English Folk Dance and Song Society @efdss.bsky.social The national organisation for folk music, song and dance in England. Based at Cecil Sharp House
Josh Hutchinson 🥄 @joshhutchinson.bsky.social Witch trial history guy. Co-host of The Thing About Witch Hunts and The Thing About the Salem Witch Trials. Co-founder of End Witch Hunts. Lead for the Massachusetts Witch-Hunt Justice Project. #witchtrials #fms #cfs
BLPublishing @blpublishing.bsky.social British Library Publishing - bringing you the very best incredible classic literature, republished for readers new and old. Plus bold new non-fiction for everyone. 📚
The Folklore Library & Archive @folklorelibrary.bsky.social Registered Charity No: 1203418. Patrons: Michael Rosen, Joanne Harris.
Preserving traditional heritage and folklore materials for the future, and delivering these through open access. Focus on at-risk heritage.
Online at www.folklorelibrary.com
How Haunted? Podcast @howhauntedpod.bsky.social I'm Rob. A Geordie ghost hunter, author, and the host of the How Haunted? podcast 👻
www.how-haunted.com
https://how-haunted.dashery.com
The Folklore Podcast @folklorepod.bsky.social Official account of The Folklore Podcast. 2 million downloads worldwide. Created by folklorist and author Mark Norman. Find us online at http://www.thefolklorepodcast.com
Film/TV rep: Past Preservers Author for various publishers
Francis (Buster) Whitfill @fwhitfill.bsky.social Recovering teacher & PhD student in Spanish at the University of Virginia. I work on literary depictions of the devil in #earlymodern Spain.
British Records Association @britrecs.bsky.social The British Records Association is a UK charity, working for archives since 1932. Please become a member and support our work https://www.britishrecordsassociation.org.uk/
School of History UEA @ueahistory.bsky.social Historians at University of East Anglia (UEA)
University of East Anglia (UEA) @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social This is the official UEA account, Norwich UK.
📢 Bringing you the latest campus news and updates from our world-leading research (REF 2021)
We're online Monday - Friday, 9am-5pm.
The Folklore Society @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
Norfolk County Council @norfolkcc.bsky.social Norfolk County Council is the local authority for Norfolk. We run a wide variety of services across the county. Our profile will share news and updates on our services, including announcement of changes of service or new campaigns or services in your area.
Cambridge UL Special Collections @theulspeccoll.bsky.social Cambridge University Library Special Collections, featuring our manuscripts, archives, maps, music, rare books, photographs, objects and more. https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/special-collections
Cambridge Digital Library @camdiglib.bsky.social Explore Cambridge Digital Library:
https://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/
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/
The Parker Library @parkerlibcccc.bsky.social Special collections library at Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge
https://www.corpus.cam.ac.uk/parker-library
Parker Library On the Web - our medieval and early modern MSS digitised
https://parker.stanford.edu/parker
Norfolk Record Office @norfolkro.bsky.social Norfolk Record Office collects and preserves unique archives relating to the history of Norfolk and makes them accessible across the world.
Suffolk Archives @suffolkarchives.bsky.social The Hold in Ipswich is where Suffolk’s past meets your present. Preserving stories from everyday lives to historic moments, 900+ years of history at your fingertips, discover your story. A Suffolk County Council service. https://linktr.ee/suffolkarchives
Kentwell Hall @kentwellhall.bsky.social Moated historic Tudor manor house in south Suffolk with walled garden & rare breed farm.
Home of world famous historical recreations, Dickensian Christmas, Scaresville & Halloweenies.
This year it’s 1536!
https://www.kentwell.co.uk/
CO10 9BA
The Thing About Salem @thethingaboutsalem.bsky.social The official podcast of the Salem Witch Trials, featuring lively discussions on all things related to the witch-hunt of 1692-1693.
Dr Imogen Knox (she/her) @imogenknox.bsky.social Historian of suicide, emotion & gender
Teaching Fellow in Medieval and Early Modern History, Warwick
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/people/teaching_staff/knox/
Evie Nash @evienash.bsky.social AHRC-M4C funded PhD student at the University of Warwick, studying vagrancy and religious dissent in the early modern Anglo Atlantic World
Cordelia Beattie @cordeliabeattie.bsky.social Professor of History, with particular focus on women in England c.1300-1700. Was PI on AHRC-funded Alice Thornton’s Books project, 2021-25. https://thornton.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/people/cbeattie/
Olivia Formby @oliviaformby.bsky.social Research Fellow at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. I work on children's emotions & language development in early modern England.
Bristol Centre for Medieval Studies @bristolcms.bsky.social The interdisciplinary Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Bristol concerned with all aspects of the history, culture, art and representation of medieval Europe.
European Review of History @euroreviewhistory.bsky.social The European Review of History - Revue européenne d’histoire is an international journal covering European history of all centuries and subdisciplines. It aims to create a forum for ideas across Europe and to assist exchanges between young historians.
@19thcandallthat.bsky.social @19thcandallthat.bsky.social
Kathryn Leia @voxossa.bsky.social Researcher & artist with a Masters in Gender Studies interested in the memorialisation of historically marginalised people.
Memento Mori | Memento Vivere
Dr Carrie Long @carrielong.bsky.social Historian | PDRA: Inclusive Histories Project 25-26| RMG Caird Fellow: Greenwich Hospital School 26 | IHR Pearsall Fellow 23-24 | Research interests: c.18-19th naval and military families, marginalised histories, lone women, petitioning, welfare and care
Neil Younger @neilayounger.bsky.social Historian of early modern England at the Open University. Convenor of the IHR Tudor & Stuart Seminar. Live-tweeting the reign of Elizabeth I. New(ish) book on Sir Christopher Hatton: https://manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526159496/
will pooley @willpooley.bsky.social historian of witchcrafts, tarot, folklore, France 18-20th century
ed. Cambridge Elements in Magic
also #CreativeHistories
yes, that’s an actual photo of me.
never had ebola. yet
Louise Nyholm Kallestrup @witchykallestrup.bsky.social Professor, Head of Doctoral School, SDU, #earlymodernist, witchcraft persecutions, Christian 4., dog person
Louise Hauberg Lindgaard 🗃️✨ @lhlindgaard.bsky.social Danish #earlymodern historian. #witchtrials | #digitalhumanities. One of the people behind HEX! Museum in Ribe. PhD fellow at University of Southern Denmark, researching the nobility's role and agency in Danish witch trials (1584-1660). #skystorian
Folk Around And Find Out @folkaround.bsky.social Folklore & History Enthusiast
Curator of Hidden West Yorkshire for the BBC
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p0hzw9dt?partner=uk.co.bbc&origin=share-mobile
Abigail Mitchell @abbimitchell.bsky.social hextorian / soton english postgrad researcher queering the history of the 1645 tendring witch trials. occasional writer and editor for dk, scholastic, and more. poet: THE YEAR OF THE BUTTERFLY (write bloody uk, 2023)
Dr Evelyn Koch @evelynkoch.bsky.social Early modern/19th-cent. English literature, science and literature, landscape in literature, fantasy, horror and weird fiction.
Tales of Britain and Ireland @talesofbritireland.bsky.social A podcast telling myths, legends and folklore of Britain and Ireland in no particular order, made by Graeme.
Find it on all good (and evil) podcast aggregators.
www.talesofbritainandireland.com
lostinhistory @lostinhistory.bsky.social Archaeologist turned museum worker turned library techician. Just a dusty bitch with a cat according to that one guy on twitter.
British History Online @bho.bsky.social British History Online is a digital library of primary and secondary sources for the history of the Britain, Ireland and empire. Part of the Institute of Historical Research.
https://www.british-history.ac.uk/
Kristof Smeyers @kristofsmeyers.bsky.social natural + supernatural histories 1750-2000 🗃️ | editor + essays Dutch Review of Books | RAAF (2022) | WOLF (2023) | SUPERNATURAL BODIES (2024) | UITDRIJVEN (2025) | PERFORMING MAGNETISM (2026)
History of Venice Podcast @historyofvenicepod.bsky.social Telling the story of a unique city and its fascinating people.
🦇🤘 Miscreant Jennie 🔶️🏳️🌈 @rigg.lgbt Senior Queer. Bi Chaos Gremlin.
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Autistic. Arthritic. Boozy. Polyamorous. Mother. Yorkshire. Cinephile (esp Horror). Whovian (6). Atheist. Occultist. Foodie. Metalhead. Lib dem. Reluctant accepter of the label "goth".
Often Sweary
Lex Stellaris @persebek.org lex/crow | old millenial | nonbinary queer butch | he/they | australian | kemetic orthodox shemsu | witch | Decader | terminally online shitposting | occasionally nsfw | multifandom | persebek.org | libervex.org | @lexrecsmusic.bsky.social
Dr Bethan Juliet Oake @bethanjuliet.bsky.social PhD in Sociology of Religion, researcher focusing on Satanic moral panic. Interested in all things folklore, myth, moral panic and the occult. Tutor in Religious Studies & History of Science at the University of Leeds
Aaron Larsen @double-a-larsen.bsky.social Medieval and Early Modern Historian at Mount Allison University. DPhil in History, Oxford, 3x UNBC alumnus, educator. Exploring space, place, and landscape in early modern Europe, with a focus on witchcraft, cartography, and the digital humanities.
Claire Phillips @clartyclara.bsky.social PhD. Lecturer. Historian of early modern and modern British childhood, institutions, the family, welfare. Writing a book on the Foundling Hospital.
Dr. Niall Allsopp @niallallsopp.bsky.social Early Modern English literature, English Civil Wars, Restoration, literature and political, social, local history.
Book: https://tinyurl.com/NiallPSER
Work: https://english.exeter.ac.uk/staff/allsopp/
Manyakitty @manyakitty.bsky.social PERSONAL ACCOUNT.
ALL VIEWS ARE MINE
Words, music, food, nature, space, cats, fiber arts and crafts, and social justice.
Star Trek>Star Wars.
Proud jackal.
Wonker.
Ally.
We are all connected. Let's start acting like it.
🇺🇲🇺🇦 (🇮🇱 Israel, yes. Netanyahu, no)
Elizabeth @monrogue.bsky.social Film student studying transgressive bodies onscreen.
Interests include disability history, folklore and scriptwriting.
Feeder of birds and certified Begonia addict.
Endlessly curious
She/her
Flitcraft @flitcraft.bsky.social Scottish history generalist with early modern tendencies. She/her. AuDHD
Kirsty Hooper @booksonspain.bsky.social Warwickshire-based researcher, writer, linguist, genealogist & trombonist. Just completed: 19th-Century Spanish London: Culture, Commerce, and Community. Also like 🐈⬛🥾📷🎺🎶 www.khgenealogy.co.uk
David Gould @drdavidgould.bsky.social Freelance archaeological researcher / iIllustrator - www.thedavidgould.co.uk
Did a PhD looking at medieval rabbit warrens because why not (book coming 2026 via Liverpool University Press). Makes/loves music too.
Caroline's Chronicles 🌳 @caroschronicles.bsky.social 🌳 Genealogy, taphophile, bibilophile, learning Greek, cat sitter, walks, mother of legends, rock gigs, bookcrossing 🎵
Amy Cotterill @akcotterill.bsky.social @kickasswomenof - coming Jan 2025!
Creative consultant specialising in community engagement, learning, evaluation and Museum Accreditation. Podcaster. Feminist. Trustee of Signals Media.
ND. She/Her.
Shannon Pugh @shanymp.bsky.social Past President (2022-2023) National Council for the Social Studies. NCBT, world traveler, dog/cat mom, and proud God Mother.
@texastigerteacher.bsky.social @texastigerteacher.bsky.social English teacher, amateur English historian, actress, director, writer, reader, laugher, adventurer, pit bull rescuer.
I'm just a girl. Wanting normalcy. Wishing that more people studied history.
Eric Wilhelm @ehwilhelm.bsky.social Scholar-in-Residence at The Stephenson Institute for Classical Liberalism at Wabash College
GMU PhD - Economic History, Public Finance, and Tax Policy
https://sites.google.com/view/ehwilhelm/home
Temerity Matters @temeritymatters.bsky.social Goth, Eccentric, Artist. Lover of Books, Art, Music, Tattoos, History, Folklore, Interior Design, Pro LGBTQI, Pansexual, Pro Human Rights. Anti Racist, Anti Fascist, Gen X She/Her
Some of My Best Friends are Playlists
Exist Loudly!
Chad Hitchcock @chadhitchcock.bsky.social 25 | They\He | Museum Professional | Queer
Arlene Spencer @arlenespencer.bsky.social Independent Historical Researcher, Writer. Staff Writer at Global Maritime History. Researching 17th c. English Master mariner Richard Williams alias Cornish for a nonfiction biography WIP. For articles and more, see arlenespencer.com
@dlcphd.bsky.social @dlcphd.bsky.social Author, thinker, linguist, world traveller, former ballerina, cat mama, herbalist, magic.
James Fisher @jamdanfish.bsky.social Historian of work, knowledge and capitalism (C16-18th) | Lecturer at Uni of Exeter | Author of THE ENCLOSURE OF KNOWLEDGE (CUP, 2022)
Jason M. Kelly Ph.D. FSA FRHistS (he/him) @jasonmkelly.bsky.social Humanist, Teacher, Engaged Citizen
Director IU Indianapolis Arts & Humanities Institute
Prof. History | Africana Studies | American Studies
#c18 | #anthropocene | #skystorians | #envhist
https://jasonmkelly.com
views my own | reposts not endorsements
Michael E. Carter @deckofcarterhist.bsky.social Americanist Military Historian & Genocide Scholar.
Kean University History Adjunct.
Expat Twitterstorian. Skystorian.
Cancer Survivor. He/Him.
https://linktr.ee/deckofcarterhistory
Janice Liedl @jliedl.bsky.social Historian at Laurentian University (Canada). Researching early modern crime and urban women's lives, but I can never stay away from questions of popular culture & history. Gamer, fan, fibre artist.
Owen Davies @odavies9.bsky.social Historian and Folklorist. Writes books on witches, magic, ghosts, religion, popular medicine, and folklore.
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
Mark Turnbull Author @1642author.bsky.social British Civil Wars enthusiast from age 10. FRHistS - Royal Historical Society. Author with Pen & Sword. Durham.
📕Biographies: Charles I's Private Life & Prince Rupert of the Rhine
🎬Podcast: CavalierCast - The Civil War in Words
https://tinyurl.com/yvxvmsjk
Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social That one medieval historian you've heard of. Co-host We're Not So Different and Gone Medieval podcasts. Author of The Once and Future Sex. (Out now!) George Michael stan. Cutie.
https://eleanorjanega.com/
Tabitha Stanmore @magicnotwitches.bsky.social Postdoc at Exeter Uni on the Seven County Witch Hunt Project 🧙♀️ Author of Cunning Folk: Life in the Era of Practical Magic ✨ First Gen 👩🎓 Cats 🐈⬛ Trees 🌳 Books 📚She/her https://linktr.ee/tabithastanmore
Professor Marion Gibson @witchesetc.bsky.social Author of Witchland (coming 2026) and Witchcraft: A History in 13 Trials. History, folklore, books, archives.
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