Exciting News! I've made a podcast documentary series for the BBC. 'Killing Victoria' tells the remarkable stories of seven men who attacked the Queen. Episode one is OUT NOW! Apple: https://t.co/XuLlGApXIZ BBC Sounds: https://t.co/ulIH262YrN Spotify: https://t.co/HuvebYBMWh

I like in a nonfiction book when all the sudden there's a big break for a pictures section. The author's like "oh by the way these are the guys I was telling you about."

If you’ve ever wondered how these videos are shot, check out these behind-the-scenes pics!

I made a video for @WIRED answering strange questions from the internet about Victorian history!

I’m on TV tonight! Check out the first episode of Britain’s Railway Empire at 8pm on Channel 4. It’s a new, two part series about the history of the railways. It’s not just a story about tech and engineering, but covers the social and cultural impact too.

Albuquerque Journal, New Mexico, December 21, 1953

New job alert! We’re hiring a full-time, permanent new Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in 20thC American History at @edgehill. Come work with our fab team of historians and students.

Jack the Ripper has haunted our headlines for over a century but can our historians figure out which headline was from back in 1888... or now? 📰🔎 Even more importantly, will @FernRiddell defeat @DigiVictorian in this quiz?! 🟡 Jack The Ripper: #WrittenInBlood Tuesdays 9pm

The press seemed to have little empathy for the woman slain by Jack the Ripper, as historians @FernRiddell and @DigiVictorian discover from the horrific headlines of 1888. 📰 🟡 Jack The Ripper: #WrittenInBlood Tuesdays 9pm

What did people think of the police when Jack the Ripper was on his rampage? Our historians @FernRiddell and @DigiVictorian find out from the headlines of the day. 📰 🟡 Jack The Ripper: #WrittenInBlood Tuesdays 9pm

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Jack the Ripper became headline news in 1888 but did the press invent a killer for their own gain? 📰 🩸 Even if it kept that brutal murderer on the loose... This is Jack The Ripper: #WrittenInBlood. 🟡 Available 8 April

Were the public actually enjoying Jack the Ripper's rampage? @FernRiddell and @DigiVictorian look for answers in the headlines of 1888. 📰 🟡 Jack The Ripper: #WrittenInBlood available 8 April

How did the headlines of the day describe Jack the Ripper? 📰 Historians @FernRiddell and @DigiVictorian look over the papers of 1888 for insights into the time. 🟡 Jack The Ripper: #WrittenInBlood available 8 April

Contrary to popular belief, #19thC novelists often did not use cliffhangers to keep readers coming back 🤯 What did they do instead? Join the "Project Endings" team & find out! They need your help id'ing strategies they used instead. More details here:

I probably won't be posting here much anymore, so come find me in the Other Place where I'm currently posting about whether there's really a scene with a dude reading a newspaper in Gladiator II.

Job alert: help us raise vital funds for the Museum! ✨ Our mission is to preserve and celebrate Soane’s legacy, in his Museum and beyond. As Development Manager, you will lead applications to trusts, foundations and major donors. Curious? 🔍 https://t.co/57sj73Hbzo |⏰ 24/11

Aberystwyth (a). If you have a Welsh speaker in your life, for crying out loud send them to the Lyric in Carmarthen on the 23rd of November. I’m recording a new Welsh language stand up show for S4C, doing two shows at 6pm and 8pm. On telly over Christmas. https://t.co/34edahkO0O

Join us for a special #RSVPDigEv honoring scholar and past president, Brian Maidment, on Nov. 22 at 8am / 11am EST / 4pm BST. After brief remarks on the impact and influence of Brian's work, we will have an "open mic" session for all who wish to share. https://t.co/05rhZdfIGv

Celebrating #worlddigitalpreservationday by examining Victorian Humour in the Digital Age, opening with Pickings from Punch with @DigiVictorian. @LJMUImpact @RS4VP @dpc_chat @NW_L19 @FIBaillet

Hathi Trust obligingly lets users create "collections" of its digital texts. Here's one I made entitled "19th-century literary life" that mostly consists of memoirs by authors, contemporary accounts of publishing houses and periodicals, etc. https://t.co/5iFEm7hUwW #victorian