Reposted by Robert HempsallGeneral Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"I'm not a defence expert" 0212
Reposted by Robert HempsallChris Webb @chrisporkerwebb.bsky.social · 21/09/2026So, Mr T, what's your ideal holiday? 528757
Reposted by Robert HempsallDuncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I miss the old days when a disgruntled noble in a dispute with the crown would just spent a few years sulking in the Low Countries before landing at a fishing village in the south west with some Flemish mercenaries and heading for the Welsh Marches to raise his banner. Much more dignified.bbc.co.ukEarl Spencer defends Diana book claims about King CharlesPrincess Diana's brother tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that "we'll forget her soon enough" were "exactly" the words used by the then-Prince of Wales. 1246957
Reposted by Robert HempsallRichard Smyth @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Bede's World! Bede's World! Party time! Venerable! 502301526
Reposted by Robert Hempsall👻 Jack Djinn Wail 🧞 @jacktindale.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Aleksander Čeferin has been elected Leader of the Avignon FIFA and taken the regnal name Clement VII. 13564153
Reposted by Robert HempsallMark Wallace @wallaceme.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Indeed - education should be for life which means equipping us to adapt to the unforeseen. We know exactly what happened when children were prepped for a lifelong job in the town’s major employer, then the shipyard, mine or steelworks closed down. 053
Robert Hempsall @rdfh.bsky.social · 28/07/2026Ahh, moving away from academic rigour, we meet again… 111
Reposted by Robert HempsallGreg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Weakest French defence since the Maginot Line 1113114
Reposted by Robert HempsallMark Wallace @wallaceme.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Famously the location for peace deals with a great track record. 262
Robert Hempsall @rdfh.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Leaving alone the arguments either way, on a practical note banning half of y11 from social media around the time of the 2027 GCSEs seems a great way of making the Govt popular… 000
Robert Hempsall @rdfh.bsky.social · 10/06/2026So as far as I can work out, following a couple of unwise decisions, England have lost two players and require Joe Root to remedy the situation. Which is essentially the plot of 50% of England’s innings in the last 10 years. 000
Robert Hempsall @rdfh.bsky.social · 26/04/2026@adamboxereducation.bsky.social one for you and @amymayforrester.bsky.social perhaps? Suggestion here is post Ruth Perry’s inquest, Ofsted became “soft” (his term- previous post). Surely the fact that by 23/24 most schools were on EIF inspection 2 and had a better idea of WAGOLL also contributed? 100
Reposted by Robert HempsallDurhamPotter @durhampotter.bsky.social · 22/03/2026Every time a Chelsea manager moans about being tired before a home game, Harold Godwinson just shakes his head and says "if I could travel across country and kill the King of Norway and my own brother to win at Stamford Bridge, you can play two games in 4 days". 174
Reposted by Robert HempsallGreg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Dammit, I hated The Phantom Menace but he’s right 612515
Reposted by Robert HempsallJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Yeah, i don't mind the rain. But we've reached the point where Wilfred Owen is standing outside my patio door doing poetry. 413413
Reposted by Robert HempsallWaffle 🧇 @wafflecut.bsky.social · 11/02/2026“I’ve reviewed over 50 sticky toffee puddings” is an incredibly powerful way to begin a video 20152221069
Robert Hempsall @rdfh.bsky.social · 07/02/2026Fab day at #Soane26 despite the incessant rain. Thanks so much to @michaeldoron.bsky.social and all for organising, and nice to meet the likes of @mrmountstevens.bsky.social and @petejackson.bsky.social in person! 130
Robert Hempsall @rdfh.bsky.social · 17/01/2026@mrmountstevens.bsky.social we seem to have been encountering similar issues… 010
Reposted by Robert HempsallDreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 08/01/2026I'd like to offer a more positive view of England's Ashes campaign than most commentators. If you look at it a bit more dispassionately you can make the argument that they only lost the small moments that can tip a series - like the beginning, middle and end and all the bits in between. 13942
Robert Hempsall @rdfh.bsky.social · 05/01/2026Well aware this won’t make me popular with those on INSET today, but we have a twilight day today and I’m really rather grateful. Very funny definition of “0% chance” of overnight precipitation… 000
Robert Hempsall @rdfh.bsky.social · 29/12/2025Bonus points to anyone who can explain why, in the film Battle of the River Plate, the Uruguayan diplomat has a pic of Gustav Stresemann of all people on his desk. Did they just look through a box for random black/white photos? @garius.bsky.social @dreadships.bsky.social 000
Reposted by Robert HempsallGeneral Boles @generalboles.bsky.social · 06/12/2025Thomas Wolsey (1529) 0334
Reposted by Robert HempsallThe Texas Graham Saw Massacre @grahamofthedead.bsky.social · 03/12/2025🎶In the Ocean, Atlantic Ocean....🎶 6370115
Reposted by Robert HempsallTom Freeman @tomfreeman.bsky.social · 27/11/2025It's an archipelago off the north-east tip of Scotland, but that's not important right now. 413019
Robert Hempsall @rdfh.bsky.social · 21/10/2025I’m not entirely sure y10s lesson on the later war years for ordinary Germans NEEDED reference to the v-2 rocket programme, the fuel capacity of the P-51D Mustang, and the brief presidency of Karl Donitz, but I had a great time and that’s probably the most important thing. 000
Robert Hempsall @rdfh.bsky.social · 11/10/2025What five events defined your childhood? Mine, in order... 1. 9/11 2. Invasion of Iraq 3. Northern Rock and the beginning of the financial crisis (just before I turned 16!) 4. Diana dying 5. Foot and mouth 120
Reposted by Robert HempsallJohn Bull @garius.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Radio killed the video starbbc.co.ukMTV to axe its music TV channels in the UKThe broadcaster will stop showing music videos in December, but its main channel will remain on air. 1117221
Reposted by Robert HempsallRich Kerridge @historyrichk.bsky.social · 25/09/2025Calling all Cambridge OCR GCSE History Spec B Teachers - you know who you are! Please can you spare 5 minutes to complete this survey and tell us what you think of the current spec. having you say now will only make what we do in the future better. forms.office.com/pages/respon...forms.office.comMicrosoft Forms 047
Reposted by Robert HempsallDreadnought Holiday @dreadships.bsky.social · 08/07/2025"It's coming home, it's coming home, it's coming..." 610614
Robert Hempsall @rdfh.bsky.social · 06/07/2025Really grateful for the micro climate existing in our corner of Ypres for the residential. 90% humidity is just what I wanted…. 000
Reposted by Robert HempsallGreg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Fortunate Son! An anti-war song about rich kids dodging military service! 46654184
Reposted by Robert HempsallJRR Jokien (joshcarlosjosh) @www.jrrjokien.com · 05/06/2025BREAKING: Sauron and Saruman's former alliance in ruins following Saruman's attempts to find the Ring for himself. The two are currently engaged in a Palantír feud. 6517137
Reposted by Robert HempsallJerome @st-ivo.bsky.social · 05/06/2025There’s been another Tweet Chris! But from who? 5656145
Reposted by Robert HempsallJohn Rivers @johnrivers.bsky.social · 30/05/2025"I've got a brand new content harvester" 682366660
Robert Hempsall @rdfh.bsky.social · 12/05/2025@tommole.bsky.social Hi Tom, I’m looking at some of the stuff you spoke about at Notts uni the other week- do you have a link for that video clip on the LMWS, as I cannot seem to find it on YouTube? 100
Robert Hempsall @rdfh.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Genuinely surprised, given the pilot announced today, how many schools still do results days fully in person. We went online, via school email, years ago! (We ring every student about an hour later, triaged as appropriate, and invite those who wish to come in for ice cream etc around lunch) 000
Reposted by Robert HempsallSimon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 08/04/2025Actually, it's only a dire wolf if it comes from the Late Pleistocene epoch, otherwise it's just sparkling dog. 825054
Reposted by Robert HempsallGeoff Pearson @profgeoffpearson.bsky.social · 26/03/2025I haven't been able to follow the classified Signal chat debacle without thinking of Airplane. 17083101578
Reposted by Robert HempsallGreg Proops @gregproops.bsky.social · 25/03/2025He drinks a whiskey drink He drinks a vodka drink He drinks a lager drink He drinks a cider drink He sends a text that remind him of the war plans He sends a text that reminds him of the war crimes #Hegseth 339147063131
Reposted by Robert HempsallSam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 16/03/2025The last time Newcastle won a domestic trophy was a week before the Warsaw Pact was announced. 1721626
Robert Hempsall @rdfh.bsky.social · 15/03/2025#6Nationsmedia.tenor.coma group of cartoon characters are standing in a line with their mouths open .ALT: a group of cartoon characters are standing in a line with their mouths open . 020
Robert Hempsall @rdfh.bsky.social · 05/03/2025Walked passed the queue of traffic outside my house to find someone in a car playing a techno remix of the Theme from Gladiator…media.tenor.coma man is standing in front of a crowd with a swordALT: a man is standing in front of a crowd with a sword 010
Robert Hempsall @rdfh.bsky.social · 20/01/2025Busy day at work- 5 out of 6 lessons, options fayre at lunch, after school meeting. I assume inauguration day was quiet and so bland that we never will feel the need to talk about it again? 110
Robert Hempsall @rdfh.bsky.social · 16/01/2025OCR B people- would you say a cause of tension in US 1789-1838 could be the tension between different opposing abolitionist movements eg garrison vs Walker vs colo society? @hughrichards.bsky.social @petejackson.bsky.social 100
Reposted by Robert HempsallMark Enser @ensermark.bsky.social · 13/01/2025This shows a fundamental misunderstanding of why homework is done. Doing the homework, thinking, should support learning. This seems to suggest the purpose of homwork is just to generate the work. A culture of doing, not learning. Thinking matters. inews.co.uk/news/childre...inews.co.ukLet children use ChatGPT to do their homework, says Science SecretaryPeter Kyle said AI could be used in schools to 'challenge' children or support those with learning difficulties 76423
Reposted by Robert HempsallDan Lyndon-Cohen @danlyndon.bsky.social · 10/01/2025As an alumni of the York History PGCE I'd like to encourage as many people as possible to go for this great opportunity. Alongside our sadness there is still hope for the future. 0118
Robert Hempsall @rdfh.bsky.social · 06/01/2025Here we go again #teachingmedia.tenor.coma red light with a netflix logo on the bottom rightALT: a red light with a netflix logo on the bottom right 020
