Meet an absolute unit of an #earlymodern bible. On this painting from Wybrand Hendriks, the thick volume of the bible is the main message. The woman may be sewing, and there is a dog present about to play with a ball, but the big book being bigger than the entire dog signals: well-doing deep faith.
To mark tonight’s FINAL spring book tour event for HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY from @ucpress.bsky.social (at @cemskcl.bsky.social; details end of 
), here’s a history of science, the monster version - in pics! 1/
#ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH
FINAL spring book tour talk about HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, Mon April 28, 5:30pm, King's College London. And a conversation with @philipcball.bsky.social! Reception follows. Free registration!
#medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH
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Day 2 of #HistFest2025! Humans: A Monstrous History is in the foyer. I’m here all day, and speaking at 3pm (in person and online) with @k8lister.bsky.social; happy to autograph books! @histfest.bsky.social has been fab so far! #skystorians #booksky #earlymodern #histsci #histmed
Book talk about my new book, HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, at King's College London, Mon 28 April, 5:30pm. Lecture followed by a conversation with science writer Philip Ball, and a receiption. Register here.
#histodons #earlymodern #science #histsci #histmed
https://kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/book-talk-humans-a-monstrous-history
“Anywhere you have categories, you also have monsters.” On #BBC Radio Ulster's Sunday with Steve Rainey, I talked about why people invent monsters. Begins at 43:05 mins.
Listen worldwide until May 5th (ish) 1/n
#ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH
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My @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social YouTube show last night was such fun! Thanks, everyone who came out for the live show! Recording below: monsters past & present; fun, utopian monsters, too. Lots for #StarTrek #TNG fans!
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#medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #politics #HAMH
What do monsters tell us about science, society, the past, and the future? Join me in convo with zoologist
@billschuttauthor.bsky.social live on @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social TONIGHT at 7pm ET to find out! 1/n
#ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH
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Book talk and convo with @philipcball.bsky.social, science writer and author, Mon 28 Apr, 5:30pm, in London, on the theme of HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY!
Monsters: where science and history come together. 1/2
#ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH
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What can our monsters tell us about science, society, the past, and the future? Join me in convo with zoologist @billschuttauthor.bsky.social tomorrow at 7pm ET online to find out! @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social
#ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH
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I'll be speaking at @histfest.bsky.social, with @k8lister.bsky.social, at @britishlibrary.bsky.social on Sunday 27 April at 3pm UK time - also livestreamed! Check out the amazing HistFest programme below, and get your tickets now!
#earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics
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My interview on 2 Complicated 4 History, on everything from astrobiology to current affairs, is now on YouTube as well as Apple and Spotify.
#earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH
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London and online folks: I have two April events coming up where you can fact-check science historian and medievalist @sebfalk.bsky.social's generous take on HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY. 1/n
#earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH
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Fancy a lazy Sunday podcast episode? I talked about astrobiology, categories of beings, the monstrous imagination, and more on the 2 Complicated 4 History podcast with @isaacsloftus.bsky.social & @lynnprobbins.bsky.social 1/n
#earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH
Love this idea from @jrthorp.bsky.social. Do you have a copy of my new book, from @ucpress.bsky.social, HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY - #HAMH? If you have a copy and an animal, I'd love to see them in a photo together. (No animal? Visit or borrow an animal?)
#earlymodern #histsci #histmed
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Newsletter: #NYC, interview on @draftingthepast.bsky.social, upcoming @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social online & livestreamed London event w/ science writer @philipcball.bsky.social!
#ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH
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Book tour part 3: events, hang...
George Buchanan (1506–1582): Pedagogue & ‘Prince of Poets’
8 May, Stirling. Tickets by donation
This lecture explores George Buchanan’s dual legacy as a humanist poet & as a teacher, & traces his career & influence across 16th-century Europe
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/george-buchanan-pedagogue-and-prince-of-poets-tickets-1323553276479
I spoke with @isaacsloftus.bsky.social and @lynnprobbins.bsky.social on 2 Complicated 4 History about HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY from @ucpress.bsky.social.
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#ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH
