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Dr Jemima Hubberstey
@jemimahubberstey.bsky.social
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Research on the literary culture of the c18th country house. Garden rambler, book hoarder, coffee fiend, art dabbler, and servant to my cat. Views own.
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If you're still in the mood for more Georgian-themed festivities, at 3pm, Dr Adam Smith and I are thrilled to host the first meeting of the York Georgian Book Group, discussing Jane Austen's 'Persuasion.' 📚📖

Attendance is free, but please do email me to RSVP as space is limited.
Event page for the book group. Image shows two eighteenth-century figures reading a book.
July 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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At 1pm, we're thrilled to welcome Dr Hillary Burlock, who will be giving a talk on 'A Night at the Assembly Rooms.'

This will be followed by a regency dance demonstration and tea and cake! 🍰 £12 per ticket to include the refreshments.
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Event page, depicting an eighteenth century etching of the Assembly Rooms in York with some dancing figures. Text reads, 'Talking of Georgian Dance with tea and demo. Join us on Friday 8 August, 1-3pm foe a talk on Georgian dance followed by a real demonstration!
July 28, 2025 at 6:17 AM
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Thrilled to receive my copy of 'Bluestockings and Landscapes in Eighteenth Century Britain'!

Huge thanks to the editors, Markman Ellis and Jack Orchard, for all their work bringing this wonderful collection together. Now looking forward to sitting down with a cuppa and reading the other chapters.
Front cover of the book, the title reads 'Bluestockings and Landscape in Eighteenth Century Britain: The Prospect of Improvement', edited by Markman Ellis and Jack Orchard. The image is a watercolour depicting a woman wearing a bonnet and carrying watering can, two dogs jumping by her heels. There are shrubs and a house in the background. Photograph of chapter page, the title reads, '"The Genius of Rest...those Happy Groves Inspired": Literary Composition, Coterie Sociability and the Gardens at Wrest Park", by Jemima Hubberstey.
June 20, 2025 at 6:39 AM
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📣 On Wed 18 June, 6pm, York Georgian Society is hosting a summer social in York Medical Society! 🌷🥂 Join us for a drinks reception followed by talks from our Nuttgens Award winners, Dr Charlotte Goodge and Constance Halstead. All welcome, students free: www.peoplesfundraising.com/event/2024-n...
Garden at York Medical Society. Painting of Anne Lister.
May 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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So thrilled to receive a copy of 'Bath and Beyond' and see my chapter in print! Particular thanks to the editors @hillaryburlock.bsky.social , @georgianlords.bsky.social, and Tatjana LeBoff for all their hard work bringing this wonderful book together.
Photograph of chapter title, 'I am a sort of prisoner here': Elite Performance and Bath Society in the Eighteenth Century. Photograph of a blue front cover with the title 'Bath and Beyond: The Social and Cultural World of the Georgian Assembly Room', edited by Hillary Burlock, Robin Eagles and Tatjana LeBoff
April 24, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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Wonderful to see the tulips in bloom at Hampton Court earlier this week - I particularly enjoy their vibrant colours after the grey winter months.
Bright pink tulips in the foreground, with a view of Hampton Court Palace in the background.
April 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Thrilled to have seen 'The Botanical World of Mary Delany' at Beningbrough Hall at last, showcasing many of her beautifully detailed collages. It was also a treat to see 'Women Artists and Designers at the National Trust', including Sabine Winn's collages. Perfect way to start 2025!
Sign within a stately interior, entitled 'The Botanical World of Mary Delany'. Smaller text describes: 'Mary Delany (1700-1788) transformed ordinary materials into extraordinarily beautiful artworks. Created by delicately painting, cutting, and layering paper, her floral 'mosaiks' as she called them, were admired for their scientific accuracy. Starting in her early 70s, Delany created over 900 'mosaiks' in ten years, until failing eyesight forced her to stop working. One of Mary Delany's paper mosaiks, 'Portlandia Grandiflora', displayed on a white wall, framed by golden pilasters. The text at the bottom is entitled 'Art and Botany'. Two of Sabine Winn's collages, which were created by cutting out sections of a print and replacing it with fabric. The top image depicts a woman wearing a simple white shift, sitting on a grassy bank. The second image shows a man and a woman walking through a forest, finely dressed in floral material.
January 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Reposting with alt text! 😊

Hi Bluesky! Coming over from Twitter/X, so hoping to reconnect with people and meet more like-minded people here too.

About: background in c18th literary/garden/country house history, now working in heritage. Also has a cat, so you can expect plenty of pet photos too.
Cat sleeping on top of bookshelf, with tummy on show. Silhouette of Hampton Court Palace from the river, with an early morning sunrise in the backdrop. Boats in the foreground. View of the flowerbeds at Kew gardens. In the distance, behind a tree, is a glimpse of Kew Palace.
December 4, 2024 at 11:39 AM
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Cleo seems to have taken a liking to 'Greater Perfections.' Or should I say, puuuuurfections? 🤭
Cat asleep on top of book shelf with tummy in the air. The book she has made her bed is entitled, 'Greater Perfections.'
December 3, 2024 at 5:11 PM
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So thrilled to find this beautiful book in the post today - thank you so much @cecs-york.bsky.social!
Book held up in front of a bookshelf. Front cover depicts a Georgian heeled shoe with floral embroidery. It is entitled 'Treasures Afoot: Shoe Stories from the Georgian Era', by Kimberly S. Alexander.
November 30, 2024 at 9:14 AM
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Hello Bluesky! Coming over from Twitter/X, so hoping I can reconnect with people from there as well as meet more like-minded people here.

About me: background in c18th literary/garden/country house history, now working in heritage. Also has a cat, so you can expect plenty of pet photos too.
November 11, 2024 at 12:01 AM