It's official publication day for *Empire Ablaze: The American Revolution and the Atlantic Working Class*! 🔥 You can find it right on the front page of the @versobooks.bsky.social website, and yes, it is part of the summer sale. www.versobooks.com/en-gb/produc...
July 21, 2026 at 1:08 PM
On Friday 11/22 at 9:45, @mrshistorylee.bsky.social, @erbeckman.bsky.social, and I are leading a workshop at NCSS on diversifying how we teach the Age of Revolutions. We hope to see you there!
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November 14, 2024 at 9:49 PM
On Friday 11/22 at 9:45, @mrshistorylee.bsky.social, @erbeckman.bsky.social, and I are leading a workshop at NCSS on diversifying how we teach the Age of Revolutions. We hope to see you there!
🗺️🗃️ #ageofrevolutions
🗺️🗃️ #ageofrevolutions
On Feb 27, join @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social @arturochang.bsky.social and @hypervic.bsky.social for a virtual discussion on their latest books, including Chang's forthcoming @princetonupress.bsky.social 'A New World of Revolutions.' #AgeofRevolutions #theAmericas press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
February 10, 2026 at 5:01 PM
On Feb 27, join @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social @arturochang.bsky.social and @hypervic.bsky.social for a virtual discussion on their latest books, including Chang's forthcoming @princetonupress.bsky.social 'A New World of Revolutions.' #AgeofRevolutions #theAmericas press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...
Discover the roots of Prussian reformist sentiment before 1806 and how it shaped modern Europe. A fascinating read on early revolutionary ideas! 📜 #History #Prussia #Reform #AgeOfRevolutions ageofrevolutions.com/2025/03/17/p...
Prussian Reformist Sentiment Before 1806
This post is a part of the 2024 Selected Papers of the Consortium on the Revolutionary Era, which were edited and compiled by members of the CRE’s board alongside editors at Age of Revolutions. By …
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March 17, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Discover the roots of Prussian reformist sentiment before 1806 and how it shaped modern Europe. A fascinating read on early revolutionary ideas! 📜 #History #Prussia #Reform #AgeOfRevolutions ageofrevolutions.com/2025/03/17/p...
This is a very important thread for anyone thinking about #Minnesota and #America250. Many of us hold dear the values of the #AgeOfRevolutions. The coming months will reveal how well the US adheres to them. The people of Minnesota (& across the US) demonstrate that these values remain alive & well.
Almost 256 years ago, when British soldiers were occupying a city that was restless in their presence but still firmly part of the empire, a confrontation ended in the shooting death of five people, with 6 more wounded. This offset image of the Boston Massacre is so evocative. 1/
January 25, 2026 at 12:40 PM
This is a very important thread for anyone thinking about #Minnesota and #America250. Many of us hold dear the values of the #AgeOfRevolutions. The coming months will reveal how well the US adheres to them. The people of Minnesota (& across the US) demonstrate that these values remain alive & well.
Oct.1796: enslaved Africans took over the #BocaNigua plantation ( #SantoDomingo). The revolt was crushed in48h. Jesús Ruiz links this episode to transcaribbean&transimperial #Afrocatholic #royalism =ideals & practices of enslaved resilience o in the #AgeOfRevolutions
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Freedom, Faith & Sovereignty: The 1796 Boca Nigua Revolt as an Afro-Catholic Royalist Rebellion
Using a microhistorical approach to offer a novel interpretation, this article situates the 1796 Boca Nigua Revolt in Spanish Santo Domingo as an Afro-Catholic anti-slavery and freedom movement. Bu...
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March 2, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Oct.1796: enslaved Africans took over the #BocaNigua plantation ( #SantoDomingo). The revolt was crushed in48h. Jesús Ruiz links this episode to transcaribbean&transimperial #Afrocatholic #royalism =ideals & practices of enslaved resilience o in the #AgeOfRevolutions
tinyurl.com/4y3a4f8x
tinyurl.com/4y3a4f8x
Historians have long placed the French and American Revolutions in comparative analysis. But should they? In a new post for @ageofrevolutions.bsky.social vs, Katlyn Marie Carter considers the question. Now linked on the Octo. blog.oieahc.wm.edu/the_octo/ #VastEarlyAmerica #AgeOfRevolutions
January 24, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Historians have long placed the French and American Revolutions in comparative analysis. But should they? In a new post for @ageofrevolutions.bsky.social vs, Katlyn Marie Carter considers the question. Now linked on the Octo. blog.oieahc.wm.edu/the_octo/ #VastEarlyAmerica #AgeOfRevolutions
Maria T.Fattori unveils new cases of #Capuchins in #Brazil & #Kongo in the #AgeOfRevolutions who refused sacraments to enslavers. She explains ≠views w/in the #CatholicChurch & how criticism forced Rome to frequently revise its arguments in favor of the #slavetrade 3/3
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‘A Very Thorny’ Question: Debates on Slavery between Capuchin Missionaries and the Roman Holy Office in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
The article reconstructs the debates of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries in the Roman Holy Office and as transmitted by the Capuchin missionaries on the issue of the Atlantic slave trade. W...
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February 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Maria T.Fattori unveils new cases of #Capuchins in #Brazil & #Kongo in the #AgeOfRevolutions who refused sacraments to enslavers. She explains ≠views w/in the #CatholicChurch & how criticism forced Rome to frequently revise its arguments in favor of the #slavetrade 3/3
tinyurl.com/4wm8fj7v
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🧵4/4. Unlike @robertreich.substack.com.web.brid.gy I'm too young to remember McCarthyism. But as a little kid I was shaped by the Civil Rights Era and Vietnam. We saw naked racism and self-serving politics then, too. And remember #FareedZakaria's conclusion in #AgeofRevolutions: Backlash. Always.
September 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
🧵4/4. Unlike @robertreich.substack.com.web.brid.gy I'm too young to remember McCarthyism. But as a little kid I was shaped by the Civil Rights Era and Vietnam. We saw naked racism and self-serving politics then, too. And remember #FareedZakaria's conclusion in #AgeofRevolutions: Backlash. Always.
#LouisaCatherineAdams is back on August 18th with an online performance for #LongwoodPublicLibrary!
In “The Adventures of Louisa Catherine Adams” I portray Louisa on the morning of #JohnQuincyAdams’ inauguration, and reflect on their tumultuous life in the public eye during the #AgeofRevolutions.
In “The Adventures of Louisa Catherine Adams” I portray Louisa on the morning of #JohnQuincyAdams’ inauguration, and reflect on their tumultuous life in the public eye during the #AgeofRevolutions.
The Adventures of Louisa Catherine Adams | Longwood Public Library
Historical interpreter Laura Rocklyn portrays Louisa Catherine Adams on the morning of her husband John Quincy Adams' inauguration as the sixth president of the United States, reflecting on her tumult...
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August 13, 2026 at 1:44 PM
#LouisaCatherineAdams is back on August 18th with an online performance for #LongwoodPublicLibrary!
In “The Adventures of Louisa Catherine Adams” I portray Louisa on the morning of #JohnQuincyAdams’ inauguration, and reflect on their tumultuous life in the public eye during the #AgeofRevolutions.
In “The Adventures of Louisa Catherine Adams” I portray Louisa on the morning of #JohnQuincyAdams’ inauguration, and reflect on their tumultuous life in the public eye during the #AgeofRevolutions.
I've not yet managed to read @fareedzakaria.bsky.social's #AgeofRevolutions, but his interview w @maxboot.bsky.social helped me grab a succinct takeaway of relevance. Too-rapid social change causes backlash. And this fundamental reality hobbles human progress. www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/b...
Fareed Zakaria’s Speed Date With the Liberal World Order (Gift Article)
In “Age of Revolutions,” the CNN host promises to shed light on four centuries of social upheavals and to offer insights on the global fractures of the present.
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January 20, 2025 at 1:40 AM
I've not yet managed to read @fareedzakaria.bsky.social's #AgeofRevolutions, but his interview w @maxboot.bsky.social helped me grab a succinct takeaway of relevance. Too-rapid social change causes backlash. And this fundamental reality hobbles human progress. www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/b...
Dear colleagues in Holland, don't miss @DTricoire 's keynote lecture "The Triumph of Theocracy: Reconsidering the Age of Revolution".
Conf. "#Colonialism in the #AgeofRevolutions", by @AliciaSchrikker 's team (@UniLeiden , @UniLeidenNews )
Thursday 23.11, 10.15, #BoerhaaveMuseum
Conf. "#Colonialism in the #AgeofRevolutions", by @AliciaSchrikker 's team (@UniLeiden , @UniLeidenNews )
Thursday 23.11, 10.15, #BoerhaaveMuseum
January 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Dear colleagues in Holland, don't miss @DTricoire 's keynote lecture "The Triumph of Theocracy: Reconsidering the Age of Revolution".
Conf. "#Colonialism in the #AgeofRevolutions", by @AliciaSchrikker 's team (@UniLeiden , @UniLeidenNews )
Thursday 23.11, 10.15, #BoerhaaveMuseum
Conf. "#Colonialism in the #AgeofRevolutions", by @AliciaSchrikker 's team (@UniLeiden , @UniLeidenNews )
Thursday 23.11, 10.15, #BoerhaaveMuseum
William Jennings Bryan is the Wizard of Oz??!! Thank you for that nugget, Fareed Zakaria! 😮 #AgeOfRevolutions #AmReading
April 19, 2025 at 12:18 AM
William Jennings Bryan is the Wizard of Oz??!! Thank you for that nugget, Fareed Zakaria! 😮 #AgeOfRevolutions #AmReading