Dr Rachel Bynoth
@rachelbynoth.bsky.social
Historian of 18th/19th c. Family, lifecycle, gender, emotion esp. anxiety, distant comms and politics. Bath Spa Senior Lecturer. PhD: PM George Canning and family’s letters/anxiety https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/our-people/rachel-bynoth/
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How do we make wellbeing the heart of public policy?
Dr. Daniel Fujiwara reflects on the key insights from the Subjective Wellbeing Evidence Review.
www.artscouncil.org.uk
This fits with my arguments that anxiety is inherently a social emotion +working towards well-being needs to take a holistic approach, using arts and humanities research look for prevention (as directed here) as well as intervention and cures. #anxiety #society www.artscouncil.org.uk/blog/how-do-...
Come join us in Marseille this September for our @bsecs.bsky.social PGR ECR conference - details below ⬇️
Such a brilliant theme of Improvement, Degeneration, Stagnation - looking forward to reading the submissions 👏
Such a brilliant theme of Improvement, Degeneration, Stagnation - looking forward to reading the submissions 👏
You may only just have recovered from #BSECS2026, but our hardworking reps are already planning our #PGR #ECR conference, University of Montpellier Paul-Valery, 3-4 September 2026 on 'Improvement, Degeneration, Stagnation'
Deadline for submissions: 13 March 2026
#skystorians #18thC 🗃️
Deadline for submissions: 13 March 2026
#skystorians #18thC 🗃️
February 2, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Come join us in Marseille this September for our @bsecs.bsky.social PGR ECR conference - details below ⬇️
Such a brilliant theme of Improvement, Degeneration, Stagnation - looking forward to reading the submissions 👏
Such a brilliant theme of Improvement, Degeneration, Stagnation - looking forward to reading the submissions 👏
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JOB ALERT: Lead Curator, Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601-1800) at The British Library - closing date: 18th Feb
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Lead Curator: Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601 – 1800) at British Library
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January 28, 2026 at 12:15 PM
JOB ALERT: Lead Curator, Modern Archives & Manuscripts (1601-1800) at The British Library - closing date: 18th Feb
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Delighted to be giving a workshop for the British Academy ECRN on AI literacy in Teaching + Learning in UK HE. It focuses on ways to embed AI literacy, especially ethical use + choice, in modules.
If you are a member of their network, the details are in the comments
#AI #HE #learning #teaching
If you are a member of their network, the details are in the comments
#AI #HE #learning #teaching
January 26, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Delighted to be giving a workshop for the British Academy ECRN on AI literacy in Teaching + Learning in UK HE. It focuses on ways to embed AI literacy, especially ethical use + choice, in modules.
If you are a member of their network, the details are in the comments
#AI #HE #learning #teaching
If you are a member of their network, the details are in the comments
#AI #HE #learning #teaching
January 26, 2026 at 7:26 AM
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My area! History of Emotions is such a fruitful area for historical enquiry + one which really engages people. In an age where we are grappling to understand people, identity and relationships, I would highly recommend this online session on 26th April www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Researching the History of Emotions
www.history.ac.uk
January 18, 2026 at 9:46 PM
My area! History of Emotions is such a fruitful area for historical enquiry + one which really engages people. In an age where we are grappling to understand people, identity and relationships, I would highly recommend this online session on 26th April www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Wonderful news! It is such a brilliant area, hope you enjoy!
January 18, 2026 at 11:44 PM
Wonderful news! It is such a brilliant area, hope you enjoy!
January 18, 2026 at 9:46 PM
My area! History of Emotions is such a fruitful area for historical enquiry + one which really engages people. In an age where we are grappling to understand people, identity and relationships, I would highly recommend this online session on 26th April www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Researching the History of Emotions
www.history.ac.uk
January 18, 2026 at 9:46 PM
My area! History of Emotions is such a fruitful area for historical enquiry + one which really engages people. In an age where we are grappling to understand people, identity and relationships, I would highly recommend this online session on 26th April www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
This is wonderful and just the kind of connection that the project hopes to have. I would recommend reaching out to the team as they are always looking for further updates and information.
January 18, 2026 at 10:14 AM
This is wonderful and just the kind of connection that the project hopes to have. I would recommend reaching out to the team as they are always looking for further updates and information.
Congrats to the team, @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social Ben and everyone involved in making this brilliant source come together
January 17, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Congrats to the team, @kerriandrewsuk.bsky.social Ben and everyone involved in making this brilliant source come together
Was delighted to be invited to the launch of the Hannah More Letters Edition Online.
Such a wonderful event at Barley Wood House where Hannah More lived. More to come from this amazing project. Anyone interested in 18th and 19th century history, link is here: www.hannahmoreletters.org
#18c #19c
Such a wonderful event at Barley Wood House where Hannah More lived. More to come from this amazing project. Anyone interested in 18th and 19th century history, link is here: www.hannahmoreletters.org
#18c #19c
Hannah More Letters Online
Hannah More Letters Online - A digital archive of Hannah More's correspondence
www.hannahmoreletters.org
January 17, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Was delighted to be invited to the launch of the Hannah More Letters Edition Online.
Such a wonderful event at Barley Wood House where Hannah More lived. More to come from this amazing project. Anyone interested in 18th and 19th century history, link is here: www.hannahmoreletters.org
#18c #19c
Such a wonderful event at Barley Wood House where Hannah More lived. More to come from this amazing project. Anyone interested in 18th and 19th century history, link is here: www.hannahmoreletters.org
#18c #19c
Please reach out if you are interested for media/podcasts/publications/lectures/research 😊
January 16, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Please reach out if you are interested for media/podcasts/publications/lectures/research 😊
After an influx of followers, thought I would introduce myself! Hi 👋 I’m Rachel Bynoth, historian + lecturer, specialising in 18th/19th c. emotions (esp. anxiety and wellbeing), family, relationships, letters, gender, politics and society. Link to website (with contact details) in bio. #skystorians
January 16, 2026 at 8:38 AM
After an influx of followers, thought I would introduce myself! Hi 👋 I’m Rachel Bynoth, historian + lecturer, specialising in 18th/19th c. emotions (esp. anxiety and wellbeing), family, relationships, letters, gender, politics and society. Link to website (with contact details) in bio. #skystorians
Oooh that sounds really interesting as I have letters and info on how his death was received in the UK and by his family.
January 14, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Oooh that sounds really interesting as I have letters and info on how his death was received in the UK and by his family.
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To my George Canning aficionados: I’m thinking about what to do for the anniversary of his death in 2027 (other than get my book out)
Any suggestions? More than happy for people/organisations to reach out - please share with any contacts @bsecs.bsky.social
#heritage #publicengagement #media #18thc
Any suggestions? More than happy for people/organisations to reach out - please share with any contacts @bsecs.bsky.social
#heritage #publicengagement #media #18thc
January 13, 2026 at 9:15 AM
To my George Canning aficionados: I’m thinking about what to do for the anniversary of his death in 2027 (other than get my book out)
Any suggestions? More than happy for people/organisations to reach out - please share with any contacts @bsecs.bsky.social
#heritage #publicengagement #media #18thc
Any suggestions? More than happy for people/organisations to reach out - please share with any contacts @bsecs.bsky.social
#heritage #publicengagement #media #18thc
It is history, using the wider Canning family correspondence to explore anxiety in letters between 1760-1830 but it moves across the lifecycle so the family’s biographical history is also presented. So a bit of both but primarily a history work
January 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
It is history, using the wider Canning family correspondence to explore anxiety in letters between 1760-1830 but it moves across the lifecycle so the family’s biographical history is also presented. So a bit of both but primarily a history work
To my George Canning aficionados: I’m thinking about what to do for the anniversary of his death in 2027 (other than get my book out)
Any suggestions? More than happy for people/organisations to reach out - please share with any contacts @bsecs.bsky.social
#heritage #publicengagement #media #18thc
Any suggestions? More than happy for people/organisations to reach out - please share with any contacts @bsecs.bsky.social
#heritage #publicengagement #media #18thc
January 13, 2026 at 9:15 AM
To my George Canning aficionados: I’m thinking about what to do for the anniversary of his death in 2027 (other than get my book out)
Any suggestions? More than happy for people/organisations to reach out - please share with any contacts @bsecs.bsky.social
#heritage #publicengagement #media #18thc
Any suggestions? More than happy for people/organisations to reach out - please share with any contacts @bsecs.bsky.social
#heritage #publicengagement #media #18thc
That would be most appreciated, thank you 🙏
January 11, 2026 at 11:51 AM
That would be most appreciated, thank you 🙏
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Does anyone have any Manchester University Press book proposals that they could let me have a look at? #18c #19c #skystorians #AcademicSky
January 9, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Does anyone have any Manchester University Press book proposals that they could let me have a look at? #18c #19c #skystorians #AcademicSky
Does anyone have any Manchester University Press book proposals that they could let me have a look at? #18c #19c #skystorians #AcademicSky
January 9, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Does anyone have any Manchester University Press book proposals that they could let me have a look at? #18c #19c #skystorians #AcademicSky
Brilliant #distantparenting panel this morning @bsecs.bsky.social which has given me all sorts of inspiration for my book on anxiety in the long 18th c. Canning letters to crack on with my book proposal! #anxiety #book1 #parenting #18c
January 8, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Brilliant #distantparenting panel this morning @bsecs.bsky.social which has given me all sorts of inspiration for my book on anxiety in the long 18th c. Canning letters to crack on with my book proposal! #anxiety #book1 #parenting #18c
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January 7, 2026 at 1:39 PM
If you're looking for #history networks on BlueSky in 2026, our Starter Pack - recently updated - has details of 150 leading societies, organisations and groups active in the UK and Ireland bit.ly/4ptl0On
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…Small Discomforts and Big Comforts of Eighteenth-Century letter writing, examining the embodied experience of letter writing, its labour and the tensions in correspondence of (dis)comfort.
If you are at #BSECS2026 please come say hello 👋 I am the one with the red hair and yellow lanyard! 2/2
If you are at #BSECS2026 please come say hello 👋 I am the one with the red hair and yellow lanyard! 2/2
January 7, 2026 at 1:57 PM
…Small Discomforts and Big Comforts of Eighteenth-Century letter writing, examining the embodied experience of letter writing, its labour and the tensions in correspondence of (dis)comfort.
If you are at #BSECS2026 please come say hello 👋 I am the one with the red hair and yellow lanyard! 2/2
If you are at #BSECS2026 please come say hello 👋 I am the one with the red hair and yellow lanyard! 2/2
It’s that time of the year again - the annual @bsecs.bsky.social pilgrimage to Oxford! Already been to some fascinating panels on digital correspondence collections ✉️
After chairing some wonderful panels today and tomorrow, I will be presenting on Friday at 1:30pm with a paper looking at 1/2
After chairing some wonderful panels today and tomorrow, I will be presenting on Friday at 1:30pm with a paper looking at 1/2
January 7, 2026 at 1:55 PM
It’s that time of the year again - the annual @bsecs.bsky.social pilgrimage to Oxford! Already been to some fascinating panels on digital correspondence collections ✉️
After chairing some wonderful panels today and tomorrow, I will be presenting on Friday at 1:30pm with a paper looking at 1/2
After chairing some wonderful panels today and tomorrow, I will be presenting on Friday at 1:30pm with a paper looking at 1/2