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New issue of Parliamentary History out in honour of Clyve Jones, including a piece I wrote with Richard Connors on the role of the House of Lords in the constitutionally contentious East India Company reforms of the 1770s and 1780s! #twitterstorians #HistParl

From our February special issue, Richard Connors and Ben Gilding on ‘‘Hereditary Guardians of the Nation’: The House of Lords and the East India Company in the Age of the American Revolution’ #twitterhistorians #HistParl Read it here 👉 bit.ly/2wQR8HC

I love this humane, graceful response by the great Peter Marshall (87 years young) to charge of elitism for writing about Burke & the W Indies. The last paragraph is v touching - I recall Peter talking to me in 1990 about the need always to aim for better reviews.history.ac.uk/review/2395

Need insights from #twitterstorians. Been asked to write a book review but publisher will only grant 6mo licence to ebook (citing covid as excuse, yet still shipping for purchases). Seems demeaning of our work and not something to perpetuate. Thoughts?

Good to see this from Oxford re admissions. Cambridge? What is your response? ox.ac.uk/news/2020-08-1…

New College can confirm we have concluded the review of our outstanding offers, and is pleased to announce that all undergraduate offers made in 2019/20 have been confirmed.

Could the first colour photograph taken in England have been captured right here? That's pretty cool!

We are delighted to be able to release our brand new WEBSITE, the hub for #distantcommunications, and our conference PROGRAMME 🗣️🚨🎉 We're incredibly excited to share everything with you. Reserve your space at the conference (21-22 July) now: rachelabynoth.wixsite.com/distantcomms20…

Part of this morning's writing plan: 'Context: 400 words max.' Reality: 877 words... Hello day of cutting, my old friend.

We're already onto the penultimate panel of the day! We've started with Ben Gilding's terrific paper on the role of #distance in shaping East India Company politics.

18th C. imperial policymaking at its finest via Henry Dundas: 'I am in a tent on the top of a hill in the highlands of Scotland, possessed of no paper to refer to & your public Dispatch...not having yet reached me.' *Proceeds to outline policy towards Dutch in India regardless*

Edward Thurlow, Lord High Chancellor, was born #OTD in 1731. Read about Baron Thurlow, as a target for satire in the print caricatures of James Gillray (1756–1815), in New College, Oxford’s scholarly open-access e-journal, New College Notes—by Ben Gilding: ow.ly/4t1o50FKknW

Wilkes the Scottie (yes, I know) on his first election day! #dogsatpollingstations

Feeling spooky? Read '‘Chatham's Ghost’ and the Enduring Spectre of Lord Bute's Secret Influence: A Political Negotiation of 1778' by Ben Gilding and Richard Connors: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/17… 👻 It's open access for the next ten days!

An absolutely huge loss to scholarship, to Oxford, to everyone who had the pleasure of meeting Hamish and benefitting from his generous encouragement. Thinking of his close friends and family today.

Looking forward to presenting at #BSECS2023 on John Wilkes, his relations with his supporters and association with both the Pitts, on a panel with Ben Gilding and Prof Elaine Chalus - do come and hear! 18th Century Studies #HistParl

Major new biography of Edward, 1st Baron Thurlow—George III’s mercurial Lord Chancellor University of Oxford’s New College Library and Archives, Oxford publishes in its imprint today: Ben Gilding’s ‘The Great Pillar: The Political Career of Lord Thurlow 1731–1806’ Purchase here: new.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/…

See below for the contents of our next issue👇Something to look forward to in the new year! Prof Elaine Chalus Ben Gilding Joshua Smith Miles Taylor History Of Parliament

Great experience working with Dan Snow and the History Hit💥 team on this excellent documentary marking 250 years since the #BostonTeaParty. Refreshing to be able to highlight the lesser known perspective of the British East India Company!

Our latest Special Issue, on Elections in 18th c. England, is out now🚨 We have a great range of articles by: David Cowan Nigel Aston Robbie Tree Kevin Tuffnell Ben Gilding Nigel Aston Joshua Smith and Chris Dudley 👇 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/17500206/2… #twitterstorians #Parliament