Northern History
@northernhistory.bsky.social
Academic journal that publishes work on the history of the seven historic Northern counties of England.
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Gordon Forster Essay Prize 2026
Deadline: 1 May 2026
Open to postgraduate students and ECRs, the winner receives £200 and their essay will be considered for publication. Essays should fit within the journal’s aims & scope, and be between 7000-10000 words (inc. footnotes).
Please repost.
Deadline: 1 May 2026
Open to postgraduate students and ECRs, the winner receives £200 and their essay will be considered for publication. Essays should fit within the journal’s aims & scope, and be between 7000-10000 words (inc. footnotes).
Please repost.
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#ICYMI: Join us on 3 December for our annual Dymond lecture!
Dr Joan Heggie will be sharing how the Register of Deeds can evidence women's capital investment in 19th century Yorkshire.
Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dymond2026
#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
Dr Joan Heggie will be sharing how the Register of Deeds can evidence women's capital investment in 19th century Yorkshire.
Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dymond2026
#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
September 14, 2026 at 7:01 AM
#ICYMI: Join us on 3 December for our annual Dymond lecture!
Dr Joan Heggie will be sharing how the Register of Deeds can evidence women's capital investment in 19th century Yorkshire.
Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dymond2026
#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
Dr Joan Heggie will be sharing how the Register of Deeds can evidence women's capital investment in 19th century Yorkshire.
Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/dymond2026
#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
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Missed our A Radical Re-imagining #exhibition about the left-wing theatre movement on Merseyside, 1937-1987?
Don't worry - it's permanently available as a digital #exhibit!
www.ljmuexhibitions.online
#theatre #history #liverpool #art #arthistory #theatrehistory #radicalhistory #socialisthistory
Don't worry - it's permanently available as a digital #exhibit!
www.ljmuexhibitions.online
#theatre #history #liverpool #art #arthistory #theatrehistory #radicalhistory #socialisthistory
Exhibitions HOME | LJMU Exhibitions
Liverpool John Moores University Special Collections and Archives Digital Exhibitions
www.ljmuexhibitions.online
September 14, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Missed our A Radical Re-imagining #exhibition about the left-wing theatre movement on Merseyside, 1937-1987?
Don't worry - it's permanently available as a digital #exhibit!
www.ljmuexhibitions.online
#theatre #history #liverpool #art #arthistory #theatrehistory #radicalhistory #socialisthistory
Don't worry - it's permanently available as a digital #exhibit!
www.ljmuexhibitions.online
#theatre #history #liverpool #art #arthistory #theatrehistory #radicalhistory #socialisthistory
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The latest issue of @northernhistory.bsky.social, The Radical North 1779-1914 is now out! Edited by Simon Morgan, I am so pleased to have an article in this collection dedicated to my late PhD supervisor and legend of radical history Malcolm Chase. www.tandfonline.com/toc/ynhi20/6...
Northern History
The Radical North; Guest Editor: Simon Morgan. Volume 63, Issue 1 of Northern History
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September 1, 2026 at 9:36 AM
The latest issue of @northernhistory.bsky.social, The Radical North 1779-1914 is now out! Edited by Simon Morgan, I am so pleased to have an article in this collection dedicated to my late PhD supervisor and legend of radical history Malcolm Chase. www.tandfonline.com/toc/ynhi20/6...
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Born #OnThisDay 1799 Joseph Pease, Liberal MP for Durham South 1832-41, and the first Quaker to sit in the Commons. This post looks at the difficulties he encountered in taking his seat at Westminster. victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2023/10/23/q...
Quakers in the Commons: Joseph Pease and the right to affirm
Taking their seat in the Commons can be a nervous moment for new MPs, but for the Quaker Joseph Pease in 1833, tensions were heightened because he feared that his refusal to take oaths would preven…
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June 22, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Born #OnThisDay 1799 Joseph Pease, Liberal MP for Durham South 1832-41, and the first Quaker to sit in the Commons. This post looks at the difficulties he encountered in taking his seat at Westminster. victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2023/10/23/q...
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It's Festival of Libraries this week, we’re running curator tours of the Forgotten Library exhibition.
Join curator Dr Elizabeth Gow to explore the personal book collection of Enriqueta Rylands, founder of The John Rylands Library.
📅Tours at 11am and 1.30pm.
No booking required, free to attend.
Join curator Dr Elizabeth Gow to explore the personal book collection of Enriqueta Rylands, founder of The John Rylands Library.
📅Tours at 11am and 1.30pm.
No booking required, free to attend.
June 12, 2026 at 7:55 AM
It's Festival of Libraries this week, we’re running curator tours of the Forgotten Library exhibition.
Join curator Dr Elizabeth Gow to explore the personal book collection of Enriqueta Rylands, founder of The John Rylands Library.
📅Tours at 11am and 1.30pm.
No booking required, free to attend.
Join curator Dr Elizabeth Gow to explore the personal book collection of Enriqueta Rylands, founder of The John Rylands Library.
📅Tours at 11am and 1.30pm.
No booking required, free to attend.
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There's still time to book your tickets for #ROYS26!
If Yorkshire's past is your thing, join us for our FREE two day conference on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th June, at the York Explore Library.
You can view the programme, and book tickets, here: ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk/event/regist...
If Yorkshire's past is your thing, join us for our FREE two day conference on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th June, at the York Explore Library.
You can view the programme, and book tickets, here: ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk/event/regist...
Ridings of Yorkshire Society 2026 Conference – Ridings of Yorkshire Society
ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk
June 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
There's still time to book your tickets for #ROYS26!
If Yorkshire's past is your thing, join us for our FREE two day conference on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th June, at the York Explore Library.
You can view the programme, and book tickets, here: ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk/event/regist...
If Yorkshire's past is your thing, join us for our FREE two day conference on Friday 19th and Saturday 20th June, at the York Explore Library.
You can view the programme, and book tickets, here: ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk/event/regist...
Open access article!
Mary Ann Lund’s article ‘The Pickled Parson of Sedgefield’ is available on our website.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Mary Ann Lund’s article ‘The Pickled Parson of Sedgefield’ is available on our website.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com
June 3, 2026 at 10:29 AM
Open access article!
Mary Ann Lund’s article ‘The Pickled Parson of Sedgefield’ is available on our website.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Mary Ann Lund’s article ‘The Pickled Parson of Sedgefield’ is available on our website.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Northern History is supporting this workshop on environmental history, which will take place in Leeds on 10 Sept.
The deadline for submitting abstracts is 17 July - see below for more information. We’re planning to publish a special issue on the topic too.
Please repost!
The deadline for submitting abstracts is 17 July - see below for more information. We’re planning to publish a special issue on the topic too.
Please repost!
We've been asked to share a CfP for a workshop organised by a group of historians at Leeds. Papers on a variety of topics related to the Environmental History of Northern England are invited: the orgnaisers hope to develop some papers presented into a special issue of @northernhistory.bsky.social
June 2, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Northern History is supporting this workshop on environmental history, which will take place in Leeds on 10 Sept.
The deadline for submitting abstracts is 17 July - see below for more information. We’re planning to publish a special issue on the topic too.
Please repost!
The deadline for submitting abstracts is 17 July - see below for more information. We’re planning to publish a special issue on the topic too.
Please repost!
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We've been asked to share a CfP for a workshop organised by a group of historians at Leeds. Papers on a variety of topics related to the Environmental History of Northern England are invited: the orgnaisers hope to develop some papers presented into a special issue of @northernhistory.bsky.social
May 26, 2026 at 12:32 PM
We've been asked to share a CfP for a workshop organised by a group of historians at Leeds. Papers on a variety of topics related to the Environmental History of Northern England are invited: the orgnaisers hope to develop some papers presented into a special issue of @northernhistory.bsky.social
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200 years ago the handloom weavers of Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire engaged in a 10-day rising, destroying over 1,100 power looms. To learn more check out our interactive StoryMap: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9a84...
#19thCentury #skystorians @sslh.bsky.social @esriuk.bsky.social
#19thCentury #skystorians @sslh.bsky.social @esriuk.bsky.social
Witnessing the Weavers’ Rising of 1826
A digital mapping project created by The National Archives and The Open University
storymaps.arcgis.com
May 14, 2026 at 2:08 PM
200 years ago the handloom weavers of Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire engaged in a 10-day rising, destroying over 1,100 power looms. To learn more check out our interactive StoryMap: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9a84...
#19thCentury #skystorians @sslh.bsky.social @esriuk.bsky.social
#19thCentury #skystorians @sslh.bsky.social @esriuk.bsky.social
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It's here! A Radical Re-imagining launches today, exploring the Left Theatre movement on Merseyside
LJMU SCA, Mount Pleasant Campus Library
Open 14 May - 28 Jun, Mon-Fri 08:45-19:00 & Sat 10:00-16:00
#archive #exhibit #exhibition #theatre #theatrehistory #liverpool #liverpoolhistory #history #museum
LJMU SCA, Mount Pleasant Campus Library
Open 14 May - 28 Jun, Mon-Fri 08:45-19:00 & Sat 10:00-16:00
#archive #exhibit #exhibition #theatre #theatrehistory #liverpool #liverpoolhistory #history #museum
May 14, 2026 at 12:23 PM
It's here! A Radical Re-imagining launches today, exploring the Left Theatre movement on Merseyside
LJMU SCA, Mount Pleasant Campus Library
Open 14 May - 28 Jun, Mon-Fri 08:45-19:00 & Sat 10:00-16:00
#archive #exhibit #exhibition #theatre #theatrehistory #liverpool #liverpoolhistory #history #museum
LJMU SCA, Mount Pleasant Campus Library
Open 14 May - 28 Jun, Mon-Fri 08:45-19:00 & Sat 10:00-16:00
#archive #exhibit #exhibition #theatre #theatrehistory #liverpool #liverpoolhistory #history #museum
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🚨 Looking for something to break those back to work bank holiday blues?
🎫 Tickets for #ROYS26 are now available! You can view our programme, and register, here: ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk/event/regist...
#Yorkshire #Skystorians #History #Culture #Arts #Humanities #York #Heritage #Literature
🎫 Tickets for #ROYS26 are now available! You can view our programme, and register, here: ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk/event/regist...
#Yorkshire #Skystorians #History #Culture #Arts #Humanities #York #Heritage #Literature
May 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
🚨 Looking for something to break those back to work bank holiday blues?
🎫 Tickets for #ROYS26 are now available! You can view our programme, and register, here: ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk/event/regist...
#Yorkshire #Skystorians #History #Culture #Arts #Humanities #York #Heritage #Literature
🎫 Tickets for #ROYS26 are now available! You can view our programme, and register, here: ridingsofyorkshiresociety.co.uk/event/regist...
#Yorkshire #Skystorians #History #Culture #Arts #Humanities #York #Heritage #Literature
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I'm pleased to announce I'm a founding co-editor of the new @manchesterup.bsky.social book series, Radical Histories.
Do let me know if you have a proposal for a book that fits our inclusive remit on radical histories.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/radic...
Do let me know if you have a proposal for a book that fits our inclusive remit on radical histories.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/radic...
Radical Histories - Manchester University Press
The Radical Histories series encourages innovative and field-defining research in the history of individuals, groups, movements and ideas which challenged the political, social and cultural status quo...
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
April 16, 2026 at 7:50 PM
I'm pleased to announce I'm a founding co-editor of the new @manchesterup.bsky.social book series, Radical Histories.
Do let me know if you have a proposal for a book that fits our inclusive remit on radical histories.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/radic...
Do let me know if you have a proposal for a book that fits our inclusive remit on radical histories.
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/radic...
The deadline is coming up in a few weeks. Essays should be submitted on or before 1 May.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
April 16, 2026 at 9:53 AM
The deadline is coming up in a few weeks. Essays should be submitted on or before 1 May.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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In a new blog, Reader Services Assistant Bruce Wilkinson uses 18th- and 19th-century ledgers to trace the global connections of merchants from Blackburn. With the help of books and online resources, he has learned more than he was expecting.
First in a four-part series: https://ow.ly/zp2Z50YH5bT
First in a four-part series: https://ow.ly/zp2Z50YH5bT
April 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM
In a new blog, Reader Services Assistant Bruce Wilkinson uses 18th- and 19th-century ledgers to trace the global connections of merchants from Blackburn. With the help of books and online resources, he has learned more than he was expecting.
First in a four-part series: https://ow.ly/zp2Z50YH5bT
First in a four-part series: https://ow.ly/zp2Z50YH5bT
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Are you a historian of the 1926 General Strike? If so, we need your help updating the strike's bibliography to mark its centenary. sslh.org.uk/2026/04/02/h...
HELP NEEDED IN UPDATING Bibliography of the 1926 General Strike
In 2006, Historical Studies in Industrial Relations (HSIR) 21 published ‘The General Strike and Mining Lockout of 1926: A Select Bibliography’, compiled by John McIlroy, Alan Campbell, …
sslh.org.uk
April 15, 2026 at 8:24 AM
Are you a historian of the 1926 General Strike? If so, we need your help updating the strike's bibliography to mark its centenary. sslh.org.uk/2026/04/02/h...
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Calling all #ECR #skystorians! Follow HistoryLab+ here & sign up to become a member there (👇) to discover job & training opportunities, resources, & a community as you find your feet #postdoc!
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About | Events | Meet us | Contact | Join Join HistoryLab+, the UK’s network for early career historians. Membership is free and open to researchers approaching the end of their doctorate in Histor…
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April 12, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Calling all #ECR #skystorians! Follow HistoryLab+ here & sign up to become a member there (👇) to discover job & training opportunities, resources, & a community as you find your feet #postdoc!
@ihr.bsky.social
@ihrhistorylab.bsky.social
@royalhistsoc.org
@ihr.bsky.social
@ihrhistorylab.bsky.social
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Our penultimate entry for our #1832AtoZ is Y for York. This post uses York to explore the structure of our constituency articles and discusses the city’s 19th century elections. victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2020/07/30/y...
York: exploring the local history of a Victorian constituency
This blog, which explains some of the key features of our constituency articles, and how they might be of use to those interested in the history of a particular locality, originally appeared on the…
victoriancommons.wordpress.com
April 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Our penultimate entry for our #1832AtoZ is Y for York. This post uses York to explore the structure of our constituency articles and discusses the city’s 19th century elections. victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2020/07/30/y...
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We're now just THREE DAYS from our CfP closing.
If you're working on Yorkshire's past, we'd love to hear from you! Find details in the post below:
#Yorkshire #SkyStorians #Heritage #EnglishLit #History #Culture #York
If you're working on Yorkshire's past, we'd love to hear from you! Find details in the post below:
#Yorkshire #SkyStorians #Heritage #EnglishLit #History #Culture #York
There's now ONE MONTH to go until our Call for Papers closes!
If you're working on Yorkshire, we'd love to hear from you! Send your abstracts to [email protected]
If you're working on Yorkshire, we'd love to hear from you! Send your abstracts to [email protected]
April 7, 2026 at 1:04 PM
We're now just THREE DAYS from our CfP closing.
If you're working on Yorkshire's past, we'd love to hear from you! Find details in the post below:
#Yorkshire #SkyStorians #Heritage #EnglishLit #History #Culture #York
If you're working on Yorkshire's past, we'd love to hear from you! Find details in the post below:
#Yorkshire #SkyStorians #Heritage #EnglishLit #History #Culture #York
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Cobden was MP for three different constituencies: Stockport, the West Riding and Rochdale. Find out more about his relationship with his constituents in this guest article from Prof. Simon Morgan: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2024/01/24/c...
April 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Cobden was MP for three different constituencies: Stockport, the West Riding and Rochdale. Find out more about his relationship with his constituents in this guest article from Prof. Simon Morgan: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2024/01/24/c...
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1 April: exactly 52 years since Humberside was created. 30 years since it was abolished. Free exhibition and events this spring! Starting with talks @northlincsmuseum.bsky.social 13 Apr & @hullhistorycentre.bsky.social 14 Apr. All welcome! @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @tricksterprince.bsky.social
April 1, 2026 at 1:31 PM
1 April: exactly 52 years since Humberside was created. 30 years since it was abolished. Free exhibition and events this spring! Starting with talks @northlincsmuseum.bsky.social 13 Apr & @hullhistorycentre.bsky.social 14 Apr. All welcome! @clairelanghamer.bsky.social @tricksterprince.bsky.social
One month until the 1 May deadline for the Gordon Forster Essay Prize.
Open to postgraduate students & ECRs, the winner receives £200 and their essay will be considered for publication. Essays should be between 7000-10000 words inc. footnotes.
Please repost!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Open to postgraduate students & ECRs, the winner receives £200 and their essay will be considered for publication. Essays should be between 7000-10000 words inc. footnotes.
Please repost!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Gordon Forster Essay Prize
Published in Northern History (Vol. 62, No. 1-2, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
March 31, 2026 at 12:18 PM
One month until the 1 May deadline for the Gordon Forster Essay Prize.
Open to postgraduate students & ECRs, the winner receives £200 and their essay will be considered for publication. Essays should be between 7000-10000 words inc. footnotes.
Please repost!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Open to postgraduate students & ECRs, the winner receives £200 and their essay will be considered for publication. Essays should be between 7000-10000 words inc. footnotes.
Please repost!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We’re pleased to announce that the new issue of Northern History is now online, with print issues to follow soon.
It contains 7 articles (4 of which are open access) and 18 book reviews.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/ynhi20/c...
It contains 7 articles (4 of which are open access) and 18 book reviews.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/ynhi20/c...
Northern History
Volume 62, Issue 1-2 of Northern History
www.tandfonline.com
March 31, 2026 at 11:59 AM
We’re pleased to announce that the new issue of Northern History is now online, with print issues to follow soon.
It contains 7 articles (4 of which are open access) and 18 book reviews.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/ynhi20/c...
It contains 7 articles (4 of which are open access) and 18 book reviews.
www.tandfonline.com/toc/ynhi20/c...
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Yesterday I was in York, and popped into Minster Gate bookshop.
Scanning the British History shelves, I slowly realised that there were many books on the same themes - radicalism, Chartism, trade unionism, 19th century economy and society, clearly part of a curated collection 1/n
Scanning the British History shelves, I slowly realised that there were many books on the same themes - radicalism, Chartism, trade unionism, 19th century economy and society, clearly part of a curated collection 1/n
March 31, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Yesterday I was in York, and popped into Minster Gate bookshop.
Scanning the British History shelves, I slowly realised that there were many books on the same themes - radicalism, Chartism, trade unionism, 19th century economy and society, clearly part of a curated collection 1/n
Scanning the British History shelves, I slowly realised that there were many books on the same themes - radicalism, Chartism, trade unionism, 19th century economy and society, clearly part of a curated collection 1/n
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There's now ONE MONTH to go until our Call for Papers closes!
If you're working on Yorkshire, we'd love to hear from you! Send your abstracts to [email protected]
If you're working on Yorkshire, we'd love to hear from you! Send your abstracts to [email protected]
March 10, 2026 at 1:05 PM
There's now ONE MONTH to go until our Call for Papers closes!
If you're working on Yorkshire, we'd love to hear from you! Send your abstracts to [email protected]
If you're working on Yorkshire, we'd love to hear from you! Send your abstracts to [email protected]