Dr Cathryn Pearce
@cathrynpearce.bsky.social
British historian. Author: Cornish Wrecking, 1700-1860 | Researching c18th-19th shipwrecks, the Royal Navy & coastal communities. #CoastalHistory #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #SussexCoast
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Listen to hear me fangirling a little too hard...
Pretty sure this is the first time my podcast guest was on the Daily Show the day before! @historianheather.bsky.social was such a delight to (finally!) have on the show, and I learned so much from her research and writing process. Check it out: draftingthepast.com/podcast-epis...
Heather Ann Thompson Evokes the Moment - Episode 86
Kate Carpenter interviews historian Heather Ann Thompson about her writing and publishing process for Fear and Fury and Blood in the Water.
draftingthepast.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Listen to hear me fangirling a little too hard...
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Word of the day, should you be feeling a little huffish, is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a love of solitude and the desire to be away from other people.
December 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Word of the day, should you be feeling a little huffish, is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a love of solitude and the desire to be away from other people.
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Cornwall Council has an online translation service for the Cornish language.
They have been translating some nursery rhymes for me to sing to Rowan, and it's made my day.
I realise no one asked, but here's 'Heads, shoulders, knees and toes' in Kernewek:
They have been translating some nursery rhymes for me to sing to Rowan, and it's made my day.
I realise no one asked, but here's 'Heads, shoulders, knees and toes' in Kernewek:
February 3, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Cornwall Council has an online translation service for the Cornish language.
They have been translating some nursery rhymes for me to sing to Rowan, and it's made my day.
I realise no one asked, but here's 'Heads, shoulders, knees and toes' in Kernewek:
They have been translating some nursery rhymes for me to sing to Rowan, and it's made my day.
I realise no one asked, but here's 'Heads, shoulders, knees and toes' in Kernewek:
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Escaped enslaved people on St Kitts fled into the rainforest in the interior, making use of a series of trails which connected many of the villages around the island. They would knock on the hollow roots of the Banyan tree (pictured) to give directions to escapees or warn of approaching pursuers.
February 3, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Escaped enslaved people on St Kitts fled into the rainforest in the interior, making use of a series of trails which connected many of the villages around the island. They would knock on the hollow roots of the Banyan tree (pictured) to give directions to escapees or warn of approaching pursuers.
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The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) has launched Phase 2 of its #FutureSAR initiative, funded by Lloyd's Register Foundation, to help search and rescue organisations prepare for the growing impact of climate change.
Read more about the programme: https://loom.ly/A__ZT2Q
Read more about the programme: https://loom.ly/A__ZT2Q
New tools released to support global search and rescue climate readiness
With climate pressures rising, the International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) has launched Phase 2 of #FutureSAR, funded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation, to help rescue organisations assess risks, plan adaptation and share learning worldwide.
www.lrfoundation.org.uk
February 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM
The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) has launched Phase 2 of its #FutureSAR initiative, funded by Lloyd's Register Foundation, to help search and rescue organisations prepare for the growing impact of climate change.
Read more about the programme: https://loom.ly/A__ZT2Q
Read more about the programme: https://loom.ly/A__ZT2Q
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For those of you coming to tonight's talk, you'll get to hear more of this breaking news of this brilliant day of archaeology and living history in Bexhill! 🏺
Archaeology Exhibition Day | Saturday 21 Feb 11-3 | Bexhill Drill Hall
Join us for a FREE open day featuring:
🎖WW1 display by the Royal Sussex Living History Group
🔍Artefacts from the dig
👷Meet the archaeologists
🗣Share your stories, objects and memories
More info: www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology-...
Join us for a FREE open day featuring:
🎖WW1 display by the Royal Sussex Living History Group
🔍Artefacts from the dig
👷Meet the archaeologists
🗣Share your stories, objects and memories
More info: www.ucl.ac.uk/archaeology-...
February 3, 2026 at 2:51 PM
For those of you coming to tonight's talk, you'll get to hear more of this breaking news of this brilliant day of archaeology and living history in Bexhill! 🏺
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It's #InternationalMapDay! Here's a 🧵 of some of our favourite historical maps on Humap.
1) Civitas Londinium (1561/1633): this gorgeous isometric map features hundreds of little moments of everyday life, from rowing across the Thames to archery practice
www.layersoflondon.org/map/overlays...
1) Civitas Londinium (1561/1633): this gorgeous isometric map features hundreds of little moments of everyday life, from rowing across the Thames to archery practice
www.layersoflondon.org/map/overlays...
February 3, 2026 at 4:11 PM
It's #InternationalMapDay! Here's a 🧵 of some of our favourite historical maps on Humap.
1) Civitas Londinium (1561/1633): this gorgeous isometric map features hundreds of little moments of everyday life, from rowing across the Thames to archery practice
www.layersoflondon.org/map/overlays...
1) Civitas Londinium (1561/1633): this gorgeous isometric map features hundreds of little moments of everyday life, from rowing across the Thames to archery practice
www.layersoflondon.org/map/overlays...
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A photo I made. #AmWriting on bogs, bog bodies, and, photography, and preservation (current MFA.)
To celebrate #WorldWetlandsDay, here's Abbeyleix Bog Project in County Laois, Ireland. I had the honour of interviewing the brilliant Des Finnamore and Garry Luttrell. www.abbeyleixbog.ie
To celebrate #WorldWetlandsDay, here's Abbeyleix Bog Project in County Laois, Ireland. I had the honour of interviewing the brilliant Des Finnamore and Garry Luttrell. www.abbeyleixbog.ie
February 2, 2026 at 7:31 PM
A photo I made. #AmWriting on bogs, bog bodies, and, photography, and preservation (current MFA.)
To celebrate #WorldWetlandsDay, here's Abbeyleix Bog Project in County Laois, Ireland. I had the honour of interviewing the brilliant Des Finnamore and Garry Luttrell. www.abbeyleixbog.ie
To celebrate #WorldWetlandsDay, here's Abbeyleix Bog Project in County Laois, Ireland. I had the honour of interviewing the brilliant Des Finnamore and Garry Luttrell. www.abbeyleixbog.ie
Okay. Break's over! Time to get back to marking! #AcademicLife
February 2, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Okay. Break's over! Time to get back to marking! #AcademicLife
They're replacing the Trusty Tusty? 🥹I know she's getting rather old. I used to sail on her sister ferry, the 'Baby Bartlett' in Prince William Sound. Tusty's route includes the Aleutians and Dutch Harbor, as well as Seward on the Kenai Peninsula. She's a lifeline for Southcentral coastal Alaskans.
Alaska again seeks American shipyards to build new oceangoing Tustumena replacement ferry, writes @alaska.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2026/02/02/a...
Alaska again seeks American shipyards to build new oceangoing Tustumena replacement ferry | Alaska Beacon
New mainline ship would sail the longest, most remote state ferry route in the United States, with a range of 4,000 nautical miles.
alaskabeacon.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
They're replacing the Trusty Tusty? 🥹I know she's getting rather old. I used to sail on her sister ferry, the 'Baby Bartlett' in Prince William Sound. Tusty's route includes the Aleutians and Dutch Harbor, as well as Seward on the Kenai Peninsula. She's a lifeline for Southcentral coastal Alaskans.
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"The document describes how the scanning company’s 'hydraulic powered cutting machine' would 'neatly cut' books, whose pages would later be scanned."
February 2, 2026 at 6:02 PM
"The document describes how the scanning company’s 'hydraulic powered cutting machine' would 'neatly cut' books, whose pages would later be scanned."
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I don't write labor history nearly as much as I'd like. This ugly episode illustrates what can happen when women dare press back at gender roles, dare fight for their value to be fairly compensated. In this case, it was public condemnation, lies, and loss of jobs.
What happens when nurses in poor working conditions with well-below market compensation negotiate for better pay in 1952? In this Anchorage case, the hospital administration says "the girls" need to be publicly punished. Learn more in my latest article: www.adn.com/alaska-l...
February 2, 2026 at 2:35 AM
I don't write labor history nearly as much as I'd like. This ugly episode illustrates what can happen when women dare press back at gender roles, dare fight for their value to be fairly compensated. In this case, it was public condemnation, lies, and loss of jobs.
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Circa 1917, Anchorage's 1st hospital. Built by the railroad, it was the only hospital until Providence opened in 1939. Note surrounding churned mud. Mud--the smells,mosquitoes, & splashes--were central part of life in non-winter early Anchorage. #alaska #anchoragehistory
February 1, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Circa 1917, Anchorage's 1st hospital. Built by the railroad, it was the only hospital until Providence opened in 1939. Note surrounding churned mud. Mud--the smells,mosquitoes, & splashes--were central part of life in non-winter early Anchorage. #alaska #anchoragehistory
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Why are there so many monopoly houses in the sea? We've found dozens over the years - and most of the beachcombers we know have discovered them too. This one washed up yesterday.
February 1, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Why are there so many monopoly houses in the sea? We've found dozens over the years - and most of the beachcombers we know have discovered them too. This one washed up yesterday.
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The lumpy Wiltshire landscape; Cliffords Hill (bottom), Rybury Camp (middle) and Tan Hill (distance). Taken during one of the 2023 Wessex Airscapes exhibition walks.
January 23, 2026 at 7:12 PM
The lumpy Wiltshire landscape; Cliffords Hill (bottom), Rybury Camp (middle) and Tan Hill (distance). Taken during one of the 2023 Wessex Airscapes exhibition walks.
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Imbolc. Today we're half-way between the Winter Solstice and the Vernal Equinox, a good time to count the snowdrops and notice the birds return. And it's time to take the winter star down, because spring will take care of the light from here on.
February 1, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Imbolc. Today we're half-way between the Winter Solstice and the Vernal Equinox, a good time to count the snowdrops and notice the birds return. And it's time to take the winter star down, because spring will take care of the light from here on.
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1 Feb 1805 // 16-gun brig sloop HMS Seagull was given up as lost with all hands (about 120 men) in the English Channel. She had sailed from Plymouth in late December but was not seen again. The cause of her loss is not known, but she was presumed to have sunk in a storm. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
February 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM
1 Feb 1805 // 16-gun brig sloop HMS Seagull was given up as lost with all hands (about 120 men) in the English Channel. She had sailed from Plymouth in late December but was not seen again. The cause of her loss is not known, but she was presumed to have sunk in a storm. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
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February 1, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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A Zone map and Charges for Watermen on the Thames in 1803, from today's new post - Watermen’s Rates, The Shock of America and a 19th Century Street View at alondoninheritance.com
February 1, 2026 at 7:41 PM
A Zone map and Charges for Watermen on the Thames in 1803, from today's new post - Watermen’s Rates, The Shock of America and a 19th Century Street View at alondoninheritance.com
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BCMH New Researchers is Maritime History conference will be in Southampton on 17/18 April this year -CFP now open - details and submission link here www.maritimehistory.org.uk/new-research... #maritimehistory
February 1, 2026 at 7:44 PM
BCMH New Researchers is Maritime History conference will be in Southampton on 17/18 April this year -CFP now open - details and submission link here www.maritimehistory.org.uk/new-research... #maritimehistory
Okay, so it might be raining again tonight.
February 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Okay, so it might be raining again tonight.
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Beautiful design by Tsmishian (Alaska Native) artist to support those in MN via the ACLU NARF fund
www.customink.com/fundraising/...
www.customink.com/fundraising/...
Support Ptarmigan Squadron for ACLU and NARF
This rebel design, representing the Alaska state bird: the willow ptarmigan, along with the Big Dipper and the North Star, was created to stand in solidarity with the people of Minnesota and with ever...
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February 1, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Beautiful design by Tsmishian (Alaska Native) artist to support those in MN via the ACLU NARF fund
www.customink.com/fundraising/...
www.customink.com/fundraising/...
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A new book, A High Price for Freedom, uncovers lesser-known stories of African American history, inc "Black women’s true roles in revolts aboard slave ships, early advancements in health care and the shared musical traditions of the African diaspora in America." www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
WA author's new book highlights hidden voices from the African American past
Clyde W. Ford, author of "A High Price for Freedom," spoke with The Seattle Times about the book’s inspirations, his thoughts on truth and myth and more.
www.seattletimes.com
January 31, 2026 at 12:16 PM
A new book, A High Price for Freedom, uncovers lesser-known stories of African American history, inc "Black women’s true roles in revolts aboard slave ships, early advancements in health care and the shared musical traditions of the African diaspora in America." www.seattletimes.com/entertainmen...
Hmm!!! Halfway through writing a short piece for the historical society on a wrecking case, and then just remembered I'm doing a talk on Sussex wrecking next year for them. Now thinking I need to do something else. How about my 'Ghosts, Gold and Corruption at Newhaven's HM Customs'? #AmWriting
February 1, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Hmm!!! Halfway through writing a short piece for the historical society on a wrecking case, and then just remembered I'm doing a talk on Sussex wrecking next year for them. Now thinking I need to do something else. How about my 'Ghosts, Gold and Corruption at Newhaven's HM Customs'? #AmWriting