Prof Deborah Simonton
@deborahsimonton.bsky.social
Historian of eighteenth century, women, gender, towns and childhood, usually Scotland and Europe (which does include Britain).
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'“This paper will be really interesting to history buffs,” says Anne Stone, who researches anthropological genetics at Arizona State University in Tempe. “This study was done beautifully.”
There are simplistic 'history buffs', and then there are 'scientists', who get the complexity of the past. 1/2
There are simplistic 'history buffs', and then there are 'scientists', who get the complexity of the past. 1/2
How Napoleon’s army met its doom: DNA reveals surprise illnesses had a role
Remains of some of the 300,000 soldiers who died on the retreat from Moscow reveal two bacterial diseases that probably added to the death count.
www.nature.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:37 AM
'“This paper will be really interesting to history buffs,” says Anne Stone, who researches anthropological genetics at Arizona State University in Tempe. “This study was done beautifully.”
There are simplistic 'history buffs', and then there are 'scientists', who get the complexity of the past. 1/2
There are simplistic 'history buffs', and then there are 'scientists', who get the complexity of the past. 1/2
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📣📣📣 Opportunity: Director of the Voltaire Foundation 📣📣📣
We are seeking a Director to lead the Voltaire Foundation, to succeed Professor Nicholas Cronk, and warmly invite applications.
www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/op...
We are seeking a Director to lead the Voltaire Foundation, to succeed Professor Nicholas Cronk, and warmly invite applications.
www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/op...
Opportunity: Director of the Voltaire Foundation
We are seeking a Director to lead the Voltaire Foundation, to succeed Professor Nicholas Cronk, and warmly invite applications. The Voltaire Foundation, originally established thanks to the…
www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk
October 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
📣📣📣 Opportunity: Director of the Voltaire Foundation 📣📣📣
We are seeking a Director to lead the Voltaire Foundation, to succeed Professor Nicholas Cronk, and warmly invite applications.
www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/op...
We are seeking a Director to lead the Voltaire Foundation, to succeed Professor Nicholas Cronk, and warmly invite applications.
www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/news-item/op...
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Venice used to have a second church on Piazza San Marco: S. Geminiano designed by Sansovino you can see in this Canaletto painting. It was kind of a big deal; shows up in a ton of artwork. It was destroyed by Napoleon — to build a ballroom.
Napoleon occupied Venice 1806-1814, eight years.
Napoleon occupied Venice 1806-1814, eight years.
October 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Venice used to have a second church on Piazza San Marco: S. Geminiano designed by Sansovino you can see in this Canaletto painting. It was kind of a big deal; shows up in a ton of artwork. It was destroyed by Napoleon — to build a ballroom.
Napoleon occupied Venice 1806-1814, eight years.
Napoleon occupied Venice 1806-1814, eight years.
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Mr 'Justice' Sc*lia's 'contribution' to American law, of course
Your regular reminder that we desperately need to overturn Citizens United and get big money out of politics.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
It is among the worst Supreme Court decisions in history.
It corrupts our political system every day.
October 25, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Mr 'Justice' Sc*lia's 'contribution' to American law, of course
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This workshop is based on my research into slow comms, 18thc anxiety, + distant relationships and what we can learn about emotion + well-being today.
It’s all about slowing down and making meaningful comms + connections, ideal thinking for different relationships and situations today. 3/3
It’s all about slowing down and making meaningful comms + connections, ideal thinking for different relationships and situations today. 3/3
October 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
This workshop is based on my research into slow comms, 18thc anxiety, + distant relationships and what we can learn about emotion + well-being today.
It’s all about slowing down and making meaningful comms + connections, ideal thinking for different relationships and situations today. 3/3
It’s all about slowing down and making meaningful comms + connections, ideal thinking for different relationships and situations today. 3/3
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League of Women Voters:
“Unite & Rise 8.5 aims to build a movement of 8.5 million individuals to unite and rise up against the anti-democratic actions of this administration. Launching in May 2025 and running until the 2026 midterm elections”
#USDemocracy #Pinks #MomSky
“Unite & Rise 8.5 aims to build a movement of 8.5 million individuals to unite and rise up against the anti-democratic actions of this administration. Launching in May 2025 and running until the 2026 midterm elections”
#USDemocracy #Pinks #MomSky
Unite and Rise 8.5: An Initiative to Defend Democracy | League of Women Voters
Since the Trump administration took office in January 2025, we’ve seen increased attacks on our democratic systems and a failure by Congress to intervene. This came to a head in early April, when the ...
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October 25, 2025 at 5:51 AM
League of Women Voters:
“Unite & Rise 8.5 aims to build a movement of 8.5 million individuals to unite and rise up against the anti-democratic actions of this administration. Launching in May 2025 and running until the 2026 midterm elections”
#USDemocracy #Pinks #MomSky
“Unite & Rise 8.5 aims to build a movement of 8.5 million individuals to unite and rise up against the anti-democratic actions of this administration. Launching in May 2025 and running until the 2026 midterm elections”
#USDemocracy #Pinks #MomSky
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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 12:23 PM
Coming in time for Christmas!
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July 29, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Coming in time for Christmas!
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Deborah Simonton’s (@deborahsimonton.bsky.social) review of Ingenious Trade: Women and Work in Seventeenth-Century London by Laura Gowing (@lauragowing.bsky.social) (published by @cambridge.org)
doi.org/10.1215/1547...
doi.org/10.1215/1547...
May 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Deborah Simonton’s (@deborahsimonton.bsky.social) review of Ingenious Trade: Women and Work in Seventeenth-Century London by Laura Gowing (@lauragowing.bsky.social) (published by @cambridge.org)
doi.org/10.1215/1547...
doi.org/10.1215/1547...
Quietly celebrating new manuscript sent to Routledge on eighteenth century working girls and their experience of girlhood
May 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Quietly celebrating new manuscript sent to Routledge on eighteenth century working girls and their experience of girlhood
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Public service announcement that Charles Booth's 'Maps Descriptive of London Poverty, 1898-9' have been uploaded by LSE archive online to be viewed and reproduced freely. 🗃️ unsplash.com/collections/...
November 28, 2024 at 8:06 AM
Public service announcement that Charles Booth's 'Maps Descriptive of London Poverty, 1898-9' have been uploaded by LSE archive online to be viewed and reproduced freely. 🗃️ unsplash.com/collections/...
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Women and the Household in the Early Modern Book Trade:
Conference is in November 2025
CfP open until March 2025
museumplantinmoretus.be/en/page/wome...
Conference is in November 2025
CfP open until March 2025
museumplantinmoretus.be/en/page/wome...
Women and the Household in the Early Modern Book Trade | Museum Plantin-Moretus
The Women and the Household in the Early Modern Book Trade Conference 2025 is organised by the Museum Plantin-Moretus, KU Leuven, Utrecht University, and Northumbria University as part of the FWO rese...
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November 9, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Women and the Household in the Early Modern Book Trade:
Conference is in November 2025
CfP open until March 2025
museumplantinmoretus.be/en/page/wome...
Conference is in November 2025
CfP open until March 2025
museumplantinmoretus.be/en/page/wome...
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Out in paperback this week in our Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Cultures and Societies > Enlightened Nightscapes: Critical Essays on the Long Eighteenth-Century Night
Edited By Pamela F. Phillips
www.routledge.com/Enlightened-... #skystorians 🗃️ #c18th #c19th
Edited By Pamela F. Phillips
www.routledge.com/Enlightened-... #skystorians 🗃️ #c18th #c19th
Enlightened Nightscapes: Critical Essays on the Long Eighteenth-Century Night
This volume brings together eleven case studies that address how the night became visible in the long and global eighteenth century through different mediums and in different geographical contexts.
S...
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November 25, 2024 at 6:51 AM
Out in paperback this week in our Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Cultures and Societies > Enlightened Nightscapes: Critical Essays on the Long Eighteenth-Century Night
Edited By Pamela F. Phillips
www.routledge.com/Enlightened-... #skystorians 🗃️ #c18th #c19th
Edited By Pamela F. Phillips
www.routledge.com/Enlightened-... #skystorians 🗃️ #c18th #c19th
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I will be one of the three guests discussing the Hanoverian Succession tomorrow morningn on 'In Our Time' on BBCR4. Looking forward to hearing the programme! #skystorians #c18th
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Hanoverian Succession
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the politics that led to the coronation of George I.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 27, 2024 at 8:00 AM
I will be one of the three guests discussing the Hanoverian Succession tomorrow morningn on 'In Our Time' on BBCR4. Looking forward to hearing the programme! #skystorians #c18th
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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For more information on the Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Cultures and Societies, see here. If you have a project you would like us to consider, do contact me or @deborahsimonton.bsky.social
www.routledge.com/Routledge-St... #skystorians 🗃️ #c18th #c19th
www.routledge.com/Routledge-St... #skystorians 🗃️ #c18th #c19th
Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Cultures and Societies - Book Series - Routledge & CRC Press
Routledge & CRC Press Series: The long eighteenth century sits as a pivotal point between the early-modern and modern worlds. By actively encouraging an international focus for the series ov
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November 25, 2024 at 6:38 AM
For more information on the Routledge Studies in Eighteenth-Century Cultures and Societies, see here. If you have a project you would like us to consider, do contact me or @deborahsimonton.bsky.social
www.routledge.com/Routledge-St... #skystorians 🗃️ #c18th #c19th
www.routledge.com/Routledge-St... #skystorians 🗃️ #c18th #c19th
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Huge thanks to #NanSpowart and the @scotnational.bsky.social on Sunday for this substantial piece about #DuncanMacrae and A Noble Clown.
November 24, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Huge thanks to #NanSpowart and the @scotnational.bsky.social on Sunday for this substantial piece about #DuncanMacrae and A Noble Clown.
So pleased with this,I thought I would post it again
November 19, 2024 at 8:57 AM
So pleased with this,I thought I would post it again
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@jornbrondal.bsky.social welcome home
November 17, 2024 at 9:27 AM
@jornbrondal.bsky.social welcome home
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Request to Bluesky #Newbies: please put some info about yourself/your interests &c in your bio so that potential followers can make an informed decision.
November 16, 2024 at 8:47 AM
Request to Bluesky #Newbies: please put some info about yourself/your interests &c in your bio so that potential followers can make an informed decision.
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New followers: you'll hear a lot about a project I am involved in which will transcribe & research 25,000 English wills.
Find out more in today's webinar at 15:30 GMT.
👉 Discussion of the origins, methods & aims of the research
👉 Quick demo of how you can transcribe wills for us!
#EarlyModern 🗃️
Find out more in today's webinar at 15:30 GMT.
👉 Discussion of the origins, methods & aims of the research
👉 Quick demo of how you can transcribe wills for us!
#EarlyModern 🗃️
November 12, 2024 at 7:42 AM
New followers: you'll hear a lot about a project I am involved in which will transcribe & research 25,000 English wills.
Find out more in today's webinar at 15:30 GMT.
👉 Discussion of the origins, methods & aims of the research
👉 Quick demo of how you can transcribe wills for us!
#EarlyModern 🗃️
Find out more in today's webinar at 15:30 GMT.
👉 Discussion of the origins, methods & aims of the research
👉 Quick demo of how you can transcribe wills for us!
#EarlyModern 🗃️
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Always exciting to get cover proofs - this will be out next spring
November 10, 2024 at 9:09 AM
Always exciting to get cover proofs - this will be out next spring