David Cowan
@cowanda.bsky.social
Early career historian | 18th Century Britain and America | research fellow at the University of Buckingham | visiting scholar at the Centre for Geopolitics | writing a book with Polity Press
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(Sir) Robert Walpole, subsequently earl of Orford, was born #OnThisDay 1676. A member of a Norfolk parliamentary dynasty, he emerged as 'Prime Minister' in the 1720s and retained his place until 1742 when he was sent to the Lords.
For many, Walpole sums up the best and worst of 18th-century politics
For many, Walpole sums up the best and worst of 18th-century politics
August 26, 2025 at 10:04 AM
(Sir) Robert Walpole, subsequently earl of Orford, was born #OnThisDay 1676. A member of a Norfolk parliamentary dynasty, he emerged as 'Prime Minister' in the 1720s and retained his place until 1742 when he was sent to the Lords.
For many, Walpole sums up the best and worst of 18th-century politics
For many, Walpole sums up the best and worst of 18th-century politics
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How the Georgians embraced energy abundance | @cowanda.bsky.social
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How the Georgians embraced energy abundance
Europe must rediscover the Georgian hunger for abundance and offer vigorous support to today’s equivalents of Arkwright, Hargreaves, Watt, Wedgwood, and Stephenson.
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August 7, 2025 at 12:59 PM
How the Georgians embraced energy abundance | @cowanda.bsky.social
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***CALL FOR PROPOSALS***
Routledge Studies in #18thC Cultures & Societies (eds. @profelainechalus.bsky.social & Deborah Simonton) seeks proposals for book-length studies on aspects of British, European, or transnational culture and society c.1680-1850. Full details: www.bsecs.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Routledge Studies in #18thC Cultures & Societies (eds. @profelainechalus.bsky.social & Deborah Simonton) seeks proposals for book-length studies on aspects of British, European, or transnational culture and society c.1680-1850. Full details: www.bsecs.org.uk/news-and-eve...
New History Book Series Call for Proposals: Routledge Studies in Eighteenth- Century Cultures and Societies - BSECS
Series Editors: Elaine Chalus, University of Liverpool, UK and Deborah Simonton, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark Routledge Editor: Max Novick The long eighteenth century sits as a pivotal poin...
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July 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
***CALL FOR PROPOSALS***
Routledge Studies in #18thC Cultures & Societies (eds. @profelainechalus.bsky.social & Deborah Simonton) seeks proposals for book-length studies on aspects of British, European, or transnational culture and society c.1680-1850. Full details: www.bsecs.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Routledge Studies in #18thC Cultures & Societies (eds. @profelainechalus.bsky.social & Deborah Simonton) seeks proposals for book-length studies on aspects of British, European, or transnational culture and society c.1680-1850. Full details: www.bsecs.org.uk/news-and-eve...
The world is increasingly volatile and dangerous, and great power rivalry is back. Follow the Centre for Geopolitics if you want to better understand the new global disorder.
New event! Prof Andrew Lambert: ‘No More Napoleons: How Britain Managed Europe from Waterloo to World War One’
Lambert examines the legacy of Britain and what it can reveal about strategy & risk today
Wed 9th Jul, 5:30pm to 7pm
Online
Reg & info: bit.ly/4lbaPvY
Lambert examines the legacy of Britain and what it can reveal about strategy & risk today
Wed 9th Jul, 5:30pm to 7pm
Online
Reg & info: bit.ly/4lbaPvY
June 20, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The world is increasingly volatile and dangerous, and great power rivalry is back. Follow the Centre for Geopolitics if you want to better understand the new global disorder.
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Born #OTD 1738, George III.
He was eventually crowned alongside his new bride Queen Charlotte in the summer of 1761, which as Dr Robin Eagles explored, was not short of hiccups: historyofparliament.com/2023/05/04/c...
He was eventually crowned alongside his new bride Queen Charlotte in the summer of 1761, which as Dr Robin Eagles explored, was not short of hiccups: historyofparliament.com/2023/05/04/c...
'The buzz, the prattle, the crowds, the noise, the hurry': the Coronation of George III and Queen Charlotte - The History of Parliament
In the third of our series on 18th-century coronations, we turn to that of George III in the late summer of 1761, which proved no exception, as Dr Robin Eagles points out.
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June 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Born #OTD 1738, George III.
He was eventually crowned alongside his new bride Queen Charlotte in the summer of 1761, which as Dr Robin Eagles explored, was not short of hiccups: historyofparliament.com/2023/05/04/c...
He was eventually crowned alongside his new bride Queen Charlotte in the summer of 1761, which as Dr Robin Eagles explored, was not short of hiccups: historyofparliament.com/2023/05/04/c...
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For the evening crowd.
Why liberal democracies win total wars | @duncanweldon.bsky.social
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Why liberal democracies win total wars
In both total wars of the 20th century, liberal, capitalist economies showed themselves to be far more adaptable to its demands than their authoritarian enemies.
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May 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
For the evening crowd.
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Born #OnThisDay 1759 William Pitt (the Younger).
One of only two father and son combos to have both held the office of Prime Minister.
#HistParl #skystorians
One of only two father and son combos to have both held the office of Prime Minister.
#HistParl #skystorians
May 28, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Born #OnThisDay 1759 William Pitt (the Younger).
One of only two father and son combos to have both held the office of Prime Minister.
#HistParl #skystorians
One of only two father and son combos to have both held the office of Prime Minister.
#HistParl #skystorians