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Amidst the excellent #histmed panels at #SSHM2026, I was excited to organise a #maritimehistory panel on naval healthcare and welfare featuring new research from myself, @eliskabujokova.bsky.social and @catsbeck.bsky.social, chaired by Erica Charters. Another great @sshmedicine.bsky.social event!

How were sailors were declared ‘unfit for service’ in the British navy? I’ll be giving a free online talk about this and more on June 2nd at 5.15pm GMT for the Maritime History and Culture Seminar hosted by Royal Museums Greenwich: www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/onl... #navalhistory #maritimehistory

Unfit for service: disability and old age in the British Navy during the French WarsJoin us for a free online talk by Dr Manon C. Williamswww.rmg.co.uk

My article about post-mortem examinations on naval ships has been published in the newest issue of the British Journal for the History of Science! Available Open Access from @universitypress.cambridge.org and @bshsnews.bsky.social here: doi.org/10.1017/S000... #navalhistory #histmed #histsci

An interesting read about how historians tend to think about projects as ‘books’. I’ve recently been wondering how we can forefront impact or public engagement outputs as project goals, rather than monographs (…though admittedly less helpful on the job market).

Come hear me talk about my beloved naval surgeons on 29 January at KCL’s Maritime History Seminar! I’ll be speaking about my PhD research along with some important updates, newly-discovered from the archives during my Caird Fellowship at Royal Museums Greenwich. www.kcl.ac.uk/events/naval...

‘Men of the most splendid talents and professional respectability’: Naval surgeons, professional identity, and collective bargaining (1793–1815) | King's College LondonIn this seminar, Dr Manon C Williams explores how naval surgeons during the French Wars collectively pushed for reforms to improve their status and professional identity.www.kcl.ac.uk

If your work engages with naval and maritime history, art, and culture, do consider applying. Next year’s application is open now until 18 January 2026: www.rmg.co.uk/collections/.... Feel free to reach out to me if you have any questions about my research or the fellowship.

Fellowships at Royal Museums GreenwichApply for funding to support research at Royal Museums Greenwich through our Caird Research Fellowshipswww.rmg.co.uk

This year, as a Caird Research Fellow at Royal Museums Greenwich, I developed a new research project on occupational health, disability, and welfare in the British Royal Navy during the French Wars (1793–1815). Read some of my preliminary findings here: www.rmg.co.uk/stories/mari....

Unfit for service: healthcare and welfare in Nelson's NavyHidden in the seemingly mundane bureaucratic letters of the Royal Navy lie some fascinating insights into the role of the British state in providing healthcare and welfare to ill and injured seamen.www.rmg.co.uk

I was thrilled to travel to Scotland this week to open an installation I’ve been working on for the School of Medicine @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. The installation showcases diverse alumni from St Andrews’ past to inspire incoming students to the #MBChB. #histmed #medsky #medhums #skystorians

If you’re in London and want to learn more about how aged and disabled sailors were declared ‘unfit for service’ and invalided from the Navy, join me on 26 November. I’ll be giving a public talk in Greenwich based on my Caird Research Fellowship. More info here: www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/que...

Salons in the Queen's House: Unfit for ServiceIn this free lunchtime talk, historian Dr Manon Williams will explore how the Royal Navy treated sailors who were judged ‘unfit for service’ due to injury, illness, or old agewww.rmg.co.uk

Very excited that I’ve been elected as an Associate Fellow for the Royal Historical Society — what a wonderful community of historians, academics, curators, archivists, and scholars to be a part of!

How did the sea shape British, maritime, and post/colonial identities? What is the role of #maritimehistory in telling these stories? These are some of the questions tackled this weekend at this excellent conference at the #NationalMaritimeMuseum, supported by @britishacademy.bsky.social (1/3)

As a medical historian who’s dabbled in amateur printmaking as a hobby, I loved reading this article! @richardtbellis.bsky.social explores how translational printmaking, as a social and collaborative process, shaped the visual appearance, epistemic content, and communication of anatomical pathology.