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Waseem Ahmed

@waseemahmed98.bsky.social
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UCL History PhD Everyday politics in 1650s England, PGTA UCL Institute of Americas and EISPS, KCL History, Interests: EM popular politics/political culture and practices, Left radical traditions

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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Come to our panel at Historical Materialism this year where we will talking about the British Marxist historians!
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New Left Review @newleftreview.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
NLR 160 is out now. Featuring Benjamin Kunkel on the ‘new national question’; Carlo Ginzburg's correspondence with Perry Anderson; Mao Jian on new cultural forms in China; Donald Sassoon on the British Labour Party, plus book reviews... newleftreview.org/issues/ii160/
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NLR 160, July–August 2026
NLR 160, July–August 2026. Includes articles by Perry Anderson, Julian Stallabrass, Donald Sassoon, Benjamin Kunkel, Mao Jian, Ilya Budraitskis, Carlo Ginzburg, Perry Anderson and Mario del Pero
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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Doing a talk at the @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social on 4th December! www.nam.ac.uk/whats-on/pop...
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Popular Politics in the English Revolution, 1640-60
Historian Waseem Ahmed explores popular politics during the upheavals of the mid-17th century and the legacy they left behind.
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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
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Scabology
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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Looking forward to speaking on a panel on the CP Historians at HM 2026, taking stock of some of the brilliant work that’s been done in recent years. There will be papers on Hill, the radical tradition, Torr and Hobsbawm!
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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
My episode on informing has been released for the TWTUD podcast! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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Kathleen Commons @kabcommons.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
I wrote about US efforts to strip birthright citizenship from migrants' children using a 17thC English court case @lrb.co.uk. Calvin's Case (1608) is comically clear that the basis of citizenship is birthright: the rest of the judgement tho was much more controversial... tinyurl.com/mv5m8ady
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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Wrote a short piece on informing in 1650s England as part of a fellowship at LMU Munich last year! epub.ub.uni-muenchen.de/136054/1/SFB...
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Richard Bell @richardbell.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Recently had cause (bragging at a conference dinner) to dig out a photo of a prized possession: Stuart Hall's copy of The World Turned Upside Down
The title page of Christopher Hill's The World Turned Upside Down, with Stuart Hall's name written in the top right corner
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Rachel Moss @menysnoweballes.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Dear all, I'm proud to present the programme for NOSTALGIA AND RADICAL POLITICS, which is being held in person 15-16 June and online 26 June. We have 26 amazing speakers lined up!! www.northampton.ac.uk/research-blo... 🗃️
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Nostalgia and Radical Politics, Past and Present: June 2026 | UON
In-person and online event at UON The Extreme Right Research Network at the University of Northampton presents three days of workshops on the theme...
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Naomi Pullin @naomipullin.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
'Brotherhood and Belonging at the Lord Leycester Hospital, Warwick, 1571-1700' is OPEN - running 2 June-30 June. Located within the Guildhall, this display curated with @angusrcrawford.bsky.social draws on newly uncovered stories of the hospital's first brethren. warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...
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Midland History Journal @midlandhistory.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
🌟 5 days to go until our New Voices Conference 🌟 Join us this Saturday to hear about civil war identity in Lincolnshire, Bedfordshire's 18th century mortality crisis, sport in Victorian Wolverhampton, masculinity in interwar Birmingham and more, plus keynote lecture by @waseemahmed98.bsky.social
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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Another great article by @angusrcrawford.bsky.social using the Lord Leycester Hospital to consider the relationship between church and the military in Elizabethan England! cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and his Hospital: Military Identity, Veterans and the Elizabethan Church, 1571–1603 | Studies in Church History | Cambridge Core
Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, and his Hospital: Military Identity, Veterans and the Elizabethan Church, 1571–1603 - Volume 62
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Ted Vallance @tedvallance.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I had the pleasure of joining Clare Jackson and Teresa Bejan to talk about the Levellers on In Our Time. The episode will be out this Thursday. Profs Bejan and Jackson offered expert insight. I, at least, was wearing an appropriate t-shirt: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 4 - In Our Time, The Levellers
The political movement during the English Civil War committed to a new idea of equality.
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English Civil War @englishcivilwar.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
On the latest WTUD, @edlegon.bsky.social discusses the connection between religion and the cloth trade, and its importance in nurturing opposition to King Charles and his government www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/podcast/nurt...
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Nurturing civil war - Politics, religion and the textile industry - The World Turned Upside Down
The inseparable intimate relationship between politics, production and trade in the years preceding the Civil Wars has often been underplayed or even
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History Workshop @historyworkshop.org.uk · 12/05/2026
"Fontana’s story speaks to an earlier iteration of the long-standing international solidarity movement with Palestine." Pietro Stefanini on the history of Italian internationalist fighter Franco Fontana.
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Becoming an Internationalist Fighter
How was transnational solidarity forged in the 1960s? Pietro Stefanini traces the story of an Italian internationalist fighter.
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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Levellers Day 2026
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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Excited to be delivering the keynote at this years @midlandhistory.bsky.social conference at Newark Civil War Centre on 6th June!
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Ted Vallance @tedvallance.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Honoured to be a co-editor of this new series with Katrina who has led its development. We’ve got some great titles in progress already but we are keen to receive more proposals which address the series’ broad remit. Feel free to get in touch with me if you have an early modern project in mind.
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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Hard to not give full marks to a student who brings in cake as part of their creative assignment!
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Amy1558.bsky.social @amy1558.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
Such a fun and inspiring day celebrating @historyworkshop.org.uk 100th issue. A timely reminder of the importance of history and its dissemination. Very much why I aspire to be a public historian ✊🏻 @historyworkshop.org.uk is my vibe ✌️
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Midland History Journal @midlandhistory.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
✨ Call for Papers ✨ Are you a postgrad, ECR, independent scholar, or heritage professional researching any aspect of Midlands history? We'd love to hear about your work at our New Voices in Midland History Conference on Saturday 6 June at Newark Museum. CfP details below 👇 deadline 31 March.
CfP - New Voices in Midland Hisotry. For research covering Bedfordshire, Derbyshire, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Rutland, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire and Worcestershire. Email 100 word abstract and title to Andrew Hopper (andrew.hopper@conted.ox.ac.uk), Imogen Peck (i.f.m.peck@bham.ac.uk), Justine Pick (j.pick@bham.ac.uk). Travel expenses for speakers up to £50. Lunch and refreshments provided. Attendees only, email Justine Pick to register with your name, institution/affiliation (if relevant), and email address, with subject ‘Attend New Voices in Midlands History Conference 2026.’
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Justine Pick @justinepick.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Absolutely loved picture editing for this book produced by History West Midlands for the National Civil War Centre, Newark edited by Professor Andrew Hopper, Oxford Lifelong Learning. Great to see it in print! see www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk for lots of podcasts with many of the contributors!
Book cover in green and gold with images of various objects, 'The Civil Wars in 100 Objects' edited by Andrew Hopper.
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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
I feature in this episode of The Civil Wars on print wars!
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Jackie Eales @jackieeales.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
www.worldturnedupsidedown.co.uk/product/the-... published today, a fantastic teaching resource and a super Xmas present. With contributions from @annlaurahughes.bsky.social @isminipells.bsky.social @waseemahmed98.bsky.social @denisegreany.bsky.social Richard Cust, Andy Hopper (Ed.) Oh, and me.
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The civil wars in 100 objects - The World Turned Upside Down
The civil wars that took place between 1638 and 1651, and their aftermath, were the most destabilising conflicts that the British and Irish peoples have ever endured. During these times everyday peop...
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Rebecca Rideal @rebeccarideal.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Hope you don’t mind me sharing this again. I’m just so excited to share this brand new podcast series produced by @histfest.bsky.social for @historyextra.bsky.social Listen wherever you get your podcasts (here’s the Spotify link spotify.link/hxH97mL4PXb )
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Once Upon a Time in the North
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Brodie Waddell @brodiewaddell.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
#EarlyModern history PhD students around London: the 'Society, Culture and Belief, 1500-1800' seminar @ihrscb.bsky.social at @ihr.bsky.social is looking for a postgrad convenor for 2025/26. Stipend of £300/yr and a chance to get involved in a great seminar!
The ‘Society, Culture and Belief, 1500-1800’ seminar at the Institute for Historical Research would like to appoint a doctoral student as a stipendiary postgraduate seminar convenor for 2025/26. You would be an active member of our lively, friendly seminar. Your main responsibilities would be to contribute to our social media presence, encourage other postgrads to attend the seminar, and occasionally assist with minor administrative tasks to help the seminar run smoothly. The expectation would be that you would come to the seminar as often as possible.

We normally host nine seminar talks over the course of the academic year. In 2024/25, we hosted talks by Rachel Winchcombe (Manchester), Fara Dabhoiwala (Princeton), Will Tullet (York), Tiéphaine Thomason (Cambridge), Nikki Clarke (Birkbeck), and Juliet Atkinson (Leeds).

The Institute will provide you with a stipend of £300 (£100/term) and will cover the cost of your meals if you attend post-seminar dinners.

The current convenors are Holly Fletcher (UCL), Laura Gowing (KCL), Kate Hodgkin (East London), Eva Johanna Holmberg (Queen Mary), Tiéphaine Thomason (Cambridge), Emily Vine (Exeter), Brodie Waddell (Birkbeck) and Roisin Watson (Open University).

To apply, please send a cover letter (max one page) indicating why this opportunity is of interest and a CV (1-2 pages) to b.waddell@bbk.ac.uk by September 1st.
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HistoryLab @ihrhistorylab.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Don't forget that we are recruiting for our new committee! If you have any questions, please email us as we are happy to answer. Keep on scrolling to see what roles we are recruiting for the next academic year!
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
'The number of student-initiated PhD scholarships funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is set to fall by 60 per cent when new doctoral training arrangements come into effect next year, new figures show.' 1/3
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‘Student-led’ AHRC PhD places ‘to fall by at least 60 per cent’
Internal modelling released under Freedom of Information enquiry reveals extent of PhD scholarship cuts, with academics fearing impact could be greater still
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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
I wonder if there has been many studies in English of the French lefts success in reclaiming their national heritage? labourlist.org/2020/09/how-...
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How the British left could learn from the patriotism of French socialists - LabourList
Patriotism has always been a difficult subject for the British left. Too often, it is seen as a…
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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 11/07/2025
www.historyworkshop.org.uk/democracy/wo...
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Would Thomas Müntzer Really Vote for the AfD?
On the 500th anniversary of the execution of the radical preacher Thomas Müntzer, Andy Drummond explores how he has now become an unlikely hero to the German Far Right.
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Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Today, after 14 years, I’m resigning from the Labour Party. Jeremy Corbyn and I will co-lead the founding of a new party, with other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country. Join us. The time is now. Sign up here to stay updated: actionnetwork.org/forms/join-t...
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Society for the Study of Labour History @sslh.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
We supported Bowen Ran with a PhD research bursary. Here he reports back on E.P. Thompson’s cat and the making of The Making of the English Working Class. sslh.org.uk/2025/06/22/b...
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Bowen Ran (Rotterdam) on E. P. Thompson and the formation of The Making of the English Working Class
It is one thing to read E. P. Thompson’s published, polished texts; it is quite another to handle the papers he once worked on, to see the rust left by paper clips, the gum pressed between pages, t…
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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
I got nominated for a teaching award for this year as seminar tutor for Early Modern Worlds at Kings! Not to pipe my own trumpet but that’s 2 in 3 years!
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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Very much enjoyed speaking and attending the Tony Benn Legacy conference this weekend!
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Journal of British Studies @jbritishstudies.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
📢New article out now in JBS! 📗“'Paper Oathes': Trust, Treaty, and the Road to Regicide in England, 1642–49" by William White Open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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“Paper Oathes”: Trust, Treaty, and the Road to Regicide in England, 1642–49 | Journal of British Studies | Cambridge Core
“Paper Oathes”: Trust, Treaty, and the Road to Regicide in England, 1642–49
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Kathryn Marshalek @kathrynmarshalek.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Interested in the relationship between anti-popery in the 1624 parliament and "real" Catholic activity? Check out my new article in the English Historical Review, now available with advance access! doi.org/10.1093/ehr/...
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An Unsettled Religious Settlement and the Crisis of the 1620s: English Catholics, Anti-Popery, and the Spanish Match, 1622–4*
Abstract. The anti-popish fervour that accompanied the collapse of the Spanish Match has been long acknowledged both by the wave of revisionists who dismis
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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Well isn’t the Bender reading room in the Green Library (Stanford University) magnificent….one of the nicest reading rooms I’ve worked with fantastic views, even if the eye of Sauron (Hoover Institute) sits next door
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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Teaching my last classes this academic year for my module at KCL on Early Modern Worlds and one of the students shared this with me😭
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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
Excited to be speaking at the @ihr.bsky.social Tudor-Stuart seminar on Monday 24th March alongside Christine Gerwin (TU-Dresden). www.history.ac.uk/events/tudor...
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Tudor and Stuart History - Joint Session
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Midland History Journal @midlandhistory.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Is one of your new year's resolutions to get an article published? If so, we want to hear from you! We welcome article submissions on any aspect of the history of the Midlands from Roman times to the 21st century. Visit our submissions site here: www.tandfonline.com/journals/ymd...
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Midland History
Midland History publishes on the history of the English Midlands region and historical comparisons with other areas.
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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
The refurbishment of the IHR Common Room has begun. Come back and see the new look in February.
IHR common room emptied out of furniture ready for redecoration
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Alfie Steer @alfiesteer.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
I am presenting a paper on the Socialist Campaign Group of Labour MPs at the @ihr.bsky.social on 11 February, 17:30, hosted both online and in person. Do come along! www.history.ac.uk/events/a-soc...
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‘A Socialist Identity in Parliament’? The Campaign Group of Labour MPs, 1982-2015
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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 27/12/2024
Finally found a fantastic local place to work at, the newly refurbished Staffordshire History Centre!
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Midland History Journal @midlandhistory.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
Our latest Special Issue is Haunted Midlands with nearly all content Open Access! Midland History: Vol 49, No 3 (Current issue)
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Midland History
Haunted Midlands. Volume 49, Issue 3 of Midland History
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History of Parliament @histparl.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Dressing up for a Christmas party this week? In the latest #HistParl post Dr Paul Hunneyball looks into fashion trends during the early modern period, when Parliament had a say in what you could, and couldn't, wear! ow.ly/jnpE50UsrkM
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When tinsel was only for the rich: dressing to impress in early modern England - The History of Parliament
Wondering what to wear to a Christmas or New Year party? Deciding how to look one’s best can be a dilemma – but at least our fashion choices aren’t dictated
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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
Delighted to have been awarded a 4 month fellowship at the Culture of Vigilance Centre at LMU Munchen where I get to continue my PhD research and collaborate with other academics at the Centre. Oh, and I get an office!
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Anna Pravdica @annajpravdica.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Consider submitting a proposal for this exciting conference I'm co-organising, and please share/distribute widely! You can find out more on our website here ✨ warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/his...
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Early Modern Work, Authenticity and Social Identity
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Waseem Ahmed @waseemahmed98.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
A wonderful assortment of books to add to my growing collection from the late Justin Champions collection that Sylvia Carter has kindly passed on to me (along with an amazing red backpack)!
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