Dr Surekha Davies, Historical Monster Consultant (she/her)@brookenewman.bsky.social: "The receiver general, an officer charged with managing payments on behalf of the crown, offered the enslaved Africans to the highest bidders in the king’s name."
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In 1708 a Spanish ship carrying "gold, silver and emeralds" mined by Indigenous people under forced labour was attacked by the British & sank off the Cartagena coast (now in Colombia).
Treasure? Archeological heritage? Whose? @[email protected] reports.
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There’s a 20-billion dollar ha...
There’s a 20-billion dollar ha...
An open-access article on hammocks, by @marcynorton.bsky.social and @johnmkuhn.bsky.social, which will interested #earlymodern #histsci and #VastEarlyAmerica folks! 🗃
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Dr Surekha DaviesPitching a Nonfiction Book for General Readers: webinar!
Catherine Fletcher (Manchester Metropolitan University) and I are offering a free webinar for Renaissance Society of America members (anyone can join) as part of the RSA's Professional Development webinar series.
Thurs, Nov 6, 2025, at 12-1pm. EST / 5-6pm GMT (& recorded)
Widen your publishing prospects by learning how to pitch a nonfiction book for general readers as an early modernist. Join us online for an introduction to the world of trade-list publishing and the genre of creative/narrative nonfiction.
Topics will include: how trade-list book proposals differ from those for academic monographs, working with a literary agent, research and writing timelines, book proposal sections, sample writing, differences between the UK, US, and other markets, and more.
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PSA for folks on historians.social on Mastodon! Today is the last day in which to move to another instance before this one shuts down. #earlymodern #histsci #ancient #medieval #VastEarlyAmerica
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I wrote about an early 16th-century painting of Hell for
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This Disturbing 16th-Century P...
This Disturbing 16th-Century P...
This Disturbing 16th-Century Painting of Hell Linked Satan and His Demons With the New World Beyond Europe
The panel features monsters with African, Indigenous Caribbean and intersex features, encouraging viewers to connect the sins and punishments depicted to those considered "other"
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The Colony and the Company
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The Colony and the Company