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Oliver Walton
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Historian, archives and digital humanities.
Naval, maritime, royal, social; Britain and Germany. History in academia, museums, archives and beyond.
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Rachel Rich, Lisa Wynne Smith (@historybeagle.bsky.social), Sarah Fox (@sarahfoxhistory.bsky.social) & Adam Crymble (@adamcrymble.bsky.social) on 'Self-Fashioning, Food, and Masculinity in George III’s Monarchy'

#FoodHistory 18thc 🥧🥦🍞🗃️

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George III was a family man, a modest eater, and a thoughtful ruler who wrote about the big questions of the day, from royal sovereignty to the best methods of agriculture to feed a modern nation. His writings provide a glimpse of his version of monarchy, which placed him at the head of a national family, where he embodied the habits of self-regulation and temperance in keeping with the sensibilities of late eighteenth-century manhood. This article brings together George’s meals and his essays, considering the histories of food, masculinity, and self-fashioning, to argue that George was a monarch who embodied a new form of masculinity, as marked by his agricultural interests and insistence on a modest diet. His eating habits, along with his intellectual interests and public persona, bring us to the intersection between the private man and the public monarch. Drawing on newly digitized data, alongside contemporary caricatures and descriptions, and George’s own writing, we argue that moderation was central to George’s creation of an image that appealed to the emerging British nation of the late eighteenth century; food was central to this image, highlighting both his masculine self-control and his ability to be useful to the nation.
October 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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thekentacorn.bsky.social
The border between Cantwara rīce (Kingdom of the Kentish) & Sūþseaxna rīce (South Saxons) is still the border between the counties of Kent & Sussex

A 1,400 year old ditch created to stop conflict, by marking the border to avoid confusion, is our southern woodland boundary
A 1,400 year old ditch
October 19, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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eicathomefinn.bsky.social
'In his new book, Vermeer: A Life Lost and Found, Graham-Dixon puts forward a revolutionary theory about the work of an artist whose genius is rarely disputed. Right or wrong, it is a theory that will change the way people look at that famous pearl earring'.
Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring finally gets a name
Historian Andrew Graham-Dixon has a radical new theory about the life and beliefs of the Dutch master
observer.co.uk
October 17, 2025 at 6:38 AM
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fancyhistorian.bsky.social
It's not Masquerade Monday, BUT! 'The Masquerade: A History of Extravagance and Intrigue' is now available for pre-order & you can get 25% off through Friday!

www.waterstones.com/book/the-mas...

If you think Bridgerton will be juicy, just wait til you get your hands on this 😏🤫 #18thc
October 14, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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hetanshah.bsky.social
This is such a clever idea on taking kids to museums/galleries
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Nadia from London has an idea that sounds such fun you'll be booking a day out asap. "I've always loved museums," she says, "but they can be overwhelming for children. For decades now, I've done something called 'playing postcards' We do the museum backwards, visiting the gift shop first. Each child gets to choose three postcards. Then they take it in turns to find that particular artwork in the museum and give us a little information about the piece from the details on the postcard, or from any gallery plaque. At the end of this treasure-hunt-style activity, we vote for our favourite in the cafe."
October 12, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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fernmonkey.bsky.social
My friend Sascha is a professional musician and he's lost a viola bow on the way to Heathrow. Please signal boost to help him get it back.
Lost viola bow on the way from Honor Oak Station to Heathrow Terminal 2. The bow slid from its bow case somewhere along the way, possibly on the train. TFL contacted already. It weighs 68.2 grams and has got a stamped DODD next to the frog. If any info on this, please pm me.
October 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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timhitchcock.bsky.social
The Southern History Society is holding a conference at Winchest on 18 October, on 'Poverty and the Parish'. It looks great. Registration is here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/poverty-an...
Poverty and the Parish - Southern History Society
Join us for a deep dive into the impact of poverty on Southern history at Poverty and the Parish - Southern History Society!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 10, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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paulisci.bsky.social
A Brief History of Men are Becoming Less Manly

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October 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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ghilondon.bsky.social
Call for applications! 📣

The German Historical Institute London is seeking a Research Associate with a particular research interest in medieval history (with a focus on late medieval English history) for a part-time project position to start on 1 February 2026. 🤝
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September 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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jcblibrary.bsky.social
Join us in person or via Zoom on Friday, October 10 for a conversation about archives, civics, and history with Dr. Colleen Shogan, 11th Archivist of the United States.

This event is part of the JCB 2026 and Beyond initiative.

Details at jcblibrary.org!
The image features a photograph of Colleen Shogan, the JCB and JCB 2026 and Beyond logos, and the text "The John Carter Brown Library presents A Conversation about Archives, Civics, and History featuring Colleen Shogan, Ph.D., 11th Archivist of the United States, Friday, October 10, 2025 5 p.m. EDT, 94 George Street, Providence RI Deatils at jcblibrary.org."
September 29, 2025 at 5:45 PM
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eicathomefinn.bsky.social
Our British History in the Long 18th Century seminar resumes on 24 September. It's hybrid, in London at the IHR and online. Daniel Gosling (TNA) on 'A Question of Sex? Assessing Lord Mansfield's "Judgment" on the Sex of the Chevalier d'Eon'. Register to attend (below). TikTok trailer is in 2/2. 1/2
A Question of Sex? Assessing Lord Mansfield’s “judgment” on the sex of the Chevalier d’Eon
www.history.ac.uk
September 15, 2025 at 11:17 AM
oliverwalton.bsky.social
@1goodtern.bsky.social have you seen this yet?
September 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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ehswomcom.bsky.social
CfP now out for the Annual Workshop of the EHS Women’s Committee.
Theme: Women & Entrepreneurship - Agency, Experience, and Enterprise
Date: 12 Dec 2025
Venue: UCL History
Deadline for proposals: 5 Sept 2025
For more details, see👇
ehs.org.uk/event/womens...
Women's Commitee Workshop - Women & Entrepreneurship: Agency, Experience, and Enterprise - Economic History Society
12/12/2025 @ All day - Call for Papers (CFP) Annual Workshop of the Economic History Society Women’s Committee University College London Friday, 12 December 2025 Theme: Women & Entrepreneurship: Agenc...
ehs.org.uk
June 27, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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mkirschenbaum.bsky.social
Here’s my bottom line on the firehose of AI higher ed discourse: for the vast majority for us it’s over. “It” here is not “college” or “teaching”’per se; rather, “it” is the transactional underpinning of those endeavors. Let me explain: 🧵
August 18, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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pmckelveyphd.bsky.social
grateful for colleagues doing the goddess's work

against-a-i.com?fbclid=IwY2x...
AGAINST AI
against-a-i.com
August 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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lmbd1418.bsky.social Lucy Betteridge-Dyson @lmbd1418.bsky.social · Aug 13
Question for horsey Bsky - has anyone had any experience of using Arthramid specifically on heavy horses? I know it’s widely used in competition world but can’t find much of risks involved for heavy breeds like Shires, Clydes etc
August 14, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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royalhistsoc.org
Join us, at 6.30pm on Friday 12 September, for 'Mars and Britannia: the Imperial Way of Warfare' with Professor Yasmin Khan bit.ly/3Hv2jK8

Yasmin's is the next in the Society's 2025 lecture programme and takes place at Mary Ward House, London and online. Booking now open: all welcome #Skystorians
‘Mars and Britannia: the British Imperial Way of Warfare’, Royal Historical Society Lecture, in-person and online. With Professor Yasmin Khan (Oxford) at Mary Ward House, 5-7 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 7SN 6.30pm, Friday 12 September 2025. Booking for in-person and online attendance at this event is now available.
August 13, 2025 at 7:46 AM
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heatherfro.bsky.social
The most interesting conversations I am hearing/reading about re: AI and implementation are coming from (drumroll please....) rhetoric and composition studies. Yes! Good ol' RhetComp. The journal Computers and Composition cconlinejournal.org is a must read over in this domain
Computers and Composition Online
webserver for Computers and Composition Online
cconlinejournal.org
August 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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slopclothes.bsky.social
Grad student or ECR? Join us at Maritime History Workshops for our 5th series of sessions WE'RE ALL MARITIME HISTORIANS NOW OR ARE "WE"? Our Fall schedule has been posted w guests speaking on career and research difficulties in the current global climate at maritimeworkshops.com. #maritimehistory
August 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Rarely does a news story get better with each sentence, from headline to last line. (And do read all the way to the end.) Pulitzer worthy.
August 11, 2025 at 2:22 PM
oliverwalton.bsky.social
This is a very fine and thought-provoking piece.
roopikarisam.bsky.social Roopika Risam @roopikarisam.bsky.social · Jul 19
Here's a write-up of my keynote from #DH2025, since academic publishing is slow and this was written for right now. roopikarisam.com/talks-cat/dh...
Slide with title Digital Humanities for a World Unmade, blue background with stylized images of a Dutch windmill, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Hagia Sofia, Big Ben, and the Singaporean lion.
July 19, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Looking for work if you need short-term help! Three colleagues wrote 'thank you for letting me complain to you' in my leaving card, if that helps to sell me to you
kerrymlove.bsky.social Kerry L @kerrymlove.bsky.social · Jun 22
Past experience in: tutoring, teaching secondary History, RS, Computer Science and English, widening participation programme management and evaluation, CIAG policy research, summer school op management, careers & HE outreach session delivery, procurement admin, diary management, museum cataloguing..
July 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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@kawulf.bsky.social reflects on losing her father—and the world she believed in, where #science, #history, and shared purpose mattered. Science needs history. #STEM alone isn’t enough.
Read full article by @scholarlykitchen.bsky.social
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Did My Father’s World Die with Him? Grieving the Incalculable Costs of “STEM.” - The Scholarly Kitchen
Grieving my father's death feels inextricably tangled with grieving the catastrophe overtaking the whole of our research infrastructure.
scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org
June 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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We are offering an online offer for the PGR/ECR @bsecs.bsky.social conference 30th-31st July to anyone who wants to join us! For just £10 you can join all paper panels + the keynote across the two days live via Zoom. To sign up register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
BSECS PG/ECR Conference 2025 Online Registration
We look forward to welcoming you online in July! The online conference registration fee is £10, which can be paid below via PayPal. The deadline for registrations is 23rd July 2025. Please note, this ...
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June 23, 2025 at 6:58 PM