Orlando Morley

This is a personal website for me, Orlando Morley. I created it in May 2026, when I really should have been writing my MPhil dissertation. I made it after reading this excellent essay by Simon Sarris. I intend to use this website as a place to put things I have written, done or just want to keep somewhere.

I have a Twitter account, but rarely post.

I review films on Letterboxd from time to time.

My profile on Spotify is public, so you can see what I'm listening to.

Things I have written:

• Early modern fiscal-military states: An essay about how important financialisation was to the development of early modern states.
• The Euro as a political project: An essay about the politics of European monetary union in the 20th century.
• ‘Archiving for the future’ in early modern history: An essay about the idea of 'archiving for the future' in the early modern period.
• Historical approaches to the archive for early modern historians: An essay about why early modern historians should care about the archival turn.
• Were early modern naturalist collectors carrying out experiments?: An essay about early modern naturalists and the scientific method.

Things I have done:

• Some rowing races: Videos of some of the rowing races I have taken part in.

Things I am keeping:

• Interesting old things: Some things I like that I've found in old books or manuscripts.
• Things I enjoyed reading: Short pieces of writing that I have particularly enjoyed reading.
• Reading list: A diary of some of my reading.
• Videos I enjoyed watching: Videos that I enjoyed watching.
• David's photographs: Some of my grandfather's photographs, mostly taken in the 1960s.