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Adam Chapman
@adamchapman.bsky.social
Medieval historian interested in Wales, Somerset exile, inept cricketer, General Editor of the longest-running and largest local history project yet devised, the Victoria County History of England. Probably drinking tea.
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Good morning (UK time), to new followers.

I’m a medieval historian working on Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 (personally), and using the lens of place, working on the histories of England from way back to right now, editing the amazing @vchlondon.bsky.social.

Also, place, landscapes, cricket (sorry), fuelled by tea.
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Double book launch 📚

Celebrating new books by @latemedievalist.bsky.social and @mattlampitt.bsky.social, with introductions by Professor Christian Liddy & Professor Miranda Griffin.

Food and drinks provided.

🗓 26 Jan 2026, 5–7pm
📍 The Mount Without, The Crypt, Bristol

All welcome to attend!
January 7, 2026 at 9:43 AM
Interesting listening to Jacob Bethell - not for what he says, because at this stage of his career he's not an especially interesting interviewee - but the weird combination of Barbados and public school (Rugby) in his accent tells an understated story that can only be called colonial. #TheAshes
January 7, 2026 at 7:35 AM
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Thing you can watch that were filmed in Norfolk.
The Goob
The Go Between
Memoirs of a Survivor*
Stardust*
45 Years
Glorious 39
Dad’s Army*
A warning to the curious.
And so on.
January 6, 2026 at 7:29 PM
Happy new year from @vch-home.bsky.social and @hobnobpress.bsky.social!

This new book by @dralexcraven.bsky.social expands on some of the very earliest work of the VCH using a massive estate archive - beyond scope/not available back at the beginning of the 20th century. #Skystorians
January 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
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Our fun BBC history podcast for kids & families 👇
KS2 teachers! Are you doing any of the following topics?
Roman Britain
Aztec Empire
Indus Civilisation
Kingdom of Benin
WW2 or the US Civil Rights Movement
Magna Carta
If so - TA DA! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand... (We also cover a load of other topics but I think those are the main KS2 ones)
BBC Sounds - You're Dead to Me - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of You're Dead to Me on BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM
I fear the rather random nature of image association that's a (actually quite pleasing), feature of this account has been tweaked to try to make the pictures match the news linked.

While less potentially confusing, it's also a bit less fun.
January 6, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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Job alert! Interested in a career in libraries? We're looking for our next Graduate Trainee Library Assistant to start in September 2026. A great introduction to the profession and a fascinating and friendly place to work.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPZ835/g...
Graduate Trainee Library Assistant at University of London
Recruiting now: Graduate Trainee Library Assistant on jobs.ac.uk. Click for details and explore more academic job opportunities on the top job board
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Superb work to make accessible the data from this long-term experiment. What impact do conifer plantations have on a water catchment

www.ceh.ac.uk/sites/defaul...
January 6, 2026 at 10:51 AM
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Wodehouse does gothic
January 6, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Proper Ashes cricket in Australia: England haven‘t scored enough runs, Australia look good for 700 in reply, and right now it’s -8 outside.

Still, at least this one has made day 4…
January 6, 2026 at 7:02 AM
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I have a hunch that if you or I were running a website doing this the "urgent contact" would involve door rams and handcuffs so I struggle to see why it can't be slightly more pugnacious than this.
Ofcom, which enforces the UK's Online Safety Act, says it is aware of "serious concerns" about Grok undressing people including children on X

“We have made urgent contact with X and xAI to understand what steps they have taken to comply with their legal duties to protect users in the UK," it says
January 5, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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free speech news
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?

Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 7:43 PM
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I'm hiring 2 postdocs on my Wellcome project "How Did Infectious Diseases Become Wild?: Plague, Yellow Fever, and Disease Ecology in the Brazilian Hinterland (1920-1975)"

Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
King's College
3 years 01/10/26- 30/09/29
Deadline: 01/02/26
shorturl.at/KZ6Vh
Postdoctoral Research Associate | King's College London
www.kcl.ac.uk
January 5, 2026 at 5:22 PM
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If you're looking to find out more about the Railway Work, Life & Death project, why not read our latest article?

#RailwayHistory #Railway200

Free, from the @sciencemuseum.org.uk Group Journal:
Collaborative working with challenging histories: the Railway Work, Life & Death project - Science Museum Group Journal
This paper reflects upon notions of value for research collaborations with differing stakeholder agendas and suggests modes of working that could be useful to other academic/Galleries, Libraries,…
journal.sciencemuseum.ac.uk
January 5, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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Not even the prompts. If you are a Twitter user in the UK and Twitter sticks a Grok CSAM image in your feed for WHATEVER reason, well congrats your device just downloaded child porn. And you are legally responsible for that.
Even if nobody wants to take action against Musk for building a CSAM generator, there are people using it who are based in the UK and those prompts are absolutely something that would get you on the sex offender's register. Absolutely no justification not to try to identify and prosecute users.
January 5, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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20 days to go to send us your abstracts on coal, community, health and welfare!

Join us in June for a one day event at the University of Warwick, including NUM archive content.

#CfP
Call for papers #CFP

Blood is the Price of Coal: Coal Communities, Health and Welfare in Britain and Beyond from the 19th Century to the Present

18 June 2026: 1 day conference + NUM archive exhibition

Submit abstracts / express interest at warwick.ac.uk/services/lib...

Deadline: 25 Jan 2026
January 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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3 March 2026 - our Online Schools Conference. Register Now! So many good speakers with analysis of key documents for the Wars of the Roses. @teachmedwomen.bsky.social @htenuk.bsky.social @kriiicentre.bsky.social @danlyndon.bsky.social @1972shp.bsky.social @histassoc.bsky.social #HistoryEducation
January 5, 2026 at 12:41 PM
Now, what are those figures for cars taken or damaged in station car parks?

I would be very interested to know how many are stolen from Bromley South: the racks for the station are opposite the front door of Bromley's police station...
January 5, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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Some actual good news. Failure to futureproof the site for a potential full HS2 service would be unforgivable.
January 5, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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JOB ALERT!

3-year postdoc at @girtoncollege.bsky.social - research anything you like in History, Archaeology or Anthropology in a wonderful, welcoming scholarly community.

PLEASE SHARE! Closes 12 January

www.girton.cam.ac.uk/job-vacancie...
January 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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We're back, rested and ready for more archive exploration in 2026!

As we balance precariously on the metaphorical penny farthing of time, here's hoping for a healthy, happy and peaceful New Year for us all - wobbling slightly but still upright and speeding onwards (fitted sportsing shorts optional)
January 2, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Just seen the Jamie Smith dismissal.

What. The. Blazes. Was. That? #AusVEng
January 5, 2026 at 7:23 AM
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Been a good day of cricket today. With good being, like you know, test cricket like cricket.
January 5, 2026 at 5:53 AM
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January 4, 2026 at 9:50 PM
And this is why Harry Brook flashing lazily to slip is a problem. The Aussies will usually find a way to take another (as here). #TheAshes
January 4, 2026 at 11:33 PM