Love finding a petition in the wild at the Oxford Castle and Prison

And overall, it has been a very eventful month!

First thing I did was come to change my name here…

Officially Dr Rhodes!

This weekend I had the pleasure of seeing A Tryal of Witches at the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds. What a great performance that really understood how witchcraft allegations could spread and grow

As it is official today, I am really pleased to say that I passed my viva in December! Thanks to my excellent examiners, @brodiewaddell.bsky.social and Samantha Williams, I had a thoughtful and stress-free examination. Endless thanks will always be due to my supervisor, Elizabeth Foyster.

I have two furry research assistants who would love to be added!

Mine mercifully not on my lap, but batting at my hand when I neglect to rub his tummy. I guess I can type with one hand…

Mr Knightley looking like an Elizabethan courtier with his cone-replacement ruff. Though much more adorable than the portraits.

(He’s fine. Just over-grooming)

Hello to all my new followers!

I am a recently submitted History PhD student at Cambridge who uses petitions to study early modern mothers, family, community, poverty, crime and war in the British Isles.

I also have two kitties, Evie and Mr Knightley, who are the only ones who get me any likes!

Here’s a very merry boy celebrating his first birthday today!

Really enjoyed looking at these tender memorials in Southwark Cathedral. I love the focus on the exact age of the girls when they passed.

Dinner ahead of our @thenacbs.bsky.social panel bright and early tomorrow morning! For those in Baltimore join me, @lflannigan17.bsky.social, and Zoe Jackson tomorrow at 8am to learn about local knowledge and use of the law in early modern England! #nacbs23