Sophie Nicholls
@sophiehistory.bsky.social
Historian of ideas. Currently working on a history of the French Wars of Religion and an English edition of two works by Étienne de La Boétie. My cat’s name is Jonesy. I believe in L-Space.
This is not a bike. It is a university lecturer at the end of the winter term.
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
This is not a bike. It is a university lecturer at the end of the winter term.
Best birthday card ever
November 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Best birthday card ever
Have La Boétie, will travel.
October 27, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Have La Boétie, will travel.
A good day to read Étienne de La Boétie’s On Voluntary Servitude and reflect on those who prop up tyrants. I’m enjoying this wonderful 1963 edition by historian and communist party member François Hincker, a subject in itself!
September 18, 2025 at 11:16 AM
A good day to read Étienne de La Boétie’s On Voluntary Servitude and reflect on those who prop up tyrants. I’m enjoying this wonderful 1963 edition by historian and communist party member François Hincker, a subject in itself!
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"Beyond is a conceptual destination ... The Voice of Beyond is always one step ahead..."
I've finally looked at that Warwick "Beyond!" rebrand.
It's even worse than the posts suggest.
Beyond reason.
Beyond belief.
Beyond parody...
brand.warwick.ac.uk/en/brand-gui...
I've finally looked at that Warwick "Beyond!" rebrand.
It's even worse than the posts suggest.
Beyond reason.
Beyond belief.
Beyond parody...
brand.warwick.ac.uk/en/brand-gui...
July 22, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"Beyond is a conceptual destination ... The Voice of Beyond is always one step ahead..."
I've finally looked at that Warwick "Beyond!" rebrand.
It's even worse than the posts suggest.
Beyond reason.
Beyond belief.
Beyond parody...
brand.warwick.ac.uk/en/brand-gui...
I've finally looked at that Warwick "Beyond!" rebrand.
It's even worse than the posts suggest.
Beyond reason.
Beyond belief.
Beyond parody...
brand.warwick.ac.uk/en/brand-gui...
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Alex Middleton reviews Ethical Empire? India Reformism and the Critique of Colonial Misgovernment, by Zak Leonard
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Ethical Empire? India Reformism and the Critique of Colonial Misgovernment, By Zak Leonard
This is a much-needed book. Anyone who has ever dipped their toes into nineteenth-century British debates about the government of India knows how complex,
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May 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Alex Middleton reviews Ethical Empire? India Reformism and the Critique of Colonial Misgovernment, by Zak Leonard
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Here’s a wee article about what it really costs to be an artist - produced by Starling Bank, the bank for starving artists…
www.starlingbank.com/blog/cost-of...
www.starlingbank.com/blog/cost-of...
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March 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Here’s a wee article about what it really costs to be an artist - produced by Starling Bank, the bank for starving artists…
www.starlingbank.com/blog/cost-of...
www.starlingbank.com/blog/cost-of...
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Sophie Nicholls @sophiehistory.bsky.social reviews 'Time, History, and Political Thought', ed. John Robertson
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Time, History, and Political Thought, ed. John Robertson
Turner’s wonderful painting of Modern Rome—Campo Vaccino adorns the front cover of John Robertson’s edited collection of essays. The image of the decaying
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February 7, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Sophie Nicholls @sophiehistory.bsky.social reviews 'Time, History, and Political Thought', ed. John Robertson
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We are celebrating a huge milestone with our forthcoming October issue: 600 issues since our first publication in 1886! To mark the occasion, we invited a number of friends of the journal to reflect on individual articles of their choice. Read their assessments here:
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Celebrating the 600th English Historical Review
The English Historical Review has just published its 600th number. To celebrate this landmark, the editors asked some of the journal’s long-standing friend
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December 5, 2024 at 11:28 AM
We are celebrating a huge milestone with our forthcoming October issue: 600 issues since our first publication in 1886! To mark the occasion, we invited a number of friends of the journal to reflect on individual articles of their choice. Read their assessments here:
academic.oup.com/ehr/advance-...
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📣New Publication | Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought | "Bartolus of Sassoferrato: Three Tracts on City Government and Related Writings", ed. & tr. by our very own George Garnett (St Hugh's) and Magnus Ryan (Peterhouse)
www.cambridge.org/core/books/b...
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Bartolus of Sassoferrato
Cambridge Core - European History 1000-1450 - Bartolus of Sassoferrato
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November 19, 2024 at 1:09 PM
📣New Publication | Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought | "Bartolus of Sassoferrato: Three Tracts on City Government and Related Writings", ed. & tr. by our very own George Garnett (St Hugh's) and Magnus Ryan (Peterhouse)
www.cambridge.org/core/books/b...
www.cambridge.org/core/books/b...
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A cushion for Christmas!
Using my watercolour paintings as a design I entered this competition. Please vote for it if you like it. (It’s also for sale:£32.95 & P&P)
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Using my watercolour paintings as a design I entered this competition. Please vote for it if you like it. (It’s also for sale:£32.95 & P&P)
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November 18, 2024 at 1:36 PM
A cushion for Christmas!
Using my watercolour paintings as a design I entered this competition. Please vote for it if you like it. (It’s also for sale:£32.95 & P&P)
deirdrenicholls.com/2024/11/18/a...
Using my watercolour paintings as a design I entered this competition. Please vote for it if you like it. (It’s also for sale:£32.95 & P&P)
deirdrenicholls.com/2024/11/18/a...
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The Centre for Political Thought at Cambridge has agreed that BlueSky will be its main focus for social-media-related activity for the foreseeable future, and that we're winding down our activities on the network formerly known as Twitter.
November 18, 2024 at 11:52 AM
The Centre for Political Thought at Cambridge has agreed that BlueSky will be its main focus for social-media-related activity for the foreseeable future, and that we're winding down our activities on the network formerly known as Twitter.
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Happy Sunday Morning!
November 17, 2024 at 9:52 AM
Happy Sunday Morning!
In celebration of poetry
November 16, 2024 at 6:14 PM
In celebration of poetry
Hello Bluesky! Starting as I mean to go on: with a picture of my cat Jonesy 😁
November 16, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Hello Bluesky! Starting as I mean to go on: with a picture of my cat Jonesy 😁