Love a spot of British history? You'll adore our podcast 'Take this Token', a show about the tiny objects left by parents entrusting their babies in the care of the Foundling Hospital in the eighteenth century bit.ly/3HjO33y bit.ly/40LMWRh

Are you a well-connected curator fascinated with LGBTQ+ collections and stories? Do you have strong Collections experience and a track record of creating inspiring world-class content? Then join us as Curator (Head of Collection)! Apply by 16th July at: queerbritain.org.uk/join-our-team

Fans of #QueenCharlotte #Bridgerton might enjoy this silver medal made 1809 to celebrate & commemorate the accession of George III. It includes a joint portrait of George & his queen Charlotte, and has a hole pierced in the top, maybe once worn from a ribbon or chain.

It’s officially publication day! To celebrate, here’s ‘The Material Landscapes of Scotland’s Jewellery Craft’ in the hills ⛰️

“Uniquely Scottish Silver” a brilliant exhibition National Museums Scotland on the distinctive features of Scottish silver craft from 16th to 19th centuries 👏to colleagues who put it together. Favourites for me are the heart brooches, quaichs & mazers. Pop along to see it.

Thanks Eilish for bringing new work on the later #Stuart queens together! It’s going to be great to have this out, including stuff from me on the material and visual afterlife of Maria Clementina Sobieska #Jacobite queen in exile

After three years of prep, Dr Kieran German and I are overjoyed to announce that we’ve just signed a contract with Manchester University Press for our first edited collection. This will be the inaugural volume in a new MUP/JST #JacobiteStudies series. Coming to a library near you likely in 2025.

So very pleased to have won this year's CourtStudies essay prize - my submission was titled 'The Stuart Court in Exile, the Irish Nobility and the French Caribbean, 1688-1785' and focussed on the Jacobite community between Martinique and Saint-Germain-en-Laye

On the 14th Sept at 7pm, join Dr Sarah Laurenson (Head of Modern & Contemporary History at National Museums Scotland) for an online talk as she explores how jewellers sourced & crafted Scottish metals & gems in the late-18th & 19th centuries 😍 Book here - eventbrite.co.uk/e/geology-to-j…

🌻 Using locally cultivated plants, roll your sleeves up with artist Elisabeth Viguie-Culshaw for an all-day natural dyeing workshop this weekend (Saturday 23 September) at the National Museum of Rural Life. Book online 👇 nms.ac.uk/exhibitions-ev…

“An enthusiastic window smasher”. Glasgow ⁦Glasgow Women's Library - follow us on Bluesky⁩ appeals for help to buy suffragette medal theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/s…

Help us to secure this important piece of #herstory to ensure that it remains here in Scotland and publicly accessible. #Suffrage #Suffragette #HungerStrikeMedal #GWL #MaudJoachim womenslibrary.org.uk/2023/09/26/hel…

The proposal submission portal for the 53rd Annual Conference of the British Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, to be held in Oxford on 3-5 Jan 2024, is open with an extended deadline. Please submit your proposal by Monday 30 October 2023. bsecs.org.uk/conferences/an…

📣Last chance to book John Michael Wright, New Perspectives and Directions seminar Thursday 26 Oct, 10am–5pm 🎉 This free, public conference addresses themes including dress and textiles, play and childhood, and mourning and memorialisation. Book here ➡ bit.ly/3MaV0Xb

Did you know we are hiring community curators to help us shape the creative programming of our new community space in Lewisham? Deadline: 14 Jan 2024 Learn more here: bit.ly/3HpyKGx

🛢️ What’s the connection between a 12th century medieval saint and North Sea oil? ✝️ Our new blog explores how St Magnus became a symbol for the Murchison oil platform in the 1980s, highlighting the scale and ambition of a modern Scottish industry. 🔗: blog.nms.ac.uk/north-sea-oil-…