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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris

@drlindseyfitz.bsky.social
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NYT Bestselling Author. Medical Historian. Breast Cancer Survivor. Next book: SLEUTH-HOUND, a whirlwind tour of Victorian forensics from the perspective of the man who loaned a voice to Baker St.’s famous resident: Sherlock Holmes. Out October 20.

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 11h
New episode of Betwixt the Sheets with the incredible Dr @k8lister.bsky.social where we talk about 19th-century syphilis, "no nose" clubs, and, of course, the real Sherlock Holmes. Stay tuned!
A photo of Lindsey and Kate holding various historical objects in a studio, surrounded by books.
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 23h
Hot damn! My first UK review of SLEUTH-HOUND and it's amazing! Huge thank you to @ollie-randall.bsky.social for his thoughtful analysis of my book, which is out on October 20! You can get SIGNED & DEDICATED copies from @foxlanebooks.bsky.social: shorturl.at/KeFvY
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm flying to NYC this weekend to film with Doctor Mike. He's asked me to bring medical objects for the show... and @tealcartoons.bsky.social thought we should do a run through about what might happen at airport security 😂 What could go wrong?! www.youtube.com/shorts/Zb1bR...
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Skulls & Airport Security!
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 23h
Hot damn! My first UK review of SLEUTH-HOUND and it's amazing! Huge thank you to @ollie-randall.bsky.social for his thoughtful analysis of my book, which is out on October 20! You can get SIGNED & DEDICATED copies from @foxlanebooks.bsky.social: shorturl.at/KeFvY
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
I'm flying to NYC this weekend to film with Doctor Mike. He's asked me to bring medical objects for the show... and @tealcartoons.bsky.social thought we should do a run through about what might happen at airport security 😂 What could go wrong?! www.youtube.com/shorts/Zb1bR...
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Skulls & Airport Security!
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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
HUGE THANKS TO @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social for tonight's livestream “The real Sherlock Holmes didn’t begin at 221B Baker Street” 🕵️‍♂️ We talked #Victorian medical detective work 🔍, a murderer thanking Joe Bell from the scaffold 😳, and why the real Bell was far more than #SherlockHolmes in disguise.
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
TODAY 👇
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TODAY 👇
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Barbara Lazio, MD, FAANS, FCNS @noodlesurg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A man replied to this saying in earnest that women need to get organized and fight for our rights and men will follow. We did that. We do that. We mobilized the largest single day protest in global history on every continent and yet I have fewer rights than my mom did at my age.
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Bradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
shoving all my work aside to report out what led to this sign
a sign that reads DO NOT OUT NOODLES IN THE WATER FOUNTAIN!!
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Earth.com @earthdotcom.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
A nearly intact medieval wax notebook found in Germany still bears readable Latin notes, offering a rare glimpse into the daily life of a wealthy 13th- or 14th-century merchant.
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A 700-year-old notebook was found at the bottom of a medieval latrine, now scientists have figured out how to read it
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Erika Hall @erikahall.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know people in every industry saying "I need to get out of this industry".
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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026
They are shutting this down by the end of the day.
Can the president build a giant triumphal arch in Washington
DC without congressional authorization?

No. Not on federal park or public grounds in the District of Columbia without express authority of Congress. I
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I'm flying to NYC this weekend to film a few videos with Doctor Mike next week and my suitcase is... filled with makeup, heels, sequins, and ... weird medical props. I wonder what security will think if they open it? 😂
A snapshot of Lindsey's suitcase
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 29/09/2026
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Archaeologists Uncover More Than 30 Iron Age Houses Dating Back 2,500 Years in the Alps | Arkeonews
Archaeologists in northern Italy have uncovered more than 30 Iron Age houses dating back around 2,500 years, revealing the scale of a major Alpine settlement.
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Upon graduating medical school in 1881, Arthur Conan Doyle did a doodle of himself waving his diploma over his head. The caption reads: "Licensed to Kill." My new book SLEUTH-HOUND is about Conan Doyle's professor, Joseph Bell - the real-life Sherlock Holmes. Out Oct 20! linktr.ee/drlindseyfit...
A simple doodle showing a man, Conan Doyle, waving his diploma over his head. Underneath the doodle it says: Licensed to kill
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sneak peek at SLEUTH-HOUND this Wednesday! Bring your best questions!
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Sneak peek at SLEUTH-HOUND this Wednesday! Bring your best questions!
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I'm flying to NYC next weekend to appear on Doctor Mike's podcast and his producer has asked that I bring as many objects as possible. This is my carry on. I... um, well, we'll see what security thinks. These are not real human or animal remains, but even so...!! What could possibly go wrong?!
A suitcase full of weird objects including a barber's bleeding bowl, a Victorian mermaid, and a 3D printed skull
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Amy Hoy @amyhoy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
it should simply not be legal for “ai” to generate photo-realistic images of people. or with people. they could limit the prompts to doing minor edits like fixing hair or or smoothing skin texture. they could do all these things. they actively choose not to.
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
It's #MementoMoriMonday! Here's a silver watch in the form of a human skull, c. 1660. The watch is inscribed with: vita fugitur (life is fleeting), aesterna respice (look down upon a fallen thing), caduca despice (look upon eternity), incertita hora (death/hour is uncertain)
A silver skull with engravings on the top. The top of the skull is open to reveal a clock inside.
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Adrian Teal @tealcartoons.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Made a start on painting Sophia. #caricature #art
Black and white caricature in progress of Sophia Loren. She has her head resting on her hand.
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Daniel Kraus @danielkraus.com · 25/09/2026
Times Square.
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The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) @themerl.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
never skip leg day
An oil painting of a giant white ox, with a massive body and extremely tiny legs. He stands solemnly in a field beneath a moody sky, as if presiding over some kind battle.
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History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hello Ragers! 🕵️‍♂️ Just 2 days to go until @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social joins us to discuss Sleuth Hound and the inspiration behind Sherlock Holmes, Joseph Bell. 📅 Wednesday 30th Sept, 7:30pm UK Full £5 Subs can join the livestream and put their questions to Lindsey! 👉 www.patreon.com/historyrage
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Wil Eelsing @wileelsing.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
SLEUTH-HOUND BOOK TRAILER youtube.com/shorts/GZtbM...
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SLEUTH-HOUND BOOK TRAILER
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I'm flying to NYC next weekend to appear on Doctor Mike's podcast and his producer has asked that I bring as many objects as possible. This is my carry on. I... um, well, we'll see what security thinks. These are not real human or animal remains, but even so...!! What could possibly go wrong?!
A suitcase full of weird objects including a barber's bleeding bowl, a Victorian mermaid, and a 3D printed skull
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Finally, I've made it into PEOPLE magazine 😂 Fame, at last! Too bad it's about an old show I hosted in 2020, and not, you know, my forthcoming book on the history of forensics. But beggars can't be choosers! people.com/lizzie-borde...
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8 Terrifying Shows, Movies and Documentaries Inspired by Lizzie Borden to Watch After ‘Monster’
Many actresses have played Lizzie Borden over the years. Here are eight shows and movies about Lizzie Borden to watch after finishing Netflix’s ‘Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story’.
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Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Wonderful filmmaking. Daphne Oram gets a credit for Music Effects.
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wonderful to see SLEUTH-HOUND featured! Thanks @deanjobb.bsky.social for the heads up!
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Bill Hayden @billhayden65.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I continue to be disappointed that Sherlock Holmes isn't set in Edinburgh. If it were, where would he live instead of Baker Street? One suggestion (from DW) is Danube Street. I thought he might live on Broughton Street. Any other suggestions?
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wonderful to see SLEUTH-HOUND featured! Thanks @deanjobb.bsky.social for the heads up!
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Rebekah Higgitt @rhiggitt.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Edinburgh #histmed #histSTM
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Adrian Teal @tealcartoons.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
An incredibly rare foray into non-caricature portraiture for me... My painting of Mauatua, wife of Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian. She was the tough matriarch of Pitcairn Island who held the community together after the bloodshed of 1793, which likely claimed Christian's life. #art
Painting of a Tahitian woman with a flower in her hair, a blue-glass necklace around her neck, and Polynesian tattoos on her hands and arms. In the background is a volcanic rock formation.
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Daniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Are you aware that the AI-generated online encyclopedia #Grokipedia is creating and publishing entries on academics and their work? I recently found my entry, and some is correct, some is wrong, and all of this is collected from various websites only. #academicchatter grokipedia.com/page/Daniel_...
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Daniel Bellingradt — Grokipedia
Daniel Bellingradt is a German historian and communication scholar known for his research on early modern media history, book history, paper markets, and the materiality of communication flows. He spe
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The reboot of Under the Knife is killing me. I've been in the office filming. Any guesses what this episode might be on?! In case you missed it, I just dropped a new video. It's not an official UTK episode, but it is a fun look at the Houdini Water Torture Cell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALJR...
A photo of Lindsey with long reddish, blonde hair and a matching Victorian moustache.
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Corpyburd @corpyburd.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Great disguise🥸 Reasons for wearing a moustache - The Reading Times 1859
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Catherine Prendergast @badtoss.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
My office has a wooden box with Tootsie Pops😂
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I feel like Oxford would be justified in revoking my PhD at this point 😂
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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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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The reboot of Under the Knife is killing me. I've been in the office filming. Any guesses what this episode might be on?! In case you missed it, I just dropped a new video. It's not an official UTK episode, but it is a fun look at the Houdini Water Torture Cell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALJR...
A photo of Lindsey with long reddish, blonde hair and a matching Victorian moustache.
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Sarah Elizabeth Cox @oispooky.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I often work in a windowless attic. Not an attic conversion. Just, like... an attic. The spiders get to hear first drafts read out loud. The seagulls screech a soundtrack from above. I risk my life coming down the ladder every time I need coffee. Lindsey's office though... 😂😍
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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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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
As some of you know, I've rebooted the old YouTube Channel. I'm still getting to grips with it has it's been 10+ years since I've created video content. I have a new video dropping tomorrow. In the meantime, you can catch up with the latest Under the Knife here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Com...
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Under the Knife Returns!
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Catherine Prendergast @badtoss.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I love this. Can't wait for the book release!
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Upon graduating medical school in 1881, Arthur Conan Doyle did a doodle of himself waving his diploma over his head. The caption reads: "Licensed to Kill." My new book SLEUTH-HOUND is about Conan Doyle's professor, Joseph Bell - the real-life Sherlock Holmes. Out Oct 20! linktr.ee/drlindseyfit...
A simple doodle showing a man, Conan Doyle, waving his diploma over his head. Underneath the doodle it says: Licensed to kill
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Did you know that Joe Bell (the subject of SLEUTH-HOUND) operated alongside Joseph Lister? If you enjoyed the world of THE BUTCHERING ART, you'll love returning to it in my new book. Here's my latest acquisition: a late 19thC bottle of carbolic acid. Pre-order here: linktr.ee/drlindseyfit...
A photo of the UK cover of SLEUTH-HOUND featuring reds, blacks and whites. On top of three copies of the book is an old blue-tinted bottle with a label that reads ABSOLUTE PHENOL
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Adrian Teal @tealcartoons.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sketch of veteran strum-monkey Mark Knopfler. #caricature #art
Caricature sketch of Mark Knopfler playing guitar.
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Shingles got me down, but this new leather jacket lifted my spirits. Ignore the dirty pinned-up hair...it's been a rough few days 😂 I'm anxious about the release of SLEUTH-HOUND next month. Preorders build momentum heading into a launch. I'd hugely appreciate your support: linktr.ee/drlindseyfit...
A photo of Lindsey wearing a black leather biker jacket covered in gold stars A side view of the new jacket with gold stars
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