Serena Jones (ACCOUNT INACTIVE)
@serenaj1642.bsky.social
🇬🇧 Author, publisher, independent historian | British Civil Wars: biographer of Col Sir George Lisle | transcribing & publishing the 1640s English newsbooks | 🦋 Est. Sep 2023
As of 24 Apr 2025 account is inactive until/unless Bsky allows follower removal
As of 24 Apr 2025 account is inactive until/unless Bsky allows follower removal
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📢 More about me:
I work on the English/British Civil Wars (Wars of the Three Kingdoms), & my special corner is the printed newsbooks from the 1640s.
Mostly I post about those & what I discover; also digitisation, archiving, & related tech.
DMs open to mutuals. Everyone else please @ me first 🌞
I work on the English/British Civil Wars (Wars of the Three Kingdoms), & my special corner is the printed newsbooks from the 1640s.
Mostly I post about those & what I discover; also digitisation, archiving, & related tech.
DMs open to mutuals. Everyone else please @ me first 🌞
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The Society for Military History is now archiving historical materials related to military history that are disappearing from federal or state websites. We are open to submissions, anonymously or otherwise. Please see www.smh-hq.org/archivedreso... and note there the submission links.
Archived Resources | The Society for Military History
www.smh-hq.org
April 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Society for Military History is now archiving historical materials related to military history that are disappearing from federal or state websites. We are open to submissions, anonymously or otherwise. Please see www.smh-hq.org/archivedreso... and note there the submission links.
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Read our letter to Meta, sent last week, condemning their unlicensed use of authors' work to train AI. #DoTheWriteThing #MetaBookThieves - societyofauthors.org/2025/04/04/t...
The SoA's message to Meta: don't steal our books - The Society of Authors
On Thursday 3 April, the Society of Authors (SoA) organised a day of action to deliver a message to Meta. Read all about it here.
societyofauthors.org
April 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Read our letter to Meta, sent last week, condemning their unlicensed use of authors' work to train AI. #DoTheWriteThing #MetaBookThieves - societyofauthors.org/2025/04/04/t...
Great news: the full rights to the Lisle bio have just been signed back over to me. So I can now think about revisions, which it sorely needs: it's 10 years old now.
Cheriton first, though; getting the THB website running again, and getting the newsbooks online.
Anyone know how I can clone myself?
Cheriton first, though; getting the THB website running again, and getting the newsbooks online.
Anyone know how I can clone myself?
April 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Great news: the full rights to the Lisle bio have just been signed back over to me. So I can now think about revisions, which it sorely needs: it's 10 years old now.
Cheriton first, though; getting the THB website running again, and getting the newsbooks online.
Anyone know how I can clone myself?
Cheriton first, though; getting the THB website running again, and getting the newsbooks online.
Anyone know how I can clone myself?
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In an infringement of copyright & total disregard for my livelihood, many of my academic publications have been taken without my consent to train AI. I stand with the @Soc_of_Authors Action.
Pls sign & share this petition to protect authors' rights: www.change.org/p/protect-au...
Pls sign & share this petition to protect authors' rights: www.change.org/p/protect-au...
Sign the Petition
Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training
www.change.org
April 4, 2025 at 7:37 PM
In an infringement of copyright & total disregard for my livelihood, many of my academic publications have been taken without my consent to train AI. I stand with the @Soc_of_Authors Action.
Pls sign & share this petition to protect authors' rights: www.change.org/p/protect-au...
Pls sign & share this petition to protect authors' rights: www.change.org/p/protect-au...
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Following the news about Meta's mass theft of writers' work to train AI, we're joining the #DoTheWriteThing day of action today
- Make a noise on social media
- Write to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy
- Tell Meta they don't have the right to use your books
writersguild.org.uk/do-the-write...
- Make a noise on social media
- Write to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy
- Tell Meta they don't have the right to use your books
writersguild.org.uk/do-the-write...
#DoTheWriteThing - join the day of action - The Writers' Guild of Great Britain
Following the The Atlantic’s article, which revealed that many UK authors have had their work taken without consent as part of the Library Genesis ‘LibGen’ dataset and used by Meta …
writersguild.org.uk
April 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Following the news about Meta's mass theft of writers' work to train AI, we're joining the #DoTheWriteThing day of action today
- Make a noise on social media
- Write to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy
- Tell Meta they don't have the right to use your books
writersguild.org.uk/do-the-write...
- Make a noise on social media
- Write to Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy
- Tell Meta they don't have the right to use your books
writersguild.org.uk/do-the-write...
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Thank you to everyone who has signed the petition which now stands at 10,000+! If you haven't added your name, #DoTheWriteThing -
Sign the Petition
Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training
www.change.org
April 3, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Thank you to everyone who has signed the petition which now stands at 10,000+! If you haven't added your name, #DoTheWriteThing -
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The Ecclesiastical History Society is delighted to join BlueSky and the #academic community here. Our Society is dedicated to the study of all things #churchhistory. We will be moving from posting on our X account soon, so please give us a follow!
April 1, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The Ecclesiastical History Society is delighted to join BlueSky and the #academic community here. Our Society is dedicated to the study of all things #churchhistory. We will be moving from posting on our X account soon, so please give us a follow!
Whether genealogy, history, or any other discipline.
Always. view. the. original. document.
Never trust the third party, even if they are the UK GRO and the copy they give you is "certified" as correct.
Their incorrect transcription in 1997 threw us off track for nearly 30 years.
Always. view. the. original. document.
Never trust the third party, even if they are the UK GRO and the copy they give you is "certified" as correct.
Their incorrect transcription in 1997 threw us off track for nearly 30 years.
A stunning reminder of why you should ALWAYS view the original cert, even if you have purchased an official copy.
In the 1990s we ordered a physical copy of my ggm's 1891 birth cert, which back then had to be transcribed by hand at GRO & posted to us.
From this copy (on right), we read that
In the 1990s we ordered a physical copy of my ggm's 1891 birth cert, which back then had to be transcribed by hand at GRO & posted to us.
From this copy (on right), we read that
March 30, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Whether genealogy, history, or any other discipline.
Always. view. the. original. document.
Never trust the third party, even if they are the UK GRO and the copy they give you is "certified" as correct.
Their incorrect transcription in 1997 threw us off track for nearly 30 years.
Always. view. the. original. document.
Never trust the third party, even if they are the UK GRO and the copy they give you is "certified" as correct.
Their incorrect transcription in 1997 threw us off track for nearly 30 years.
PLEASE, please, stop following the empty accts. You know the ones: no pfp, bio, posts, replies.
You know they're sockpuppets, right? Bad faith managed accts that quietly accumulate followers, before eventually going live to those followers as a spam or disinfo channel.
How does it work? >>
You know they're sockpuppets, right? Bad faith managed accts that quietly accumulate followers, before eventually going live to those followers as a spam or disinfo channel.
How does it work? >>
March 29, 2025 at 11:12 AM
PLEASE, please, stop following the empty accts. You know the ones: no pfp, bio, posts, replies.
You know they're sockpuppets, right? Bad faith managed accts that quietly accumulate followers, before eventually going live to those followers as a spam or disinfo channel.
How does it work? >>
You know they're sockpuppets, right? Bad faith managed accts that quietly accumulate followers, before eventually going live to those followers as a spam or disinfo channel.
How does it work? >>
Thanks all, for reposts yesterday regarding legal advice 👍
(I've deleted the call-out now)
(I've deleted the call-out now)
March 28, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Thanks all, for reposts yesterday regarding legal advice 👍
(I've deleted the call-out now)
(I've deleted the call-out now)
Rather than use Signal they should have asked me to take minutes for them. There's no way in hell the best cryptographer would ever decipher my handwriting without me there to explain 👀
March 26, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Rather than use Signal they should have asked me to take minutes for them. There's no way in hell the best cryptographer would ever decipher my handwriting without me there to explain 👀
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I'm looking for references to the smell of death, decay, and cadavers in the early modern period. Any pointers would be much appreciated!
March 26, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I'm looking for references to the smell of death, decay, and cadavers in the early modern period. Any pointers would be much appreciated!
This
Publicly available is not the same thing as in the public domain!
March 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This
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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
Forget the myths—Cromwell and the Levellers weren’t on the same page. @1642author.bsky.social explains how this political movement sought more radical changes than even Cromwell wanted. 🎧 #Levellers #CivilWarHistory
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2b957f
<a href="/hashtag/History" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#History #Podcast
Forget the myths—Cromwell and the Levellers weren’t on the same page. @1642author.bsky.social explains how this political movement sought more radical changes than even Cromwell wanted. 🎧 #Levellers #CivilWarHistory
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2b957f
<a href="/hashtag/History" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#History #Podcast
March 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
Forget the myths—Cromwell and the Levellers weren’t on the same page. @1642author.bsky.social explains how this political movement sought more radical changes than even Cromwell wanted. 🎧 #Levellers #CivilWarHistory
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2b957f
<a href="/hashtag/History" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#History #Podcast
Forget the myths—Cromwell and the Levellers weren’t on the same page. @1642author.bsky.social explains how this political movement sought more radical changes than even Cromwell wanted. 🎧 #Levellers #CivilWarHistory
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2b957f
<a href="/hashtag/History" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#History #Podcast
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The MHRA has transitioned from Twitter/X and will now use Bluesky to communicate our work. We are excited to contribute to establishing Bluesky as a dynamic, inclusive, and engaging platform for academic exchange and collaboration.
To celebrate this new chapter, we are hosting a book giveaway! 👇
To celebrate this new chapter, we are hosting a book giveaway! 👇
March 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
The MHRA has transitioned from Twitter/X and will now use Bluesky to communicate our work. We are excited to contribute to establishing Bluesky as a dynamic, inclusive, and engaging platform for academic exchange and collaboration.
To celebrate this new chapter, we are hosting a book giveaway! 👇
To celebrate this new chapter, we are hosting a book giveaway! 👇
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🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
When we look back, we often project our ideas of democracy onto the past. @1642author.bsky.social shows why the English Civil Wars don’t fit that narrative. 🏛️ #HistoryMisconceptions #PodcastTalks
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2b957f
<a href="/hashtag/History" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#History #Podcast
When we look back, we often project our ideas of democracy onto the past. @1642author.bsky.social shows why the English Civil Wars don’t fit that narrative. 🏛️ #HistoryMisconceptions #PodcastTalks
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2b957f
<a href="/hashtag/History" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#History #Podcast
March 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🚨 THIS WEEK🚨
When we look back, we often project our ideas of democracy onto the past. @1642author.bsky.social shows why the English Civil Wars don’t fit that narrative. 🏛️ #HistoryMisconceptions #PodcastTalks
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2b957f
<a href="/hashtag/History" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#History #Podcast
When we look back, we often project our ideas of democracy onto the past. @1642author.bsky.social shows why the English Civil Wars don’t fit that narrative. 🏛️ #HistoryMisconceptions #PodcastTalks
Listen now 🎧 pod.fo/e/2b957f
<a href="/hashtag/History" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#History #Podcast
I was expecting this stunt from eBay at some point.
Instructions below about how to opt out.
Instructions below about how to opt out.
eBay have changed their terms of service and you're automatically opted-in for your personal data to be used for AI development and training.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
March 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I was expecting this stunt from eBay at some point.
Instructions below about how to opt out.
Instructions below about how to opt out.
💥 BOOSTING 💥
Buy from Kennys.
www.kennys.ie
Screw Amazon and buy indie.
This has always been my advice to my own customers tho: buy from an indie like Kennys or from me direct. In my case I can sell my own books cheaper than Amazon, but still make more £ per copy! Customer wins/indie wins/I win.
Buy from Kennys.
www.kennys.ie
Screw Amazon and buy indie.
This has always been my advice to my own customers tho: buy from an indie like Kennys or from me direct. In my case I can sell my own books cheaper than Amazon, but still make more £ per copy! Customer wins/indie wins/I win.
March 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
💥 BOOSTING 💥
Buy from Kennys.
www.kennys.ie
Screw Amazon and buy indie.
This has always been my advice to my own customers tho: buy from an indie like Kennys or from me direct. In my case I can sell my own books cheaper than Amazon, but still make more £ per copy! Customer wins/indie wins/I win.
Buy from Kennys.
www.kennys.ie
Screw Amazon and buy indie.
This has always been my advice to my own customers tho: buy from an indie like Kennys or from me direct. In my case I can sell my own books cheaper than Amazon, but still make more £ per copy! Customer wins/indie wins/I win.
My god, the petty defensiveness of follow farmers and obsessive account collectors, when you put them on a polite "please go away" list. How dare I not want to be a grain of sand in their involuntary "following 167k" club!
I'm desperate for Bsky to offer soft blocks, or follower confirm/deny.
I'm desperate for Bsky to offer soft blocks, or follower confirm/deny.
March 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
My god, the petty defensiveness of follow farmers and obsessive account collectors, when you put them on a polite "please go away" list. How dare I not want to be a grain of sand in their involuntary "following 167k" club!
I'm desperate for Bsky to offer soft blocks, or follower confirm/deny.
I'm desperate for Bsky to offer soft blocks, or follower confirm/deny.
❓Naval history question! ⚓
"Letters of marque" and "letters of reprisal": were these the same thing, or were they different legal instruments (though obviously to the same end)?
In Oct 1642 the English parliament is using "letters of reprisal" (E.124[14]).
#navhist #earlymodern #history
"Letters of marque" and "letters of reprisal": were these the same thing, or were they different legal instruments (though obviously to the same end)?
In Oct 1642 the English parliament is using "letters of reprisal" (E.124[14]).
#navhist #earlymodern #history
March 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
❓Naval history question! ⚓
"Letters of marque" and "letters of reprisal": were these the same thing, or were they different legal instruments (though obviously to the same end)?
In Oct 1642 the English parliament is using "letters of reprisal" (E.124[14]).
#navhist #earlymodern #history
"Letters of marque" and "letters of reprisal": were these the same thing, or were they different legal instruments (though obviously to the same end)?
In Oct 1642 the English parliament is using "letters of reprisal" (E.124[14]).
#navhist #earlymodern #history
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Dear media, please stop saying AI is “training” on copyrighted works. AI is “stealing” copyrighted works. It is “plagiarizing” copyrighted works. It is “breaking multiple laws.”
March 13, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Dear media, please stop saying AI is “training” on copyrighted works. AI is “stealing” copyrighted works. It is “plagiarizing” copyrighted works. It is “breaking multiple laws.”
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Poor future schoolkids.
Poor future students.
Poor future historians.
Imagine being a future person having to learn about and try and understand our present.
Make things a little easier for them, start keeping a diary.
A proper one, on paper.
Start soon.
Poor future students.
Poor future historians.
Imagine being a future person having to learn about and try and understand our present.
Make things a little easier for them, start keeping a diary.
A proper one, on paper.
Start soon.
March 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Poor future schoolkids.
Poor future students.
Poor future historians.
Imagine being a future person having to learn about and try and understand our present.
Make things a little easier for them, start keeping a diary.
A proper one, on paper.
Start soon.
Poor future students.
Poor future historians.
Imagine being a future person having to learn about and try and understand our present.
Make things a little easier for them, start keeping a diary.
A proper one, on paper.
Start soon.
Slava Ukraini.
February 28, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Slava Ukraini.
Here's my dad + friend in a dinghy off Xeros on the N coast of Cyprus, Aug 1964.
While out in the dinghy, they narrowly missed being strafed by several Turkish Air Force jets that screamed down the beach and attacked two Greek patrol boats in the nearby harbour.
Battle of Tillyria, Aug 6–8 1964.
While out in the dinghy, they narrowly missed being strafed by several Turkish Air Force jets that screamed down the beach and attacked two Greek patrol boats in the nearby harbour.
Battle of Tillyria, Aug 6–8 1964.
February 25, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Here's my dad + friend in a dinghy off Xeros on the N coast of Cyprus, Aug 1964.
While out in the dinghy, they narrowly missed being strafed by several Turkish Air Force jets that screamed down the beach and attacked two Greek patrol boats in the nearby harbour.
Battle of Tillyria, Aug 6–8 1964.
While out in the dinghy, they narrowly missed being strafed by several Turkish Air Force jets that screamed down the beach and attacked two Greek patrol boats in the nearby harbour.
Battle of Tillyria, Aug 6–8 1964.