I'm pleased to announce I'm a founding co-editor of the new @manchesterup.bsky.social book series, Radical Histories.
Do let me know if you have a proposal for a book that fits our inclusive remit on radical histories.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/radic...
The Radical Histories series encourages innovative and field-defining research in the history of individuals, groups, movements and ideas which challenged the political, social and cultural status quo...
Open access article!
Mary Ann Lund’s article ‘The Pickled Parson of Sedgefield’ is available on our website.
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Northern History is supporting this workshop on environmental history, which will take place in Leeds on 10 Sept.
The deadline for submitting abstracts is 17 July - see below for more information. We’re planning to publish a special issue on the topic too.
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Katrina Navickas
The deadline is coming up in a few weeks. Essays should be submitted on or before 1 May.
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There's still time to book your tickets for #ROYS26!
If Yorkshire's past is your thing, join us for our FREE two day conference on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th June, at the York Explore Library.
You can view the programme, and book tickets, here: ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk/event/regist...
It's here! A Radical Re-imagining launches today, exploring the Left Theatre movement on Merseyside
LJMU SCA, Mount Pleasant Campus Library
Open 14 May - 28 Jun, Mon-Fri 08:45-19:00 & Sat 10:00-16:00
#archive #exhibit #exhibition #theatre #theatrehistory #liverpool #liverpoolhistory #history #museum
In a new blog, Reader Services Assistant Bruce Wilkinson uses 18th- and 19th-century ledgers to trace the global connections of merchants from Blackburn. With the help of books and online resources, he has learned more than he was expecting.
First in a four-part series: https://ow.ly/zp2Z50YH5bT
🚨 Looking for something to break those back to work bank holiday blues?
🎫 Tickets for #ROYS26 are now available! You can view our programme, and register, here: ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk/event/regist...
#Yorkshire #Skystorians #History #Culture #Arts #Humanities #York #Heritage #Literature
200 years ago the handloom weavers of Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire engaged in a 10-day rising, destroying over 1,100 power looms. To learn more check out our interactive StoryMap: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9a84...
#19thCentury #skystorians @sslh.bsky.social @esriuk.bsky.social
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We've been asked to share a CfP for a workshop organised by a group of historians at Leeds. Papers on a variety of topics related to the Environmental History of Northern England are invited: the orgnaisers hope to develop some papers presented into a special issue of @northernhistory.bsky.social
We've been asked to share a CfP for a workshop organised by a group of historians at Leeds. Papers on a variety of topics related to the Environmental History of Northern England are invited: the orgnaisers hope to develop some papers presented into a special issue of @northernhistory.bsky.social
A digital mapping project created by The National Archives and The Open University
Gordon Forster Essay Prize 2026
Deadline: 1 May 2026
Open to postgraduate students and ECRs, the winner receives £200 and their essay will be considered for publication. Essays should fit within the journal’s aims & scope, and be between 7000-10000 words (inc. footnotes).
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