We are now inviting submissions for the SWW Memory Research Cluster's next workshop: Memory and Monsters: Phantoms, Fears, and the Human Condition. Please see the attachment for details, we're looking forward to seeing some of your fascinating contributions!

#OnThisDay in 1718, Blackbeard fought his last stand at Ocracoke Inlet. Tired of the harassment of trade, Governor Spotswood sent Lt. Robert Maynard to hunt him down, and Blackbeard was no more. Yet, tales persist of the ‘supernatural’ aspects of his death… #PirateHistory

#OnThisDay in 1718, Calico Jack became captain! After he fled from a French warship, Calico Jack Rackham accused Charles Vane of cowardice and cast him adrift in a captured vessel. Rackham would later return to Nassau, before going pirating again with Anne Bonny #PirateHistory

A slight amendment to our upcoming 'Memory and Monsters' workshop. The event will now take place on the 9th of February 2024, and we're looking forward to revealing more of the day's schedule and special features!

#OnThisDay in 1718, Stede Bonnet, the Gentleman Pirate, was hanged in Charleston. Bonnet was a wealthy landowner whose decision to turn to piracy is still debated. Nonetheless, he is now remembered as one of the most iconic figures of the ‘Golden Age’ of Piracy #PirateHistory

First event of 2024! Join us next month for an exciting online talk, link in the original post 👀

Myself and Martina Biavati’s first event as cluster leads, join us as we’ll tackle the subject of memory and monsters! So looking forward to this one 👀👀

Don't forget to mark your diaries for the 5th of February and join us online for a fascinating talk with Sandy Sugawara and Catiana Garcia Kilroy regarding their latest project! Link here: shorturl.at/xLWY5 SWWDTP

👀First event of the year👀 The Memory Studies SW Research Cluster’s inaugural event of 2024 is right around the corner, join us online on the 5th of February, details below!

Really excited that my first trade book will be coming out this year with The History Press - Enemies of All: The Rise and Fall of the Pirates. You can preorder a copy here: lnk.to/enemiesofallEM

For further thoughts on favourite pirate films from me, Luke Walters, Graham Moore, and Christos Giannatos see here - unireadinghistory.com/2023/07/04/his…. Part of a series of posts on our University of Reading History blog on pirate films from last summer!

Learned yesterday that Enemies of All has been sent to the printers. THIS IS NOT A DRILL

⭐️ Catch work from our own Luke Walters and Anne Jeavons in this year's doctoral highlights! ⭐️

Tonight at 9pm I'll be speaking to Alexis Conran on Times Radio about my new book Enemies of All: The Rise and Fall of the Pirates, which is out in the UK from The History Press next week! You can order it here - lnk.to/enemiesofallEM

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Only one day until the #SummerResearchFestival! Join us for our online roundtable at 11:30AM on Thursday 6th of June where we’ll be discussing how memory and myths are interwoven with this year’s theme! Details on the talks below! SWWDTP

Save the date!

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…

Looking forward to continuing this research in my final year! ☠️🏴‍☠️⚓️

It's #HistoryWritersDay24! My new history of piracy from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, Enemies of All, is out in the UK and US and coming soon to the Netherlands - links to order here: x.com/historywomble/…