Durham University's Department of History is nestled right at the heart of this historic city, sitting alongside the World Heritage Cathedral and Castle.https://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3mlvbgkuit226Len Scales in Die Zeit! Als die Deutschen Deutsche wurden / When the Germans became Germans https://www.zeit.de/2026/22/deutsche-identitaet-mittelalter-heiliges-roemisches-reich-geschichte @lenscales.bsky.social15 May 2026 11:52 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvbgkuit226https://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3mlt6ty5mw22bWhat a list of Black Death survivors reveals about the way people recovered from plague 💀⛪💀👑 https://theconversation.com/what-a-list-of-black-death-survivors-reveals-about-the-way-people-recovered-from-plague-275622?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=bylineblueskybutton14 May 2026 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt6ty5mw22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3mlt6pkgmsc2p🎉 New article by Grace Owen and Jane Whittle, 'Women's Wage Labour in Rural England, c. 1250-c. 1450: Identifying the Known Unknowns in Manorial Accounts' 🎉 https://doi.org/10.1080/03044181.2026.2663312 @graceowen.bsky.social14 May 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlt6pkgmsc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3ml3zcfu6hs2uCongratulations to Catherine-Rose Hailstone, whose book is now available to pre-order from Edinburgh University Press! *God, Demons, and Fear: Emotion, The Self, and Self-control in Gregory of Tours* https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-god-demons-and-fear.html @caterose.bsky.social @imems.bsky.social05 May 2026 10:50 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml3zcfu6hs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3mijeahiwck2eCall for papers: Historicizing the China–Africa Relationship, Durham, 26 August 202602 Apr 2026 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijeahiwck2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3mgupumuyx22hCover reveal for Barbara Keys' new book, Super K! The untold story of how Henry Kissinger spent five decades shaping his legacy, and the institutions that helped him do it. https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Super-K/Barbara-J-Keys/978166801892712 Mar 2026 15:32 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgupumuyx22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3mgpsxstdtk2bSpotlight on Professor Markian Prokopovych – advocating history’s role in supporting Ukraine's future https://www.durham.ac.uk/news-events/latest-news/2026/03/spotlight-on-professor-markian-prokopovych-/10 Mar 2026 16:44 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpsxstdtk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3mgmitxnhkc2aLatest piece in the New York Review of Books by our colleague Erin Maglaque: God's Impertinent Prophets https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2026/03/26/gods-impertinent-prophets-voices-of-thunder-baker/ @erinmaglaque.bsky.social09 Mar 2026 09:05 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgmitxnhkc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3mg2yyftwac2lNew Open Access article by Richard Huzzey and Katrina Navickas, 'From Repertoires to Recipes: Rethinking Political Organisation in the Long 19th Century' 🧐💾👇💻🙋 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/WKHAW9PZAK2ZIXSS7JKN?target=10.1111/1750-0206.70025 @richardhuzzey.bsky.social @katrinanavickas.bsky.social @parlhistjournal.bsky.social02 Mar 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg2yyftwac2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/durhamhistory.bsky.social/post/3mg2xrj5ptc2lCongratulations Naomi and colleagues @parlhistjournal.bsky.social on your new special issue! Lots of current and recent Durham historians featured here including a first article out of the PhD for the now *Dr* Isaiah Silvers 🎉 [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Mar 2026 09:44 +0000at://did:plc:zh2o7nbgazn5cwf4tkxa27e6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg2xrj5ptc2l