Pierre Purseigle
@purseigle.bsky.social
Historian at the University of Warwick
Writing a global history of urban disasters for
@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
Writing a global history of urban disasters for
@bloomsburyacad.bsky.social
I talked urban history, history of war, and critical disaster studies on the great Warwick History Hour podcast; another excellent project run by our fantastic students.
Give it a listen and subscribe! 🗃️
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Give it a listen and subscribe! 🗃️
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Urban Catastrophes with Dr Pierre Purseigle
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February 13, 2026 at 10:41 AM
I talked urban history, history of war, and critical disaster studies on the great Warwick History Hour podcast; another excellent project run by our fantastic students.
Give it a listen and subscribe! 🗃️
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open.spotify.com/episode/7kB8...
Give it a listen and subscribe! 🗃️
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open.spotify.com/episode/7kB8...
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I'm still looking for editing projects for March and beyond. Most recently, I've worked on a special issue of the Journal of East Central European Studies, a volume on 15th-cent. conquest for Amsterdam UP, and a couple of book proposals. Please RT and email me if your project could be my next! ✍️
February 10, 2026 at 5:21 PM
I'm still looking for editing projects for March and beyond. Most recently, I've worked on a special issue of the Journal of East Central European Studies, a volume on 15th-cent. conquest for Amsterdam UP, and a couple of book proposals. Please RT and email me if your project could be my next! ✍️
You’re privileged enough to watch two of the best football teams in the world and you leave more than 5mn before full-time?!! 🤷
February 8, 2026 at 1:47 PM
You’re privileged enough to watch two of the best football teams in the world and you leave more than 5mn before full-time?!! 🤷
Half-time: 1-0 to the Arsenal.
February 8, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Half-time: 1-0 to the Arsenal.
February 8, 2026 at 11:24 AM
“La monnaie, la politique monétaire et les banques centrales sont, avant tout, des choix politiques.”
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Jézabel Couppey-Soubeyran : « A qui doit bénéficier l’argent créé par les banques centrales, a fortiori lorsqu’il est gratuit ? »
CHRONIQUE. La remise en cause de la rémunération des réserves versée par la Banque d’Angleterre aux banques commerciales, au détriment des citoyens, ouvre un débat qui concerne aussi les pays de la zo...
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February 8, 2026 at 8:35 AM
“La monnaie, la politique monétaire et les banques centrales sont, avant tout, des choix politiques.”
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I'm looking for 1-2 doctoral candidates in my ERC-funded project "Relative Health: Long-Run Inequalities in Health and Survival Between Families and Across Generations". These are 4-year, fully funded positions at Lund University. More info: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Doctoral student in Economic History – Inequalities in health and survival
The Department of Economic History is a research-intensive department that employs about 100 people: researchers, teachers, technical/administrative staff, and Ph.D. candidates. The department has a l
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April 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I'm looking for 1-2 doctoral candidates in my ERC-funded project "Relative Health: Long-Run Inequalities in Health and Survival Between Families and Across Generations". These are 4-year, fully funded positions at Lund University. More info: lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
🚨History Job: Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (Permanent) 🗃️
Come work with us at Warwick! You will join a group of excellent early-modernists and one of the nicest bunches of historians around!
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@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
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Come work with us at Warwick! You will join a group of excellent early-modernists and one of the nicest bunches of historians around!
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@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
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Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (111286-0126) - University of Warwick
Title: Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (111286-0126). Application Deadline: . Position Type: Permanent
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February 4, 2026 at 11:13 AM
🚨History Job: Assistant Professor in Early Modern British History (Permanent) 🗃️
Come work with us at Warwick! You will join a group of excellent early-modernists and one of the nicest bunches of historians around!
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@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
warwick-careers.tal.net/vx/lang-en-G...
Come work with us at Warwick! You will join a group of excellent early-modernists and one of the nicest bunches of historians around!
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@uni-of-warwick.bsky.social
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My dear friend Nader alerted me to two Iranian members of the Arsenal family, Aref Jafarzadeh and Amir Housein, who were killed while seeking freedom in Iran. We remember them. ❤️
February 1, 2026 at 9:04 PM
My dear friend Nader alerted me to two Iranian members of the Arsenal family, Aref Jafarzadeh and Amir Housein, who were killed while seeking freedom in Iran. We remember them. ❤️
February 1, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
January 25, 2026 at 2:43 PM
Putin pioneered this. No opposition is legitimate. Regular, decent, “ordinary” people cannot possibly be against us because only we represent “the real people.”
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Tell-tale sign of authoritarianism.
Hard to think of a stupidest way to guarantee a leadership challenge.
If you’re not confident enough to campaign successfully within your own party, you cannot hope to win the wider electorate over.
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
If you’re not confident enough to campaign successfully within your own party, you cannot hope to win the wider electorate over.
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Andy Burnham blocked from byelection race by Labour ruling committee
Decision likely to set off ferocious row between Keir Starmer loyalists and allies of Greater Manchester mayor
www.theguardian.com
January 25, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Hard to think of a stupidest way to guarantee a leadership challenge.
If you’re not confident enough to campaign successfully within your own party, you cannot hope to win the wider electorate over.
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
If you’re not confident enough to campaign successfully within your own party, you cannot hope to win the wider electorate over.
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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In my view, repression at home and thuggery abroad - most recently Greenland - are two sides of the same coin. Both reflect the worldview of people who think violence, power, threat and coercion are all that's required to push your agenda through & secure your interests.
January 24, 2026 at 8:44 PM
In my view, repression at home and thuggery abroad - most recently Greenland - are two sides of the same coin. Both reflect the worldview of people who think violence, power, threat and coercion are all that's required to push your agenda through & secure your interests.
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The Land Worker, journal of the National Union of Agricultural Workers, used striking images - photos, engravings & cartoons - to help get their message across.
On Plough Monday, this short 🧵 shows just a few examples of the plough as a symbol of rural life through the pages of The Land Worker...
On Plough Monday, this short 🧵 shows just a few examples of the plough as a symbol of rural life through the pages of The Land Worker...
January 12, 2026 at 11:55 AM
The Land Worker, journal of the National Union of Agricultural Workers, used striking images - photos, engravings & cartoons - to help get their message across.
On Plough Monday, this short 🧵 shows just a few examples of the plough as a symbol of rural life through the pages of The Land Worker...
On Plough Monday, this short 🧵 shows just a few examples of the plough as a symbol of rural life through the pages of The Land Worker...
Posted this on FB and immediately got approached by scammers and touts.
Hoping a legit fan will contact me in time.
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Hoping a legit fan will contact me in time.
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My son and I can't attend the Arsenal Women game against Man U tomorrow. Am very happy to transfer the tickets (family enclosure) for free to anyone who has not yet had the chance to see the Champions of Europe in action. Just DM me with your members' numbers and I'll do the rest.
#COYG 🔴⚪
#COYG 🔴⚪
January 10, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Posted this on FB and immediately got approached by scammers and touts.
Hoping a legit fan will contact me in time.
🔴⚪️
Hoping a legit fan will contact me in time.
🔴⚪️
My son and I can't attend the Arsenal Women game against Man U tomorrow. Am very happy to transfer the tickets (family enclosure) for free to anyone who has not yet had the chance to see the Champions of Europe in action. Just DM me with your members' numbers and I'll do the rest.
#COYG 🔴⚪
#COYG 🔴⚪
January 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
My son and I can't attend the Arsenal Women game against Man U tomorrow. Am very happy to transfer the tickets (family enclosure) for free to anyone who has not yet had the chance to see the Champions of Europe in action. Just DM me with your members' numbers and I'll do the rest.
#COYG 🔴⚪
#COYG 🔴⚪
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If anyone needs reminding of how migration is always been part of human history, here, have just one nice example.
The English government started to tax immigrants in the 1330s as a significant source of revenue and the records are freely available online at www.englandsimmigrants.com
The English government started to tax immigrants in the 1330s as a significant source of revenue and the records are freely available online at www.englandsimmigrants.com
England's Immigrants 1330 - 1550
www.englandsimmigrants.com
January 8, 2026 at 12:46 PM
If anyone needs reminding of how migration is always been part of human history, here, have just one nice example.
The English government started to tax immigrants in the 1330s as a significant source of revenue and the records are freely available online at www.englandsimmigrants.com
The English government started to tax immigrants in the 1330s as a significant source of revenue and the records are freely available online at www.englandsimmigrants.com
Anyone taking bets that Mandelson will appear on the Liz Truss Show within 12 months?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Mandelson accuses European leaders of ‘histrionic’ reaction to Trump’s Greenland stance
Article by former British ambassador to US is likely to be seen as criticism of Keir Starmer
www.theguardian.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Anyone taking bets that Mandelson will appear on the Liz Truss Show within 12 months?
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
"If states fail to act together to preserve the prohibition on the use of force — the bedrock of the postwar legal order — the toll will be registered in many more lives lost in conflicts that no longer have any guardrails to stop them."
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January 7, 2026 at 8:35 AM
"If states fail to act together to preserve the prohibition on the use of force — the bedrock of the postwar legal order — the toll will be registered in many more lives lost in conflicts that no longer have any guardrails to stop them."
h/t @oonahathaway.bsky.social
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“L’Europe est aujourd’hui assiégée, et elle doit se hâter de renforcer sa puissance car le droit sans la puissance est un slogan vide. Elle doit être fière de son modèle, qui reste le seul capable d’éviter au monde un avenir de guerre et de violences.”
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Jean-Marie Guéhenno, ancien secrétaire adjoint de l’ONU : « Si, demain, les Etats-Unis décident de s’emparer du Groenland, ni le Danemark ni l’UE n’ont les moyens de s’y opposer »
TRIBUNE. La mise sous tutelle du Venezuela par Donald Trump doit permettre aux Européens de comprendre que les Etats-Unis sont un prédateur pour l’Europe, au même titre que la Russie et la Chine, soul...
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January 6, 2026 at 2:25 PM
“L’Europe est aujourd’hui assiégée, et elle doit se hâter de renforcer sa puissance car le droit sans la puissance est un slogan vide. Elle doit être fière de son modèle, qui reste le seul capable d’éviter au monde un avenir de guerre et de violences.”
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@nathalietocci.bsky.social is right. 👇
Responsible European leadership should probably also entail “de-risking” the US-EU relationship and serious preparation for the “de-coupling” that the White House is clearly working towards.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Responsible European leadership should probably also entail “de-risking” the US-EU relationship and serious preparation for the “de-coupling” that the White House is clearly working towards.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Europe’s failure to condemn Trump’s illegal aggression in Venezuela isn’t just wrong – it’s stupid | Nathalie Tocci
The more European countries act as colonies, unable and unwilling to stand up to Trump, the more they’ll be treated as such, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:14 AM
@nathalietocci.bsky.social is right. 👇
Responsible European leadership should probably also entail “de-risking” the US-EU relationship and serious preparation for the “de-coupling” that the White House is clearly working towards.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Responsible European leadership should probably also entail “de-risking” the US-EU relationship and serious preparation for the “de-coupling” that the White House is clearly working towards.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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So clever of US, UK and European universities, with ample encouragement from their governments, to have been closing down Area Studies, History, Languages and Politics & International Relations programmes, so clearly irrelevant to the world in the second half of the 21st century.
A key question is ‘whether Trump’s appetite for military adventurism will continue to spread. He has advertised designs on Canada, Panama, Greenland and the Gaza Strip. On Saturday, he implied Mexico was also in his sights’
Quick insight from @edwardluce.bsky.social
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Quick insight from @edwardluce.bsky.social
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Trump now owns Venezuela
[FREE TO READ] The US president has a growing appetite for military adventure
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January 4, 2026 at 11:52 AM
So clever of US, UK and European universities, with ample encouragement from their governments, to have been closing down Area Studies, History, Languages and Politics & International Relations programmes, so clearly irrelevant to the world in the second half of the 21st century.