Ruth Brown
@baliscoe.bsky.social
Retired museum curator; wide interests- civic history; arms and armour; castles; Scotland; Yorkshire; Armourer and Brasier of London. But my bread and butter is historic cannon. Used to be Basiliscoe...
A force of nature: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Museum curator behind Connolly's Banana Boots dies
Dr Elspeth King was best known for her 16 years at the People's Palace and for leading the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A force of nature: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Jail for whoever colourised this photo, Fitzjames was a GINGER. Sigh, the paperback that should never have been. Buy the original hardback if you want to read Battersby's Fitzbio. Or just wait for my infinitely more accurate one! 🙃 #NavalHistory #FranklinExpedition
November 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Jail for whoever colourised this photo, Fitzjames was a GINGER. Sigh, the paperback that should never have been. Buy the original hardback if you want to read Battersby's Fitzbio. Or just wait for my infinitely more accurate one! 🙃 #NavalHistory #FranklinExpedition
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Some images of beautifully preserved medieval wicker #fishtrap from #Hemington, #England. The area around Hemington is known to have a large number of early #fishweirs. Weirs dating to the mid-4th millennium BC have been claimed to exist from the #RiverTrent. #coastalhistory
November 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Some images of beautifully preserved medieval wicker #fishtrap from #Hemington, #England. The area around Hemington is known to have a large number of early #fishweirs. Weirs dating to the mid-4th millennium BC have been claimed to exist from the #RiverTrent. #coastalhistory
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Huntingdon - This comment from Simon Calder is worth repeating.
My thoughts with all involved
My thoughts with all involved
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Huntingdon - This comment from Simon Calder is worth repeating.
My thoughts with all involved
My thoughts with all involved
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Pentre Ifan c.1910, with the Cardigan Library & Debating Society #StandingStoneSunday
November 2, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Pentre Ifan c.1910, with the Cardigan Library & Debating Society #StandingStoneSunday
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The Mysterious Tombs of the Knights of the Round Table www.medievalists.net/2025/11/the-... #medieval #Arthurian
The Mysterious Tombs of the Knights of the Round Table - Medievalists.net
In the 13th-century, a Dominican preacher linked real graves in Burgundy to the legendary Knights of the Round Table. Étienne de Bourbon’s account reveals how medieval belief, archaeology, and…
www.medievalists.net
November 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The Mysterious Tombs of the Knights of the Round Table www.medievalists.net/2025/11/the-... #medieval #Arthurian
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What’s on at the Mary Rose Museum this Christmas?
🎄 Garland/Wreath making workshop: 6th Dec
📖 Story Telling: 6th & 7th - 13th & 14th Dec
👼 Make your own Angel Garland: 6th & 7th - 13th & 14th Dec
🥁 Christmas Carols with the Royal Marines Band: 6th Dec
maryrose.org/christmas/
🎄 Garland/Wreath making workshop: 6th Dec
📖 Story Telling: 6th & 7th - 13th & 14th Dec
👼 Make your own Angel Garland: 6th & 7th - 13th & 14th Dec
🥁 Christmas Carols with the Royal Marines Band: 6th Dec
maryrose.org/christmas/
Christmas at the Mary Rose - Mary Rose
Your guide all things festive at the Mary Rose this winter!
maryrose.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:13 PM
What’s on at the Mary Rose Museum this Christmas?
🎄 Garland/Wreath making workshop: 6th Dec
📖 Story Telling: 6th & 7th - 13th & 14th Dec
👼 Make your own Angel Garland: 6th & 7th - 13th & 14th Dec
🥁 Christmas Carols with the Royal Marines Band: 6th Dec
maryrose.org/christmas/
🎄 Garland/Wreath making workshop: 6th Dec
📖 Story Telling: 6th & 7th - 13th & 14th Dec
👼 Make your own Angel Garland: 6th & 7th - 13th & 14th Dec
🥁 Christmas Carols with the Royal Marines Band: 6th Dec
maryrose.org/christmas/
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An autograph book I bought simply said it was from the #WW1 "era" but I decided to take a risk and see if it would be of interest. I immediately saw that it was linked to the King George Hospital in London - here is the 1st soldier I researched and he’s a gem!
historicalclues.blogspot.com/2025/
historicalclues.blogspot.com/2025/
November 1, 2025 at 5:23 PM
An autograph book I bought simply said it was from the #WW1 "era" but I decided to take a risk and see if it would be of interest. I immediately saw that it was linked to the King George Hospital in London - here is the 1st soldier I researched and he’s a gem!
historicalclues.blogspot.com/2025/
historicalclues.blogspot.com/2025/
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The remains of Bridgnorth Castle Great Tower.
Founded in 1101 by Robert de Belleme, possibly on the site of a burh founded by Æthelflæd in 912. The castle was slighted by Parliamentarian forces during the civil war.
The castle was subject of one of the earliest @timeteam.bsky.social I can remember
Founded in 1101 by Robert de Belleme, possibly on the site of a burh founded by Æthelflæd in 912. The castle was slighted by Parliamentarian forces during the civil war.
The castle was subject of one of the earliest @timeteam.bsky.social I can remember
November 1, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The remains of Bridgnorth Castle Great Tower.
Founded in 1101 by Robert de Belleme, possibly on the site of a burh founded by Æthelflæd in 912. The castle was slighted by Parliamentarian forces during the civil war.
The castle was subject of one of the earliest @timeteam.bsky.social I can remember
Founded in 1101 by Robert de Belleme, possibly on the site of a burh founded by Æthelflæd in 912. The castle was slighted by Parliamentarian forces during the civil war.
The castle was subject of one of the earliest @timeteam.bsky.social I can remember
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'Fireworks, Cremorne Gardens, London' (1859) by Walter Greaves
(Private collection)
(Private collection)
November 1, 2025 at 5:34 PM
'Fireworks, Cremorne Gardens, London' (1859) by Walter Greaves
(Private collection)
(Private collection)
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🎉We are pleased to announce new Applied History Fellowships in partnership with @royalhistsoc.org & @findmypast.bsky.social.
Join us on the 19 November at our launch event to find out more about the Fellowships and how to apply:
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Join us on the 19 November at our launch event to find out more about the Fellowships and how to apply:
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
October 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🎉We are pleased to announce new Applied History Fellowships in partnership with @royalhistsoc.org & @findmypast.bsky.social.
Join us on the 19 November at our launch event to find out more about the Fellowships and how to apply:
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
Join us on the 19 November at our launch event to find out more about the Fellowships and how to apply:
www.history.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Joachim von Sandrart, The Month of November (Staatsgalerie, Schleissheim), 1643
November 1, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Joachim von Sandrart, The Month of November (Staatsgalerie, Schleissheim), 1643
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‘I try to make them feel as ignorant as possible’: German museum’s ‘grumpy guide’ is surprise hit
‘I try to make them feel as ignorant as possible’: German museum’s ‘grumpy guide’ is surprise hit
Performance artist’s aggressive art historian shouts at visitors and insults curators – and his tours are sold out
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
‘I try to make them feel as ignorant as possible’: German museum’s ‘grumpy guide’ is surprise hit
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So pleased to get my book "Travels through the Spanish Civil War". @HurstPublishers publishers have done a wonderful job in producing it.
Advanced copies available thru
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/travels... with 25% off with code TRAVELS25. Otherwise 20 November in UK/Europe and 5 Jan for US, etc
Advanced copies available thru
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/travels... with 25% off with code TRAVELS25. Otherwise 20 November in UK/Europe and 5 Jan for US, etc
November 1, 2025 at 10:43 AM
So pleased to get my book "Travels through the Spanish Civil War". @HurstPublishers publishers have done a wonderful job in producing it.
Advanced copies available thru
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/travels... with 25% off with code TRAVELS25. Otherwise 20 November in UK/Europe and 5 Jan for US, etc
Advanced copies available thru
www.hurstpublishers.com/book/travels... with 25% off with code TRAVELS25. Otherwise 20 November in UK/Europe and 5 Jan for US, etc
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www.bajr.org/deep-concern...
Trove is virtually useless and the inaccessibility of the sites is a real issue.
Trove is virtually useless and the inaccessibility of the sites is a real issue.
Deep Concerns for Historic Environment Scotland - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
By David Connolly and Hana Kdolska, BAJR Admins Controversy, Accountability, and a Way Forward Historic Environment Scotland (HES) has found itself embroiled in a series of controversies over the past...
www.bajr.org
November 1, 2025 at 10:29 AM
www.bajr.org/deep-concern...
Trove is virtually useless and the inaccessibility of the sites is a real issue.
Trove is virtually useless and the inaccessibility of the sites is a real issue.
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'His book tour brought him to Cambridgeshire, where he would marry and have two children with Susannah Cullen, an Englishwoman from Ely. They settled in Soham, supported by a local network including abolitionist friends, safe...when reactionary “church and king” mobs were targeting reformers.' 1/3
Lost grave of daughter of Black abolitionist Olaudah Equiano found by A-level student
Fitzwilliam Museum has uncovered student’s work from 1977 that revealed Cambridgeshire location of child’s burial place
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 8:24 AM
'His book tour brought him to Cambridgeshire, where he would marry and have two children with Susannah Cullen, an Englishwoman from Ely. They settled in Soham, supported by a local network including abolitionist friends, safe...when reactionary “church and king” mobs were targeting reformers.' 1/3
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Putting the finishing touches on my slides for the Traditional Airs and Tunes Conference at Cecil Sharp House next weekend! Can’t wait to hear everyone’s presentations - it sounds like a fantastic programme ⚓️🎶
October 31, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Putting the finishing touches on my slides for the Traditional Airs and Tunes Conference at Cecil Sharp House next weekend! Can’t wait to hear everyone’s presentations - it sounds like a fantastic programme ⚓️🎶
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Peter Watkins gone. He was a hugely important filmmaker. Best known for The War Game but his 1964 Culloden film still influences way history TV is made today. It’s not perfect but it’s amazing and on YouTube as a good print. Watch it in his honour! youtu.be/-1TZq6DfKKA?...
"Culloden" (1964) Scottish Jacobite Rebellion Classic Docu-Drama
YouTube video by LionHeart FilmWorks
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Peter Watkins gone. He was a hugely important filmmaker. Best known for The War Game but his 1964 Culloden film still influences way history TV is made today. It’s not perfect but it’s amazing and on YouTube as a good print. Watch it in his honour! youtu.be/-1TZq6DfKKA?...
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🚨BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security quietly formalized sweeping changes to a federal immigration database, turning it into a national “voter verification” tool that appears to sidestep federal privacy protections and will make it easier to remove large numbers of voters from the rolls.
In Late, Obscure Notice, DHS Turbocharges Trump’s Voter Purge Database, Evading Privacy Protections
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🚨BREAKING: The Department of Homeland Security quietly formalized sweeping changes to a federal immigration database, turning it into a national “voter verification” tool that appears to sidestep federal privacy protections and will make it easier to remove large numbers of voters from the rolls.
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Several REF Impact Case Studies no doubt now taking inspiration….
In fantastic news for medievalists, 'Perfume and Milk' from Florence + the Machine's new album Everybody Scream contains references to Julian of Norwich's Revelations of Divine Love, and allusions to the General Prology of the Canterbury Tales (as well as, I think, the opening of Fitt II of SGGK)
Florence + The Machine - Perfume and Milk (Lyric Video)
YouTube video by florencemachine
youtu.be
October 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Several REF Impact Case Studies no doubt now taking inspiration….
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Archaeologists say a hilltop settlement near Perth thrived during the Iron Age before mysteriously fading away.
Broxy Kennels Fort was first identified in the 1960s on aerial photographs taken along the proposed route of the A9 trunk road.
www.bajr.org/exhuming-gho...
Broxy Kennels Fort was first identified in the 1960s on aerial photographs taken along the proposed route of the A9 trunk road.
www.bajr.org/exhuming-gho...
Exhuming ghosts of Iron Age Scotland - BAJR - British Archaeology Jobs and Resources
GUARD Archaeologists’ excavation of a hilltop settlement near Perth revealed a lost settlement that thrived during the Iron Age only to mysteriously fade away before the coming of the Romans, new publ...
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October 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Archaeologists say a hilltop settlement near Perth thrived during the Iron Age before mysteriously fading away.
Broxy Kennels Fort was first identified in the 1960s on aerial photographs taken along the proposed route of the A9 trunk road.
www.bajr.org/exhuming-gho...
Broxy Kennels Fort was first identified in the 1960s on aerial photographs taken along the proposed route of the A9 trunk road.
www.bajr.org/exhuming-gho...
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It is of course the Rushton crucifixion, commissioned in 1577 by Sir Thomas Tresham, the sole surviving post-Reformation English crucifixion scene
October 31, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It is of course the Rushton crucifixion, commissioned in 1577 by Sir Thomas Tresham, the sole surviving post-Reformation English crucifixion scene
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If you’re in London and want to learn more about how aged and disabled sailors were declared ‘unfit for service’ and invalided from the Navy, join me on 26 November. I’ll be giving a public talk in Greenwich based on my Caird Research Fellowship.
More info here: www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/que...
More info here: www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/que...
Salons in the Queen's House: Unfit for Service
In this free lunchtime talk, historian Dr Manon Williams will explore how the Royal Navy treated sailors who were judged ‘unfit for service’ due to injury, illness, or old age
www.rmg.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 11:36 AM
If you’re in London and want to learn more about how aged and disabled sailors were declared ‘unfit for service’ and invalided from the Navy, join me on 26 November. I’ll be giving a public talk in Greenwich based on my Caird Research Fellowship.
More info here: www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/que...
More info here: www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/que...