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AHRC project: premodern contact btwn England & Islamic Worlds. Led by @Lubaabanama & SameraHassan. Book: https://t.co/mQyogAijis OA Journal: https://t.co/ErfOUGO4ee

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🗣️EXTENDED CFP DEADLINE🗣️ for our first MEMOrients CONFERENCE: New Encounters this December. We have now extended our CFP deadline to 14TH MARCH and very much look forward to reading your submissions! #earlymodernevents #medievalevents #MEMOsConference
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MEMOs is delighted to announce its first hybrid conference to be held from the 11th - 14th of December 2025, in person in Cape Town, South Africa, and online.
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Hope to welcome you to MEMOs EVENT: Islam in Medieval England at the British Library on the amended date of 10th November! #twitterstorians #earlymoderntwitter #earlymodernevents #medievaltwitter #medievalevents
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Our expert panel explore the Islamic presence in England during the medieval and early modern period.
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In today's post, Dr Peter Good guides us through the diplomatic drama surrounding the Rose Galley incident
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The Rose Galley was meant not only to carry the late ambassador, but also to be returning his two successors- but they were nowhere to be seen.
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Today's MEMories post from team member Mohammad Hossain asks the question: could the early modern Ottomans have established a colonial empire in the Americas?
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The question is not of whether the Ottomans knew about the Americas, but why they did not sail towards them.
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Today's excellent offering from our blog discusses the writings of Antonio de Sosa, a Portuguese captive in C16th Algiers.
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Antonio de Sosa's 'Topographia of Algiers' offers a captivating glimpse into his captivity in Algiers and its rich history.
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The African Lords of Medina: today's MEMOries post
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An insight into the role of eunuchs show that the power they yielded in their role was often overlooked.
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Today's MEMOries blog post from guest contributor L.H. Roper takes a look at Tangier and the problems it posed for the English crown.
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Perhaps counterintuitively in imperial terms, Tangier’s prospects suffered from its unique institutional position.
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