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Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, the first woman to obtain a formal medical education in Britain, was born on this day in 1836. Through the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH), you can research Anderson and other incredible female pioneers in the history of medicine.
This will be followed by a 'Publishing in journals' workshop led by @eldrclaire.bsky.social & @siobhanhearne.bsky.social
(@frenchhistory.bsky.social @conteurohistory.bsky.social). All welcome! Full info here: www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Very much looking forward to Jamie Gemmell (KCL), talking about John Satia and the 1731 City of London ban on Black apprenticeship @long18thsem.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social All welcome in person or online, but please register. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Institute of Historical Research
Coming to you all, histories of dozens of English places from prehistory to the present, sometime early in 2027. #Skystorians #LocalHistory
Good Morning Historians, Archivists and allied trades!
Want to develop your #Latin? Improve your #Palaeography? Be able to understand the documents you want to use (for whatever purpose), more readily?
Available at the end of July? Then can we recommend a #SummerSchool for you! #Skystorians
Looking forward to ‘Media & Memory: Interdisciplinary Perspectives’. Drawing on rich insights from art history, museum studies & more, this session will be of interest to professionals working across the museum & heritage sector. www.history.ac.uk/news-events/... @ihr.bsky.social @royalhistsoc.org
Very much looking forward to chairing our next @cont-brit-hist.bsky.social seminar at @ihr.bsky.social on 🗓️Weds 10 June: 5.30pm (in-person only). Dr Katja Seidel will be sharing her fascinating research into gender, expertise & foreign policy. Click on the image below to book your free spot today!
On 16 June, Yuqing Xie from @kingsenglish.bsky.social
is presenting 'The "wit" of Thomas Hoccleve'. More info linked⬇️
🗓️ 16 June
⏰ 17:30 GMT
🏛️In person @ihr.bsky.social & 💻 Online
Sign up now: bit.ly/londonmedieval
The next @ihr.bsky.social Migration & Mobility Seminar will be a fascinating paper by @conniethomas.bsky.social: Performing Citizenship: Public activism and the 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts. 16 June, 5.30, online & in person - sign up here! www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Like 'Coffee, Currants, and Sherbets'?
On 19 June, expert scholars from the Warburg, @ox.ac.uk and @unibe.ch will map out the relationship between #migration and #foodhistory in the #Renaissance between 1500-1800, and the ongoing impact of this today.
Book now ➡️ warburg.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
Do you want to learn to read old documents? Do you need to learn some Latin? The 49th Palaeography Summer School is for you! 👇 Tell all your friends. #palaeography #Skystorians #MedievalSky
palaeography.uk/study/short-...
The Warburg Institute
The School, formerly the Keele Latin and Palaeography Summer School, returns for its 49th year. In 2025 The Ranulf Higden Society took over the organisation of the Latin and Palaeography Summer Sch…
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That's TWO @vch-home.bsky.social #BigRedBooks submitted to our friends @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social in the last few days, one for the East Riding of Yorkshire, focused on the town of #Pocklington, and the second for #Oxfordshire on the area to the south and west of Chipping Norton. 🗃️
