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Jess Ayres @drjessayres.bsky.social 📚Historian of early modern London 📜 Apprentice Archivist at The London Archives 🖋️Research interests in women, the City of London, and record keeping in C17th 🎓 PhD on women in the Court of Orphans 👩‍💻 https://jessica-ayres.co.uk
Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social Historian & contributing editor for VCH @wiltshistory.bsky.social & @vchgloucester.bsky.social. Fellow @ihr.bsky.social. Ed. at @hobnobpress.bsky.social & Crime, Histories & Societies. VF @openuniversity.bsky.social https://www.louiserylandepton.co.uk/
Research Group on Manuscript Evidence @rgmemss.bsky.social Dedicated to the love of books, manuscripts, written words in multiple media across the ages. Did we mention books? Our website = https://manuscriptevidence.org/wpme/
Victoria County History @vch-home.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
Humap: the digital humanities map platform @humap.bsky.social 🗺️ Bring your collections, data, and research to life with geospatial storytelling https://humap.me/ #GLAMA #DigitalHumanities #EdTech #CitizenScience #CitizenHumanities
Anita Hoffmann @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.
Dr Richard Asquith @richardasquith.bsky.social Historian, archivist and researcher, College of Arms and the Vintners’ Company. Secretary of the Yorkist History Trust and Harlaxton Medieval Symposium. Urban history, death, piety, trust, and executors in pre-Reformation England; also early modern art.
Manuel Turlin Rodríguez @manuelturlin.bsky.social Early modern historian - Rural, social, cultural and legal history - social evolutions, material culture, crimes and misdemeanors - 16-19 th c. - http://www.turlin.eu
Dr Matt Pope @mattpope.bsky.social Archaeologist & Associate Professor in Palaeolithic Archaeology at UCL, where we run the PaPa MSc programme. Researching Neanderthal archaeology in La Mancheland & Western Doggerland, from Boxgrove to La Cotte. Provide Geoarch expertise to ASE. He/Him 🏺
Dr Elizabeth Gow @ecgow.bsky.social Manuscript curator and archivist in Manchester, UK.
The Material Culture of Wills Project @materialwills.bsky.social The Material Culture of Wills, England 1540-1790: a Leverhulme Trust funded project using digital tech & volunteers to transcribe 30,000 wills. Visit our website: https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcultureofwills/
Nadine Akkerman @misswalsingham.bsky.social Archival detective, author, biographer, cryptographer, editor, spymistress. Prof in early modern lit & culture at @unileiden.bsky.social
William Poulter @williampoulter.bsky.social History DPhil at St Peter's College, Oxford. Working on livery companies, strangers and integration in sixteenth century London.
Lauren Working @laurenworking.bsky.social Early modernist at the University of York | A GOLDEN WORLD (Faber, 2026) | TEMPEST for Oxford World's Classics (2024) | BBC Radio 3 New Gen Thinker | Rep'd by Emma Bal at Madeleine Milburn.
Otto Saumarez Smith @osaumarezsmith.bsky.social Historian of shopping precincts, derelict landscapes, leisure centres, power stations, inner cities, housing, the Potteries, Telford new town, & city centre redevelopment. @c20society casework & trustee.
Craig Spence @cspence.bsky.social Early modern historian, mostly urban, London, accidents, maps, & print culture. Also archaeologist still trying to write up my past endeavors ...
Bénédicte Miyamoto @miyamotoben.bsky.social Historian of 18c Britain (Université Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris - @CREW EA 4399) Book history, Art World, Digital Humanities. Pigment, Auction, Migration, Circulation of knowledge & artists. She/her/Dr
Dr Dion Georgiou 🇨🇾❤️🇬🇾 @drdiongeorgiou.bsky.social Lecturer at Goldsmiths. Contemporary historian of British, US and global politics and culture. Writing a book on progressive politics, culture, and memory. Made in North London from working Cypriot parts. 🔴⚪️ Newsletter: https://academicbubble.substack.com
Mark Allen @markallen23.bsky.social PhD in history from Cambridge University. Examined coexistence & religio-political crises in early Stuart London through a case study of the Catholic queen's & embassy chapels. https://doi.org/10.17863/CAM.117058 https://doi.org/10.1017/bch.2022.21
Jamie Gemmell @jamie-gemmell.bsky.social Historian of the Atlantic World - working on race and slavery in early modern London | PhD Researcher, KCL History | Assistant Director, KCL CEMS | 🏳️‍🌈 | https://jamiegemmell.com/
John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social Irishman between Yorkshire and Addis Ababa. Historian of language, education, migration at the University of Leeds. Editor of Renaissance Studies. Occasional BBC radio presenter. Currently learning Amharic/አማርኛ እየተማርኩ ነው. Dad!
Tracy Borman OBE @tracyborman.bsky.social Historian, author and joint chief curator of Historic Royal Palaces. A Lincolnshire lass and chancellor of Bishop Grosseteste University.
Kate North @curatorkate.bsky.social Heritage & conservation professional & enthusiast, usually found exploring old places 😃 Curator of Properties for English Heritage, & freelance heritage consultant. Studying p/t for PhD in lime finishes.
Mariella Oakes @marioakes.bsky.social Beginning Early Modern Studies PhD 2026 | Palaeography and Early Modern secretaries 📜🪶 UCL Dean’s list for Arts and Humanities 2023 🤓 Buddhist 🙏🪷💙💛❤️
Charlotte Johnson @charjoyjohnson.bsky.social Curator of Industry and Metalwork🍴 Recently submitted my PhD ‘Imperial Connections: Re-examining Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire’, AHRC M4C CDA, National Trust and University of Birmingham
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social Medieval historian interested in Wales, Somerset exile, inept cricketer, General Editor of the longest-running and largest local history project yet devised, the Victoria County History of England. Probably drinking tea.
Luke Turner @luketurner.bsky.social Author: Men at War - Loving, Lusting, Fighting, Remembering 1939-1945 on British masculinity, sexuality & the cultural memory of WWII on W&N Books/Orion. First 📖 Out of the Woods, 2019. Co-founder: The Quietus. My stuff: https://linktr.ee/luketurner ⚒️🏳️‍🌈
James Wright @jameswrights.bsky.social Librarian & Indie Author of genre satire. Known for having a visual style & unique characters, as well as snappy dialogue. If only I was like that in real life! Check out my works in the links👇! https://linktr.ee/jameswritessurprisingly
Daniel J. T. McKay @danieljtmckay.bsky.social Cambridge based historian, Antipodean, writer and illustrator. New book ‘Whimwondery: An Alphabetarium of Useful Nonsense Inventions’ out now!
theoldbuilding @theoldbuilding.bsky.social Georgian, Victorian, Regency and Edwardian Architecture. Based in Stamford, UK. All photography my own.
Philip Wilkinson @philipwilkinson.bsky.social Author: historic architecture, places, history. Here I post English buildings in their variety: churches but also cafés, gazebos but also garages, public houses but also public loos. Plus occasional books, art, carvings, and other stuff.
Kathryn A Morrison @kathrynmorrison.bsky.social Architectural and Retail Historian (FSA FRHistS). ‘Chain Stores’ published May 2025. Website: buildingourpast.com Also expect posts about Romanesque sculpture (CRSBI fieldworker, Hampshire) and the Western Isles.
Matthew Lloyd Roberts @matthewlloydr.bsky.social writing about architecture
RIAS Bookshop @riasbookshop.bsky.social Scotland's Architecture Bookshop offering wide range of contracts, books and gifts. Part of The Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland. bookshop.rias.org.uk uk.bookshop.org/shop/RIASBookshop eventbrite.co.uk/cc/bookshoplates-1351289
Bexley Archives @bexleyarchives.bsky.social Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre holds historic materials for the London Borough of Bexley
Centre for the History of People, Place & Community @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.
Old London Postcards @oldlondonpostcards.bsky.social Sharing my collection of original vintage London postcards dating from the early C20th. Most are used, with stamp and postmark. these are the most interesting and give a little glimpse into the lives of the senders.
West London History @westlondonhistory.bsky.social Love to share the wonderful history of West London (and often other parts of the city!) Was Back in Time west london on X
Julian Woodford @historylondon.bsky.social Historian (FRHistS), author of THE BOSS OF BETHNAL GREEN, a true foundation story of London’s East End and biography of Regency godfather Joseph Merceron. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Boss-Bethnal-Green-Merceron-Godfather-ebook/dp/B086XFTWXK
Ruth Slatter @ruthslatter.bsky.social Material & participatory approaches to everyday histories of faith | Lecturer in Historic Environment at @ihr.bsky.social | Member of @chppc.bsky.social | Co-General Editor @vch-home.bsky.social | https://www.history.ac.uk/people/ruth-slatter
The London Journal @thelondonjournal.bsky.social A journal embracing all aspects of metropolitan society past & present | Published by Taylor & Francis for London Journal Trust | Articles & Special Issue proposals welcome | thelondonjournal.org
The Victorian Society @thevicsoc.bsky.social The national charity fighting to save our Victorian & Edwardian heritage. Join us! linktr.ee/victoriansociety Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Organization in England and Wales
LCC municipal @lccmunicipal.bsky.social London County Council, Greater London Council, pre- and post-1965 boroughs in London (+ occasional forays outside of the capital). Municipal stuff from the past that lives on today. Oh, and new towns, shopping centres, infrastructure etc. lccmunicipal.com
Peter Stone @londonstone.bsky.social Writer and video maker. Mostly about London. Author of 'The History of the Port of London'. Publishing London history videos at https://thehistoryoflondon.co.uk/videos/
London Museum @londonmuseum.bsky.social
London Group of Historical Geographers @lghgseminar.bsky.social The London Group of Historical Geographers is a seminar series hosted by the Institute of Historical Research. Conveners: Felix Driver, Margot Finn, Innes M. Keighren, and Miles Ogborn. https://lghgseminar.wordpress.com/
British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social The British Association for Local History is the national charity which promotes local history and serving local historians throughout the UK #WeAreLocalHistory
A London Inheritance @alondoninheritance.bsky.social Exploring London's history starting with my father's photos from 1946, to the present day. https://alondoninheritance.com/
Port of London Authority @londonportauth.bsky.social We look after the tidal Thames, the UK’s biggest port. Social media is not monitored 24/7.
Old Bailey Online @oldbaileyonline.bsky.social Historical crime online. https://www.oldbaileyonline.org
Urban History Association (the official account) @urbanhistorya.bsky.social If you're into cities and their histories, then you're into the Urban History Association!
London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk Critical thinking, published every fortnight. Read at lrb.co.uk Try the LRB for just £6: lrb.me/social
London Centric @londoncentric.media A modern news outlet for London, covering the city in the old-fashioned way. Edited by @jim.londoncentric.media. Subscribe now for a 25% discount: www.londoncentric.media
Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social London depicted by artists past and present. “By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.” Samuel Johnson. Curated by @jamadden.bsky.social https://linktr.ee/paintingsoflondon
Municipal Dreams @municipaldreams.bsky.social Social historian of housing. Author of 'A History of Council Housing in 100 Estates' (RIBA Books) and 'Municipal Dreams: the Rise and Fall of Council Housing' (Verso). I blog at https://municipaldreams.wordpress.com/.
LondonStreetGuide @londonstreetguide.bsky.social LondonStreetGuide.com has the stories behind more than 5,000 street names across the UK’s capital. New stories are uploaded every day. (Refugee from Twitter/X)
workculture @workculture.uk workculture is the new name for artsjobsonline. Follow us for the latest opportunities in arts and culture in the UK.
London Heritage Volunteering Group @londonhvg.bsky.social Peer support network for individuals and organisations engaging volunteers in the heritage sector in Greater London. We're free to join via HVG here (https://heritagevolunteeringgroup.org.uk/join-us/) - select LondonHVG as your regional network!
The Georgian Lords @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/
Layers of London @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
The Wisdom Pedlars, Antiquarian Book Auctions @wisdompedlars.bsky.social Weekly Rare & Antiquarian Book Auctions Since 2003 BOOK AUCTIONS END EVERY SUNDAY 8pm (UK Time) #rarebooks #books #antiquarian #earlymodern #bibliophile #bookhistory #bookauctions stores.ebay.co.uk/wisdompedlars
Holburne Museum, Bath @holburnemuseumbath.bsky.social Art gallery and Museum with a great cafe in beautiful Bath (also known as 'Lady Danbury's House' in Bridgerton)
@royalarmouries.bsky.social @royalarmouries.bsky.social
Dr Johnson's House @drjohnsonshouse.bsky.social Quirky historic house tucked away in central London. 18th-century interiors & a good supply of dictionaries. Open Tues, Wed, Thurs, Friday & Sat 11am - 5pm
The Mary Rose Museum @maryrosemuseum.bsky.social Home of Henry VIII's favourite ship, the Mary Rose, which sank off the English coast in 1545 after a 34 year long career. #Portsmouth's top visitor attraction on TripAdvisor. Part of Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Institute of Historical Research Wohl Library @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.
The Linnean Society of London @linneansociety.bsky.social Working towards a world where nature is understood, valued and protected. https://www.linnean.org/
The Cromwell Museum @cromwellmuseum.bsky.social World's best collection of items on life & times of Oliver Cromwell (1599-1658), telling his story 'warts and all'. "National Museum in a Matchbox". Huntingdon, UK www.cromwellmuseum.org
Barts Health Archives @bharchives.bsky.social Explore nearly 900 years of history through the archives and objects cared for by Barts Health NHS Trust Archives. Part of Barts Health NHS Trust. Find out more at www.bartshealth.nhs.uk/barts-health-archives
Trinity College Library, Cambridge @trincolllibcam.bsky.social The Trinity College Library in Cambridge comprises the modern student library, the Wren Library, and significant rare books, manuscript and archive collections. https://www.trin.cam.ac.uk/library/home/ https://trinitycollegelibrarycambridge.wordpress.com/
@curatorpolly.bsky.social @curatorpolly.bsky.social
Mark Kirby @markkirby.bsky.social Architectural historian, C17 church architecture & furnishings. Chairman of Council of the Ecclesiological Society.
British Gardening History @britgardhistory.bsky.social I'm Karen Meadows, a garden history writer living in the heart of England. Publishing 'The Lost Apples of Stamford - a Detective Story' 2026.
Lambeth Palace Library @lampallib.bsky.social Founded in 1610, Lambeth Palace Library is the historic library and record office of the Archbishops of Canterbury and the national library and archive of the Church of England. https://linktr.ee/lambethpalacelibrary
House Historian @househistorian.bsky.social Historian • author • speaker • TV consultant • presenter. Specialist in researching the history of houses. Otherwise known as Mel Backe-Hansen. Books incl. #AHouseThroughTime and #HouseHistories Rep #PastPreservers http://www.house-historian.co.uk/
Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social Writer, historian, professor. Director @chppc.bsky.social and @vch-home.bsky.social. #AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems (Penguin Allen Lane, 2025): a Book of the Year in The Times, FT & BBC History Extra. Find me in my beach hut. https://www.catherineclarke.info/
Sara E. Fox @sarafoxwales.bsky.social Historian & archaeologist. Formerly househistorianwales on the other side. Areas of freelance research: houses, gardens, landscapes, people. PhD candidate: 'Wales located women's writing in English & the country house.'
Dr Tessa Dunlop @tessadunlop.bsky.social Agitator and agitated. Historian. Writer. Talker.
Charles Farris @charlesxhistory.bsky.social Curator and Public Historian @HRP_palaces. Medieval and E. Modern Kingship and Material Culture. Secretary @ChaucerHeritage. Seminar Secretary @CourtStudies.
Glenn Richardson @glennrichardson.bsky.social Professor of Early Modern History at St Mary's University, Twickenham, London. Interests include all things early-modern (obvs) but also foxes; cats, dogs, art, aviation and gardens :)
Turi King @turiking.bsky.social British & Canadian geneticist/genealogy/forensics/archaeology #DNAFamilySecrets, #RichardIII DNA gal, Television/podcast presenter.
Dr Melita Thomas @melitat.bsky.social I'm an author and historian, and editor of Tudor Times. I love history, books, gardens, walking in the countryside, the sea, and interacting with interesting people on social media. Not forgetting art and cats, of course!
CBA London @cbalondon.bsky.social Council for British Archaeology London acts as a hub for archaeological activities and organisations in the city and environs of London. archaeologyinlondon.com
The Society of Antiquaries of London @antiquaries.bsky.social In the heart of London, we are the centre of antiquarian learning, discovery & community. As a royal learned society, our Fellows have been inspiring scholarship, debate & research for over 300 years. Also own Kelmscott Manor, past home of William Morris.
Oxford Court Studies @oxfordcourtstudies.bsky.social Seminar series focusing on the political and cultural life of courts and courtiers. 4:30pm, Mondays fortnightly in odd weeks of term, Jesus College, Oxford. All welcome. Convenor: @hannasinclair.bsky.social
Josephine Quinn @josephinequinn.bsky.social Historian at Cambridge. In Search of the Phoenicians (2018) and How the World Made the West (2024). Photos by Sukant Deepak (in Jaipur, 2024) and Carlotta Cardana (at St John's College, Cambridge, 2025).
Nigel Slater @nigelslater.bsky.social A cook who writes. Observer columnist. Author. Gardener. Books: The Kitchen Diaries, The Christmas Chronicles, A Cook’s Book, A Thousand Feasts. Instagram.com/nigelslater
Alfred Hawkins @alfredrjhawkins.bsky.social Assistant Curator of Historic Buildings @TowerOfLondon for @HRP_palaces & @PortsmouthCath Cathedral Archaeologist. BBC @historyextra 30under30 2024 (sadly now over 30). Sometimes on TV. All views my own & all pictures my own.
Dr Christina Faraday @cjfaraday.bsky.social Historian of art & ideas, Cambridge FSA FRHistS. Sometimes on the radio. 📕 The Story of Tudor Art out now views own 🥦👻🎻 https://www.christinajfaraday.com/
Dr Bendor Grosvenor FRHistS @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social Art historian. New book The Invention of British Art, out now.
Dr Owen Emmerson @drowenemmerson.bsky.social Historian & Assistant Curator at Hever Castle. Consultant: #WolfHall (BBC, 2024). Broadcaster: Boleyns: A Scandalous Family (BBC); Blood, Sex, & Royalty (Netflix).
Historical Association @histassoc.bsky.social The Historical Association is the voice for history. For over 100 yrs we have brought, teachers, students, academics and enthusiasts together to explore the past and inspire future historians. We provide digital and in-person resources. www.history.org.uk
Rachel Mackay @rachmackay.bsky.social Head of Hampton Court Palace. Author of Delivering the Visitor Experience. Dundonian, dog owner, dancer. (That last isn’t true but I needed a D word) therecoveryroomblog.com
Dr Nicola Tallis @nicolatallis.bsky.social Historian. Author. Contributor.
Yale University Press London 📖 @yalebooks.bsky.social Yale University Press in London https://yalebooks.co.uk/ Publishing books that champion arts & humanities 🏰 home of history! ⭐️ For book updates & UK OFFERS join the Yale in London newsletter: bit.ly/YaleBookNews ⭐️
History: The Journal of the Historical Association @hisjournalha.bsky.social BlueSky account for History: The Journal of the Historical Association. Academic history journal published by Wiley; editorial team based at Northumbria University. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1468229X
Dr Elizabeth Norton @enortonhistory.bsky.social Historian and Archaeologist. Author of The Lives of Tudor Women and England’s Queens. Appears on TV. Likes travel.
Bodleian Libraries @bodleian.ox.ac.uk 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
Prof Janina Ramirez @drjaninaramirez.bsky.social Oxford historian, best-selling writer fiction & non-fiction, documentary maker, cat lover, vegetable grower, unrelenting optimist. https://lnk.to/LegendaPB
Suzannah Lipscomb @sixteenthcgirl.bsky.social Award-winning historian, professor & TV presenter Author, The King is Dead; Voices of Nîmes; 1536 Host, Not Just the Tudors podcast from History Hit