An entire room devoted to Glasgow as the 2nd City of the Empire: Lots on Glasgow's industrial expansion. Lots on the incredible wealth of the Glaswegian merchants. Just one paragraph (one sentence) which mentions the role of slavery in both, and that even undersells it.

I once delivered a presentation to Ted Cowan on the Scottish Covenanters’ legacy whilst wearing an orange scarf. He took the piss right out of me. Legend. RIP Ted.

Publication Day! I hope you love “The Witches of St Osyth” as much as I do. I’ve spent today polishing the next book, so there’s plenty more where this one came from! 📚 #witches #history #twitterstorians #books

Merry Christmas from Arran, who is really enjoying his first Christmas Tree!

Received this comment on YouTube today.

"A reply on r/Askhistorians can see more engagement than any chapter in an edited volume." An interesting claim made in a recent post by Alexandra is where skies are blue 🇵🇸 that was brought to our attention: ancientalexandra.wixsite.com/domus/post/kni…

In case you, like the UK's Observer newspaper, missed it - no, podcasts aren't down by 80%. podnews.net/article/down-o…

The new exhibition at the University of Aberdeen. It's limited by space, but very prominent to everyone who enters the library. A small step, but hopefully the first of many as the university engages with its own history.

🎉🎉COVER REVEAL🎉🎉 Hear ye! Behold, the cover of my forthcoming biography, RAVENOUS: A Life of Barbara Villiers, Charles II's Most Infamous Mistress. With a Foreword written by the amazing Gareth Russell, it is available for preorder in the UK now, for a summer 2024 release:

Some exciting news! I’ve chosen to make a big career change and have accepted a permanent job as a grant writer for an international development NGO (based in the UK) that I will start in June. 🧵(1/3)

It might have been flooded three times, but it's still bittersweet to say goodbye to my PhD office. Onwards and upwards!

I'm thrilled to be one of HistoryExtra's '30 Under 30' contributors to history. There are 29 incredible people on this list, and I'm honoured to be included beside them. HistoryExtra Immediate historyextra.com/period/general…

I'm thrilled to be one of HistoryExtra's #30Under30 contributors to history. There are 29 incredible people on this list, and I'm honoured to be included beside them. HistoryExtra Immediate historyextra.com/period/general…

I just finished interviewing the brilliant @KimAtiWagner for an upcoming project! More to share soon, but these might give you a clue!

How did the Sun set on the British Empire? A documentary history podcast on the end of the British Empire in India, the first full episode of Winds of Change is now out, everywhere you find your podcasts! pod.link/1779033628

#OnThisDay 22 August 1642 King Charles I raised his standard outside Nottingham Castle. This is often regarded as the 'official' start of the First #EnglishCivilWar; in reality there had been military actions, fighting & casualties for the preceding few months. #17thCentury #OTD

I just got jumpscared by my own voice on the The News Agents! I hope you enjoyed that one Lewis Goodall, and no hard feelings Jon Sopel! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/q-a…

📣New HJ blog! Joel Herman (Joel Herman) explores how news both connected and divided people across the eighteenth-century British Empire📰 #History #Newspapers #Journalism #PublicSphere 18thc 🗃️ 👉Read online here: cambridge.org/core/blog/2025…