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History in the School of HAPP and adjacent historians at Queen's University Belfast. Find the QUB Historians and projects under ‘Lists’. We are at https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/happ/
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On Monday 17 November we'll be joined by Luca Bertolani Azeredo (Scuola Superiore Meridionale, Naples), who will speak on 'The Enniskillen Horse: illegality, legitimacy and the birth of Irish paramilitarism'. All welcome, in-person or online. Registration is at: www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
October 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
On Monday 17 November we'll be joined by Luca Bertolani Azeredo (Scuola Superiore Meridionale, Naples), who will speak on 'The Enniskillen Horse: illegality, legitimacy and the birth of Irish paramilitarism'. All welcome, in-person or online. Registration is at: www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
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Launch of Honoured the latest volume of Irish Legal History Society discourses, Confluences of Law and History, in Belfast on Friday, November 14th.
November 9, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Launch of Honoured the latest volume of Irish Legal History Society discourses, Confluences of Law and History, in Belfast on Friday, November 14th.
AHRC Awards for PhD study in Arts and Humanities at QUB (starting Sept. 2026) are now advertised at www.qub.ac.uk/Study/postgr...
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
AHRC Awards for PhD study in Arts and Humanities at QUB (starting Sept. 2026) are now advertised at www.qub.ac.uk/Study/postgr...
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Another fascinating @qubhistory.bsky.social seminar coming up later TODAY by Dr Lloyd Maphosa! Chaired by the great @emorier.bsky.social. Drinks and snacks provided. All welcome! More information and the sign up for attending online in the link below:
www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
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November 7, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Another fascinating @qubhistory.bsky.social seminar coming up later TODAY by Dr Lloyd Maphosa! Chaired by the great @emorier.bsky.social. Drinks and snacks provided. All welcome! More information and the sign up for attending online in the link below:
www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
www.eventbrite.com/e/qub-histor...
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On 24 Nov. we welcome Dr Catriona Kennedy (York), to speak about her new book 'Women, politics, and the Irish public sphere'. All welcome (hybrid) www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
Irish Studies Seminar: Catriona Kennedy, 'Women, politics, and the Irish public sphere'
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November 6, 2025 at 8:20 AM
On 24 Nov. we welcome Dr Catriona Kennedy (York), to speak about her new book 'Women, politics, and the Irish public sphere'. All welcome (hybrid) www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
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We are co-hosting on 3 Dec. a conference on 'From Boundary Commission to Border Poll? A Century of the Irish Border'. This is a free event, but registration is required (by 26 Nov.). Info at: www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...
November 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We are co-hosting on 3 Dec. a conference on 'From Boundary Commission to Border Poll? A Century of the Irish Border'. This is a free event, but registration is required (by 26 Nov.). Info at: www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...
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Check our this piece on the representation of the Irish revolution in the French press - coauthored with @siobhraaiken.bsky.social and Mark O’Rawe !
@cecille-ulille.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @meshs.bsky.social @labnf.bsky.social @ccirlandais.bsky.social
@cecille-ulille.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @meshs.bsky.social @labnf.bsky.social @ccirlandais.bsky.social
Comment la photographie de guerre a transformé le regard de la France sur la révolution irlandaise
Comment la photographie de guerre a transformé le regard de la France sur la révolution irlandaise
Les photographes ont joué un rôle majeur dans la perception de la cause irlandaise sur le plan européen et international.
theconversation.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Check our this piece on the representation of the Irish revolution in the French press - coauthored with @siobhraaiken.bsky.social and Mark O’Rawe !
@cecille-ulille.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @meshs.bsky.social @labnf.bsky.social @ccirlandais.bsky.social
@cecille-ulille.bsky.social @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @meshs.bsky.social @labnf.bsky.social @ccirlandais.bsky.social
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On 10 November we will be joined by Hiram Morgan (UCC), who will talk about '"Anatomies of death": forced famine in the Tudor conquest of Ireland'. All welcome, in-person or online: www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
October 22, 2025 at 12:28 PM
On 10 November we will be joined by Hiram Morgan (UCC), who will talk about '"Anatomies of death": forced famine in the Tudor conquest of Ireland'. All welcome, in-person or online: www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
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very grateful for this kind endorsement for 'Irish Culture and Partition, 1920-1955' by @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @qubhistory.bsky.social Prof Fearghal McGarry
November 3, 2025 at 4:31 PM
very grateful for this kind endorsement for 'Irish Culture and Partition, 1920-1955' by @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @qubhistory.bsky.social Prof Fearghal McGarry
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In a change to our planned seminar series, our next seminar will be Sophie Cooper speaking on 'Building to feel ‘at home’: Embedding/embedded memory in the built environments of Belfast and the diaspora'. Thursday 13 Nov, *online* at 7pm. @sophcocooper.bsky.social
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Sophie Cooper: USIHS seminar - Building to feel ‘at home’
USIHS Seminar. Online, Thursday 13 November at 7pm.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
In a change to our planned seminar series, our next seminar will be Sophie Cooper speaking on 'Building to feel ‘at home’: Embedding/embedded memory in the built environments of Belfast and the diaspora'. Thursday 13 Nov, *online* at 7pm. @sophcocooper.bsky.social
www.eventbrite.ie/e/sophie-coo...
www.eventbrite.ie/e/sophie-coo...
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Thanks to QUB HAPP for sharing our online Opposition to Thatcher conference, held next Friday.
Just look at the speakers. Topics include: Ireland, Miners, local Gov, culture etc. Very multi-disciplinary.
Please share with anyone interested. @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @qubhistory.bsky.social
Just look at the speakers. Topics include: Ireland, Miners, local Gov, culture etc. Very multi-disciplinary.
Please share with anyone interested. @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @qubhistory.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Thanks to QUB HAPP for sharing our online Opposition to Thatcher conference, held next Friday.
Just look at the speakers. Topics include: Ireland, Miners, local Gov, culture etc. Very multi-disciplinary.
Please share with anyone interested. @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @qubhistory.bsky.social
Just look at the speakers. Topics include: Ireland, Miners, local Gov, culture etc. Very multi-disciplinary.
Please share with anyone interested. @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social @qubhistory.bsky.social
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Project MUSE - Queer Men and Networks of Communication in Northern Ireland Before the 1970s
muse.jhu.edu
November 3, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Exciting news! Filming will soon start on a Bad Bridgets film, inspired by Elaine Farrell & Leanne McCormick's great book. We're delighted to have both Elaine & Leanne on our USIHS Committee (for many reasons, this is just today's extra one) @badbridgetbook.bsky.social
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Daisy Edgar-Jones And Emilia Jones To Star In ‘Bad Bridgets’ From LuckyChap
Daisy Edgar Jones and Emilia Jones are set to star in 'Bad Bridgets', from 'Kneecap' director Rich Peppiatt.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Exciting news! Filming will soon start on a Bad Bridgets film, inspired by Elaine Farrell & Leanne McCormick's great book. We're delighted to have both Elaine & Leanne on our USIHS Committee (for many reasons, this is just today's extra one) @badbridgetbook.bsky.social
deadline.com/2025/10/dais...
deadline.com/2025/10/dais...
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BOA is delighted to announce the recipients of our 2025 Undergraduate Essay Competition!
To read the three winning essays and two highly commended entries, you can visit our Articles page here: buff.ly/TKssPD8
To read the three winning essays and two highly commended entries, you can visit our Articles page here: buff.ly/TKssPD8
November 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
BOA is delighted to announce the recipients of our 2025 Undergraduate Essay Competition!
To read the three winning essays and two highly commended entries, you can visit our Articles page here: buff.ly/TKssPD8
To read the three winning essays and two highly commended entries, you can visit our Articles page here: buff.ly/TKssPD8
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Doing a thing tomorrow night for the Crossgar Historical Society
October 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Doing a thing tomorrow night for the Crossgar Historical Society
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Heading to the north coast tomorrow for this public talk in Coleraine 👍
October 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Heading to the north coast tomorrow for this public talk in Coleraine 👍
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MIDNIGHT AGAIN
A selection of the alert and animated letters that Helen Ramsey Turtle wrote back to her family in Denver, Colorado from Northern Ireland during the Second World War, edited by John Wilson Foster.
Buy it here:
amzn.to/47iELRw
#BookWeekNI
A selection of the alert and animated letters that Helen Ramsey Turtle wrote back to her family in Denver, Colorado from Northern Ireland during the Second World War, edited by John Wilson Foster.
Buy it here:
amzn.to/47iELRw
#BookWeekNI
October 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
MIDNIGHT AGAIN
A selection of the alert and animated letters that Helen Ramsey Turtle wrote back to her family in Denver, Colorado from Northern Ireland during the Second World War, edited by John Wilson Foster.
Buy it here:
amzn.to/47iELRw
#BookWeekNI
A selection of the alert and animated letters that Helen Ramsey Turtle wrote back to her family in Denver, Colorado from Northern Ireland during the Second World War, edited by John Wilson Foster.
Buy it here:
amzn.to/47iELRw
#BookWeekNI
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Very privileged to play a small part in this documentary. Letters From The Blitz airs at 10.40pm on Thursday 30th October on BBC Northern Ireland. Available afterward on iPlayer.
October 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Very privileged to play a small part in this documentary. Letters From The Blitz airs at 10.40pm on Thursday 30th October on BBC Northern Ireland. Available afterward on iPlayer.
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🎉We are pleased to announce new Applied History Fellowships in partnership with @royalhistsoc.org & @findmypast.bsky.social.
Join us on the 19 November at our launch event to find out more about the Fellowships and how to apply:
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Join us on the 19 November at our launch event to find out more about the Fellowships and how to apply:
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
October 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🎉We are pleased to announce new Applied History Fellowships in partnership with @royalhistsoc.org & @findmypast.bsky.social.
Join us on the 19 November at our launch event to find out more about the Fellowships and how to apply:
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Join us on the 19 November at our launch event to find out more about the Fellowships and how to apply:
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Oh, this is interesting! A twist on the usual question of ‘historical accuracy’ in movies
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Man wins 'substantial damages' over portrayal in Steve Coogan Richard III film
Richard Taylor sued Steve Coogan and two production companies over his portrayal in the movie.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Oh, this is interesting! A twist on the usual question of ‘historical accuracy’ in movies
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This is great news - delighted that Sunil will be our visiting Wiles Lecturer in History at QUB next May. The book is outstanding.
October 26, 2025 at 8:44 AM
This is great news - delighted that Sunil will be our visiting Wiles Lecturer in History at QUB next May. The book is outstanding.
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Hi guys, I’ve finally joined BlueSky and I’m delighted to share a new History talk entitled ‘The Treaty-the forgotten Michael Collins film’
Many thanks to @pfarrelly2025.bsky.social for recording and for the q&a afterwards
Many thanks to @pfarrelly2025.bsky.social for recording and for the q&a afterwards
📣 Calling all Irish history enthusiasts!
You need to see this — historian and QUB alumni Alison Martin joins me to uncover The Treaty (1991), the forgotten Michael Collins film starring Brendan Gleeson. @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social
Watch here 👇 #TalkingHistory #IrishHistory
You need to see this — historian and QUB alumni Alison Martin joins me to uncover The Treaty (1991), the forgotten Michael Collins film starring Brendan Gleeson. @irishstudiesqub.bsky.social
Watch here 👇 #TalkingHistory #IrishHistory
Talking History Ep. 2 | The Treaty: The Forgotten Michael Collins Film
YouTube video by Peter Farrelly
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October 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Hi guys, I’ve finally joined BlueSky and I’m delighted to share a new History talk entitled ‘The Treaty-the forgotten Michael Collins film’
Many thanks to @pfarrelly2025.bsky.social for recording and for the q&a afterwards
Many thanks to @pfarrelly2025.bsky.social for recording and for the q&a afterwards
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Was asked by @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social to pick my favourite non fiction books. Basically went for the books I had by my side as I wrote MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN. Featuring books by @sarahknott.bsky.social, @bungatuffie.bsky.social & Mike Davis, among others 👇
uk.bookshop.org/lists/kieran...
uk.bookshop.org/lists/kieran...
Kieran Connell's favourite historical non-fiction books
Checkout out this list on Bookshop
uk.bookshop.org
October 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Was asked by @wolfsonhistory.bsky.social to pick my favourite non fiction books. Basically went for the books I had by my side as I wrote MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN. Featuring books by @sarahknott.bsky.social, @bungatuffie.bsky.social & Mike Davis, among others 👇
uk.bookshop.org/lists/kieran...
uk.bookshop.org/lists/kieran...
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Call for Papers – IHSA 2026 Conference at Maynooth University
The Irish History Students’ Association, with the support of the Department of History at Maynooth University, is delighted to announce the 77th Annual IHSA Conference, taking place on Saturday, 28 February 2026.
The Irish History Students’ Association, with the support of the Department of History at Maynooth University, is delighted to announce the 77th Annual IHSA Conference, taking place on Saturday, 28 February 2026.
October 17, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Call for Papers – IHSA 2026 Conference at Maynooth University
The Irish History Students’ Association, with the support of the Department of History at Maynooth University, is delighted to announce the 77th Annual IHSA Conference, taking place on Saturday, 28 February 2026.
The Irish History Students’ Association, with the support of the Department of History at Maynooth University, is delighted to announce the 77th Annual IHSA Conference, taking place on Saturday, 28 February 2026.