King's College London, History Department (@kingshistory.bsky.social)

@cemskcl.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 9:29 AMReposted by @kingshistory.bsky.social

Expanded chronologies, cross-confessional empathy, and Irish history in a European and global perspective. Some of the many themes from last night's wonderful celebration of Dr. Joan Redmond's new book, Religion, Rebellion and Violence in Ireland, c. 1603-1649. Thanks to those who came along!

A photograph of the front cover of Dr. Redmond's new books, Religion, Rebellion and Violence in Ireland, c. 1603-1649.

A photograph of Dr. Redmond and Prof. John Morrill, speaking to a packed room.

@davidedgerton.bsky.social Sep 26, 2026, 11:19 AMReposted by @kingshistory.bsky.social

Rich account of the politics and history of British 'resilience' from Will Lloyd - very happy to be cited in it. @kingshistory.bsky.social @kingschostm.bsky.social giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

@kingshistory.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 1:11 PM

'When Artists Think about God and Religion: The Case of Sting' A talk by Dr Evyatar Marienberg (Department of Religious Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) King’s College London, 8th Floor Open Space, Strand WC2R 2LS 1 October 2026, 17:30

@davidedgerton.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 6:37 PMReposted by @kingshistory.bsky.social

Launching the Chinese edition of Rise and Fall of the British Nation in Beijing! @kingshistory.bsky.social

@kingsartshums.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 2:47 PMReposted by @kingshistory.bsky.social

📺 Watch Professor William Pettigrew (@kingshistory.bsky.social) and his team on David Olusoga's new series ⬇️

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

@anastruillou.bsky.social Sep 4, 2026, 1:48 PMReposted by @kingshistory.bsky.social

Very happy to share my new article (in French!) in the Revue d'histoire moderne et contemporaine in a beautiful issue on the mobility of paper & maritime history 🦑

⚓ On archives, mobility, and travelling notaries across the Mediterranean ⚓

Don't hesitate to email for a PDF

lnkd.in/ef-kjw4e

@historicaljnl.bsky.social Sep 18, 2026, 7:00 AMReposted by @kingshistory.bsky.social

📣Out now on #firstview!

Abhimanyu Arni @kingshistory.bsky.social on 'Indian Political Intelligence (IPI) and the Recolonization of the Indian Diaspora: From Ethnographic Surveillance to Racial Deportation, 1938–1953'

#Activism #Colonial 20thc 🗃️

👉Open access: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

This article examines the activities of Indian Political Intelligence (IPI) in Britain between 1909 and 1947, arguing that the agency exemplified the ‘imperial boomerang’ as, through it, the authoritarian and racialized practices of colonial governance returned to shape the British state. Although headquartered in Britain, IPI was financed by the Government of India and operated as a key component of the Raj’s security apparatus, working closely with Special Branch, MI5, and other state bodies. This article shows how the agency deployed colonial ethnographic categories and intelligence practices to monitor and disrupt Indian anticolonial activism, particularly among the organized working-class diaspora in the Midlands. IPI’s campaign against the Indian Workers Association during the Second World War culminated in the creation of Defence Regulation 47AAD, which enabled the arrest, detention, and deportation of Indian seamen and workers on racialized grounds. By tracing the origins and implementation of this regulation and the associated deportation programme, the article reveals how colonial modalities of surveillance, policing, and racial governance were repatriated to the metropole. In doing so, it demonstrates how colonial security practices undermined the universality of British liberalism and contributed to the construction of racialized forms of state power within Britain itself.

@cemskcl.bsky.social Sep 16, 2026, 4:49 PMReposted by @kingshistory.bsky.social

Join us on 30th September to celebrate the launch of Dr. Joan Redmond's ( @kingshistory.bsky.social) first monograph, Religion, Rebellion and Violence in Ireland, c. 1603-1649 (@universitypress.cambridge.org).

Full details below!

kingsearlymodern.co.uk/events/relig...

@kingshistory.bsky.social Sep 14, 2026, 9:29 AM

The research of our new colleague, William Pettigrew, is in the @theguardian.com today: 'The royal crown branded on enslaved Africans: Britain’s monarchy and the slave trade' www.theguardian.com/uk-news/ng-i...

@bixhiribarren.bsky.social Sep 9, 2026, 1:19 PMReposted by @kingshistory.bsky.social

“For Whom and For What Purpose? A Position Paper on #DigitalHumanities and #AI in #AfricanStudies”, is now out in the ZMO Programmatic Texts series! doi.org/10.58144/202... The result of a workshop organised with @fmadore.bsky.social in February 2026. We wrote our paper with 23 other authors!

@kingshistory.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 8:12 AM

The exhibition is open!

@kingshistory.bsky.social Sep 7, 2026, 8:11 AM

Funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Freewheelers have collaborated with Surrey History Centre, our colleague @dralanagharris.bsky.social, photographic artist Emma Brown, and filmmaker Stefan Pollack to create a collection of nearly 100 tintype portraits thehortonepsom.org/events/us-th...