fostering in eighteenth century Britain”
Register below to join as in person at the IHR or Online
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Fostering in eighteenth-century Britain
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January 12, 2026 at 9:59 AM
We hope everyone had a lovely Christmas and New Year break!
Our seminar recommences this week 14-1 with @kategibson.bsky.social presenting her paper titled “fostering in eighteenth century Britain”
Register below to join as in person at the IHR or Online
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Our seminar recommences this week 14-1 with @kategibson.bsky.social presenting her paper titled “fostering in eighteenth century Britain”
Register below to join as in person at the IHR or Online
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
WINTER Term Card:
We are excited to share our seminar schedule for next term! Our slate of speakers cover a range of #18thc British history topics.
Registrations are now open (with paper abstracts) at the link below 👎
@ihr.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
We are excited to share our seminar schedule for next term! Our slate of speakers cover a range of #18thc British history topics.
Registrations are now open (with paper abstracts) at the link below 👎
@ihr.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
December 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
WINTER Term Card:
We are excited to share our seminar schedule for next term! Our slate of speakers cover a range of #18thc British history topics.
Registrations are now open (with paper abstracts) at the link below 👎
@ihr.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
We are excited to share our seminar schedule for next term! Our slate of speakers cover a range of #18thc British history topics.
Registrations are now open (with paper abstracts) at the link below 👎
@ihr.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Great audience for Helen Wilson's paper on Black participation in 18th Britain. @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Great audience for Helen Wilson's paper on Black participation in 18th Britain. @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social
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Tonight Helen Wilson will speak at a joint session of the IHR’s Parliaments, Politics and People and British History in the Long 18th Century seminars, discussing her paper on 'Reconstructing Black Participation in British Politics, 1750-1850'.
You can attend online or in-person:
You can attend online or in-person:
Black and Political: Reconstructing Black Participation in British Politics, 1750-1850
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December 3, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Tonight Helen Wilson will speak at a joint session of the IHR’s Parliaments, Politics and People and British History in the Long 18th Century seminars, discussing her paper on 'Reconstructing Black Participation in British Politics, 1750-1850'.
You can attend online or in-person:
You can attend online or in-person:
Next Wednesday 3-12 we are holding a joint seminar with @histparl.bsky.social! Join us at 17:30 at the @ihr.bsky.social or online via zoom to hear Dr Helen Wilson discuss ‘Black & Political: Black Political Participation in Britain, 1750-1850’.
Register now! 👎
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Register now! 👎
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Black and Political: Reconstructing Black Participation in British Politics, 1750-1850
Hybrid | Online-via Zoom & IHR Wolfson Room NB01, Basement, IHR, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
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November 28, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Next Wednesday 3-12 we are holding a joint seminar with @histparl.bsky.social! Join us at 17:30 at the @ihr.bsky.social or online via zoom to hear Dr Helen Wilson discuss ‘Black & Political: Black Political Participation in Britain, 1750-1850’.
Register now! 👎
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Register now! 👎
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Really pleased to see that Helen Esfandiary's excellent talk last week to @long18thsem.bsky.social is now available on the @ihrlibrary.bsky.social website: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
‘Such a silly fellow I fear his making some mistake’: The convergence of medical and maternal approaches to domestic childcare in Georgian England
British History in the Long 18th Century Seminar Session
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November 24, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Really pleased to see that Helen Esfandiary's excellent talk last week to @long18thsem.bsky.social is now available on the @ihrlibrary.bsky.social website: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Helen Esfandiary giving a great paper on elite maternal authority over the care of children in the context of the professional medical market place in the 18th c. @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Helen Esfandiary giving a great paper on elite maternal authority over the care of children in the context of the professional medical market place in the 18th c. @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social
Join us next Wednesday 19 Nov from 5:30pm either online or in Room 828 of the Institute of Education to hear @helenesfandiary.bsky.social present her paper on ‘The convergence of medical and maternal approaches to domestic childcare in Georgian England’
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‘Such a silly fellow I fear his making some mistake’: The convergence of medical and maternal approaches to domestic childcare in Georgian England
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November 14, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Join us next Wednesday 19 Nov from 5:30pm either online or in Room 828 of the Institute of Education to hear @helenesfandiary.bsky.social present her paper on ‘The convergence of medical and maternal approaches to domestic childcare in Georgian England’
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Really looking forward to Samia Khatun's talk next wk: What is the Human? Recuperating Histories of Textiles Workers in Bengal from British East India Company Archives @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social All welcome, online or in person, register here. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
What is the Human? Recuperating Histories of Textiles Workers in Bengal from British East India Company Archives
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October 30, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Really looking forward to Samia Khatun's talk next wk: What is the Human? Recuperating Histories of Textiles Workers in Bengal from British East India Company Archives @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social All welcome, online or in person, register here. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
@polly-lowe.bsky.social delivering her excellent paper tonight, describing how a rhetoric of slavery was used in debates surrounding the practice of bound Scottish colliers in the eighteenth century.
October 22, 2025 at 5:20 PM
@polly-lowe.bsky.social delivering her excellent paper tonight, describing how a rhetoric of slavery was used in debates surrounding the practice of bound Scottish colliers in the eighteenth century.
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Join us for the online launch of The People of Print: Eighteenth-Century England, a collection of biographical essays about lesser-known figures from 18C book history!
The event is free to attend but booking is essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
#18thC #18c #18thCentury #BookHistory
The event is free to attend but booking is essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
#18thC #18c #18thCentury #BookHistory
October 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Join us for the online launch of The People of Print: Eighteenth-Century England, a collection of biographical essays about lesser-known figures from 18C book history!
The event is free to attend but booking is essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
#18thC #18c #18thCentury #BookHistory
The event is free to attend but booking is essential: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launc...
#18thC #18c #18thCentury #BookHistory
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Great to see the recording of @richardjansell.bsky.social 's recent paper on travel journals and servants' lives on the Grand Tour is now avaiable on the @ihrlibrary.bsky.social website. @long18thsem.bsky.social See: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Travel Journals and Other Traces of Servants on the Grand Tour
British History in the Long 18th Century Seminar
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October 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Great to see the recording of @richardjansell.bsky.social 's recent paper on travel journals and servants' lives on the Grand Tour is now avaiable on the @ihrlibrary.bsky.social website. @long18thsem.bsky.social See: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
AUTUMN 2025 TERM CARD:
We have an exciting range of speakers for the remainder of this term - covering a range of topics relating to Britain in the #18th!
As always, all our seminars take place in person and online. Make sure to register with the following link!
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
We have an exciting range of speakers for the remainder of this term - covering a range of topics relating to Britain in the #18th!
As always, all our seminars take place in person and online. Make sure to register with the following link!
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
October 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM
AUTUMN 2025 TERM CARD:
We have an exciting range of speakers for the remainder of this term - covering a range of topics relating to Britain in the #18th!
As always, all our seminars take place in person and online. Make sure to register with the following link!
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
We have an exciting range of speakers for the remainder of this term - covering a range of topics relating to Britain in the #18th!
As always, all our seminars take place in person and online. Make sure to register with the following link!
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Join us live at the IHR or online.
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October 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Next Wednesday 22-10 starting at 5:30pm Dr Polly Lowe will present her paper ‘Bound Labour, Narratives of Nationhood, and the Rhetoric of Slavery: Liberty, Identity, and Scottish Coal-Miners in the Long Eighteenth Century’. Join us in person at the IHR or online!
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Bound Labour, Narratives of Nationhood, and the Rhetoric of Slavery: Liberty, Identity, and Scottish Coal-Miners in the Long Eighteenth Century
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October 17, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Next Wednesday 22-10 starting at 5:30pm Dr Polly Lowe will present her paper ‘Bound Labour, Narratives of Nationhood, and the Rhetoric of Slavery: Liberty, Identity, and Scottish Coal-Miners in the Long Eighteenth Century’. Join us in person at the IHR or online!
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Just listening to @richardjansell.bsky.social talking eloquently about servants and their journals on the grand tour @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Just listening to @richardjansell.bsky.social talking eloquently about servants and their journals on the grand tour @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social
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Join us tonight, either at the IHR or online to hear @richardjansell.bsky.social present his paper about servants on the ‘Grand Tour’ in the eighteenth century!
Join us tonight, either at the IHR or online to hear @richardjansell.bsky.social present his paper about servants on the ‘Grand Tour’ in the eighteenth century!
Join us next Wednesday (8-10) in person at the IHR or online from 5:30pm to Dr Richard Ansell’s paper ‘Travel Journals and Other Traces of Servants on the Grand Tour’. Register with the following link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Richard outlines the paper here:
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Richard outlines the paper here:
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Join Dr Richard Ansell (Birkbeck) for a free online seminar. 5:30-7:30pm London time on Wed. Oct 8 via zoom. “Travel Journals and Other Traces of Servants on the Grand Tour”. From valets to maids, dis...
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October 8, 2025 at 9:14 AM
ICYMI 👎
Join us tonight, either at the IHR or online to hear @richardjansell.bsky.social present his paper about servants on the ‘Grand Tour’ in the eighteenth century!
Join us tonight, either at the IHR or online to hear @richardjansell.bsky.social present his paper about servants on the ‘Grand Tour’ in the eighteenth century!
Join us next Wednesday (8-10) in person at the IHR or online from 5:30pm to Dr Richard Ansell’s paper ‘Travel Journals and Other Traces of Servants on the Grand Tour’. Register with the following link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Richard outlines the paper here:
www.tiktok.com/@long18thcen...
Richard outlines the paper here:
www.tiktok.com/@long18thcen...
Join Dr Richard Ansell (Birkbeck) for a free online seminar. 5:30-7:30pm London time on Wed. Oct 8 via zoom. “Travel Journals and Other Traces of Servants on the Grand Tour”. From valets to maids, dis...
TikTok video by Long 18th Century Seminar IHR
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October 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Join us next Wednesday (8-10) in person at the IHR or online from 5:30pm to Dr Richard Ansell’s paper ‘Travel Journals and Other Traces of Servants on the Grand Tour’. Register with the following link: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Richard outlines the paper here:
www.tiktok.com/@long18thcen...
Richard outlines the paper here:
www.tiktok.com/@long18thcen...