Eleanor Russell

PhD Candidate in Economic History at the University of Cambridge, studying the political and cultural activity of sixteenth-century European merchant banks.

[Economics Observatory @EconObservatory]

How have past pandemics affected business? | Economics Observatory ⁦@EGRHistory⁩ https://t.co/dUkyNADpV2

[EDICIONES AKAL @AkalEditor]

@Arcdelahistori @Conversation_E #TodoEmpiezaenUnaLibreria La Peste Negra 1346-1353 - Ole J. Benedictow
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@EGRHistory & @ProfMartinP vía @bbcmundo: Otra consecuencia de la Peste Negra fue el estrechamiento de lazos entre gobiernos y el mundo de los negocios.
https://t.co/Wnvh4eNSVX

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I've spoken on another podcast about history and the #coronavirus, this time with the @newmoneyreview. It's a more detailed look at the impact of #pandemics on the #economy and how the outcome for #multinationals can be different than from smaller companies.

[Paul Amery @newmoneyreview]

We can all see the short-term impacts of #coronavirus. But if previous #pandemics are anything to go by, there could be some dramatic shifts in economic relations, working practices and politics still ahead of us. https://t.co/4QQeoL0FzO @conversationUK @EGRHistory @ProfMartinP

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@Cdb23Briggs @CamHistory @camedieval Thanks Chris!

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@BarryColfer @belferhistory @Harvard Thanks Barry!

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Delighted to announce that my recent article on coronavirus and the Black Death in The Conversation has won the Stanton Foundation's prize for Applied History, as judged by @belferhistory at @Harvard: https://t.co/9BDlme303Q

[Belfer Center's Applied History Project @belferhistory]

The Stanton Foundation has selected winner #7 of its coronavirus Applied History award! Congrats to Eleanor Russell (@EGRHistory) and Martin Parker (@ProfMartinP) for "How pandemics past and present fuel the rise of mega-corporations." @ConversationUK

https://t.co/SuYSbFzCMb

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And here's the podcast!

[The Conversation @ConversationUK]

The first episode in our new Recovery podcast series had just dropped 🎤 we find out how Europe recovered after half its population was wiped out from the Black Death. @EGRHistory https://t.co/uAgntVndYy

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Here's my article with @ProfMartinP on how corporations respond to pandemics.

[The Conversation @ConversationUK]

The Black Death fuelled the rise of wealthy entrepreneurs – is COVID-19 doing the same? @EGRHistory @ProfMartinP https://t.co/Ml5VTesoiL

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I don’t know into which camp Twiggy’s actions fall. But either way, donations by modern billionaires, and the backlash against them, are eerily similar to the charity of the medieval super-rich and the feelings of resentment felt among those suffering from pandemics 6/6

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#TwiggyForrest’s purchase of tests closely resembles charitable efforts by the medieval super-rich, such as Cosimo de’ Medici (left), during plague outbreaks. Like Twiggy’s tests, these acts could be interpreted as political stunts #covid19Aus @GeorgiaHitch @nathanhondros 1/6

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Historians continue to debate whether these gestures were pure #tokenism – designed to boost the image of a city’s richest citizens at times of heightened suffering for the poor – or genuinely philanthropic 5/6

[Eleanor Russell @EGRHistory]

I don’t know into which camp Twiggy’s actions fall. But either way, donations by modern billionaires, and the backlash against them, are eerily similar to the charity of the medieval super-rich and the resentment that these could stoke among those suffering from pandemics 6/6

[Eleanor Russell @EGRHistory]

Historians continue to debate whether these gestures were pure #tokenism – designed to boost the image of the elite at times of heightened suffering for the poor – or genuinely philanthropic 5/6