Labour, Leisure, and Life in Early Modern England

17 May - 21 June | Mondays at 5pm | A new seminar series dedicated to the study of everyday life in Early Modern England | Run by and for PGRs and ECRs.

[Labour, Leisure, and Life in Early Modern England @LabourLeisure]

We're thrilled to share our brilliant line-up of speakers for this summer! 17 May - 21 June, Mondays at 5pm.

Sign Up Here: https://t.co/q6nMMjzDwF

[The Cabinet of Curiosities @YorkCofC]

#earlymoderntwitter - Today is the last day to get your proposals in for our 2021/22 seminar series! If you are a PGR or ECR researching the early modern period, come and share your knowledge with us! #earlymodern #AcademicTwitter

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Woodcut of John Case (circa 1660 - 1700), English #astrologer and quacksalver. Here he receives, like John Milton, divine messages from an angel, in order to write (not an epic poem) but notes on healing remedies & recipes. #DivineDeliveroo

[Emotion, Embodiment and the Everyday, c.1500-1800 @emotionsbodies]

📢 We are delighted to release the *CALL FOR PAPERS* for 'Emotion, Embodiment and the Everyday, c.1500-1800' to PGRs and ECRs. Please spread the word and submit your abstracts or any questions to [email protected] by 4th August. We look forward to reading them!

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Join us TODAY for our final seminar of the summer with @leonierprice (University of Sheffield):

'Marking the Everyday: Marriage, Inscriptions and Social Life in Early Modern England'

Monday 21st June. 5pm. Register Here: https://t.co/HhIJOqPzmq

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Next Monday is our FINAL seminar of the summer. Join us to hear from the phenomenal @leonierprice (University of Sheffield):

'Marking the Everyday: Marriage, Inscriptions and Social Life in Early Modern England'

Monday 7th June. 5pm (GMT). Register Here: https://t.co/HhIJOqPzmq

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@moregreyham Credit: A Dutch country tavern with a drinker being given encouragement, a group by the fire and a serving man chalking up orders. Lithograph by F. Hanfstaengl, 1836, after D. Teniers.

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We're back TODAY at 5pm to hear @moregreyham (University of Reading and National Archives).

'Tales from the Green Dragon: Pirates, Profits, and Tavern Gossip Overheard in Jacobean London' 🏴‍☠️💰🍻

Monday 14th June. 5pm (GMT). Register Here: https://t.co/mkUngsc86Y

[Labour, Leisure, and Life in Early Modern England @LabourLeisure]

Ahoy! Join us next week to hear from the marvellous @moregreyham (University of Reading & The National Archives):

'Tales from the Green Dragon: Pirates, Profits, and Tavern Gossip Overheard in Jacobean London'

Monday 14th June. 5pm (GMT). Register Here: https://t.co/mkUngsc86Y

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Credit: A surgeon binding up a woman's arm after bloodletting. Oil painting by Jacob Toorenvliet, 1666.

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Good Morning, Twitter!

We're back again at 5pm TODAY to hear from @earlymodernemma on:

'My wife would not assist me in dressing my poor leg': Illness, Healthcare and the Politics of Domestic Labour

Monday 7th June. 5pm (GMT). Register Here: https://t.co/A0Rikjwxke

[Labour, Leisure, and Life in Early Modern England @LabourLeisure]

Our Seminar Series continues next week with the magnificent @earlymodernemma (University of York):

"My wife would not assist me in dressing my poor leg': Illness, Healthcare and the Politics of Domestic Labour'

Monday 7th June. 5pm (GMT). Register Here: https://t.co/A0Rikjwxke

[Labour, Leisure, and Life in Early Modern England @LabourLeisure]

Good Morning #twitterstorians! Is a Bank Holiday really a Bank Holiday without some Early Modern History?

Join us TODAY at 5pm (GMT) to hear @Imogen_Knox on:

'Experiencing Suicidal Temptation in Early Modern British Supernatural Narratives'

Register: https://t.co/JQZpl2Ugam

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Join us again next Monday to hear from the incredible @Imogen_Knox (University of Warwick).

'Experiencing Suicidal Temptation in Early Modern British Supernatural Narratives'

31st May. 5pm GMT. Register Here: https://t.co/JQZpl2Ugam

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@joe_saunders1 Thanks, Joe. It was a genuinely fascinating and thought-provoking paper. We look forward to hearing how your research progresses!

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TODAY at 5pm GMT. See below for further info.👇

[Labour, Leisure, and Life in Early Modern England @LabourLeisure]

Next week we'll be hearing from the sensational @joe_saunders1 (University of York):

'The Social World of the Stationers' Company, c.1600-41'

Be sure to 𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑙 it in to your 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠! 📝

24th May. 5pm GMT. Register Here: https://t.co/hxINCWz65M

[Labour, Leisure, and Life in Early Modern England @LabourLeisure]

Next week we'll be hearing from the sensational @joe_saunders1 (University of York):

'The Social World of the Stationers' Company, c.1600-41'

Be sure to 𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑖𝑙 it in to your 𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠! 📝

24th May. 5pm GMT. Register Here: https://t.co/hxINCWz65M

[Labour, Leisure, and Life in Early Modern England @LabourLeisure]

TODAY at 5pm. Be sure to register below!

[Labour, Leisure, and Life in Early Modern England @LabourLeisure]

Next week we'll be kicking off our summer seminar series with the wonderful Dr. Sarah Ward Clavier (UWE, Bristol)!

'Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Women of the Post in Seventeenth-Century England and Wales'

17th May. 5pm GMT. Register Here: https://t.co/bszGrLKhiH

[Labour, Leisure, and Life in Early Modern England @LabourLeisure]

Image: Three women in a post office, curious about a local resident, surreptitiously read a sealed letter addressed to him. Engraving by F. Bacon after H. Richter. Credit: Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

[Labour, Leisure, and Life in Early Modern England @LabourLeisure]

Next week we'll be kicking off our summer seminar series with the wonderful Dr. Sarah Ward Clavier (UWE, Bristol)!

'Signed, Sealed, Delivered: The Women of the Post in Seventeenth-Century England and Wales'

17th May. 5pm GMT. Register Here: https://t.co/bszGrLKhiH

[Labour, Leisure, and Life in Early Modern England @LabourLeisure]

07.06. @earlymodernemma

"My wife would not assist me in dressing my poor leg': Illness, Healthcare and the Politics of Domestic Labour'

Register Here: https://t.co/aYwjUCQdFJ

(Apologies for the delay - we had some reports the link was not working!)

[Labour, Leisure, and Life in Early Modern England @LabourLeisure]

We're thrilled to share our brilliant line-up of speakers for this summer! 17 May - 21 June, Mondays at 5pm.

Sign Up Here: https://t.co/q6nMMjzDwF

[Labour, Leisure, and Life in Early Modern England @LabourLeisure]

21.06. @leonierprice

'Marking the Everyday: Marriage, Inscriptions and Social Life in Early Modern England'

Register Here: https://t.co/cmn9fd2uWP