Simon Peplow @simpep
Historian of race, ethnicity, and migration in modern Britain @WarwickHistory. Education Officer @history_uk. Yma o Hyd. (he/him) warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/histo… Joined September 2009-
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Very happy to share that my recent article upon the editorial career of Krishna Menon was one of two awarded an Honourable Mention for the inaugural @HistoricalJnl ECR article prize - check it out open access below ✨
📣In this HJ Highlight, listen to @DrJackBowman (@WarwickHistory) talk about their article 'The Early Political Thought and Publishing Career of V. K. Krishna Menon, 1928–1938', awarded an Honourable Mention in the HJ EC Prize👇 ✨Read open access: cambridge.org/core/journals/…
This was really fun to do, although bloody cold!
STATUE OF THE WEEK Kicking off a new series with @EmmaPeplow taking us through each statue in Parliament Square, starting with GEORGE CANNING On your @bbc5live
Beyond delighted to announce that I'm now represented by the brilliant @iamciarafinan at @CBGBooks! This is an absolute dream come true for me, and I'm so excited to start working with her!
Ein llwybr i'r @FIFAWorldCup... 🇧🇪🇲🇰🇰🇿🇱🇮 #TogetherStronger
@SarahRoseCrook This, 100% this! Not sure about you, but it's been a bad term for us with bugs and things... strength and solidarity!
Eek! Podcast out today🎙Based on our oral history archive interviews with former MPs. Today we duscuss MPs' first arrival in Westminster and parliaments culture in the last half of the 20th C. Also bonus episode today all about the interviews themselves
We're so excited to announce #HistParl's new podcast, Tales from the Green Benches: an Oral History of Parliament! Episodes drop every Monday, starting next week- you can listen to the trailer and subscribe early where ever you get your podcasts! shows.acast.com/tales-from-the…
I'm terrified & excited that our #oralhistory podcast, Tales From the Green Benches, is out Monday. Hosted by me & the wonderful @bl_magnacarta, written with the amazing @priscilamp, with archive highlights and lots of wittering! Get it wherever you get your podcasts, etc, etc...
We're so excited to announce #HistParl's new podcast, Tales from the Green Benches: an Oral History of Parliament! Episodes drop every Monday, starting next week- you can listen to the trailer and subscribe early where ever you get your podcasts! shows.acast.com/tales-from-the…
🚨This year's Duncan Tanner Prize is now open 🚨 If you're a PGR/ECR working on an article in modern British history and/or Britain's imperial and global engagements please consider entering! @MBHJournal @TheNACBS @JBritishStudies @IHR_britain academic.oup.com/tcbh/pages/ess…
Good grief. Aaron Ramsey. We’ve produced so few players who could do that. My mind drifts back to this goal all the time.
The final episode of my podcast is out now! Please listen to conclude a narrative on the legacy left behind by the Windrush generation and their profound impact on Britain. 🌎🙌🏾 open.spotify.com/episode/08NEFj…
Huge congratulations to @AdeneganK @uniofwarwick History alumna on winning silver 🥈🇬🇧 🎉(in the T34 100m) 👏 You smashed it! @ParalympicsGB
"She inspires me so much. What she’s done is incredible. Four Paralympic Games, golds every single race. She’s amazing. Huge respect. Congratulations to her." 🥈Kare Adenegan 🇬🇧 about @HanCockroft @BritAthletics @ParalympicsGB @Paralympics
James Watson, an excellent @WarwickHistory student, recently travelled to Jamaica to trace his family histories. Centring their voices/experiences, the first episode of the 'Windrush: Identity Layered Over Generations' podcast is out now! #twitterstorians open.spotify.com/episode/1Jyapp…
open.spotify.com/episode/02jSw6… I have just released the first episode of my podcast about Windrush migration on Spotify. 🥳This is a period of history which is not talked about enough and I am trying to make a real impact in reveal a legacy of Caribbean migration to the UK!
Exciting news! 🎉 Recently launched on Spotify. A brand-new podcast "Windrush: Identity Layered Over Generations" on Spotify. Created by @_jameswatson as part of his URSS Project #WindrushGeneration #BritishHistory #PodcastLaunch
open.spotify.com/episode/02jSw6… I have just released the first episode of my podcast about Windrush migration on Spotify. 🥳This is a period of history which is not talked about enough and I am trying to make a real impact in reveal a legacy of Caribbean migration to the UK!
@LornaPeplow @RWAKissofDeath Yaaay! We're very proud of how amazing you are @LornaPeplow! 🏆👏🎊💖😍
So grateful to @RWAKissofDeath, who have awarded my novel 'Monkshood' 1st place in the 'mainstream mystery' category and also overall winner of the unpublished division for the 2024 Daphne du Maurier Contest for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense! What a lovely surprise!
New report: Challenging racial justice in the criminal justice system in the UK: A history of legal action 1975-2020. Authored by myself and @KojoKoram baringfoundation.org.uk/resource/chall…
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