Ben Gilding

Historian of the 18th-Century British Empire and the East India Company. Former Research Fellow at @NewCollegeOx.

[Ben Gilding @Ben_Gilding]

@EHChalus Several early years teachers in my family pointed this out to me over the last few years. I was shocked, but anecdotally it stands up, unfortunately.

[Parliamentary History @Parlhistjournal]

Our latest Special Issue, on Elections in 18th c. England, is out now🚨

We have a great range of articles by:
@david_cowan Nigel Aston @robbiethetree
Kevin Tuffnell @Ben_Gilding Nigel Aston
@Smith_J_J and Chris Dudley
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https://t.co/jjbExZTzAq

#twitterstorians #Parliament

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@TheEdwardHowell @ChathamHouse @CHAsiaPacific @KoreaFoundation Congratulations!

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@EHChalus @GeorgianLords Does @GeorgianLords's research into Wilkes's meticulous electioneering as well as his post-Gordon Riots career suggest he was less of a one-trick pony than Farage, who has surely never succeeded in being elected to Westminster for a reason?

[Ben Gilding @Ben_Gilding]

Great experience working with @thehistoryguy and the @HistoryHit team on this excellent documentary marking 250 years since the #BostonTeaParty. Refreshing to be able to highlight the lesser known perspective of the British East India Company!

[History Hit💥 @HistoryHit]

250 years ago, on 16 December 1773, an event happened that fired the starting pistol for the American Revolution.

In our new release, join @thehistoryguy as he travels from Massachusetts to London to reveal the global story of the Boston Tea Party. Out now on History Hit 💥

[Parliamentary History @Parlhistjournal]

See below for the contents of our next issue👇Something to look forward to in the new year!
@EHChalus @Ben_Gilding @Smith_J_J @mtaylorhumboldt @HistParl

[Christopher Skelton-Foord @CJSkeltonFoord]

Major new biography of Edward, 1st Baron Thurlow—George III’s mercurial Lord Chancellor

@UniofOxford’s @NewCollegeLib publishes in its imprint today:

@Ben_Gilding’s ‘The Great Pillar: The Political Career of Lord Thurlow 1731–1806’

Purchase here:

https://t.co/soMkb00J67

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@cahawilks @Warwick_Global @EmeccWarwick @global_discnct Congrats Callie! Can't wait to read it!

[The Georgian Lords @GeorgianLords]

Looking forward to presenting at #BSECS2023 on John Wilkes, his relations with his supporters and association with both the Pitts, on a panel with @Ben_Gilding and @EHChalus - do come and hear!
@BSECS #HistParl

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An absolutely huge loss to scholarship, to Oxford, to everyone who had the pleasure of meeting Hamish and benefitting from his generous encouragement. Thinking of his close friends and family today.

[Jesus College Oxford @JesusOxford]

We are deeply saddened to share that our colleague & Senior Research Fellow, Professor Hamish Scott, has passed away. He was a wonderful member of our community & will be very much missed by the Fellowship & staff. Our thoughts go out to his family at this time.

[Parliamentary History @Parlhistjournal]

Feeling spooky? Read '‘Chatham's Ghost’ and the Enduring Spectre of Lord Bute's Secret Influence: A Political Negotiation of 1778' by @Ben_Gilding and Richard Connors: https://t.co/FQ3vpVZUOh 👻

It's open access for the next ten days!

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@ninlive Here's hoping they sound anything like what it was in person. That venue was epic for sound!

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@ninlive @sheepdean The sound quality wad amazing at the Eden Project last night. Best I've ever heard at a live show. Do you know if anyone was taping or if they will be taping tonight? It would probably turn out to be a stunning recording.

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Wilkes the Scottie (yes, I know) on his first election day! #dogsatpollingstations

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@shaiagmon @NewCollegeOx Congratulations and welcome aboard! Looking forward to meeting you!

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@EHChalus @renaudmorieux any thoughts?

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@EHChalus My French is rusty but literally it is: 'They drank a measure of wine'. Possibly, however, those conversant in 18th C french might be able to say whether 'une mesure' is a kind of stock-phrase for being a little drunk or tipsy?

[New College Library and Archives, Oxford @NewCollegeLib]

Edward Thurlow, Lord High Chancellor, was born #OTD in 1731.

Read about Baron Thurlow, as a target for satire in the print caricatures of James Gillray (1756–1815), in @NewCollegeOx’s scholarly open-access e-journal, New College Notes—by @Ben_Gilding:

https://t.co/K5oLh8XpmP

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@Smudge2492 @HistoryFilmClub Agreed! I've always thought John Wilkes would make an excellent subject for a series.

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18th C. imperial policymaking at its finest via Henry Dundas: 'I am in a tent on the top of a hill in the highlands of Scotland, possessed of no paper to refer to & your public Dispatch...not having yet reached me.' *Proceeds to outline policy towards Dutch in India regardless*