Wondering if the archaeologists here might be able to give me an idea on the age of some pottery fragments I found at my parent’s farm.
It’s located in Cornwall and the site is supposedly early medieval, but certainly occupied since the 1600s.
Wondering if the archaeologists here might be able to give me an idea on the age of some pottery fragments I found at my parent’s farm.
It’s located in Cornwall and the site is supposedly early medieval, but certainly occupied since the 1600s.
Until 30 May, organisers are accepting proposals for the workshop ‘Contested Imperial Endings’, which aims to encourage a comparative discussion on dissolution of several European empires, with a greater emphasis on those which unravelled in the aftermath of post-1945 European decolonization.
https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/events/contested-imperial-endings/
A shift in a long-standing norm:
Former presidents traditionally avoid criticizing their successors, but Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden have all publicly called out Donald Trump recently, and Trump has escalated attacks on other presidents.
https://theconversation.com/trump-speaking-poorly-of-other-presidents-is-uncommon-but-not-unheard-of-in-american-presidential-history-255568
@histodons #Histodons #USPolitics
Swiss Archaeologists Uncover Glimpses of a Thriving Roman Settlement
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/switzerland-roman-settlement-augusta-raurica-2641405
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The Republican party has shifted ideologies and kept its base. It went from free trade to tariffs, fiscal responsibility to huge tax cuts, Cold Warriors to isolationists. Democrats, meanwhile, have lost their ideological anchor: liberalism.
More from a historian whose new book “Why Everyone Hates White Liberals (Including White Liberals): A History” is out this month
https://theconversation.com/fdr-united-democrats-under-the-banner-of-liberalism-but-todays-democratic-party-has-nothing-to-put-on-its-hat-255362
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Segunda-feira, começamos a semana com um dia cheio de propostas!
Consulte a agenda do IHC em https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/agenda/
Consulte a agenda do IN2PAST em https://in2past.org/
Práticas da História: Journal on Theory, Historiography and Uses of the Past has a permanent call for papers. It is an #OpenAccess jounal indexed in #Scopus. It accepts proposals for articles, bibliographical essays, interviews, critical reviews, issues and thematic dossiers. The texts must be unpublished and can be written in Portuguese, English, Spanish or French.
Zionism Wasn't Always Racist. The Trouble Began When Russians Took Over
An interesting article challenges conventional narratives surrounding Israeli political culture, positing that its emphasis on force and expansionism is significantly rooted in the brutal political landscape of late Imperial Russia.
Examining the impact of the Second "Aliyah" (colonial expedition) and the subsequent dominance of Russian-Jewish political ideologies within the Zionist movement, the author argues for a reassessment of historical influences beyond typical analyses of religious messianism or colonial models.
The piece contends that a critical examination of this largely unacknowledged Russian inheritance is crucial for understanding contemporary Israeli policy and for envisioning alternative trajectories.
English https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-05-09/ty-article-opinion/.highlight/zionism-wasnt-always-racist-trouble-began-when-russians-took-over/00000196-b32b-d9bf-a1b6-fbab7f260000 or https://archive.ph/DhflH
Dr. Ofri Ilany researches the intersections of Jewish history, intellectual history, and masculinity, exploring the complex relationship between early Zionist movements and the first homosexual rights movement in Europe
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#IsraeliPolitics #Zionism #RussianHistory #PoliticalCulture #HistoricalAnalysis
Votre association fête cette année ses 50 ans ! A cette occasion, nous avons organisé un colloque intitulé « Imprimeurs et libraires en réseaux : communautés d’idées, parentèles et dynasties dans la production du livre en Europe, 1500-1650 » (Lyon, 14-16 mai 2025).
#OnThisDay, 9 May 1922, the International Astronomical Union formally adopts Annie Jump Cannon's stellar classification system. The principles in it still underpin modern classification.
“I feel that if I have to answer for the deeds done in my body just as much as a man, I have a right to have as much as a man.”
#OnThisDay, 9 May 1867, Sojourner Truth addresses the American Equal Rights Association, arguing for equal rights for Black women.
Read a brief history of Truth’s life: https://wams.nyhistory.org/a-nation-divided/antebellum/sojourner-truth/
Trump fires longtime Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden
Victor Pereira @victorpereira était l'invité d'un double épisode du podcast français « Minuit dans le siècle » consacré au 25 avril 1974:
partie 1 : https://spectremedia.org/podcast/anticoloniale-et-antifasciste-comment-la-revolution-a-gagne-le-portugal-partie-1/?episode=2186
partie 2 : https://spectremedia.org/podcast/anticoloniale-et-antifasciste-comment-la-revolution-a-gagne-le-portugal-partie-2/?episode=2209
Norsk kolonisering av Amerika står på programmet hos Nasjonalbiblioteket i helga. Ned Blackhawk, urfolkshistoriker fra USA, tar scenen kl. 15:00 på lørdag og skal da intervjues av meg om sin nyeste bok og sitt virke. Nasjonalbiblioteket har også utstilling, og et foredrag om norsk utvandring og kolonisering i Amerika tidligere på dagen. Og neste dag inviterer Trefoldighetskirka til en samtale mellom Blackhawk, Sunniva Gylver og meg om urfolk og religion.
I’ve got to say, the pealing of the bells from the Catholic church down the block tipping me off that a new #pope has been selected warms the cockles of my #medievalist heart.
When he died, there were no flags, no procession, no cannon fire. William “Billy” Lee was always there—riding with Washington in war, walking beside him in peace. He served at Cambridge, Valley Forge, Yorktown—silent, indispensable. But when the story of Washington was told, Billy was left out of the frame. His life was one of duty without recognition, loyalty without reward.
1/20
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"Billy Lee, Portrait in Tar." 2016. Titus Kaphar.
James argues, that the practice of dynastic #marriages marrying young noble #women to princes in very different countries and cultures, made them ideal #diplomats.
They needed to adapt to their new surroundings and built networks, while keeping an eye on the interests of the family of origin. Nonetheless, they remained largely unofficial actors and always had to balance their political and diplomatic activities with the prescribed norms of female behaviour. In general, it was their connection to men – their husbands, fathers, sons or brothers – that enabled them to play a role in #emdiplomacy. (6/7)
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However, in rare cases and under special circumstances #ambassadresses could step in for their husband fulfilling also official diplomatic duties, if he e.g. had died during the mission.
Florian Kühnel describes the case of Anne-Marie de Pontac who took over the position of a French ambassador in the OttomanEmpire after her husband's death in 1685:
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/07075332.2021.1905032#abstract
(5/7)
#NewDiplomaticHistory #history #histodons #earlyModern #emdiplomacy
There were different ways in which #women could play a role in #emdiplomacy: as wives of #diplomats as princesses and queen consort or as ladies-in-waiting. It was often their position between their family of origin and their new family that enabled them to act as diplomatic brokers and person of contact of foreign diplomats.
Women had access to places at #court that were often inaccessible for men and thus were ideal information gatherers and spies. This is especially true for the European diplomats sent to #Constantinople, where the Harem was an important centre of power that remained closed to male diplomats. (4/7)
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