Over the next two weeks, we feature the 8 monographs shortlisted for the Society's 2026 First Book Prize.
Today: 'To Detain or to Punish. Magistrates and the Making of the London Prison System, 1750–1840' (McGill-Queens University Press)', by Kiran Mehta bit.ly/4ox6Z3t 1/2 #Skystorians
at an event today at the Institute of Historical Research: a genuine reminder of how much amazing work is being done on history AND how fortunate we are to have institutions like this+ people whose work sustains them.
just in case anyone wanted something to feel good about amidst the general gloom
kick out the UK billionaire media
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
PhD position in the research project "Espaces Croisés: Baukulturelle Kontaktzonen an der Schweizer Sprachgrenze seit 1960"
#history #architecturalhistory #urbanplanning