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Lecturer in Early Modern History at KCL, Research Integrity Facilitator at King's College London. Author 'The Invention of Papal History' (Oxford University Press): http://bit.ly/PapalHistory. Historian interested in fakes and forgeries. KCL UCU Executive
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Free seminar! On Thu, 27 Feb, 5:30pm UK time (12:30pm New York/18:30 Brussels), Saida Bondini (Zurich & Florence) will speak about ‘Earthquake Hazards and Art Making in Early Modern Italy: Novelty, Memory, and Cyclicity’. Hybrid: On Zoom & in person at IHR London www.history.ac.uk/seminars/ita...

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Cappuccinos now to be drunk from this odd contraption at King's.

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🔨 Why does Germany's far right hate #Bauhaus? Ahead of the German #elections, Dr @katrinschreiter.bsky.social interrogates how opinions on Bauhaus have reignited a historical culture war over German national identity and social anxieties. 🔗 Read more ⤵️ www.kcl.ac.uk/news/comment...

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#earlymodern 🗃️

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When you discover your book in the official Vatican bookshop on Saint Peter's Square

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"Mamma Mia, here I go again" Looks like we're in need of a second #ResearchIntegrity Starter Pack as the first one is full! Please let me know if you'd like to be added, or have suggestions (particularly ECRs) to add: go.bsky.app/QN5upY5 (Some overlaps with the 1st pack may happen at the start)

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www.nature.com/articles/d41... #PaperMills #ResearchIntegrity

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More than 60 German-speaking universities and research institutes have just jointly announced they will cease activities on X because “the current orientation of the platform is not compatible with their core values” incl. scientific integrity, transparency and democratic discourse” 🧪

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Welcome to Bluesky @kclucu.bsky.social

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Nice touch by the EHR - more journals should send out thank you notes @enghistrev.bsky.social

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Welcome to Bluesky, @kingshistory.bsky.social

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With a new account, it is the perfect time to shamelessly plug the fact that we are recuriting new members to join our wonderful Commitee! Read below to find out more and apply using the link here: forms.gle/YopXm3A55Ac7...

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I reviewed a book on organised crime in Naples throughout history for History Today: www.historytoday.com/archive/revi...

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For Bluesky thinking from our IHR Italy 1200-1700 seminar, check out our seminar programme: www.history.ac.uk/seminars/ita...

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Craig Callender just described this as the "dream team of agnotology": @naomioreskes.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @katestarbird.bsky.social, and other stars not on bsky. UCSD Disinformation Summer Institute applications due Jan 31! tinyurl.com/5n8ndkxb

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Really quite sad about this. Obviously his novels about universities are comic (and still oddly recognisable) - but they're also a touching homage to the values of the provincial university and the power of education www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

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When you discover your book in the official Vatican bookshop on Saint Peter's Square

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Lias has now joined Bluesky! Check out our latest issue 📖: poj.peeters-leuven.be/content.php?...

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"Lias: Journal of Early Modern Intellectual Culture and its Sources" is currently for looking submissions of articles and special issues. For details see below. Feel free to contact me with proposals.

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On Thursday, 12 Dec, 5:30pm UK time (12:30pm New York/18:30 Brussels), Professor ARIELLE SAIBER (Johns Hopkins) will speak about ‘A Tokyo Artist's Dante-Inspired Artwork for Difficult Times’. Via ZOOM. All welcome! Please share widely. To register, please visit: www.history.ac.uk/seminars/ita...

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My suggestion for a Christmas present #earlymodern #history

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Important thoughts about Trump's pressures on academia: "Trump’s Project 2025 May Not Be What It Seemed. It’s Worse". New York Times, available here: archive.ph/7juFs

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Cook and Colombia, mathematics and motherhood, wealth and warfare: 13 more historians choose their favourite new #historybooks of 2024. 📚 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮 𝙏𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮’𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝟮 𝗻𝗼𝘄 buff.ly/49i9Dm2

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I'm guessing the word Brain Rot is a symptom of brain rot itself?

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Really, Esso? I need to get rid of the sinks I randomly store in my car? Or is this an Elon Musk joke?

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I have made a starter pack for people interested in Reformation Studies. Please share and comment if you would like to be added! go.bsky.app/9vP56oW

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The CFP for the Society of Reformation Studies' Annual Conference has been released! The theme is 'Reformation and Violence' but topics outside this are very welcome. Please share! #earlymodern #reformazing #skystorians #history www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-reform...

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It's #Reformazing, #Nuntastic, and definitely Holy, Roman, and an Empire. Thanks to @davidmluebke.bsky.social for this starter pack! 🗃️ go.bsky.app/KoBz4FZ

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Read my colleague Richard Vinen's brilliant take-down of Boris Johnson, Unleashed (paywall) literaryreview.co.uk/boris-bunter

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*VERY EXCITING VACANCY* Join our team behind the superb Renaissance Studies as editor -- guided expertly by Wiley. Ability to combust into flames and shrug it off not a requirement. #EarlyModern excitement is Deadline: 31 Jan 2025 All info: rensoc.org.uk/vacancy-edit...

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