William Poulter
@williampoulter.bsky.social
Doctoral student at St Peter's College, Oxford researching the German Hanse in 16th Century London.
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‘More’s love was for the Church, “a mystical body ... be it never so sick”. His desperate fear was that the spread of heresy would tear that body apart. He did not seek martyrdom, and was in no hurry to embrace it.’
Lucy Wooding on the two Thomas Mores.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Lucy Wooding on the two Thomas Mores.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Lucy Wooding · Damnable Rottenness: More and More
It is hard to know how Thomas More might have reacted to the idea that he is now the patron saint of politicians. The...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
‘More’s love was for the Church, “a mystical body ... be it never so sick”. His desperate fear was that the spread of heresy would tear that body apart. He did not seek martyrdom, and was in no hurry to embrace it.’
Lucy Wooding on the two Thomas Mores.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Lucy Wooding on the two Thomas Mores.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Our latest Viewpoint article is out: 'Guilds and Companies in London, 1200–1700: Contexts and Comparisons' by @mpdavies.bsky.social.
A 🧵 on the insights provided by this article into the history and historiography of these key metropolitan institutions in the medieval and early modern periods.
A 🧵 on the insights provided by this article into the history and historiography of these key metropolitan institutions in the medieval and early modern periods.
Guilds and Companies in London, 1200–1700: Contexts and Comparisons
Published in The London Journal: A Review of Metropolitan Society Past and Present (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Our latest Viewpoint article is out: 'Guilds and Companies in London, 1200–1700: Contexts and Comparisons' by @mpdavies.bsky.social.
A 🧵 on the insights provided by this article into the history and historiography of these key metropolitan institutions in the medieval and early modern periods.
A 🧵 on the insights provided by this article into the history and historiography of these key metropolitan institutions in the medieval and early modern periods.
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Delighted to see the open access publication of Crossings: Migrant Knowledges, Migrant Forms -- a superb volume featuring artists, poets, scholars, and a short essay by me on Dutch- and French-speaking women in 16th-century London telling their stories of migration. punctumbooks.com/titles/cross...
Crossings: Migrant Knowledges, Migrant Forms – punctum books
punctumbooks.com
October 7, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Delighted to see the open access publication of Crossings: Migrant Knowledges, Migrant Forms -- a superb volume featuring artists, poets, scholars, and a short essay by me on Dutch- and French-speaking women in 16th-century London telling their stories of migration. punctumbooks.com/titles/cross...
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The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, a new world-class centre for the Arts and Humanities will open to the academic community on 13 October 2025 🏛️✨
A public cultural programme hosted by the Centre will begin in April 2026.
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A public cultural programme hosted by the Centre will begin in April 2026.
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September 30, 2025 at 11:27 AM
The Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, a new world-class centre for the Arts and Humanities will open to the academic community on 13 October 2025 🏛️✨
A public cultural programme hosted by the Centre will begin in April 2026.
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A public cultural programme hosted by the Centre will begin in April 2026.
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Melvyn Bragg has been one of the last standard-bearers for a really important, and unfashionable, idea: that good conversation, between people who really know their stuff, on complex or difficult subjects, can be fantastic radio - and that the national broadcaster should do this.
I hope it endures.
I hope it endures.
Melvyn Bragg has decided to stand down as host of In Our Time, the BBC says.
September 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Melvyn Bragg has been one of the last standard-bearers for a really important, and unfashionable, idea: that good conversation, between people who really know their stuff, on complex or difficult subjects, can be fantastic radio - and that the national broadcaster should do this.
I hope it endures.
I hope it endures.
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As I've been saying, it's clear that the UK has decided to concentrate university spending and R&D on a very small and geographically-concentrated elite. Now okay, that's a decision that will have positives and negatives, but it should at least be made explicit. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Dismay as north of England universities miss out on share of £54m talent fund
Exclusive: MP presses minister for explanation as thinktank says omission undermines innovation in the north
www.theguardian.com
August 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM
As I've been saying, it's clear that the UK has decided to concentrate university spending and R&D on a very small and geographically-concentrated elite. Now okay, that's a decision that will have positives and negatives, but it should at least be made explicit. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Going to keep repeating: employers and students know the #ValueOfHistory, it’s somehow the university senior managers and marketeers who don’t read up-to-date information or have any sense of the world outside their ideological idée fixe: files.royalhistsoc.org/wp-content/u...
July 17, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Going to keep repeating: employers and students know the #ValueOfHistory, it’s somehow the university senior managers and marketeers who don’t read up-to-date information or have any sense of the world outside their ideological idée fixe: files.royalhistsoc.org/wp-content/u...
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We are thrilled to announce that the Conflict, War and Violence in the Early Modern World Conference, with a keynote address by Professor Mark Stoyle, will be held on 30-31 October at the University of Exeter.
Please help us spread the world, and consider submitting a proposal!🗡️
Please help us spread the world, and consider submitting a proposal!🗡️
July 7, 2025 at 8:06 AM
We are thrilled to announce that the Conflict, War and Violence in the Early Modern World Conference, with a keynote address by Professor Mark Stoyle, will be held on 30-31 October at the University of Exeter.
Please help us spread the world, and consider submitting a proposal!🗡️
Please help us spread the world, and consider submitting a proposal!🗡️
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Excited to kick off our workshop today at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg: Transient Communities and Spaces of Mobility: Theories, Methods, and Themes in Early Modern Mobilities History, organized with my colleague Dr Sarah Lentz from the University of Bremen #earlymodern #history #mobility #history 🗃️
July 7, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Excited to kick off our workshop today at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg: Transient Communities and Spaces of Mobility: Theories, Methods, and Themes in Early Modern Mobilities History, organized with my colleague Dr Sarah Lentz from the University of Bremen #earlymodern #history #mobility #history 🗃️
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Yet another example of daughters‘ essential roles in bookselling families: In 1581-2, Middelburg bookseller Dierick van Helmondt repeatedly sent his daughter Janne to buy books from Plantin in Antwerp and settle his accounts (his son worked in the business too) (Museum Plantin-Moretus Arch. 60 f. 2)
June 23, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Yet another example of daughters‘ essential roles in bookselling families: In 1581-2, Middelburg bookseller Dierick van Helmondt repeatedly sent his daughter Janne to buy books from Plantin in Antwerp and settle his accounts (his son worked in the business too) (Museum Plantin-Moretus Arch. 60 f. 2)
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I wrote about learning R as a humanities student—how intimidating it felt at first, how I got past the fear, and what these tools can actually do for our work.
hallieknipp.net/2025/05/06/c...
#DigitalHumanities #GradSchool #RStats #HumanitiesCoding #AcademicLife #DigitalHistory #dh
hallieknipp.net/2025/05/06/c...
#DigitalHumanities #GradSchool #RStats #HumanitiesCoding #AcademicLife #DigitalHistory #dh
Coding is Writing: Learning R as a Humanities Student – Hallie Knipp
hallieknipp.net
May 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wrote about learning R as a humanities student—how intimidating it felt at first, how I got past the fear, and what these tools can actually do for our work.
hallieknipp.net/2025/05/06/c...
#DigitalHumanities #GradSchool #RStats #HumanitiesCoding #AcademicLife #DigitalHistory #dh
hallieknipp.net/2025/05/06/c...
#DigitalHumanities #GradSchool #RStats #HumanitiesCoding #AcademicLife #DigitalHistory #dh
Hi everyone, I am currently scanning archives in the UK and Germany for my project on the German Hanse and the Steelyard in C16 London. Is anyone aware of anything to do with their correspondence and/or account books that may exist? I am hoping to network them; it's looking increasingly fragmented!
May 20, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Hi everyone, I am currently scanning archives in the UK and Germany for my project on the German Hanse and the Steelyard in C16 London. Is anyone aware of anything to do with their correspondence and/or account books that may exist? I am hoping to network them; it's looking increasingly fragmented!
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Hello! We're The London Archives, a free public archive focusing on the history of London from 1067. We look after over 100km of manuscripts, books, drawings, engravings, photos and films spanning 1000 years of London's history!
Give us a follow.
#archives #history #LondonHistory
Give us a follow.
#archives #history #LondonHistory
April 16, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Hello! We're The London Archives, a free public archive focusing on the history of London from 1067. We look after over 100km of manuscripts, books, drawings, engravings, photos and films spanning 1000 years of London's history!
Give us a follow.
#archives #history #LondonHistory
Give us a follow.
#archives #history #LondonHistory
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And then there is Palantir's £480m contract to run NHS data platform: www.bmj.com/content/383/...
April 14, 2025 at 2:42 PM
And then there is Palantir's £480m contract to run NHS data platform: www.bmj.com/content/383/...
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'The Reformation of Salad: Eating and Drinking with Immigrants in Elizabethan London'
Very pleased to have an article in the revamped Huguenot Society Journal (formerly Proceedings of the Huguenot Society), now published with Liverpool University Press. doi.org/10.3828/hugu...
Very pleased to have an article in the revamped Huguenot Society Journal (formerly Proceedings of the Huguenot Society), now published with Liverpool University Press. doi.org/10.3828/hugu...
The Reformation of salad: eating and drinking with immigrants in Elizabethan London | Huguenot Society Journal
Writing about English food in 1614, the elderly Italian exile Giacomo Castelvetro
observed: The vast influx of so many refugees from the evils and cruelties of the Roman Inquisition
has led to the int...
doi.org
November 29, 2024 at 10:33 AM
'The Reformation of Salad: Eating and Drinking with Immigrants in Elizabethan London'
Very pleased to have an article in the revamped Huguenot Society Journal (formerly Proceedings of the Huguenot Society), now published with Liverpool University Press. doi.org/10.3828/hugu...
Very pleased to have an article in the revamped Huguenot Society Journal (formerly Proceedings of the Huguenot Society), now published with Liverpool University Press. doi.org/10.3828/hugu...
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Just heard about this excellent mentoring initiative from the Early Modern Scholars of Color Network, in partnership with The Society for Renaissance Studies - more info and sign up links here:
www.emsoc.co.uk/mentorship
www.emsoc.co.uk/mentorship
Mentoring Scheme — EMSOC
www.emsoc.co.uk
November 22, 2024 at 10:30 AM
Just heard about this excellent mentoring initiative from the Early Modern Scholars of Color Network, in partnership with The Society for Renaissance Studies - more info and sign up links here:
www.emsoc.co.uk/mentorship
www.emsoc.co.uk/mentorship
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'Sector leaders expected more than 100 of the UK’s 140-odd universities to be making redundancies by the start of 2025, in what has been described as a “cataclysmic” situation where “everything is on the table”.'
University job cuts to ‘hit 10,000 by year end’ despite fee rise
English fee rise does little to relieve pressure on institutions, with increased staff costs likely to swallow additional funding
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 21, 2024 at 8:13 AM
'Sector leaders expected more than 100 of the UK’s 140-odd universities to be making redundancies by the start of 2025, in what has been described as a “cataclysmic” situation where “everything is on the table”.'
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Not sure those outside the university sector in the UK know how bad things have gotten and how much worse they promise to get. So far no indication from the government that they have any interest in halting the collapse.
'Sector leaders expected more than 100 of the UK’s 140-odd universities to be making redundancies by the start of 2025, in what has been described as a “cataclysmic” situation where “everything is on the table”.'
University job cuts to ‘hit 10,000 by year end’ despite fee rise
English fee rise does little to relieve pressure on institutions, with increased staff costs likely to swallow additional funding
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:05 PM
Not sure those outside the university sector in the UK know how bad things have gotten and how much worse they promise to get. So far no indication from the government that they have any interest in halting the collapse.
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Celebrated historian and broadcaster David Olusoga will deliver the inaugural National Humanities Lecture!
The first of its kind, the lecture will make the case for the humanities and explore how new ideas are emerging.
Find out more and book: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
The first of its kind, the lecture will make the case for the humanities and explore how new ideas are emerging.
Find out more and book: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
November 18, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Celebrated historian and broadcaster David Olusoga will deliver the inaugural National Humanities Lecture!
The first of its kind, the lecture will make the case for the humanities and explore how new ideas are emerging.
Find out more and book: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
The first of its kind, the lecture will make the case for the humanities and explore how new ideas are emerging.
Find out more and book: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Today's Higher Education redundancies are at Edinburgh University. It's every day now, and sometimes twice a day. There are now 79 universities cutting jobs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Edinburgh University warns staff to expect job cuts
The institution blamed
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2024 at 4:14 PM
Today's Higher Education redundancies are at Edinburgh University. It's every day now, and sometimes twice a day. There are now 79 universities cutting jobs. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Deadline 6 December for Royal Historical Society postgraduate grants to undertake research (£500 or £1,000 per award).
royalhistsoc.org/research_fun...
royalhistsoc.org/research_fun...
Postgraduate Research Support Grants | RHS
royalhistsoc.org
November 14, 2024 at 10:50 AM
Deadline 6 December for Royal Historical Society postgraduate grants to undertake research (£500 or £1,000 per award).
royalhistsoc.org/research_fun...
royalhistsoc.org/research_fun...
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Well, yesterday's marking was greatly enlivened by the kittens attempting to help the decorator who is in at the moment. He was an extremely good sport about it, taking many pictures and chatting to les filles. There was a bit of bribery involved when it came to him doing the woodwork
June 12, 2024 at 7:32 AM
Well, yesterday's marking was greatly enlivened by the kittens attempting to help the decorator who is in at the moment. He was an extremely good sport about it, taking many pictures and chatting to les filles. There was a bit of bribery involved when it came to him doing the woodwork
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Lots of interesting archive finds for the team this week - we've been to look at some original seventeenth-century wills, held by our project partners The National Archives. We're looking forward to discussing some of these findings at our in-person workshops in a couple of weeks! #EarlyModern
June 4, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Lots of interesting archive finds for the team this week - we've been to look at some original seventeenth-century wills, held by our project partners The National Archives. We're looking forward to discussing some of these findings at our in-person workshops in a couple of weeks! #EarlyModern
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Very glad to see @ihr.bsky.social developing this resource on the value of history, including the BA's & @srsrensoc.bsky.social's statement.
The Humanities Summit on 26 June sounds like it will be a great occasion to pool expertise & resources.
www.history.ac.uk/news/why-his... #skystorians 🗃️
The Humanities Summit on 26 June sounds like it will be a great occasion to pool expertise & resources.
www.history.ac.uk/news/why-his... #skystorians 🗃️
Why History Matters
History matters. History helps us to understand our world today and to know that things were not always thus.
www.history.ac.uk
May 31, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Very glad to see @ihr.bsky.social developing this resource on the value of history, including the BA's & @srsrensoc.bsky.social's statement.
The Humanities Summit on 26 June sounds like it will be a great occasion to pool expertise & resources.
www.history.ac.uk/news/why-his... #skystorians 🗃️
The Humanities Summit on 26 June sounds like it will be a great occasion to pool expertise & resources.
www.history.ac.uk/news/why-his... #skystorians 🗃️
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If you're supervising an early modern MA student keen to undertake a fully-funded History PhD with an expert team, do bring this opportunity to their attention: Global Commodities in Early Modern Wills: A Leverhulme Trust funded PhD Studentship (Exeter University). Deadline 1 May.
Award details | Funding and scholarships for students | University of Exeter
Duration 3-year studentship
Funding source The Leverhulme Trust
Funding Home (UK) tuition fees and an annual maintenance allowance at current Research Council rate of £18,622 per year (2023/24 rate...
www.exeter.ac.uk
April 12, 2024 at 6:34 PM
If you're supervising an early modern MA student keen to undertake a fully-funded History PhD with an expert team, do bring this opportunity to their attention: Global Commodities in Early Modern Wills: A Leverhulme Trust funded PhD Studentship (Exeter University). Deadline 1 May.