Madelon Polak 📚♿
Librarian (Multilingual Secondary School), wheelchair dependent, reader, GenX, European, Ally.
@voltaire.ox.ac.uk
World leader in Enlightenment studies, based at the University of Oxford. Our publications: Voltaire's Complete Works (OCV), Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment (OSE) and much beyond. https://www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/
@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.
@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
@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
@rcnlibraries.bsky.social
The RCN (@rcn.org.uk) Library and Museum is Europe’s largest nursing resource for practice and history. Use our services online or visit our libraries, exhibitions and events in person. www.rcn.org.uk/library Online|Belfast|Cardiff|Edinburgh|London
@iashedinburgh.bsky.social
News & highlights from the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities at the University of Edinburgh https://www.iash.ed.ac.uk/ #arts #humanities #socialscience #academicsky
@layersoflondon.bsky.social
https://www.layersoflondon.org/ Mapping London's history & heritage through time using maps, images, films & Londoners' stories. Part of @chppc.bsky.social and @ihr.bsky.social
@torchoxford.bsky.social
TORCH (The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities) is a hub for intellectual collaboration and cross-disciplinary research projects, and is part of the Humanities Division at the University of Oxford.
@massobsarchive.bsky.social
An archive of everyday thought, feeling and opinion in the UK. Based at The Keep in East Sussex. Find out more at massobs.org.uk Send us your 12th May Day Diary: https://universityofsussex.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6fDn2vG8BqsdvzE
@standrewsiih.bsky.social
Founded in 2013, the Institute of Intellectual History is a hub for everyone interested in intellectual history at both the University of St Andrews and beyond. www.intellectualhistory.net
@parkesinstitute.bsky.social
We research, teach and raise awareness of relations between Jews and non-Jews, from antiquity to the present day. Based at @unisouthampton.bsky.social
@mbsbirmingham.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary research centre at the University of Birmingham. https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/mbs
@bishopsgateinst.bsky.social
Proudly independent since 1895. Dive into our archives and learn with us online. https://www.bishopsgate.org.uk/
@heritagewshc.bsky.social
Home to 11 miles of archives & local studies collections, charting the history of people, places and events across Wiltshire & Swindon.
@gpadmoreinstitute.bsky.social
Archive in North London co-founded by John La Rose and Sarah White among others. Testimony to the activism, creativity and resilience of members of the Caribbean, Asian, African communities of the UK and abroad. https://linktr.ee/thegpi
@cecilsharphouse.bsky.social
Award-winning arts centre at the heart of folk, home to efdss.bsky.social since 1930. linktr.ee/cecilsharphouse
@phm.org.uk
Explore the UK’s national museum of democracy. Open every day (except Tues). Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3ER. phm.org.uk
@wilberforcehull.bsky.social
Our world-leading institute, established in 2006 at the University of Hull, is at the forefront of researching and tackling slavery and injustice, giving voice to the exploited, both past and present. www.hull.ac.uk/wilberforce
@crhhms.bsky.social
The Centre for Research in History, Heritage and Memory Studies at Nottingham Trent University. Making the past meaningful in the present.
@clhlwr.bsky.social
The University of Sussex is a leading international centre for life history research, oral history, and life writing research and teaching. Follow the CLHLWR here for news on research, events, and related news. www.sussex.ac.uk/clhlwr
@lawhistresearch.bsky.social
The Centre for Law and History Research at the University of Bristol Law School highlights the need for historical perspectives in legal scholarship and promotes excellent research into the varied histories of law.
@mileendinstitute.bsky.social
The Mile End Institute at Queen Mary University of London brings together politicians, policymakers, researchers, students and the public to discuss the major challenges facing British politics, policymaking and public life.
@lbilondon.bsky.social
The Leo Baeck Institute London is a research institute dedicated to the study of German-Jewish history and culture, organising research projects, fellowships and public events. Affiliated with Birkbeck, University of London https://www.lbilondon.ac.uk
@britishacademy.bsky.social
We mobilise the humanities and social sciences to understand the world and shape a brighter future.
@historyandpolicy.bsky.social
We publish high-quality historical research freely accessible online and create opportunities for historians, policy makers and journalists to connect and learn from each other.
@ria.ie
Fostering excellence and scholarship to enrich society, e. 1785. Home to the RIA Library, 8 research programmes & a publishing house. www.ria.ie Reg Charity No 20003524
@icws-sas.bsky.social
Developing effective, evidence-based policy solutions to challenges in the modern Commonwealth and the world | Home of the Human Rights Consortium | Part of the School of Advanced Study, University of London. https://linktr.ee/icws
@ics.bsky.social
The Institute of Classical Studies (ICS) in the School of Advanced Study. Promoting and supporting research into all aspects of Greek and Roman antiquity and beyond.
@divorcehistory.bsky.social
A New Methodological Approach to the History of Divorce 1857-1923 @drjenniferaston.bsky.social @dianeranyard.bsky.social @Northumbria Law School #ESRC #UKNatArchives #WelshWomen'sAid #CAFCASS Website: https://hosting.northumbria.ac.uk/divorce_history
@cslbs.bsky.social
Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery Department of History, University College London ucl.ac.uk/history/cslbs
@c19qmul.bsky.social
Centre for the Study of the Nineteenth Century and its Legacies - QMUL Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. https://www.qmul.ac.uk/arts/research/19th-century-centre/
@ecwliv.bsky.social
Research centre for all things Eighteenth Century Worlds at the University of Liverpool.
@womenshistscot.bsky.social
Women's History Scotland exists to promote study and research in women's and gender history, particularly for those working in Scotland or on Scottish themes. https://womenshistoryscotland.org/
@leedsims.bsky.social
The Institute for Medieval Studies at Leeds is a major centre for interdisciplinary medieval studies. Home of the International Medieval Congress and the International Medieval Bibliography.
@royalhistsoc.org
The Royal Historical Society is the UK's foremost society promoting the scholarly and professional study of the past. Our membership is an international community of historians: https://royalhistsoc.org/
@altnps.bsky.social
The official "Resistance" team of U.S. National Park Service. Our website: www.ourparks.org
@bagelwoman.bsky.social
Political Geography Prof @NCL_Geography. Passionate about: surf, feminism, anti-colonial environmental migrant justice. Deputy Director @NCLsocsciences
@k33ti3.bsky.social
Liefde voor muziek (electro), feestjes (laag pitje), rete-fanatieke AIVD-kerstpuzzelaar, fietsen (turbo-stand), hockey (laag pitje), wandelen en lezen (30 boeken tegelijk, dus schiet niet op). Strategisch adviseur bij het grootste IT-bedrijf van Nederland.
@gjaspers.bsky.social
Belgian lives in Rhineland Palatinate nearby the former Westwall (Siegfried line). Is interested in politics, History,folk music, nature. Addicted to genealogy and old books. Plays guitar, five string banjo, mandolin and waldzither.
@myrthehilkens.bsky.social
Campagnestrateeg | Scherp op Ouderenzorg | Kinderpardon | #500Kinderen | Volt 2021 | Sociaal Minimum Bonaire-Saba-Sint Eustatius | Jeugdminimumloon | Impact Investments | & more
@evelynwelch.bsky.social
Renaissance and early modern material culture. Writing on skin, dogs with earrings, and some of the other more surprising oddities of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Europe. All posts my own personal views.
@jreymd.bsky.social
Just an old guy (ready to embark on his 7th decade of existence) enjoying the welcoming environment of BlueSky. Keep striving!
@laloalcaraz.bsky.social
CALÓNews.com Staff Cartoonist, Herb Block award winner, 2x Pulitzer finalist, La Cucaracha cartoonist screenwriter book author GOOD FOLLOW
@alissashira.bsky.social
Lead Organizer: Rabbis4ceasefire.com Co-Author: Solidarity is the Political Version of Love: Lessons from Jewish Anti-Zionist Organizing (Haymarket, 2024) solidaritylovebook.org
@maartenpodcast.bsky.social