JOB Alert - tenured position in the history of the British Empire. Please feel free to be in touch if you have any questions.

Is this possibly the most fun I’ve ever had writing a lecture? 🧁🍬

I wrote a new article for The Guardian Guardian Australia on overwork, workaholism and the right to disconnect. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Routledge books are notorious for their weird covers, but this one just defeats them all in the awkwardness contest. Back cover and all. And to prove that I’m not making this up: amzn.eu/d/9gi7o2w

Public Lecture & Workshop on Reynolds's Mai portrait, and more! Register free for one or both! 17-18 Oct, Canberra ourANU ANU College of Arts & Social Sciences ANU College of Asia and the Pacific ANU Art History & Theory events.humanitix.com/british-art-pa…

Call for papers for the #child scholars. How do we learn about disaster? All disciplines welcome.

Extremely random: does anyone know how I could calculate how long it took to get to places by carriage in the 17th century? Specifically, I'm interested in how long it would take to get from St Albans to St James by the Marlboroughs in the 1690s...

A reminder to apply to participate in this one-day workshop that I’m co-hosting with Dianne Hall in March 2025. Share with the c Melbourne-based PhD students in your networks, please. 🙏

FINAL REMINDER: CLOSING TODAY! Want to do a fully funded PhD with me on ballads in early Australia? Domestic and int'l travel included! Get in touch with me asap! slll.cass.anu.edu.au/news/new-phd-s…

See cfp below! We encourage anyone in Melbourne or Victoria or come along, as either a presenter or an audience member. This is a free but uncatered event

Brains trust: if a source describes a tradesperson as being located in “the Mall” in the 1680s, do they mean Pall Mall street or what is now the ceremonial road “the Mall” ? 🏫🏢

Thank you Dr Serena Dyer and Sarah Bendall for the 'Making Historical Dress' conference dmuleicester. Learned about #earlymodern flowermaking with feathers, creating patterns on the body and reconstructing doublet! These skills are key to knowing our past. Congratulations!

I had the most amazing time at the Making Historical Dress Network conference this weekend! Thank you Dr Serena Dyer and Sarah Bendall for bringing together such an amazing community of dress historians and practitioners!

I had the honour of presenting my undergraduate dissertation at the Making Historical Dress Festival at the weekend! Thank you for organising such an amazing & interesting event Dr Serena Dyer Sarah Bendall Making Historical Dress Network

Our second blog in the AWHN Premodern Gender series is live! ✨ Thanks to Ashleigh from HumanitiesUQ for this great overview of early modern maternity and poverty

My piece about the 18th-century Catholic Church's "War on Wigs" is out in next month's History Today. Read it here: historytoday.com/archive/histor…

Fashion historian Dr Serena Dyer and a team of experts have recreated a rare mantua dress from the 1690s during the Making Historical Dress Network festival, to help inform today's dressmakers about sustainability Sarah Bendall ow.ly/oLbE50TpQ0s

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Had so much fun doing this and it’s given me lots of food for thought as I finish writing my book… Plus it’s not every day you get to play dress ups at an historic royal palace!! 😍

Excited to be partnering with Sovereign Hill to offer a few workshops in the upcoming months. Read more about what we have planned for the first event in November on the poster below! sovereignhill.com.au/events/300-yea…