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Lisa Smith

@historybeagle

Always sniffing out history, books and TV. Historian. C18 stuff, gender, food, recipes, medicine, DH. University of Essex. Chair, Society for the Social History of Medicine. Canadian in the UK.

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ah, eringo -- often candied and apparently tasty (also medicinal).

11.03.2026 08:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Really enjoyed this thesis and our conversation that afternoon. Congratulations, Francesca! (A fascinating study of coral and its uses in long 17th c Britain!)

03.03.2026 10:08 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Great news! Wishing all the best on the long road of recovery.

26.02.2026 22:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

love the notebook. Congratulations on your accomplishments. But do not love the constant monitoring to which you are subjected.

23.02.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

the other comments suggesting man at arms for security or place in France are also interesting.

23.02.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

that is my modernised summary of yours? xij = roman numerals. d = denier = penny.

23.02.2026 14:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

12 deniers paid to that man in Harnes at midsummer

23.02.2026 14:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Resources for Historians The IHR offers a wide range of online resources and publications for historians. These pages introduce and provide access to these resources.

The @ihr.bsky.social has brought all its online resources - journals, @vch-home.bsky.social, OA book series, @bho.bsky.social, BBIH, @layersoflondon.bsky.social, and more - into one section of its website for easier access bit.ly/4cCrpUD.

Much of this content is free to use online #Skystorians

19.02.2026 12:05 πŸ‘ 82 πŸ” 53 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Careful with any brewing and sipping.

14.02.2026 12:31 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I can think of many words and gender critical is not on that list.

12.02.2026 19:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bluesky, help me find a book please!

I seem to recall coming across a book about the economics or politics or something (?) of end-user license agreements in modern life. Does this ring any bells?

11.02.2026 23:18 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1

congratulations!!!

11.02.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Women, Food and Power - Joint Session

Excited to be speaking at the IHR Food History seminar on 12 February 5.30 pm to 6.30 pm.

Book a place to hear about cheesemaking and women’s dominance of the dairy in early modern England.

Online via Zoom so no real cheese this time I’m afraid.

20.01.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 48 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 3

it is the aesthetics of fascism. Idelology rather than religion?

10.02.2026 09:10 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Utterly unhinged, though I am guess if he hadn't decided that was a problem, it would have been something, anything else.

10.02.2026 07:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just started doing new data analysis and I know I keep saying this, but: I really, really don't think people appreciate how much this moral panic was a deliberate and extremely expensive invention.

28.01.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 4537 πŸ” 1975 πŸ’¬ 40 πŸ“Œ 54

This made me so angry. Glib assumption that the liberal critique is only about nostalgia with no real understanding of the historical movements. Also seems to have drunk some of the koolaid in terms of seeing how fresh and new it all is πŸ™„

07.02.2026 11:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pitch Nursing Clio Loading…

With that in mind, please remember that @nursingclio.bsky.social has an ongoing 'breaking news' series. If you are also a pissed off feminist with thoughts on the Epstein files, pitch us. nursingclio.org/write-for-us...

03.02.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Three Thousand Dishes | Royal Dining in Georgian England Explore 40,000+ dishes served to King George III and the Prince Regent (1788-1813). A digital resource for Georgian food history.

Inspired by the #BSECS2026 talk on the fabulous "Three Thousand Dishes on a Georgian Table, 1788-1813" data compiled by @historybeagle.bsky.social and team, I pulled together this website:

threethousanddishes.hubers.org.uk

It is such a fun dataset to explore!
@bsecs.bsky.social #c18th #foodhistory

02.02.2026 12:20 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 5

I also like the highly unrecommended turn of phrase.

02.02.2026 08:03 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Shryock Medal Shryock Medal Graduate students are invited to enter the Shryock Medal Essay Contest. The medal honors Richard Harrison Shryock (1893–1972), a pioneer among historians interested in the history of med...

Hey, do you know a grad student who's written a good history of medicine paper? Suggest that they submit it for the AAHM Shryock prize. histmed.org/shryock-medal/ Deadline extended to 15 Feb.

30.01.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

It makes me think of my father, who now has alzheimers, always making that lemonade on hot days or that orange juice for breakfasts. Also something that seemed eternal.

30.01.2026 13:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

if only... πŸ€”

30.01.2026 11:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜† imagine the carry-on challenges.

30.01.2026 10:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜† you cannot take all the books, however much you want to, as you have to factor in carrying a heavy bag as you get more and more knackered.

29.01.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

you need to factor in naps and food, plus moving between one thing and another. How long will be spent sitting still?

29.01.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

OED dates it back to 1541 and with uses indicating digestion/concoction. Continued into late 1880s.

29.01.2026 10:19 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Very interesting article on privies, sanitation, and disease in urban England, c 1870-1920s. And flies. (@juliehardwick.bsky.social might be of interest to you, though a bit later?)

29.01.2026 10:11 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations, Justine! πŸ₯³

29.01.2026 10:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What might help PGRs and what can they request? What can supervisors suggest? So much left to conversations between supervisors and PGRs, but it is risky to depend on individuals and individual agreements.

29.01.2026 09:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0