John Townley
Independent historian. 18th & early 19th century history. Birmingham, maps, steam power and anything else that takes me down a random rabbit hole.
@theironroom.bsky.social
Preserving & sharing 800 years of Birmingham's history at the Library of Birmingham. For enquiries, please email archives.heritage@birmingham.gov.uk Follow our blog @ www.theironroom.wordpress.com More info @ birmingham.gov.uk/archives
@andrewwriter.bsky.social
I write. Independent historian? Late 18th-early 19th century England. Jointly responsible for @regencyhistory.bsky.social.
@histparl.bsky.social
Creating a comprehensive account of parliamentary politics in England, then the UK, from the thirteenth century to the present day. You can find us at other places, here: https://linktr.ee/historyofparliament
@ihr.bsky.social
The Institute of Historical Research is the UK’s national home for history. Supporting historians with digital resources, library, seminars & training https://www.history.ac.uk/ Part of @sasnews.bsky.social
@socialhistsoc.bsky.social
Promoting the research, teaching and sharing of social and cultural history since 1976.
@araukie.bsky.social
The membership body for recordkeeping professionals in the UK & Ireland. Posts are by Deborah Mason, Head of Communications for ARA. You can reach her on deborah.mason@archives.org.uk (quicker than a DM). Find our more about ARA here www.archives.org.uk
@karenaverby.bsky.social
karenaverby.co.uk Buildings Historian/Consultant Seaside Heritage, House History, Hotels, Architecture, Local History, Archaeology, Other Delights Director ArchangelHeritage.co.uk FRHistS ACIfA Extreme Seagazer/ex-Archivist Rep Past Preservers Brum/London
@urbanhistory.bsky.social
Urban History features articles covering social, economic, political and cultural aspects of the history of towns and cities. We're worldwide in scope. 🔗 https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/urban-history
@materialwills.bsky.social
The Material Culture of Wills, England 1540-1790: a Leverhulme Trust project using digital tech & volunteers to transcribe 25,000 wills. Volunteer for us: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/hjsmith/the-material-culture-of-wills-england-1540-1790
@georgianlords.bsky.social
The History of Parliament's House of Lords 1660-1832 section, researching the history of the Lords, Parliament and society across the 'long 18th century'. https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/ https://historyofparliament.com/the-georgian-lords/
@profelainechalus.bsky.social
Historian of 18C/19C women, politics, sociability and cosmopolitanism. Frequently infuriated by politics. Reposting not necessarily a statement of personal beliefs.
@howtohistory.bsky.social
Instruction and information for historians. Into your inbox every month | https://howtohistory.substack.com | Edited by Joe Saunders & Anna Cusack
@lizey13.bsky.social
bricks, canals, buildings, - p/t Heritage Adviser Canal & RiverTrust p/t PhD studentship at Black Country Living Museum -Brickmaking in the Black Country - my own views
@drdavesteele.bsky.social
HISTORIAN of 19th CENTURY REFORM CROWDS Focus on mismatch between crowd size, reputation & power Warwick Thesis: bit.ly/-PhD Working on chapter in 2026 Parl. Hist. Sp. Ed. & Editing Routledge Collection on 19th C. Sedition Academic profile: bit.ly/ds-1-
@reinarz.bsky.social
Historian of medicine, accidents, hospitals, medical simulation, medical education, museums, alcohol, breweries, the senses, smell… oh, and a keen cyclist, if I’m not reading a good book.
@vchlondon.bsky.social
Begun in 1899, the Victoria County History is an encyclopaedic record of England’s places & people. https://www.history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county-history
@ihrlibrary.bsky.social
The Wohl Library of the @ihr.bsky.social is a national resource for everyone researching or writing history. Membership is free to everyone and we are an open access, reference library holding over 200,000 books and journals.
@joesaunders1.bsky.social
Freelance Historian | Part-time PhD English print trade networks 1600-45 📚 Vice-Chair, British Association for Local History 📜 Co-editor How-to History. www.josephsaundershistory.co.uk
@typetweets.bsky.social
Typographic historian. Investigator on AHRC-funded 'Small Performances'. Books: Pen+Print; John Baskerville; James Watt; Paris Underground; Tart Cards; Kynoch Press. cphc.org.uk / baskervillepunches.org
@midlandhistory.bsky.social
We are the principal academic journal covering the history of the English midlands, from Roman times to the twenty-first century.
@bodleianlibraries.bsky.social
Amazing collections and breath-taking libraries. Facilitating research at the University of Oxford. Readers: www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk Visitors: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
@elaineamitchell.bsky.social
PhD’er UniBirmingham. Unearthing gardening and horticulture in 18thC Birmingham. Book 📣 Gardens and Green Spaces in West Midlands since 1700, UniHertsPress.
@alexislitvine.bsky.social
C18-19 Historian, EH&DHGeoHum, Cambridge & CAMPOP- comparative 🇪🇺 econ development, Ind Rev, econ norms, lighthouses, gamification, data extraction and AI applied to Hist.
@celinegounder.com
MEDICINE / INFECTIOUS DISEASES / EPIDEMIOLOGY / JOURNALISM 🔹 Senior Fellow & Editor-at-Large for Public Health at @KFFhealthnews.bsky.social 🔹 Medical Contributor for CBS News 🔹 Prof/Doc at NYU Grossman School of Medicine & Bellevue Hospital
@camunicampop.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary research group at the University of Cambridge. https://www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/ Follow our blog: 60 things you didn't know about family, marriage, work, and death since the middle ages. https://www.campop.geog.cam.ac.uk/blog
@derbyshiredro.bsky.social
Free access to 900 years of history - Derbyshire, Britain and beyond: books, archives, maps, prints and photographs. Explore online or visit us in Matlock. Website: www.derbyshire.gov.uk/recordoffice
@anoldhand.bsky.social
Digital Preservation Officer at the Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick. Interested in digital preservation, archives and public engagement. Also random public transport content. Views my own unless a repost. She/her.
@justinepick.bsky.social
Historian of 19/20 c, sanitation & public health; social & political history of Birmingham (UK); Exec Sec for https://sshm.org/; admin for Midland History https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/ymdh20/; trustee https://www.archiveswestmidlands.org.uk/
@sdepleijt.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in Economic History. Analyzes long run growth, human capital, technological change, gender inequality. Also Fresh-organizer.
@cliochris.bsky.social
Reader in Economic History, Queen's University Belfast @quceh.bsky.social | Associate Editor, Business History @businesshistory.bsky.social | Website: https://www.chriscolvin.nl/
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