Dr Gavin Hughes FRHistS FRGS
@drgavinhughes.bsky.social
Short misadventurer in archaeology, mischievous military historian, author, broadcaster, relentless miniature painter & wargaming collector. Follows cricket but doesn't understand it. Looks a little like Asterix 🙂 Rep @Pastpreservers; CMRS TCD, NI , Wales
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two men are standing next to each other in a room and talking .
Alt: At UNIT HQ, the 4th Doctor (Tom Baker) is about to have a check up from Medical Officer Lt Harry Sullivan RN (Ian Marter) and offers him a Jelly Baby.
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We all use social media for different reasons; I see here as my virtual office/street, where we can chat about history, archaeology, warhammer, wargaming, sci-fi, music, culture... in short, pretty much anything! I generally follow back (technical competence notwithstanding 🤭) so, welcome all!
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Memories of plunging my hand deep into the very cold peat to uncover Iron Age wooden planks last seen over 2,000 years ago.
In 1986, I started work on my first archaeology dig at Corlea 1, dated to 148/147 BC. I didn’t know then it would be some of the most spectacular archaeology of my career.
In 1986, I started work on my first archaeology dig at Corlea 1, dated to 148/147 BC. I didn’t know then it would be some of the most spectacular archaeology of my career.
November 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Memories of plunging my hand deep into the very cold peat to uncover Iron Age wooden planks last seen over 2,000 years ago.
In 1986, I started work on my first archaeology dig at Corlea 1, dated to 148/147 BC. I didn’t know then it would be some of the most spectacular archaeology of my career.
In 1986, I started work on my first archaeology dig at Corlea 1, dated to 148/147 BC. I didn’t know then it would be some of the most spectacular archaeology of my career.
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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reminder that those who complain about people calling #Irish 'Gaelic', rarely do anything else for actual language rights (apart from bringing this up). it also shows their ignorance. they don't really care about the language...
good in-depth piece: irishlanguage.ie/gaelic-gaeil... #gaeilge
good in-depth piece: irishlanguage.ie/gaelic-gaeil... #gaeilge
Can people call Irish, Gaelic? - IrishLanguage.ie
In short, yes. Saying ‘Gaelic’ for Irish is ok and you can use it. That in itself doesn’t seem like a controversial statement but say it in Ireland or
irishlanguage.ie
November 11, 2025 at 9:45 AM
reminder that those who complain about people calling #Irish 'Gaelic', rarely do anything else for actual language rights (apart from bringing this up). it also shows their ignorance. they don't really care about the language...
good in-depth piece: irishlanguage.ie/gaelic-gaeil... #gaeilge
good in-depth piece: irishlanguage.ie/gaelic-gaeil... #gaeilge
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Hello folks. I've been making plaster of paris artefacts/decorations for friends.
I'm opening it up here now - all items incl. postage (UK only, sadly) & gift packaging. I can send things within a week, usually faster.
Anyway, if there's anything you fancy, message/email me! 😊
#Archaeology 🏺
I'm opening it up here now - all items incl. postage (UK only, sadly) & gift packaging. I can send things within a week, usually faster.
Anyway, if there's anything you fancy, message/email me! 😊
#Archaeology 🏺
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Hello folks. I've been making plaster of paris artefacts/decorations for friends.
I'm opening it up here now - all items incl. postage (UK only, sadly) & gift packaging. I can send things within a week, usually faster.
Anyway, if there's anything you fancy, message/email me! 😊
#Archaeology 🏺
I'm opening it up here now - all items incl. postage (UK only, sadly) & gift packaging. I can send things within a week, usually faster.
Anyway, if there's anything you fancy, message/email me! 😊
#Archaeology 🏺
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Starting the week with some Stationers’ industry news hot off the press! Read more on our website ow.ly/GGqn50Xokgs on what happened and more this week: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
Industry News
ow.ly
November 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Starting the week with some Stationers’ industry news hot off the press! Read more on our website ow.ly/GGqn50Xokgs on what happened and more this week: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
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Work in Lismore continues with our researchers, Ruth Olden and @tmcasimiro.bsky.social sharing these amazing images
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Work in Lismore continues with our researchers, Ruth Olden and @tmcasimiro.bsky.social sharing these amazing images
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Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?
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I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I’ve written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage urging them to condemn Donald Trump’s attack on the BBC.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
The BBC belongs to Britain, not Trump. We must defend it together.
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This will interest folks in the US where avocational v. professional archaeology has a long & mostly adversarial relationship. I loved this: "Where the antiquaries of the Enlightenment were custodians of the past, many modern detectorists have become its prospectors." 🗃️
A guest blog, which adds more detail to the narrative of detecting in England & Wales.
Thank you to my anonymous colleague for writing this important piece & for allowing me to host it on the Big Book of Torcs! 😊
#Archaeology #Detecting #Torcs #gold #Treasure
bigbookoftorcs.com/2025/11/08/w...
Thank you to my anonymous colleague for writing this important piece & for allowing me to host it on the Big Book of Torcs! 😊
#Archaeology #Detecting #Torcs #gold #Treasure
bigbookoftorcs.com/2025/11/08/w...
“Who Pays for the Hobby?”: Metal Detecting in England and Wales
[A download/print PDF version can be found at the end of the paper] This is a first for The Big Book of Torcs. Today, I open up BBoT to a guest blog, written by a friend and archaeological colleagu…
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November 8, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This will interest folks in the US where avocational v. professional archaeology has a long & mostly adversarial relationship. I loved this: "Where the antiquaries of the Enlightenment were custodians of the past, many modern detectorists have become its prospectors." 🗃️
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We all know the difficulty the HE sector is in. But let’s work together to come up with solutions. The nuclear option damages our students & the reputation of our institutions. @ucflangs.bsky.social & @artsandhums.bsky.social
are supporting colleagues www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
are supporting colleagues www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University of Nottingham students fight 'insane' cull of courses
Traitors composer Sam Watts is among those against plans to cut University of Nottingham courses.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 9:33 AM
We all know the difficulty the HE sector is in. But let’s work together to come up with solutions. The nuclear option damages our students & the reputation of our institutions. @ucflangs.bsky.social & @artsandhums.bsky.social
are supporting colleagues www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
are supporting colleagues www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Well, Halloween may be over, but as the long evenings draw in, the time for eerie true stories is here... Dorcas Kelly was infamous in C18th Dublin but why? Find out below! For more eye-wateringly tedious episodes, watch '30 Second Historian' on YouTube 🎃
youtu.be/-Tza4S3yzHQ?...
youtu.be/-Tza4S3yzHQ?...
30 Second Historian - Another Uncanny Irish Halloween - The Dorcas Kelly Witchcraft Trial of 1760
YouTube video by 30 Second Historian
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November 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Well, Halloween may be over, but as the long evenings draw in, the time for eerie true stories is here... Dorcas Kelly was infamous in C18th Dublin but why? Find out below! For more eye-wateringly tedious episodes, watch '30 Second Historian' on YouTube 🎃
youtu.be/-Tza4S3yzHQ?...
youtu.be/-Tza4S3yzHQ?...
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📅#OTD 1645. The Royalist Thomas Cromwell, recently created Earl of Ardglass by King Charles I, petitions for Parliament's favour.
He had only remained by the king's side because of the monarch's "plausible Persuasions". Cromwell wishes to become a "new man" and redeem himself in Parliament's eyes.
He had only remained by the king's side because of the monarch's "plausible Persuasions". Cromwell wishes to become a "new man" and redeem himself in Parliament's eyes.
November 7, 2025 at 7:17 AM
📅#OTD 1645. The Royalist Thomas Cromwell, recently created Earl of Ardglass by King Charles I, petitions for Parliament's favour.
He had only remained by the king's side because of the monarch's "plausible Persuasions". Cromwell wishes to become a "new man" and redeem himself in Parliament's eyes.
He had only remained by the king's side because of the monarch's "plausible Persuasions". Cromwell wishes to become a "new man" and redeem himself in Parliament's eyes.
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History PhD student Louise Rodwell is presenting at the Cambridge University Modern British History Workshop TODAY at 5:00pm with a paper titled 'Imagined Landscapes of the First World War.'
See details below or join online here: bit.ly/47saG3x
See details below or join online here: bit.ly/47saG3x
November 6, 2025 at 9:15 AM
History PhD student Louise Rodwell is presenting at the Cambridge University Modern British History Workshop TODAY at 5:00pm with a paper titled 'Imagined Landscapes of the First World War.'
See details below or join online here: bit.ly/47saG3x
See details below or join online here: bit.ly/47saG3x
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*ANNOUNCEMENT*
We are excited to announce a brand new podcast series: UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS. A six-part series produced by HistFest Productions for the HistoryExtra podcast.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
We are excited to announce a brand new podcast series: UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS. A six-part series produced by HistFest Productions for the HistoryExtra podcast.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
October 28, 2025 at 9:20 AM
*ANNOUNCEMENT*
We are excited to announce a brand new podcast series: UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS. A six-part series produced by HistFest Productions for the HistoryExtra podcast.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
We are excited to announce a brand new podcast series: UPRISING: THE CIVIL WARS. A six-part series produced by HistFest Productions for the HistoryExtra podcast.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
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"Crucifixion?"
"Nah, freedom for me"
"Oh jolly good, off you go then"
"Nah, freedom for me"
"Oh jolly good, off you go then"
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"Crucifixion?"
"Nah, freedom for me"
"Oh jolly good, off you go then"
"Nah, freedom for me"
"Oh jolly good, off you go then"
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🖥️ Can digital spaces be archaeology too?
In this talk from our Early Careers Conference, Riley Finnigan explores how archaeology is moving beyond the field and into the digital world.
What happens when we treat digital spaces themselves as archaeological sites? 👉
In this talk from our Early Careers Conference, Riley Finnigan explores how archaeology is moving beyond the field and into the digital world.
What happens when we treat digital spaces themselves as archaeological sites? 👉
Signs, Simulation, and Cyborgs: Digital Spaces as Archaeology
In 2025 The Council for British Archaeology and CIfA's Early Careers Special Interest Group ran an online conference for early career archaeologists and heritage specialists to share their interests…
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November 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
🖥️ Can digital spaces be archaeology too?
In this talk from our Early Careers Conference, Riley Finnigan explores how archaeology is moving beyond the field and into the digital world.
What happens when we treat digital spaces themselves as archaeological sites? 👉
In this talk from our Early Careers Conference, Riley Finnigan explores how archaeology is moving beyond the field and into the digital world.
What happens when we treat digital spaces themselves as archaeological sites? 👉
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Looking forward to welcoming Professor Bart Streumer from @rug.nl to the #Philosophy Colloquium later today for his talk, ‘How Berkeley Can Go Quasi and Lose His Mind-Dependence’.
More on this term’s series:
🔗 www.tcd.ie/philosophy/r...
More on this term’s series:
🔗 www.tcd.ie/philosophy/r...
November 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Looking forward to welcoming Professor Bart Streumer from @rug.nl to the #Philosophy Colloquium later today for his talk, ‘How Berkeley Can Go Quasi and Lose His Mind-Dependence’.
More on this term’s series:
🔗 www.tcd.ie/philosophy/r...
More on this term’s series:
🔗 www.tcd.ie/philosophy/r...
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NEW Potsherd pavement from #medieval Ilorin, Yorùbáland. Potsherd pavements were a shared architectural tradition across West Africa, but nuanced variation in pottery production allowed for individual expression and identity within Yoruba communities.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
November 6, 2025 at 10:45 AM
NEW Potsherd pavement from #medieval Ilorin, Yorùbáland. Potsherd pavements were a shared architectural tradition across West Africa, but nuanced variation in pottery production allowed for individual expression and identity within Yoruba communities.
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
🆓 doi.org/10.15184/aqy...
🏺 #Archaeology
This sounds really interesting! Dr Catriona Kennedy is always a fascinating speaker and I'm looking forward to reading her new book 🙂
On 24 Nov. we welcome Dr Catriona Kennedy (York), to speak about her new book 'Women, politics, and the Irish public sphere'. All welcome (hybrid) www.qub.ac.uk/schools/Iris...
Irish Studies Seminar: Catriona Kennedy, 'Women, politics, and the Irish public sphere'
www.qub.ac.uk
November 6, 2025 at 10:56 AM
This sounds really interesting! Dr Catriona Kennedy is always a fascinating speaker and I'm looking forward to reading her new book 🙂
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Volume 1 of London Pride is on its way! It examines London’s Territorial Force (TF) from 1908-21, exploring its unique structure, socio-economic composition, military operations during the GW. Ideal for office & home use & Xmas presents. Reg interest: tinyurl.com/25tty85e
@parhistory.bsky.social
@parhistory.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Volume 1 of London Pride is on its way! It examines London’s Territorial Force (TF) from 1908-21, exploring its unique structure, socio-economic composition, military operations during the GW. Ideal for office & home use & Xmas presents. Reg interest: tinyurl.com/25tty85e
@parhistory.bsky.social
@parhistory.bsky.social
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Coming next year - Empires at War Conference, September 2026 - @ucddublin.bsky.social Centre for War Studies in partnership with the Royal Military College of Canada. CfP and registration will open soon.
www.ucd.ie/warstudies/c...
www.ucd.ie/warstudies/c...
November 3, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Coming next year - Empires at War Conference, September 2026 - @ucddublin.bsky.social Centre for War Studies in partnership with the Royal Military College of Canada. CfP and registration will open soon.
www.ucd.ie/warstudies/c...
www.ucd.ie/warstudies/c...
Wonderful stuff 🙂!
Are you going to marvel at a fireworks display this Bonfire Night? If you'd been in Markeaton in 1986, then this is the spectacle you'd have seen 🎆🤩
#BonfireNight #Fireworks #1980s #LocalHistory
#BonfireNight #Fireworks #1980s #LocalHistory
November 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Wonderful stuff 🙂!
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Speakers include Diarmaid Ferriter, @cormacmoorehist.bsky.social, @siobhraaiken.bsky.social and @edwardburke.bsky.social
November 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Speakers include Diarmaid Ferriter, @cormacmoorehist.bsky.social, @siobhraaiken.bsky.social and @edwardburke.bsky.social
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We are co-hosting on 3 Dec. a conference on 'From Boundary Commission to Border Poll? A Century of the Irish Border'. This is a free event, but registration is required (by 26 Nov.). Info at: www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...
November 5, 2025 at 11:06 AM
We are co-hosting on 3 Dec. a conference on 'From Boundary Commission to Border Poll? A Century of the Irish Border'. This is a free event, but registration is required (by 26 Nov.). Info at: www.ticketsource.co.uk/institute-of...