Emma Bashforth @emma_bashforth
Freelance archivist based in London • PhD candidate @ihr_history (apprenticeship in early modern London) • Pen and ink artist - exhibited with @SGFADrawing instagram.com/ejb.ink Joined January 2014-
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Congratulations to our colleague Tim Reinke-Williams for his latest article “Apprentice migration to London from Wales, 1600–1800” tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… @FASTresearchUON
A day late for #Halloween but couldn’t resist… ‘Sarah ye Wife of Ed Worton dyed ye 7 of Nov 1698 Aged 69 Good people all as you Pas by looke round See how Corpses do lye For as you are som time Ware We and as we are so must you be’ #BuryStEdmunds #GreatChurchyard
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Fun morning at the annual @SheepDriveLDN where Freemen of the City exercise their ancient right to drive sheep into the City without paying the bridge toll. I expected to see the Lord Mayor, some sheep etc…but not Damian Lewis!
It’s been 2 weeks since we launched our campaign to raise emergency funds and we’re nearly at £100,000! We can’t express enough gratitude to everyone who has donated, shared our cause, and spread the word about Folly and the work we do for British wildlife ❤️ We’ve put together a…
Precious archives relating to the history of our bridges will go on public display – many for the first time – in events to be held @TheLdnArchives next month. They include our original Royal Charter from 1282 and old bridge plans and records. Read more: tinyurl.com/mwfu68kf
We will be open again for @openhouselondon on Saturday 21st September! Come and see some of our beautiful medieval books from 13th-15th century & discover the fascinating history of this 600-year old library. No booking needed. @cityoflondon
New article: 'Urban Green Space and the Blitz: Constructing New Parks and Gardens in Post-War Southwark', by @kjhhistory of @ihr_history: tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…
This week in 1752 did not exist – the calendar skipped eleven days from 2 September 1752 to 14 September 1752. The reason for these adjustments was the 'Calendar (New Style) Act 1750' which saw Britain adopt the Gregorian Calendar.
On this day in 1666, the Great Fire of London began. Here are 10 key sites to seek out londonist.com/london/history…
These are the buildings that survived the Great Fire of London, and can still be seen today (click through for details) londonist.com/london/history…
📢 NEW Will of the Month Blog Post! 📢 It's an unusual will this month - all about Margaret Nelham's attempts to 'settle her account' in 1665. We look not just at content, but some unusual spelling, handwriting, even the paper used... #twitterstorians sites.exeter.ac.uk/materialcultur…
Next in our #MeetTheTeam series, introducing Jess! Alongside her busy Archives Officer role, Jess is also giving a fascinating talk on Working Widows in 17th C. London. Tickets here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/working-wido… #Archives #LondonHistory
3-year old Etta was diagnosed with leukaemia and receives chemotherapy. Blood transfusions help her body to be "chemo fit!" 🩸 Mum Becky says "with Etta's condition people always say, 'What can I do to help?' and I always say 'Donate blood!' It's the most incredible gift!" ❤️
We're hiring 📣 We're looking for a Ceramics Researcher and Data Officer (Ceramics) for Art UK's Ceramics Digitisation Scoping programme. Apply by 5pm on Wednesday 21st August 👉 artuk.org/about/jobs #Digitisation #ArtJobs #JobOpportunity #Hiring
DHC are looking for an experienced Archivist to join our team. You can learn more about this role, including how to apply, here: orlo.uk/WoKWG Closing date for applications is Sunday 18 August. @DorsetCouncilUK @DorsetJobs
For the first time, the City of London's 1297 copy of Magna Carta and the King John 1215 charter are on public display at TLA for free! Don't miss out, book your tickets now > eventbrite.co.uk/e/magna-carta-…
We’re back! We’re delighted to be relaunching today as The London Archives. You can still expect free access to 1000 years of history, available to all, with a greater online presence, a new website, social content , and a jam-packed events programme + more! #TheLondonArchives
A temporary and free outdoor exhibition has just landed in @StPaulsLondon Churchyard this month showcasing The London Archive’s extraordinary range of photographs from Queen Victoria’s reign which record the city and its people in stunning detail 👉 bit.ly/46sTHff
Jackson C mason @MasonC37515
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Mary @bornemary88
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mainlymuseums @mainlymuseums
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Grace Owen @GraceOwen_90
410 Followers 846 Following [email protected], postdoctoral researcher @durham_uni on Modelling the Black Death project. Former Postan @EcHistSoc fellow & researcher for @womensworkexe
Aston University Arch... @AstonUnArchives
71 Followers 311 Following University Archives at Aston University documenting the histories of Aston, its predecessor institutions, and the communities that made them.
Ken John @KenJohn1232935
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Tina Morton 💙 @madfamily75
1K Followers 699 Following Head of @UkNatArchives Archive Sector Leadership mixing a love of history with all things Archives. Sci Fi geek, tea drinker, ex biscuit eater. All views my own
Annabeth Piers @AnnabethPiers
797 Followers 4K Following Creative lead at FutureClassics · Visual strategist for digital reinterpretation · Atelier Nine collaborator · 3D motion curator · Phillips Sales Room affiliate
Cordelia Beattie @CordeliaBeattie
2K Followers 2K Following Professor of Women's and Gender History, with a focus on late medieval/early modern. PI on AHRC-funded @thornton_books project 2021-2025.
Women's Studies Group... @WSGUK
4K Followers 3K Following Multi-disciplinary, international group for women's studies 1558-1837. Member benefits inc. newsletter, seminars, annual workshop & outing.
Guildhall Library @GuildhallLib
7K Followers 1K Following The original Library at Guildhall was founded in the 1420s. Today, it is a major public reference library which specialises in the history of London.
Rebekah King @RebekahAnnKing
5K Followers 3K Following Writer with a PhD in magic on the English stage (@englishunicam) Articles on magic, theatre, horror etc here https://t.co/DgZYwlJM6o
Karen de la Gorce SGF... @GorceKaren
5K Followers 5K Following Member : Society of Graphic Fine Art. Founder : Loire Classical Studio - Atelier of drawing, painting and master copy
ReligiousHistBrit_IHR @ReligiousHistB1
370 Followers 375 Following Official account for the IHR's Religious History of Britain, 1500-1800 Seminar series. Regular term time seminars on Tuesdays, 5:30pm (UK time). All welcome!
Dr Emily Vine - find ... @EmilyMayVine
2K Followers 2K Following Early modern historian, Postdoctoral Researcher @exeterclio Former Fellow @ihr_history PhD @QMHistory History Wrangler @ #HorribleHistories . Now on Bluesky.
Melinda Haunton @melindahaunton
3K Followers 3K Following archivist-historian-archivesaccreditn advocate--art and language lover-random cook-anxious yogi-ghastly traveller. Also available on bluer skies.
Ali Burdon @msalibee
382 Followers 669 Following Carer, MA student in Christian Spirituality at Sarum. Eclectic tweeting. Wildlife tweets: @NatureUptheRoad
Alice Thornton's Book... @thornton_books
1K Followers 994 Following Was an AHRC-funded project (2021-5) which produced a digital edn of books of Alice Thornton (1626-1707).
Janice Tullock @JTullock
2K Followers 2K Following Archivist, genealogist, consultant, fundraiser, mentor. Red. If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday. ~Pearl Buck
Dr. Emily Rhodes @elrhodes96
1K Followers 2K Following Recent PhD in Early Modern History at @CamHistory @christs_college | Petitions, mothers, family, community, crime and poverty in 17th & 18th century Britain
Christopher Hilton @CHilton_BB
2K Followers 1K Following Head of Archive & Library at The Red House, https://t.co/SUSIgU6LWQ. Archives, music, metadata; side orders of architecture, landscape history & electronic noise.
Age and Health, 1500-... @AgeandHealth24
80 Followers 120 Following PGR/ECR Conference | 24 June 2024 | Cambridge Funded | @CamHistory @socialhistsoc @SRSRenSoc @SSHMedicine Organisers @oliviaformby & Jen McFarland (@CamHistory)
Catherine Taylor @cmstaylor
1K Followers 1K Following Archivist. Records Manager. Loves food, sky, hills & trees. Coffee. Crochet. Learning how to live a better life & love myself. Be kind. She/her 🏳️🌈
The Apothecary's Wife @17CMedicalWomen
639 Followers 1K Following PhDing at York on 17C 'private' diseases. Aspiring historical fiction writer about women's adventures in London's 17C medical world. WorkTwitter @Anita_Hoffmann
Archives Hub @archiveshub
18K Followers 12K Following Archives Hub provides access to descriptions of unique & unpublished primary source material for research. Find us on https://t.co/Q1q9wPig60.
British Records Assoc... @BritRecs
2K Followers 1K Following The British Records Association is a UK charity, working for archives since 1932.
History & Policy @HistoryPolicy
11K Followers 2K Following Connecting historians, policymakers and the media. Based at the Institute of Historical Research @ihr_history
Beckhistorian on bsky @ChamberlainBeck
272 Followers 696 Following 💙☁️ as beckhistorian 🔬PhD student #DisHist 📚Researching white canes and mobility tech in postwar Britain 🧠 #ActuallyAutistic 🏳️🌈queer af🏳️⚧️
Dr Daniella M Gonzale... @DeeGonz92
4K Followers 4K Following Medievalist | Archives and Records Management Professional | SM Fellow @HArchivesTrust | Co-founder @MEMSLibUKC | Views mine
Joe Saunders @joe_saunders1
2K Followers 3K Following Historian | part-time PhD English print trade c.1600-50 📚 Vice-Chair @BALHNews 🗺 Freelance research 🌳 Tutor @PharosTutors 🎓 Co-Editor @Howto_History 📜
Katey Goodwin @KateyGoodwin
761 Followers 1K Following Deputy Chief Executive, Art UK, @artukdotorg - Trustee @CreweHC - FRSA - all views my own.
The London Journal @LonJournal
2K Followers 570 Following A journal embracing all aspects of metropolitan society past & present. Published by Taylor & Francis for London Journal Trust. Articles & SI proposals welcome.
Catherine Clarke @CathAMClarke
6K Followers 3K Following Doing #history a bit differently. Professor & Director @CHPPC_IHR, Director @vch_london. Visiting Prof @SotonEnglish. Mum. Musician. Beach hut owner. Own views.
Claire Langhamer @ClaireLanghamer
2K Followers 917 Following History; television; crisps. Also Director of the Institute of Historical Research. No longer posting on this site. On Bluesky at @claire.langhamer.bsky.social
Adam Chapman @DrAdamChapman
4K Followers 3K Following Medieval historian interested in Wales, Somerset exile, inept cricketer, General Editor of @vch_london, part of @CHPPC_IHR & @ihr_history. Views & typos own.
My-Parish @My_Parish
793 Followers 822 Following An online portal & resource for parish history, art, heritage & culture provided by the Warwick Network for Parish Research, with tweets mainly by @BeatKumin.
Katharine Hersee @kjhhistory
16 Followers 45 Following PhD candidate @IHR_history London. Studying impact of Blitz damage on urban forms and green space creation in London.
IHRLateMedSeminar @IHR_LateMed
1K Followers 560 Following @IHR_history's seminar for Late Medieval British & European history, c1250s-c1520s. Fridays 17:30 Wolfson II, autumn&spring terms.
IHR British History i... @long18thsem
3K Followers 333 Following History of Britain + associated regions during the long 18th century. Join us in person or on Zoom every other Wed. at 17.30 GMT https://t.co/VliOcxXkDl
Economic & Social His... @EcSochist_ihr
354 Followers 59 Following Official account of the IHR seminar. We host new research papers on all aspects of the economic and social history of the early modern world.
IHR Digital History S... @IHRDigHist
5K Followers 1K Following Digital History seminars at @ihr_history. Seminars: https://t.co/EjcUainuMu Newsletter updates: https://t.co/7kEmta3LDZ
HistoriansUON @HistoriansUON
534 Followers 145 Following Tweets from the History Department @UniNorthants. Get to know the staff and students in a supportive, friendly, research-active department!
HistoricUK @historicuk
4K Followers 838 Following Explore the weird & wonderful history & heritage of Britain. 🏹British History in your pocket🏹 👇🏼Click link for more fun history from Historic-UK
mainlymuseums @mainlymuseums
11K Followers 2K Following A personal take on museums big and small from contributors across the globe.
Forms of Labour @womensworkexe
2K Followers 1K Following European Research Council funded project at Exeter Uni on 'Gender, Freedom & Experience of Work in the Preindustrial Economy'. Formerly 'Women's Work Project'
Aston University Arch... @AstonUnArchives
71 Followers 311 Following University Archives at Aston University documenting the histories of Aston, its predecessor institutions, and the communities that made them.
Medieval Manuscripts @BLMedieval
115K Followers 267 Following Tweeting about the British Library's marvellous medieval manuscripts
Grace Owen @GraceOwen_90
410 Followers 846 Following [email protected], postdoctoral researcher @durham_uni on Modelling the Black Death project. Former Postan @EcHistSoc fellow & researcher for @womensworkexe
Folly Wildlife Rescue @FollyWildlife
3K Followers 475 Following UK registered charity 1091857 dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of injured, orphaned & distressed wildlife with the aim of returning them to the wild
Caroline Sampson @SampsCaroline
363 Followers 373 Following Consultant Archivist, Chair of Trustees: Archives West Midlands. Exploring new horizons, taking lots of photos in the process. Views my own.
Guide Dogs @guidedogs
150K Followers 976 Following Guide Dogs is one of the UK’s leading disability charities. We’re here to help people with sight loss live the life they choose. Enquiries: 0118 983 5555
Parliament Archives @UKParlArchives
20K Followers 2K Following Our collections are being moved to @UKNatArchives. We will continue to share our treasures with you here and are offering a limited copying and enquiry service.
Bodleian Libraries @bodleianlibs
106K Followers 1K Following Amazing collections and breath-taking libraries. Facilitating research at the University of Oxford. Visit | Read | Explore
Tina Morton 💙 @madfamily75
1K Followers 699 Following Head of @UkNatArchives Archive Sector Leadership mixing a love of history with all things Archives. Sci Fi geek, tea drinker, ex biscuit eater. All views my own
Londonist @Londonist
1.5M Followers 629 Following London news, London events, London people, London everything
Kesteven and Sleaford... @KSHSSA
1K Followers 70 Following A high performing selective state school for girls aged 11-16 and boys and girls in the sixth form. Educating today’s students for tomorrow’s society
Beating The Bounds @Ldn_Boundaries
579 Followers 296 Following Study group for boundary markers, maps and insignia of (mostly vanished) local authorities in the Metropolis (AKA London).
Louise Ray @LouiseARay
993 Followers 875 Following Pop-up Archivist. 'Verba volant scripta manent' Own views. Pic by Timbletomble.
Rebekah King @RebekahAnnKing
5K Followers 3K Following Writer with a PhD in magic on the English stage (@englishunicam) Articles on magic, theatre, horror etc here https://t.co/DgZYwlJM6o
Women's Studies Group... @WSGUK
4K Followers 3K Following Multi-disciplinary, international group for women's studies 1558-1837. Member benefits inc. newsletter, seminars, annual workshop & outing.
Living London History... @livinglondonhis
78K Followers 2K Following London explorer, tour guide and blogger. Buy my Sunday Times bestselling book/sign up to my newsletter here! 👇
Dr Charlotte Parsonso... @charlie_l_y
1K Followers 958 Following Early modern historian. Teach at @OxfordConted and @WakeForest. Writing on English Civil War sequestration and John Bradshawe. Views mine.
Luke Adam Hawker @lukeadamhawker
5K Followers 665 Following Artist & Author - 📚 books - ‘Together’ 2021 ‘The Last Tree: A Seed of Hope’ 2023
Dorset History Centre @DorsetArchives
3K Followers 857 Following Dorset History Centre collects & preserves archives & local studies for Bournemouth, Dorset & Poole for all to enjoy. Use policy: https://t.co/Wd6elkZxRV
Mark Forrest @mpforrest1967
315 Followers 295 Following Archivist, mostly medieval, @UWEBristol, editing sections of @VCHGloucester & @WiltsHistory. Committees: SDNQ, Proceedings of DNHAS. Dorset Record Society.
Sarah E Butler SGFA A... @seb_elizabeth
272 Followers 492 Following Studied @BADrawing at @FalmouthUni Freelance Artist & Illustrator based in the Southwest. https://t.co/yXgJ99y87P
Karen de la Gorce SGF... @GorceKaren
5K Followers 5K Following Member : Society of Graphic Fine Art. Founder : Loire Classical Studio - Atelier of drawing, painting and master copy
Birkbeck, University ... @BirkbeckUoL
21K Followers 938 Following Central London University, part of the University of London, offering courses that fit around you and your busy schedule. ✨
School of Historical ... @BirkbeckHCA
3K Followers 991 Following Official account for history, classics and archaeology in the School of Historical Studies at Birkbeck
Transkribus @Transkribus
10K Followers 3K Following The AI-powered platform for unlocking history. AI text & layout recognition, transcription, searching & publishing of historical documents.
LizzyBaker Archivist @LizzybArchivist
2K Followers 1K Following Archivist. Views my own (unless obviously not). Tweeting about archives, TV and a lot of time on public transport.
BAC @_BusinessArch
2K Followers 227 Following Business Archives Council promotes the preservation of business records & interest in business history. Part of Crisis Management Team #SavingBusinessArchives
Archives for Learning... @ARALearning
2K Followers 805 Following The ARA Archives for Learning and Education Section (ALES). Now on Bluesky @ales-araukie.bsky.social and Wordpress https://t.co/jNWcS8Rd7M
Civil War Petitions @cwpetitions
1K Followers 867 Following AHRC-funded project ‘Conflict, Welfare and Memory during and after the English Civil Wars’ at Universities of Oxford, Nottingham, Southampton & Cardiff.
Dr Emily Vine - find ... @EmilyMayVine
2K Followers 2K Following Early modern historian, Postdoctoral Researcher @exeterclio Former Fellow @ihr_history PhD @QMHistory History Wrangler @ #HorribleHistories . Now on Bluesky.
ReligiousHistBrit_IHR @ReligiousHistB1
370 Followers 375 Following Official account for the IHR's Religious History of Britain, 1500-1800 Seminar series. Regular term time seminars on Tuesdays, 5:30pm (UK time). All welcome!
ARA UK+I Conference @ARAconf
2K Followers 638 Following The ARA UK+Ireland conference is the lead event in the UK & Ireland for archives, conservation, digital preservation and records management.
Archive Hour @archivehour
4K Followers 1K Following Every other month on the last Thursday, from 8pm GMT is #ArchiveHour. Hosted by an ARA nation/region/section, plus guest hosts! Everyone welcome!
ARA Section for Archi... @ARAArchiTech
2K Followers 859 Following @ARAUK_IE Section for Archives & Technology: Building a community of practice & research around the intersection of archives & technology
Explore Your Archive @explorearchives
7K Followers 837 Following Celebrating archives, records & the people who use and love them #ExploreYourArchive Brought to you by @ARAUK_IE
Melinda Haunton @melindahaunton
3K Followers 3K Following archivist-historian-archivesaccreditn advocate--art and language lover-random cook-anxious yogi-ghastly traveller. Also available on bluer skies.
MEMS @mems_ukc
8K Followers 872 Following The Centre for Medieval & Early Modern Studies (MEMS) @UniKent | Visit @MEMSLibUKC | Come to @MEMS_Festival | MA & PhD scholarships available
IMEMS Durham @IMEMSDurham
9K Followers 4K Following Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies: a home for innovative interdisciplinary research from the medieval to the early modern in a World Heritage Site.
The British Academy @BritishAcademy_
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