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Please do share this doctoral opportunity with MA/MSt students - four years of AHRC funding to work on the history of children's play in Wales, supervised by me and the lovely and brilliant Dr Jacky Tyrie. Any questions get in touch! www.swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate...
History: Serious about Play: Childhood, Play and Policymaking in Wales, 1945 to the present (RS936) - Swansea University
We offer a wide range of funded and fully funded research scholarships in all subject areas. Explore your options and apply now.
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February 9, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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On Thursday of this week (12th Feb.)!

Books! Collectors! Elizabethans! Libraries!

In person (Oxford) or online (Zoom).
February 9, 2026 at 10:32 AM
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antiquaries.bsky.social
Join us tomorrow to hear about political entanglements of prehistorian Vere Gordon Childe and world famous writer George Orwell, beginning with Childe's inclusion by Orwell on a secret government list of suspected crypto-Communists and Communist sympathisers. www.sal.org.uk/event/orwell...
Gordon Childe Swan Watson, Andrew, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons George Orwell By Cassowary Colorizations - George Orwell, c. 1940
February 9, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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ihr.bsky.social
Date for your diary - join us Join us for this online training session on 28th April, hosted by the @ihrlibrary.bsky.social team, which will bring together a panel of historians, librarians and subject specialists to discuss the History of Emotions
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Researching the History of Emotions
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February 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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Our great thanks to Professor Charles West for his excellent Society lecture yesterday evening: ‘”Alike in Appearance but not in Scope”: Queens and the Making of Medieval Europe’ bit.ly/4tluezd

The recording of Charles's lecture will be available shortly.
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Charles West gives the Society's annual medieval lecture on European queenship - RHS
On Friday 6 February the Society hosted the first lecture in its 2026 programme. Our great thanks to Professor Charles West (University of Edinburgh) who spoke on: ‘"Alike in Appearance but not in Sco...
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February 7, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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CALL FOR PAPERS - Modern British History and the 'Environmental Turn'.

A two-day workshop organised by @maxlong.bsky.social and myself at Lincoln College, Oxford, 16-17 September. Deadline for abstracts is 15 May.

Details in poster below, please share.
This two-day workshop will explore several questions. How can environmental history complement or offer alternatives to existing historiographical narratives and periodisations in British history? What new actors, events, or phenomena might come to the fore? How should it foster engagements with places beyond its national borders or with other disciplines? Is environmental history different from longstanding traditions of ‘landscape’ or ‘urban’ histories of Britain? What contributions can historians make to environmental advocacy and policymaking? And how might a focus on the environment reshape teaching in British history? To take part, participants should submit a 300 word proposal for a short ‘position paper’ (approx. 2500 words) that will be pre-circulated at the workshop. These position papers will address the place of environmental approaches and themes within modern British history (1800 to the present) from the perspective of the participant’s own research. Participants will orally summarise their papers at the workshop. The event is free to attend and includes lunch and refreshments. Submissions are welcomed across a range of perspectives and topics, including but not limited to: energy, extraction, non-human actors, pollution, toxicity, rural and urban landscapes, everyday environmental histories (including how they are shaped by class, gender, and race), imperialism and decolonisation, ‘green’ policy, activism, and the political economy of the natural world. Please send proposals and a one-paragraph biography in a single PDF to andrew.seaton@manchester.ac.uk by 15 May 2026. Please also direct enquiries to this address. This event is organised by Dr. Max Long (Oxford) and Dr. Andrew Seaton (Manchester).
February 5, 2026 at 2:09 PM
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Opportunity alert: call for new deputy editors for @_thesahgb journal.
Vacancies - SAHGB
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February 7, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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Our great thanks to Professor Charles West for his excellent Society lecture yesterday evening: ‘”Alike in Appearance but not in Scope”: Queens and the Making of Medieval Europe’ bit.ly/4tluezd

The recording of Charles's lecture will be available shortly.
@pseudo-isidore.bsky.social #Skystorians
Charles West gives the Society's annual medieval lecture on European queenship - RHS
On Friday 6 February the Society hosted the first lecture in its 2026 programme. Our great thanks to Professor Charles West (University of Edinburgh) who spoke on: ‘"Alike in Appearance but not in Sco...
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February 7, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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Our conference #cfp is now live! This year's conference, "Embodied Histories: Body, Mind and Experience" will take place on 17th July 2026 at University of Birmingham!

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HistoryLab 20th Anniversary Annual Conference 2026 — Call for Papers Embodied Histories: Body, Mind, and Experience 17th July 2026 | Hybrid Conference, in-person at University of Birmingham, Staff House, Grand Central Room The human body is both a biological reality and a cultural construct. It is a site of meaning, experience, and power. From rituals of health and healing to practices of regulation, discipline, and display, bodies have both shaped and been shaped by their historical contexts. We invite papers that place the body and lived experience at the centre of historical inquiry, engaging with themes such as medicine, disability, gender, the senses, and the emotions. We welcome contributions that explore how bodies and experiences have been represented, regulated, or performed, and how these processes intersect with broader questions of identity, power, culture, and society across periods and regions. This conference also marks the 20th anniversary of HistoryLab. Since its founding, HistoryLab has provided a national platform for postgraduate and early career historians to share ideas, foster collaboration, and build community. We invite participants to join us in celebrating this milestone year.
February 6, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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We are thrilled to share the programme for our Spring Seminar Series. We do hope you will join us to hear from the fantastic speakers we have lined up. The sign-up links for each seminar will be shared on our website and here on BlueSky in the weeks leading up to each event.
February 6, 2026 at 9:51 AM
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We're delighted to share details of this year's Ridings of Yorkshire Society Conference.

ROYS will return to its traditional two day format, taking place on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th June at York Explore Library.

See our Call for Papers below for details on how to participate.

#Yorkshire
The Ridings of Yorkshire Society call for papers 2026. For a plaintext version please email help@ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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Are you studying, researching or teaching the histories of race and ethnicity? Try using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH). It contains 670,000+ resources from 55 BCE to today! Find out how to use BBIH buff.ly/yD11954 @brepols.net
Using BBIH online: a help pack for students and lecturers
For the academic year, we've a help pack offering guides to BBIH in undergraduate and graduate teaching and research. With embeddable content for VLEs.
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February 5, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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We are delighted to host Prof Charles West this evening at our annual medieval lecture. Charles is discussing the mobility of queens and queenship in early medieval Europe. #Skystorians
Charles west gives RHS lecture.
February 6, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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📣 Manchester (& nearby folks)! The brilliant @profkfh.bsky.social will be speaking about how her new book, The Sweet Taste of Empire, came to be in conversation with Dr. Fred Schurink at our next @uomenglish.bsky.social research seminar. Join us next THURSDAY, 12 Feb from 4-5 pm in Sam Alex SG.16.
Sweet Taste of Empire book event poster
February 5, 2026 at 8:59 AM
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Join the Raphael Samuel History Centre mailing list to get the latest information on our forthcoming events.
Go to our website and click 'contact us'
Our events are free and open to all.
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Raphael Samuel History Centre - Birkbeck, University of London
The Raphael Samuel History Centre is an outreach and research centre supported by a two-way partnership between Birkbeck and Queen Mary.
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January 15, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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ICMS 2026 registration is officially open! Be sure to register early so you secure your spot in limited workshops, concerts, and (limited) Tuesday arrivals. We can't wait to see you there!
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February 3, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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The International Fellowships 2026 scheme, run with the @royalsociety.org, supports international early career researchers to undertake a two-year research career with UK partner organisations. Find out more and apply ahead of 11 March deadline: https://bit.ly/3LaMIBC
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February 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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The #CfP for our Summer Conference 2026 on the theme 'The Church and Race' is open now. You can find more information on the theme, how to apply, and bursaries here:

ecclesiasticalhistorysociety.com/26summer/ #historians

Deadline: 15 April 2026
February 4, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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For anyone interested in our 18-month post in British Studies please follow the link below. @ihr.bsky.social

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Jacob Price Fellowship in British Studies (18 month FTC):London Senate House - Hybrid
The University of London is both the UK’s largest provider of international distance and online learning and the convenor of a federation of 17 renowned higher education institutions.
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February 4, 2026 at 6:59 PM
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📣Apply for Small Grants Funding!

Are you looking to conduct research into social or cultural history? Do you need support with archival visits, organising a conference, or buying specialist equipment?

⏰Our next funding deadline is 1 March

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Small Grants
The Social History Society maintains a Small Grants Fund to support our members to carry out research activities and hold events. We give priority to activities and event that would otherwise remai…
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January 23, 2026 at 4:52 PM
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ihr.bsky.social
Join us on 9 February, 6pm online for a seminar in Voluntary Action History series. Mapping the invisible: Using GIS to reconstruct forgotten volunteer networks in 19th-century London by Delzar Sadiq, Salahaddin University in Erbil. #GIS Book here www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Mapping the invisible: Using GIS to reconstruct forgotten volunteer networks in 19th-century London
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February 4, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Next week Wednesday 11 February we are delighted to have @pbhellawell.bsky.social & @libertypaterson.bsky.social present their paper titled 'The Ship Bedford: Atlantic and Archival Crossings in the Long Eighteenth-Century Slave Trade'. Join us either in person at the IHR or online from 17:30
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February 4, 2026 at 10:49 AM
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Save the date for our one-day conference, in association with Somerset and Dorset Notes and Queries, where we'll be looking at rebellion and protest across six centuries.

Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dorset26

#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
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February 4, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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BISA's David Feldman discussing the memorialisation of the Holocaust in Britain from the 1940s to the present day at our annual Holocaust Memorial Lecture in partnership with the Institute for Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social @dmf101.bsky.social
January 26, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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📣 Call for Papers and Panels!

BrANCH 2026 Conference at the University of Warwick (October 9-11) 📌 🗓️❗️

We welcome proposals on all aspects of North American history through to the end of the ‘long nineteenth century’

Deadline for Proposals: Friday, April 10

See more details below ⬇️
2026 BrANCH Conference — British American Nineteenth Century Historians
www.branch.org.uk
February 3, 2026 at 1:30 PM