Reposted by Adam ChapmanKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 7hSeriously, unless you're going to call me a "scientist" for helping my son with his class volcano project and call me a "physician" because I applied a band-aid successfully, please please PLEASE stop calling any random crank who shits out a book about the past a "historian" 612086368
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 4hIn case you missed it: English cricketers sportswashing the Afghan regime.bbc.co.ukEngland players told to think of 'daughters, sisters or mothers' before committing to Afghanistan Premier League T20 tournamentEnglish cricketers aiming to play in a men's T20 franchise tournament organised by the Afghanistan Cricket Board have been urged to think about their "daughters, sisters or mothers". 160
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 4hAnyway, Ollie Pope, Moeen Ali, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Reece Topley, et al, *this is the sort of thing you're condoning*. 062
Reposted by Adam ChapmanDaniel F Gosling @thegozfather.bsky.social · 6hALL Duchy of Lancaster Duchy Chamber pleadings for the reign of Elizabeth I (DL 1/41-213) are now item searchable on the catalogue by name, date, subject, and more. What a time to be a fan of Elizabethan litigation! discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/browse/r/r/C...discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk 01910
Reposted by Adam ChapmanChurch Monuments Society @churchmonuments.bsky.social · 6hLook at the prompts and see what you could post. 073
Reposted by Adam ChapmanSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 7h"A big petro-state did it and ran away" 711833
Reposted by Adam ChapmanThe Cricketer @thecricketer.com · 13hDespite a trophyless season at Taunton, Somerset have completed a rare double.thecricketer.comSomerset pair earn PCA awards double | The CricketerDespite a trophyless season at Taunton, Somerset have completed a rare double, with Craig Overton and Sophie Luff winning the PCA men's and women's player of the year awards 152
Reposted by Adam ChapmanKatherine Weikert @kateweikert.bsky.social · 9hHwaet! Winchester is advertising for a 0.5FTE, open-ended contract in English Lit (pre-1800). Deadline 14 October for applications. Please share this with anyone who might be interested! www.winchester.ac.uk/About-Us/Wor...winchester.ac.uk 01515
Reposted by Adam ChapmanDr Sophie Michell @sophiemhistory.bsky.social · 13hLast call for this. It is tonight. Despite its jaunty aspect, I promise to be absolutely diabolically MISERABLE for a full 45 minutes. 2157
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 11hFrom today's copy: rural housing policy in a nutshell: 'The [parish] council was opposed to the building of starter homes in the village because there were no jobs for young people there. In 1993 there was a further debate about starter homes but no decision was made.' 181
Reposted by Adam ChapmanDan Neidle @danneidle.bsky.social · 16hManchester City cheated Premier League rules, the Commission found. Did it also cheat HMRC? We've examined the decision and leaked Mancini documents. We think City likely failed to pay £12m in tax. There should be a criminal investigation. Thread: 591006430
Reposted by Adam ChapmanSquiddy @dr-squiddy.bsky.social · 12hNobody could have seen this coming (except for anyone who has visited a previous exhibition at the BM and has spent a few seconds thinking about the logistics around blockbuster audiences and the logistics of having one massive object). 5317
Reposted by Adam ChapmanKevin Howells @kevinhowells.bsky.social · 13hIt’s a sanctuary for me; chaotic and defiant and a reason which makes sense to me; not many others thing do. 4342
Reposted by Adam ChapmanVictoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · 12hFor more #Palaeography resources, our friends @sas-news.bsky.social are building a library of resources and tools to help! 🗃️palaeography.ukPalaeographyVisit the post for more. 032
Reposted by Adam ChapmanVictoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · 12hOur new project in #Lincolnshire on the town of #Spalding is supporting a workshop on an essential historical skill #Palaeography (reading old handwriting). Led by @gabbystorey.bsky.social, this workshop is open to all. #Skystorians #LocalHistory. 12510
Reposted by Adam ChapmanOldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Looking forward to this afternoon's meeting, with colleagues at the Railway Work, Life & Death project's partner institution, the @mrcwarwick.bsky.social. We're planning a project exhibition later this year, drawing on records of the ASRS/NUR Union (now @rmtunion.bsky.social) - watch this space! 0154
Reposted by Adam ChapmanSomerset Confidential @somersetconf.bsky.social · 13hWell folks if you follow Somerset Confidential you might like to know that we’ve been interviewed by @Channel4news.bsky.social who are doing a series on modern journalism and combatting news deserts. We are told it will be shown on 7pm Channel 4 news either tonight (1 Oct) or tomorrow (2 October)… 032
Reposted by Adam ChapmanSte Lingard @stelingard.bsky.social · 19hMicklegate Bar just now. Here we go. ##Hastings960 #York 2383
Reposted by Adam ChapmanDan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 13h"Britain is secretly Atlantis" is one helluva drug. 171049
Reposted by Adam ChapmanDr Rebecca Tyson @tyguson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It’s real! I just received my copy of Anglo-Norman Studies vol 48 which includes my article on the contribution of the abbey of Fécamp to the Norman invasion in 1066. Elisabeth van Houts’ article in vol 10 really inspired me, and I’m so pleased to have built on her work on the Ship List #MedievalSky 0389
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 15hOne of the side effects of being half asleep when first looking at your phone: thinking - briefly - that there’s such a thing as #CelebrityTractors 🚜 1260
Reposted by Adam ChapmanEmma Smith @emmasmithbbc.bsky.social · 16hRecent studies show the number of women in coaching in the UK has fallen by 6% in recent years - 10% at grassroots - restricting access to sport for teenage girls. Reasons include course costs, family and sexism - and it is even impacting ex Lionesses. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...bbc.co.ukWomen's coaching: Why so many female coaches are quittingDespite recent on-pitch successes and increased media exposure for women's sport in the UK, major barriers remain - particularly in coaching. 022
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 17hAnd those 'machine-made' clothes? An awful to of them are made on sewing machines. And they are worked by - skilled - people. 4284
Reposted by Adam ChapmanSomerset County Cricket Club @somersetccc.bsky.social · 30/09/2026CRAIG OVERTON WINS PCA PLAYER OF THE YEAR! 🙌🏆 A well deserved accolade for a Somerset legend 🫡 #YouAreSomerset #PCAawards 4205
Reposted by Adam ChapmanDr Rebecca Tyson @tyguson.bsky.social · 28/09/20261. #MedievalSky, grab a lifejacket and a seasickness bag, we’re casting off on a thread about the Norman invasion fleet in 1066! 960 years ago, the Normans landed at Pevensey and established a base at the Roman shore fort which was already succumbing to erosion from the sea on its south side. 1/20 6258106
Reposted by Adam ChapmanRaf Nicholson @rafnicholson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Shame on you Ollie Pope, Luke Wood, Moeen Ali, Reece Topley, James Vince, Tom Kohler-Cadmore and Laurie Evans for caring more about the money in your own pockets than the human rights of women and girls. This was a personal choice by you, and you chose wrong.bbc.co.ukEngland players told to think of 'daughters, sisters or mothers' before committing to Afghanistan Premier League T20 tournamentEnglish cricketers aiming to play in a men's T20 franchise tournament organised by the Afghanistan Cricket Board have been urged to think about their "daughters, sisters or mothers". 77231
Reposted by Adam Chapmaneilishgregory.bsky.social @eilishgregory.bsky.social · 30/09/2026As the new academic year begins, if anyone is in need of an academic researcher, tutor, proof-reader or similar, please do get in touch. 047
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A niche complaint (one genealogical followers will know this): five successive generations with the eldest son being called 'Walter', is one thing. Having one Walter marrying a woman (who married twice more), whose stepdaughter (from the third marriage), marry her grandson, also Walter, is another. 5171
Reposted by Adam ChapmanDaniel F Gosling @thegozfather.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Out now! A newly described and sorted Early Modern record series at The National Archives, WARD 14. The series contains records relating to the Court of Wards and Liveries, including a bunch of stuff from the 1640s as the court was winding down. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1...discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk 01610
Reposted by Adam ChapmanKent Archives @kentarchives.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Next lunchtime talk: Monday 12th October, 1-2pm 📍 Kent History and Library Centre, #Maidstone 'Captain Swing in Kent, 1830-1831: Revolt and Repression' presented by Dr John Bulaitis. Reserve your free seat today: 📧 archives@kent.gov.uk ☎️ 03000 420 673 #WhatsOn #History #Kent 041
Reposted by Adam ChapmanDerbyshire Record Office @derbyshiredro.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Our latest #NewAccession are papers not only of the Tupton Hall estate, but a network of estates throughout Scarsdale from The Hill at North Wingfield to Pratt Hall, Brampton. Owners from Yorkshire became owners moving to Paris. Tupton Hall became Clay Cross Secondary School in 1936. 0134
Reposted by Adam ChapmanDavid Gould @drdavidgould.bsky.social · 30/09/2026My book on historic rabbit warrens in England is published on 13th Nov by Liverpool Uni Press and I'm pleased to have received my advance copies. The perfect Xmas gift for any rabbit warren-obsessed nerd, of which there are no doubt many such people. #landscapearchaeology #rabbits #medievalsky 48231
Reposted by Adam ChapmanMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Given many UK universities' decision to jettison Arts and Humanities (and some Social Science) subjects, it's interesting to see that top-ranking global universities tend to rank highly in these areas. MIT (ranked 2nd globally here) is ranked 1st in both Arts & Humanities and Social Sciences.timeshighereducation.comWorld University Rankings 2027: results announcedAsian universities’ resumed upward trajectory takes them past mainland Europe for the first time, as reputational lustre protects US and UK for now 25820
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The E(W)CB are presently the only real challengers to the WRU in governance competence stakes. 110
Reposted by Adam ChapmanIain Roberts @slowbikeiain.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This isn't great. Three of places where Greggs factories are closing - Penrith, Seaham and Kelso - all have big employment challenges and could do without this bad news. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukGreggs to shut four factories and cut 740 jobsThe company says it needs to "keep evolving alongside changing customer expectations". 0217
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Birthday cards for younger child addressed (or partially addressed) to the older child: three. 040
Reposted by Adam ChapmanIrish Manuscripts Commission @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Join us this Saturday for #HistFest2026 Explore primary sources from the period of the Norman invasion (Ormond Collection @nlireland.bsky.social) with @jmarshallmed.bsky.social. The earliest charter features the granting of lands to Richard de Clare AKA #Strongbow. irishmanuscripts.ie/normans/irishmanuscripts.ieWhat did the Normans ever do for us? - Irish ManuscriptsWhat did the Normans ever do for us? And what has the Irish Manuscripts Commission (IMC) done for the Normans? As Ireland and Europe prepare to mark the Norman Millennium in 2027, this event explores ... 156
Reposted by Adam ChapmanHistory & Policy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social · 29/09/2026On 5 November our Trades Union and Employment Forum is hosting a day conference on the employment implications of moves to a net zero economy. We have a terrific programme of speakers. Either in-person or online registration is available via the link below. share.google/7lNgXh5D2k5Q...share.googleJust Transitions to a Carbon-Neutral Economy: Employment Challenges Over the Next 25 YearsHistory & Policy Trade Union Forum 077
Reposted by Adam ChapmanRichard Littler @richardlittler.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The BBC's new director general's brain is smaller on the inside. 32926205
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026There's an element of cargo cult to this (cf. the repeated calls on 'Thatcher's Legacy', which - aged 45 - I'm a little hazy about in the specifics, but very clear that it is contested). Not fighting the last war, but the last but one or, maybe as many as three. 190
Reposted by Adam ChapmanLeonie V. Hicks @lvhicks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026As the Normans are everywhere all at once, here are my reading suggestions for those who want to know more normanlandscapes.wordpress.com/2026/09/03/l... #medievalsky #skystorians 2238
Reposted by Adam ChapmanDr Sophie Michell @sophiemhistory.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Happy Michaelmas to all who celebrate 5333
Reposted by Adam ChapmanEmily Robinson @emilyrobinson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026New article klaxon!! And it’s an exciting one — my first academic piece on Ravenser Odd. Co-authored with the brilliant Kathryn Maude. Hopefully more to follow… www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/...liverpooluniversitypress.co.ukACCOUNTING FOR ABSENCE: EXHIBITING THE MANORIAL RECORDS OF RAVENSER ODD | Archives: The Journal of the British Records AssociationRavenser Odd was an island at the mouth of the Humber estuary between the 1230s and 1350s. During its brief, dramatic, life it became a Royal Borough, with the result that many of its records have been preserved centrally. Ravenser Odd’s manorial ... 0139
Reposted by Adam ChapmanLegal C @legalclaret.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Findings have been made, City are appealing and nothing is certain at this stage. Consequently, any comment on criminal liability is pure speculation. But if hypothetically a football club were to have been found guilty of providing inaccurate financial information and payments to players… 1197
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026If this turns out to be a covert operation by the NFU... 071