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In case you thought we had no artillery. Here's our beautiful one pounder. After a pub conversation which went along the lines of 'let's build a cannon', Alan Birkbeck did. Here he is firing grape on our experimental range. The shot (musket balls) was recovered for examination.

Pedestrianize every school street. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

We are deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Trevor Burnard. A world-leading historian, Trevor joined the University of Hull in 2019, served as Director of The Wilberforce Institute from November 2019 to June 2024, and was one of the foremost experts on Atlantic Slavery.

Hello! I am in search of remote history work, ideally temporary (now until the end of 2024) due to personal circumstances. I’m a recent PhD grad w/ expertise in Europe 1500-present, Early America, gender, and more. 10 years of teaching experience. Thanks in advance!

I am truly shocked. Trevor's work on Jamaica and the English/British Atlantic at large has been transformative to how I and others think about lived experiences of empire. Trevor has been nothing but encouraging to me whenever we have spoken, and was a bastion of the field.

Colonialism, smuggling, port towns and pirates - how has the Atlantic's unique geography affected world history? Join us at the Atlantic Geographies workshop as we discuss, University of Reading History on 13 Sept - sign up here! shorturl.at/KlNeg

Now trending, via the mysterious force that is ‘Altmetrics’! You can read the article here, open-access: doi.org/10.1080/014403…

Tonight, Pirates: Behind the Legends comes to National Geographic TV in the UK. I really enjoyed contributing to the series (alongside Dr. Rebecca Simon FRHistS David Wilson Hannah Cusworth- is away for a bit and others!). natgeotv.com/uk/special/pir…

Tomorrow!

Are you a PhD Candidate or an Early Career researcher? We would love to provide you with the opportunity to review books for IJMH. If you are interested please contact @WadeHistory by email [email protected] or [email protected]

Nice little bit of piratey/maritime trivia: In 1634, parrots were such a popular pet amongst sailors going to and from Providence Island that the Providence Island Comapny mandated a 10 shilling charge per parrot aboard ships to prevent the ships being "pestered". #pirates

We're excited to announce our new Exchange Fellowship with the Huntington Library in California! Applications to be the ‘Huntington Fellow’ in Birmingham for 2025-2026 are now open, closing on 15 November 2024. To find out more and apply, visit: birmingham.ac.uk/university/col…

Launching our exchange fellowship between Uni of Birmingham and the Huntington Library. Hear me discuss our collections inc The Barber Institute and Cadbury Research Library in this webinar: tinyurl.com/bdz5w56z. NACBS American Historical Association SHAFR Historians Organization of American Historians

Really looking forward to presenting at this one! If you have a free Friday (or an hour or two), sign up to get a Zoom link! It’s going to be a thought provoking one!

Next June, BECC will be twenty, and we're throwing a party! Ok, we're holding a conference. Maybe with a party. Definitely cake... Please save the date: 26-27 June 2025.

"Crisis, Continuity, and Transformation in Eighteenth-Century Studies." Here's the full call for papers; deadline for proposals is Friday 1 November. blog.bham.ac.uk/18c/2024/09/30…

🚨🏴‍☠️ CFP for the Problem of Piracy IV at University of Exeter on 19-20 June 2025. Papers welcome on any aspect of piracy or maritime predation occurring across the world from the ancient to the modern. Proposal deadline: 20 December 2024 Proposal form: forms.gle/2AucShDqT5vHK5… 🏴‍☠️🚨

#Twitterstorians CALL FOR CONFERENCE PAPERS! I’m absolutely thrilled to announce ‘Communication and Exchange in the Early Modern (c.1500-1850)’ is back! Please do check out and share our CfP we’re already looking forward to reading your abstracts! #CFP #Earlymodern #History

Am very proud of this. Our new MA History and Politics is now open for applications for September 2025! 🥳 birmingham.ac.uk/study/postgrad…

New Book - available to order for February! Naomi Pullin Elaine Murphy