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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This Yank rag is correct, in England we still separate the Anglo-Saxons, the Norse, the Welsh, the Picts, the Scots and the Cornish in all favour to our Norman overlords. Gods, I'm so tired of Americans writing shite about the UK.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This scared me so much as a kid, I had nightmares about it. Monty python and the holy grail, God.

An image from monty python and the holy grail, "God" appears in the clouds.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

If the original had to many penises on display, then the Victorian version at Reading has got you covered.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Thanks for bearing with me blueskying about the battle of Worcester, this is my last post on the subject, but if you'd like to learn more and see more of the battlefield, I made a video about the battle. youtu.be/IHCaP-kgApo #historysky #battleofworcester #history #onthisday

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The battle that ended the English Civil War, Worcester.

YouTube video by Embrace historia

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The Govan Stones @govanstones.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

MEDIEVAL VINYL STICKERS! Lewis Chessmen and Medieval Bunnies - only available in store!

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Normans have set sail for England, quick everyone to St Wite shrine in Dorset, we must pray they fail to land.

The shrine of St Wite dating from the 9th century AD.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I have far too many video ideas and I'm frustrated I can't work on all of them at once. I tend to work myself up about a video idea, that I run the habit of working on it while leaving my current work on the cutting room floor.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Is this coffee discourse something I'm far too British to understand? It seems rather over the top and American.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

There's more than one history youtuber who works out, but my project on myself is building up for my Halloween costume. @thehistocrat.bsky.social game on.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Imagine telling King Henry 5th there's a channel tunnel that connects England and France, he'd lose his fucking mind.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

youtu.be/t1OWM_ycymo?... A video in which I just rant about various topics to do with the Baxuex Tapestry and how exited I am, one to seethe tapestry and the effects on the wider reach of medieval history on the public.

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I want to rant about the Bayeux Tapestry.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I took a pretty good photo of Wells cathedral from the Bishop palace garden the other day.

A photo of Wells cathedral under a nearly clear sunny day.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

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I want to rant about the Bayeux Tapestry.

YouTube video by Embrace historia

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I really don't like the way YouTube now does view counts, I can't tell how a video is doing truly until it updates the engaged views parts, which you have to dig into the analytics.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"Thereupon the king led his army towards London by forced marches; and, although he was very sensible that some of the bravest men in England had fallen in the two [recent] battles, and’ that one half of his troops was not yet assembled". The Chronicle of John of Worcester - 456 to 1140 A.D.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I've been doing the Cindy crossfit workout more so lately, 5 pull ups, 10 pushup and 15 squats as many times as you can in 20 minutes. My record is 12, the pull ups are what catch me out.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

music.youtube.com/watch?v=wYZF... Who would have thought I'd live in the same timeline as Final Fantasy 7, instead in my world, Sephiroth is an evil billionaire and is using data centres to destroy the planet and hoping to become or create a God.

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神の誕生

YouTube video by Nobuo Uematsu - Topic

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

I had the privilege of giving a talk about the battle of Worcester 1651 at the commandery museum, where king Charles 2nd set up his headquarters. I designed some maps for the event as well. #historysky

A picture of me giving a talk about the battle of Worcester at the commandery museum in Worcester.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Obviously it was super positive, the Harrying of the North? Just a misunderstanding, making an episode of Grand designs by changing nearly all the churches and abbeys in England to the Norman style, priceless, and of course building loads of castles for the tourism industry. #bayeuxtapestry

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The speed's map of Worcester is the most famous illustration of the battle, which shows Worcester in 1651 and is great, it is missing the red hill and perry woods section where Cromwell placed part of his army on the eastern flank of the city, so I drew my own which included them. #historysky

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I bought an MRE kit for a video I'm making, I'm excited to film this one.

A 2024 British MRE kit with various items in the bag.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

This is one of my favourite images from the middle ages. Monk sneaking a drink, from Li livres dou santé. Makes me think of when people say, having a cheeky Nando's.

An abbey cellarer testing his wine. Illumination from a copy of Li livres dou santé by Aldobrandino of Siena. British Library, Sloane 2435, f. 44v

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Everyone knows you've got to have good thighs to conquer England.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I think September is probably the best month to work in a museum, you meet quite a lot of interesting and international people.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Did my first history talk today about the battle of Worcester, even managed to squeeze in a few jokes which went down well.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

So what are we doing for England's 1100th birthday next year?

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

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The battle that ended the English Civil War, Worcester.

YouTube video by Embrace historia

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The final stage of the battle of Worcester, the fall, by this time, the royalists had been routed, after being counterattacked by Cromwell and Fort royal had been captured and it's cannons turned onto the city, somehow King Charles managed to escape the burning city and his great escape begins...

A map showing the final scene in the battle of Worcester 1651, of the fall of the city to Cromwell and his army, King Charles escapes via the St Martin's gate.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

The middle of the battle of Worcester, 1651, where Cromwell moves some of his troops towards the south of the city from Red hill and Perrywoods, Charles from Worcester cathedral sees this and moves his troops to attack the now weakened positions, marching out the Sidbury gate, a die is cast moment.

A map showing the middle of the Battle of Worcester, Royalist in blue and parliamentarians in red.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Another map I drew depicting the opening stage of the battle of Worcester 1651, this shows the village of Powick, south of the city, Royalists in blue and Roundheads in red. Cromwell attacked from two sides as he had an advantage in numbers, over double Charles numbers, roughly 30k vs 15k. #battle

A map of the battle of Worcester 1651, shows two side, blue and red.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

One famous aspect from the battle of Worcester, 1651, is the fight on Fort Royal hill, which prior to the battle was turned into a makeshift star fort to protect Worcester from the east, most of Charles cannons were placed on the hill, this mural shows the capture of the hill. #historysky #battle

A mural showing the capture of Fort Royal hill in Worcester in 1651.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Worcester itself has very little in the way of physical evidence of the battle despite the widespread damage to the city as the Victorians built on most of the battlefield, however at the small village of Powick just south of the city is St Peter's church, there's musket marks on the church wall.

Musket ball marks on the east side of the wall at St Peter's church, Powick.

St Peter's church, Powick, Worcestershire.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

On this day was the final battle of the British civil wars in 1651 at the city of Worcester, Charles 2nd and his mainly Scottish army had fortified the city as best they could, while Cromwell was blocking off all escape routes and attacked Worcester from the east and south using a bridge of boats.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

My apologies for tomorrow, as the 3rd of September is the 375th anniversary of the battle of Worcester the final battle of the British civil wars and I will be posting a lot about the battle. #historysky

A image created by me showing King Charles 2nd on the left and Oliver Cromwell on the right, with speed maps of Worcester from the 17th century as the background/

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I'm back from Poland, one of my best friends was getting married, it was amazing and Krakow is a great city.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A map of Worcester from the 17th century showing the final battle of the British civil wars, the battle of Worcester. King Charles 2nd tried to get back his fathers throne as Charles was only king of Scotland at this point, he was defeated and had a daring escape from England to France.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Had a crack at 90kg on the pendulum squat managed 5 reps. Whew.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... I remember when this place was the hub of social activities in the early 00s when I was a kid, then the 2008 financial crash happened and it never recovered. It had a Game, new look, Woolworths, Next, an independent music shop, and various other shops, a shame.

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Go-ahead for demolition of 'eyesore' shopping centre

Councillors have voted in favour of demolishing Evesham's Riverside Shopping Centre.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Oh no, looking at cars again just for no reason. I want a Toyota next.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Might start a thread where I post items I've purchased off vinted for YouTube videos. Some commemorative stamps of the British civil wars.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Red dead redemption 2, the game just didn't click for me.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The eclipse? I was too busy eating Jaffa cakes.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

I've been buying quite a few T-shirts off Vinted recently, I love this oversized one of Goku from Dragon ball Z.

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Embrace historia @embracehistoria.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

I sure love getting emails saying my editing sucks and that their work to showcase to me is just some shit AI history channel. Once again, this makes me glad I've started showing my face right at the start of my videos.

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