Dr Andrew Sneddon
@drandrewsneddon.bsky.social
Historian of medicine, religion, and the supernatural. Joint editor, Irish Historical Studies. Senior Lecturer in History at Ulster University. Research profile: https://pure.ulster.ac.uk/en/persons/andrew-sneddon
Co PI Islandmagee Witch Project: w1711.org
Co PI Islandmagee Witch Project: w1711.org
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What did I do with my Saturday am (early), cleaned up old #gameboy, replaced screen and now looking good. Next gameboy colour and gameboy advance! The ds’s are all done. Achievements come in weird and wonderful ways!
May 31, 2025 at 6:11 PM
What did I do with my Saturday am (early), cleaned up old #gameboy, replaced screen and now looking good. Next gameboy colour and gameboy advance! The ds’s are all done. Achievements come in weird and wonderful ways!
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Newcastle University staff invited to a ‘Doodling for Wellbeing’ session (‘Let your pen dance across the page' in 'a perfect escape from the everyday hustle and bustle'. Invites sent on same day 153 academics were informed of their location in 'redundancy pools', with 38 redundancies planned. 1/2
May 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Newcastle University staff invited to a ‘Doodling for Wellbeing’ session (‘Let your pen dance across the page' in 'a perfect escape from the everyday hustle and bustle'. Invites sent on same day 153 academics were informed of their location in 'redundancy pools', with 38 redundancies planned. 1/2
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Brilliant news for our committee member (and past president) @drandrewsneddon.bsky.social !
It’s now official! I’ve been awarded a 12 month @leverhulme.ac.uk Trust research fellowship to look at disability and the supernatural in the early modern world. Quite chuffed tbf @usihs.bsky.social @ulsteruni.bsky.social @irishhistsoc.bsky.social
May 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Brilliant news for our committee member (and past president) @drandrewsneddon.bsky.social !
It’s now official! I’ve been awarded a 12 month @leverhulme.ac.uk Trust research fellowship to look at disability and the supernatural in the early modern world. Quite chuffed tbf @usihs.bsky.social @ulsteruni.bsky.social @irishhistsoc.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
It’s now official! I’ve been awarded a 12 month @leverhulme.ac.uk Trust research fellowship to look at disability and the supernatural in the early modern world. Quite chuffed tbf @usihs.bsky.social @ulsteruni.bsky.social @irishhistsoc.bsky.social
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Absolute snaps to @drandrewsneddon.bsky.social and co-author Dr Victoria McCollum for taking a murky bit of nordie history, which shows the damage one attention-seeking 'ho can do) and making it into something to catch the imagination of younger wans
w1711.org/graphic-novel/
w1711.org/graphic-novel/
GRAPHIC NOVEL
A brand new supernatural graphic novel that is absolutely loaded with haunting visuals set in a misty isolated town off the coast of County Antrim. It’s 1711, a woman with demons of her own –…
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May 7, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Absolute snaps to @drandrewsneddon.bsky.social and co-author Dr Victoria McCollum for taking a murky bit of nordie history, which shows the damage one attention-seeking 'ho can do) and making it into something to catch the imagination of younger wans
w1711.org/graphic-novel/
w1711.org/graphic-novel/
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The Shropshire Witches Podcast is a romp through History, Folklore and the Wyrd via the lanes of Shropshire. We are passionate about forgotten narratives and hidden histories inside and outside of the County! ✨️💀🪦👻
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#Folklore #History #Podcast
#Witchsky #Pagansky #Witches
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#Folklore #History #Podcast
#Witchsky #Pagansky #Witches
May 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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Very excited to be heading to University of Ulster next week to give the keynote talk at the On The Margins #comicsstudies conference! I’m speaking about ‘Playing the Game’ and sports stories in British girls’ comics - so many fab stories to unveil!! www.ulster.ac.uk/faculties/ar...
On the Margins: Comics, Gender, Identity & Subversion
This two-day event focuses on exploring the intersections of comics, gender, identity, and subversion.
www.ulster.ac.uk
April 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Very excited to be heading to University of Ulster next week to give the keynote talk at the On The Margins #comicsstudies conference! I’m speaking about ‘Playing the Game’ and sports stories in British girls’ comics - so many fab stories to unveil!! www.ulster.ac.uk/faculties/ar...
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The 1981 Grove paperback edition of Alexander Trocchi’s Cain’s Book (1961) features string on its collage cover: www.vaultofculture.com/vault/nst/20...
NST #1169: Cain's Book (1960/1981) — The Vault of Culture
The 1981 Grove paperback edition of Alexander Trocchi’s Cain’s Book (1961) features string on its collage cover.
www.vaultofculture.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The 1981 Grove paperback edition of Alexander Trocchi’s Cain’s Book (1961) features string on its collage cover: www.vaultofculture.com/vault/nst/20...
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Get you tickets now for a conference I am organising with Bob Curran & Victoria McCollum,
‘On the Margins: Comics, Gender, Identity & Subversion’
Explores the intersections of comics, gender, identity, and subversion
2-3 May, Ulster University, Coleraine
www.ulster.ac.uk/faculties/ar...
‘On the Margins: Comics, Gender, Identity & Subversion’
Explores the intersections of comics, gender, identity, and subversion
2-3 May, Ulster University, Coleraine
www.ulster.ac.uk/faculties/ar...
On the Margins: Comics, Gender, Identity & Subversion
This two-day event focuses on exploring the intersections of comics, gender, identity, and subversion.
www.ulster.ac.uk
April 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Get you tickets now for a conference I am organising with Bob Curran & Victoria McCollum,
‘On the Margins: Comics, Gender, Identity & Subversion’
Explores the intersections of comics, gender, identity, and subversion
2-3 May, Ulster University, Coleraine
www.ulster.ac.uk/faculties/ar...
‘On the Margins: Comics, Gender, Identity & Subversion’
Explores the intersections of comics, gender, identity, and subversion
2-3 May, Ulster University, Coleraine
www.ulster.ac.uk/faculties/ar...
Wild ponies in the Mourne Mountains, Co. Down
April 23, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Wild ponies in the Mourne Mountains, Co. Down
Heading up Slieve Donard looking down on Newcastle, County Down, NI
April 23, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Heading up Slieve Donard looking down on Newcastle, County Down, NI
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Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
April 22, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Good morning. We are open. 📖☕️
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Unicorn, from the work of 16thc physician Conrad Gesner. He wrote that unicorn horn, combined with wine, could counteract poisons and could cure a range of conditions including epilepsy
April 22, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Unicorn, from the work of 16thc physician Conrad Gesner. He wrote that unicorn horn, combined with wine, could counteract poisons and could cure a range of conditions including epilepsy
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We’ve extended the deadline to submit an abstract for our colloquium on early modern war narratives! Please share widely and send us your abstracts!
#earlymodern #history
#earlymodern #history
Deadline Extension! CEMS Colloquium on Early Modern War Narratives. Send us your abstracts by this Friday (18th)!
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@emilyrowe1.bsky.social @hsmurphy.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social
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@emilyrowe1.bsky.social @hsmurphy.bsky.social @kingsartshums.bsky.social
Early Modern War Narratives - Annual CEMS Colloquium — CEMS KCL Blog
Join CEMS for our annual colloquium. This year's theme is early modern war narratives. CfP deadline: 11th April.
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April 14, 2025 at 2:23 PM
We’ve extended the deadline to submit an abstract for our colloquium on early modern war narratives! Please share widely and send us your abstracts!
#earlymodern #history
#earlymodern #history
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'Making the Case for History: A View from the Royal Historical Society': bit.ly/4cRjK37
The Society's President, Lucy Noakes, writes today on the profession and discipline @historywo.bsky.social
#skystorians
The Society's President, Lucy Noakes, writes today on the profession and discipline @historywo.bsky.social
#skystorians
April 15, 2025 at 9:29 AM
'Making the Case for History: A View from the Royal Historical Society': bit.ly/4cRjK37
The Society's President, Lucy Noakes, writes today on the profession and discipline @historywo.bsky.social
#skystorians
The Society's President, Lucy Noakes, writes today on the profession and discipline @historywo.bsky.social
#skystorians
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The Department of History at Trinity College Dublin @historytcd.bsky.social is seeking a historian specializing in the 19th-century Europe. Come and join us! Please see below for details.
Assistant Professorship in Nineteenth-Century European History at Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin
Explore an exciting academic career as a Assistant Professorship in Nineteenth-Century European History. Don't miss out on other academic jobs. Click to apply and explore more opportunities.
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April 14, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The Department of History at Trinity College Dublin @historytcd.bsky.social is seeking a historian specializing in the 19th-century Europe. Come and join us! Please see below for details.
Get you tickets now for a conference I am organising with Bob Curran & Victoria McCollum,
‘On the Margins: Comics, Gender, Identity & Subversion’
Explores the intersections of comics, gender, identity, and subversion
2-3 May, Ulster University, Coleraine
www.ulster.ac.uk/faculties/ar...
‘On the Margins: Comics, Gender, Identity & Subversion’
Explores the intersections of comics, gender, identity, and subversion
2-3 May, Ulster University, Coleraine
www.ulster.ac.uk/faculties/ar...
On the Margins: Comics, Gender, Identity & Subversion
This two-day event focuses on exploring the intersections of comics, gender, identity, and subversion.
www.ulster.ac.uk
April 15, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Get you tickets now for a conference I am organising with Bob Curran & Victoria McCollum,
‘On the Margins: Comics, Gender, Identity & Subversion’
Explores the intersections of comics, gender, identity, and subversion
2-3 May, Ulster University, Coleraine
www.ulster.ac.uk/faculties/ar...
‘On the Margins: Comics, Gender, Identity & Subversion’
Explores the intersections of comics, gender, identity, and subversion
2-3 May, Ulster University, Coleraine
www.ulster.ac.uk/faculties/ar...
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Explore the AHA’s Resource Library, with hundreds of resources developed or vetted by the AHA and our partners. Our resources range from classroom syllabi, to archival documents from the Civil War, to standards and guidelines for the discipline, and more. 🗃️
AHA Resource Library - AHA
Explore All Resources Search Resource Type Thematic AHA Topics Geographic K-12 Education Undergraduate Education Graduate Education Professional & Career Resources Academic Department Resources Histor...
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April 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Explore the AHA’s Resource Library, with hundreds of resources developed or vetted by the AHA and our partners. Our resources range from classroom syllabi, to archival documents from the Civil War, to standards and guidelines for the discipline, and more. 🗃️
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April 6, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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I'm giving a #hextag talk about the Basque Witch-Hunt in Liverpool on Thursday 17 April! Everyone is very welcome. 😊
#earlymodern 🗃️
www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/talks/the-wi...
#earlymodern 🗃️
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The Witches Sabbath, and The Secret History of the Basque Witch-Hunt | Talks | Merseyside Skeptics Society
The Witches Sabbath, and The Secret History of the Basque Witch-Hunt. Find us at The Casa, 29 Hope Street from Thursday, 17 April 2025 at 7:30 pm
www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk
April 2, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I'm giving a #hextag talk about the Basque Witch-Hunt in Liverpool on Thursday 17 April! Everyone is very welcome. 😊
#earlymodern 🗃️
www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/talks/the-wi...
#earlymodern 🗃️
www.merseysideskeptics.org.uk/talks/the-wi...
#OTD 8 women were found guilty of bewitching the body of 18 year old Mary Dunbar under 1586 Irish witchcraft act. Read about it in the 2nd edition of my book, Possessed by the devil. And check out the website dedicated to the #islandmageewitches :w1711.org
March 31, 2025 at 4:38 PM
#OTD 8 women were found guilty of bewitching the body of 18 year old Mary Dunbar under 1586 Irish witchcraft act. Read about it in the 2nd edition of my book, Possessed by the devil. And check out the website dedicated to the #islandmageewitches :w1711.org
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New, revised edition of Possessed by the Devil (December 2024), my book on the Irish, Islandmagee witch hunts (see also our project website w1711.org) out now thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/...
January 10, 2025 at 12:57 PM
New, revised edition of Possessed by the Devil (December 2024), my book on the Irish, Islandmagee witch hunts (see also our project website w1711.org) out now thehistorypress.co.uk/publication/...
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This copy of 'Geographia Generalis' from 1650 seems to have passed through a few hands before ending up with Edward Stillingfleet, whose 10,000 books have been on our shelves since we opened in 1707.
March 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This copy of 'Geographia Generalis' from 1650 seems to have passed through a few hands before ending up with Edward Stillingfleet, whose 10,000 books have been on our shelves since we opened in 1707.
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This looks amazing. The first Irish-language horror film.
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AN TAIBHSE (The Ghost) - Irish Language Horror Film Official Trailer
YouTube video by Cathal Fitzpatrick
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March 27, 2025 at 8:12 AM
This looks amazing. The first Irish-language horror film.
youtu.be/Hr530umjFpk?...
youtu.be/Hr530umjFpk?...