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Oooh, now this looks interesting!

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ICYMI - I’m running a new online course in April exploring the connected histories of Pendle and Salem witch trials. If that’s your kind of thing, do consider signing up! Details below ⬇️

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📣 MARCH HISTORY BOOK CLUB!! Our titles for March are… 📚The Wager by David Grann 📚Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel Come and join us histfest.org/history-book... #HistoryBookClub #History #historybooks📚📝

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📣 MARCH HISTORY BOOK CLUB!! Our titles for March are… 📚The Wager by David Grann 📚Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel Come and join us histfest.org/history-book... #HistoryBookClub #History #historybooks📚📝

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NEW COURSE Pendle & Salem: Witchcraft in 17th-Century England and Colonial America Starts: Thurs 17 April Duration: 4-week online course Fee: £40 (+ booking fee) Tutor: Rebecca Rideal Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pendle-sal...

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NEW COURSE Pendle & Salem: Witchcraft in 17th-Century England and Colonial America Starts: Thurs 17 April Duration: 4-week online course Fee: £40 (+ booking fee) Tutor: Rebecca Rideal Sign up: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pendle-sal...

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Don’t forget, this month’s book club meetings are this week. Come and join us 📚 histfest.org/history-book...

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We’re so proud of HistFest event producer @oispooky.bsky.social, whose brilliant research into the real Hezekiah Moscow and his peers is behind Disney’s new drama series, A Thousand Blows.

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Just had a memory pop up to say it's been five years since we hosted my all-time joint favourite @histfest.bsky.social speaker (the other's Brian Cox). There was gin. She gave us some, erm, special themed gifts. @rebeccarideal.bsky.social outdid herself with this one 😆 (Brian didn't bring gifts)

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A big thank you to Gareth Russell for kicking off our Titanic course with a brilliant first lecture! You can read more about Gareth’s research into the Titanic and the Edwardian period in his critically acclaimed book, The Ship of Dreams.

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Four history podcasts to get you through winter To help see you through what’s left of the cold season, we’ve put together a list of history podcasts to brighten up your chilly commutes and winter walks. open.substack.com/pub/histfest...

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Four history podcasts to get you through winter To help see you through what’s left of the cold season, we’ve put together a list of history podcasts to brighten up your chilly commutes and winter walks. open.substack.com/pub/histfest...

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📣 FINAL CALL! THE TITANIC: HISTORY & LEGACY A four-week online course with leading experts ▪️Starting TONIGHT ▪️Available globally ▪️Follow live or at your own pace ▪️Sign up (£40) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-titani...

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STARTING TODAY!! There’s still time to sign up ⬇️⬇️

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STARTING TODAY!! There’s still time to sign up ⬇️⬇️

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I've read YOUNG QUEENS by @leahredmondchang.bsky.social and it's absolutely terrific - and now it's out in paperback! #Booksky #Skyhistorians #earlymodern

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The BEST book club I'm sadly not a part of right now due to multiple jobs, a toddler, and being incapable of little more attention span than is needed for WWE highlights or competitive eating YouTubes in my downtime. If you're a little more chill (are you chill?! In THIS economy?!) I recommend it >>

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So great to see ~ happy reading!

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📣 FEBRUARY HISTORY BOOK CLUB!! Our titles for February are… 📚Young Queen’s by Leah Redmond Chang 📚Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris Come and join us histfest.org/history-book... #HistoryBookClub #History #historybooks📚📝

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📣 Starting this week! THE TITANIC: HISTORY & LEGACY A four-week online course with leading experts ▪️Starts - 5 Feb ▪️Available globally ▪️Follow live or at your own pace ▪️Sign up (£40) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-titani...

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Tonight I attended my first @histfest.bsky.social Book Club and I really enjoyed it! We discussed @catjarman.bsky.social fascinating River Kings 👑 It’s a book that’s been on my TBR pile for a while so this was a great incentive to finally read it. A great example of creative non fiction

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📣 Starting next week! THE TITANIC: HISTORY & LEGACY A four-week online course with leading experts ▪️Starts - 5 Feb ▪️Available globally ▪️Follow live or at your own pace ▪️Sign up (£40) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-titani...

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Book club meetings start tomorrow!

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To Auschwitz, 80 years on from its liberation. Here’s the podcast on the history of Auschwitz from makeshift prisoner of war camp to a gigantic complex of slave labour and genocidal murder. 🎧: podfollow.com/dan-snows-hi...

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Have you signed up to our new history book club? This month, we’ve been reading River Kings by Cat Jarman and James by Percival Everett. Details on how to join, here: histfest.org/history-book...

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Have you signed up to our new history book club? This month, we’ve been reading River Kings by Cat Jarman and James by Percival Everett. Details on how to join, here: histfest.org/history-book...

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I'm doing a short online course about Goddesses with @histfest.bsky.social , presented and written by the amazing dr Jasmine Elmer. The course and dr Elmer are an absolute joy. She calls it ' History with a Soul' and it really is. She's also written a book. I'm only 3 pages in and its glorious.

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Starting next month… THE TITANIC: HISTORY & LEGACY A four-week online course with leading experts ▪️Starts - 5 Feb ▪️Available globally ▪️Follow live or at your own pace ▪️Sign up (£40) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-titani...

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And this!! 😊 We’ve been doing a lot of watching of @brightsunfilms.bsky.social YouTube vids about maritime disasters - highly recommend them. So this really fits with current interests. #homeed #homeeducation #homeschool

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Starting next month… THE TITANIC: HISTORY & LEGACY A four-week online course with leading experts ▪️Starts - 5 Feb ▪️Available globally ▪️Follow live or at your own pace ▪️Sign up (£40) www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-titani...

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Before recording a live episode at Medieval Fest, we caught up with Dr Lubaaba Al-Azami to ask which historical figure she’d most like to meet—and what question she’d ask them. 🗨️ This live episode is out on Friday! 🎙️ podfollow.com/willy-willy-... @histfest.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social

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Before going on stage at Medieval Fest, @charliehigson.bsky.social shared who he'd most like to meet from history. Missed last week's live episode? Catch up here 🎙️ podfollow.com/willy-willy-... @histfest.bsky.social @britishlibrary.bsky.social #MedievalFest #HistFest

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Start your Friday with political intrigue, conspiracy, and murder! 🗡️ Today’s LIVE episode from Medieval Fest is all about How to Overthrow a Medieval Ruler, featuring the brilliant Helen Castor, Lubaaba Al-Azami, and @nathenamin.bsky.social. 🎙️ 🎧 Listen now - podfollow.com/willy-willy-...

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📣 STARTING TODAY! A four-week online course exploring the history of goddesses with Jasmine Elmer ▪️Starts 8 Jan 2025 ▪️Available globally ▪️Follow live or at your own pace ▪️Fee - £40 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-history-...

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To mark the launch of Jasmine Elmer’s new online course, we’re sharing an exclusive extract from her acclaimed new book, Goddess with a Thousand Faces histfest.substack.com/p/the-cult-o...

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📣 STARTING WEDNESDAY! A four-week online course exploring the history of goddesses with Jasmine Elmer ▪️Starts 8 Jan 2025 ▪️Available globally ▪️Follow live or at your own pace ▪️Fee - £40 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-history-...

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First of my @histfest.bsky.social book club reads has arrived. Will be a huge challenge to read it by the end of the month with all my other books, including my uni reading. However I'm keen to encourage myself to read my history for pleasure so giving it a go #history #reading

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STARTING NEXT WEEK! A four-week online course exploring the history of goddesses with Jasmine Elmer ▪️Starts 8 Jan 2025 ▪️Available globally ▪️Follow live or at your own pace ▪️Fee - £40 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-history-...

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STARTING NEXT WEEK! A four-week online course exploring the history of goddesses with Jasmine Elmer ▪️Starts 8 Jan 2025 ▪️Available globally ▪️Follow live or at your own pace ▪️Fee - £40 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-history-...

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