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Joel Herman
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Research Fellow @virtualtreasury.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social, Houses of Parliament | Historian of the press, publicity, and popular political action in Ireland, America, Britain, and the Eighteenth-Century Atlantic World
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Joel Herman @joelherman.bsky.social · Nov 7
Thanks for following along. I’m here for all things history. But posting mostly on the history of Ireland, America, Britain, and the wider Atlantic world, 1650-1850.
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Senior Curator - Programming, Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin City Council

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Senior Curator - Programming, Hugh Lane Gallery :Dublin
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November 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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irishhumanities.bsky.social
‘Do the Humanities Actually Matter? Public Policy and the Humanities’ - @tlrhub.bsky.social launching a new seminar series - Bridging the Gap between Policy and Research - 19 Nov at 6.30pm
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Irish Humanities Alliance | Bridging the Gap between Policy and Research Seminar Series
The Trinity Long Room Hub is delighted to launch a new seminar series - Bridging the Gap between Policy and Research - exploring how scholarship in the Arts and Humanities can…
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November 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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frankcogliano.bsky.social
What's the German word for the joy one feels when a friend publishes a book?
November 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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We're delighted to announce that, after a very successful first year, RIISS will be hosting a further New Voices ECR Visiting Fellow in 2026. Applications are open until 5th December 2025.
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New Voices ECR Visiting Fellowship
www.abdn.ac.uk
November 3, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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Excellent news received this week: my forthcoming book "Converting Ireland: education, language and colonialism" will be included in the Irish Studies Collection of Manchester University Press, available online!
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November 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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brodiewaddell.bsky.social
The Blazing World by @jonathanhealey.bsky.social is best place to start on the English side. Laura Stewart (York) and/or Karin Bowie (Glasgow) on the Scottish side? I'm sure @englishcivilwar.bsky.social has suggestions. Or dive into the primary sources, e.g. petitions: www.civilwarpetitions.ac.uk
Civil War Petitions
Civil War Petitions contains petitions to the state from veterans and their families for welfare payments as a result of injuries and bereavement sustained during the English Civil Wars. It aims to sh...
www.civilwarpetitions.ac.uk
November 7, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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mboluferp.bsky.social
✉️🌎On 20-21 Nov. we'll host the workshop Letters& emotions in early modern/modern empires.
With Carlotta Sorba-Mónica Burguera-Judith Farré-Xavier Andreu-M'hamed Oualdi-Alexia Yates-Pablo Hdez.Sau-Amelia Almorza- Elisa Heinrich-Ângela Barrero Xavier and our fantastic researchers and MWP fellows.
November 4, 2025 at 6:17 PM
joelherman.bsky.social
Around this time last year this site exploded. Interesting to see what it has become. A more active academic space than twitter, at least for me. This despite a fraction of the users, which is what seems to have limited uptake from institutions, media, news, politicians, celebrities, athletes.
November 6, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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niamhroisin.bsky.social
Do share! The Catholic Historical Society of Ireland’s annual conference is on Daniel O’Connell and his Legacies - 22 Nov in @dculibrary.bsky.social - all welcome! (Small fee on the day) @nmireland.bsky.social @nlireland.bsky.social @jdmccafferty.bsky.social www.eventbrite.ie/e/oconnell-a...
O’CONNELL AND HIS LEGACY
Join us to celebrate the life and enduring impact of O'Connell and his legacy at our upcoming event!
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November 6, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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urbanhistory.bsky.social
Interested in joining Team Urban History? Apply to be our new Bibliographer - deadline is tomorrow, Friday *7th* November

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urbanhistory.bsky.social Urban History @urbanhistory.bsky.social · Sep 22
📣 We're looking for a new Bibliographer to join the #UrbanHistory team!

This is a great opportunity to get involved with a world-leading academic journal and find out about the latest urban history publications.

Apply by 5pm on Friday 6 November. Contact Roey Sweet for more details.
Call for Bibliographer for Urban History Urban History seeks to appoint a new bibliographer to compile our annual bibliography of publication in urban history. This is an exciting opportunity to become involved with a world-leading journal for urban historical research. Urban History is published by Cambridge University Press and occupies a central place in historical scholarship, with an outstanding record of interdisciplinary contributions, and a broad-based and distinguished panel of referees and international advisors. Each issue features wide-ranging research articles covering social, economic, political and cultural aspects of the history of towns and cities and supplementary material including periodical reviews, thesis reviews and book reviews. The bibliography, which has a global coverage, provides an essential tool for researchers interested in exploring recent publications and historiographical trends in their fields. About the bibliographer role The role involves the following tasks: • Searching for books, book chapters and journal articles published in the preceding calendar year, using online resources (journal websites, the Bibliography of British and Irish History and publishers’ websites). • Compiling a bibliography of all the entries ordered by thematic categories (typically 1000 entries). • Working with the production team at Cambridge University Press to check and proof-read copy edits before final production. We expect the new bibliographer to be able to start on 1 January 2026. We are happy to receive applications from individuals at different career stages and we welcome applications from historians – working in any context – from under-represented groups, including those from minoritized ethnic groups, disabled people, LGBTQIA+ people, and those who are ‘first generation’ in Higher Education. The positions attract an annual honorarium. Continues on next image Successful candidates will be fully supported by the the journal editors (Shane Ewen, Prashant Kidambi, Roey Sweet, Domenic Vitiello and Rosemary Wakeman). How to apply Those interested in making an application for the position of review editor should send to Roey Sweet (rhs4@le.ac.uk) • a CV (no more than 3 pages) • a summary of 300 words outlining your interest in the role Enquiries Informal enquiries about the role, including honorarium payments, can be made to: Professor Roey Sweet rhs4@le.ac.uk Deadline Deadline for applications: 5.00pm on Friday 6 November
November 6, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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ihr.bsky.social
The Curriers' Prize is now open! Submit your best unpublished essay on any aspect of London's history, and you could get a £1,000 award!

Full details: 👇 w ww.history.ac.uk/funding/awards-bursaries-prizes/curriers-prize
The Curriers’ Prize
The Worshipful Company of Curriers, has established an essay prize on the history of London, in association with The London Journal Trust and the IHR.
www.history.ac.uk
November 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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dri.ie
The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is hiring!

Applications are invited for the position of Research and Engagement, Senior Programme Manager as part of the DRI team headquartered at the Royal Irish Academy.
Apply by 27.11.2025 at 3pm.
www.ria.ie/about/career...
November 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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princetonupress.bsky.social
The @susih.bsky.social 2025 Conference begins today! Go see Tom Arnold-Forster discuss his book, Walter Lippman, tomorrow (November 7th) at 10:15 am CST. He will be in conversation with several esteemed panelists—don't miss this great talk!

See the full lineup and register here: buff.ly/l2KFjq1
Walter Lippmann: An Intellectual Biography by Tom Arnold-Forster Tom Arnold-Forster
November 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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irishstudiesqub.bsky.social
On 24 Nov. we welcome Dr Catriona Kennedy (York), to speak about her new book 'Women, politics, and the Irish public sphere'. All welcome (hybrid) www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
Irish Studies Seminar: Catriona Kennedy, 'Women, politics, and the Irish public sphere'
www.qub.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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prizepapers.bsky.social
We are thrilled to announce this year's rendition of the Prize Papers Talks Special Edition - an online lecture series organised by the German Maritime Museum and the Prize Papers Project! The first talk will be on November 10th, with Jane Ohlmeyer, Tom Truxes, and John Shovlin on the Amity Papers!
November 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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asheeshksi.bsky.social
CFP for Slavery North conference on "Rebellion, Resistance, and Refuge: Slavery and Border-Crossing during the American Revolution" @umassamherst.bsky.social 7/9-7/12/2026, abstracts due 12/19/2025 #vastearlyamerica slaverynorth.com/event/call-f... 🗃️
Call for Abstracts: Academic Conference - Slavery North
Rebellion, Resistance, and Refuge: Slavery and Border-Crossing during the American Revolution Call for Abstracts: Academic Conference Dates: Thursday, July 9 to Sunday, July 12, 2026 Location: Univers...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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timhitchcock.bsky.social
Really pleased to announce the launch of the all-new, all-dancing, London Lives website - www.londonlives.org It has been thoroughly re-engineered to facilitate more types of search, and redesigned for phones and tablets. The team very much hopes peope like it. 1/
London Lives
www.londonlives.org
November 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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rickbell.bsky.social
Friends, I could not be more excited to let you know that my book, The American Revolution and the Fate of the World, is out today from Penguin. I’m super proud of it and super grateful to all the scholars whose work informs it. I hope you’ll take a peek and spread the word!

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The American Revolution and the Fate of the World
The American Revolution and the Fate of the World [Bell, Richard] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The American Revolution and the Fate of the World
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November 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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New to the series | Mexican Jesuits write the history of the Americas by Luis Ramos. Find out more, and purchase directly for 20% off RRP: bit.ly/MexicanJesuits #EighteenthCentury 📖 @voltaire.ox.ac.uk
Promotional graphic for the book Mexican Jesuits Write the History of the Americas: Reason, Rights and Revolution (1767–1824) by Luis Ramos. The book cover is shown on the right with a blue background and an illustration of a domed building and a large public gathering. On the left, a blue text box reads: ‘An examination of how three exiled Jesuits shaped the discourse of continental emancipation from Spain.’ Logos of Liverpool University Press, Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment, and the Voltaire Foundation appear at the bottom.
September 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
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bsecs.bsky.social
New #CFP on 'Embodied Knowledge Practices in the Early Modern World', to be held in June 2026 at the University of Amsterdam
Abstracts of >200 words due by the 1 February 2026
#18thc #skystorians 🗃️
titachico.bsky.social Tita Chico @titachico.bsky.social · 10d
CFP: “Embodied Knowledge Practices in the Early Modern World”
Conference at the University of Amsterdam
Monday, 15 June 2026

How do material conditions shape how & what we know about the natural world?

#earlymodern #C18L

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November 4, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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The David Richards Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History
University of Oxford - Wadham College #skystorians 🗃️www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPH050/t...
The David Richards Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History at University of Oxford
Searching for an academic job? Explore this The David Richards Junior Research Fellowship in Economic History opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic jobs.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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historicaljnl.bsky.social
📣Out now on #firstview!

Anna M. C. Knutsson (@uu.se) (@clarehallcambridge.bsky.social) on 'Seasonality and the Practices of Illegal Trade in the Faroe Islands and the Northern and Western Isles, 1775–1785'

#Fishing #Maritime #Enrivonment 18thc 🗃️

👉Open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
By investigating 321 smuggling vessels that travelled between the Faroe Isles and the British Isles between 1775 and 1785, this article explores the regionality and seasonality of illegal trade in the north Atlantic. The article centres on a neglected oceanic region, thereby inverting historical geographies, shifting the focus from port centres like London and Copenhagen to the Scottish Northern and Western Isles, as well as the Faroe Islands. Epitomizing the ‘dichotomy of insularity’, in the eighteenth century these areas were located along maritime highways of global trade, and illegal trade flourished there, despite their challenging location. The article demonstrates that this illegal trade had different seasonal cycles from those of legal trade. While legal trade halted in the winter season, illegal trade continued throughout. Linking illegal maritime activities to more lawful ones, like fishing, the article suggests that the recurring nature of the contraband trade ought to be understood in relation to the broader coastal culture, in which maritime knowledge was circulated and the local relationship to the sea defined. The study suggests that illegal trade should be viewed not merely as an extension of globalization but as a rooted phenomenon, which developed in unison with the local environment.
November 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
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chesterbeatty.bsky.social
In partnership with the Heritage Council, the #ChesterBeatty is pleased to offer a 12-month internship in book and paper conservation: ow.ly/LJNb50XlIKo #ConservationInternship #BookandPaperConservation #DublinJobs
November 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
joelherman.bsky.social
Had a wonderful time speaking with students at Columbia University about the @virtualtreasury.bsky.social recently. Many thanks to James Stafford for inviting me to zoom in to NY from Dublin, and to the students for their fantastic questions about Irish history, the archive, and so much more.
November 3, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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pastpresentsoc.bsky.social
New on advance access: "Involuntary Investors in British State-Building: Seamen’s Tickets and the Financial Revolution c.1700–1760"

by Tawny Paul (@uofcalifornia.bsky.social)

#OpenAccess

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Involuntary Investors in British State-Building: Seamen’s Tickets and the Financial Revolution c.1700–1760*
Abstract. This article investigates the relationship between government liquidity, personal credit, and state practices in eighteenth-century Britain, draw
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November 3, 2025 at 8:17 AM