It's 25 March - the day everything happened

My latest article, 'British Military Music in Battle during the Napoleonic Wars', has just been published in the International Journal of Military History. Free to read here: brill.com/view/journals/…

For reasons I don't get, X has locked me out of Michael Ledger-Lomas so this is my new account. What can I say? It's really me. Also who cares.

Spotted in Preston....

Wrote about settler colonial studies and Canada for the Literary Review of Canada reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2025/…

It’s back! 🎉 Queens’ Giving Day returns 7–8 May. Join our community in supporting three vital areas: 🤝 Access & Outreach 🏠 Student Accommodation ✨ The Unrestricted Fund 🔗 Get involved: queenscam.givingday.co.uk #QueensGivingDay #SupportQueens

I wrote about William Morris for the London Review of Books lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v47/…

WOW, what a start! After one day of giving, we’ve hit: 🙌 339 donors 💚 £601,537 raised 🏆 7 challenges completed Let’s keep the momentum going! Giving Day is live until 9pm tomorrow 👇 🔗 Link in bio #QueensGivingDay

It’s Day Two of #QueensGivingDay! 🎉 Just 12 hours left to take part 💚💛 ✅ 9 challenges completed so far 🕐 23 more donors needed to unlock the 400 Donors Challenge 🎯 13 to go for the USA Challenge Let’s finish strong! 🔗 queenscam.givingday.co.uk

“Our Unrestricted Fund ensures that every student, regardless of financial background, has access to all the resources they need to excel.” ✨ Flexible. Immediate. Impactful. Support the fund that supports it all: 🔗 queenscam.givingday.co.uk

How did the American War of Independence affect life in Britain and Ireland? In my latest video, learn about the political debates, riots and invasion threats that brought a transatlantic revolution uncomfortably close to home. youtu.be/aYoZC4IufDM?si…

We are delighted to announce that Dame Menna Rawlings has been elected as the next President of Queens’ College. Following the end of Dr Mohamed A. El-Erian’s term in September, Dame Menna will be taking up the position on 1 October 2025. Find out more: queens.cam.ac.uk/about-us/news-…

So many smiling faces for our graduation yesterday. 😁 Can you spot yourself in any of our pics? 📸 To view our gallery of photographs from the day, visit our website queens.cam.ac.uk/about-us/news-…

It’s around that time of year when another unknown John Locke manuscript will be discovered and will forever upend the world of Locke scholarship

What a time the excellent Rob Priest has picked to pose this question Culture War: A Useful Category of Historical Analysis? academic.oup.com/hwj/article/do…

Every year at #Michaelmas, I reshare this post in the hope that someone may recognise the statue of St. Michael, stolen from atop our village war memorial in June 2019. I will never give up hope that one day it may be returned to us. Please do keep sharing this! #HeritageCrime

We are delighted to announce that Dame Menna Rawlings has begun her tenure as the first female President of Queens’ College, University of Cambridge, following a historic installation ceremony held within the College yesterday, 30 September 2025. @mennarawlings

Thank you Queens' College for making me so welcome. Delighted and honoured to take on this role, some 577 years after Margaret d’Anjou 🇫🇷, as Queen of England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, founded this College to “praise and honour the female sex”. #fullcircle

I've recently moved to St. John's, Newfoundland, to start work as the Pratt Fellow in History at Memorial University. I look forward to researching duelling and honour among army officers while getting to know this beautiful part of the world.

On Friday evening we officially welcomed our newest members of the Fellowship of Queens'. Their admission took place in our beautiful chapel and they were welcomed in by our President, Menna Rawlings. Many congratulations and welcome to Queens'.💚