Ismini Pells

Lecturer in Department for Continuing Education, University of Oxford. Researches 17thC military history, English Civil War, medicine & warfare

[Waseem Ahmed @Waseem_Ahmed98]

Doing a talk on popular politics in the English revolution on 4th December at @NAM_London!
https://t.co/zEucP5Djuk

[Ismini Pells @IsminiPells]

@17thCenturyLady 🫣

[Ismini Pells @IsminiPells]

@JadeJesty_ Sure is!

[Ismini Pells @IsminiPells]

Thrilled to see this article by @JadeJesty_ out in print! It focuses on one of the #BritishCivilWars unsung heroes: Prince Maurice of the Rhine. Definitely one for those who like to #KeepItStuart !

https://t.co/wWJiFK90KQ

[The World Turned Upside Down @world_turned]

LISTEN
Part 1 - Ending the Civil Wars
After the Battle of Dunbar
The road to Worcester
With the 375th anniversary upon us, Prof Gaunt explains the prelude to the Battle of Worcester.
https://t.co/nnX5ltcWac

[Civil War Petitions @cwpetitions]

New exhibition opening soon at @MuseumCromwell in association @FortressStudy - do check it out!

[Ismini Pells @IsminiPells]

@17thCenturyLady Sorry to hear that you are ill. Hope that the hospital visit is helpful. Dogs always make everything better!

[Simon Knott @TheSimonKnott]

This is a nice article about Alf Ramsey, who still has a reputation for having been a terse and even difficult man.

When I first moved to Ipswich in the 1980s, I was surprised to regularly see the now-retired Sir Alf and his wife Lady Vicky out shopping in the town centre, quite unremarked and unmolested (in fact, this told me more about Ipswich than it did about the Ramseys). I remember being surprised how small they both were.

Two stories about Sir Alf stick in my mind. On the night after Ipswich Town won the championship in 1962 in their first ever season in the top division, there was a celebration party at Portman Road. Someone noticed that Ramsey was missing, so trainer Jimmy Forsyth was sent out to look for him.

He found him out on the training pitches, watching a meaningless end of season youth team game. When Forsyth suggested that Ramsey might come in for a drink, he replied 'not now Jimmy, I'm working'.

The other story is in, I think, Julian Germain's lovely book 'In Soccer Wonderland', so I hope I haven't misremembered it. Everyone in Ipswich knew where the Ramseys lived on Valley Road, and the young Germain, more in hope than expectation, put a sheet of paper and stamped addressed envelope through the door, asking if Ramsey might kindly get the autographs of all the England players for him.

A few days later the autographs were duly put back through the door of the Germain house, also delivered by hand.

[daniel daniels @DanielDanielsPR]

Worcester Civil War banners 😎

[Jade Jesty @JadeJesty_]

My review of Dr David Appleby’s latest monograph has been published by @MidlandHistory!

A wonderful book that provides an accessible narrative of the British Civil Wars, whilst retaining a sharp focus on the voices of the non-elite. #twitterstorians

https://t.co/CGgLslrHFU

[Ismini Pells @IsminiPells]

Skippon’s stepdaughter. Her ‘Epitaph on my truly honoured Publius Scipio’ was written for him.

[John McCafferty @jdmccafferty]

23 June 1664: Burial of Katherine Philips ('Orinda') #writer & translator at St Benet Sherehog #London #otd She'd died of smallpox, hence the speed of her interment

[Ismini Pells @IsminiPells]

@Whomembers1630s @MuseumCromwell @DrElliotVernon 😂

[Ismini Pells @IsminiPells]

@DrElliotVernon @MuseumCromwell @Whomembers1630s Exactly that!

[Ismini Pells @IsminiPells]

@MuseumCromwell @DrElliotVernon @Whomembers1630s John Lilburne wouldn’t want to be a Lego character purely on the basis that other contemporaries of his had been made into Lego characters…

[Society for Army Historical Research @societyarmy]

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[The Cromwell Museum @MuseumCromwell]

Tonight sees the second of our online lectures, with Richard Blakemore looking at the remarkable career of Robert Blake, who Nelson described as a better admiral than he. Ticket holders can watch live or catch a recording; details at: https://t.co/QmjBilmfXV

[Ismini Pells @IsminiPells]

@17thCenturyLady How about Lady Ann Fanshawe’s recipe for ‘icy cream’? 🍦😋
https://t.co/Dt423EVXhl

[The World Turned Upside Down @world_turned]

LIVE WEBCAST
Schools’ History Conference 2026
@Cromwellorg
Thursday 25th June 2026 10.00 - 13.00 hours
Leading academic historians debate key topics from the A-Level syllabus.
REGISTER NOW
https://t.co/fOzzrRqtja

[Claire Hobson 📚 @RestorationHat]

Really important topic. Like I said on CavalierCast with @1642Author, it's a shame children in history are generally overlooked so much.

[The Battle of Worcester Society @BoWSociety]

What was it like to be a child during the English Civil Wars? Join acclaimed historian, Dr Ismini Pells, for a fascinating Battle of Worcester Society talk exploring the untold experiences of children shaped by conflict, loss and survival in the 17th century. ⬇️