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Adrian Shubert

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Retired historian (sort of)

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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
bsky.app/profile/adri... #🗃️ #Publichistory #scwmuseum #Spain
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Our pathbreaking book on the global impact of the Spanish Civil War will be published by Bloomsbury Academic in January. The cover, which includes part of the magnificent Keiskamma Guernica tapestry from South Africa, conveys the message that the impact of the conflict was global and is ongoing.
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
There is a lot more about China in the Virtual Musem. #Publichistory, #🗃️, #Spain www.vscw.ca/index.php/en...
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China | Virtual Spanish Civil War
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Montreal’s Le Devoir published this op-ed about Canada and The Spanish Civil War that I wrote with two colleagues: www.ledevoir.com/opinion/idee...?
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La guerre civile espagnole fait aussi partie de l’histoire canadienne
Près de 1700 Canadiens vont en Espagne pour combattre dans les Brigades internationales.
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Just arrived from McGill-Queens Press. #🗃️ #Canada #war
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
If you’ve ever wondered about what happened when during the Spanish Civil War, you should check out the 60 point timeline in the Virtual Museum. #🗃️ #Scwmuseum #Spain #Publichistory www.vscw.ca/timeline
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Timeline | Virtual Spanish Civil War
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
During the Spanish Civil War, film makers used music to communicate political ideas. Look - and listen - here to find out how. #🗃️ #Publichistory #Spain #Movies www.vscw.ca/en/node/988
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Music in the Cinema of the Spanish Civil War | Virtual Spanish Civil War
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
I’m very pleased to have this piece about museums ant the memory of civil wars, the US and Finnish as well as the Spanish, in Conversación sobre la Historia. #🗃️ #Publichistory #Scwmuseum #Spain #CivilWar conversacionsobrehistoria.info/2026/03/26/e...
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El Museo Virtual de la Guerra Civil Española
El silencio no detiene la ocupación y el genocidio de Gaza Conversación sobre la historia El Museo Virtual de la Guerra Civil Española (Virtual Museum of the Spanish Civil War, VMSCW) lleva años si…
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
See “These Walls, Alberto Pascual’s powerful documentary about forced Labour during the Francoist regime, here: #🗃️ #Publichistory #Spain #Scwmuseum www.vscw.ca/en/node/899
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These Walls | Virtual Spanish Civil War
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
The Virtual Museum of the Spansh Civil War has just added a section on Czechoslovakia to its gallery on the Global Spanish Civil War: www.vscw.ca/index.php/en.... #🗃️ #Publichisory #Scwmuseum #Spain
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Czechoslovakia | Virtual Spanish Civil War
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
En route fom Alicante to Valencia yesterday, we stopped in Xátiva and came across this striking memorial to eight men from the town who were deported to Mauthausen, six of whom died there. #🗃️ #Publichistory #Scwmuseum #Spain
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
The International Federation of Transport Workers found many imaginative ways to assist the Republic during the Civil War. Even dockers in Nazi Germany contributed. #🗃️ #Publichistory #Spain #Scwmuseum www.vscw.ca/en/node/942
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The International Transport Workers’ Federation’s Solidarity | Virtual Spanish Civil War
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
What can the work of a French shopkeeper and amateur filmmaker tell us about the more than 400,000 Spanish refugees who fled to France at the end of the Civil War? #🗃️ #Publichistory #Spain #scwmuseum www.vscw.ca/en/node/941
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The Exile of a People | Virtual Spanish Civil War
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Having written a book about the Edwin Fox, I was very sad to read this. #NewZealand www.1news.co.nz/2026/01/30/p...
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Picton dry-dock supporting 172-year-old ship at risk of failing
A recent inspection of the Edwin Fox Museum found numerous issues including corroding walls, cracked beams and deterioration of the 172-year-old ship itself.
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
My talk on the Spanish Civil War seen through social history at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili is only ten days away.
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
How did the Francoist regime deal with “wayward” girls and young women? #🗃️ #Publichistory #Spain #scwmuseum www.vscw.ca/en/node/906
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Assessment Card from the Institute for the Protection of Women | Virtual Spanish Civil War
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
The Virtual Museum of the Spanish Civil War has just opened an exciting new gallery devoted to film. Check it out. #Publichistory #🗃️ #Spain #scwmuseum www.vscw.ca/en/node/849
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Film and the Civil War | Virtual Spanish Civil War
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
What was the impact of the Spanish Civil War for Greece? And what were its echoes during Greece's own civil war? #Publichistory #🗃️ #scwmuseum #Spain www.vscw.ca/en/node/857
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Greece | Virtual Spanish Civil War
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
A fascinating conversation about the impact of AI on journalism between the editors of two Canadian magazines: The Local and The Walrus. thelocal.to/fallout-from...
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The Fallout From Our AI Freelancer Investigation | The Local
A conversation about the future of journalism in a world of “Victoria Goldiees.”
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
My interview this morning on the popular Spanish radio program, “A vivir que son dos días”. #🗃️ #Scwmuseum cadenaser.com/audio/176380...
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El único museo de la Guerra Civil española es virtual y nació en Canadá
<p>Repasamos la actualidad de la semana con Hans-Günter Kellner, Sarah Morris, Íñigo Domínguez y Mathieu de Taillac, que pasa por la condena de Fiscal General del Estado y el 50 aniversario de la muer...
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
As the 50th anniversary of the death of Spanish dictator Francisco Franco approaches, let's relive one of the greatest moments in the long history of Saturday Night Live. (With Spanish subtitles) www.youtube.com/watch?v=axBy...
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El Generalisimo Francisco Franco Todavía esta Muerto
YouTube video by Reuben Moss
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
The book I wrote with Boyd Cothran, The Edwin Fox: How an Ordinary Sailing Ship Conncted the World in the Age of Globalization, 1850-1914, is now out in Russian! #🗃️ #Publichistory azbooka.ru/books/morepl...
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Купить книгу «Мореплавания, изменившие мир: История кругосветного парусника по имени «Эдвин Фокс»», Бойд Котран Адриан Шуберт | Издательство «КоЛибри», ISBN: 978-5-389-26521-9
XIX век — время расширения империй, кровавой освободительной борьбы в колониях, глобализации и стремительного роста международной торговли. Что общего у столь масштабных...
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
I am excited about speaking about the Virtual Museum of the Spanish Civil War at this conference in Madrid next week. mircouam.com/archivos/8571 #🗃️ #Publichistory #SCWmuseum
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Atención, cambio de sede: Jornadas internacionales, Atado y Bien Atado. El Fin de las Dictaduras en el Sur de Europa – mirco
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
A few days ago, the government of Spain announced the winner of the international competition for the "resignification" of Francisco Franco's the "Valley of the Fallen". The response from scholars has largely been critical. www.eldiario.es/sociedad/res... #Publichistory #🗃️ #SCWmuseum
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La resignificación de Cuelgamuros decepciona a los expertos: "El que quiera rezar a Franco seguirá yendo"
La propuesta que ha ganado el concurso para modificar el monumento dictatorial no convence a historiadores o especialistas en patrimonio, que ven una decisión "muy espectacular desde el punto de vista...
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
What were bread bombs? And why did Francoist planes drop them on Madrid and other Republican cities? #🗃️ #Publichistory www.vscw.ca/en/node/12
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Bread bomb | Virtual Spanish Civil War
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
I am excited about speaking at this conference sponsored by the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation in Madrid next month. drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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Atado y Bien Atado EN - Google Drive
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
What can a bread bag tell us about the Spanish Civil War and the subsequent repression? Find out with this contribution to the Open Gallery. #🗃️ #Publichistory www.vscw.ca/en/node/846
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Luisa Martín Rojo | Virtual Spanish Civil War
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Los Libros de la Catarata @cataratalibros.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Cuenca, jueves 23 de octubre: presentación de 'Breve historia de España'. Intervendrán María Ángeles Zurilla, Miguel Ángel Valero y Juan Sisinio Pérez Garzón, autor del libro. La cita es a las 19:00 h en la Biblioteca Pública de Cuenca. www.catarata.org/eve...
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 17/10/2025
This map shows the flow of Republican exiles to North Africa in the overall picture of post-Civil War seaborne exile. www.vscw.ca/en/node/681 #🗃️ #Publichistory
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The Ships of Hope (1939-1945) | Virtual Spanish Civil War
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
Check out this new map showing the evacuation of Republicans to North Africa in the final days of the Spanish Civil War. www.vscw.ca/index.php/en... #🗃️ #Publichistory
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Republican evacuation to North Africa | Virtual Spanish Civil War
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
The Virtual Museum of the Spanish Civil War has just opened a spectacular gallery devoted to the visual arts: www.vscw.ca/en/node/821
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Visual Arts | Virtual Spanish Civil War
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
The Virtual Museum of the Spanish Civil War has just opened a spectacular gallery devoted to the visual arts: www.vscw.ca/en/node/821
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Visual Arts | Virtual Spanish Civil War
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Has anyone else noticed a change in the posts to #Publichistory lately?
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 27/07/2025
This is fascinating, and the first article of this type I've come across: www.theguardian.com/technology/2... #AI #Univesrity
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18 months. 12,000 questions. A whole lot of anxiety. What I learned from reading students’ ChatGPT logs
Students increasingly use AI chatbots for anything from academic queries to emotional quandaries. But are they missing out on the chance to make their own mistakes? Three undergrads reveal all …
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Thomas Cauvin @thomascauvin.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
What does the internationalization of public history mean from the perspective of the Global South? available also in Spanish and Portuguese @degruyterbrill.bsky.social #GlobalSouth #colonialism, #humanrights #socialjustice #PublicHistory www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...
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Public History from the Global South: Dialogues Between Latin American and African Public Historians
Thirteen public historians from Africa and Latin America consider the question: What does the internationalization of public history mean from the perspective of the Global South? The question guided ...
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Canadian Curmudgeon 🍁 @cdncurmudgeon.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
We're "nasty" because we won't bend the knee or kiss the dictator's ring. We're "nasty" because we don't want booze from a nation that threatens our economy and our sovereignty. We're "nasty" because we won't visit a country where we may be kidnapped, locked up, and tortured. #elbowsup #cdnpoli
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
This is a fascinating video about a Mexican artist who was world-famous during his lifetime but has been completely forgotten outside his homeland. Fifteen minutes well spent. #Art #🗃️ #Mexico aeon.co/videos/after...
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After independence, Mexico was in search of identity. These paintings offered a blueprint | Aeon Videos
What does it mean to be Mexican? Meet the artist who forged Mexico’s identity in the brushstrokes of his landscape paintings
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Canadian Curmudgeon 🍁 @cdncurmudgeon.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=alm-... We Went To Canada To See The U.S. Product Boycotts — And What We Found Was Striking
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We Went To Canada To See The U.S. Product Boycotts — And What We Found Was Striking
YouTube video by CNBC
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Kate Fullagar @kfullagar.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Delighted to see this conversation out in J18, reproducing our workshop on #joshuareynolds, #mai and #18thcenturyart www.journal18.org/nq/reflectio...
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Reflections on Mai, Joshua Reynolds, and Eighteenth-Century Art — A Roundtable
Roundtable Participants: Kate Fullagar, Miriama Bono, Pauline Reynolds, Jocelyn Hackforth-Jones, Peter McNeil, Monica Anke Hahn, Carl Vail, Peter Brunt. In March 2023, the longstanding battle for owne...
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
Estoy muy contento haber publicado este libro en Los Libros de la Catarata.
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Obligatory reading for chocolate lovers, and highly recommended for global historians. #chocolate #🗃️ #Spain aeon.co/essays/how-c...
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How chocolate went from exotic curiosity to worldwide commodity | Aeon Essays
The humble cocoa bean’s journey from its Amerindian origins to worldwide dominance is a lesson in the power of trade
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Puerto Rico has its own history with the Spanish Civil War. Learn about it here. #Publichistory #🗃️ #scwmuseum #PuertoRico www.vscw.ca/index.php/en...
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Puerto Rico | Virtual Spanish Civil War
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
What a wonderful object! Vouchers like this were part of the Republican government’s loss of the monopoly on the creation of money. Learn more about this aspect of the Spanish Civil War here: www.vscw.ca/index.php/en... #🗃️ #Publichistory #Spain #scwmuseum
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Local money | Virtual Spanish Civil War
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
I knew about the importance of African art to Picasso and others, but had never heard about the connection between surrealism and Indigenous art. I watched it on CBC Gem, but it may be streaming elsewhere. #🗃️ #surrealism #art #Indigenous tiff.net/events/so-su...
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So Surreal: Behind the Masks
<em>So Surreal: Behind the Masks</em> unveils the fascinating connection between the work of famed Surrealist artists and Yupʼik and Kwakwa̱ka̱ʼwakw ceremonial masks, and the quest to bring some of th...
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Spanish Civil War Museum - Museo de la Guerra Civil Española @scwmuseum.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
En 1939 el triunfante Nuevo Estado anunciaba el establecimiento de un sistema de racionamiento de alimentos. A pesar de las promesas de Franco la realidad de corrupción ineficacia y simple ausencia de sensibilidad hacia los más pobres significó que se produjo en España en los años cuarenta
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Spanish Civil War Museum - Museo de la Guerra Civil Española @scwmuseum.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
On 14 May 1939, the triumphant New State announced the establishment of a food rationing system which would last until 1952. Despite Franco’s promises corruption, inefficiency, and a sheer lack of concern for the poorest led to an unprecedented famine during the 1940s
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Spacing @spacing.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Why are Toronto's hot dog carts disappearing? And why don't they sell more than just sausages? Craig Meerkamper digs into Toronto's street food restrictions and how they might just be opening up. spacing.ca/toronto/2025...
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Toronto is eating its hotdog vendors - Spacing Toronto
Toronto is internationally known for having a diverse palate, with culinary offerings ranging from the rigorously traditional to the cross-culturally experimental. Food remains Toronto’s most visible ...
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
My colleague Margaret Schotte has just published this fascinating article in Aeon. #🗃️ #Pirates #sailors aeon.co/essays/how-e...
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How European sailors learned celestial navigation | Aeon Essays
How did the sailors of early modern Europe learn to traverse the world’s seas? By going to school and doing maths problems
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Aerial bombing by Italian planes led Barcelona to become a “city of air raid shelters”. More than 1300 appear on the interactive map described here. #Publichistory #🗃️ #scwmuseum #Spain www.vscw.ca/en/node/698
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Barcelona: The City of Air Raid Shelters | Virtual Spanish Civil War
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Adrian Shubert @adrian53.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
"In late 2023, Salem Chapel became the first international listing in the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom program by the US National Park Service." I wonder what the NPS says today. #Publichistory #🗃️ #NationalParkService www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ju...
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Harriet Tubman’s church in Canada was a crucial force in the abolitionist movement. It’s still standing today
Located in Ontario, the church provided shelter and aid to Black Americans who participated in the Underground Railroad to escape slavery in the US
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