And now, a new feature: heart-breaking shop updates. #1: I just overheard an old man ask where the beans were and he was told there were no beans. When I peeked at his shopping list, he just had 'beans' written there in big spidery letters😩

Arrived in Gatwick. Got a train to my mum's house. Went for a walk. Saw this. Oh 🇬🇧, you're terribly broken, but I am fond of you.

Had such an incredible time at the NEMN Conference 2023 workshop on minting technology at the The Hunterian handling some incredible coins (some of which are the only ones in existence!) So excited to see what tomorrow brings!

What a fantastic 2 days at the #nemn2023 conference! Thanks again to all our speakers & our wonderful keynotes David Wilson & Sarah Cockram for their time, & to Cameron Maclean for his workshop! ...

Had great fun presenting at NEMN Conference 2023 yesterday. Thanks Northern Early Modern Network for organising, and to all my brilliant fellow presenters. 😍

Sweet of Zoltar to turn up at Glasgow airport today to wave me off 👋 If you listen closely, he's actually whispering "HELP ME, EDWARD SAID." Needless to say, I broke him free.

Currently working on a paper that starts in Stationers' Hall. Desperately trying to fit this chap in somewhere.

Good to know the local MP is getting stuff done.

We're very excited to announce the launch of St Andrews Early Modern Workshop!! Please follow to stay posted about our forthcoming call for papers for our first term, as well as to stay posted on all future updates!!

The Tube on a hot day. Even the drains are angry.

A surprised looking foliate chap, spotted in the wild. St Thomas' Church, Winchelsea.

Today, if I were playing a game of 'Which Hieronymus Bosch Figure are You?' I'd be that rat looking into the glassy right eye of this giant head. You?

New Feature #320: Ovens with names which sound like monikers given to darts players from the 1970s.

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Thanks St Catharine's College!

It was a joy to review the brilliant #StraightActing by Will Tosh for this month's ed of History Today. A rare delight to hold a real life print copy, too!

Huzzah! My review of Will Tosh's glitteringly good #StraightActing is now freely available online 💫✨

🧐I had great fun digging into the curious case of Edward Blount for Doing History in Public. If you're into family feuds and/or vanishing booksellers: have a gander!