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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It's out in the world!!! 🥳
Let's hope people feel that it lives up to the hype... 🤣
Let's hope people feel that it lives up to the hype... 🤣
January 28, 2026 at 10:01 AM
It's out in the world!!! 🥳
Let's hope people feel that it lives up to the hype... 🤣
Let's hope people feel that it lives up to the hype... 🤣
Here's a wee photo of the fantastic Anglo-Norman Dunhill Castle, County Waterford, in the drizzle and mist... built in the early C13th by the le Poers and quite puffed out by the time I got up to it but... wow, what a view in the end 🙂
February 16, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Here's a wee photo of the fantastic Anglo-Norman Dunhill Castle, County Waterford, in the drizzle and mist... built in the early C13th by the le Poers and quite puffed out by the time I got up to it but... wow, what a view in the end 🙂
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In the Navy, NASA, and the Senate, I’ve served under many presidents whose integrity and dedication to upholding our Constitution made our country stronger. On Presidents’ Day, I’m especially grateful for the leaders throughout our history who’ve embodied those principles.
February 16, 2026 at 7:34 PM
In the Navy, NASA, and the Senate, I’ve served under many presidents whose integrity and dedication to upholding our Constitution made our country stronger. On Presidents’ Day, I’m especially grateful for the leaders throughout our history who’ve embodied those principles.
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Tinker the Artificer Gnome from Reaper Miniatures. Painted for my friend's character, Gadget, in our D&D 3.5 campaign.
February 5, 2026 at 6:01 AM
Tinker the Artificer Gnome from Reaper Miniatures. Painted for my friend's character, Gadget, in our D&D 3.5 campaign.
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Brilliant writing! "It’s one of those rare, unicorn films that doesn’t have a single redeeming quality. I’m not even sure it qualifies as a documentary, exactly, so much as an elaborate piece of designer taxidermy, horribly overpriced and ice-cold to the touch"
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
Melania review – Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest
Dispiriting, deadly and unrevealing – there is a decent documentary to be made about the former model from Slovenia, but this one is unredeemable
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Brilliant writing! "It’s one of those rare, unicorn films that doesn’t have a single redeeming quality. I’m not even sure it qualifies as a documentary, exactly, so much as an elaborate piece of designer taxidermy, horribly overpriced and ice-cold to the touch"
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
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I'll be talking about 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales' at Manchester Geographical Society, Cross Street Chapel, Mon 2nd March, 2.30pm. All welcome, free admission. Book due out Feb 26th, available to preorder from bookshops and websites.
January 15, 2026 at 8:45 PM
I'll be talking about 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales' at Manchester Geographical Society, Cross Street Chapel, Mon 2nd March, 2.30pm. All welcome, free admission. Book due out Feb 26th, available to preorder from bookshops and websites.
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'Made in Manchester: A People's History of the City That Shaped the Modern World' and 'Northerners: A History, from the Ice Age to the Present Day', paperback and hardback. 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales' due 26 Feb 2026 (HarperNorth).
November 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
'Made in Manchester: A People's History of the City That Shaped the Modern World' and 'Northerners: A History, from the Ice Age to the Present Day', paperback and hardback. 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales' due 26 Feb 2026 (HarperNorth).
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Hi all, I’m Gwyn!
I write about Welsh history, identity, and memory — from saints and medieval rulers to modern thinkers and celebrities
I’m interested in how people are remembered, mythologised, and discussed over time
Longer essays can be found at famouswelshminds.substack.com
📜 #WelshHistory
I write about Welsh history, identity, and memory — from saints and medieval rulers to modern thinkers and celebrities
I’m interested in how people are remembered, mythologised, and discussed over time
Longer essays can be found at famouswelshminds.substack.com
📜 #WelshHistory
February 1, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Hi all, I’m Gwyn!
I write about Welsh history, identity, and memory — from saints and medieval rulers to modern thinkers and celebrities
I’m interested in how people are remembered, mythologised, and discussed over time
Longer essays can be found at famouswelshminds.substack.com
📜 #WelshHistory
I write about Welsh history, identity, and memory — from saints and medieval rulers to modern thinkers and celebrities
I’m interested in how people are remembered, mythologised, and discussed over time
Longer essays can be found at famouswelshminds.substack.com
📜 #WelshHistory
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This is *such* an important find & will form significant collection w/ Leekfrith Iron Age torcs & Staffs AS hoard gold as examples of gold through time.
But we really REALLY shouldn't be held ransom by finders & landowners for such pieces...
#Archaeology 🏺 #Torcs
www.stoke.gov.uk/news/article...
But we really REALLY shouldn't be held ransom by finders & landowners for such pieces...
#Archaeology 🏺 #Torcs
www.stoke.gov.uk/news/article...
£150,000 appeal launched to keep major Bronze Age gold Treasure in Staffordshire | Stoke-on-Trent
£150,000 appeal launched to keep major Bronze Age gold Treasure in Staffordshire - The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery has launched a £150,000 appeal to secure a rare Bronze Age gold Treasure discovere...
www.stoke.gov.uk
January 30, 2026 at 6:36 AM
This is *such* an important find & will form significant collection w/ Leekfrith Iron Age torcs & Staffs AS hoard gold as examples of gold through time.
But we really REALLY shouldn't be held ransom by finders & landowners for such pieces...
#Archaeology 🏺 #Torcs
www.stoke.gov.uk/news/article...
But we really REALLY shouldn't be held ransom by finders & landowners for such pieces...
#Archaeology 🏺 #Torcs
www.stoke.gov.uk/news/article...
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A smooth galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.99 (lookback time 7.91 billion years) with coordinates (150.37131, 2.72045).
45 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.99 (lookback time 7.91 billion years) with coordinates (150.37131, 2.72045).
45 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
January 30, 2026 at 9:46 AM
A smooth galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.99 (lookback time 7.91 billion years) with coordinates (150.37131, 2.72045).
45 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.99 (lookback time 7.91 billion years) with coordinates (150.37131, 2.72045).
45 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
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🚨🚨French diplomats are taking on #MAGA — one meme at a time: #Paris is rolling out a great confrontational online strategy to counter #disinformation from the #US and beyond. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
French diplomats are taking on MAGA — one meme at a time
Paris is rolling out a confrontational online strategy to counter disinformation from the United States and beyond.
www.politico.eu
January 30, 2026 at 9:46 AM
🚨🚨French diplomats are taking on #MAGA — one meme at a time: #Paris is rolling out a great confrontational online strategy to counter #disinformation from the #US and beyond. 🧵
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
www.politico.eu/article/fran...
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Richly merits each of its 5 stars. Don't miss Samurai at the British Museum.
Samurai review: Japan’s lethal warrior class are shown in all their sexy, demonic glory
Extraordinary battle armour, complete with moustachioed masks, enlivens this scintillating show, which brilliantly captures the theatrical side of a chivalrous epoch
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 8:07 AM
Richly merits each of its 5 stars. Don't miss Samurai at the British Museum.
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Initial 'P'(arabole) at the beginning of Proverbs, depicting King Solomon surrounded by Wisdom, Prudence, Fortitude, and Justice.
BL Harley 2799; 'The Arnstein Bible', Job to Revelation; c.1172 Germany, W.; f.57v
BL Harley 2799; 'The Arnstein Bible', Job to Revelation; c.1172 Germany, W.; f.57v
January 28, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Initial 'P'(arabole) at the beginning of Proverbs, depicting King Solomon surrounded by Wisdom, Prudence, Fortitude, and Justice.
BL Harley 2799; 'The Arnstein Bible', Job to Revelation; c.1172 Germany, W.; f.57v
BL Harley 2799; 'The Arnstein Bible', Job to Revelation; c.1172 Germany, W.; f.57v
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Joe Cang - Islands [US, some type of reggae-esque/tropical pop] (1991) {Dreadly, criminally underrated}
https://redd.it/13fxg2y
https://youtu.be/N3uED9CsbKg
https://redd.it/13fxg2y
https://youtu.be/N3uED9CsbKg
Joe Cang - Islands [US, some type of reggae-esque/tropical pop] (1991) {Dreadly, criminally underrated}
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Joe Cang - Islands [US, some type of reggae-esque/tropical pop] (1991) {Dreadly, criminally underrated}
https://redd.it/13fxg2y
https://youtu.be/N3uED9CsbKg
https://redd.it/13fxg2y
https://youtu.be/N3uED9CsbKg
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6mm Sengoku. 4 more bushi units.
January 27, 2026 at 9:20 PM
6mm Sengoku. 4 more bushi units.
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A smooth galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.66 (lookback time 6.27 billion years) with coordinates (149.78202, 1.91073).
48 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.66 (lookback time 6.27 billion years) with coordinates (149.78202, 1.91073).
48 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
January 27, 2026 at 8:29 PM
A smooth galaxy, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope in the COSMOS survey.
It is at redshift 0.66 (lookback time 6.27 billion years) with coordinates (149.78202, 1.91073).
48 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
It is at redshift 0.66 (lookback time 6.27 billion years) with coordinates (149.78202, 1.91073).
48 volunteers classified this galaxy in Galaxy Zoo: Hubble.
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Discoveries revealed at the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Gobeklitepe and Karahantepe near Sanliurfa, Turkey, are giving archaeologists new understandings of how humans transitioned from hunter-gatherers to settled societies more than 11,000 years ago. www.reuters.com/science/new-...
New finds in Turkey's southeast add to picture of Neolithic age
Turkey unveiled dozens of new finds at a major archaeological site in southeast Turkey on Wednesday, giving fresh insight into an area seen as showing humanity's transition from hunter-gatherers to se...
www.reuters.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Discoveries revealed at the UNESCO World Heritage Site at Gobeklitepe and Karahantepe near Sanliurfa, Turkey, are giving archaeologists new understandings of how humans transitioned from hunter-gatherers to settled societies more than 11,000 years ago. www.reuters.com/science/new-...
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The Alfred Jewel: A 1,100-year-old treasure from England's first king that proclaims 'Alfred ordered me to be made'
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
"The Alfred Jewel: An Historical Essay" at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59372
#art #history
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
"The Alfred Jewel: An Historical Essay" at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59372
#art #history
The Alfred Jewel: A 1,100-year-old treasure from England's first king that proclaims 'Alfred ordered me to be made'
This gold-encrusted jewel has an inscription revealing who made it.
www.livescience.com
January 26, 2026 at 1:11 PM
The Alfred Jewel: A 1,100-year-old treasure from England's first king that proclaims 'Alfred ordered me to be made'
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
"The Alfred Jewel: An Historical Essay" at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59372
#art #history
www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
"The Alfred Jewel: An Historical Essay" at PG:
www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59372
#art #history
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#MosaicMonday with this labyrinth mosaic, discovered in the churchyard at Caerleon, from the legate's residence
~c1-3 AD
We recently had a discussion on the Roman invasion of wales with @drtobydriver.bsky.social along with all things Wales & Hillforts 🏴
its here >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvyY...
~c1-3 AD
We recently had a discussion on the Roman invasion of wales with @drtobydriver.bsky.social along with all things Wales & Hillforts 🏴
its here >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvyY...
January 26, 2026 at 9:22 AM
#MosaicMonday with this labyrinth mosaic, discovered in the churchyard at Caerleon, from the legate's residence
~c1-3 AD
We recently had a discussion on the Roman invasion of wales with @drtobydriver.bsky.social along with all things Wales & Hillforts 🏴
its here >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvyY...
~c1-3 AD
We recently had a discussion on the Roman invasion of wales with @drtobydriver.bsky.social along with all things Wales & Hillforts 🏴
its here >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvyY...
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Boykott FIFA Worldcup 2026!
#FIFAWorldcup2026
#FIFAWorldcup2026
January 26, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Boykott FIFA Worldcup 2026!
#FIFAWorldcup2026
#FIFAWorldcup2026
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Genau. Wir müssen das boykottieren.
Bitte reposten.
Bitte reposten.
January 26, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Genau. Wir müssen das boykottieren.
Bitte reposten.
Bitte reposten.
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King John: Have you seen my crown jewels anywhere?
Servant: They're in the wash.
Check back again for more rib-tickling English historical humour.
Servant: They're in the wash.
Check back again for more rib-tickling English historical humour.
January 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM
King John: Have you seen my crown jewels anywhere?
Servant: They're in the wash.
Check back again for more rib-tickling English historical humour.
Servant: They're in the wash.
Check back again for more rib-tickling English historical humour.
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Kick off your week with some #MondayMotivation from Antiquity! Explore all of our #OpenAccess research, with recent publications on topics from early contact between European hunter-gatherers and farmers to the beautiful #RockArt of Australia: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
🏺 #Archaeology
🏺 #Archaeology
January 26, 2026 at 8:13 AM
Kick off your week with some #MondayMotivation from Antiquity! Explore all of our #OpenAccess research, with recent publications on topics from early contact between European hunter-gatherers and farmers to the beautiful #RockArt of Australia: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
🏺 #Archaeology
🏺 #Archaeology
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Quick reminder about my SDUC/ CPDS (UWTSD/ PCYDDS) list. Please "hit me up," if you'd like to be added or removed. #UniversityOfWales, #PrifysgolCymru, #Lampeter, #Llambed. bsky.app/profile/spoi...
July 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Quick reminder about my SDUC/ CPDS (UWTSD/ PCYDDS) list. Please "hit me up," if you'd like to be added or removed. #UniversityOfWales, #PrifysgolCymru, #Lampeter, #Llambed. bsky.app/profile/spoi...
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It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough
January 25, 2026 at 3:12 PM
It's time for a truly massive general strike. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-enough