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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Etymology of the day: the expression ‘you have another thing coming’ was originally ‘you have another think coming’: today’s version appeared within a year of the original, back in the 1800s. A short piece on the joyful messiness of linguistic evolution. susiedent.substack.com/p/another-th...

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Another think coming

How linguistic evolution is as messy as it is joyful

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

NEW YOUTUBE VIDEO! Today, I'm talking about one of the strangest objects I own: a Houdini Water Torture Cell. I'll tell you how it ended up in my office, the story behind one of his most famous escapes, and why how I got started collecting .. weird stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALJR...

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Houdini Water Torture

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Emory 🩶 @emory-f8.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Did you know? In the Victorian era, a London street sweeper covered his clothes in thousands of mother-of-pearl buttons and helped create an entire working-class “royal family” devoted to charity? The tradition of London's Pearly Kings and Queens can be traced to Henry Croft. #Victorian #history

It shows a photograph of a small child and a woman both wearing clothes covered in pearls.

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I just bought a Victorian moustache for an upcoming episode of Under The Knife. Do you think this is what my old university professors thought I'd be doing with my PhD? Anyway, in case you missed it, I've brought this silly series back and here's the first episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Com...

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Under the Knife Returns!

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Corpyburd @corpyburd.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Paris Police 1910 on BBC 4. Third series of the French crime drama set during the period of the Dreyfus affair.

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is the most masculine video on the internet right now

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Ask and you shall receive... I've officially rebooted my old YouTube series: UNDER THE KNIFE! In today's episode, I discuss the barber's bleeding bowl in my collection from c.1780. As ever, please help a gal out by liking, sharing, and subscribing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Com...

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Under the Knife Returns!

YouTube video by Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

So... I've been really busy preparing for the upcoming book release on October 20. I'm pretty stressed/run-down. Tonight, I found out I have ... shingles. 100% do not recommend, especially a month out from a book tour. Anyway, if you want to take pity on me: linktr.ee/drlindseyfitzharris

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Matt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online.

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SBS Recommender @sbsrecommender.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Saturday night action? 2 seasons of Rogue Heroes stream on SBS On Demand 🇬🇧 www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/tv-...

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Watch Rogue Heroes

Watch Rogue Heroes for free with SBS On Demand, your ultimate destination for diverse entertainment. Stream now!

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A medieval warrior's skull and the surprising origins of the term "forensics." I got you covered in a NEW video! Please consider subscribing & throwing me a like! I'm trying to revive the old channel and it's...hard to reach people through the AI slop & algorithms. www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8yh...

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The Warrior's Skull

YouTube video by Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris

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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Ever heard about traditional Scottish faeries called ‘Brownie’? Well, now you have! A clip from our new episode of You’re Dead To Me, with historian Dr Martha McGill and comedian @marjoleinrobertson Listen now on bbcsounds or watch in HD on bbciplayer. Out globally in 28 days time

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Sarah Elizabeth Cox @oispooky.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This week, 1892: John L. Sullivan, Heavyweight Champion of the World, lost his title to 'Gentleman Jim' Corbett after one hour and 18 minutes in the ring. Sullivan's seconds said to the press: "We met a younger man, and we stayed once too long. He is an American. That's all we've got to say."

sepia photo of sullivan, a handsome white Victorian man with shaven head and fantastic moustache, shirtless, arms crossed

Full length photo of Corbett, a handsome white man with glorious bouffant dark hair, shirtless, white tights, fists raised

clip from sept 1892 Sporting Life showing sketch of Sullivan, and headline THE WORLD'S BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP, Jem Corbett and John L. Sullivan, DEFEAT OF SULLIVAN

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Tasting History with Max Miller @tastinghistory.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I made 2,000 years of different mustard recipes. This has to be one of the most versatile ingredients and has a fascinating history. youtu.be/k5yf-bbHjsY?...

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Making 2,000 Years Of Mustard

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Kate Lister @k8lister.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Hello my lovely Betwixters! If you enjoy Betwixt the Sheets in your earholes, then you can now have it in your eyeballs too! We have set up shop on YouTube and you can watch me chinwagging historical naughtiness right here. Please subscribe and follow along for more. Xxx youtu.be/UKaPO7aZ_fg?...

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Dan Snow On The Naughty Nelson and Lady Hamilton

YouTube video by Betwixt The Sheets

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I'm recording 15 interviews and podcasts this week ahead of the launch of SLEUTH-HOUND in October. I don't have finished copies of the US cover yet, but here's the UK hardback in all its glory! You can read more about the book below. I'd love it if you preordered a copy: linktr.ee/drlindseyfit...

A photo of Lindsey in her office, with long blonde hair, holding a copy of SLEUTH-HOUND featuring a striking cover in reds, blacks, and whites.

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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Come learn about the chaotic violence of Rome’s early Christian era… but with jokes! 👇

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Adrian Teal @tealcartoons.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I have finished the portrait I have wanted to paint for more than three decades... Here is the man who led the mutiny aboard the 'Bounty', Fletcher Christian. More context in alt text. #art

A painting which is my interpretation of how the young 18th-century British naval officer and mutineer of HMAV Bounty, Fletcher Christian, might have looked. No likeness from his own time survives. My version is based 30 years of research into physical descriptions of Christian, into family resemblance among portraits of his relatives, and into uniforms and hairstyles of the 1780s.

Screenshot of a long explanation of this project.

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Corpyburd @corpyburd.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Thank you Corin for teasing us🥰 SAS Rogue Heroes S3 is getting closer🪂🫂

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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

“This email sent from my tablet”

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Sarah Elizabeth Cox @oispooky.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Roll up, roll up, it's me again on BBC Oxford's Secret Oxfordshire, chatting (v. quickly!) about Deptford's 1880s middleweight boxing legend + '90s puma puncher... The Greatest Showman, Professor Alf Ball! Meet Alf in my book, THE DEVILS' DANCE FLOOR, next February 🥊🦁 www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Secret Oxfordshire - St Giles' Greatest Showman - BBC Sounds

The story of a showman who knew how to draw a crowd at St Giles' Fair

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Bruce Coffman @brucecoffman.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Holy shit. Found a new to me BBC series, Ripper Street on Fawesome. Incredible. One hour felt like a whole movie, not because it dragged or anything just because there was so damn much packed into it. Wow. At least I have something new to watch while the world burns around me.

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

An alien's take on the Bayeux Tapestry.

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Digital Spy @digitalspy.com · 25/08/2026

House of Guinness star Anthony Boyle joins SAS Rogue Heroes star in "thrilling" new drama bit.ly/4iyCwRk

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Ceryl @politicdormouse.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

#OTD 25 Aug 1940 Victoria Drummond was engineer on watch on ship Bonita in N Atlantic when Luftwaffe attacked. Remained alone & injured @ post managing to get to 12.5 knots. Ship's Master used her speed to avoid being hit whenever bombed in attack lasting 30+ minutes en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victori...

Victoria Drummond in her maritime uniform after receiving her gong for bravery, surrounded by excitable children #WomenInSTEM #HistSTM #HistSTEM

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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 22/08/2026

From 'A supplement to the queen-like closet', written in 1674, you know back when nobody ever cleaned their hair...

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Corpyburd @corpyburd.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Celebrating Canadian culture on Bluesky🇨🇦🍁💖 #DueSouth #PaulGross

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Corpyburd @corpyburd.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

BBC ALBA & BBC Sport will broadcast 38 live matches from Italy's Serie A this season. #Football

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The Women In Science Archive @wisarchive.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Today is the 180th anniversary of Elsie Inglis's birth. She obtained the Triple Qualification in medicine in 1892, founded a maternity hospital in Edinburgh, spoke at suffrage events organized by Milicent Fawcett, and during WWI created the Scottish Women's Hospitals. #WomenInSTEM #MedSky ⚕️

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Lynda Wright @broncobaby10.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Theo Barklem-Biggs was spectacular in this episode... "Rogue Heroes" Episode #2.4 (TV Episode 2025) - IMDb share.google/G3CMyuvRWUth... #RogueHeroes

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Dave Fortin @davidwfortin.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I have one episode left of SAS Rogue Heroes and have thoroughly enjoyed it. The soundtrack kicks ass it's cool to see Sofia Boutella (she was in Atomic Blonde and the video for Put Your Back into the Oar by Amon Amarth). Her's one from The Fall that they used: youtu.be/v5zav2yrC7M?...