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It was believed in medieval times that hedgehogs had spikes so they could roll over fruit to carry home to their children, which is not true but is a really cute idea
February 13, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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We live in a world where there's a Wikipedia article for every obscure background character in Star Wars but not one for Marion Royce, who was the founding Director of the Women's Bureau, Department of Labour and at one point represented Canada to the United Nations and I am so irritated by this.
February 9, 2026 at 5:24 AM
I mean, will bringing a planeful of food to Italy become the "coals to Newcastle" metaphor for our era? Hoping the memesters are busy...
February 8, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Still catching my breath at this. I love (almost) every archive but rarely do I access one through a space like this. Gilding the gilding. #Historiana #PalaisGarnier #Joy
February 8, 2026 at 4:32 PM
First time in the archives of/at Paris Opera. Jaw. Fully. Dropped. Always delight in new archives here maxed by marble, gilt, CHANDELIER (didn't swing on it)
February 7, 2026 at 9:39 AM
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Amidst the amidst a small highlight... Two different groups of French people asked ME for directions IN French... In Paris #LifeGoals #Legit #contentedsmile ... (Of course I didn't know!)
February 6, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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Apply for our PhD placement scheme to get involved in extraordinary research at the Library. There are eight available placements exploring a variety of themes including war poetry, 21st-century digital tools, illustrated newspapers and decarbonisation.

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February 4, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Wish the eurostar had 'no-eating' carriage with all seats facing forward... IYKYK

*don't get me wrong, lurve trains, thrilled I can take one to a teeny writing retreat room in Paris, but #MotionSensitive #AmWriting
February 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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Big congratulations to Julia on the publication of her book on the literary history and analysis of Francophone poetry in the Great War. Soon to appear in an English version more focused on history. So much great work has came out of our cohort on the Historial summer school a decade ago in 2016!
Aujourd'hui, le premier des livres issus de ma thèse a été publié! Destiné à un publique francophone et plutôt littéraire, il sera accompagné d'un autre ouvrage plus historique en anglais.
February 2, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Singing one of his motets today. Not easy. Gorgeous. Fascinating words and cool to learn more about this composer while frantically trying to prep a (now) two-voice per part concert. Will sing with joy...
www.theguardian.com/music/2022/j...

#BlackEurope
Vicente Lusitano: Why was the first Black published composer just a footnote in histories?
A BLM placard in New York encouraged a conductor in London to discover more about this 16th-century pioneer of European classical music
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:50 AM
What happens when a conversation at work drinks takes on a life of its own :)
hic-nunc.be/nl/artikels/...
Homeros op TikTok: hoe 'Epic' de Odyssee weer episch maakt
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hic-nunc.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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September 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Great to see folk building programs that bring knowledge, critical thinking, openness and acceptance to the world - chapeau to former colleague Mo Moulton: www.birmingham.ac.uk/study/postgr...
Gender and Sexuality MA - University of Birmingham
Course information for prospective postgraduate students on our MA Gender and Sexuality taught masters degree programme at the University of Birmingham.
www.birmingham.ac.uk
January 19, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Gonna report back. Also on any others you want to add? Will add some of my finds in comments.
Pls suggest listening options to calm me down of an evening. Fave French language history podcasts? Similar to @footnotinghistory.bsky.social mais en français... @sfhs.bsky.social @frenchhistory.bsky.social @frculturalst.bsky.social @jwsfh.bsky.social @frenchcolonial.bsky.social #FrenchHistorians
January 15, 2026 at 9:38 AM
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This roundtable from @lmebroch.bsky.social @alisoncarrol.bsky.social Daniel Gordon and Laura O’Brien on blogging French History is free to read until the end of February doi.org/10.1093/fh/c...

Come for ‘blogs build academic communities’, stay for the COVID diaries. 🗃️
Blogging (French) history: conversations and reflections amongst historians
Abstract. In 2014, the French History Network Blog was launched with the aim of ‘connecting people and ideas’. Ten years later, it has shared hundreds of b
doi.org
January 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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really excited to have Dr Rebecca Hall, author of “Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts” in the shop this weekend talking about writing for the graphic medium in a FREE workshop at 12pm!!

Where:
Sour Cherry Comics
3187 16th st.
SF, CA

When:
12-2pm
January 14, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Pls suggest listening options to calm me down of an evening. Fave French language history podcasts? Similar to @footnotinghistory.bsky.social mais en français... @sfhs.bsky.social @frenchhistory.bsky.social @frculturalst.bsky.social @jwsfh.bsky.social @frenchcolonial.bsky.social #FrenchHistorians
January 7, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Feeling this... BUt maybe saying yes to writing will give me life and encourage me to say no to some of the other things...
academics: this brave new year, why not practice saying “no” in your work life by starting small.

“no… way of course id love to do an extra thing even tho i haven’t done the million other things”
January 6, 2026 at 5:53 PM
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The Utrecht morning rush hour in the snow did not disappoint!
January 5, 2026 at 7:26 AM
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Evergreen post. We teach our first-year students in Intro to History at Utrecht (or used to - been a minute since I taught it) Pieter Geyl's epigram "History is an argument without end."
January 2, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Reflecting on writing practice, cos doing "for-fun" holiday writing thing with colleague. Tone, style, and placement gonna be interesting - pop culture meets cultural politics/academia. Stand by - and proud of - this 2018 "fun" piece for chatty tone - and rich questions:
moed.online/nl/watching-...
Watching Black Panther in the Netherlands – MOED
In conversation with Rachel Gillett. Black Panther pulled together the threads of representation, activism and social media that preoccupy me in my work. But the experience of watching Black Panther i...
moed.online
January 2, 2026 at 4:25 PM