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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉 Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace. You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.

This photograph captures Sir David Attenborough seated outdoors on the rugged terrain of Skomer Island. Behind him, the ocean and coastal cliffs form a scenic backdrop under a clear sky. Sir David, dressed in a khaki jacket and light trousers, looks towards the camera with a gentle expression, exuding a sense of warmth, calm, and wisdom. Around him, puffins can be seen flying and perched on the rocky ground, illuminated in rays of golden sunlight as the sun sets behind the cliffs.

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Karen Witt @littlemswitty.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

A friend of mine is raising money for The Baton of Hope, a charity aimed at suicide prevention. Please consider donating, it's such an important cause. Thanks www.justgiving.com/page/purdy-j...

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Purdy's fundraiser for The Baton of Hope UK

Help Purdy Jones raise money to support The Baton of Hope UK

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Jonathan Foyle @jonathanfoyle.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

What times we live in. Anyhow, here’s another time- Medieval America: Montezuma’s Castle’ in Camp Verde, Arizona. The defensible (and flood-proof) cliff dwelling was home to generations of ‘Sinagua’ people, from c.1050-1400. Pics 3 and 4 show a model. A marvel.

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Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

I lost my mum to suicide and my dad's death was in that grey area between intent and recklessness. I've also been fighting against it my whole life (and it has me on the ropes at the moment). That is TMI I know but I just want to express solidarity with anyone who finds this time of year a struggle

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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Just started listening to this fascinating #podcast series about India’s long struggle for independence from the British Empire - hosted by Dr Samuel Hume, and with expert interviewees, it’s well worth your time

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NearlyKnowledgeable @g0blinegg.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

📢 New Episode 📢 The fifth episode of The Shropshire Witches Podcast is now live. In this episode, we explore the history and enduring legacy of The Workhouse. The human aspect of this episode made this difficult to record, but we believe it is so important. rss.com/podcasts/the... #Shropshire

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Shannon McSheffrey @medievalmcsheff.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Maybe I'm easily shocked (OK, so I am), but I can't get over how early 20th-c archivists wrote notes right onto medieval manuscripts: this is Westminster Abbey Muniments Bk 5; the hand here is the same as recorded a collation of the manuscript on the endpaper, dated 1915. #medievalsky #MedievalMSS

Manuscript page dating from about 1440, with lovely decorated capitals in blue with red filigree pattern; this is a table of contents for the rest of the manuscript. A twentieth-century hand has added, quite messily, pencil notations of which folios the specific entries can be found below.

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Nigel J.Hetherington @pastpreservers.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Great idea from @garius.bsky.social It's December! So let's have a Great Present Ideas thread! If you are a small creator, maker, or shop who does cool gift things, reply to this post with: - Images - Description - How to buy And I will promote you. Please repost this & support indy folks at Xmas!

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Tom Jamieson @tomjam.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Woke early to the majestic sight of the native trampolines heading south for the winter

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HistFest @histfest.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

LAST CHANCE! Don’t forget to grab your online tickets to tomorrow’s Medieval Fest! A full day of exciting talks, with Michael Wood, Janina Ramirez, Raksha Dave, Helen Castor & many more! Book now www.seetickets.com/event/mediev...

Event poster. The text reads: Medieval Fest! Saturday 7 December - British Library and Online www.histfest.org. The background is black and the eight speaker headshots are striped across the middle (Janina Ramirez, Michael Wood, Raksha Dave, Helen Castor, Nathen Amin, Lubaaba Al-Azami, Heather O' Donaghue and Charlie Higson).

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Brodie Waddell @brodiewaddell.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

In 1695, the local officers of Whitby petitioned the county magistrates to stop the relief paid to William Guderick, claiming his lameness was cured and he could now provide for himself and his family. The #PowerOfPetitioning or the #EarlyModern DWP? 🗃️ NYCRO, QSB 1695/180

Photograph of a 17th-century manuscript petition, including the signatures of 14 men from Whitby.

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Natasha Simonova @philistella.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

This feels like a time to bring out my favourite fact, which is that there was a Nando's (coffeehouse) in early-18th-century London. Pope and Swift could go for a cheeky Nando's.

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David Lawton @davidlawton.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Historians of bsky... I'm looking forward to helping put together this exciting new conference at the new Queen Mary Centre for British Studies. Call for papers deadline is 24th January! ⌛

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Bluesky Safety @safety.bsky.app · 29/11/2024

6/ We also hear your feedback: users want more ways to verify their identity beyond domain verification. We’re exploring additional options to enhance account verification, and we hope to share more shortly.

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Julian Humphrys @juleshumphrys.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Some places are still left on my last English Heritage members' event of the year. It's at Old Wardour Castle in Wiltshire on Friday 6 December and I'll be discussing the story of its two Civil War sieges. www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/whats-...

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Members' Event: The Civil War at Old Wardour Castle

Julian Humphrys will start our exploration of this fascinating site with a talk on the Civil War before taking us round the castle, telling the story of the two sieges and showing how they've left the...

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Orphic @wise-sage.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

Better to fail in originality than succeed in imitation

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Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

📢The call for papers for our 2025 conference is now ✨LIVE✨ We are the biggest gathering of social and cultural historians in the UK and will be at the @bclivingmuseum.bsky.social from 7-9 July 2025! Call is open until 17 January 2025🌟🗃️ Please share widely! socialhistory.org.uk/conference/s...

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SHS Annual Conference 2025

Our next annual conference will be held in person at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley. Our call for papers is open now. What to Expect Our next annual conference will take place at the Bla…

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 23/11/2024

Did you know there’s a site to search for starter packs of people to follow? Built by @mubashariqbal.com blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...

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Bluesky Starter Packs - Bluesky Directory

Browse a list of Bluesky Starter Packs. Discover and connect with your community on Bluesky

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Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

The “Great Freeze of London” in 1947.

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God @thegodshow.com · 23/11/2024

Someone called this mass exodus from Twitter ‘the fall of the Broman Empire’ and I died laughing. 💀

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Lucy Brewer @lucybrewer.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

What are other academics / PhDs doing to promote their work. What are your fave tips for a newbie #phd student? For those further along, what do you wish you’d started from the very beginning? #phdlife #phdsky

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Alex Hutchinson @alexthearchivist.com · 20/11/2024

I'm working on a starter pack of archive collections in the UK. If you see any archives join Bluesky, could you tag them in the comments below so that I can add them? Ta muchly. go.bsky.app/DAYWDcd

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John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Not sure those outside the university sector in the UK know how bad things have gotten and how much worse they promise to get. So far no indication from the government that they have any interest in halting the collapse.

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Department of History, Trinity College Dublin @historytcd.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Our partners at Dublin Cemeteries Trust are looking for a Historian and Archives Manager. www.dctrust.ie/careers/Hist...

O’Connell Tower at Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin: a tall circular stone tower photographed against a blue sky.

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Roslyn Potter @roslynpotter.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

This looks stunning all over

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Moog @andytoots.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

The quote in that intro is incredibly powerful. “...when losing a leg made you a hero and losing your face made you a monster.” 😢

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Dr Josephine Wilkinson @miladyjosephine.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

⛓️19 November 1703. The mysterious masked prisoner, who will become known to history as the Man in the Iron Mask, dies on this day at the Bastille after a short illness. His death was recorded by Etienne Du Junca. Read his fascinating story in my book.

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Boze Herrington, Library Owl @sketchesbyboze.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

whenever a man says “childless women contribute nothing to society,” the ghost of the famously unmarried Jane Austen rises and says, “you are such a disagreeable man that it would be quite a misfortune to be liked by you.”

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Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon, responding to a teacher who was sceptical about the Moon Landing.

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

'Nothing is pleasanter to me than exploring a library' — Walter Savage Landor

A view of the statue of Isaac Newton through the iron gates of the British Library. The ironwork of the gates spells out 'British Library' in a repeated column.

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Footnotes in History @footnotesinhistory.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

A photograph of a Japanese American man at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Caption on the back: "Heart Mountain Wyoming November 18, 1944, Mr. Saki" 🗃 #skystorians #OTD

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Isabel Churcher @isabelchurcher.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Calling all archives and people who use archives: we are consulting on a new strategic vision and would love to hear your views: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

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Strategic vision for archives - Archives sector

Read the response to the consultation on a strategic vision for archives.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I see Robert Kennedy's campaign to make America healthy again by ridding it of the poison of fast food is off to a good start... Also, how cold must that food be and why do they have cutlery on their trays?

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Didn't think I'd ever feel sorry for Donald Trump but here we are.

Donald Trump sitting next to Elon Musk on a plane. Musk looking cringe as ever and Trump as if it's dawning on him that this guy isn't going home

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Physicians' Gallery @physiciansgallery.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Unrealistic 1700s medicines part 1 - what cat is going to let you stick your finger in its ear for a full 15 minutes?

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Prof Frank McDonough @fxmc1957.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

In 1940 the Coca-Cola Company in Nazi Germany, having problems importing the dark Coca-Cola syrup from USA, due to WW2, created a new drink. It was called Fanta.

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Prof. Elaine Chalus @profelainechalus.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

'Broers likens the role of the historical consultant to that of a father confessor: “You’re there to tell him he’s sinned, and he wants to know that he’s sinned, but you know he’s not going to change his ways.” ' www.theguardian.com/film/2024/no... #skystorians 🗃️#c18th

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When historians and directors clash: ‘Ridley Scott was Napoleonic – there was no doubt who was in charge’

Film and TV have a slippery relationship with the truth when it comes to historical epics. So spare a thought for the historical experts whose advice often goes unheeded

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Susie Dent @susiedentwords.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is ‘snerdling’ (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer. Morning.

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Mark Turnbull Author @1642author.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

📅#OTD 1645. #Chester. Royalist Beeston Castle, a mighty fortress, surrenders after an 18-week siege. The garrison had been reduced to eating cats. Only a 'peece of Turkey pye, Twoe Bisketts, a lyve Peacock and a peahen' were found remaining.

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Jonathan Healey @jonathanhealey.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

‘May it please your Majesty, but they have gone over to Bluesky now.’

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Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Interior decoration Roman style! 2,000 years ago, painted wall frescoes transformed a small room into an enchanting garden filled with lush ornamental plants, fruit trees, birds, and exotic statuary, all set against a blue sky! 😍 House of the Orchard, Pompeii, 📷 by me #FrescoFriday #Archaeology

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