Clara J Manasian Cook
@clarajeanmc.bsky.social
Public historian. Tour guide, museum volunteer, podcaster and Londoner. Sci-fi fan and cat lover. Works for The Historical Association.
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DO NOT celebrate #NationalCheeseLoversDay by stealing cheese. Our court records tell of cheese thefts in 1666, 1767 and 1818. In 1666 the guilty party was Anne Blazdell, wife of an Ilkeston carpenter, who stole a cheese and sold it in exchange for drink.
#ArchiveOfTheWeek #17thCentury
#ArchiveOfTheWeek #17thCentury
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January 20, 2026 at 11:15 AM
DO NOT celebrate #NationalCheeseLoversDay by stealing cheese. Our court records tell of cheese thefts in 1666, 1767 and 1818. In 1666 the guilty party was Anne Blazdell, wife of an Ilkeston carpenter, who stole a cheese and sold it in exchange for drink.
#ArchiveOfTheWeek #17thCentury
#ArchiveOfTheWeek #17thCentury
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Ñandutí, Paraguayan lace. The name means "spider web" in Guaraní, the official, indigenous language of the country. Due to Spanish colonialism, it is related to Tenerife lace #WomensArt
January 20, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Ñandutí, Paraguayan lace. The name means "spider web" in Guaraní, the official, indigenous language of the country. Due to Spanish colonialism, it is related to Tenerife lace #WomensArt
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Ah we see your Blue Monday and raise you a Moo Blunday
January 19, 2026 at 10:59 AM
Ah we see your Blue Monday and raise you a Moo Blunday
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"Murmuration over Lanhydrock Park", 2020 by Annie Ovenden, English painter #WomensArt
January 14, 2026 at 2:54 PM
"Murmuration over Lanhydrock Park", 2020 by Annie Ovenden, English painter #WomensArt
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I feel like putting a cd in a laptop one more time would fix me
January 9, 2026 at 6:06 PM
I feel like putting a cd in a laptop one more time would fix me
Wondering how I can come up with the money to pay for this because my insatiable thirst for the history of disease knows no bounds….
January 3, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Wondering how I can come up with the money to pay for this because my insatiable thirst for the history of disease knows no bounds….
First stink eye of 2026
January 3, 2026 at 10:56 AM
First stink eye of 2026
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Today January 3rd marks 33 years since my favourite Star Trek show Deep Space Nine premiered. The pilot episode Emissary was absolutely brilliant. #StarTrekDeepSpaceNine
January 3, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Today January 3rd marks 33 years since my favourite Star Trek show Deep Space Nine premiered. The pilot episode Emissary was absolutely brilliant. #StarTrekDeepSpaceNine
Happy New Year to all. 2025 has been a hard year for the world. I hope 2026 proves to be stepping stone towards something better, more peaceful and more kind.
December 31, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Happy New Year to all. 2025 has been a hard year for the world. I hope 2026 proves to be stepping stone towards something better, more peaceful and more kind.
My neighbours and I have spent all day trying to trace the owners of this very friendly cat who was lost. Turns out his name is Caesar and he has spent the last 24 hours roaming far and wide. ‘He came, he saw, he conquered’ and he was finally taken away in a carrier back to his home this evening! ❤️
December 28, 2025 at 6:14 PM
My neighbours and I have spent all day trying to trace the owners of this very friendly cat who was lost. Turns out his name is Caesar and he has spent the last 24 hours roaming far and wide. ‘He came, he saw, he conquered’ and he was finally taken away in a carrier back to his home this evening! ❤️
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'Tea and Books' by Leah Gardner, contemporary Chicago-based oil painter #WomensArt
December 26, 2025 at 10:06 AM
'Tea and Books' by Leah Gardner, contemporary Chicago-based oil painter #WomensArt
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Cats were domesticated about 10,000 years ago, when wild cats encountered the first human settlements and saw an opportunity to constantly be in the way
December 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Cats were domesticated about 10,000 years ago, when wild cats encountered the first human settlements and saw an opportunity to constantly be in the way
Merry Christmas everyone! ❤️
December 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Merry Christmas everyone! ❤️
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'Hyden Hill'
by contemporary Welsh painter Sarah Evans #womensart ❄️
by contemporary Welsh painter Sarah Evans #womensart ❄️
December 23, 2025 at 2:32 AM
'Hyden Hill'
by contemporary Welsh painter Sarah Evans #womensart ❄️
by contemporary Welsh painter Sarah Evans #womensart ❄️
The work Christmas party was fun 🤣
December 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The work Christmas party was fun 🤣
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Please take that dog home he just wants to finish his book
December 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Please take that dog home he just wants to finish his book
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December 18, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Filming training today with the best work colleagues. Every day we learn something new and we always have a good laugh.
#workinginhistory
#workinginhistory
December 11, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Filming training today with the best work colleagues. Every day we learn something new and we always have a good laugh.
#workinginhistory
#workinginhistory
The bird battle on my local high street 🤣
December 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
The bird battle on my local high street 🤣
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I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
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New episode!
@samwellpv.bsky.social & @bazgreenland.bsky.social continue their journey through #Middle-earth, and are joined by guest @clarajeanmc.bsky.social to talk the second film in Peter Jackson's #TheHobbit trilogy, The Desolation of Smaug
#Tolkien #Podcast
open.spotify.com/episode/2td4...
@samwellpv.bsky.social & @bazgreenland.bsky.social continue their journey through #Middle-earth, and are joined by guest @clarajeanmc.bsky.social to talk the second film in Peter Jackson's #TheHobbit trilogy, The Desolation of Smaug
#Tolkien #Podcast
open.spotify.com/episode/2td4...
December 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
New episode!
@samwellpv.bsky.social & @bazgreenland.bsky.social continue their journey through #Middle-earth, and are joined by guest @clarajeanmc.bsky.social to talk the second film in Peter Jackson's #TheHobbit trilogy, The Desolation of Smaug
#Tolkien #Podcast
open.spotify.com/episode/2td4...
@samwellpv.bsky.social & @bazgreenland.bsky.social continue their journey through #Middle-earth, and are joined by guest @clarajeanmc.bsky.social to talk the second film in Peter Jackson's #TheHobbit trilogy, The Desolation of Smaug
#Tolkien #Podcast
open.spotify.com/episode/2td4...
I can’t tell if this virus I have is making me delirious or if Trump is actually really dancing to Village People at the World Cup Draw live on TV….
December 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I can’t tell if this virus I have is making me delirious or if Trump is actually really dancing to Village People at the World Cup Draw live on TV….
No one has any idea how this works
December 5, 2025 at 6:38 PM
No one has any idea how this works
Oh look! My Spotify Wrapped has a familiar show in the top 5! 👀 ❤️
@adreamgivenform.bsky.social
@adreamgivenform.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Oh look! My Spotify Wrapped has a familiar show in the top 5! 👀 ❤️
@adreamgivenform.bsky.social
@adreamgivenform.bsky.social