Our final symposium of the year takes place on Tuesday 9 June! We are looking forward to three postgraduate presentations and a keynote from @sallyholloway.bsky.social on the theme of ‘Associations’.
Hot off the press — our reading list for the coming term. Join us every other Wednesday, 12-1pm, at Gonville and Caius to discuss cities in the long eighteenth century 🌇
Roses are red
Violets are blue
To the longest eighteenth century
Our hearts remain true ❤️
#18thcentury #18thC
A reminder that our first discussion group event of term (on 'voice and sound' in cities) is tomorrow, 21 February, in the Junior Parlour at Gonville & Caius College between 12 - 1 pm. 📖✨ Suggested readings here: www.hist.cam.ac.uk/workshop-lon...
Our Easter term card is now live! Join us on Wednesday for scintillating discussion of Gifts and Diplomacy in the Long Eighteenth Century 🎁
Applications are also open to speak at our symposium on 9 June alongside our wonderful keynote @sallyholloway.bsky.social. See below for more info 👇
We're excited to announce our CFP for our Lent term mini-symposium on the theme of Cities! We're thrilled to have Professor Miles Ogborn as our keynote speaker. If you are a Cambridge-based postgraduate, recent postgraduate, or ECR do think of applying by 12 February!
Our mini-symposium will follow our termly discussion group – this term, on Cities. We meet fortnightly and lunchtimes at a central Cambridge location. To stay abreast of any news, you can subscribe to our mailing list here: lists.cam.ac.uk/sympa/subscr...
18TH CENTURY BRITISH HISTORY PHD LIGHTNING TALKS CFP
Are you at the start of your PhD? Want to tell an eager and engaged audience about it in 5 mins? We want to hear the best PGR research about 18th Britain at our #LightningTalks event 29 April 2026.
Please see the poster for further information!
A reminder that our Salon symposium is tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday 26 November! Our theme is ‘The Senses’ and we’re taking an embodied, medical history, musical, and craft-based approach to the long eighteenth century.
