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Brendan Tam

@brendantam

PhD candidate (History) University of Warwick (2022-2026) || Political friendship in Britain 1760-1837|| πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί || PG Co-Convenor IHR British History in the Long Eighteenth Century Seminar

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ICYMI:

Submissions for our annual PhD Lightning Talks event closes this Friday 13 March! If you are in the first two years of your PhD, work on the field of British history in the long 18th cent (1660-1830) and are looking to share your research, get in touch!

royalhistsoc.org/calendar/ihr...

09.03.2026 09:10 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Great to have former WIP convenor @brendantam.bsky.social give his paper on the political discourse of friendship in the late Hanoverian period

02.03.2026 17:30 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’ll be presenting a paper at the IHR British History in the Long 18th Century Seminar next Wednesday based on my (worryingly) soon to be completed PhD research!

20.02.2026 17:02 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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18TH CENTURY BRITISH HISTORY PHD LIGHTNING TALKS CFP

Are you at the start of your PhD? Want to tell an eager and engaged audience about it in 5 mins? We want to hear the best PGR research about 18th Britain at our #LightningTalks event 29 April 2026.

Please see the poster for further information!

13.02.2026 10:03 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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WINTER Term Card:

We are excited to share our seminar schedule for next term! Our slate of speakers cover a range of #18thc British history topics.

Registrations are now open (with paper abstracts) at the link below πŸ‘Ž

@ihr.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social

www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

12.12.2025 12:13 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 28 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3
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Black and Political: Reconstructing Black Participation in British Politics, 1750-1850 Hybrid | Online-via Zoom & IHR Wolfson Room NB01, Basement, IHR, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU

Next Wednesday 3-12 we are holding a joint seminar with @histparl.bsky.social! Join us at 17:30 at the @ihr.bsky.social or online via zoom to hear Dr Helen Wilson discuss β€˜Black & Political: Black Political Participation in Britain, 1750-1850’.

Register now! πŸ‘Ž

www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

28.11.2025 10:07 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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AUTUMN 2025 TERM CARD:

We have an exciting range of speakers for the remainder of this term - covering a range of topics relating to Britain in the #18th!

As always, all our seminars take place in person and online. Make sure to register with the following link!

www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...

20.10.2025 09:35 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 16 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

I'm really looking forward to sharing my findings about debates surrounding the Scottish Coal miners. Make sure to come along!

17.10.2025 19:06 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're super excited to announce the return of the Warwick History PG Work in Progress for 2025/26. Open to all who are interested in hearing about all the fantastic research being done by PG history students at Warwick!

06.10.2025 13:09 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I have the pleasure of chairing @richardjansell.bsky.social’s paper next week. Be sure to add it to your calendar if you’re interested to hear more about servants on the β€œgrand tour” in the 18th century!

01.10.2025 12:20 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Back to what has become over the last three years another home.

24.09.2025 15:19 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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John Lewis: A Black Sailor at the 1828 Weymouth By-Election - The History of Parliament In this guest article Dr Joe Cozens discusses his research into John Lewis, a Black sailor who was arrested during the 1828 Weymouth by-election. Dr Cozens is

@joecozens.bsky.social, one of our seminar convenors, has just had an article published by @histparl.bsky.social discussing his research into John Lewis, a Black sailor who was arrested during the 1828 Weymouth by-election.

historyofparliament.com/2025/06/24/j...

24.06.2025 08:36 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Histories of Resistance: Disability, Agency and Embodiment in the Long Eighteenth Century

Join us next Wednesday (25/6) 5:30-7:30 in person at the IHR and online for our final seminar of 2024-5 to hear David Turner ( Swansea University) present his paper β€˜Histories of Resistance: Disability, Agency & Embodiment in the Long Eighteenth Century’

@ihr.bsky.social

shorturl.at/hMRGz

19.06.2025 12:14 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Diaries and Journals of William Wilberforce: An Editor’s Report

Join us next Wednesday at the University of Northampton as we take the Seminar on the road! Starting at 15:00 hyrid, John Coffey (Leicester) will present on the ongoing Wilberforce Diaries project.

The event will be proceeded by a walking tour of Northampton!

www.history.ac.uk/events/diari...

06.06.2025 12:47 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It was a pleasure presenting a paper this morning based on my recent work on political sociability (derived from a dissertation chapter section) at Warwick’s PG History Conference.

Congratulations to my fellow co-organisers for putting together a fantastic 2-day conference!

23.05.2025 10:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A pleasure as always to hear you present your work Chloe!

22.05.2025 17:21 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kicking off our conference with our first panel: Early Modern Mobilities

Come down to OC0.04 to catch the latest in PG history research here at Warwick!

22.05.2025 10:04 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I have throughly enjoyed helping to put this event together as the current PGR Seminar Co-Convenor. We have a bumper lineup of early stage PhDs presenting their research.

09.05.2025 09:26 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Our conference schedule is now live! I am very excited to see this showcase of research from rhe Warwick PG community! warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

08.05.2025 21:19 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Check out this fantastic conference on early modern work - @annajpravdica.bsky.social has put together an absolute stellar lineup!

03.05.2025 17:22 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
2025-2026 Award Recipients | Lewis Walpole Library

Thrilled that I have been awarded a Lewis Walpole Travel Grant which will support two weeks of research later this year trawling through their eighteenth century private correspondence and manuscripts collections in Connecticut!

walpole.library.yale.edu/fellowships/...

30.04.2025 10:20 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Henry Addington is another.

15.04.2025 09:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Impeachment of Warren Hastings: The First Governor General of India - University Of Worcester

This summer, @histparl.bsky.social is joining forces with the School of Law at the University of Worcester, @parlhistjournal.bsky.social and @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social, for a conference on the trial of Warren Hastings.
All welcome!
@cecs-york.bsky.social
www.worcester.ac.uk/about/academ...

15.04.2025 07:29 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

This is a great idea!

14.04.2025 08:08 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The great political survivor of late eighteenth century politics!

14.04.2025 07:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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🚨Call for Papers🚨

We're now welcoming abstracts from Warwick history postgraduates for our annual Conference!

Deadline 16 April

Apply here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...

26.03.2025 18:13 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks to the team at @gladlib.bsky.social for assisting with my research trip this week, consulting the Glynne-Gladstone manuscripts, helping me get through a mammoth amount of material. Now to actually write it up into the dissertation…

21.03.2025 14:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks to everyone who participated in the β€œLived Experiences of the Westminster Parliament in History” conference that I co-organised with the fantastic @chloechallender.bsky.social - we enjoyed a wide range of papers spanning from medieval Westminster to the present day

14.03.2025 21:15 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3

Thanks again for your brilliant paper Mari!

14.03.2025 16:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Black and white photograph of Vanda Salmon, smiling and wearing a long coat and floral hat, leaning on crutches

Black and white photograph of Vanda Salmon, smiling and wearing a long coat and floral hat, leaning on crutches

Fantastic conference on Lived Experiences of the Westminster Parliament at Warwick today - great to speak on Vanda Salmon papers @chuarchives.bsky.social on panel with @lisaberrywaite.bsky.social and @emmapeplow.bsky.social. Thanks @chloechallender.bsky.social @brendantam.bsky.social for organising

14.03.2025 16:06 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1