Olivia Formby
@oliviaformby.bsky.social
Research Fellow at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. I work on children's emotions & language development in early modern England.
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📣Call for Papers 📣
I am delighted to announce that 'Speech/less in the Early Modern World' will be held 23 April 2026 at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge.
Please share far and wide and do consider submitting a proposal! 🙊
Link to PDF version: bit.ly/4lZz80R
I am delighted to announce that 'Speech/less in the Early Modern World' will be held 23 April 2026 at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge.
Please share far and wide and do consider submitting a proposal! 🙊
Link to PDF version: bit.ly/4lZz80R
Reposted by Olivia Formby
The Word made Flesh is out today! I've not seen it in the flesh myself yet, but this is a happy day after many years of work.
#EarlyModern #medhist #histmed #bodyhistory
#EarlyModern #medhist #histmed #bodyhistory
September 23, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The Word made Flesh is out today! I've not seen it in the flesh myself yet, but this is a happy day after many years of work.
#EarlyModern #medhist #histmed #bodyhistory
#EarlyModern #medhist #histmed #bodyhistory
🗓️ Remember to submit your proposal by next Friday 26 September!
📣Call for Papers 📣
I am delighted to announce that 'Speech/less in the Early Modern World' will be held 23 April 2026 at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge.
Please share far and wide and do consider submitting a proposal! 🙊
Link to PDF version: bit.ly/4lZz80R
I am delighted to announce that 'Speech/less in the Early Modern World' will be held 23 April 2026 at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge.
Please share far and wide and do consider submitting a proposal! 🙊
Link to PDF version: bit.ly/4lZz80R
September 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
🗓️ Remember to submit your proposal by next Friday 26 September!
Reposted by Olivia Formby
#cfp for the 2026 Conference of the History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland, ‘Women Religious: Patronage & Networks from Medieval to Modern’ taking place at Queen Mary University of London on 11/12 June. Please share widely #nuntastic
historyofwomenreligious.org/call-for-pap...
historyofwomenreligious.org/call-for-pap...
August 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
#cfp for the 2026 Conference of the History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland, ‘Women Religious: Patronage & Networks from Medieval to Modern’ taking place at Queen Mary University of London on 11/12 June. Please share widely #nuntastic
historyofwomenreligious.org/call-for-pap...
historyofwomenreligious.org/call-for-pap...
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Postdoctoral Research Associate (16th-18th century focus) - Inclusive Histories - Royal Holloway #skystorians 🗃️#earlymodern #c18th jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at Royal Holloway University of London: Postdoctoral Research Associate (16th-18th century focus) - Inclusive Histories
Full-time, Fixed Term (12 months)Applications are invited for the post of Postdoctoral Research Associate in the School of Humanities.Inclusive Histories is a collaborative research and schools engage...
jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk
August 8, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Postdoctoral Research Associate (16th-18th century focus) - Inclusive Histories - Royal Holloway #skystorians 🗃️#earlymodern #c18th jobs.royalholloway.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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Read about some of our findings on Thornton and her four manuscripts in this @ukri.org post on our #AHRC funded project:
www.ukri.org/news/ahrc-pr...
www.ukri.org/news/ahrc-pr...
AHRC project sheds light on the life of 17th century memoirist
Research into a manuscript discovered at Durham Cathedral has provided fresh insights on the life of writer and memoirist Alice Thornton thanks to AHRC funding.
www.ukri.org
August 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Read about some of our findings on Thornton and her four manuscripts in this @ukri.org post on our #AHRC funded project:
www.ukri.org/news/ahrc-pr...
www.ukri.org/news/ahrc-pr...
📣Call for Papers 📣
I am delighted to announce that 'Speech/less in the Early Modern World' will be held 23 April 2026 at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge.
Please share far and wide and do consider submitting a proposal! 🙊
Link to PDF version: bit.ly/4lZz80R
I am delighted to announce that 'Speech/less in the Early Modern World' will be held 23 April 2026 at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge.
Please share far and wide and do consider submitting a proposal! 🙊
Link to PDF version: bit.ly/4lZz80R
August 4, 2025 at 2:28 PM
📣Call for Papers 📣
I am delighted to announce that 'Speech/less in the Early Modern World' will be held 23 April 2026 at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge.
Please share far and wide and do consider submitting a proposal! 🙊
Link to PDF version: bit.ly/4lZz80R
I am delighted to announce that 'Speech/less in the Early Modern World' will be held 23 April 2026 at Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge.
Please share far and wide and do consider submitting a proposal! 🙊
Link to PDF version: bit.ly/4lZz80R
Reposted by Olivia Formby
📢JOBS: 2 postdoc research associate positions📢
On AHRC project 'Informing contemporary land use policy through sustainability assessment of farming systems' in pre-modern periods🗃️
- FT from 01/10/25
- #Medieval history (3 years)
- #EarlyModern history (28 months)
jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
On AHRC project 'Informing contemporary land use policy through sustainability assessment of farming systems' in pre-modern periods🗃️
- FT from 01/10/25
- #Medieval history (3 years)
- #EarlyModern history (28 months)
jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
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July 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
📢JOBS: 2 postdoc research associate positions📢
On AHRC project 'Informing contemporary land use policy through sustainability assessment of farming systems' in pre-modern periods🗃️
- FT from 01/10/25
- #Medieval history (3 years)
- #EarlyModern history (28 months)
jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
On AHRC project 'Informing contemporary land use policy through sustainability assessment of farming systems' in pre-modern periods🗃️
- FT from 01/10/25
- #Medieval history (3 years)
- #EarlyModern history (28 months)
jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
Reposted by Olivia Formby
Our #OpenAccess collection on the #PowerOfPetitioning in early modern Britain has only been out for a year and amazingly it's been downloaded over 4,000 times from @uclpress.bsky.social. So pleased to see all the interest in petitioning! Get your free copy here:
uclpress.co.uk/book/the-pow...
uclpress.co.uk/book/the-pow...
June 26, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Our #OpenAccess collection on the #PowerOfPetitioning in early modern Britain has only been out for a year and amazingly it's been downloaded over 4,000 times from @uclpress.bsky.social. So pleased to see all the interest in petitioning! Get your free copy here:
uclpress.co.uk/book/the-pow...
uclpress.co.uk/book/the-pow...
Really looking forward to speaking at the IHR Life Cycles seminar tomorrow!
The last seminar of term is next Tuesday, 24th June at 17:30 to 19:00. We will be at the IHR & online.
Olivia Formby will present on 'the bodily and emotional character of early modern infants’ preverbal voices'.
Further details and how to register are in the link: www.history.ac.uk/events/speec...
Olivia Formby will present on 'the bodily and emotional character of early modern infants’ preverbal voices'.
Further details and how to register are in the link: www.history.ac.uk/events/speec...
Speechless Infants’ Voices in Early Modern England
www.history.ac.uk
June 23, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Really looking forward to speaking at the IHR Life Cycles seminar tomorrow!