Matthew Symonds

Reporter for BBC News Tweeting #TomorrowsPapersToday

Literary Historian. Working on Women's Writing, Book History, Material Culture, Dig Hums, Race, & Heritage. Senior RA and PI, 'The Remarkable History of Barley Wood' @bristolunienglish.bsky.social RA, 'Inclusive Histories', @royalholloway.bsky.social

Political Editor, New Statesman

Medieval and early modern English literature at Queen’s College, Oxford. Mostly old books. All opinions my own. She/her

Gateshead-born London-dwelling arts journalist, film reviewer for The Crack Magazine, MDANT, leftist, cyclist, reference understander, fox enthusiast, toiler at the content coalface, severyanin, liker of nice things, ‘good hair'.

Investigations Correspondent, The Guardian | Tips: henry.dyer@theguardian.com/henrydyer.01 (Signal) | Interested in Politics/Media/🚂/CofE https://www.theguardian.com/profile/henry-dyer http://direthoughts.com

Providing open access to valuable journalism | Support our work so we can keep questioning, debunking, explaining and informing http://thejournal.ie/contribute

interdisciplinary historian of early modern England; Leverhulme ECF at Sheffield, working on 'Performing the early modern English state into reality, 1558-1641'. socio-legal history, practice-as-research as historical method. mum of cats and a small human.

America’s Finest News Source. A @globaltetrahedron.bsky.social subsidiary. Get the paper delivered to your door: membership.theonion.com Join The Onion Newsletter: https://theonion.com/newsletters/

Early modern literature professor, University of Cambridge; climate activist. Coordinator of http://royalsocietyletter.uk and https://gmcletter.wordpress.com/

music + art in early modern England | Leverhulme Trust ECF @ Uni Bham | fa la la | canbeautysavetheworld.com | ye olde pineapples | neighbourhood polyphony geek | tech stuff too | KatieBankmusic.com | she/her

Digital humanist; literary historian; early modernist; collaborator; feminist; parent; FEA. Queen Mary University of London: & The Alan Turing Institute, UK. She/her

Pianist for dance and silent film. Citizen of Aotearoa

Moved Apart: Experiences of Separation in 16/17thc: 6-Year Swedish Research Council-Funded Project: Lisa Hellman @jamesdaybell.bsky.social Svante Norrhem & Sue Broomhall; Lund, Plymouth, ACU https://movedapart.org/

Early modern book provenance, libraries, ethics of ownership, names, &c. Volunteer for Abortion Support Network. Book: Hans Sloane’s Library Collection and the Production of Knowledge (CUP)

Comedy, politics, poker and popular culture more generally. Also tech given my day job involving 1s and 0s.

Heritage at @nenature.bsky.social 'Nature's Cure in Times of Need': collecting stories of how nature has helped you get through hard times, generously supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund Writing stuff is over here: @pdkmitchell.bsky.social

book history | digital humanities | early modern Currently a postdoc on DORMEME project at KCL (Dissemination, Ownership, and Reading of Music in Early Modern Europe).

Our purpose is to amuse, simply to amuse. Nothing serious, nothing political.

Digital historian of early modern Europe in Virginia. Posts on historical travel, mail, diplomats, spies 🕵️ Author of Postal Intelligence: The Tassis Family and Communications Revolution in Early Modern Europe (Cornell, 2025). Now on #17thC conspiracy.

SRS, the main academic organisation in UK & Ireland dedicated to the promotion of the study of the Renaissance. Hatched in 1967. 🐥 🔥 🐣 🐦‍🔥 https://rensoc.org.uk/

This is the official account of the Journal of Early Modern History, published by Brill and based at the University of Minnesota.

Australian and New Zealand Association for Medieval and Early Modern Studies (anzamems.org). Posts by Matt Firth, BlueSky novice extraordinaire.

The Centre for Medieval & Early Modern Studies (MEMS) at the University of Kent | MA & PhD scholarships available. For our latest updates: linktr.ee/MEMS_UniKent

The Prize Papers Project is dedicated to the study and digitization of the Prize Papers collection stored at The National Archives, UK. It is based at the University of Oldenburg, Germany, and the National Archives, UK. Learn more: www.prizepapers.de

📜 The largest Centre for Renaissance & Early Modern Studies in the UK 👩‍💻 Director: @emilieKMmurphy.bsky.social 🧑‍🏫 Over 100 staff & students across 8 depts 📖 Home to our pioneering interdisciplinary MA 🤓 Research seminars hybrid & open to all york.ac.uk/crems

WEMP | postgrad workshop supported by the Faculty of History, Cambridge | forum for research on every aspect of early modern history

University of Exeter Centre for Early Modern Studies - a place for interdisciplinary exchange among staff and students and engagement with the wider academic world. (Posts by Lucy Hurst).

Academic journal that publishes work on the history of the seven historic Northern counties of England.

Scholarly editions of early modern English drama and literature | Open Access | Woodcut Whimsy

An ERC-funded project led by Prof. Erin McCarthy and based at the University of Galway. We are building the first large-scale computational model of the circulation of early modern verse in manuscript from 1475-1700. https://stemma.universityofgalway.ie

AHRC project: premodern contact btwn England & Islamic Worlds. Led by Lubaaba Al-Azami & Samera Hassan. Book: https://bit.ly/3ZEIy6L OA Journal: https://rb.gy/wlrcie. Website: https://memorients.com/

Project by Research Council of Finland, 2021-25 | Use of graphic devices + development of graphic literacies in England 1473-1800 | PI Matti Peikola, tweets by team members.

The Marlowe Society of America promotes scholarship on poet & playwright Christopher Marlowe's life, works, & crucial role in the early modern theater.

Organization promoting the study of the Reformation and early modern religion. Sponsor of the Archive for Reformation History (ARH) Social Media: @kkaelin.bsky.social

GEMMS is the Gateway to Early Modern Manuscript Sermons. SSHRC project creating open-access, searchable, online bibliographical database of early modern sermons, 1530-1715. Find us at gemms.usask.ca.

The official BlueSky page for the Sheffield Centre for Early Modern Studies, based at the University of Sheffield. Website: https://scems.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/. Email: scems@sheffield.ac.uk

Community of Medieval & Renaissance Studies at Monash University, Australia. The past is not as distant as you imagine. (Banner: Lincoln County Archives, BNLW 1/1/55/1; Profile pic: Monash, Bischoff frag. 002, MS 1821) Skeets by KN.

The Early Modern History subject group at the Faculty of History, University of Cambridge | News about conferences, seminars, workshops, publications, and more

Research institute for the history of the 16th century reformations, University of Geneva, Switzerland Posts by @uelizahnd.bsky.social and Céline Vonlanthen; unige.ch/ihr

Tri-quarterly journal publishing scholarly articles and textual studies on matters English, Literary, and Renaissance (broadly construed, 1500-1700). Current issue: https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/elr/current

SEL Studies in English Literature 1500–1900 is a quarterly journal published for Rice University by Johns Hopkins University Press. Submissions: https://sel.rice.edu/submission-guidelines-faq Marginalia: https://marginalia.blogs.rice.edu/

A society for scholars of renaissance drama, committed to the permanent utility of original texts. https://malonesociety.com/

The only journal devoted solely to the interdisciplinary and global study of women and gender spanning the late medieval through early modern periods. https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/emw/current

ECR Conference | May 2024 | University of Cambridge | Support: SSHMedicine, BSHScience, @camhistory.bsky.social, @srsrensoc.bsky.social

Account for the Early Modern Digital Itineraries Project, transforming printed itineraries into tools for understanding the history of travel 🧭 Find out more at https://emdigit.org

EMMRN is an interdisciplinary, international research network for scholars interested in metals in the early modern world. https://earlymodernmetals.wordpress.com/

The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, established in 1969, is the foremost learned society in the United States for the study of all aspects of the period from the later seventeenth through the early nineteenth century.

Digital library for researchers of Medieval and Early Modern studies, run by postgraduate students at the University of Kent https://www.memslib.co.uk/

The Shakespeare Association of America (SAA) is a professional organization for the advanced study of Shakespeare's works, times, and afterlife. Visit linktr.ee/saaupdates for more information on events and member updates.

The Twenty-Seventh Annual British Graduate Shakespeare Conference. June 19th - 21st 2025. #britgrad2025 https://linktr.ee/britgrad

The Early Modern and Eighteenth Century Centre In the Warwick History Department, for the encouragement, study, and exchange of ideas and research. https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/ecc

International research group on Early Modern Religious Dissents & Radicalism. Find us at http://emodir.net! Posts by @gmhamelin.bsky.social‬, media manager.

The Medieval & Early Modern Research Network sponsored by CHASE DTP (AHRC). We provide a supportive and relaxed space for academic collaboration between postgraduate students. DM us and join the mailing list! https://linktr.ee/chasememrn

MEMSA is made up of postgraduate students from all disciplines working on the Medieval or Early Modern period at Durham University. ALL welcome at our events.

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.

Bankside's first theatre Built by Philip Henslowe 1587, rediscovered 1989 Original home of plays by Shakespeare, Marlowe, Kyd & many others Scheduled Monument & Registered Charity www.roseplayhouse.org.uk Rose Theatre Trust 56 Park St, London SE1 9AR

The Centre for Reformation & Early Modern Studies (CREMS) is a centre of excellence at the University of Birmingham for interdisciplinary research into the history of the Reformation and early modern Britain and Europe.

Multi-disciplinary international group promoting the study of women and gender in the early modern period and long eighteenth century. https://womensstudiesgroup.org/ Seminars | Workshops | Outings | Bursary Scheme | Mentoring | Newsletter | Reading Group

EMLC is a leading open access journal dedicated to the study of the early modern Low Countries. We publish multidisciplinary and state-of-the-art scholarship on any aspect of the turbulent history of this region from 1500-1850

The Universal Short Title Catalogue is the most comprehensive catalogue of the early modern print world. Posts by @ciaokatet.bsky.social and @ernestjeb.bsky.social Website: https://www.ustc.ac.uk/ | Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ustcgram

The CMRS brings together staff and students from across the University of Edinburgh studying the medieval and Renaissance periods. Find out more at https://hca.ed.ac.uk/centre-medieval-renaissance/seminars-and-events/seminars

The History of Parliament's House of Lords 1660-1832 section, researching the history of the Lords, Parliament and society across the 'long 18th century'. https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/ https://historyofparliament.com/the-georgian-lords/

Engage the past, define the future | Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies | Throughlines | ACMRS Press | RaceB4Race

An archive for our inaugural conference! Please check @amaemconference for updates.

Conference on Work, Authenticity, and Social Identity in Early Modern Britain at the University of Warwick on 10-11 June 2025 ✨ Email any questions to EarlyModern2025@gmail.com & find us @ https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/ecc/eventsnew/socialidentity

CEMS KCL: https://kingsearlymodern.co.uk/ Centre Director: @hsmurphy.bsky.social Posts by Assistant Director: @jamie-gemmell.bsky.social Mailing List: http://eepurl.com/docIGD

Le CESR est un centre de recherche et de formation sur la #Renaissance | UFR de l'université de Tours : https://cesr.univ-tours.fr/ | UMR 7323 CNRS : https://cesr.cnrs.fr/ - Ministère de la Culture

The British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies supports the study of the long #c18th. Check website for details. https://www.bsecs.org.uk/

Medieval and Early-Modern Iberian & Colonial Cultures

Société canadienne d'études de la Renaissance

The Spanish and Portuguese Society for English Renaissance Studies https://www.sederi.org https://recyt.fecyt.es/index.php/SEDY

Locker no. 50 at the British Library.

https://TWTD.co.uk has been online since 1995 and is the busiest Ipswich Town website.

Newcastle's occasional night of books, politics and culture at @alphabettitheatre.bsky.social digging countercultural modernism from its grave and watching it punch a police horse in the face outside St James' Park

The Centre is dedicated to the study of the diverse cultural, economic and social exchanges between early modern states in the Old World and beyond in the period 1450-1800. www.ucl.ac.uk/early-modern/

Writer, performer, amateur fencer. https://www.madeleinebrettingham.com

Journalist. Part of team #TomorrowsPapersToday

Writer on archive TV and film. Currently working on a book about the BBC’s A Ghost Story for Christmas. Produced The Quatermass Experiment (2023) and Children of The Stone Tape (2024). Podcasts on Nigel Kneale and Giallo.

A markets and finance blog that's outside the FT paywall. All we ask is that you register to read: https://on.ft.com/3tDRiiu

Explainers editor at the Financial Times. Usual caveats apply. Clips: https://www.ft.com/john-reed Explainers: https://www.ft.com/ft-explains

moscow bureau chief @financial times. in soviet russia, news reports you: max.seddon@ft.com

Senior correspondent, POLITICO

Political Editor Financial Times, former FT bureau chief in Brussels. Presenter R4 Week in Westminster. Crystal Palace and Somerset CCC supporter

A journey around mid century modernist buildings in the West Country. By @magslhalliday.bsky.social Subscribe to the newsletter: https://buttondown.com/WestCountryModernism

historian of early modern things, Home News remembrancer, biggie lyric, personherd, board certified vin diesel lookalike

A QPR website waffling on about football, rugby league, railways. Go on, support our Patreon - http://patreon.com/LoftForWords

Archival detective, author, biographer, cryptographer, editor, spymistress. Prof in early modern lit & culture at @unileiden.bsky.social

European sports correspondent, the Guardian

The half decent football magazine. https://www.wsc.co.uk/

Ipswich Town stuff. Occasional good stuff from elsewhere.

Disagreed with since 2009.

An Ipswich Town podcast and video channel now in our 11th season! Member of talkSPORT's Fan Network (any views expressed here are our own) #itfc

Creating gig-style posters for every home game in Ipswich’s return season to the Premier League Prints available from: www.callmeted.co.uk 🐴 #itfc ⚽️ #premierleague

Facts, features, fiction, etc. Buy a subscription to the UK's Only Magazine here: https://www.the-fence.com/shop/

Cat slave and journalist

Political correspondent for the Guardian Get in touch — eleni.courea@theguardian.com or carob7@proton.me

BBC News in Westminster