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Tokens left with babies abandoned at the Ospedale degli Innocenti, Florence's Foundling Hospital which opened in 1465. Remarkable similarities with the history of London's Foundling Hospital which opened in 1739. Same system of tokens, babies sent to wet nurses......1/2

University fees to be set by new commission as Labor urged to reverse Scott Morrison’s price hikes theguardian.com/australia-news…

“[Consultancy KordaMentha] was contracted to review UOW operations and people and culture in May. In June the university appointed KordaMentha partner John Dewar as interim VC on a 12-month contract.” abc.net.au/news/2024-11-0…

I think it’s worse than this. The growth imperative applies to students, not staff - so we will be delivering a more limited education to even more students, compromising quality.

#TalDíaComoHoy de 1492 se da carta de amparo y seguro a todos los "#judíos y judías" que desde #Portugal quieran venir a estos reinos "seyendo primeramente tornados cristianos" y recibiendo "agua de Spiritu Santo" en #Badajoz, #CiudadRodrigo o #Zamora. Archivo de #Simancas

Everything you always wanted to know about the sambenitos, the unique system of visual infamy developed by the Inquisition (but were too afraid to ask)! Co-authored with Yonatan Glazer-Eytan. Now in OA The Renaissance Society of America #renaissancequarterly👉cambridge.org/core/journals/…

New Book. Forthcoming in 2025.

New article: Francois Soyer, "Authoritative Sources: Hagiography, Local History, and the Antisemitic Child Murder Libel in Early Modern Spain." Antisemitism Studies 9, no. 1 (2025): 71-100. muse.jhu.edu/article/956182.

Poco antes de la expulsión de los judíos de España hubo mucho movimiento inmobiliario, y los conversos fueron protagonistas. Como el caso de esta semana en el #AHPTO: ahpto.wordpress.com/2025/04/23/con… #archivos Cultura Castilla-La Mancha

My book "The ‘Catalan Hermaphrodite’ and the Inquisition. Early Modern Sex and Gender on Trial" is now on sale as a much more affordable paperback: 26GBP or 36USD. bloomsbury.com/us/catalan-her…

Maria Duran was accused of being a man and put on trial for sorcery by the Portuguese Inquisition, The ‘Catalan Hermaphrodite’ and the Inquisition by Francois Soyer is an exploration of Maria’s life & early modern gender norm transgressions. Out in paperback! bit.ly/44ttWfH

Segles després continua sol en un desert de pergamí, sense la companyia d'una anotació, d'un dibuix, d'un gargot… La seua solitud fou respectada, però no sabem si la desitjava.

Woman with a doll, Leonaert Bramer, 1606 - 1674. She's well-to-do, while the doll she has in her hand is a servant/peasant (Rijksmuseum).

The Blood Libel in Medieval Antisemitism by François Soyer arc-humanities.org/9781802701807/…

My new book, "The Blood Libel in Medieval Antisemitism", is out in July 2025 and for a very affordable $18.95 or £16.95. arc-humanities.org/9781802701807/…