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Dr John Davies

@jed1848.bsky.social
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FRHistS. Independent scholar.Eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Archivist. Currently researching the life of Charles Francis Greville (1749-1809).

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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
One of the painters I’ve written about in my book on obscure British 20thC artists is Brian Hatton, a friend of John Singer Sargent, who was killed in WW1. This portrait from 1908 is of his sisters Ailsa and Marjorie.
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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 1h
The notorious "Taro Tant" gang terrorised rural Wales during the 1920's. Led by Dwynwen Drwg, they would torture victims by singing cerdd dant until their ears bled before forcing them, feet first, through their harps...
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The Fake History Hunter @fakehistoryhunter.net · 18h
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 8h
On this day in 1866, a Czech Jewish woman was born. On the 29 Mar 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with her husband and on the 19 Oct 1942 to Treblinka extermination camp where they were murdered on arrival. Her name was Josefa Fröhlichovás
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philsmithcross.bsky.social @philsmithcross.bsky.social · 7h
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 7h
Rollicking peasant wedding dance to liven up your autumn day by my colleague Pieter Brueghel the Younger, whose day is today. Don’t confuse this with his father’s painting!
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 8h
On this day in 1897, a Czech Jewish woman was born in Bílovec. On the 8 Apr 1942 she was deported from Brno to Theresienstadt and on the 18 Apr 1942 to Rejowiec Ghetto. She perished in the Shoah. Her name was Valerie Kraucherová
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 9h
Liverpool, 1956, photo by Thurston Hopkins.
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 8h
On this day in 1919, a Slovakian Jewish man was born. On the 28 Mar 1942 he was deported to Theresienstadt and then on the 9 May 1942 to Sobibór where he perished. His name was Samuel Wohl Support @sobibor.org
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Dr Liam Sims @liamsims.bsky.social · 9h
Cute little portrait inside this initial H. In a copy of Eusebius’s ‘De evangelica praeparatione’ (Treviso, 1480). Given to @theulspeccoll.bsky.social in 1938 by Sir Stephen Gaselee, successively Pepys Librarian at Magdalene College & Librarian of the Foreign Office. CUL Inc.2.B.9.2[4196].
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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 11h
Fleeting pleasures: Antoine Watteau, French artist who heralded Rococo style; defined genre of fête galante with Commedia dell'Arte scenes & dalliance in poetic, often autumnal landscapes; bapt. #OTD 1684. Mezzetino 1720, Met Museum | L’Embarquement pour Cythère 1717; Pierrot 1718, Musée du Louvre
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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 11h
The largest palace in the world: Late Baroque masterpiece inspired by Versailles, La Reggia di Caserta in Naples (with aqueduct) was designed by Luigi Vanvitelli, eminent Italian architect & engineer 1700-1773. Building work started in 1751 & continued after architect’s death. UNESCO World Heritage
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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret. @admiralstav.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Congratulations to Dr. Navi Pillay on the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2015, as Dean of the Fletcher School at Tufts University, I had the honor of presenting her with an honorary degree at Class Day. She has spent a lifetime showing that the law can stand between people and atrocity. Richly deserved
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
It's Genocide. The Nobel Prize Committee and winner agree.
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The Society of Antiquaries of London @antiquaries.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Is there a coat of arms more suited to the Halloween season than this one?! This image comes from a German manuscript made up of a collection of coats of arms which relate mainly to the Holy Roman Empire. It was probably written in southwest Germany or Switzerland, around the early 16th century.
Full-page allegorical representation of the arms of Death. The arms are supported by a skeleton and a female figure, surmounted by a helm, hourglass and clock as crest, over which two arm bones hold a rock.
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Merchant Adventurers’ Hall @merchantshallyork.org · 08/10/2026
Medieval guild hall + autumn = Phwoar! 👀 🧡
We are looking at the exterior of the Hall on a sunny autumnal day. It’s chilly and leaves cover the lawn. Shadows from the trees cast pattens on the medieval brickwork whilst the yellow ochre plasterwork glows in the October sunshine.
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Dr John Davies @jed1848.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Lost In Geneva – The Kris Davis Trio Review | All About Jazz www.allaboutjazz.com/lost-in-gene... Davis is a wondrous human being!
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Lost In Geneva – The Kris Davis Trio Review | All About Jazz
Read the All About Jazz review of Lost In Geneva by The Kris Davis Trio (2026). Expert analysis, ratings, and insight into one of jazz's finest recordings.
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John McCafferty @jdmccafferty.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Portrait miniature of an unknown woman, watercolour on vellum, painted by Isaac Oliver, c. 1615. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London) The small jewel or locket on her ruff is clearly meant to stand out. And once meant something to her - and somebody else perhaps.
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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
77 Candles 🎂 today for the glorious SIGOURNEY WEAVER
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Ennius @enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Just look at the last paragraph at the bottom of the page. This is Bede's account of the reaction of the Britons to the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes who came to these shores so long ago. Does the complaint sound familiar?
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Ilse Bing, Paris, Eiffel Tower with Branches, 1933 German Avant-garde photographer #Womensart
Monochrome photograph featuring a view looking up the Eiffel Tower with tree branches to the left
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Brian Groom @groomb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
View from the kitchen window of a Maryhill tenement, Glasgow, 1970, photo by Nick Hedges.
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Friends of Friendless Churches @friendlesschurches.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
After years of work, St Lawrence's, Gumfreston has reopened and we have been delighted by the wonderful comments left by visitors. 1/6
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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Janis Joplin at U of Texas 1965
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bingley567 @bingley567.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
'Wasteground with Houses, Paddington' (1970–72) by Lucian Freud (Garden Museum)
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The work of Anne Damer (1748- 1828), English sculptor. Described as a "female genius", one of the 1st recognised women sculptors, who lived with her lover, Irish actress Elizabeth Farren #WomensArt
Monochrome photograph featuring a sculpture of the upper half of a woman in a greek style
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Bluesky Fanatic @blueskyfanatic.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Women messing with men's heads du jour: sly & sexy Judith happy with her prize. 1570, by Jan Massys. Today is his day.
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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Mary Mary' Vase by UK ceramics artist Kitty Shepherd #Womensart
Ceramic vase with white large dots and simple flower motifs, the vase rests on a grey surface and is against a grey background
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Love these photos of a gansey sweater over at Highland Threads. Such great knitting. A gansey is a type of fisherman sweater with identical front and back sides. Last photo shows one from Flamborough Marine, my favorite contemporary maker for this style. highlandthreads.co.uk/wick-museum
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Shroppiemon @shroppiemon.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Bridgnorth diary 8/10/1866
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
On this day in 1942, an 11 year old Dutch Jewish girl arrived at Auschwitz with her mother and sister (14) where they were murdered. Her father perished in 1943. Her name Betje Sara Creveld Support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
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quiltersblock.bsky.social @quiltersblock.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
On this day in 1942, a 13 year old Dutch Jewish girl arrived at Auschwitz with her parents where she was murdered. Two brothers were murdered in the camp on different dates and one sibling survived. Her name Eva Dormits Support @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social
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Dr Anna Clark @drannaclark.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Dôme des Invalides 1676-1691, designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart, born in 1646, French Baroque architect & city planner to Louis XIV. Works include Place Vendôme Paris, Grand Trianon & Galerie des Glaces, Versailles. Musée d’Armée | Portrait by Hyacinthe Rigaud 1685, Musée du Louvre
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The Arctophile @phewtus.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Good morning everyone. #TreeOfTheDay no.1514
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Welsh Bollocks @welshbollocks.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
It's been 9 years since the Wales flag emoji was launched. Due to its complex design, a supercomputer at the Shirley Bassey Sinclair Spectrum Institute in Splott was used to miniaturise the flag. Here's what it looks like under an electron microscope.
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Ancestral Enquiries - Tony Smith 🌳 @ancestralenq.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Margaret Hamilton who worked for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a programmer, leading a team of engineers writing & testing all onboard in flight software for NASA's Apollo 11 moon landings has died aged 90. 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Margaret Hamilton, whose software helped land Apollo 11 on the moon, dies at 90
Pioneering computer scientist led the development of the software for Nasa's Apollo mission and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
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Nicolas Robert @robertsnickc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
‘A young girl reading, Maren Sofie Olsen.’ #Painting by Michael Peter Ancher (1885) #art
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Women messing with men's heads du jour: Salome brings Herodias a lovely present, John the Baptist's head on a plate. Ladies in waiting freak out. By Masolino, whose day is today.
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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
By Fra Filippo Lippi, Madonna and Child with Two Angels, 1465. Everything about this picture is stunning but I really love the angel smiling at us!
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Dr Liam Sims @liamsims.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Absolutely LOVE the floral initials in this copy of the works of Apuleius, one of the first books printed at Rome (by Sweynheym & Pannartz) in 1469. The initials apparently added in France, perhaps in the 1480s or 90s. @theulspeccoll.bsky.social Inc.2.B.2.1[1124].
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John Cocker @joecocker.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
On this day in 1884, a Czechoslovak Jewish man was born. On the 3 Aug 1942 she was deported to Theresienstadt with his wife and then on the 20 Aug 1942 to the Riga Ghetto. They both perished in the Shoah. His name was Jaroslav Fuchs
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Nicolas Robert @robertsnickc.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
‘Judith Beheading Holofernes.’ #Painting (detail) by Caravaggio (1598-1599) #art
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Medieval Illumination @medieval-illuminations.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026
Monkey riding a goat with a hunting owl. Luttrell Psalter, England ca. 1325-1340. British Library, Add 42130, fol. 38r. #medieval #MedievalArt
Monkey riding a goat with a hunting owl. Luttrell Psalter, England ca. 1325-1340. British Library, Add 42130, fol. 38r.
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Shroppiemon @shroppiemon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Bridgnorth diary 6/10/1866
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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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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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