Matthew McCormack
@historymatt
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Historian of Georgian Britain @UniNorthants, Head of @UNGradSchool, President of @BSECS. Views my own but not necessarily original
Northampton
Joined March 2011
My article '"So manly and ornamental": shoe buckles and Britain's eighteenth century' is now published in @enghistrev and it's open access:.
academic.oup.com
Abstract. The shoe buckle of the eighteenth century is an alien object today. At the time, shoes were manufactured without fastenings and the buckle was pu
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RT @BrianCentrone: I’ve been very sick, but @historymatt’s book arrived and it instantly made me feel better. I can’t wait to dive in! http….
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RT @BloomsburyFashn: "Given that one’s social credit could now be achieved through appearance and performance – rather than the traditional….
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RT @BloomsburyFashn: "The requirements [for shoes] are exacting and often in opposition to one another: shoes have to endure great forces a….
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RT @HistoryLabPlus: Deadline TODAY! . Last chance to submit a paper for the collaborative conference Teaching in a Time of Crisis: explorin….
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Here is some info about Shoes and the Georgian Man, and also my mini "book tour" (!). If you'd like me to give a talk to your museum or history group, please get in touch.
historyatnorthampton.com
Matthew McCormack from History at UON has published a book on Georgian shoes. Shoes and the Georgian Man is published by Bloomsbury. It is a full-colour book with around 80 illustrations, including…
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RT @BloomsburyFashn: Out now by @historymatt! Shoes tell us more about their wearer than any other historical garment. What can they tell u….
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All good bookshops, as they say, and you can order it here with a 20% discount: code GLR BD8.
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Appropriately, I'm at #bsecs2025 on its publication day, as pretty much all the chapters were road tested at the conference over the years!
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Best songs of 2024:. SZA, Saturn.Billie Eilish, Birds of a Feather.Post Malone, I had some help.Sabrina Carpenter, Espresso.
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Time for my best ofs. In no particular order (and bearing in mind there are loads I didn't see), best film of 2024:. The Zone of Interest .Immaculate .Challengers.Kneecap.Alien: Romulus.
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Today I learned that you have to be over 18 to buy christmas crackers as they contain explosives.
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RT @MadameGilflurt: “Give a girl the right pair of shoes and she'll conquer the world.” So said Marilyn Monroe, and here’s one of her #Froc….
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Doing the Christmas shop in Aldi, busiest day of the year, and the power goes out. Hundreds of people standing in the dark for ages, with trollies full of chilled food. No announcements, starts to get edgy. Civilisation on the brink of collapse.
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At Sixfields for the university shirt sponsor derby: UON v Greenwich
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This year's royalties takeaway will only stretch to a couple of poppadoms
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