If you're interested in the ideas guiding how the American Revolutionary War was fought, join us for the next Pauline Maier seminar Thursday (1/15) #AmRev masshist.org/events/enemies-…

A long-time goal finally realized

Wrote 7 pages in 1 day! Now to spend 7 days on 1 footnote 🤣

A devotional book from Queen Catherine of Braganza’s personal library held at @UshawLibrary Today is both her nameday & birthday as she was born #otd 25 Nov 1638, the feast of Catherine of Alexandria.

Adam Smith's copy of Hobbes's "Leviathan"

Shout out to @joel__herman and the other organizers for putting together a great conference on Ireland and the American Revolution: 250th Anniversary Perspectives

Born #OTD 1691 Arthur Onslow. MP for Guildford 1720-1727, then representing Surrey until 1761, Onslow holds the record for the longest-serving Speaker of the Commons, holding onto the seat for 33 years Read his bio here: ow.ly/48YM50KRcIX

A great opportunity!

Regents with the @tamusystem have approved another two-year freeze on tuition and academic fees for Texas resident undergraduates at every Texas A&M System university. Texas A&M University has not raised tuition since 2021, and tuition will be frozen for the 2025–26 and 2026–27 academic years, saving families money and giving students certainty as they plan for and attend Texas A&M. This is part of our commitment to leadership, access and excellence — keeping higher education affordable, of the highest quality and delivering a strong return on investment for our students. Read more: tx.ag/XPD82oy

The time is nigh! Another fab programme for the JST Virtual Workshop is up and ready to kick off on Tuesday, 2 Sept. Following the keynote launch, we'll have fortnightly sessions on different aspects of #JacobiteStudies from a wide range of contributors. jdb1745.net/events/jstworksh…

Here goes! Part 1 of a special miniseries by @PrimeandLoad looking at The '45. Hope you enjoy!

Great to be back on the hunt!

Stumbled on @southernphd in Edinburgh. Good to see @BaylorHistory represented in Scotland.

Available for pre-order! (Out in February) bookshop.org/p/books/the-esc…

New in the Jacobite Studies series ✨ The Jacobites and the grand tour by Jérémy Filet - the first monograph to fully examine the intersecting networks of Jacobites and travellers to the continent. Published today in partnership with the JST - find it now on the Hive 🐝

CFP for this year's conference of the Eighteenth-century Ireland Society. See: ecis.ie/annual-conference-20…

CALL FOR PAPERS! Howdy! We are proud to present our CFP and keynote speakers for our 15th annual history conference at Texas A&M. We welcome undergraduate and graduate student presenters. Submit abstracts to tamuconference2025@gmail.com by November 22, 2024!🤠

It’s time, friends! We welcome submissions for #batw2025 in Liverpool, UK. Join us at John Moores University 25-27 June 2025 for another great conference! We can’t wait to see you there! Watch here for more info. britainandtheworld.org/2025

So excited to discuss my next chapter with this amazing group of scholars!

At the next JST #JacobiteStudies Virtual Workshop session on 15 Oct, we’re delighted to welcome @MactavishAlanna from @AbdnRiiss, who will be sharing with us her ongoing work on the educational legacies of #Jacobitism in the 18th-century Atlantic World. jdb1745.net/events/jstworksh…