Richard Batten
Honorary Research Fellow at University of Exeter, Historian, Devon, WW1; Barista; Farmer’s son; Views my own, reposts not endorsements;
- Reposted by Richard BattenON OUR RADAR // Exeter History Book Festival 📜📚🗣️ One-day event with talks from four Devon historians and stalls from local heritage organisations. 🗓️ Sat 21 February 📍 Mint Methodist Church Centre exeterobserver.org/2026/01/28/e...
- Reposted by Richard BattenVery much looking forward to this #charterrific event tomorrow! If you want a copy of the Teams link, just let me know. (Formal sign-up is now passed, but I have permission to circulate the link.)
- Reposted by Richard BattenHappy new episode day everyone! This moneht we watched Jean Pierre Jeunet’s 2004 French film 'A Very Long Engagement' and had a great time!
- How does the #FWW look when the story is driven by loss, hope and unanswered questions? This month we watch 'A Very Long Engagement'. It centres on Mathilde, who refuses to accept her fiancé has died after being condemned by a French military tribunal. 🗃️ ohwhatalovelypodcast.co.uk/podcast/a-ve...
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- Reposted by Richard BattenBetween 1485 & 1603 Devon and Cornwall experienced 5 major rebellions: how were they remembered regionally, over time and across social divisions? And how are they being commemorated today? 'Remembering Rebellion in the Tudor South West': bit.ly/3YXxbbz: a new TRHS article by Prof Mark Stoyle 1/2
- Reposted by Richard BattenThe press release for our book: Writing Politics in Modern Britain: Genre and Cultures of Publishing since 1900, is edited by Professor Gary Love, from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and Professor Richard Toye, from the University of Exeter. news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
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- Reposted by Richard BattenWe are delighted to share details of the Joyce Youings Memorial Lecture 2025-6 on Wednesday 28 January at 3pm. The lecture will be delivered by Professor Jane Whittle who will speak on ‘Work and gender, status and power: the surprising history of everyday chores in early modern England’. (1/3)
- Reposted by Richard BattenApplications for a Gerda Henkel bursary for doctoral research for into the FWW from @cr-historial.bsky.social close on 26 February. The maximum age to apply is 35. More info: 1418.hypotheses.org/bourses
- Reposted by Richard Batten📢JOYCE YOUINGS MEMORIAL LECTURE📢 Prof. Jane Whittle: Work & gender, status & power: the surprising history of everyday chores in early modern England 🗓️ 28 January, 3pm 📍 Uni of Exeter & Zoom All welcome at this public 🗃️ lecture, register for your place: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-joyce-...
- Reposted by Richard BattenIt’s not long now until the official publication of the Hardback and Paperback versions of our new edited volume (29 Jan) entitled ‘Writing Politics in Modern Britain’. In anticipation of publication day a blog has been produced and is now live on the CUP website: cambridgeblog.org/2026/01/what...
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- Reposted by Richard BattenI cant say its an absolute bargain, but the 40% MUP sale does being the price down to £57 and make it a bit more of an affordable investment. Sale lasts until end of January: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526176851/
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- Reposted by Richard BattenMy book is a bargain right now, especially as printed in colour! MUP sale runs to end of the month ("discount will apply automatically at checkout, unless based in North America. North American customers, please enter discount code JAN40 at checkout"): manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526168511/
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- Reposted by Richard BattenWelcome to Itiner-e – The Digital Atlas of Ancient Roads- the most detailed open digital dataset of roads in the entire Roman Empire ... Itiner-e allows you to view, query and download roads. itiner-e.org #skystorians 🗃️#roman
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- Reposted by Richard BattenOn advance access: "(Un)Remembering Sexual Violence in South African History" by Emily Bridger (@uoearchhist.bsky.social) #OpenAccess doi.org/10.1093/past...
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- Reposted by Richard BattenIt's UK Disability History Month! Don't forget to explore our Disability and Inclusion guide to discover a range of digital and on-campus resources, including fiction, non-fiction, and audio-visual material: bit.ly/ExeterUniLibUKDHM #UKDHM
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- It was great to be back on the Western Front Association’s Mentioned in Dispatches podcast with Dr Tom Thorpe @kensingtons.bsky.social to talk about my latest book, For King and Country: The Role of Patriotism in Mobilisation in the First World War: kensingtons.org.uk/podcast/ep37...
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- In case you missed it, you can watch my talk that I gave about Patriotism on the Home Front of the First World War on 16th May 2025 at the @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social online: m.youtube.com/watch?v=wJzK...
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- Devon’s elite attempts to “police” patriotism during World War One had limited success, research shows news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
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- Reposted by Richard BattenThe Dennis Showalter Memorial Lecture will be delivered by @juliarsct.bsky.social next week! There are still some tickets left available to attend either in person or online. So if interested, check out the Eventbrite link in the quoted message. 🗃️
- We are delighted to share the details for this year's Dennis Showalter Memorial Lecture 'Poetry under fire: what poems did during the First World War' to be delivered by @juliarsct.bsky.social on 11th Nov 2025 You can book to attend in person or online: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/remembranc... 🗃️
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- Reposted by Richard BattenOur jam-packed programme is ready to go! Keep reading for more ⬇️
- For King and Country: The Role of Patriotism in Mobilisation in the First World War “offers a sharp, original analysis of wartime mobilisation and domestic patriotism during the First World War” Many thanks to Dr Tom Thorpe @kensingtons.bsky.social for his review in Stand To!
- Reposted by Richard BattenI'm so pleased to share this Call for Papers for a conference on Food and Nutrition in Wartime in the Modern World, 19th-21st centuries, organised with my colleagues Chris Batten and @rfhodge.bsky.social, kindly supported by @fwwsoc.bsky.social. Submissions to foodandwarconf@gmail.com by 22/12/25!
