Associate Prof of European History, the Inquisition and Antisemitism @UniNewEngland. Hispanophile and Lusophile. Loves tea 🍵. Views own, RTs not endorsements.
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The marked qualitative decline of this platform means that I am spending a lot less time here. From now on this channel will carry occasional links to upcoming events, publications, my writing and research. You can find me on the platform Bl*e Sky
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François Soyer, "Imperfect Sodomy: The Lisbon Inquisition and the Repression of Heterosexual Anal Intercourse in Portugal, 1580–1800." Journal of the History of Sexuality 35, no. 1 (2026), pp. 1-27. muse.jhu.edu/pub/15/article/…
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I am very sorry to hear of the passing of my PhD supervisor at Cambridge Professor David Abulafia. A very talented historian as well as a great supervisor and mentor who gave me sound career advice when I needed it. May his memory be a blessing. cai.cam.ac.uk/news/david-abu…
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L’hermafrodita catalana
François Soyer revela la vida de Maria Duran, natural de Prullans, que va tenir una vida sensacional al segle XVIII
✍️ Jordi Llovet
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28 Jun 2025
The Blood Libel in Medieval Antisemitism by François Soyer arc-humanities.org/978180270…
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My new book, "The Blood Libel in Medieval Antisemitism", is out in July 2025 and for a very affordable $18.95 or £16.95. arc-humanities.org/978180270…
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17 Jun 2025
Woman with a doll, Leonaert Bramer, 1606 - 1674. She's well-to-do, while the doll she has in her hand is a servant/peasant (Rijksmuseum).
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16 Jun 2025
Segles després continua sol en un desert de pergamí, sense la companyia d'una anotació, d'un dibuix, d'un gargot… La seua solitud fou respectada, però no sabem si la desitjava.
ALT ARV. Governació, reg. 4089 (contracoberta posterior)
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13 Jun 2025
Maria Duran was accused of being a man and put on trial for sorcery by the Portuguese Inquisition, The ‘Catalan Hermaphrodite’ and the Inquisition by @FJSoyer is an exploration of Maria’s life & early modern gender norm transgressions.
Out in paperback! bit.ly/44ttWfH
ALT Maria Duran was accused of being a man and put on trial for sorcery by the Portuguese Inquisition, The ‘Catalan Hermaphrodite’ and the Inquisition by François Soyer is an exploration of Maria’s life & early modern gender norm transgressions. Out in paperback!
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Poco antes de la expulsión de los judíos de España hubo mucho movimiento inmobiliario, y los conversos fueron protagonistas. Como el caso de esta semana en el #AHPTO: ahpto.wordpress.com/2025/04/… #archivos @culturaenclm
ALT Texto manuscrito. La letra inicial es una "S" adornada. Falta aproximadamente un tercio en la zona inferior izquierda de la imagen.
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29 May 2025
My book "The ‘Catalan Hermaphrodite’ and the Inquisition. Early Modern Sex and Gender on Trial" is now on sale as a much more affordable paperback: 26GBP or 36USD. bloomsbury.com/us/catalan-he…
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29 May 2025
My book "The ‘Catalan Hermaphrodite’ and the Inquisition. Early Modern Sex and Gender on Trial" is now on sale as a much more affordable paperback: 26GBP or 36USD. bloomsbury.com/us/catalan-he…
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6 Apr 2025
New article: Francois Soyer, "Authoritative Sources: Hagiography, Local History, and the Antisemitic Child Murder Libel in Early Modern Spain." Antisemitism Studies 9, no. 1 (2025): 71-100. muse.jhu.edu/article/956182.
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1 Apr 2025
New Book. Forthcoming in 2025.
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11 Nov 2024
Everything you always wanted to know about the sambenitos, the unique system of visual infamy developed by the Inquisition (but were too afraid to ask)! Co-authored with Yonatan Glazer-Eytan. Now in OA @RSAorg #renaissancequarterly👉cambridge.org/core/journals/…
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10 Nov 2024
#TalDíaComoHoy de 1492 se da carta de amparo y seguro a todos los "#judíos y judías" que desde #Portugal quieran venir a estos reinos "seyendo primeramente tornados cristianos" y recibiendo "agua de Spiritu Santo" en #Badajoz, #CiudadRodrigo o #Zamora. Archivo de #Simancas
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2 Nov 2024
Tokens left with babies abandoned at the Ospedale degli Innocenti, Florence's Foundling Hospital which opened in 1465. Remarkable similarities with the history of London's Foundling Hospital which opened in 1739. Same system of tokens, babies sent to wet nurses......1/2
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5 Nov 2024
“[Consultancy KordaMentha] was contracted to review UOW operations and people and culture in May.
In June the university appointed KordaMentha partner John Dewar as interim VC on a 12-month contract.”
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