#twitterstorians, #medievaltwitter! Our Prof Anne Lawrence (University of Reading History, GCMS, Reading Uni, Uni of Reading) will be on BBC Radio 4's Making History tomorrow 3.30pm. Anne will be talking about the #medieval knowledge of, and uses of, the natural world. Info: bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0b…

Just look at all these beautiful oral histories we have just got digitised! We can't wait to share with you these personal memories of Hackney's African, Caribbean, Jewish, Traveller (and more!) communities told through resident's own words.

Thrilled to see that University of Reading History staff member Dr Jacqui Turner has been shortlisted for an Uni of Reading impact award. Fingers crossed!

Fascinating key note on evolution of music writing by Simon Reynolds #WriteNoise #UniRdg_History

Very chuffed that my new article on diaspora in the work of Charles Booth in the Journal of Migration History is now available online. brill.com/abstract/journ…

As we get closer to the #Astor100 centenary - huge shout to University of Reading History Helen Parish Uni of Reading Connecting Research @JessicaLutkin and the impact team for their help, support and funding that has made #Astor100 possible #Humanities #Impact #TheBest

Remember, remember parliament was not blown up in 1605 and went on to admit women in 1919. #NancyAstor's papers can be studied in UoR Special Collections x.com/UniRdg_Researc…

Interesting read on 19th c migration history of London by Daniel Renshaw (and wondering what a map of their various churches would show): The Other Diasporas: Western and Southern European Migrants in Charles Booth’s Life and Labour of the People in London brill.com/view/journals/…

"You had taught yourself how to speak nine new languages from the day you left your home, so you could speak with the people of every country you crossed...." Incredible snippets of conversations between refugees & volunteers who support them in Calais. theguardian.com/global-develop…

If you’re a fan of classic horror fiction (Dracula and ‘The Great God Pan’), or interested in responses to migration in Victorian London –you might like my article ‘Monsters in the Capital’, in the July edition of Gothic Studies. euppublishing.com/toc/gothic/22/2

Just to let you know that my book on repatriation in modern Britain will be published on 5th March. Some of it is available to read on the Routledge website. routledge.com/The-Discourse-…

Refugees have always been part of the UK - it’s #WhoWeAre. Today we’re calling for a better approach to supporting refugees that is kinder, fairer and more effective. #TogetherWithRefugees 🧡🧡🧡

Very happy that my article on metropolitan minority responses to the Diamond Jubilee of 1897 is now available online at the journal Immigrants and Minorities – here’s the link to the PDF of the article tandfonline.com/eprint/K3F5TNK… Hope you find it interesting!

Very happy that @Imm_MinJournal have published online my article on state harassment of Irish and Jewish communities in London before 1930. Here’s the link to read the article: tandfonline.com/eprint/AUYIGFQ…

My article on the state and Irish and Jewish communities will form part of a special edition of @Imm_MinJournal looking at conceptions of the ‘undesirable’ migrant or minority group in modern Britain and Australia

🎄Spooky Christmas stories reveal imperial Britain's fears of the 'other', says Daniel Renshaw in his new blog for our #AVeryGhostlyChristmas series! Through two stories of Xmas horror, Dan reveals contemporary prejudices lurking beneath a gothic narrative...bit.ly/3lZqcf2

Very happy that my new article on marital engagement and the #gothic in late nineteenth-century Britain has been published by Women's History Review You can access the article through this link: tandfonline.com/eprint/NKXG3X9…

A permanent Migration Museum could "help to break down barriers between 'us' and 'them' and foster a sense of shared heritage and belonging – not just for the #Windrush generation but for all of us" Our director Sophie Henderson's op-ed in the The Guardian theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Race, austerity, Ireland, the Gulf War, doctors, marxism and Harold MacMillan! All featuring in our latest edition: tandfonline.com/toc/fcbh20/32/2

Very excited that edited collection International Migrations in the Victorian Era published by Brill now out! brill.com/abstract/title…