26 Aug 1671: Col. Thomas Blood of Sarney Co. Meath is pardoned #otd for trying to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of #London & for trying to kill the Duke of Ormond (BM) That’s a lot of forgiveness.

AL MORTON MEMORIAL LECTURE 2024 The World of the Ranters Revisited Speaker: Dr Ariel Hessayon 7pm, 24th September 2024 online socialisthistorysociety.co.uk/?p=1687

As we head closer to the start of this year's Lecture Series we're thrilled to add a brand-new talk. Risk, Rewards, Shipwrecks and Secrets sees writer Clare Howdle in conversation with diver Sharon Austin about pushing the limits in search of shipwrecks. nmmc.co.uk/2024/07/risk-r…

Pls RT: Hakluyt Society Essay Prize 2025 for essays by ECRs in humanities/social sciences on history of travel, exploration & cultural encounter, their effects, or critically engage with the Society's work. 1st prize £1250, 2nd prize £250; deadline 1/3/25 hakluyt.com/hakluyt-societ…

#OnThisDay 29 August 1660 the 'Act of Free and General Pardon, Indemnity and Oblivion' was given the royal assent, a blanket pardon from Charles II for everything that happened during the #BritishCivilWars, excepting crimes including Charles I's Regicides. #17thCentury #OTD 1/2

An international workshop on the “Memory of the British Civil Wars 17th-19th centuries” will take place on 3 September, oraganised History at Newcastle and Université de Rouen Normandie ERIAC IRIHS - Université Rouen Normandie eriac.univ-rouen.fr/memory-of-the-….

Are you starting with us in September? Find out what life is like as a student in Plymouth. With clubs, bars, cafes, live music, great food, societies, and an incredible coastline there's always something to do. Discover our city here 👇plymouth.ac.uk/student-life/c…

📢Call Open📢The Government of Ireland Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Call 2025 is now open. We are delighted to partner with Irish Foreign Ministry Met Éireann EPA Ireland Children, Equality, Disability, Integration, Youth #LoveIrishResearch 📢Find out more and apply visit: research.ie/funding/

The next exhibition at British Library will be Medieval Women: In Their Own Words (October 25th) & YES we will have a beautiful book to accompany it.

Learn how communities along the coast in South-Mid Kerry successfully fought back against a trend of rural depopulation which threatened the local tradition of the seine boat, a carvel-built rowboat. #MaritimeHistory #CuratorBlog #MuseumBlog #NMIBlog ouririshheritage.org/content/archiv…

Curator of European Edged Weapons, Iason Tzouriadis, takes us behind the armouries today with a 17th-century matching rapier and dagger combo. Keep an eye on our online shop as there will be replicas available soon. #royalarmouries #sword #museum #history #leeds

You're invited to a special guided tour of the National Museum of Ireland-Archaeology with Director Lynn Scarff! Join us at 6 pm on Thursday, September 5th, as she shares her highlights from the collection. Don't miss this unique opportunity! museum.ie/en-IE/Museums/…

End of hols ice cream!

For those booking ahead for Autumn evenings out or in Cornwall's lovely maritime museum National Maritime Museum Cornwall has women and the sea talks lined up with in person and online option 🎫Delighted to be invited to speak about the Cornish legend Mary Bryant / Broad nmmc.co.uk/2024/04/the-cr…

Meet Friday and Storm - the 'history terriers' - hopefully making an appearance during our University of Plymouth Induction week Treasure Hunt for all our new first years (and any other students who are about) - aren't they gorgeous

Are you a PhD Candidate or an Early Career researcher? We would love to provide you with the opportunity to review books for IJMH. If you are interested please contact Lewis Wade by email [email protected] or [email protected]

'Who did Henry VIII think he was? Tudor models of kingship' - Join us on 1 Oct for this talk by Prof Steven Gunn Merton College, Oxford as part of our University of Plymouth History series of talks with Plymouth HA All welcome - full details here: plymouth.ac.uk/whats-on/autum…

#OnThisDay 3 September 1658 Oliver Cromwell died at Whitehall, London, of a combination of illnesses, exhaustion & grief at his second daughter's death, and on the anniversary of two of his significant victories. This #17thCentury cast of his death mask is in our collection. #OTD

The first of our Autumn Lectures looks at the roles and relationships women had with the sea, particularly with the Royal Navy. We recently caught up with speaker, Dr Elaine Murphy, to find out more about what we can expect from her talk. Elaine Murphy nmmc.co.uk/2024/09/womens…

The start of our Autumn Lecture Series is fast approaching! Dr Elaine Murphy kicks things off on Thursday 19 September with Women and the Navy in the Age of Sail. Further info and tickets here: nmmc.co.uk/2024/04/lectur…