Laurence Lux-Sterritt
@lux-sterritt.bsky.social
early modern history; Catholicism; nuns; England; France; recusancy; 17th century.
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A #nuntastic read! Highly recommend.
The paperback of 'English Convents in Catholic Europe, c.1600-1800' by the CCS' James Kelly is currently available in the @waterstones.bsky.social sale for only £10: www.waterstones.com/book/english... #skystorians #nuntastic #Catholicism #history #CathHist
September 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A #nuntastic read! Highly recommend.
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1 Sept 1641: d. Elizabeth Shirley at the #English #Augustinian Convent of St. Monica's #Louvain - she was mainly responsible for founding the house & was also a #nuntastic author (Rijksmuseum)
September 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
1 Sept 1641: d. Elizabeth Shirley at the #English #Augustinian Convent of St. Monica's #Louvain - she was mainly responsible for founding the house & was also a #nuntastic author (Rijksmuseum)
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Today our project is linked on the front page of @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social's website! Our fantastic postdocs @hagenilda.bsky.social and @sharonhoward.bsky.social get a well-deserved mention: www.ed.ac.uk/news/memoirs...
#EarlyModern #DigiHums #BookHistory @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social
#EarlyModern #DigiHums #BookHistory @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social
Memoirs share vivid life of 17th century woman | News | The University of Edinburgh
Research into a manuscript discovered at Durham Cathedral has provided insights on the captivating life of a 17th century writer and memoirist.
www.ed.ac.uk
August 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Today our project is linked on the front page of @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social's website! Our fantastic postdocs @hagenilda.bsky.social and @sharonhoward.bsky.social get a well-deserved mention: www.ed.ac.uk/news/memoirs...
#EarlyModern #DigiHums #BookHistory @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social
#EarlyModern #DigiHums #BookHistory @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social
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#cfp for the 2026 Conference of the History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland, ‘Women Religious: Patronage & Networks from Medieval to Modern’ taking place at Queen Mary University of London on 11/12 June. Please share widely #nuntastic
historyofwomenreligious.org/call-for-pap...
historyofwomenreligious.org/call-for-pap...
August 11, 2025 at 7:29 PM
#cfp for the 2026 Conference of the History of Women Religious of Britain and Ireland, ‘Women Religious: Patronage & Networks from Medieval to Modern’ taking place at Queen Mary University of London on 11/12 June. Please share widely #nuntastic
historyofwomenreligious.org/call-for-pap...
historyofwomenreligious.org/call-for-pap...
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ICYMI #EarlyModern 🗃️ 📜
Read about some of our findings on Thornton and her four manuscripts in this @ukri.org post on our #AHRC funded project:
www.ukri.org/news/ahrc-pr...
www.ukri.org/news/ahrc-pr...
AHRC project sheds light on the life of 17th century memoirist
Research into a manuscript discovered at Durham Cathedral has provided fresh insights on the life of writer and memoirist Alice Thornton thanks to AHRC funding.
www.ukri.org
August 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
ICYMI #EarlyModern 🗃️ 📜
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We are delighted to be involved in this British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant funded workshop ‘Religious History and Catholic Archives: Towards an Interdisciplinary Approach’, which includes an archives showcase using our collections!
May 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
We are delighted to be involved in this British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grant funded workshop ‘Religious History and Catholic Archives: Towards an Interdisciplinary Approach’, which includes an archives showcase using our collections!
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New Publication!
Recently published in OUP Academic's Very Short Introduction series, 'The Catholic Reformation' by Dr James Kelly, Associate Professor in the History of Catholicism.
This short book introduces readers to the events and global impact of the Catholic Reformation.
Recently published in OUP Academic's Very Short Introduction series, 'The Catholic Reformation' by Dr James Kelly, Associate Professor in the History of Catholicism.
This short book introduces readers to the events and global impact of the Catholic Reformation.
May 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
New Publication!
Recently published in OUP Academic's Very Short Introduction series, 'The Catholic Reformation' by Dr James Kelly, Associate Professor in the History of Catholicism.
This short book introduces readers to the events and global impact of the Catholic Reformation.
Recently published in OUP Academic's Very Short Introduction series, 'The Catholic Reformation' by Dr James Kelly, Associate Professor in the History of Catholicism.
This short book introduces readers to the events and global impact of the Catholic Reformation.
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📣Out now on #firstview!
James E. Kelly (@durham-university.bsky.social) on 'Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800'
#Women #Nuns #England #Europe 17thc 18thc⛪
👉Read open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
James E. Kelly (@durham-university.bsky.social) on 'Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800'
#Women #Nuns #England #Europe 17thc 18thc⛪
👉Read open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
June 16, 2025 at 10:32 AM
📣Out now on #firstview!
James E. Kelly (@durham-university.bsky.social) on 'Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800'
#Women #Nuns #England #Europe 17thc 18thc⛪
👉Read open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
James E. Kelly (@durham-university.bsky.social) on 'Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800'
#Women #Nuns #England #Europe 17thc 18thc⛪
👉Read open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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IHR Tudor & Stuart seminar news: it's time for our annual call for papers! If you'd like to speak to us in the coming academic year, full details below. Get in touch with any questions or if you would like to be on our mailing list. Please RT.
June 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
IHR Tudor & Stuart seminar news: it's time for our annual call for papers! If you'd like to speak to us in the coming academic year, full details below. Get in touch with any questions or if you would like to be on our mailing list. Please RT.
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New Publication!
'Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800' by Dr. James Kelly, published in The Historical Journal from @universitypress.cambridge.org.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
'Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800' by Dr. James Kelly, published in The Historical Journal from @universitypress.cambridge.org.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800 | The Historical Journal | Cambridge Core
Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800
www.cambridge.org
June 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
New Publication!
'Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800' by Dr. James Kelly, published in The Historical Journal from @universitypress.cambridge.org.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
'Women’s Agency, Discernment, and Choice in the English Convents in Exile, 1600–1800' by Dr. James Kelly, published in The Historical Journal from @universitypress.cambridge.org.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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JOB ALERT! Join us at Durham! Exciting new postdoc opportunity to work with the history of Catholicism team, deadline 27 July. More info here: durham.taleo.net/careersectio... #skystorians #skyhistory #history #academia #jobalert #catholicism
July 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
JOB ALERT! Join us at Durham! Exciting new postdoc opportunity to work with the history of Catholicism team, deadline 27 July. More info here: durham.taleo.net/careersectio... #skystorians #skyhistory #history #academia #jobalert #catholicism
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Maddy Keightley-Phillipps, PhD researcher at @durhamtheology.bsky.social, is currently visiting the 17th-century English convent in Bruges to investigate their library thanks to support from @catholicrs.bsky.social #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic @durhammemsa.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Maddy Keightley-Phillipps, PhD researcher at @durhamtheology.bsky.social, is currently visiting the 17th-century English convent in Bruges to investigate their library thanks to support from @catholicrs.bsky.social #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic @durhammemsa.bsky.social
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Could you be a Durham Collections Fellow next year? Applications for 2025-26 are now open!
Learn more and explore the range of research possibilities across the collections available here in Durham: durhamcollections.org.uk
Learn more and explore the range of research possibilities across the collections available here in Durham: durhamcollections.org.uk
Durham Collections Fellowships
durhamcollections.org.uk
July 8, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Could you be a Durham Collections Fellow next year? Applications for 2025-26 are now open!
Learn more and explore the range of research possibilities across the collections available here in Durham: durhamcollections.org.uk
Learn more and explore the range of research possibilities across the collections available here in Durham: durhamcollections.org.uk
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#CFP the fifth early modern British and Irish Catholicism conference. The conference will be held in London 29 June-1 July 2026. Proposal deadline: 21 Jan 2026 www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins... #skystorians #history #Catholicism #CathHist #nuntastic @imems.bsky.social
July 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
#CFP the fifth early modern British and Irish Catholicism conference. The conference will be held in London 29 June-1 July 2026. Proposal deadline: 21 Jan 2026 www.durham.ac.uk/research/ins... #skystorians #history #Catholicism #CathHist #nuntastic @imems.bsky.social
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PhD researcher @maddyphillipps.bsky.social of @durhamtheology.bsky.social has been talking at the @catholicrs.bsky.social annual conference about early modern English Catholic women and their use of missionary texts #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic
July 14, 2025 at 3:39 PM
PhD researcher @maddyphillipps.bsky.social of @durhamtheology.bsky.social has been talking at the @catholicrs.bsky.social annual conference about early modern English Catholic women and their use of missionary texts #skystorians #CathHist #history #Catholicism #nuntastic
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Some great papers by @maddyphillipps.bsky.social, Esther Rollinson (Manchester) and Alejandro Sell Maestro (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) in the first panel of the day at the @catholicrs.bsky.social exploring different aspects of new and exciting work on Catholic women’s networks.
July 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Some great papers by @maddyphillipps.bsky.social, Esther Rollinson (Manchester) and Alejandro Sell Maestro (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid) in the first panel of the day at the @catholicrs.bsky.social exploring different aspects of new and exciting work on Catholic women’s networks.
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Great final panel before the last keynote of the @catholicrs.bsky.social conference, with @eilishgregory.bsky.social, @carmenmangion.bsky.social on global missions. More updates on this panel at a later date!
July 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Great final panel before the last keynote of the @catholicrs.bsky.social conference, with @eilishgregory.bsky.social, @carmenmangion.bsky.social on global missions. More updates on this panel at a later date!
I am a bit worried: anybody else re-read work they published years ago and have no memory of entire passages you wrote? It is like reading something that was written by someone else, in places ... 😳
May 7, 2025 at 6:11 AM
I am a bit worried: anybody else re-read work they published years ago and have no memory of entire passages you wrote? It is like reading something that was written by someone else, in places ... 😳
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For French speakers interested in #earlymodern English nuns in exile, here is the recording of a #nuntastic seminar talk entitled "Lever le voile: quand le corps des religieuses est livré aux regards". youtu.be/RPLETQ1y3cU
Lever le voile: Quand le corps des religieuses est livré aux regards.
YouTube video by BRITAIX 17-18 seminar
youtu.be
May 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
For French speakers interested in #earlymodern English nuns in exile, here is the recording of a #nuntastic seminar talk entitled "Lever le voile: quand le corps des religieuses est livré aux regards". youtu.be/RPLETQ1y3cU
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Another video for French speakers who may be fond of #earlymodern and #nuntastic talks. Here, Claire Schiano-Locurcio presents the representations of holy poverty in the convents of English Poor Clares. youtu.be/FMJpVAkkDy4
Donner à voir la pauvreté chez les clarisses anglaises: entre matérialité et spiritualité.
YouTube video by BRITAIX 17-18 seminar
youtu.be
May 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Another video for French speakers who may be fond of #earlymodern and #nuntastic talks. Here, Claire Schiano-Locurcio presents the representations of holy poverty in the convents of English Poor Clares. youtu.be/FMJpVAkkDy4
Another video for French speakers who may be fond of #earlymodern and #nuntastic talks. Here, Claire Schiano-Locurcio presents the representations of holy poverty in the convents of English Poor Clares. youtu.be/FMJpVAkkDy4
Donner à voir la pauvreté chez les clarisses anglaises: entre matérialité et spiritualité.
YouTube video by BRITAIX 17-18 seminar
youtu.be
May 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Another video for French speakers who may be fond of #earlymodern and #nuntastic talks. Here, Claire Schiano-Locurcio presents the representations of holy poverty in the convents of English Poor Clares. youtu.be/FMJpVAkkDy4
For French speakers interested in #earlymodern English nuns in exile, here is the recording of a #nuntastic seminar talk entitled "Lever le voile: quand le corps des religieuses est livré aux regards". youtu.be/RPLETQ1y3cU
Lever le voile: Quand le corps des religieuses est livré aux regards.
YouTube video by BRITAIX 17-18 seminar
youtu.be
May 2, 2025 at 3:16 PM
For French speakers interested in #earlymodern English nuns in exile, here is the recording of a #nuntastic seminar talk entitled "Lever le voile: quand le corps des religieuses est livré aux regards". youtu.be/RPLETQ1y3cU
Not been too proud of being French those last few years; this is a very welcome change. Thank you Sir. youtu.be/wmDVrV7QRrU?...
Claude Malhuret, Senator of the French Republic, speaks the truth about what is happening in the US
YouTube video by Gregory Mullins
youtu.be
March 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Not been too proud of being French those last few years; this is a very welcome change. Thank you Sir. youtu.be/wmDVrV7QRrU?...
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Découvrez sur le carnet de recherche EN-globe des Mastérants (Master Etudes culturelles, parcours Monde anglophone) les 4 billets écrits par chacune des lauréates de la bourse TIGER pour des déplacements en archives, nécessaires dans le cadre de l'écriture de leur mémoire.
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englobe.hypotheses.org
February 25, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Découvrez sur le carnet de recherche EN-globe des Mastérants (Master Etudes culturelles, parcours Monde anglophone) les 4 billets écrits par chacune des lauréates de la bourse TIGER pour des déplacements en archives, nécessaires dans le cadre de l'écriture de leur mémoire.
englobe.hypotheses.org
englobe.hypotheses.org
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