Luke Walters

🏴‍☠️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @SWWDTP funded PhD and lecturer at @UniRdg_History, researching early modern piracy and privateering. Twitterstorian pirate storyteller ☠️

[Richard Blakemore @historywomble]

It's #HistoryWritersDay24! My new history of piracy from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century, Enemies of All, is out in the UK and US and coming soon to the Netherlands - links to order here:
https://t.co/De7KYA0MhE

[Luke Walters @CaptainJackdaws]

Looking forward to continuing this research in my final year! ☠️🏴‍☠️⚓️

[Doctoral and Researcher College, Uni of Reading @UniRdg_PhD]

☠️ ⚔️ @CaptainJackdaws @UniRdg_History writes about his PhD research on the close connection between piracy and the creation of empire. Discover more https://t.co/ZJWGOp66wE ⚓️

[Richard Blakemore @historywomble]

Tonight, Pirates: Behind the Legends comes to @NatGeoTV in the UK. I really enjoyed contributing to the series (alongside @Beckalex @davidwilsonhist @hannahcusworth and others!).
https://t.co/EFFKwI9bju

[Luke Walters @CaptainJackdaws]

Save the date!

[Graham Moore @moregreyham]

Colonialism, smuggling, port towns and pirates - how has the Atlantic's unique geography affected world history? Join us at the Atlantic Geographies workshop as we discuss, @UniRdg_History on 13 Sept - sign up here! https://t.co/MYWlAbrUlP

[Memory Studies SW Research Cluster @MemoryStudiesSW]

Only one day until the #SummerResearchFestival! Join us for our online roundtable at 11:30AM on Thursday 6th of June where we’ll be discussing how memory and myths are interwoven with this year’s theme! Details on the talks below! @SWWDTP

[Luke Walters @CaptainJackdaws]

@historywomble Hope you enjoy it Richard! As they say when in Rome (or in this case when in Casnewydd Bach!) 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[Richard Blakemore @historywomble]

BOOK

[Luke Walters @CaptainJackdaws]

@historywomble Can’t wait to give this a read! 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

[Richard Blakemore @historywomble]

Tonight at 9pm I'll be speaking to @alexisconran on @TimesRadio about my new book Enemies of All: The Rise and Fall of the Pirates, which is out in the UK from @HistoryPress next week! You can order it here - https://t.co/qg5feQMotu

[University of Reading History @UniRdg_History]

⭐️ Catch work from our own @CaptainJackdaws and Anne Jeavons in this year's doctoral highlights! ⭐️

[Richard Blakemore @historywomble]

Learned yesterday that Enemies of All has been sent to the printers.

THIS IS NOT A DRILL

[Richard Blakemore @historywomble]

For further thoughts on favourite pirate films from me, @CaptainJackdaws, @moregreyham, and @dmvc18 see here - https://t.co/Ty1Zqe9W8i. Part of a series of posts on our @UniRdg_History blog on pirate films from last summer!

[Richard Blakemore @historywomble]

Really excited that my first trade book will be coming out this year with @TheHistoryPress - Enemies of All: The Rise and Fall of the Pirates. You can preorder a copy here: https://t.co/qg5feQMotu

[Luke Walters @CaptainJackdaws]

👀First event of the year👀

The @MemoryStudiesSW’s inaugural event of 2024 is right around the corner, join us online on the 5th of February, details below!

[Memory Studies SW Research Cluster @MemoryStudiesSW]

Spaces are still available for our upcoming online event on the 5th of February, link is in the post below!

You can also read more about this fascinating subject in Sandy and Catiana’s latest publication, available here: https://t.co/nWmbSNT0hN

[Memory Studies SW Research Cluster @MemoryStudiesSW]

Don't forget to mark your diaries for the 5th of February and join us online for a fascinating talk with Sandy Sugawara and Catiana Garcia Kilroy regarding their latest project! Link here: https://t.co/D5IsMfTFwO @SWWDTP

[Luke Walters @CaptainJackdaws]

@martibiavati Edit: there will be many pirate puns

[Luke Walters @CaptainJackdaws]

Myself and @martibiavati’s first event as cluster leads, join us as we’ll tackle the subject of memory and monsters! So looking forward to this one 👀👀

[Memory Studies SW Research Cluster @MemoryStudiesSW]

See below for the booking link to our highly anticipated event: ‘Memory and Monsters’ Featuring talks by Reading’s own @Mangham and @EmmaAston372, join us as we tackle the monstrous both in the physical, and metaphorical senses. Link: https://t.co/wC6m3Tqp3a @SWWDTP

[Luke Walters @CaptainJackdaws]

First event of 2024! Join us next month for an exciting online talk, link in the original post 👀

[Memory Studies SW Research Cluster @MemoryStudiesSW]

Join us online on Monday the 5th of February for a talk chaired by Catiana Garcia-Kilroy and Sandy Sugawara realgarding their latest project: Show me the Way Home: The Incarceration of 120,000 Japanese Americans. Link here: https://t.co/D5IsMfTFwO

[Luke Walters @CaptainJackdaws]

#OnThisDay in 1718, Stede Bonnet, the Gentleman Pirate, was hanged in Charleston. Bonnet was a wealthy landowner whose decision to turn to piracy is still debated. Nonetheless, he is now remembered as one of the most iconic figures of the ‘Golden Age’ of Piracy #PirateHistory

[Memory Studies SW Research Cluster @MemoryStudiesSW]

A slight amendment to our upcoming 'Memory and Monsters' workshop. The event will now take place on the 9th of February 2024, and we're looking forward to revealing more of the day's schedule and special features!