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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Great to be back at @branchuk.bsky.social - so many interesting conference papers that have definitely sparked some research ideas, and so lovely to catch up with brilliant friends!

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The stages of passata making - this year’s tomato crop just keeps on giving 🍅

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Back to teaching “Music in London” at this lovely building - Ithaca’s London Centre is one of my favourite spots to work in! @ithacacollege.bsky.social

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Wouldn’t this be better as a specific alert for local fires rather than a national one about bbqs? Genuinely thought it was about something down the road rather than a general alert - which I’m not sure is the point of this system? From my time living in the states they are for local things…

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Watching deer jumping up for the leaves is quite something 🦌

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Belton House looking pretty hot - and the deer looking like giraffes trying to get a feed 🦌 @nationaltrust.org.uk

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Caecilius est in Chedworth Roman villa

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

A very Happy 3rd Anniversary to my favourite historian, fellow nerd and wonderful husband @timgalsworthy.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️ I love you so much sweetheart ❤️❤️❤️

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

The midsummer solstice sunset is far more pleasing to watch than this German performance tonight. Very frustrated with my second team #WorldCup2026 #Solstice 🌅

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Got to see puffins today for the first time - a truly excellent experience

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Can confirm this was a lush day #GavinandStacey 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Spot on - while also feeling like we’re in a Michael Scott screaming “It’s Happening” doom loop moment

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Night time choral rehearsal scenes earlier this week - looking forward to concert singing tonight at the lovely St Wulfram’s 🎶

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Bank Holiday bliss - cricket and a food festival 🏏 🌮🌭

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Cathedrals and dragons in the stunning Lincoln sunshine today 😎

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

‘Abba Voyage’ more than lived up to expectations - what an incredible show and display. Music and magic combined! A long-waited birthday present for @timgalsworthy.bsky.social 🎶🪩

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

A stunning sunset outside of London - on a day when it’s felt like the middle of summer in the capital. Which is absolutely mad for early April 🌅

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Snapshots of the south coast - so much history to see!!

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Great to chat to LSE students earlier this week about @boapublishing.bsky.social resources - we’re sponsoring The Webster Review of International History atm and it was good to speak in-person about research ideas, navigating digital archive resources, and ways of doing interdisciplinary study!

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Took my @ithacacollege.bsky.social students to the @rcmlondon.bsky.social museum for their class today. A real hidden gem! We had a great private tour - all good stuff for their studies. And I got to see the famous Hayden portrait, good inspiration for choir concert singing in a couple of months!

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I’m chatting online to members of The History Quill today & tomorrow about the American Civil War from an historian’s perspective and how we can help historical fiction writers. Some great questions already! Getting renewed inspiration to turn research idea into a possible story! thehistoryquill.com

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

A very small section(!) of 200+ photos from an absolutely brilliant long weekend trip to Gdańsk that @timgalsworthy.bsky.social organised as a thank you for book indexing. Possibly one of my favourite European cities - so much to see from the Hanseatic League to Solidarity, wartime to restoration.

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

A red drink for a red win - absolutely brilliant Wales, let’s take this energy into fighting for the Ospreys’ survival, and getting back to our solid winning ways 🏉🏉🏉🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Gorgeous hellebores today - my favourite winter flower #WildflowerHour

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Absolutely obsessed with this Tudor-era musical and gaming table inlay!

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Stunning Hardwick Hall - I knew Bess of Hardwick was impressive but she was a seriously clever lady. A good historical discovery on International Women’s Day weekend!

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus! Happy St. David’s Day everyone!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Met a very friendly robin today who came up very close. They really are the most chirpy and inquisitive fellows. Think this one must be a cousin of the one that constantly follows me around the garden to watch what I’m planting.

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

A temple to Victorian innovation and eccentricity - Cragside is a fascinating place to spend a Saturday exploring, walking, and soaking up the history with @timgalsworthy.bsky.social

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

A fascinating bit of American history at Washington Old Hall - interesting to compare to Sulgrave Manor (where the family moved to before going to Virgina). But this place has Jimmy Carter history too alongside the Washington ancestors, so that makes it superior in my view!

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Some top level BBC commentary - just one of many reasons why I love the #WinterOlympics ⛸️🎿🥌⛷️🏂

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Had a great time today talking to @salforduni.bsky.social again about the @boapublishing.bsky.social collections they can use for assignment & dissertation research - especially from our War, Security and Intelligence Theme collections!

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

It was too wet to take a good photo of the building last week but the sun came out this week - very excited to be back teaching at Ithaca College London again this semseter! I've become very fond of this corner of London!

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 02/01/2026

Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!! Happy New Year everyone!! Had a great couple of days touring around North Wales & Anglesey thanks to a brilliant birthday trip organised by the wonderful @timgalsworthy.bsky.social. Good food, great castles, Welsh history & some snow - a perfect way to welcome in 2026! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Boxing Day reading - and deciding which recipes to cook first in the new year 😋🥘🍗🍝🥧🍽️

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Merry Christmas everyone! Nadolig Llawen!! 🎄🎄🎄🤶🤶🤶❤️❤️❤️ @timgalsworthy.bsky.social

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Absolutely stunning sunset scenes at Lincoln Cathedral today ⛪️

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

An enormous Happy #PubDay to @timgalsworthy.bsky.social and his brilliant new book about the Republican Party and American Civil War memory!! 🥳🥳🥳 I’m very biased but he is my favourite historian, and this book is really very good. The index is also very well written if I do say so 😉 So so proud ❤️ 🗃️

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Great to see the latest Retrospect Journal publication from @hcaatedinburgh.bsky.social students - @boapublishing.bsky.social were delighted to sponsor the journal over the last year, and I contributed something in it too! You can read it online here: retrospectjournal.com/home-fronts/ 🗃️

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

An enormous Happy Birthday to my best friend, favourite historian and fellow nerd @timgalsworthy.bsky.social 🥳🥳🥳 I love you so so much poppet 😘😘😘❤️❤️❤️🎂🎂🎂

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Lovely day at Doddington Hall - so much history, plus the festive room displays were beautiful. What a stunning old house!

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Spent the day at the V&A looking at stunning Cartier diamonds and items belonging to Marie Antoinette. Which means I spent most of the day just going “oh wow” at all the sumptuousness!! Some serious rich and royal cultural history on display 💎👑

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Dr Catherine Bateson @catbateson.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

All set up @senatehouselib.bsky.social for this year’s History Day fair! Looking forward to talking all things @boapublishing.bsky.social - and showing off our lovely new tote bags & Themes brochures! #HistDay25 @ihr.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social

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