Catherine Fletcher

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Writing history, usually in Manchester, when possible in Italy. THE ROADS TO ROME: A HISTORY now out in the UK - US edition coming Dec 24. Next up: early modern guns.

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Delighted to share this Art UK curation on the theme of The Roads to Rome, created with @lagoonii.bsky.social to tie into the release of my new book: artuk.org/discover/cur...

The Roads to Rome: A History | Art UK artuk.org Discover artworks, explore venues and meet artists. Art UK is the online home for every public collection in the UK. Featuring over 300,000 artworks by over 50,000 artists.

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Todays FREE weekly history article from me includes news from my articles and a look at @cathfletcher.bsky.social’s amazing new book: with a piece on how Roman roads impacted the fighting in Italy in 1944 #WW2 achurchill.substack.com/p/free-weekl...

Free Weekly Digestachurchill.substack.com Spies, Nazis, football history and puritan sex

New essay from me on how I came to write The Roads to Rome, at Unseen Histories: www.unseenhistories.com/catherine-fl...

One of my favourite images of Rome is this painting of the Via Appia by William Crosbie, now in the @hunterian. Sadly we had to leave it out of the book because we couldn't track down the rights holder, but isn't it gorgeous?

Are you concerned that you're not thinking enough about Ancient Rome? Don't worry, my new book will give you LOTS of things to think about.

I had gone several minutes without thinking about Ancient Rome. Thank you

My new book, The Roads to Rome, is out today! Here's a thread with a few highlights of what's inside.

Having a new book out is always a bit nerve-wracking, so I'm delighted to see this lovely first review in the Observer:

The Roads to Rome by Catherine Fletcher; Italy Reborn by Mark Gilbert reviews – the long path to prosperitywww.theguardian.com Fletcher’s epic and witty study unearths the history of the Roman roads and their hold on our imagination, while Gilbert celebrates Alcide De Gasperi, the postwar Christian Democrat politician whose p...

One month to publication and it's great to see a finished copy of The Roads To Rome.

Back to the studio today for the final full day recording The Roads To Rome. Only a few tricky pronunciations left now! Out on 13 June: pre-order here: www.penguin.co.uk/books/443108... #skystorians #audiobook

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Cover reveal for HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY! Pre-orders available this fall; publication in Feb 2025. Sign up to this newsletter for pre-order news and giveaways, tour dates, and pub date news! Please share w/ friends! 🗃 #histsci #earlymodern #authors surekhadavies.substack.com/p/cover-reve...

Cover reveal! Humans: A Monstrous Historysurekhadavies.substack.com The book is in production! - and some essays I published, plus some museum recommendations.

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A very important announcement! A not-to-be-missed opportunity to read about the Indigenous Americans who discovered Europe for LESS THAN A POUND. 🗃️ #histbookchat 💙📚 Thank you @soundandfury.bsky.social 😊.

Hi, @carolinepennock.bsky.social I've just noticed On Savage Shores is 99p on Google Books. (Yes I have bought it.)

I quite like the idea that The Prince is Machiavelli's YA book, and that adults read the Discourses on Livy (and watch the plays).

People keep warning me about the ‘young people these days’, but now I’m really worried.

Trying hard to do some environmentally-friendly slow research travel during my sabbatical and the 3.5 hour delay between Manchester and London today is... not a good start.

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I’ll be joining @badancient.bsky.social & other excellent historians in this annual ‘Take Your Research Public’ with @cathfletcher.bsky.social . It’s a fantastic way to learn about working in the creative industries , the #GLAM sector, & much more. mcphh.wordpress.com/2024/03/05/t...

Delighted to be back with TAKE YOUR RESEARCH PUBLIC 2024 - a very practical introduction to bringing historical research (broadly defined) to wider publics. Speakers from History Today, You're Dead to Me, Bad Ancient and beyond. Application deadline 26/4 #skystorians

Take Your Research Public June-July 2024: Save the Date!mcphh.wordpress.com Join experts from MCPHH and beyond on a practical course to develop your academic historical work into formats suitable for wider publics.Led by Professor Catherine Fletcher, this free five-session co...

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At the risk of seeming a bit big for my britches, I wrote a newsletter with advice about pitching Drafting the Past (that might be useful for pitching other shows, too). As a bonus, you'll learn why I've been side-eyeing freelance book publicists: buttondown.email/draftingthep...

Advice on pitching Drafting the Pastbuttondown.email This is sometimes what my inbox feels like. Perhaps naively, when I first launched the Drafting the Past podcast, it didn't occur to me that people might...

Walking in the Lakes and would like to know if there were always loads of daffodils or if it's a post-Wordsworth invented tradition.

Love these Roman mosaic ducks from Santa Maria in Trastevere.

Just three months until THE ROADS TO ROME hits bookshops. Very grateful for all the kind comments already coming through: 'erudite, entertaining and infinitely readable,' says Helena Attlee. Pre-order your copy here:

The Roads To Romewww.penguin.co.uk Brimming with life and drama, this is the first book to explore two thousand years of European history through one the greatest imperial networks ever built ‘erudite, entertaining and infinitel...

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On 28-29 November 2024, join us in Nicosia, Cyprus for the 2024 Society for the History of War conference on "Legacies of War and Violence". The deadline for paper and panel proposals is 30 June. The CfP can be found here: shorturl.at/twyzR. #SHoW2024

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See also the recent curatorial posts at the British Museum.

The BL should be shamed for offering this salary for a full curator IN LONDON. I am aware that this is the going rate for curatorial positions in the UK. And it’s impossible for anyone without family wealth. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DGL381/c...

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For those of you wondering about Free Thinking after last week's Radio 3 announcement, it's now confirmed that it's moving to a single live edition each week, Fridays at 9pm.

BBC Radio 4 announces refreshed schedule this Spring and raft of new commissionswww.bbc.co.uk The revamped schedule has been designed to give audiences what they want most, when they want it

For those of you wondering about Free Thinking after last week's Radio 3 announcement, it's now confirmed that it's moving to a single live edition each week, Fridays at 9pm.

BBC Radio 4 announces refreshed schedule this Spring and raft of new commissionswww.bbc.co.uk The revamped schedule has been designed to give audiences what they want most, when they want it

Swords or pistols?

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I had the great honor of being on this week’s BBC program In Our Time alongside @cathfletcher.bsky.social and Stephen Bowd to talk about the 1527 Sack of Rome 🎙️ #EarlyModern www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Sack of Rome 1527www.bbc.co.uk Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Holy Roman Emperor's army's notorious attack on Romans

I advise finishing your breakfast before you listen!

@cathfletcher.bsky.social will be on In Our Time tomorrow - #skyhistorians #earlymodern www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Sack of Rome 1527www.bbc.co.uk Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the Holy Roman Emperor's army's notorious attack on Romans

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I wrote about the British Library Fantasy exhibition co-curated by @tanyakirk.bsky.social & @mjrsangster.bsky.social (closes Feb 25). Get up close to Beowulf, the notebooks of Ursula K. Le Guin & @neilhimself.neilgaiman.com, and more. #Fantasy #Books open.substack.com/pub/surekhad...

In which I find the original 🍑 (maybe). Definitely a book for your reading lists.

‘Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe’ by Noel Malcolm reviewwww.historytoday.com

Tonight on Free Thinking we're talking about ships, from privateers to prison hulks to the Kru sailors of Liberia.

BBC Radio 3 - Free Thinking, Myths, ships and historywww.bbc.co.uk Anna McKay, Lloyd Belton and Oliver Finnegan delve in the deep for seafaring histories.