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PhD candidate (History) University of Warwick (2022-2026) || Political friendship in Britain 1760-1837|| 🇦🇺 || PG Co-Convenor IHR British History in the Long Eighteenth Century Seminar

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Register for next week’s seminar on Wed 5 Mar to hear Prof Rebecca Earle’s (Warwick) paper ‘The World of Jacob de Pinna, Notary and Culture-Broker: The role of eighteenth-century London notaries as intercultural go-betweens’ from 17:30 at Senate House and online. www.history.ac.uk/events/world...

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Register to join us on Friday 14th March at Warwick for our conference ‘Lived Experiences of the Westminster Parliament in History: People, sociability, communities and space’ organised by myself and @chloechallender.bsky.social with support from @emeccwarwick.bsky.social and History of Parliament

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We have had last minute change of schedule - instead join us next week to hear seminar co-convenor Tim Hitchcock discuss his latest research (conducted with Bob Shoemaker) on policing and criminal justice in the late 18th century, at the usual time of 17:30 at the IHR and online. @ihr.bsky.social

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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 May 14 2025. Please see the poster for further information, and please spread the word! @ihr.bsky.social

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While I didn’t present a paper (due to my ongoing moratorium), it was fantastic to attend the @bsecs.bsky.social annul conference this week at Pembroke College Oxford. It’s always a joy to meet fellow 18th century scholars and to hear insights from the cutting edge of the field.

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ICYMI 👎 There’s just over a week left to submit an abstract proposal for our upcoming 1 day conference “Lived Experiences of the Westminster Parliament in History” being held on Friday 14 March (deadline Friday January 13th) warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his... @histparl.bsky.social

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Excited to announce that I’m co-organising my first (non PG) conference with @chloechallender.bsky.social! Do please take a look and share! (Particularly those interested in political history and histories of parliament #skystorians

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Join us on Monday evening (18/11 from 17:00) to hear WiP co-convenor @annajpravdica.bsky.social discuss her latest PhD findings in a paper titled ‘Authenticity, Work, and Social Identity in Early Modern England' warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

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Given the recent influx of new followers, I thought I’d briefly explain who I am! I am a 3rd year PhD research at the University of Warwick (History). I work on political friendship in the late Hanoverian period, with a focus on networks and how the rhetoric of friendship was employed. #18c #19c

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A fantastic celebration hosted by @emeccwarwick.bsky.social and the History and PAIS departments today at Warwick to celebrate the varied and prolific career of Professor Mark Philp. I am truly fortunate to have his guidance and support for my current PhD journey.

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Had a fantastic evening on Tuesday presenting a paper at the Long Eighteenth Century Workshop run by Cambridge PhDs. Two brilliant papers by my co-presenters that captured a range of aspects of eighteenth century Britain.

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I was recently given the opportunity to share my reflections on a fantastic conference I attended in July on Scottish political history held at Durham. The future of the field is strong! tinyurl.com/2aekpbty

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Our fortnightly seminar series continues next Wed 9/10 at 17:30 at the IHR Wolfson Room (as well as online via Zoom) as @sarahfoxhistory.bsky.social of Edge Hill University will discuss the role of food in the formation of British identities. #c18th #britishhistory www.history.ac.uk/events/briti...

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New term and a packed programme events in #earlymodern and #18thcentury studies for Autumn 2024 at Warwick. Have a look at our website for more about our activities and research: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/histo…. Our first event will be 10 October with the wonderful Angela McShane

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Join us next Wed 25/9 at 17:30 either at the IHR Wolfson Room or online via Zoom as @brycchancarey.bsky.social of Northumbria University will kick off our Autumn seminar program with a paper on eighteenth century clerical naturalism. #c18th #britishhistory www.history.ac.uk/events/ratio...

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Now for something completely different…

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The manuscript room in the National Library of Scotland easily has the most scenic view of all archives I have so far visited.

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Join us on Monday evening to hear second year PhD Judy Law discuss findings from her ongoing doctoral thesis, titled ‘Zhangzhou Ware: Chinese Porcelain for Intra-Asian Trade during the late Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries’, beginning at 5pm on MS Teams.

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The house and studio of Hans Heysen (1877-1968) in the Adelaide Hills, a renowned South Australian landscape artist, conservationist and gumtree enthusiast.

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