Yess! Our The Leverhulme Trust project's book, Myth & (Mis)information: Constructing Medical Practice & Practitioners in 18th- & 19th-Century English Literature and Culture, ed. by Allan Ingram, Clark Lawlor & Helen Williams @drwilliams.bsky.social is out now with Manchester University Press! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526166821/ 1/16

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What we did before TV

#OTD 1941 the Commons chamber was destroyed by bombing during the Blitz. But this wasn't the first time that parts of Parliament had to be rebuilt...

Read about changes to Westminster's architecture in the 18th & 19th centuries here 👇 ow.ly/scZd50EzSdW

Congratulations, The Georgian Lords!!

Excited that my article about c18th dog doctors is out!

Follow the link to read about Hester Piozzi’s greyhound’s diarrhoea (cured with hasty pudding + laudanum), Jonathan Swift’s 92 yr old dog doctor and John Norborn, celebrity vet to the royal family.
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There's still time to sign up for the launch of our latest book, St George Hanover Square, #Westminster .

Join us on 18 May, to learn more about the growth of London, popular protest, high (and low) politics in a parish that includes Pimlico, Mayfair and even Victoria station.

Just struck me that the phrase 'Em—dash it, Jeeves' in P. G. Wodehouse is typographically very cunning.

Do they know the untold damage this would do to one of the country's only world-class sectors? Or the way this would shred any hope of Levelling Up. I suppose they do. At this point they're just vandals and wreckers.
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Do you like dressing fancy? We're delighted to announce a programme of #DressingFancyBath starting on 14 Jun. Thanks to a research project with Dr Meg Kobza, we'll be holding two-weeks of events all about fancy dress from Georgian times to today. bit.ly/4dlSZTZ.

1/ Have you ever wondered what it might be like to go to a Georgian fancy ball?

Come find out on 15 June! Don your fanciest frock for a night of #18thc flare & modern fun as we bring NT Bath Assembly Rooms to life.

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Our second blog for #InternationalDanceDay is once again written by Dr Hillary Burlock. Dr Burlock explores the connections between dance and factional politics in London’s West End, 1780-89👇💃🕺 ow.ly/Mn2n50LGSiE

For #InternationalDanceDay why not take a look at this blog from Dr Hillary Burlock.

Read about the role of election balls in the 18thc. From building civic identity to opposing electoral street fights, the ballroom was an important arena for politicians👇 ow.ly/xvvS50LvRj0

Professor Julia Black, President of the British Academy, reflects on the situation facing humanities departments at many UK Universities - read more: thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/just-like…

It’s often assumed that lack of clean water in the 16th century led people to drink beer instead. We know this isn’t true!

Susan Flavin & Charlie Taverner from TCD History write about researching diet in early modern Ireland and the #Foodcult project.

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Join us tomorrow when Mary O’Connor asks … Was it politics? The Conceptualisation of Extra-Parliamentary Campaigning, 1775-1832 history.ac.uk/events/was-it-…

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For #NationalTeaDay find out about a prime tea-drinking spot in Parliament: Bellamy's. Read about the popular refreshment rooms here: ow.ly/5j4T50EmjxL Paul Seaward

With Jon Stobart I am organising a workshop on 'Representations of Country House Servants: Visual, Literary, and Prescriptive' Manchester Metropolitan Uni on 4 June.

The Call for Papers ends today - please do send us an abstract if you are interested in joining us!

Apparently, advance copies of 'Champion of English Freedom' are now in existence.
Yet to see one in the wild, but it is clearer getting closer.
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