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📢We're delighted to share our next online course!
DEATH AND DISEASE IN STUART ENGLAND
- Start date: Wed 12 June (follow 'live' or at own pace)
- Tutor: historian, author and HistFest founder
@RebeccaRideal
- Available globally
- £40 (plus booking fee)
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Absolutely delighted to announce details of our digital history festival - HISTFEST: LOCKDOWN.
Events will begin at 1pm on our YouTube channel. Speakers include Sir Michael Palin, Hallie Rubenhold, Sunny Singh, Greg Jenner and many more.
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What are you up to this Friday afternoon?
We’d like to invite you to our FREE DIGITAL HISTORY FESTIVAL!!
The full programme for this mini festival will be made available tomorrow.
Please spread the word!
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We're thrilled to announce HistFest 2021!
In partnership with
@britishlibrary
, this year's online festival will cover a range of history - from Tacky's Revolt to the real world of Arthur Conan Doyle. Tickets go on general release from 11am tomorrow!!
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Absolutely delighted to announce that tickets to
#HistFest2020
at the
@britishlibrary
are now ON SALE!!!
This year’s theme is Passion and Power and boy do we have a line up. Info:
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After a fire in an old London pub in 1962, excavators uncovered a series of 18th century erotic tiles hidden away. These tiles are among some of the clandestine items attendees will get to see at SEX, ROMANCE & EROTICA. Tickets:
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**ANNOUNCEMENT**
We’re extremely excited to be joining forces with the
@britishlibrary
again to bring you an evening exploring Georgian MOLLY HOUSES AND MADAMS with
@DanNouveau
#MarkRavenhill
&
@KateWilliamsme
Tues 16th Feb (online), tickets here -
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⭐️Help us reach even more people that
#LoveHistory
! RT this for your chance to
#win
a Festival Master Pass to gain FREE access to EVERY SINGLE TALK
@HistFestUK
2018 for you and a friend!
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If we were to organise a history-themed virtual pub quiz, would there be any takers?
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*ANNOUNCEMENT*
We are thrilled to announce that HistFest 2020 will take place at the British Library from 3rd to 5th April.
Full details, tickets and line-up to be announced tomorrow.
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📢ANNOUNCEMENT!
RESTORING WOMEN TO HISTORY
Join award-winning historian, author and broadcaster
@sixteenthCgirl
for a fascinating new online course exploring women's history.
Start Date: 2 October 2023
Just £40 (+booking fee):
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Our keynote speaker is... Professor Bettany Hughes! Award-winning historian and academic, acclaimed author, seasoned television presenter, filmmaker and creative director of SandStone Global.
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💫 Speaker announcement...
We are incredibly excited to announce that the Ravenmaster himself, CHRIS SKAIFE
@ravenmaster1
, will be speaking
@HistFestUK
!
Register 👉
#LoveHistory
✨Please RT
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✨ Witchcraft, Sorcery & the Occult - 29th Oct 2019 ✨
We are thrilled to announce a special Halloween event with
@DebHarkness
,
@Ben_Aaronovitch
@SunnySingh_n6
at the
@MuseumofLondon
’s archaeological archives.
Tickets and info here:
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*SAVE THE DATE*
HistFest 2023 will take place at the
@britishlibrary
29 - 30 April next year!!
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Coming soon...
MEET THE TRANS ROMANS
7.30pm, 17 June (online)
Join trans history expert Cheryl Morgan to explore trans stories in Ancient Rome.
Tickets £5:
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🆕 📢 Speaker announcement...
PROFESSOR KATE WILLIAMS
@KateWilliamsme
! Professor of public engagement
@UniofReading
, royal historian, bestselling novelist, broadcaster and author of the forthcoming “Rival Queens”.
👉 ✨ Pls RT!
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*ANNOUNCEMENT*
We’re thrilled to announce TUDORFEST, a one-day festival in partnership with
@britishlibrary
.
Take a fresh look at the Tudor period on Saturday 4 December!
Ticket information:
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VENUS & APHRODITE: HISTORY OF A GODDESS
3PM, SUN 30 APRIL -
@BritishLibrary
Join
@bettanyhughes
for a captivating talk exploring one of antiquity’s most potent deities, and with it the story of human desire itself.
In-Person Tickets £10:
#HistFest2023
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💫 We are thrilled to finally announce that tickets to HistFest 2018 will go on sale at 9am Tuesday 16 October. We very much look forward to seeing you at the festival!
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HISTFEST: LOCKDOWN
This is taking place today at 1pm till 6.30pm. Full programme now available!
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💫 Speaker announcement...
DR OLIVETTE OTELE
@OlivetteOtele
! Reader in History at
@BathSpaUni
, fellow of the Royal Historical Society and author of the forthcoming “Afro-Europeans: A Short History”.
#LoveHistory
(please RT)
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In case you missed it, we’re hosting a mini history festival this Friday afternoon. It will all be online and all free. Spread the word!
What are you up to this Friday afternoon?
We’d like to invite you to our FREE DIGITAL HISTORY FESTIVAL!!
The full programme for this mini festival will be made available tomorrow.
Please spread the word!
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🧐 Here’s your clue for our next speaker:
"Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December;
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor."
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💫 Speaker announcement...
GREG JENNER
@greg_jenner
! Public historian, historical advisor to
#HorribleHistories
and author of “A Million Years in a Day”.
Register for more info 👉
#LoveHistory
(please RT)
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TICKETS TO HISTFEST 2022 ON SALE NOW!!
Join us 9-10 April
@BritishLibrary
for a weekend of learning & laughter as we explore fascinating new histories. From Ancient Persia & the history of science to Mary Seacole & the Kingdom of Benin, plus much more!
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📢 Tickets to HistFest 2023 are ON SALE NOW!
Join us, 29-30 April, as a star-studded line-up of speakers take to the stage to share new research, delve into fascinating histories, and explore trailblazing life stories.
Tickets:
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📢ANNOUNCEMENT!
We are thrilled to announce the line-up for
#HistFest2024
!
Dates: 13th-14th April, with a special event on 11th April
Location: British Library / Online
Tickets: ON SALE NOW!!
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Most people who ever lived left barely a trace of their existence, but with women the problem is compounded.
Join
@sixteenthCgirl
for a fascinating new online course exploring women’s history.
RESTORING WOMEN TO HISTORY
Start Date: 2 Oct 2023
Sign up
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SEVEN WONDERS WITH BETTANY HUGHES
Join historian, broadcaster and author
@bettanyhughes
to celebrate the launch of her brand new, Sunday Times bestselling book.
#HistFest2024
When: 7pm, Thurs 11 April
Where:
@britishlibrary
| online
Tickets:
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FEMINA: Writing medieval women back into history
Special evening with
@DrJaninaRamirez
on 2nd November!
Have you got your ticket to this exciting online event with
@britishlibrary
? Tickets & info
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💫 Big Announcement 💫
We're delighted to reveal that our Missing Archives panel event on Friday 7 December in
#London
will be chaired by Professor Michael Wood!
🎟️ A few tickets still available: 👈
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💫 Speaker announcement...
STEPHEN MCGANN
@StephenMcGann
!
#CallTheMidwife
's Doctor Turner, science communicator & author of the acclaimed "Flesh & Blood: A
#History
of My Family in Seven Sicknesses"
Register for more info 👉
#LoveHistory
✨ Please RT!
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*ONLINE TICKETS AVAILABLE*
Venus & Aphrodite: The History of a Goddess with
@bettanyhughes
3pm, Sun 30 April
Tickets - £5:
Available globally. Live captioning and BSL interpretation. 48-hour on demand.
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*Announcement*
We’re thrilled to share news of a brand new online course with
@KateWilliamsme
RIVAL QUEENS: THE BETRAYAL OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS
Begins Monday 7 February 2022. Enrol here:
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Only a few in-person tickets to Venus and Aphrodite with
@bettanyhughes
remain.
Grab them while you can:
VENUS & APHRODITE: HISTORY OF A GODDESS
3PM, SUN 30 APRIL -
@BritishLibrary
Join
@bettanyhughes
for a captivating talk exploring one of antiquity’s most potent deities, and with it the story of human desire itself.
In-Person Tickets £10:
#HistFest2023
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💫 Speaker announcement... AMBER BUTCHART! Fashion historian, presenter of BBC's "A Stitch in Time" and author of the forthcoming "The Fashion Chronicles: Style Stories of History's Best Dressed".
#LoveHistory
(please RT)
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*ONLINE EVENT*
This February, join
@CherylMorgan
for a fascinating online talk on the Chevalier d'Éon, one of the best known celebrities of Georgian England.
Tickets (£5 + booking fee):
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And that’s a wrap! Huge thank you to all our fantastic speakers. Don’t worry if you missed any of the videos, you can catch up on our YouTube channel anytime you like.
All that is left is to humbly point to the below 👇
We appreciate that this is a difficult time for everyone, so the entire festival is free to view for all.
Should you feel able to make a donation, however, we would be extremely grateful.
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Last chance to get your tickets to this!!
SEX, ROMANCE & EROTICA with
@E_L_James
,
@SushmaJansari
&
@WhoresofYore
13 Feb -
@MuseumofLondon
Archives 💕 💕 💕
Tickets:
After a fire in an old London pub in 1962, excavators uncovered a series of 18th century erotic tiles hidden away. These tiles are among some of the clandestine items attendees will get to see at SEX, ROMANCE & EROTICA. Tickets:
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Women warriors planned and led slave revolts on slave ships during the Middle Passage. They fought their enslavers throughout the Americas. And then they were erased from history.
Don’t forget to grab your tickets! £5 (access 7 days).
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✨ Final event of the day at St. John's, we have the
@ravenmaster1
! Beginning his talk at 5:30pm on life with the Ravens at the Tower of London
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Thrilled to announce our latest event, in partnership with
@britishlibrary
& association with
@agathachristie
.
An Evening with Agatha Christie. Featuring
@Markgatiss
,
@sophiehannahCB1
#JamesPrichard
@PhelpsieSarah
@RachelHowzell
@VaseemKhanUK
Info:
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Thrilled to say that because
#HistFestLockdown
was such a success, we’ll be posting more free videos to keep you informed and entertained this coming week.
You can catch up & subscribe to the YouTube channel here 👇
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“A person in a wheelchair isn’t disabled by the wheelchair, they’re disabled when there is a lack of ramps” —
@BlondeHistorian
#HistFest2021
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“Working class women . . . they were denied so much” — Brian Cox sharing a moving story from his own childhood at
#HistFest2024
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*ANNOUNCEMENT*
The Great Big HistFest ‘Pub’ Quiz will take place at 8pm this Thursday 30th April.
It will be preceded by a Great Big Children’s Quiz at 3pm the same day. Full details here:
Please spread the word!
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⭐️ Speaker announcement...
ANITA RANI
@itsanitarani
! Award winning broadcaster, producer, dancer, journalist,
#Strictly
star and presenter of
@BBCCountryfile
.
Register 👉
#LoveHistory
✨Please RT
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⭐️ New Speaker Announcement...
TOM HOLLAND
@holland_tom
! Award-winning historian, broadcaster and author, whose works include “Rubicon” and “Persian Fire”. Tom will be at the festival discussing the history behind the film 300!
More info. 👉 ✨ Pls RT!
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*ANNOUNCEMENT*
HistFest is thrilled to announce the launch of HistCourses - a series of online history courses with leading experts. The first courses will be announced next week. Sign up to our newsletter to be the first hear more.
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*EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT*
Outrageous Women: The Remarkable Lives of Elizabeth Chudleigh and Caroline Norton
7.30pm, Friday 21 May
With Lady Antonia Fraser,
@CatherineOstler
and
@HallieRubenhold
. In partnership with
@britishlibrary
.
Tickets £5:
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*EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT*
Ancestors
7.30pm, Monday 17 May
With
@theAliceRoberts
and
@AdamRutherford
. In partnership with
@britishlibrary
.
Tickets £7.50:
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Who’s looking forward to catching the new
#AnneBoleyn
drama? At 7.30pm tomorrow, we’ve got an exciting behind the scenes film for you. Watch this space!
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💫 Speaker announcement
DR SADIAH QURESHI
@SadiahQureshi
! Historian of race, science and empire, Senior Lecturer in Modern
#History
@UniBirmingham
& author of the forthcoming “Vanished: Episodes in the History of Extinction”
ℹ️
#LoveHistory
✨ Please RT
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We appreciate that this is a difficult time for everyone, so the entire festival is free to view for all.
Should you feel able to make a donation, however, we would be extremely grateful.
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Absolutely delighted to announce our alternative
#ValentinesDay
event.
Sex, Romance and Erotica with
@E_L_James
,
@WhoresofYore
&
@SushmaJansari
Tickets & info 👉
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⭐️ Speaker announcement...
DR LINDSEY FITZHARRIS
@DrLindseyFitz
! Medical historian, host of
#UnderTheKnife
and author of the PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize-winning “The Butchering Art”.
More info 👉
#LoveHistory
✨ Please RT!
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📢 Tickets to HistFest 2023 will go on sale in January.
From Ancient mythology and early modern India to the trial of Oscar Wilde, the Russian Revolution and much more...
Save the date!
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🔥Our first speaker announcement is... Sunny Singh! Acclaimed novelist, biographer of Amitabh Bachchan (BFI) and co-founder of the Jhalak Prize (
@jhalakprize
)
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Archive after Hours: Sex, Romance & Erotica at
@MuseumofLondon
Archives - 13th Feb with
@SushmaJansari
,
@E_L_James
&
@WhoresofYore
Tickets
#ValentinesDay
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HISTFEST 2024 IS COMING TO THE BRITISH LIBRARY NEXT MONTH!!
13-14 April |
@BritishLibrary
Join us for a weekend of laughter and learning with leading historians and thinkers. There are a number of day passes still available: £30 - £16 (with concessions)
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⭐️ WOAH! WE'RE NOW GIVING 100 TICKETS AWAY!
Find out more and sign up at for loads more chances to win!
Please register now and remember to RT! 👍
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“Stand up for what you believe in even if you are standing alone” ~Sophie Scholl
Don’t miss our next speaker announcement on Sunday at 9PM
⭐️ Subscribe for updates: ✨ Pls RT!
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Coming this Friday! Acclaimed actor & debut novelist Paterson Joseph will be live
@BritishLibrary
to reveal the life & times of Charles Ignatius Sancho. Chaired by award-winning author Catherine Johnson.
Online (£5) and in-person (£11) tickets available:
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*ANNOUNCEMENT*
We're excited to share news of our next in-person event
@britishlibrary
.
7pm, Fri 14 Oct: The Extraordinary Life of Charles Ignatius Sancho, with Paterson Joseph
Tickets go on general release 25 Aug. Don't miss it! (online too)
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⭐️ We’re giving you even more chances to
#win
a pair of FREE tickets to EVERY SINGLE TALK at HistFest 2018! Register now to find out more.
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SHAKESPEARE’S SISTERS
7.30pm, Thurs 22 April
Join us for an evening of literature & conversation as we explore women in the world & works of Shakespeare.Beginning with a powerful reading by Shakespearean actor &
#Bridgerton
star
@andoh_adjoa
Tickets £5:
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💫 We’re delighted to announce that Professor Margot Finn, President of the Royal Historical Society and historian of modern British history
@UCL
, will form part of our flagship panel event “The State of History”.
More info👉
#LoveHistory
✨ Please RT
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⭐️ Speaker announcement...
EMMA DABIRI
@EmmaDabiri
! Social historian, teaching fellow
@SOAS
, presenter of BBC's "Britain's Lost Masterpieces" and author of the forthcoming "A History of Hair".
More info 👉
#LoveHistory
✨ Please RT!
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8pm, today: our final talk of the day is Voices from the Archives: The Secret Lives of Sixteenth-Century Women with
@sixteenthCgirl
Individual tickets £5:
Day passes £15:
Weekend passes £25:
#HistFest2021
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We’re so excited to offer a brand new course with the brilliant Professor Suzannah Lipscomb.
RESTORING WOMEN TO HISTORY begins on October 2.
Follow ‘live’ or at your own pace. Available globally.
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In-person tickets to our launch event with
@bettanyhughes
have now SOLD OUT.
You can still follow the evening with an online ticket:
#HistFest2024
SEVEN WONDERS WITH BETTANY HUGHES
Join historian, broadcaster and author
@bettanyhughes
to celebrate the launch of her brand new, Sunday Times bestselling book.
#HistFest2024
When: 7pm, Thurs 11 April
Where:
@britishlibrary
| online
Tickets:
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💫 Speaker announcement…
HALLIE RUBENHOLD! Critically acclaimed historian, novelist, historical consultant and author of the forthcoming “The Five: The Lives of Jack the Ripper’s Women”
More info 👉
#LoveHistory
✨ Please RT!
#history
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Starting at 8pm
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*ANNOUNCEMENT*
We’re thrilled to announce our first short course.
A Really, Really Queer History with
@DanNouveau
The 4-week online course starts 13 January 2022. You can enroll now!
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Today, we’re focusing on Voices from the Archives: The Secret Lives of 16th-Century Women, with
@sixteenthCgirl
. 8pm, Saturday 10 April.
Individual tickets - £5:
Also included in weekend and day pass:
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Don’t worry if you missed the digital festival yesterday. All the videos are still there.
Why not follow our programme and choose your own festival afternoon? Click on the link to each talk to be taken to the video.
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A week to go until
#HistFest2021
!! We’re giving you a chance to win one weekend pass.
All you need to do is retweet this tweet and comment below with the talk you’re most excited about. Winner will be announced Monday. Good luck!
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Fantastic review of
@literaturepeep
’s new book! Come and see Dr Lister speak at our next event - Sex, Romance & Erotica. Details in the tweet below 👇
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A dressmaker and a writer in their 100s on London throughout the last century |
@EveningStandard
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🆕 📢 Speaker announcement...
DR MISHA EWEN
@mishaewen
! Historian of early modern politics, culture and colonisation and postdoctoral researcher at the University of Kent. She will be speaking at the festival about the foundation of Jamestown.
👉 ✨
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Thank you to all of our wonderful speakers today
@DrMatthewSweet
@shrabanibasu_
@victorianclare
@KateWilliamsme
@greg_jenner
@EJBrand
@ProfSunnySingh
@telljuliet
@JacRiding
@catwrote
@StephenMcGann
@mayavision
. That’s it! Thank you to all who joined!
#HistFest2021
Be sure to grab your Sunday Pass soon! Tickets are £15 and you get a fantastic assortment of treats, starting at 4pm.
Access for 48 hours.
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“Mad, bad and dangerous to know”
Today, we’re focusing on The House of Byron: Scandal, Fall and the Rise to Celebrity
#HistFest2021
5pm, Sun 11 April
Individual tickets £5:
Also included in weekend and day passes:
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Exactly a week to go until our exciting event
@britishlibrary
!
Acclaimed actor Paterson Joseph will speak to award-winning author
@catwrote
about his debut novel and all life & times of Charles Ignatius Sancho.
In-person and online tickets available:
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Great news!
For those who missed our Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings event with
@ISASaxonists
@thelionmachine
@queerdievalist
&
@ludohistory
, we have extended its availability.
You can book tickets here:
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Our exciting event with
@theAliceRoberts
and
@AdamRutherford
is taking place in just under two weeks. Grab your tickets!
#Ancestors
*EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT*
Ancestors
7.30pm, Monday 17 May
With
@theAliceRoberts
and
@AdamRutherford
. In partnership with
@britishlibrary
.
Tickets £7.50:
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Congratulations to our incredible speaker Professor
@OlivetteOtele
for making BBC’s list of 100 influential women of 2018!
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💫 New Speaker Announcement...
DR ANDY KESSON
@andykesson
! Reader in Renaissance Literature at
@RoehamptonUni
, theatre practitioner, historian and Principal Investigator
@b4shakes
.
👉 ✨ Pls RT!
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⭐️ Speaker Announcement...
DR CHRISTIENNA FRYAR! Historian, writer and lecturer in the history of slavery and unfree labour
@LivUni
. Dr Fryar will be joining the “Women, War & Disaster” panel event at Western Approaches, Liverpool.
More info: ✨ Pls RT
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***SAVE THE DATE***
The Great Big HistFest (Virtual) Pub Quiz
7pm, Thursday 30th April
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If you missed it the first time,
@DrJaninaRamirez
’s brilliant course, Illuminating Medieval Art, is returning on Wed, 23 November.
Sign up here (£37.50 + booking fee):
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Do you have an interest in women's history?
Why not sign up to our fascinating new online course with
@sixteenthCgirl
and explore further.
RESTORING WOMEN TO HISTORY
Start Date: 2 Oct 2023
Follow 'live' or at your own pace. Full details:
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