Happy Defenestration of Prague Day to all who observe.
#earlymodern
#earlymodern
May 23, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Happy Defenestration of Prague Day to all who observe.
#earlymodern
#earlymodern
Kick started the new work year with another installment of my 'research walk', retracing the parish boundaries of 17thC Portishead for my book on 'Everyday Life in the 17thC Village'. Got a taste of the 'Little Ice Age' - a period of colder temperatures that impacted the 17thC - by going out in -1!
January 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Kick started the new work year with another installment of my 'research walk', retracing the parish boundaries of 17thC Portishead for my book on 'Everyday Life in the 17thC Village'. Got a taste of the 'Little Ice Age' - a period of colder temperatures that impacted the 17thC - by going out in -1!
A 17thC Mughal depiction of European man
(British Museum)
(British Museum)
September 6, 2026 at 7:36 PM
A 17thC Mughal depiction of European man
(British Museum)
(British Museum)
This 17thC tile from Safavid Persia.
(Rijksmuseum)
(Rijksmuseum)
March 4, 2026 at 11:37 AM
This 17thC tile from Safavid Persia.
(Rijksmuseum)
(Rijksmuseum)
January 27, 2026 at 5:42 PM
'tis but a scratch', original engraving.
(by Robert Vaughan, 17thC, of the crusader William de Hotot, British Museum).
(by Robert Vaughan, 17thC, of the crusader William de Hotot, British Museum).
January 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
'tis but a scratch', original engraving.
(by Robert Vaughan, 17thC, of the crusader William de Hotot, British Museum).
(by Robert Vaughan, 17thC, of the crusader William de Hotot, British Museum).
Tile, Safavid dynasty, Persia, 17thC (British Museum)
March 4, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Tile, Safavid dynasty, Persia, 17thC (British Museum)
Tile, Safavid dynasty, Persia, 17thC
(British Museum)
(British Museum)
January 26, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Tile, Safavid dynasty, Persia, 17thC
(British Museum)
(British Museum)
'Dear Mr Barker,
I would have enjoyed your Bone Ships book but woman as sea captains was entirely unrealistic, women lack the strength...'
'Dear Reader
the average 17thc woman could fold you in two.
Yrs sincerely.'
(Emails I have never quite let myself send.)
I would have enjoyed your Bone Ships book but woman as sea captains was entirely unrealistic, women lack the strength...'
'Dear Reader
the average 17thc woman could fold you in two.
Yrs sincerely.'
(Emails I have never quite let myself send.)
June 9, 2026 at 8:56 AM
'Dear Mr Barker,
I would have enjoyed your Bone Ships book but woman as sea captains was entirely unrealistic, women lack the strength...'
'Dear Reader
the average 17thc woman could fold you in two.
Yrs sincerely.'
(Emails I have never quite let myself send.)
I would have enjoyed your Bone Ships book but woman as sea captains was entirely unrealistic, women lack the strength...'
'Dear Reader
the average 17thc woman could fold you in two.
Yrs sincerely.'
(Emails I have never quite let myself send.)
Stokesay Castle, Shropshire, one of the most stunning buildings in England. Built late 13thC by wealthy wool merchant, Laurence of Ludlow, it’s a glorious example of a fortified Manor House. The great hall retains its original roof & wooden staircase. Famous yellow gatehouse is 17thC #stokesaycastle
September 24, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Stokesay Castle, Shropshire, one of the most stunning buildings in England. Built late 13thC by wealthy wool merchant, Laurence of Ludlow, it’s a glorious example of a fortified Manor House. The great hall retains its original roof & wooden staircase. Famous yellow gatehouse is 17thC #stokesaycastle
28 degrees this afternoon but at least the archive - thanks to thick 17thC walls - is cool.
May 21, 2026 at 12:42 PM
28 degrees this afternoon but at least the archive - thanks to thick 17thC walls - is cool.
1. There are two types of 18thC historian: those are secretly 17thC historians and those who are secretly 19thC historians. One group is correct.
July 26, 2025 at 8:26 AM
1. There are two types of 18thC historian: those are secretly 17thC historians and those who are secretly 19thC historians. One group is correct.
Yeah. Partial bankruptcies always work out so well. Just ask any of the French monarchs before the Revolution. #17thc #18thc #skystorians #econsky
It could mean that the world financial system melts down when investors realize that Elon Musk may selectively default on US debt. Just saying.
What...does any of this mean
www.reuters.com/markets/us/t...
www.reuters.com/markets/us/t...
February 10, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Yeah. Partial bankruptcies always work out so well. Just ask any of the French monarchs before the Revolution. #17thc #18thc #skystorians #econsky
I am more convinced with time that American constitutional law professors neglect 17th-century English History, and it is unwise.
January 8, 2025 at 5:45 PM
17thc born Maria Sibylla Merian, a pioneering German naturalist, hand painted her own engravings, documenting species in South America where she travelled despite an age of huge restrictions for women
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
June 1, 2025 at 8:03 AM
17thc born Maria Sibylla Merian, a pioneering German naturalist, hand painted her own engravings, documenting species in South America where she travelled despite an age of huge restrictions for women
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
#ReframingWomenPrintmakers
Tile, Safavid dynasty, Persia, 17thC
(British Museum)
(British Museum)
January 26, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Tile, Safavid dynasty, Persia, 17thC
(British Museum)
(British Museum)
The Virgin Mary learns to read, 17thC French
(BM Pp,5.121)
(BM Pp,5.121)
August 3, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The Virgin Mary learns to read, 17thC French
(BM Pp,5.121)
(BM Pp,5.121)
25 Mar: On the Feast of Annunciation a 17thc Mughal image of the event (BM)
March 25, 2025 at 12:21 PM
25 Mar: On the Feast of Annunciation a 17thc Mughal image of the event (BM)
Le Temps des médias arrive ici pour présenter l'actualité de la recherche en histoire des médias.
Notre prochain numéro "Les travailleurs de l'information sous l'Ancien Régime" explorera la diversité des acteurs sociaux impliqués à cette époque dans l’activité d’informer.
On en reparle bientôt !
Notre prochain numéro "Les travailleurs de l'information sous l'Ancien Régime" explorera la diversité des acteurs sociaux impliqués à cette époque dans l’activité d’informer.
On en reparle bientôt !
January 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The Prado, national art gallery of Spain, founded in 1819, only hosted its first solo exhibition of a female artist in 2016, 17thc painter Clara Peeters, not untypical of many major galleries globally...
#WomensArt
#WomensArt
March 18, 2025 at 5:51 AM
The Prado, national art gallery of Spain, founded in 1819, only hosted its first solo exhibition of a female artist in 2016, 17thc painter Clara Peeters, not untypical of many major galleries globally...
#WomensArt
#WomensArt
A tender 17thC moment caught: two women teaching a child to walk c. 1635-1637, drawn by #Rembrandt (BM)
I like to post this image regularly.
I like to post this image regularly.
March 31, 2025 at 4:50 PM
A tender 17thC moment caught: two women teaching a child to walk c. 1635-1637, drawn by #Rembrandt (BM)
I like to post this image regularly.
I like to post this image regularly.
A tender 17thC moment caught: two women teaching a child to walk c. 1635-1637, drawn by #Rembrandt (BM)
I like to post this image regularly.
I like to post this image regularly.
March 31, 2026 at 9:45 PM
A tender 17thC moment caught: two women teaching a child to walk c. 1635-1637, drawn by #Rembrandt (BM)
I like to post this image regularly.
I like to post this image regularly.
The Prado, national art gallery of Spain, founded in 1819, only hosted its first solo exhibition of a female artist in 2016, 17thc painter Clara Peeters, not untypical of many major galleries....
#WomensHistoryMonth
#WomensHistoryMonth
March 24, 2026 at 4:27 AM
The Prado, national art gallery of Spain, founded in 1819, only hosted its first solo exhibition of a female artist in 2016, 17thc painter Clara Peeters, not untypical of many major galleries....
#WomensHistoryMonth
#WomensHistoryMonth
Richard Sawkins, a buccaneer known for his participation in the so-called Pacific Adventure in 1680 under the command of John Coxon.
#piratehistory #pirates #history #17thc
#piratehistory #pirates #history #17thc
September 25, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Richard Sawkins, a buccaneer known for his participation in the so-called Pacific Adventure in 1680 under the command of John Coxon.
#piratehistory #pirates #history #17thc
#piratehistory #pirates #history #17thc
Chess & backgammon game board, 17thC Possibly made in Königsberg Amber, ivory, brass, ebony.
October 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Chess & backgammon game board, 17thC Possibly made in Königsberg Amber, ivory, brass, ebony.