Mark Hobden

Living history interpreter, PhD student, and passionate advocate for rehabilitating the image of early modern surgeons.

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Here is a follow on to my new blog. This time a brief nod to when surgery went too far...https://t.co/M9X1KJ9RYZ

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I have started a short series called Pragmatic Notes from a Grandad. First post here: https://t.co/BnPjcI0poI

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He asked for a little off the top 😀

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I stumbled upon an entry in the Barber Surgeons Company of London Court minutes from 1600 relating to a master's conduct. 'Refused to appear before the Masters to answer a compaint (breaking the apprentice's head). Overdone it methinks!

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Studying emotional judgment among Early Modern barber-surgeons has revealed one possibility: doubt isn’t a professional failure, it may be evidence of care. The only real change is that today we express it with footnotes instead of case notes — and preferably better coffee

[Dr Elena 'Ellie' Woodacre @monarchyconf]

So looking forward to the book launch for this fantastic edition of Margaret Tudor’s letters tomorrow—Helen Newsome Chandler & I will be ‘in conversation about the book and what Margaret’s correspondence reveals about her life & the practice of queenship 👸https://t.co/wD6qFiu47I

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@csmbr_pisa For your interest, here is a translated latin/modern English copy of a uroscopy chart/urine wheel I used as part of my living history surgical display.

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[Winchester City Council @WinchesterCity]

The Whales have arrived @WinCathedral 👇

[Institute of Historical Research @ihr_history]

Studying, researching or teaching histories of Britain or Ireland ? Try using the Bibliography of British and Irish History (#BBIH), it contains 650,000+ resources from 55 BCE to today https://t.co/7YY09AE7tJ @Brepols

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Browse our archive of podcast episodes on the history of medicine:
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@AmiliaGillies @ihr_history @CHASE_DTP @YorkHistoryDept @OxfordCEMS @mems_ukc @UniKentHistory @AntonioPattori This looks interesting. An interesting little 17th-century scandal has just popped into my head.

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@MedHistoryMan @CambridgeUP Thank you for producing this very readable academic text. This encouraged my own exertions writing my MA thesis on Emotions and Self-fashioning among early modern barber surgeons. Thanks for the inspiration.

[CharlotteRose Millar @drcmillar]

Ghost Conference Alert!! @SnedAndrew @tait_clodagh and myself are delighted to be organising a conference on historical representations of ghosts at Mary Immaculate College in Limerick in June 2025. CFP attached! Please share! #earlymodern #twitterstorians #emotions #emostorians

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@SophieLouCurtis Steeleye Span performed a rousing version of this wonderful traditional carol many moons ago. Try this you tube link. https://t.co/0AMOHEbkPa

[The Cromwell Museum @MuseumCromwell]

#OnThisDay 9 October 1660 the trials of 10 Regicides associated with the trial of Charles I began at Hick's Hall and the Old Bailey. They were all found guilty and were executed by being hanged, then drawn and quartered. #17thCentury #OTD

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Spotted this classic meme, original creator unknown.