Kit Barton
Craftsperson at large | They/Them
PhD Studentship in 'Gender and the Material Culture of Wills: England 1540-1790'
Ask me about early modern sailmakers
@themerl.bsky.social
We explore the history of the English countryside and its people. Posting hog on main. Chaotic Good. Website ➡️ https://merl.reading.ac.uk/ Merch ➡️ https://merl-shop.co.uk/ Podcast ➡️ https://merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/absolute-units/
@oldbaileyonline.bsky.social
Historical crime online. https://www.oldbaileyonline.org
@historyplymouth.bsky.social
This is the History Department at the University of Plymouth's official BlueSky account where we share details of our events and news about our students and colleagues
@plymuni.bsky.social
University of Plymouth news, events, research and information on our courses.
@cecilsharphouse.bsky.social
Award-winning arts centre at the heart of folk, home to efdss.bsky.social since 1930. linktr.ee/cecilsharphouse
@bdcmuseum.bsky.social
Welcome and explore with us some of the treasures from the UK's leading moving image museum, based at the University of Exeter. Free to visit and open 10am to 5pm every day. www.bdcmuseum.org.uk #FilmSky #🎥 #cinemahistory
@exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social
Join us in exploring the University of Exeter Library's Special Collections, which include archives, manuscripts, rare books and maps. There's something for everyone, and everyone is welcome. Find out more! ➡️ libguides.exeter.ac.uk/archives
@esmegrace31.bsky.social
English lit @ Exeter, broadside ballad enthusiast, violinist, loves folk music and sea-swimming! 🌊🌷🎻🐦⬛
@uopmaritime.bsky.social
The Centre for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures at the University of Portsmouth focuses on the past, present and future importance of urban-maritime cultures and communities within a global context. Find out more at www.port.ac.uk/portcities
@drdan.bsky.social
Historian of undertakers and funerals in Eighteenth Century England. Researching the trade and their goods. Visiting Research Fellow at CDAS, University of Bath. Associate Fellow of Royal Historical Society
@saraspike.bsky.social
Cultural historian of rural communities and coastal environments in Atlantic Canada. The ocean and the woods. Visual cultures. Senses. Fog. Flora. Adjunct Prof, Dalhousie University. Executive Committee, NiCHE. PhD, settler, she/her https://saraspike.ca
@mooregraham.bsky.social
Maritime & social historian; 18th-C Collections Researcher for The National Archives UK. Sometime pirate. Views own &c
@folkloresociety.bsky.social
Based in London, The Folklore Society has been collecting, studying, publishing and promoting the study of folklore in all its forms since 1878. Visit our website: https://folklore-society.com
@lowriannrees.bsky.social
Hanesydd | Historian | FRHistS | 'The Middleman at Middleton Hall: The Letters of Thomas Herbert Cooke, Land Agent in Rebecca's Carmarthenshire, 1841-1847' out now with the South Wales Record Society
@carolinepennock.bsky.social
Historian and human-sacrifice enthusiast (she/her). Author of On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe
@robb51.bsky.social
Maritime and British historian. British Commission for Maritime History Trustee, Hon Research Fellow at the University of Hull. Interests include the Yorkshire Coast, fisheries history and the role of smaller vessels in the Great War at Sea.
@kejamieson.bsky.social
Short For Bob. Naval & Maritime Historian. AFRHistS Royal Historical Society. Council Member: Society for Nautical Research. PhD Student @ Exeter Uni. Day Job in Offshore Security. Rower. Owned by a Dog 🐾 katejamieson.co.uk / IG: katejamieson_
@benjaminredding.bsky.social
Senior Researcher at UEA researching the Gloucester shipwreck 1654-82. Early modern maritime and naval historian. https://research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/persons/benjamin-redding https://www.gloucestershipwreck.co.uk/
@journalmaritime.bsky.social
IMHA is a professional association of Scholars. The International; Journal of Maritime History is published quarterly, on various dimensions of maritime history www.imha.info
@tudorwench.bsky.social
Historical Gangsta. Aspiring meme queen. Hangs with salty dead English guys from the Tudor-Stuart era & tries to avoid scurvy. 🇨🇦⚓️ early East India co voyages. Holocaust educator. Teaches whatever needs teaching.
@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
@davidkneale.bsky.social
Isle of Man based press photographer and maritime historian. MA dissertation published in the International Journal of Maritime History. Writing about press gangs, steam packets and whatever the tide brings.
@paodonnell.bsky.social
History, Ships, Manufacturing and Trade Policy. Attempting a PhD (the left and the navy in early C20/interwar Britain) twenty years later than is traditional.
@loumaritime.bsky.social
@uniwalespress.bsky.social
Publishing Wales and the World since 1922. 🏴 📚 Cymraeg: @gwasgprifcymru.bsky.social 🔗 www.uwp.co.uk
@catsbeck.bsky.social
Historian of madness and disability among seafarers in the long 18th Century
@17cmedicalwomen.bsky.social
PhD-ing at York on '17C Private Diseases'. Aspiring historical fiction writer about women medical practitioners and their adventures in 17C London.
@annacusack.bsky.social
Early modernist. Lecturer at Bishop Grosseteste & Uni of Essex. Tutor at Oxford Conted & WEA. PhD from Birkbeck, 'The Marginal Dead of London, c.1600-1800', London, suicides, crime & punishment, dead, burial, religious outsiders. Co-editor How-to History
@morwennaexe.bsky.social
Professor of Early Christian History at the University of Exeter; Canon Theologian at Exeter Cathedral. Crafter of prose, cushions and woolly socks. I lift my eyes to the hills.
@chppc.bsky.social
Based in @ihr.bsky.social, @sasnews.bsky.social. Engaged, outward-facing and co-produced research into place and history: rural to urban & parish to metropolis. Home to Victoria County History & Layers of London. Posts by team.
@socialbodiesuob.bsky.social
Material bodies, social identities & embodiment. University of Birmingham. https://socialbodies.bham.ac.uk/ @kharveyhistory.bsky.social, @earlymodernemma.bsky.social, @leverhulme.bsky.social #bodyhistory #18thcen #18thcletters
@clairejowitt.bsky.social
Early Modernist, Prof UEA; Historical Lead, Gloucester Project & Co-Director, Hakluyt Project, book series co-editor, Maritime Humanities, 1400-1800 (AUP) https://research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/persons/claire-jowitt https://www.gloucestershipwreck.co.uk/
@historyworkshop.org.uk
// Radical History in a Digital Era // https://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/ // || enriching the work of History Workshop Journal || https://academic.oup.com/hwj/ || \\ continuing the democratising spirit of the History Workshop movement \\
@womenshistnet.bsky.social
A national association supporting those who are passionate about women's and gender history. Also on LinkedIn. Read about our networks mission, values and our Equality and Diversity Statement: https://womenshistorynetwork.org/about-page/
@socialhistsoc.bsky.social
Promoting the research, teaching and sharing of social and cultural history since 1976.
@mastarchaeology.bsky.social
We are leaders in UK maritime heritage. Maritime archaeological projects, management & advocacy. Co-creators of Maritime Observatory, protecting heritage.
@lucyhuggins.bsky.social
Digital Humanities person | Historian of C18: maritime communities, labour, poverty, identity | Research Fellow at University of Southampton
@hsmurphy.bsky.social
Early modern historian interested in medicine, expertise, race-making, writing practices. Director of KCL Centre for Early Modern Studies, PI of Medicine and the Making of Race https://www.mmor.co.uk Author https://upittpress.org/books/9780822945604
@livingwithwater.bsky.social
Online seminar series coming May 2025, organised by Sam Grinsell (UCL) and Giulia Champion (University of Southampton). More details coming soon!
@cathrynpearce.bsky.social
British historian. Author: Cornish Wrecking, 1700-1860 | Researching c18th-19th shipwrecks, the Royal Navy & coastal communities. #CoastalHistory #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #SussexCoast
@bho.bsky.social
British History Online is a digital library of primary and secondary sources for the history of the British Isles. Part of the Institute of Historical Research. https://www.british-history.ac.uk/
@histassoc.bsky.social
The Historical Association continues to support the study, teaching and enjoyment of history at all levels. We provide digital and face to face resources. Today there are approximately 50 branches around the UK. www.history.org.uk
@mantuamaker.bsky.social
Journeywoman Mantuamaker | Historical Costumer | Workshop Instructor at Burnley & Trowbridge Co | Cat Lover
@beagleplymouth.bsky.social
Hyper-local non-profit community news for Plymouth Hoe, The Barbican, West Hoe, Royal William Yard, Stonehouse, and the city's waterside communities. Email contactthebeagle@gmail.com for more info or to get involved.
@plymprivateer.bsky.social
17th C maritime historian at University of Plymouth. Still figuring this site out - interested in all things early modern and boaty.
@boydellandbrewer.bsky.social
Independent. Employee-owned. Publishing Medieval & Early Modern History, Musicology, Literature, African Studies, German Studies, Hispanic Studies and more.
@elisabethgernerd.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer @ De Montfort University * The Modern Venus: Dress, Underwear and Accessories in the late 18th-Century Atlantic World * Dress History, Satirical Prints, Georgian Sartorial Culture