Reposted by Adam ChapmanDr Heidi Colthup @heidi-colthup.bsky.social · 1h30,000 job losses over 3 years. 01823
Reposted by Adam ChapmanBrodie Waddell @brodiewaddell.bsky.social · 22hThis is fascinating because - as @timhitchcock.bsky.social, @annacusack.bsky.social & many others have shown - there were frequent well-attended public executions in 16th, 17th & 18th century England, despite gallows being at the edge of cities. Bodies/heads were often displayed within sight ... 5287
Reposted by Adam ChapmanInstitute of English Studies @ies-sas.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Join our in-person workshop for the opportunity to make your own embroidery inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry! 🪡🧵 ⏰ Thursday, 12 Nov 2026 📍 Senate House, London 🎟️ £40 Spaces are limited, book your place now 👇ies.sas.ac.ukMaking and Remaking the Bayeux Tapestry 12913
Reposted by Adam ChapmanVictoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · 1h#ICYMI - Anyone interested in the history of medieval #Devon, or monasticism and other medieval religious foundations should take a look. We value and appreciate any feedback - and please watch this space for further draft material. #Skystorians #MedievalSky 063
Reposted by Adam ChapmanArchifau Prifysgol Bangor University Archives @archpbu.bsky.social · 1h#dyddllunymap #mapmonday Cynllun o Nantlle a Tyn y Nant, Llanllyfni gan Richard Owen Plan of Nantlle and Tyn y Nant, Llanllyfni by Richard Owen Dyddiad/Date: 1801 Porth yr Aur/3575 063
Reposted by Adam ChapmanTim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 2hThe Tories’ line-to-take on this - namely that it’s plagiarising policy they announced last year - is nuts: even if it were true, it’s utterly at odds with Badenoch’s attempt at Conference to convince voters that there’s a fundamental difference between the Conservatives and Reform. #MakeYourMindUp!bbc.co.ukReform would suspend asylum system for parliamentary term if in governmentAll asylum applications would be rejected and existing ones voided, with all claimants marked for deportation. 2326
Reposted by Adam ChapmanLaura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 07/10/2026🚨Free public lecture on the Norman Conquest @sas-news.bsky.social @ies-sas.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social on November 12. Book now to hear Dr Mark Hagger explore the impact of 1066 on Britain. 👇 #BayeuxTapestry #YearOfTheNormans #Millenium www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...sas.ac.uk"A day of destiny for England": The Norman impact on the British Isles 1066-c. 1135 02016
Reposted by Adam ChapmanSomerset Archaeological and Natural History Society @sanhs.org · 16h* TALK * GREY, RED AND VIOLET, POWDER BLUE AND SEAWATER GREEN: a multi-coloured industry by Mary Siraut Tuesday 13 October - 7.30pm Wyndham Hall, Taunton Please book by 12 October - see SANHS website for full details: sanhs.org/event/sanhs-... 074
Reposted by Adam ChapmanMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 20hIn 2012-13, there were 51 UK universities offering Russian and East European Studies. In 2024-25, there were 32, and provision is shrinking further. Perhaps that's a serious security risk? www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/policy-and-r... 49238
Reposted by Adam ChapmanJill Rutter @jillongovt.bsky.social · 10/10/2026there is minimal evidence that inheritors in their 50s and 60s are desperate to move into their parents' former home. My @instituteforgovernment.org.uk on why Kemi Badenoch's policies are for the world of Downton Abbey - not the one we live in now www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/comment/kemi...instituteforgovernment.org.ukKemi Badenoch’s inheritance tax proposals are myth-based policy making at its worst | Institute for GovernmentThe leader of the opposition’s conference announcement was not well thought through. 1420964
Reposted by Adam ChapmanDave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Well, there goes lifelong learning. Absolute bastardry. 37444126
Reposted by Adam ChapmanDave Andress @davidandress.bsky.social · 11/10/2026MICHAEL GOVE'S EX-GIRLFRIEND ARRESTED ON CHILD PORN CHARGES 3167
Reposted by Adam ChapmanCaroline Russell @carolinerussell.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Thinking about Harry Webbe’s family and friends as they process this latest post-crash news. Geofencing and speed-limiting hired e-bikes is widely accepted, tech is developing fast, so should we apply the same danger reduction logic to driving cars? www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/s...standard.co.ukSpeeding driver high on laughing gas who killed student in east London jailedTiffany Treanor-Johnson, 27, was speeding at 53mph in a 20mph zone in Hackney when she knocked down and killed cyclist Harry Webb 48516
Reposted by Adam ChapmanCatherine Fletcher @catherinefletcher.info · 11/10/2026The really worrying finding in this research is that 37% of UK adults believe in the Great Replacement theory 510633
Reposted by Adam ChapmanAdam @chalicotherex.bsky.social · 10/10/2026RIP Chris Wickham. Here’s a post of a very funny bit I found tucked away in one of his books. adamsnotes.substack.com/p/one-weird-...adamsnotes.substack.comOne Weird Naming Convention of Milan's Medium Elite FamiliesAdam's Notes for January 30, 2025 12110
Reposted by Adam ChapmanOldRailwayAccidents @rwldproject.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Still two weekends to go - pop in and see it if you're in #Emsworth (or make a special visit!). On until Sunday 18 October! #Hampshire #LocalHistory #RailwayHistory 👇 bsky.app/profile/rwld...bsky.appOldRailwayAccidents (@rwldproject.bsky.social)🚨OPENS TOMORROW!🚨 Our 'South Coast's Forgotten Railway Workers' exhibition starts its run at #Emsworth Museum - free, & open on weekends till Sunday 18 October! Find out more about the people who… 054
Reposted by Adam ChapmanJames Vaughan @equusonthebuses.bsky.social · 11/10/2026#OnThisDay 1935: one of the 20th century's greatest political cartoons. David Low in the Evening Standard on Fascist Italy's war in Abyssinia... 15723
Reposted by Adam ChapmanBuckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 10/10/2026If you’ve ever wondered what our jobs involve, we’re running two free online talks that introduce you to the world of archives! Come along and find out how archives began, and learn about some of the strangest parts of our collection. Book your free space by heading to histfestbucks.co.uk 03111
Reposted by Adam ChapmanBat Conservation Trust @batconservation.bsky.social · 10/10/2026🦇 Would your place of worship benefit from a small grant to help manage bat roost-related issues? Living Alongside Bats in Churches Grant applications are open and will close at 10am, 26 October. More information: www.bats.org.uk/our-work/bui... 05130
Reposted by Adam ChapmanChurch Monuments Society @churchmonuments.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Call for papers: Online conference for postgraduate students whose research centres on or is relevant to church monuments. Come along to hear the latest work being done and to support new entrants to the field. churchmonumentssociety.org/events/stude... 0911
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I haven’t seen that one, but the genre (applied to models of trains, planes, and automobiles, and one papercraft thing which required the laws of physics to do some very odd things), is familiar. Depressing 💩 220
Reposted by Adam ChapmanRuth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It's important to recognise is that this *isn't* about the US getting "back" to business with Russia, because there's never been much US-Russia business of any kind beyond arms control. What the Trump admin is pushing for is an unprecedented alignment of the US with Russia. 36604221
Reposted by Adam ChapmanKenneth F. Duggan 🇨🇦 @kfduggan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Medieval Executions 🧵 Hi there. One of my areas of expertise is medieval crime and punishment. If you’re interested, here are some comments on medieval executions. Note that, just as today, practices and perceptions varied widely across medieval Europe... www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.com‘Medieval’ and ‘disturbing’: US plan to livestream execution elicits global condemnationPentagon said execution of Nidal Malik Hasan, who killed 13 people at Fort Hood in 2009, would be broadcast live 8270107
Reposted by Adam ChapmanLeonardo Carella @leonardocarella.bsky.social · 08/10/2026In other words, a 10 percent contraction in one of Britain’s most successful exports. If it were steel or fish or other infinitely less profitable sectors, people would be having a meltdown. 11625275
Reposted by Adam ChapmanDr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Absolutely delightful Roman period socketed-terminal in the form of a Ram's head - possibly with a piggy snout 🤔🧐? Found as part of a sacred spring deposit on Ynys Mon/Anglesey & now on display in the brilliant Oriel Môn (Anglesey Museum) until next Easter - essential viewing! 👌 📷 My own 320421
Reposted by Adam ChapmanClaire L Jones @claireljones.bsky.social · 10/10/2026This is the problem. No university employee is seen as a 'worker.' 2316
Reposted by Adam ChapmanDr Sophie Michell @sophiemhistory.bsky.social · 10/10/2026I think about the death penalty locally a lot. I think about how a magistrate’s bench could condemn a man to death in Peterborough until 1828. I think about the three different gallows sites that I am aware of (doubtless others existed) and… 22713
Reposted by Adam ChapmanSchool of Advanced Study, University of London @sas-news.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The @ihr.bsky.social, @senatehouselib.bsky.social and SAS are excited to welcome you to History Day 2026 - "Grassroots History, Grassroots Collections"! Join us in Senate House on Wednesday 18 November for this celebration of all things history. 🔗 Book your free place bit.ly/4in3vQ6bit.lyHistory Day 2026: Coming on Wednesday 18 November to Senate HouseBookings are now open for History Day 2026. Save the date for Wednesday 18 November and join us in Senate House for this celebration of all things history! 057
Reposted by Adam ChapmanGareth Dennis @garethdennis.uk · 10/10/2026I talk a lot about major transport investment, but one of the biggest bangs for the buck policy-wise would be a full pavement parking ban and more rigid enforcement of traffic rules. Enforcement is so lax that this stuff is just completely normalised now, and it's unacceptable. 2527139
Reposted by Adam ChapmanBleddyn Bowen @bleddb.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Like the decline of other British industries since WWII, nobody will care until it’s a shadow of its former self and only then complain that we don’t make or do anything anymore. 0167
Reposted by Adam ChapmanSam Wetherell @samwetherell.bsky.social · 10/10/2026RIP Chris Wickham. Unlike so many historians who emphasise particularities and contingencies, he was the master of constructing grand, coherent, beautifully rendered worlds out of his evidence. This, from his 2021 Past and Present essay, is a masterpiece of historical writing. 413354
Reposted by Adam ChapmanRob Ford @robfordmancs.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It would seem the Home Office has now acquired the ability to impose, without visibility or accountability, shadow bans on students coming to British universities from particular countries. How? Because of the interaction between indiv visa decisions (made by HO alone) and visa rules for unis 1/? 10255172
Reposted by Adam ChapmanMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Death by a thousand cuts as universities revoke international offers "en masse" of prospective students from Bangladesh, Nigeria and Pakistan to avoid losing ability to recruit international students. More job losses and course closures predicted in consequence. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...giftarticle.ft.comUK universities withdraw offers from international students to avoid blanket banPullback comes in response to doubling in number of study visas being refused by the Home Office in the first six months of 2026 20293177
Reposted by Adam ChapmanNationCymru @nation.cymru · 10/10/2026New research has revealed that Wales’ historic buildings, monuments and heritage sites contribute more than £738 million to the economy each year and support nearly 18,000 jobs across the country wp.me/p8Mk4U-1uMO 14412
Reposted by Adam ChapmanMarie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 09/10/2026what a grim and mean little quote 24588106
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026She looks like she‘s making someone an offer they can’t refuse. 130
Reposted by Adam ChapmanRory Naismith @rorynaismith.bsky.social · 09/10/2026(Shared from various people on FB) RIP Chris Wickham 2714641
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026No idea, some sort of power thing, a lot of fragile masculinity? 030
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Probably not worth the effort, alas. But next time the main bursts (it's roughly annual), I will mention it. 000
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The bus driver that actively tried to run me off the road, twice, was another matter entirely. Shopped him with extreme prejudice. Newish bus with - as the proprietor of the firm was very clear about - a forward-facing camera, so very silly indeed. 140
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Had I got the reg, I would have been on the phone at the roadside. Alas, I was actually making a right turn at the bottom of the hill and couldn't be bothered to follow them. The cycle path in question is - obviously - paint on a pavement. 200
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Nothing makes me happier about paying my (rapidly increasing), water bill than having a member of the company's staff shout - with gestures - 'Use the cycle path' from the passenger seat as their van passed. I was doing above 20mph downhill into a headwind in a 30 at the time... 1150
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 09/10/2026I take it that the good people at Tasmania cricket are after his white ball batting coaching because Hampshire managed four (4) batting points (from a theoretical 70 - no one actually got more than 28). 030
Reposted by Adam ChapmanVictoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · 09/10/2026The work in Devon is one of of FIVE (5) new projects for us, in Devon, Dorset, London, Kent, and Lincolnshire. For more, please see this blog post from our Co-General Editor, @ruthslatter.bsky.social. #MedievalSky #Skystorians #LocalHistory 0114
Reposted by Adam ChapmanCentre for the History of People, Place & Community @chppc.bsky.social · 09/10/2026Yesterday, our @chppc.bsky.social team was busy at the @sasnews.bsky.social Festival of Research, showcasing our map-based project Layers of London (now more than 17,000 user-generated records!) and our new project in progress, PlaceLayers, which scales up to cover all of England, Scotland and Wales 0135
Reposted by Adam ChapmanKate North @curatorkate.bsky.social · 09/10/2026A small selection of some of the lovely historic buildings in Ashwell, Hertfordshire. A short photo thread… 411114