Kate Smith
@kateesthersmith.bsky.social
Historian of eighteenth-century Britain at University of Birmingham. Walker, swimmer, dog-lover, reader. https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/history/smith-kate
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The Growth of London, from the Romans to the 21st Century, Visualized in a Time-Lapse Animated Map
The Growth of London, from the Romans to the 21st Century, Visualized in a Time-Lapse Animated Map
Europe and from all walks of life.”
The chorus of voices became a cacophony for many Londoners in the following century who resurrected a pastoral ideal and/or retired to the countryside in the 1600s...
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December 11, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The Growth of London, from the Romans to the 21st Century, Visualized in a Time-Lapse Animated Map
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When will this crisis get any attention whatsoever!? A THOUSAND ACADEMIC STAFF AT ONE INSTITUTION SERVED REDUNDANCY RISK NOTICES! And that's not counting what's surely being visited on professional services staff too. This is an economic catastrophe, to say nothing of the intellectual catastrophe!
Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252:
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email.
Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk
December 11, 2025 at 8:47 PM
When will this crisis get any attention whatsoever!? A THOUSAND ACADEMIC STAFF AT ONE INSTITUTION SERVED REDUNDANCY RISK NOTICES! And that's not counting what's surely being visited on professional services staff too. This is an economic catastrophe, to say nothing of the intellectual catastrophe!
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The ad for the second postdoctoral position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk Britain’s Early Medieval Letters project is now live. We’re looking for an Old English specialist (who also works with Latin). 32-month FT post. Deadline for apps is 16 Jan 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
Job Opportunity at the University of Kent: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Are you passionate about early medieval Britain? Do you have advanced knowledge of Old English and proficiency in Medieval Latin? If yes, then you may be interested in this fixed term full time post...
jobs.kent.ac.uk
December 11, 2025 at 10:49 AM
The ad for the second postdoctoral position on our @leverhulme.ac.uk Britain’s Early Medieval Letters project is now live. We’re looking for an Old English specialist (who also works with Latin). 32-month FT post. Deadline for apps is 16 Jan 🙂 jobs.kent.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx...
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Today, the Academy publishes a report setting out findings from our Where We Live Next programme on place-led approaches to environmental sustainability. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
December 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Today, the Academy publishes a report setting out findings from our Where We Live Next programme on place-led approaches to environmental sustainability. www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/publications...
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'While fewer than half of Americans have confidence in higher education...85 percent of employers believe colleges and universities are adequately preparing students for the workforce. And they especially value degrees from institutions that emphasize constructive dialogue and disagreement.' 1/2
Employers Confident in How Higher Ed Is Preparing Students
They want graduates who know how to work with diverse teams, according to a new survey from the American Association of Colleges and Universities.
www.insidehighered.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:44 PM
'While fewer than half of Americans have confidence in higher education...85 percent of employers believe colleges and universities are adequately preparing students for the workforce. And they especially value degrees from institutions that emphasize constructive dialogue and disagreement.' 1/2
Great discussion of @sethrockman.bsky.social book Plantation Goods at UoB’s History Department Book Club yesterday. Looking forward to discussing further when Seth visits in January! Thanks @ncardon.bsky.social for organising!
December 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Great discussion of @sethrockman.bsky.social book Plantation Goods at UoB’s History Department Book Club yesterday. Looking forward to discussing further when Seth visits in January! Thanks @ncardon.bsky.social for organising!
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✨SSHM Mid-Career Online Writing Retreat✨ funded by Wellcome
Over 2 days: Friday 9th and Monday 12th January 2026
10am-5.30pm GMT
This event is for SSHM members.
To sign up and for more details see website
Deadline for sign-up: 17 December 2025 (23:59 GMT)
#histmed
Over 2 days: Friday 9th and Monday 12th January 2026
10am-5.30pm GMT
This event is for SSHM members.
To sign up and for more details see website
Deadline for sign-up: 17 December 2025 (23:59 GMT)
#histmed
UPCOMING SSHM EVENTS
SSHM Mid-Career Writing Retreat funded by Wellcome Friday 9th and Monday 12th January 2026 10am-5.30pm GMT Deadline for applications: 17 December 2025 (23:59 GMT) Led by Professor Rowena Murra…
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December 5, 2025 at 10:11 AM
✨SSHM Mid-Career Online Writing Retreat✨ funded by Wellcome
Over 2 days: Friday 9th and Monday 12th January 2026
10am-5.30pm GMT
This event is for SSHM members.
To sign up and for more details see website
Deadline for sign-up: 17 December 2025 (23:59 GMT)
#histmed
Over 2 days: Friday 9th and Monday 12th January 2026
10am-5.30pm GMT
This event is for SSHM members.
To sign up and for more details see website
Deadline for sign-up: 17 December 2025 (23:59 GMT)
#histmed
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Monday 15 December is the closing date for the Royal Historical Society's First Book and Early Career Article Prizes, for 2026.
Eligible titles, published in 2025, may be submitted by the author. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v
#Skystorians
Eligible titles, published in 2025, may be submitted by the author. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v
#Skystorians
Royal Historical Society Book and Article Prizes, 2026: submissions now invited - RHS
The Royal Historical Society invites applications for its First Book Prize, 2026 and Early Career Article Prize, 2026. The call for submissions opens on Monday 29 September 2025 and runs to Monday 15 ...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Monday 15 December is the closing date for the Royal Historical Society's First Book and Early Career Article Prizes, for 2026.
Eligible titles, published in 2025, may be submitted by the author. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v
#Skystorians
Eligible titles, published in 2025, may be submitted by the author. Further details and how to apply: bit.ly/3KnR47v
#Skystorians
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Please come! Glasgow became an important thread in my book, almost a character in its own right. I can’t wait to give this talk!
On Thursday 11 December I'm hosting a talk by @dudleymarianna.bsky.social who will present her new book, Electric Wind: An Energy History of Modern Britain, to the Economic and Social History seminar series at Glasgow University.
Kicking off at 11am in 42 Bute Gardens, room 717. All welcome.
Kicking off at 11am in 42 Bute Gardens, room 717. All welcome.
December 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Please come! Glasgow became an important thread in my book, almost a character in its own right. I can’t wait to give this talk!
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It's lovely to see Songs of Seven Dials included in @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk Christmas 2025 Booklist. I don't think there are any signed copies left in the shop, so you'll have to make do with a pristine version.
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/collections/...
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/collections/...
Christmas 2025: History | London Review Bookshop
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December 1, 2025 at 9:29 AM
It's lovely to see Songs of Seven Dials included in @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk Christmas 2025 Booklist. I don't think there are any signed copies left in the shop, so you'll have to make do with a pristine version.
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/collections/...
www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/collections/...
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The @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conference will be at Lancaster in July. Call for papers just released. I'll put putting together a proposal, so hope to see some of you there! #EarlyModern 🗃️
Details here: socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...
Details here: socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...
December 1, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The @socialhistsoc.bsky.social conference will be at Lancaster in July. Call for papers just released. I'll put putting together a proposal, so hope to see some of you there! #EarlyModern 🗃️
Details here: socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...
Details here: socialhistory.org.uk/events/confe...
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A new, special issue of "Representations," 'Techniques of Legal Personhood' (edited by Lindsay O’Connor Stern and Julie Stone Peters), is available online now. online.ucpress.edu/representati...
Volume 172 Issue 1 | Representations | University of California Press
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November 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
A new, special issue of "Representations," 'Techniques of Legal Personhood' (edited by Lindsay O’Connor Stern and Julie Stone Peters), is available online now. online.ucpress.edu/representati...
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I teach this article EVERY time I teach philosophy of tech.
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I teach this article EVERY time I teach philosophy of tech.
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I’ll be speaking about the very object featured below - the Le Vacher machine - and how mothers in Georgian England used devices like it to 'straighten' children’s bodies. #HistMed #MaterialCulture #MedicalHumanities #18thCentury
Less than a month to go until our free online workshop *Object Stories in Health and Medicine, 1700-1900*. Friday 5 December from 10am GMT. Tickets available through this link!
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/objec...
www.birmingham.ac.uk/events/objec...
November 8, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I’ll be speaking about the very object featured below - the Le Vacher machine - and how mothers in Georgian England used devices like it to 'straighten' children’s bodies. #HistMed #MaterialCulture #MedicalHumanities #18thCentury
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Interested in the history of Seven Dials or London or the 1920s and 1930s? I'm doing some walking tours of the Dials with @stanfordstravel.bsky.social on Sat 15 Nov.
There's loads to see, but Seven Dials is so small you don't need to walk far.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/songs...
There's loads to see, but Seven Dials is so small you don't need to walk far.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/songs...
October 29, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Interested in the history of Seven Dials or London or the 1920s and 1930s? I'm doing some walking tours of the Dials with @stanfordstravel.bsky.social on Sat 15 Nov.
There's loads to see, but Seven Dials is so small you don't need to walk far.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/songs...
There's loads to see, but Seven Dials is so small you don't need to walk far.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/songs...
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If I was in London, I would do this. It should be fascinating if you're in the area.
Interested in the history of Seven Dials or London or the 1920s and 1930s? I'm doing some walking tours of the Dials with @stanfordstravel.bsky.social on Sat 15 Nov.
There's loads to see, but Seven Dials is so small you don't need to walk far.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/songs...
There's loads to see, but Seven Dials is so small you don't need to walk far.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/songs...
October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
If I was in London, I would do this. It should be fascinating if you're in the area.
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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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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
1/6
October 31, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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
1/6
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
1/6
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Join us next Thursday (30/10, 5.30 pm) for Dr Emily Vine’s (@emilymayvine.bsky.social) talk on ‘Birth, Death and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London’! You can sign up to join in-person (IHR Wolfson Room, NB02) or online via Zoom here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Birth, Death and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London
Society, Culture and Belief, 1500-1800 Seminar- Session 2
www.history.ac.uk
October 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Join us next Thursday (30/10, 5.30 pm) for Dr Emily Vine’s (@emilymayvine.bsky.social) talk on ‘Birth, Death and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London’! You can sign up to join in-person (IHR Wolfson Room, NB02) or online via Zoom here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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We’re hiring! We are recruiting for Associate Professor in the Material and Public Cultures of Science to join our Department from January 2026. For more info and to apply, please visit: http://bit.ly/48Ll8nU
Closing Date: 9th November 2025
#WeAreSTS #education #lecturer
Closing Date: 9th November 2025
#WeAreSTS #education #lecturer
October 24, 2025 at 6:30 AM
We’re hiring! We are recruiting for Associate Professor in the Material and Public Cultures of Science to join our Department from January 2026. For more info and to apply, please visit: http://bit.ly/48Ll8nU
Closing Date: 9th November 2025
#WeAreSTS #education #lecturer
Closing Date: 9th November 2025
#WeAreSTS #education #lecturer
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Great 12-month opportunity for an historian. Salary: £36,799 (Grade 5: Development Worker grade). Edinburgh/hybrid. Closing date 21 October.
Vacancy: Legacy of Slavery Research Project Officer - The Scottish Episcopal Church
Salary: £36,799 (Grade 5: Development Worker grade)Contract: Fixed term for 12 months Hours: Fulltime, 35 hours a week (.8 FTE or 28 hours will also be considered). Some occasional evening or weekend ...
www.scotland.anglican.org
October 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Great 12-month opportunity for an historian. Salary: £36,799 (Grade 5: Development Worker grade). Edinburgh/hybrid. Closing date 21 October.
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I had a stroll round Seven Dials with historian Matt Houlbrook (@tricksterprince.bsky.social) to talk the locations, people and stories behind his fantastic new book, Songs Of Seven Dials. www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
A Seven Dials mystery: the dark history of a chic London village
Before it was the home of expensive cheese and toiletries, the area near Covent Garden had a reputation for crime, poverty and racism
www.thetimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I had a stroll round Seven Dials with historian Matt Houlbrook (@tricksterprince.bsky.social) to talk the locations, people and stories behind his fantastic new book, Songs Of Seven Dials. www.thetimes.com/uk/london/ar...
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📅 Save the Date!
🎉 To mark 50 years of the Social History Society, we’re hosting a Social History Festival with @ihr.bsky.social!
🗓️ Fri 24 April 2026
📍 Senate House, University of London
Panels, a keynote + hands-on activities!
💡 Want to contribute? 👉socialhistsoc@gmail.com
More info coming soon!
🎉 To mark 50 years of the Social History Society, we’re hosting a Social History Festival with @ihr.bsky.social!
🗓️ Fri 24 April 2026
📍 Senate House, University of London
Panels, a keynote + hands-on activities!
💡 Want to contribute? 👉socialhistsoc@gmail.com
More info coming soon!
October 22, 2025 at 8:27 AM
📅 Save the Date!
🎉 To mark 50 years of the Social History Society, we’re hosting a Social History Festival with @ihr.bsky.social!
🗓️ Fri 24 April 2026
📍 Senate House, University of London
Panels, a keynote + hands-on activities!
💡 Want to contribute? 👉socialhistsoc@gmail.com
More info coming soon!
🎉 To mark 50 years of the Social History Society, we’re hosting a Social History Festival with @ihr.bsky.social!
🗓️ Fri 24 April 2026
📍 Senate House, University of London
Panels, a keynote + hands-on activities!
💡 Want to contribute? 👉socialhistsoc@gmail.com
More info coming soon!
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There’s still time to sign up in person or online to hear Amy Wilson talk about pastoral dress & ideas about female fertility, pregnancy, and maternal identity in eighteenth century elite culture 👇
Our next seminar will be with @amywilsonstorey.bsky.social on Tuesday 7th. October '25 from 17:30BST. Amy will present '‘Good’ Mothers and Fashionable Dress in Eighteenth-Century Elite Culture'. The abstract and details about attending can be found through the link:
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
‘Good’ Mothers and Fashionable Dress in Eighteenth-Century Elite Culture
www.history.ac.uk
October 6, 2025 at 6:43 PM
There’s still time to sign up in person or online to hear Amy Wilson talk about pastoral dress & ideas about female fertility, pregnancy, and maternal identity in eighteenth century elite culture 👇
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RHS Funding opportunity: Postgraduate and Early Career Research Support Grants.
Grants of up to £1000 for graduate and early career historians to undertake research projects bit.ly/4nWLNlI
Closing date for the next round: 5 December 2025
Grants of up to £1000 for graduate and early career historians to undertake research projects bit.ly/4nWLNlI
Closing date for the next round: 5 December 2025
Calls for research funding from the Royal Historical Society: current programmes - RHS
The Society currently invites applications for the following three schemes — open to historians across a range of career stages and backgrounds — with closing dates from 5 December 2025 onwards. For f...
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October 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
RHS Funding opportunity: Postgraduate and Early Career Research Support Grants.
Grants of up to £1000 for graduate and early career historians to undertake research projects bit.ly/4nWLNlI
Closing date for the next round: 5 December 2025
Grants of up to £1000 for graduate and early career historians to undertake research projects bit.ly/4nWLNlI
Closing date for the next round: 5 December 2025
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Kicking off our fantastic line up with a showcase of new research! Get in touch if you are a postgraduate or early career researcher who would like to introduce their work to the field.
📍 Hybrid: N304, IHR, Senate House, WC1E 7HU and Online
📅 Thursday 16th October, 2025
⏰ 17:30
🔗 bit.ly/3INwCfO
📍 Hybrid: N304, IHR, Senate House, WC1E 7HU and Online
📅 Thursday 16th October, 2025
⏰ 17:30
🔗 bit.ly/3INwCfO
September 30, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Kicking off our fantastic line up with a showcase of new research! Get in touch if you are a postgraduate or early career researcher who would like to introduce their work to the field.
📍 Hybrid: N304, IHR, Senate House, WC1E 7HU and Online
📅 Thursday 16th October, 2025
⏰ 17:30
🔗 bit.ly/3INwCfO
📍 Hybrid: N304, IHR, Senate House, WC1E 7HU and Online
📅 Thursday 16th October, 2025
⏰ 17:30
🔗 bit.ly/3INwCfO