Digital historian of early modern Europe in Virginia. Posts on historical travel, mail, diplomats, spies 🕵️ Author of Postal Intelligence: The Tassis Family and Communications Revolution in Early Modern Europe (Cornell, 2025). Now on #17thC conspiracy.https://bsky.app/profile/rmidura.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rmidura.bsky.social/post/3mextmmar422mThis is a beautifully written piece- delighted to be a part of it! [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Feb 2026 10:26 +0000at://did:plc:pligliym6ylzrh3pm2jxdbcq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mextmmar422mhttps://bsky.app/profile/rmidura.bsky.social/post/3mbhj7a5fo22oJob alert: https://www.usna.edu/HRO/jobinfo/Tenure-Track-20_C_HIS-26.php02 Jan 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:pligliym6ylzrh3pm2jxdbcq/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbhj7a5fo22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/rmidura.bsky.social/post/3m6zozqkom22eIn some personal news, I've got a new project debuting in January 😁02 Dec 2025 19:39 +0000at://did:plc:pligliym6ylzrh3pm2jxdbcq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6zozqkom22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/rmidura.bsky.social/post/3m2outoyd3c2rSharing a great new video for our (funded!) History MA here at Virginia Tech. Feel free to reach out to me with any questions or info for students who may be interested: #academicsky https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzZlYxQE59s08 Oct 2025 14:42 +0000at://did:plc:pligliym6ylzrh3pm2jxdbcq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2outoyd3c2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/rmidura.bsky.social/post/3m2epdtoy3k2hHad a lovely brief visit back in the Bay! Great fun discussing #17thcentury conspiracies with groups at Stanford and Berkeley 🕵️‍♀️04 Oct 2025 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:pligliym6ylzrh3pm2jxdbcq/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2epdtoy3k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/rmidura.bsky.social/post/3lpwbwp444s2jFinally got to do the secret itinerary tour of the Palazzo Ducale! It was amazing. Friend described the vibe perfectly as “classy torture bureaucracy.” 🗃️24 May 2025 13:48 +0000at://did:plc:pligliym6ylzrh3pm2jxdbcq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpwbwp444s2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/rmidura.bsky.social/post/3lprfdtw7jk2qJust saw that my article "The Black Chamber: Opening Europe’s Post" is now up on @historytoday.com ! 📯🕵️🗃️ https://www.historytoday.com/archive/feature/black-chamber-opening-europes-post22 May 2025 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:pligliym6ylzrh3pm2jxdbcq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprfdtw7jk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rmidura.bsky.social/post/3lpp3ydoogk2l1,425 photographs at the archive today, that might be a personal best. RIP my shoulders though ☠️21 May 2025 17:13 +0000at://did:plc:pligliym6ylzrh3pm2jxdbcq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpp3ydoogk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rmidura.bsky.social/post/3lp5vrno3e22tYay, just got word that the Historical Games in Research and Teaching roundtable has been accepted for #aha2026! Looking forward to talking about the pedagogy keeping me sane during AI-ification and all the rest. This hopefully means the linked panel and creative session will be appearing as well 🤞🗃️14 May 2025 21:07 +0000at://did:plc:pligliym6ylzrh3pm2jxdbcq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp5vrno3e22thttps://bsky.app/profile/rmidura.bsky.social/post/3loqd7prkw22kI love him 😍 [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2025 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:pligliym6ylzrh3pm2jxdbcq/app.bsky.feed.post/3loqd7prkw22khttps://bsky.app/profile/rmidura.bsky.social/post/3lop7rss6m22qIf anyone cares to weigh in, I'd be curious how realistic this sounds to #earlymodern or #medieval folks who know this particular journey well! I'll also be diving back into the postal materials, of course. 🗃️ [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2025 00:56 +0000at://did:plc:pligliym6ylzrh3pm2jxdbcq/app.bsky.feed.post/3lop7rss6m22q