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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 34m

"Hey is that arrow getting bigger?" - Harold Godwinson, 960 years ago today

That bit of the Bayeux Tapestry where Harold Godwinson gets hit right in the eye by an arrow, allegedly. It's hard to tell whether it's an arrow or a stitch and debate still rages as to how the guy actually died.

Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 5h

How might the fossil of Iggy the Ichthyosaur over at MK Museum have been interpreted if it had been discovered in another time? Join @gentlefuries.bsky.social for this storytelling performance, taking place on the 7th of November. For more information, head to histfestbucks.co.uk

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Obviously the rest of the film is perfect and infallible and doesn't feature stirrups, tomatoes, or leather armour.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

There's a bit in Gladiator where Maximus fights a BAFTA

Tigris of Gaul from Gladiator, wearing a metal face mask and a helmet shaped like a giant cat. Yes we know there is evidence of Romans using face masks, particularly for ceremonial use on cavalry. You're reading the ALT text because you're a pedant, so we're explaining the joke.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Our security is far tighter than that ramshackle operation.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Our friends over at @unboundtheatre.bsky.social have created a fantastic new show based on local history, exploring the life of Olive Kemp, the first woman police constable in Buckinghamshire! Make sure you get your ticket by heading to histfestbucks.co.uk

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Catch us circle strafing through the stacks

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Just got a photo of the new archive under construction. Looks good. Great climate control.

The Unreal Tournament map Facing Worlds.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Have you ever wanted to decipher historic handwriting? We’re running two workshops on palaeography, the art of reading historical documents! Spaces are limited, so make sure you book yours by heading to histfestbucks.co.uk

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

For #MKMonday, here's a 1979 poster for a production of 'The Dalkey Archive', performed by Hull Truck Theatre Company. This is a great poster, and also an accurate depiction of how conservators look after a long day of bookbinding.

A photo of a poster on a wooden archive table. The poster is for 'The Dalkey Archive', originally written by Flann O'Brien. The poster shows an illustration of a spindly, balding man sewing a patch onto his clothing. In the background, a pot boils on the stove.

The text lists the person who adapted it to the stage (Allan McClelland), the director (Mike Bradwell) and the designer (Gemma Jackson). The text at the bottom of the image is printed, showing that it was performed at the Jennie Lee Theatre, Bletchley Leisure Centre from the 30th of January to the 3rd of February in 1979. At the top of the image it shows the production company, Hull Truck Theatre.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

If 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

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

There is a Barry, 63, that lurks in the darkest parts of all of our hearts.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

If you don't know anyone that looks like a 3000 year old Chinese ceremonial bronze axe head, we've got some bad news for you.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

You can find a guy that looks like this in every pub in the UK

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Our popular archive tours will be running once again as part of Buckinghamshire History Festival! This will be the last chance to see behind the scenes of our current archive before we move, and places are already going fast. Head to histfestbucks.co.uk to secure your free ticket!

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

We have no documents about The Hansa but sometimes a good (bad) pun calls out to us like the Green Goblin mask and we have to indulge this dark urge

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Exactly. We're archivists, not octopusivists.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

We've always thought that was just carp from the canals.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Hey if we had a magic pocket watch it'd make our jobs a lot easier.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"But Buckinghamshire Archives, squid and octopuses are different!" Listen buddy we're a landlocked county, most of us have never seen a saltwater fish before

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

It's #WorldOctopusDay! Here's an 1861 clipping from the London Illustrated Times of 'A Marine Monster Discovered Near Teneriffe'. From the description, it's likely that this was a giant squid rather than an octopus, but it's described as a 'giant polypus' by the crew.

A clipping from the London Illustrated News of a short article with a large illustration, showing a huge squid-like creature with one massive eye being ensnared by a net and dragged towards a ship. The crew watch on, shocked.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Started playing videogames with a network of medieval merchant guilds and market towns. We're calling ourselves the LANseatic League.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

The wonderful Amersham Museum are running a guided walk of the old town full of incredible historical insights! This walk will cover some of the most interesting stories from Amersham’s past and isn't one to be missed. For more information and to book tickets, head to histfestbucks.co.uk

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

You mean Wannabe by the Spice Girls? We wouldn't dare.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

"Buckinghamshire Archives, reopening in spring."

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Walking Wycombe With Willie is back for this year’s festival! This free guided walk covers some of Wycombe’s early railway history, alongside the town’s remarkable story in the Second World War. For more information, head to histfestbucks.co.uk

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Our friends over at Quainton Windmill are throwing open their doors for Buckinghamshire History Festival! Every Sunday morning in November you’ll be able to visit the mill and see it in action – weather permitting! For more information, head to histfestbucks.co.uk

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Milton Keynes operates almost as an independent city-state within the county, so that might be the best option. It's a Vatican/Kingdom of Italy kind of thing.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We're the archive for the historic county rather than modern one, so as far as we're concerned, MK is Bucks! We should hopefully have a couple more MK events on the website in the next few days.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

listen we know nothing about baseball so we'll believe anything

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Yeah, just got off the phone. Turns out we've lost the Mandate of Heaven. We're still an accredited archive though so it's not all bad.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We've also got lots of events online which means that even you, someone who statistically isn't located within Buckinghamshire, can attend.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Next month it's Buckinghamshire History Festival! We'll be celebrating all of the fantastic heritage that our county has to offer. We've got lots of fantastic events booked in for you running throughout the whole month, all around the county. Interested? Learn more at histfestbucks.co.uk

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Hoping to be alliterative, here's the poster for the 1979 Mr Magic's Million Mysteries Show for #MKMonday. We can't imagine Mr Magic was able to show a million mysteries as part of the run time, but maybe we're mistaken.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

There's no shame - it took us about a decade.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

While this thread has been fun, it's important to remember the purpose and history of our archive. We started as an institution all the way back in 1938 as the County Record Office, and in 1998 the Undertaker threw Mankind off Hell In A Cell and plummeted 16ft through an announcer's table.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The Iron Sheikh. The best research is done out of spite, and The Iron Sheikh was a dedicated hater. He's in.

A photo of the magnificent Iron Sheikh, bare chested.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sgt Slaughter. While we've got a lot of military records that he'd no doubt be interested in, they're generally for the British rather than US military. The yelling is a bit confrontational in the search room, too.

Sgt Slaughter (who actually never served in any military) in his full regalia, with a campaign hat and camouflaged shirt.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Ultimate Warrior. The screaming and yelling might get in the way of researchers, but he could definitely help us carry a lot of the boxes for our upcoming move. Maybe we'd keep him in the strongrooms, just in case.

Ultimate Warrior in a title belt in his full outfit.

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

A proper British diet will do that to you.

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