Dr Jacob Baxter
@ernestjeb.bsky.social
Historian at the University of St Andrews exploring early modern statesman, readers and copyright. Deputy Director of @universalstc.bsky.social
It’s a pleasure to appear alongside such a great group of scholars in ‘The People of Print: Eighteenth-Century England’, overseen by the brilliant @elementaladam.bsky.social, Rachel Stenner and Kaley Kramer.
You can read it for free over the next two weeks here: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
You can read it for free over the next two weeks here: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
September 24, 2025 at 1:46 PM
It’s a pleasure to appear alongside such a great group of scholars in ‘The People of Print: Eighteenth-Century England’, overseen by the brilliant @elementaladam.bsky.social, Rachel Stenner and Kaley Kramer.
You can read it for free over the next two weeks here: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
You can read it for free over the next two weeks here: doi.org/10.1017/9781...
Big book history questions in the excellent finale of #RaceAcrossTheWorld
August 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Big book history questions in the excellent finale of #RaceAcrossTheWorld
I had a lot of fun last week, discussing the private side of British politics @uio.no, at a brilliant symposium organised by the wonderful @aaronackerley.bsky.social!
June 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
I had a lot of fun last week, discussing the private side of British politics @uio.no, at a brilliant symposium organised by the wonderful @aaronackerley.bsky.social!
Having an absolute blast undertaking my Maddock Research Fellowship @marshslibrary.bsky.social! If any of you have any Dublin recommendations, let me know!
March 5, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Having an absolute blast undertaking my Maddock Research Fellowship @marshslibrary.bsky.social! If any of you have any Dublin recommendations, let me know!
Good to be back!
January 23, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Good to be back!
The name's Cool. Benjamin Cool. (1700)
@universalstc.bsky.social 3136834.
@universalstc.bsky.social 3136834.
January 10, 2025 at 3:14 PM
The name's Cool. Benjamin Cool. (1700)
@universalstc.bsky.social 3136834.
@universalstc.bsky.social 3136834.
This might be of interest. It is a poem (@universalstc.bsky.social 3073724) entitled 'in the praise of typography' from the middle of the seventeenth century
December 9, 2024 at 1:12 PM
This might be of interest. It is a poem (@universalstc.bsky.social 3073724) entitled 'in the praise of typography' from the middle of the seventeenth century
How can we go about finding the reputations of long-forgotten writers? My latest article (doi.org/10.3366/lih....) offers some answers. A big thanks to @maxinebranagh.bsky.social, @cleoocy.bsky.social and @mjrsangster.bsky.social for putting this all together!
November 27, 2024 at 2:46 PM
How can we go about finding the reputations of long-forgotten writers? My latest article (doi.org/10.3366/lih....) offers some answers. A big thanks to @maxinebranagh.bsky.social, @cleoocy.bsky.social and @mjrsangster.bsky.social for putting this all together!
Yesterday, I had the delight of delivering my first ever lecture to undergraduates!
November 26, 2024 at 10:38 AM
Yesterday, I had the delight of delivering my first ever lecture to undergraduates!
A seventeenth-century starter pack, you might say (USTC 3130203).
November 15, 2024 at 2:38 PM
A seventeenth-century starter pack, you might say (USTC 3130203).
A treatise, from 1641, on why beer is 'more wholesome' when drunk warm. Not a cause I can get behind.
December 1, 2023 at 11:57 AM
A treatise, from 1641, on why beer is 'more wholesome' when drunk warm. Not a cause I can get behind.
In a shameless act of cross-posting (forgive me), I thought I would use my first post on here to let you know that the USTC extension to 1700 for the British Isles and North America is now live! Over 70,000 more titles for you to browse. You can find out more here: www.ustc.ac.uk/news/extensi...
October 17, 2023 at 12:40 PM
In a shameless act of cross-posting (forgive me), I thought I would use my first post on here to let you know that the USTC extension to 1700 for the British Isles and North America is now live! Over 70,000 more titles for you to browse. You can find out more here: www.ustc.ac.uk/news/extensi...