Dr Emily Jones
@jonesemily.bsky.social
Historian of politics and ideas at the University of Manchester. Author of Edmund Burke and the Invention of Modern Conservatism. The Disraeli Myth: The Making of a Conservative Tradition forthcoming with Princeton UP!
Yesterday I was in Hull and had a lovely time talking to the new Centre for Conservatism about my book, but also to the wonderful people in Hull Minster about their Walter Crane stained glass!
February 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Yesterday I was in Hull and had a lovely time talking to the new Centre for Conservatism about my book, but also to the wonderful people in Hull Minster about their Walter Crane stained glass!
Happy New Year from Ashridge, onetime (interwar) Conservative Party training college!
January 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Happy New Year from Ashridge, onetime (interwar) Conservative Party training college!
A history of the French Revolution, as told by the Pip & Squeak 1938 Annual
December 30, 2024 at 5:05 PM
A history of the French Revolution, as told by the Pip & Squeak 1938 Annual
The one where they go to Claridge's #WolfsonHistoryPrize
December 3, 2024 at 1:58 PM
The one where they go to Claridge's #WolfsonHistoryPrize
Bit nippy for a swim #Pemberley #OhMrDarcy
November 30, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Bit nippy for a swim #Pemberley #OhMrDarcy
Checking references in Richard Griffiths' Fellow Travellers of the Right (1983) and entered a temporary state of deja vu
November 25, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Checking references in Richard Griffiths' Fellow Travellers of the Right (1983) and entered a temporary state of deja vu
I have one of these cats, too. This is Lupin.
November 16, 2024 at 7:21 AM
I have one of these cats, too. This is Lupin.
Some classic book editing going on this week, much to my husband’s frustration
April 3, 2024 at 10:04 AM
Some classic book editing going on this week, much to my husband’s frustration
My latest Disraeliana. Already getting major ‘Oh Mr Darcy!’ vibes.
March 14, 2024 at 10:38 AM
My latest Disraeliana. Already getting major ‘Oh Mr Darcy!’ vibes.
Wrapping up some old crockery and discover more #unexpectedDisraeli in Thursday’s Trafford Messenger
December 24, 2023 at 3:16 PM
Wrapping up some old crockery and discover more #unexpectedDisraeli in Thursday’s Trafford Messenger
Snaps for everyone who chose topic #8
December 11, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Snaps for everyone who chose topic #8
I wasn’t looking for Burke, but he always finds me
December 11, 2023 at 2:41 PM
I wasn’t looking for Burke, but he always finds me
We pumpkin patched. Hit me with your recipes.
October 28, 2023 at 5:00 PM
We pumpkin patched. Hit me with your recipes.
Great stuff. If anyone asks where I’m from I can now say ‘Sluices’
October 24, 2023 at 2:40 PM
Great stuff. If anyone asks where I’m from I can now say ‘Sluices’
Going through some old notes, should I risk it?
October 9, 2023 at 12:34 PM
Going through some old notes, should I risk it?
I am stood outside Central Library/#ToryPartyConference and there is a man LITERALLY herding two cats on a leash.
October 4, 2023 at 11:41 AM
I am stood outside Central Library/#ToryPartyConference and there is a man LITERALLY herding two cats on a leash.
Unexpected Disraeli
September 30, 2023 at 5:49 PM
Unexpected Disraeli
Fluff, upon fluff, upon fluff
September 25, 2023 at 7:15 PM
Fluff, upon fluff, upon fluff
The cats seem to have decided that they like each other again.
September 23, 2023 at 8:52 PM
The cats seem to have decided that they like each other again.
I’ve inherited some of these books and currently very much enjoying the marginalia.
September 20, 2023 at 7:10 PM
I’ve inherited some of these books and currently very much enjoying the marginalia.
My PhD supervisor’s room in St Anne’s College, Oxford. A room of many supervisions and many more books.
September 20, 2023 at 7:07 PM
My PhD supervisor’s room in St Anne’s College, Oxford. A room of many supervisions and many more books.