Dr Sara Caputo
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I'll condense the happy milestones to avoid spamming everyone: the first pretty copy came in the post and the most wonderful & humbling endorsements are up!
The book can currently be preordered here with a good discount, supporting independent booksellers:
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I have signed a book contract with
@CambridgeUP
! 'Foreign Jack Tars: The British Navy and Transnational Seafarers during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars' is written and on its way. Huge thanks, as always, to all who helped me!
#twitterstorians
#RoyalNavy
#maritime
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'Foreign Jack Tars' has a cover! It will be out in the autumn with
@CambridgeUP
.
For a preview of some of its themes you can head over to the
#PrebleHall
podcast, where I did my best to answer some excellent questions:
#maritimehistory
#twitterstorians
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🌊🌍 It's publication day! ⛵️⛴️
@ProfileBooks
I'll condense the happy milestones to avoid spamming everyone: the first pretty copy came in the post and the most wonderful & humbling endorsements are up!
The book can currently be preordered here with a good discount, supporting independent booksellers:
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Some fantastic news!
Huge congratulations to
@SarCaputo
for winning the
@RoyalHistSoc
's 2024 Whitfield Prize
@cambUP_History
!
More info here:
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Why do we draw journeys as lines on maps? What has maritime history got to do with it? My new book is available to preorder! It was my hardest and most enriching writing and research experience to date. Out 29/8
@ProfileBooks
(&
@UChicagoPress
in the US)
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Yesterday was publication day! No time to stop and Tweet, but as I crossed town I did drop into the
@CUPBookshop
to have a look at a physical copy of Foreign Jack Tars. Cover design, cover texture, and page scent: 10/10. Thank you to all who helped along the way!
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Foreign Jack Tars has just been shortlisted for the
@RoyalHistSoc
Whitfield Book Prize! Best of luck to everyone else who received the same lovely email this grey Monday morning!
FJT will be out in paperback with
@CambridgeUP
in a couple of weeks.
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I've just been told (surreal) that I was chosen as the joint winner of the
@CamHistory
Prince Consort & Thirlwall Prize, for a PhD dissertation involving original historical research! As always, I want to thank my supervisor
@renaudmorieux
and everyone who helped along the way!
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I'm very happy to see that my
@PastPresentSoc
article is out,
#OpenAccess
! It discusses how modern human tracking and geosurveillance don't just stem from panopticon systems, but from sea charts and officers' self-discipline. 1/2
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Some implausibly fabulous book-related news. I'll do my very best to deserve this!
"Caputo offers exactly what you'd want in a book such as this: meticulous research, thoughtful analysis and an excellent eye for good stories and striking detail",
@SarCaputo
scoops this year's Ideas Prize for Tracks on the Ocean:
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The book launch of Foreign Jack Tars, kindly hosted by the
@CamHistory
18th-Century Seminar, will be next Tuesday 25 April, at 4pm, in hybrid format. Commentary provided by the wonderful
@HistoryCarys
,
@NicholasGuyatt
& James Davey. All welcome! Details below ⬇️
@CambridgeUP
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My article 'Alien Seamen in the British Navy, British Law, and the British State, c.1793-c.1815', forthcoming in The Historical Journal, is now out on
#firstview
@CambridgeCore
! It's on the legal status of foreigners in the
#RoyalNavy
.
#maritimehistory
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The book is available to pre-order, out in a few weeks!
If you would like a 20% discount code, just let me know and I'll send it over.
'Foreign Jack Tars' has a cover! It will be out in the autumn with
@CambridgeUP
.
For a preview of some of its themes you can head over to the
#PrebleHall
podcast, where I did my best to answer some excellent questions:
#maritimehistory
#twitterstorians
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My article on late eighteenth-century naval medical history from below is finally out (Open Access) with
@SSHMedicine
! Huge thanks to the editors and anonymous referees for all their help.
TW: self-harm, malingering.
#RoyalNavy
#maritime
#histmed
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I was delighted to be awarded this year's
@ScottishHistSoc
Rosebery Prize. The entry was linked to my work on Scotland and the Navy -- possibly more on this soon! I just can't overemphasise how friendly and welcoming the SHS AGM was on Saturday. Thank you!
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*Klaxon* fellowships for women's historians not currently employed in HE
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My first article is out! It's on the links between Scotland and the C18th Royal Navy, freshly published in
@ScotHistReview
. Based on my work whilst at
@HCAatEdinburgh
#ScottishHistory
#NavalHistory
#BritishNavy
#MaritimeHistory
#FirstArticle
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My new article is out! I argue that even the most quintessentially 'national' history, like the history of the British navy, is actually profitably studied from a transnational angle. You can find it in the Annales Historiques de la Révolution Française
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I just had some brilliant news! And congratulations to
@Louis_Halewood
! Looking forward to reading your article!
Congrats 2020 Corbett Prize winners!
@SarCaputo
for 'Mercenary gentlemen? The transnational service of foreign quarterdeck officers in the Royal Navy of the American and French Wars'. Look out for her essay in
#HistoricalResearch
. Apply 2021:
@ihr_history
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I am deeply grateful to everyone who supported me and believed in me. I am thrilled to say I am due to start as Lumley Junior Research Fellow
@magdalenealumni
in October!
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Two weeks ago it was gently mentioned to me that maybe I should tweet about this, but then I forgot again... so, a month ago I passed my viva! I really enjoyed it and somehow I didn't have corrections, so at some point soon I'll probably get those two dr letters...
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My article 'Towards a Transnational History of the C18th British Navy' is now available in English! Just a tiny taster hopefully, I'm almost done editing a much broader book manuscript draft...
Many thanks to Aurélien Lignereux, Maxime Kaci & Anna Karla.
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Thank you, and thank you to everyone on the judging panel! This is a huge honour.
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Oh! I've just realised that my 2019 article in the Annales Historiques de la Révolution Française is open access! It's on how even the most 'national' history, like the history of the
#RoyalNavy
, is actually profitably studied from a
#transnational
angle.
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I bet these little guys have already taken over historical Twitter, but here they are again, just in case.
@UkNatArchives
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Foreign Jack Tars examines the service of non-British seamen in the late C18th and early C19th Royal Navy, and shows how the latter sat at the crossroads of transnational currents of labour migration. It also questions the very meaning of the term 'foreigner'. 2/3
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In case you are in Oxford and have an hour to spare on Saturday 31 August, I'll be discussing
#TracksOnTheOcean
with
@CharlieBush
at the amazing
@blackwelloxford
.
Free tickets here:
@ProfileBooks
#History
#maps
#nonfiction
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This book stems from my PhD, which I did under the amazing supervision of
@renaudmorieux
. This can't go unmentioned, but I'll leave the thread with all other thanks, abstracts, boasts, and tag-pestering for when the book is actually out! Now back to the image permissions log. 3/3
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Very proud of my first ever Yule Log!
Things I didn't have with me:
- A whisk
- Piping
- A plastic robin
- Patience
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Johnson's latest plan?
#takeprizes
#seizethetrade
#savethefish
© The Trustees of the British Museum (James Gillray, 1793)
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Shout-out to the brilliant work
@theUL
does every day. Filed an acquisition request for an ebook I needed at 14:47, they had purchased it and emailed me the link by 18:27. It's such a huge privilege to have this kind of access to resources, not to be taken for granted. Thank you.
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Glanced away from Georgia, and found a new email: my article is out in History of Science, Open Access (for real!). Huge thanks to the reviewers and the brilliant issue editors Dániel Margócsy and
@brazelton_hps
! Broken ships,
#empire
#exploration
#charts
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I would like to thank everyone for the super kind and enthusiastic response to my book announcement -- I have been genuinely overwhelmed.
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We've just been discussing
@brdemuth
's wonderful Floating Coast. The students have left, but the book lingers as a floating reflection on the ice outside the window.
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Also (and then I'll stop announcing stuff!), minutes ago ORCID informed me that my Sir Julian Corbett Prize article is now out (OA) in
@ihr_history
's Historical Research. It deals with foreign officers in the
#RoyalNavy
of the American and French Wars.
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I am incredibly grateful for my time here as a fellow, and I really appreciate all the efforts of staff and direction to allow us to keep going in safety. I had only been here two weeks and it already felt like home. I am looking forward to returning in happier times. Thank you.
In response to the changing circumstances re: COVID-19, The Huntington, including all botanical gardens, is temporarily closed through April 14, 2020. Please visit for more information and updates.
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For a bit more on how the story of 'foreign Jack Tars' continued into the C19th, my piece '“Contriving to Pick Up Some Sailors”: The Royal Navy and Foreign Manpower, 1815–1865' is now out in Thomas Dodman & Aurélien Lignereux's wonderful edited volume!
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What is your record of personal growth over the past two weeks? These goslings have gone from fluffy and tiny and yellow to ENORMOUS.
New appointments to our Document Delivery Service undertaking some early morning training
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@theUL
Mega-Fangirl Tweet here. Scan was delivered less than an hour after my request, neat and precise and just what I needed. It made a huge difference to have it. Thank you to all the staff working hard for us! (C&C was equally brilliant last week).😀
We've launched Click & Collect, book returns, and Scan & Deliver
@theUL
(yes, we sing the Adam & the Ants song every time!). Here's what comes next in our plans to reopen libraries
@Cambridge_Uni
#librarylife
#Librarytwitter
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Over the past few months I've been really awed by the generosity, thoroughness, kindness, and insight with which several anonymous peer reviewers commented on my work. In this crisis, and without reward, remuneration or even recognition. More reminders to try and pay forward.
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If you are considering a History degree, or perhaps are simply curious about it, feel free to come over for a chat! I'll be around in college and available to answer your questions both afternoons.
#CambridgeOpenDays
@MagdaleneAccess
Magdalene will be open on the 4 and 5 July 2024 from 9:30-16:30 for the Cambridge University Open Days. We have a full programme on offer so make sure to pop in and see us!
#CambridgeOpenDays
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A short piece on my ship tracks project is out in this wonderful
@imagomundiijhc
forum. More to follow very soon! Special thanks to the editors,
@katieparker18th
and Jordana Dym, and to the other contributors, especially the brilliant
@Elkelitzky
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@ApocalypsisNova
This seems obvious, but... it's OK to stop for lunch!! Also, camera/phone batteries usually don't last a full day of nonstop use, so bring spares if you can, and a charger for sure (charge every inactive second, while waiting for docs, lunch, toilet break...).
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This was such a thoughtful and touching gesture, among many today. I am very honoured and I had a really happy evening. Thank you very much to everyone in the Fachverband Medizingeschichte for your warmth and kindness.
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@DinahRoseQC
In Italy, in addition to these security checks, synagogues and Jewish schools have 24/7 protection by the military, who stand watch with guns in front of the building. It's simply appalling that this is what is needed.
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I really enjoyed the panel discussion at the New Researchers in
#MaritimeHistory
Conference just now, with
@historywomble
,
@drjamesdavey
,
@dmorganowen
and Prof. Dr. Ruth Schilling. The field stays true to its usual warmth and support for younger scholars.
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@cjfaraday
Maritime language is a treasure trove for lost practical knowledge: taken aback, leeway, yarn, plain (which should actually be plane) sailing... and we could go on!
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Thank you Jake! You helped me loads throughout the process and it means a lot to see that you 'get it'. Really looking forward to your book's publication soon!
Amazing present from my friend and fellow
@RobinsonCamb
alumna
@SarCaputo
. For me, this book exemplifies the power of history: something as normal and 'natural' as representing journeys as lines on a map has its own startling and terrifying history. Take nothing for granted!
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Had a fantastic first research week at the Deutsches Schifffahrtsmuseum in Bremerhaven. Exciting collections and lovely people. Looking forward to the next month and a half here! (Below -- the daily walk home from the museum library...)
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One of the most concerning aspects of this whole
#Coronavirus
debacle is how it's catalising racism. 'Travelled to Wuhan recently' is what matters, not 'Chinese' -- the media should be more careful with language. See e.g. this piece from last week
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Vigil and rally on King's Parade yesterday afternoon, for the fourth day in a row. The Cambridge University Ukrainian Society are gathering there every afternoon at 5:30.
#StandWithUkraine
#Ukraine
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This would need millions of signatures to have any weight, but interesting experiment in direct democracy for the digital era... Petition: Revoke Article 50 and Remain in the EU. Currently going up hundreds a minute even in the dead of the night.
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Slide for my lecture on nineteenth-century Mediterranean ports. Trying to convey the bustling atmosphere.
@DustyVinyl_FA
#Berniememes
#BernieSanders
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Today I made it back to
@UkNatArchives
for the first time in forever! I was incredibly impressed by the supreme efficiency with which they have responded to this crisis. The place is completely transformed, and clearly a huge amount of thought has gone into planning. Thank you!
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Just found an interesting reading list for the break (and many breaks for years to come...!), by
@cblatts
. 2011, I'm a bit late to the game. Any suggestions for things to add? 'Books development economists and aid workers seldom read but should'
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A day of perfect summery weather followed by the snowiest, thickest snow we've seen all year. Climate change is turning the whole world into Wales.
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On the train back from a flash visit to Cardiff and
@CUHistArchRel
. It was amazing to see everyone, lots of memories from undergraduate days. Thank you so much
@mrfw17thc
for inviting me to present, and everyone who came along, said hello or sent greetings!
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#SSHM2024
has been such a wonderful conference! Many great conversations, and I particularly enjoyed each of the keynotes -- really engaging and thought-provoking. Thank you
@SSHMedicine
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Brilliant paper by
@katieparker18th
on early Pacific exploration. Interesting thoughts on Anglo-Spanish rivalry and the making and uses of imperial geographical knowledge. Also including some very weird and amusing characters...
#IEBilbao
@katieparker18th
Kicking off Anglo-Spanish lives in Port Cities with thoughts on the Paper Pacific
#IEBilbao
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There is a striking contrast between how
#Labour
and
#Conservative
manifestos approach the matter of non-British troops in the UK armed forces.
Labour: 'We will also ensure that black and Asian soldiers who fought in Britain’s colonial armies receive a full apology and...' 1/10
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Mayor and PCC elections are run through a Supplementary Vote system -- it means we get a first AND a second choice. Everyone should really use both!
'All candidates who aren't my favourite one are equally bad' is a dangerous fallacy. There's bad and there's worse.
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Spotted at
#CambridgeStation
10 days ago. Loving your resident artist's masterpieces
@greateranglia
!
#palaeographyforcommuters
#historyofmedicine
?
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I've just read this article by
@Cat_S_Beck
-- a really important and compelling (and beautifully written) piece!
An advanced copy of my article 'Patronage and insanity: tolerance, reputation and mental disorder in the British navy 1740–1820' in Historical Research is available online right now!
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The piece looks at seamen's own experiences of health, sickness, and medicine, trying to complement our current top-down focus on the Navy's medical personnel, policies, and institutions. 2/
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Quite a handful for cultural historians of the future...
Talvez seja melhor parar por aqui, mas não prometo nada porque o
@camandro
está ali ao lado a dar ideias
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Accepted version of my SHR article on 'Scotland, Scottishness, British Integration and the Royal Navy, 1793-1815' now available with Green Open Access on
@Cambridge_Uni
Apollo Repository
@CamOpenAccess
#ScottishHistory
#navalhistory
#maritimehistory
#OA
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What
@NicholasGuyatt
omits in this thread is how amazingly supportive he was of this project from start to finish. Unlike Brenda.
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I have a new book review out today in
@RethinkingHist
, on Paul Ashton and Alex Trapeznik's really interesting 'What Is Public History Globally?'
@BloomsburyAcad
. (Free access through link⬇️).
#publichistory
#heritage
#globalhistory
#memory
#twitterstorians
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Guy one seat ahead on the train just made this stunning little thing from bits of paper, and left it as a present to the next passenger. I hope it doesn't get thrown away!
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The most terrifying statue in Cambridge 'appeared' and disappeared from various locations over the years. It's 'not clear exactly when the artefact was commissioned or when it was completed'. Uh-oh.
*
#DoctorWho
theme plays *
'Eyesore' Prince Philip statue in Cambridge must go, says council
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Some lovely librarians left a (loaned) present in my pigeonhole. A surprise read for the break, carefully chosen by them... Thank you
@magdalenealumni
Library!
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Very nice
#GoogleDoodle
today, celebrating
#Avicenna
's 1038th birthday. May we all be lucky enough to learn in our lifetimes one thousandth of what this man knew!
Today's
#GoogleDoodle
honours Ibn Sina, who is also referred to as the father of early modern medicine due to his pioneering work during the Islamic Golden Age. 🇮🇷✨✍🏼 →
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Massive sonic boom over Cambridgeshire this afternoon, from two RAF jets going supersonic to intercept a stray aircraft. My partner thought it was me falling over on the stairs.😠
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This photography account is a very recommended follow, never disappoints!
A portrait picture of Cambridge every day since 2010. (No 3515) Sunday 24th November 2019.
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The mighty walls of Acre, where the Lionheart achieved his glory with blood and murder, where the Crusaders lost the Holy Land forever, where Napoleon's dream of an Eastern empire was crushed. Coke and football have arrived here too.
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If
#TheRock
says that
#KamalaHarris
is a 'certified badass' we can probably take his word for it...
American electoral politics is no doubt a tiny bit weird.
As a political independent & centrist, I’ve voted for both parties in the past. In this critical presidential election, I’m endorsing
@JoeBiden
&
@KamalaHarris
.
Progress takes courage, humanity, empathy, strength, KINDNESS & RESPECT.
We must ALL VOTE:
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A news piece on my work was just published by an Italian online media outlet!
Uno studio della storica
@SarCaputo
rivela che la marina britannica nel XVIII secolo non badava troppo alla nazionalità dei propri marinai: un esempio di come spesso la necessità abbatta le frontiere.
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Always great to see how football brings out rabid nationalism, benevolent apology of the filthiest cheating, creepy comments on players' bodies, vengefulness, credit-taking for others' achievements and a lot of other lovely stuff even from the nicest and most sensible quarters.
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2/4 In particular, I focus on how looking at the perspective of the many thousands of 'foreigners' who served in the C18th Navy can really affect important debates in naval history.
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The events I am about to relate began on a December afternoon, when I had invited Lady Carrington and certain of her friends to tea. And then the dragons arrived.
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Event details and how to join: . If you would like to attend online, please follow the instructions on the seminar page, or drop me a line!
More on the book here:
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Very pleased to announce we have just launched this network I am currently coordinating. Anyone welcome!
#earlymodern
#literacy
,
#numeracy
#languagelearning
#SignsofLiteracy
Hello everyone! We are a new international academic network of scholars interested in
#literacies
(broadly conceived, includes
#numeracy
, language learning...) c.1500-1800. Please RT, and get in touch if you'd like to join!
#SignsofLiteracy
@Marinelivesorg
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Maritime history is key to far more processes than we often credit it for. A warm thank you to everyone who supported this work -- abstract below.
My book on ship tracks is out this summer: more news soon!
#maritime
#cartography
#surveillance
#twitterstorians
#RoyalNavy
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@jjponcevazquez
.
@mrfw17thc
's work!
'The Inner Lives of Early Modern Travel' now has a home in the June 2019 issue of
@HistoricalJnl
!
#earlymodern
#twitterstorians
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Absolutely. When Doctor Who was a man we saw so many young women committing crime.
Conservative MP Nick Fletcher says Doctor Who being played by a woman has pushed young men into crime.
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Incredibly interesting talk tonight by
@annakbrinkman
and David Morgan-Owen on Anna's important new book, which is set to reframe the way in which we think about prizes and strategy.
@KingsCollegeLon
@KCL_CSSS
@KCL_CGS
@CambridgeUP
#maritimehistory
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@thehistoryguy
Forthcoming book on this very point, actually.
I have signed a book contract with
@CambridgeUP
! 'Foreign Jack Tars: The British Navy and Transnational Seafarers during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars' is written and on its way. Huge thanks, as always, to all who helped me!
#twitterstorians
#RoyalNavy
#maritime
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Shopping at Aldi: load up with supplies for a nuclear apocalypse, almost beyond transportability -- "That will be £18.23 please".
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This is the kind of filthy racist and sexist abuse that
@PriyamvadaGopal
is getting for being relentlessly accomplished, brave, and outspoken. And people dare suggest there is 'no real issue'.
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3/4 The English version of the article will appear soon on Cairn-int, and later on the Cambridge university repository. In the meantime, please DM or email for access to either the French or the English, and I will try to get back to you asap.
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A humbling thought - I've just read a hugely popular novel that I found shallow, predictable, and intellectually pretentious. But millions of people loved it and found solace and insight in it.
Maybe bad reviews simply shouldn't exist (other than on factual or ethical grounds)?
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@slopclothes
@Canadian_Errant
@EmmaKEdDev
@TraceLarkhall
@avoiding_bears
@starcrossed2018
@OldFortunatus
@emeramchugh
@noraj_williams
@earlymodatLancs
@hagenilda
@aliciaandrz
@onslies
@Dr_Finn_
@L_Historienne
@empathywarrior
@Lady_Historian
@kelseashanty
@ErinSpinney
@leejanegiles
@kateejamieson
@MayaWasselSmith
@sarahmpicks
@FourRedShoes
Thank you
@slopclothes
! First few that come to mind, there's just too many...:
@aolmcn
@AnnaliseRH
@tracey_loughran
@ChristinaGeek
@Cat_S_Beck
@jennybulstrode
@lesya_rzvvsk
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And congrats
@Louis_Halewood
, 2020 Corbett Prize winner for '"Peace throughout the Oceans and Seas of the World’: British Maritime Strategic Thought and World Order, 1892-1919'. Read it in
#HistoricalResearch
soon! Apply for 2021 Prize:
@ihr_history
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