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Britain’s Second Napoleonic Army Join me for a FREE talk @yorkstjohn.bsky.social on the East India Company Army - key to Britain’s imperial ambitions in Asia, it receives less attention than it should. Online & in person Tuesday 11th March, 18:00-19:30 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/britains-s...

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It really does feel as though spring is almost here. A time for fresh starts and new beginnings

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It's always nice to unexpectedly come across a copy of one of my books in a bookshop (Blackwells Oxford)

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Happy Publication Day to me! 🎉😱🥹🧿 Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History is officially out! It’s a history of the region through objects found in an ancient museum in Princess Ennigaldi-Nanna’s palace, and I hope you all like it 💛 lnk.to/BetweenTwoRi...

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Finally, an article on the decipherment of cuneiform that does justice to the many figures involved, the timeline, competition, and sheer philological grit. Fascinating and colourful synopsis of how we came to be able to read tablets from ancient Mesopotamia www.smithsonianmag.com/history/myst...

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The @frenchhistory.bsky.social is recruiting another associate editor to join our team, with a preference for an 18th c or revolution specialist. The journal team are a wonderful intellectual community behind loads of recent exciting initiatives 🗃️ frenchhistorysociety.co.uk/associate-ed...

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Can anybody recommend any books or articles on early modern cavalry or dragoons? I'm especially interested in horses and training #earlymodern #militaryhistory

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‘Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that a house in England is the site of a lost residence of Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England.’ news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...

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Goodrich Castle, Herefordshire (England) @gunpowderdan.bsky.social image & reconstruction. Castle was bombarded by the great mortar piece 'Roaring Meg' in 1646. #GoodrichCastle #EnglishCastles #HistoryRebuilt #medievalsky

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I am delighted to present the cover of my forthcoming monograph on the French Renaissance book trade ⬇️ It concentrates on what happens after the sheets are printed, but before the books are read. It is with the publisher, the Presses universitaires de Rennes, and will be out in September 2025.

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Release day! Today our volume on Pas d'armes (a highly ritualised form of #tournament) and Late Medieval Chivalry is officially published. It contains 7 essays and translations of 17 sources. Buy the volume @livunipress.bsky.social or download it OA www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/book/10....

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Was reading Hans Delbrück's History of the Art of War (translated from the German) and came across this sad reference.

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This is a sewing pattern. It is also a page from a late 14th century manuscript that is one of two primary sources for an important Icelandic saga (Sturlunga saga), but that was probably not important to the 17th century person who really needed a sewing pattern. #upcycling

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The article has now been published in volume 51 issue 1 of the Journal of Medieval History (having previously been available under early access) #medievalsky www.tandfonline.com/toc/rmed20/5...

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20% off all books on Helion. Grab yourself a copy of one of my books now . www.helion.co.uk/military-his... And www.helion.co.uk/military-his... I also have a chapter in this book www.helion.co.uk/military-his... #books #scottishhistory #costumehistory #jacobites

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Word of the day is ‘catch-fart’ (17th century: an obsequious individual who will always follow the political wind.

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Revealing the full cover design for 'Silence of the Gods'. Coming in June 📚 www.cambridge.org/core/books/s...

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My first attempt at making my own 40k/Kill Team terrain. A spray coat of grey and it should be done #warhammercommunity

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Not having to deal with the hallucinations of a Trippy Clippy is yet another reason I’m pleased to use Pages. But Word is so normalized in student lives that I just … ugh. Saving these directions to pass along to them.

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BBC News - Pompeii: Spectacular new discoveries unearthed include private spa - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Anyone up-to-date on using images from the BnF @labnf.bsky.social? I want a manuscript image for my book cover, but advice seems contradictory: on one page, "L’utilisation des documents de la BnF dans une publication vendue (y compris académique et scientifique)" means buying a commercial license,

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It is quite weird to see what 'Generative AI' is extracting from my article on Calais when I type the name of it into Google

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As it happens, I co-designed a MOOC back in 2015 on the Battle of Agincourt, which I found to be a very worthwhile and rewarding experience.

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Hello Bluesky - Some wonderful news! Based on our research, the Greenland sled dog has been listed in Guinness Book of Records as one of the world's oldest dog breeds, it has been a privilege to be a part of! www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-record... Long live Qimmeq!🐕 (the Greenland sled dog)

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Anyone else know of other ancient scenes of warships being sunk or sinking besides the two below?

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#FrescoFriday - "OK, we've got the bread, now where's the circus?" The eponymous panel from the House of the Anonymous Magistrate, Pompeii (VII.3.30). Nothing says 'Vote for me' like the gift of bread. #Pompeii #Art Image: National Archaeological Museum, Naples (9071)

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What books or articles on the Art of War in the age of Napoleon are people most keen on? I’m particularly interested in ones published since about 2000. #Napoleonic #ArtofWar #militaryhistory #skystorians

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I recently prepared a page from a medieval manuscript (CCCC, MS 143, fol. 28r) for a TV programme. Here's a look behind the scenes at how it was prepared, using tradition techniques. I made four examples to show the different stages of production #bookhistory #medievalmanuscripts #medievalsky

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