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Dr Roberta Anderson
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Historian of early modern diplomacy and English nuns. Lover of cats and my garden.
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Finished a draft chapter today for my little book Listening to #EarlyModern Travel writing. The chapter is 'Earwitnessing and the authentication of experience' and it argues that travel writing was not just an eyewitness genre; that 'seeing' was a multisensory experience... (1/2)
March 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
My latest:
Confessional Diplomacy in Early Modern Europe examines the role of religion in early modern European diplomacy. In the period following the Reformations, Europe became divided: all over the continent, princes and their peoples split over theological, liturgical, and spiritual matters.
March 9, 2025 at 9:27 AM
@57alan.bsky.social hello Alan, hope all is well with you both.
March 9, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Published today!
Gender, Space and Illicit Economies in Eighteenth-Century Europe: Uncontrolled Crossings - By Anne Montenach, Professor of early modern history at the University of Aix-Marseille

Warmest congratulations, Anne, from @deborahsimonton.bsky.social and me

#c18th 🗃 #skystorians
Gender, Space and Illicit Economies in Eighteenth-Century Europe: Uncontrolled Crossings
This book seeks to contribute a multi-dimensional, multi-layered and gendered approach to the illicit economy in the historiography of early modern Europe.   Using original source material from severa...
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February 23, 2024 at 5:43 PM
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The History Department at the University of York is excited to launch a new PhD by Practice - a route for anyone with significant experience of public history practice or research in museums, archives, heritage organisations, the media or education.
york.

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PhD in History by Practice - Department of History, University of York
Our PhD in History by Practice is an innovative route for anyone with significant experience of public history practice or research in a range of settings such as in museums, archives, heritage organi...
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January 23, 2024 at 4:22 PM
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The Visigoths especially are just messing around…
February 24, 2024 at 10:55 PM
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Your periodic reminder that not all early modern buildings/sites with names were pubs
January 8, 2024 at 1:12 PM
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I don’t think UCL Press has a presence here, but they published Gabriel Harvey and the History of Reading as an open access book today. Of course it has Ramelli’s bookwheel on the cover. It’s full of brilliant scholarship and you can download it for free here: www.uclpress.co.uk/products/182...
Gabriel Harvey and the History of Reading - UCL Press
Few articles in the humanities have had the impact of Lisa Jardine and Anthony Grafton’s seminal ‘Studied for Action’ (1990), a study of the reading practices of Elizabethan polymath and prolifi...
www.uclpress.co.uk
January 8, 2024 at 5:23 PM
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#TeamNun Aberdeen!
January 9, 2024 at 1:02 PM
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JOBS: Calling archivists who'd like to live and work somewhere with lovely beaches, and a great Library/Museums/Archives team...
Digital Archivist vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Archives Assistant vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
January 8, 2024 at 4:34 PM
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Such a beautiful place to work> Assistant Director of Research, Huntington Library
#skystorians 🗃
Assistant Director of Research
About Us At The Huntington, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to support and promote the appreciation of the humanities, the arts, and bot...
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January 10, 2024 at 6:12 AM
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"I'd rather not," the Cat remarked.
"Don't be impertinent," said the King, "and don't look at me like that!" He got behind Alice as he spoke.
"A cat may look at a king," said Alice. "I've read that in some book, but I don't remember where."
November 14, 2023 at 3:13 PM
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The latest from the British Library. Not looking good. At least the shops can now take cards, which must make life easier for the staff, but that seems to be the only development. blogs.bl.uk/living-knowl...
Cyber incident update
We’re continuing to experience a major technology outage as a result of a cyber-attack. The outage is still affecting our website, online systems and services, as well as some onsite services includ...
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November 14, 2023 at 6:23 PM
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This is a story that has been bubbling below the surface for weeks, but may begin to burst out. Ukrainian government now stating their forces are firmly established on the east bank of the Dnipro in Kherson oblast. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
November 14, 2023 at 8:45 PM
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Ransomware confirmed publicly now - British Library services to be out for a fair while I suspect. Sigh. The BL being down has made me appreciate York's 2FA for *everything* (yes, hackers do want to seize our VLEs) blogs.bl.uk/living-knowl...
November 14, 2023 at 8:59 PM
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History of Art
November 14, 2023 at 4:13 PM
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Interested in doing a PhD in European history (intellectual/international/maritime) at
@UCLA? Apply for a funded spot to work with me or one of my excellent colleagues! @UCLACollege
⏰ Deadline: December 1, 2023. Spread the word!
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UCLA Department of History receives $4 million gift for graduate fellowships
The bequest intent epitomizes retired administrator and adjunct professor Tom Lifka’s longtime service to the university.
newsroom.ucla.edu
November 14, 2023 at 7:07 PM
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Rather sadly - my first post on here is to let anyone who will listen know that English/Creative Writing at Oxford Brookes is facing massive redundancies - 40% of staff to be culled by January including my own role. Please share and support, we are trying to save our livelihoods #SaveBrookesEnglish
November 15, 2023 at 7:10 AM
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Oh no
November 11, 2023 at 10:25 AM
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Downing Street has just disowned Braverman’s anti-Met Police article in The Times. You can’t have one of the great Offices of State going off-piste like that. Sunak has to sack her.
November 9, 2023 at 12:04 PM
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November 11, 2023 at 7:50 AM
Because I need to read it!
LAST DAY to win a FREE copy of my new book 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵 (Brill, 2023) worth €125!

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November 11, 2023 at 7:49 AM
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And no worries if you don't win!

Two chapters in my book are in open access: the Introduction and the second chapter, on cross-confessional diplomacy and the Parisian court festivals of 1572.

Or ... ask your institution to order my book for you!

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LAST DAY to win a FREE copy of my new book 𝘌𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘔𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘋𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘍𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵 (Brill, 2023) worth €125!

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November 10, 2023 at 9:50 AM
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Learn Whist, Quadrille, Piquet, Chess and Backgammon with Hoyle's game manual, 1772

#c18th 🗃️

Google Books
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November 10, 2023 at 11:00 AM