Andrew McTominey

Photograph of the following three titles: Forging Fraternity in Late Medieval Society. The Palmers' Guild of Ludlow, by Rachael Harkes Waterscapes: Reservoirs, Environment and Identity in Modern England and Wales, by Andrew McTominey Atlantic Isles: Travel and Identity in the British and Irish West, 1880–1940, by Gareth Roddy

We are delighted to receive today print copies of the three latest titles in our 'New Historical Perspectives' book series, published with @ihr.bsky.social and @uolpress.bsky.social

Each title is available in paperback print and free Open Access: further details bit.ly/4pl2gkA #Skystorians

All that's left to say is read and (hopefully!) enjoy!

Thanks finally to the RHS and the New Historical Perspectives team, especially editor Elizabeth Hurren, @matthewjkelly.bsky.social, and mentor @catherineclark.bsky.social, whose support was incredibly valuable.

The book has been long in the works. It, and the PhD it's based on, wouldn't have been possible without the incredible support of @shaneewen.bsky.social and @re-histories.bsky.social. Thanks also to @tomhulme.bsky.social who has supported throughout, and past colleagues @leedsbeckett.bsky.social

Waterscapes | University of London Press This book explores the impacts of reservoir construction and management in England and Wales from the late-nineteenth to early-twentieth century. Taking a comparative approach with case studies from L...

Please feel free to buy the book (I have some discount codes if anyone would like one!) but the book is available for free online thanks to the Royal Historical Society, University of London Press, and funding from the Bodleian Library.

While it's obviously not nice to be in the middle of a drought, it is quite timely, as I allude to in a blog I've done to celebrate the book's release for the RHS.

So I've written a book! Waterscapes is about how impactful our need for water is on the environment and people. It's also about the ways in which infrastructure projects can impact place for good or bad.

Good to see this article on ‘Waterworks, municipal government and the environment in twentieth-century Britain’ published open access in @urbanhistory.bsky.social by @mctom.bsky.social

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Good to see @mctom.bsky.social, congrats!!