Joel Herman
@joelherman.bsky.social
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
Reposted by Joel Herman
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
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
The perception that it is a left wing space, which has been trumpeted by chief rivals, is of course a factor. As well as institutional resources and the effort required to rebuild a following here. The fact that it isn't owned by a billionaire with unlimited funds should also be mentioned.
November 7, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The perception that it is a left wing space, which has been trumpeted by chief rivals, is of course a factor. As well as institutional resources and the effort required to rebuild a following here. The fact that it isn't owned by a billionaire with unlimited funds should also be mentioned.
Thanks so much for sharing. What a fabulous resource.
November 5, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Thanks so much for sharing. What a fabulous resource.