Vincent A. Kennedy

DH • PGR at @UniKent, @komldsp, @LeverhulmeTrust funded - Marlowe's Lost Copy-Texts • Early Modern History Editor @HistoryEpoch • Ben Jonson Fanboy • he/they

[Vincent A. Kennedy @DigitalQuill]

Delighted to say I'll be working on this project! Very excited that my academic journey is leading me right back to where it started. Hoping to bring a twist of the digital to it.
A perfect fit, too: our family has our very own Cat Marlowe, named after the very playwright.

[MEMS @mems_ukc]

Knowledge Orders PhD Project #1 - https://t.co/TaCZmAM3in

With Dr Rory Loughnane @loughnrv and Dr Daniel Starza Smith

[EPOCH History Magazine @HistoryEpoch]

⏰ It's Release Day! ⏰

Join us for Issue 24 of EPOCH, 'Bodies & Emotions'! With sixteen articles on topics spanning from the Iron Age to visions of the future, we're sure to have something for all readers!

Check it out !👇
https://t.co/FA1EUYVwge

[MΛЯIПΛ @oscillate23]

"The Alchemist Who Has Achieved Illumination", a famous historical illustration found within the 18th-century alchemical manuscript known as the Clavis Artis.

[EPOCH History Magazine @HistoryEpoch]

How was the story of a witch with an enchanted leather bag used to warn about the dangers of sin?

In Issue 23, @jgmanley explored the work of Robert Mannyng and Pope Innocent III to bring clergy and laity closer together.

Read it here!👇
https://t.co/QblkKimWKL

[Vincent A. Kennedy @DigitalQuill]

@Freeburian I’ve really been looking forward to this coming out!

[EPOCH History Magazine @HistoryEpoch]

⏰Submissions are open for EPOCH Issue 23,out on 1st March 2026.⏰

Themed 'Religion & Belief', we are especially interested to hear from researchers in these fields, but we welcome all submissions on research of a historical nature!

Submit!👇
https://t.co/h035TIyUBb

[EPOCH History Magazine @HistoryEpoch]

How did an inheritance system lead to the collapse of an empire which had stood for centuries?

In Issue 22, Khadija Tauseef explored the fatal flaw within the Mughal dynasty.

Read it here! 👇
https://t.co/SHYYdpvnqa

[EPOCH History Magazine @HistoryEpoch]

Female codebreakers at Bletchley Park during the Second World War performed vital work - but what about their predecessors?

In Issue 22, Alison Sawers uncovered the overlooked story of female codebreakers during the First World War.

Read on!👇
https://t.co/Bqg2prPO2h

[Vincent A. Kennedy @DigitalQuill]

The fun thing about Pepys is that he wrote so much of 1600s London life.

Here's a great passage in Ben Jonson's 'Bartholomew Fair' that Pepys possibly didn't like - when the Puritan cross-dressing argument against players is satirised against genital-less, genderless puppets.

[May Winter @MSugma71483]

@HiddenYorkshire The interesting thing about the lascivious Samuel Pepys is that he was a Puritan sympathiser and didn’t like seeing Puritans being mocked. He also liked Oliver Cromwell and saw him as a great man.

[Vincent A. Kennedy @DigitalQuill]

Spent a while today learning about the various clubs in Jacobean London, particularly the Apollo Club of Jonson's.

From a guy who, in his youth seemed pretty keen on a bust-up, its pretty moderate of him to have a rule about not breaking glasses or windows.

[Vincent A. Kennedy @DigitalQuill]

Check out the latest EPOCH for a diverse range of historical topics including women's history, sport history and international heritage!

[EPOCH History Magazine @HistoryEpoch]

🎉Issue 22 is now live!🎉

Join us for the latest issue of EPOCH, 'Sport and Society'! With over 15 pieces, our contributors cover every topic from Lancashire football to the Mughal dynasty.

Read it here!👇
https://t.co/jT0aToGqdH

[Vincent A. Kennedy @DigitalQuill]

Attending the @CHASE_DTP funded @bookscapes workshop at Canterbury Cathedral was a great way of seeing the connection of lettering across media, time and tradition.

I'll certainly be thinking about the impact of letter forms on my subjects going forward.

[Bookscapes Workshops @bookscapes]

Join us for another workshop!
TRADITIONS OF LETTERING
Monday 3rd November, 11am-5pm
Canterbury Cathedral
Lead Organisers: Dr David Rundle (MEMS, Kent), Mrs Cressida Williams (Canterbury Cathedral Archives)
Register your interest early by emailing [email protected]

[Vincent A. Kennedy @DigitalQuill]

Had the wonderful experience of seeing a few astoundingly interesting MSS at the Society of Antiquaries, London yesterday - massive thanks to Kat for her expertise!

[Vincent A. Kennedy @DigitalQuill]

Pleasant evening out in Margate seeing a good friend. She's an English grad so I got to spout about my studies in good company.

She's a tattoo artist and a great friend. Very excited I get to be in proximity to her for a few years!

[Vincent A. Kennedy @DigitalQuill]

Given my recent start to my PhD on Marlowe, I had to take a day to see #BornWithTeeth in London.

A great play with tons to unpack, Gatwa and Bluemel perform a dominantly feline Kit and a servile but resistant Will. Adams balances research with imagination, humour with doom. Ace.

[Vincent A. Kennedy @DigitalQuill]

Wonderful sentiment, but let it be known: if I am not buried at sea to return my nutrients to the creatures of the depths, I will be haunting someone.

[Clay Franklin Johnson @ClayFJohnson]

“Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no tomorrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace.”

—Oscar Wilde, “The Canterville Ghost”

Today is Wilde’s birthday

[Vincent A. Kennedy @DigitalQuill]

Two excellent researchers, one fascinating topic.

[EPOCH History Magazine @HistoryEpoch]

Historians often find unexpected connections between their research interests, but do we ever take the time to explore them?

In Issue 21, Anna Drury and Laura Noller discussed French sex workers in two very different contexts.

Read on! 👇
https://t.co/NsJTq1W11G

[Vincent A. Kennedy @DigitalQuill]

A fascinating article that questions the digital presentation of cultural heritage. Read if you have an interest in the digital and the history of Dunhuang!

[EPOCH History Magazine @HistoryEpoch]

How can digital heritage improve collaboration across museums, cultures, and nations? Can it impede progress? Is it all power politics?

In Issue 21, Yuxin Tao analysed the potential for digital heritage to shape the global heritage sector.

Read on! 👇
https://t.co/Ki6axj6TDi

[Vincent A. Kennedy @DigitalQuill]

A thoroughly interesting article, and very worth a read if museums are even a tiny bit your thing.

[EPOCH History Magazine @HistoryEpoch]

We hope you've enjoyed the release of Issue 21, 'Heritage & Memory'!

Read on for Megan Schlanker's research on the ways British museums shifted their approach to children's education during the Second World War 👇
https://t.co/IXs4yMtNXm
#twitterstorians #History

[Vincent A. Kennedy @DigitalQuill]

@MarloweProject Illuminating review - really insightful.

[Vincent A. Kennedy @DigitalQuill]

Issue 21 of EPOCH Magazine features, among fantastic articles, editorial pieces that spotlight heritage and museum sites.

My contribution centres on Canterbury's Lopsided Literary Heritage. Have a read if Canterbury's early modern history interests you!

https://t.co/VtrP39qZtN