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Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 19h

8 October 1967, Clement Attlee died (aged 84). As Labour Prime Minister from 1945 to 1951, his governments introduced a range of social and economic reforms includimg the establishment of the National Health Service. He’s ranked as one of the best UK Prime Ministers.

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Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) @bsbibotany.bsky.social · 14h

Will you be in Edinburgh on Saturday 7 November? Do you want to catch up with fellow plant-lovers to celebrate and learn more about Scotland's wonderful wild plants? Then this event is for you! Book now for the 2026 Scottish Botanists' Conference: www.tickettailor.com/events/botan...

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2026 Scottish Botanists' Conference – Science Buildings, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Inverleith Row, Sat 7 Nov 2026 - The Scottish Botanists' Conference will be held on Saturday 7th November at th...

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 19h

Nice to see that while we were away in France for a week my blog-post of advice on how to write history essays was downloaded over 200 times. I hope it's being useful. Incidentally, most of the comments are adverts for this and that. I have no view at all about these - maybe mild irritation.

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 19h

People wonder why I wrote a guide book to Edinburgh, given that there are already so many. The main aim was to write the book I would like if I were visiting for the first time. Paperback, Kindle, or Kindle Unlimited. www.amazon.co.uk/Getting-Know...

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 20h

Wordle 1,937 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨 🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Silly mistake in line 3. Oh well.

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 21h

I used explain to p7/s1 pupils (Scottish years) that reading was like running. It wasn't something you could do or not. You kept training and got better. Also varied technique for sprints, cross country, hurdles etc. We did lots and lots of reading.

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Lachlan Goudie @lachlangoudie.bsky.social · 21h

Above the snowline, Charcoal and watercolour on paper60x40cm

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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 23h

The Uffizi Madonna, c 1465, tempera on wood, Renaissance masterpiece by Fra Filippo Lippi, Florentine artist, teacher of Botticelli, patronised by Cosimo de’ Medici; died #OTD 1469; the tender intimacy & purity of Madonna & child are contrasted with rugged landscape of rocks & sea beyond. Uffizi

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Fra Filippo Lippi & Fra Angelico together produce a marvelous Adoration of the Magi in c. 1450.

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Journal of Art in Society @artinsociety.bsky.social · 21h

World Heritage rock carvings in Mongolian Altai region trace changes in human life and climate over a period of 12,000 years. Here, some exceptionally dynamic images of warrior, hunters and animals whc.unesco.org/en/list/1382/

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

The truly spectacular Martelli Annunciation from the church of San Lorenzo. This one is so good -- Mary's gesture, the pure flask of water in its special little niche, the back-up angels, the arches and the space. Wow, Filippo Lippi, A+.

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Died (alas!) on this day in 1469, the not-very-friarly Fra Filippo Lippi. Great renaissance painter, & father of Filippino Lippi. Here looking at you from corner of his own Coronation of the Virgin.

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Wordle 1,936 3/6 ⬜⬜🟩🟨⬜ 🟩⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Now off to the airport...

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Last day in Lyon. Home tomorrow. We did see a distant protest march and a convoy of police vehicles, but ourselves strolled peacefully by the Rhone and in the large Tête d'Or garden and park.

Remarkable water lilies in the Jardin des Plantes

Giraffe feeding. Seen over the wall of the Zoo, closed on Tuesdays

Impressive black and gold gates of the Tête d'Or

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Kevin Wilbraham @kpw1453.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The tomb of the Venerable Bede in the 12th century Galilee Chapel at Durham Cathedral. Bede’s relics were transferred from Jarrow to Durham in 1022, and eventually placed in the Galilee Chapel during the later 14th century. 📸 My own. #TombTuesday #DurhamCathedral #Bede

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Wordle 1,935 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 I thought I would be guessing letters 3 and 4 till lines ran.out!

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Eleanor Ghey @eleanorghey.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This year's Roman Research Trust Joan Pye lecture will be by Richard Madgwick on 18th Nov.

Poster with details: Feeding the Roman Army on the Frontiers: Isotope research on animal provisioning in Britannia and beyond, 18.11.26 7pm free on Zoom https://tinyurl.com/FeedingtheRomanArmy

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

I wrote all this stuff after I retired. Can't stop teaching! #WorldTeacherDay

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Wordle 1,934 5/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟨⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜🟩🟩🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Didn't take long.

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Allan T Adams @allantadams.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Today (5th October) is the anniversary of my starting work with the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England in 1981. The beginning of a career drawing old stuff. Although 'retired' I am still drawing old stuff... At a different pace and mostly for fun. #ArchitecturalIllustration

A black and white photo of a young man drawing with a dip pen.

Pen and watercolour sketch of a three storey house drawn while on holiday.

Work in progress on old buildings in a narrow street.

A man standing by a window drawing using a sketchbook and pencil.

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#MosaicMonday Vienne, where we were yesterday, has the most wonderful collection of mosaics. Here are four.

A portion of black and white mosaic with larger, irregular-shaped stones, among the tesserae

A large mosaic with four heads at the ends and a river god, with lady friend, in the middle

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Today's day in Lyon was in fact a trip down the Rhone to Vienne

Roman Town in the foreground. Medieval castle of the Archbishop on the hill.

The Temple of Augustus and Livia has survived because it was converted to a Christian church

Some modern stained glass in the Cathedral

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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A Glimpse of Ben More from the Machair, Iona, painting by Frances Macdonald, Scottish artist.

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Leia Taillefur @leiataillefur.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Today let us celebrate the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi who died 800 years ago yesterday. Francis is patron saint of the environment, peace, and animals. The best of all saints! When my veterinarian did not know Leia's age or birthday, she assigned her St Francis' feast day of October 4.

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Here's a #birdoftheday. An egret painted on the wall of a Roman house in Vienne

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Wordle 1,933 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨 ⬜⬜🟩⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Straight par.

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Wordle 1,932 5/6 ⬜🟩⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜🟩🟩⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Much thought between lines 4 and 5!

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Two sisters, ages five (left) and four (right). Some serious late Elizabethan cuteness from Isaac Oliver, whose day is today.

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Wordle 1,931 4/6 🟨⬜⬜🟨⬜ ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ 🟨🟨🟨⬜🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Safe par.

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

#NationalPoetryDay (yesterday I think) I've recently tried to read a poem a day, except when I haven't got round to it. Recommended!

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Jan Gossaert : Portrait of Hendrik III, Count of Nassau-Breda, in 1517. What's with the picture frame behind him? An odd trick.

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Glorious Adoration of the Kings, 1515. Everything is so fab: costumes, architecture, dogs. By Jan Gossaert, whose day is today.

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Le Magasin de Ben. Fine Art Gallery, Lyon. So much modern art is really interesting.

The other 3 photos are 3 sides of the large piece of art.

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Marc Morris @marcmorris.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

You can currently download my Norman Conquest book for only 99p. www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/...

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Journal of Art in Society @artinsociety.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

In a 4,500 year-old tomb in Giza, Egypt, excavated in 1927, archaeologists found about 7,000 separate beads. After a seemingly impossible but meticulous re-assembly, they were revealed to constitute this bead-net dress www.messynessychic.com/2019/09/09/1...

Slim fitting sleeveless open weave dress made from gold and green beads

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Wordle 1,930 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩 🟨🟨⬜🟨⬜ 🟩🟩⬜🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Humph!

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Dr Scott Arthur MP (Edinburgh South West) 🌍🌈🌹 @drscottarthurmp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

This is a reminder that on Thursday the 8th of October at 7pm. If you would like to attend, please register your interest by completing this form: forms.cloud.microsoft/e/sL2NxNMtei I look forward to seeing many of you on the night!

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Durotriges Dig @durotrigesdig.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

If you like hillforts AND Brochs, here's a fantastic combo for #HillfortsWednesday Edin's Hall: a Late Iron Age broch inside a rectangular enclosure inside an earlier Iron Age bivallate 0.9ha hillfort Scottish Borders / Crìochan na h-Alba Kite photo © Hamish Fenton 2011 🤩 #HillfortsWednesday

Aerial photo looking down at the grass covered ramparts of an Iron Age hillfort with circular stone broch on the left and trees beyond

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Interested in art? My book includes comment on over 50 works in the National Gallery of Scotland, great treasures of European painting. Admission free too. www.amazon.co.uk/Getting-Know...

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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The Avenue at Middelharnis, 1689, road lined with alders, leads to village with church tower, port with masts; clouds on a low horizon; masterpiece of perspective by Meindert Hobbema, Dutch Golden Age artist 1638-1709, pupil of Jacob van Ruisdael; inspired Pissarro, Hockney. National Gallery London

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Wordle 1,929 4/6 ⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨 ⬜🟩🟩🟩⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Early start today. Waiting at the airport.

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George Harris @historylecturer.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Interested in art? My book includes comment on over 50 works in the National Gallery of Scotland, great treasures of European painting. Admission free too. www.amazon.co.uk/Getting-Know...

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Dr Rebecca Warren @drrjwarren.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

If you'd like to bury yourself in essays charting seasonal change, our 2023 book 'Nature's Calendar' is for you. Not your thing? Then our 2026 book 'The Ritual Year' is an almanac of British customs and rituals, old and new, weird, funny & fascinating. After all, Christmas is coming...😄

Cover of pale yellow book with title in gold and numerous black and white sketches of animals, insects and plants, including a dragonfly, a swallow, a frog, and fern frond and a robin.

White-yellow cover of book with title in black, and four gold phases of the moon at each corner; Also four black and white sketches under the gold moons, of hawthorn blossom, a deer's antlers and skull, a running hare and part of Stonehenge.

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