Dr Imogen Knox (she/her)
@imogenknox.bsky.social
Historian of suicide, emotion & gender
Lecturer in early modern history, Exeter
https://linktr.ee/earlymodernimogen
Lecturer in early modern history, Exeter
https://linktr.ee/earlymodernimogen
Delightful break to the journey back from York stopping at Hardwick Hall
June 27, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Delightful break to the journey back from York stopping at Hardwick Hall
In York today for the Cabinet of Curiosities conference. Speaking later on truth and deceit in 17th century witchcraft reporting
June 24, 2025 at 8:45 AM
In York today for the Cabinet of Curiosities conference. Speaking later on truth and deceit in 17th century witchcraft reporting
Reading Foucault like
March 18, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Reading Foucault like
Looking forward to talking about my current project on Wednesday as part of a bumper Affective Artefacts session on early modern masculinities
March 17, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Looking forward to talking about my current project on Wednesday as part of a bumper Affective Artefacts session on early modern masculinities
Great to be back at the Lord Leycester this morning with @naomipullin.bsky.social to deliver training for volunteers and the public on using parish records
March 3, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Great to be back at the Lord Leycester this morning with @naomipullin.bsky.social to deliver training for volunteers and the public on using parish records
Graduation last week was the culmination of years of work on my project, from drafting that (very rough) initial proposal in Nov 2019 to passing my viva with no corrections last July. An especial thanks to @naomipullin.bsky.social for being there on the day and all the support during my PhD journey
January 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Graduation last week was the culmination of years of work on my project, from drafting that (very rough) initial proposal in Nov 2019 to passing my viva with no corrections last July. An especial thanks to @naomipullin.bsky.social for being there on the day and all the support during my PhD journey
By far the best incident has been when Lorrain felt the need to defend himself against an accusation that he'd been drunk on the job, been sick in front of the condemned prisoners, and subsequently died. He was in fact very much alive.
January 24, 2025 at 10:41 AM
By far the best incident has been when Lorrain felt the need to defend himself against an accusation that he'd been drunk on the job, been sick in front of the condemned prisoners, and subsequently died. He was in fact very much alive.
Long time no update! I passed my viva with no corrections in July and since then have been working away on the monograph. Very excited to be taking up a John Rylands Early Career Fellowship in January, looking at emotions and masculinity in gallows speeches.
December 13, 2024 at 10:39 AM
Long time no update! I passed my viva with no corrections in July and since then have been working away on the monograph. Very excited to be taking up a John Rylands Early Career Fellowship in January, looking at emotions and masculinity in gallows speeches.
Submitted my thesis yesterday (so of course we had to go for donuts)
April 3, 2024 at 7:23 AM
Submitted my thesis yesterday (so of course we had to go for donuts)
Last week was hectic but brilliant. Spoke about my thesis at Birmingham Eighteenth Century Centre colloquium and about demonic possession at @ihr.bsky.social
Back to reality (and my mountain of marking) this morning
Back to reality (and my mountain of marking) this morning
March 11, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Last week was hectic but brilliant. Spoke about my thesis at Birmingham Eighteenth Century Centre colloquium and about demonic possession at @ihr.bsky.social
Back to reality (and my mountain of marking) this morning
Back to reality (and my mountain of marking) this morning
Had a great time this morning with @naomipullin.bsky.social delivering training to Lord Leycester volunteers & members of the public on using parish records
January 22, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Had a great time this morning with @naomipullin.bsky.social delivering training to Lord Leycester volunteers & members of the public on using parish records
Some holiday highlights - Budleigh, Longhope, Tewksbury
January 2, 2024 at 8:31 AM
Some holiday highlights - Budleigh, Longhope, Tewksbury
Gorgeous office view from the Institut für Geschichte today. Had a great time speaking on my thesis to the early modern colloquium last night, lots of useful discussion and feedback. Very grateful to be here.
December 15, 2023 at 10:13 AM
Gorgeous office view from the Institut für Geschichte today. Had a great time speaking on my thesis to the early modern colloquium last night, lots of useful discussion and feedback. Very grateful to be here.
Waiting to board
December 13, 2023 at 9:40 AM
Waiting to board
Last day of term!
December 8, 2023 at 9:00 AM
Last day of term!
Very excited to be headed back out to Dresden next week to speak at the early modern history colloquium! Something tells me the weather will be a little different to when I was last there
December 7, 2023 at 9:44 AM
Very excited to be headed back out to Dresden next week to speak at the early modern history colloquium! Something tells me the weather will be a little different to when I was last there
First frost in Cheltenham, settling into the office for a cozy day of editing
November 30, 2023 at 8:40 AM
First frost in Cheltenham, settling into the office for a cozy day of editing
And now we edit
November 8, 2023 at 12:02 PM
And now we edit
Some real horrors in the Newberry's Halloween postcard collection collections.newberry.org/CS.aspx?VP3=...
October 27, 2023 at 8:13 AM
Some real horrors in the Newberry's Halloween postcard collection collections.newberry.org/CS.aspx?VP3=...
Just pasted my final chapter into the master thesis document. Made my partner come in the room to watch the word count jump up 17k. Just the conclusion to go..!
October 17, 2023 at 2:40 PM
Just pasted my final chapter into the master thesis document. Made my partner come in the room to watch the word count jump up 17k. Just the conclusion to go..!
I'm Imogen, and I'm currently finishing up my PhD at Warwick. My thesis looked at self-destruction in early modern British supernatural narratives, and I have wider interests in Histories of Emotion, belief, and gender. Now thinking ahead to the next project which will explore these themes!
October 17, 2023 at 1:15 PM
I'm Imogen, and I'm currently finishing up my PhD at Warwick. My thesis looked at self-destruction in early modern British supernatural narratives, and I have wider interests in Histories of Emotion, belief, and gender. Now thinking ahead to the next project which will explore these themes!