Giles MacDonogh
@gilesmacdonogh.bsky.social
British-Austrian Historian, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, author, occasional artist, linguist, food, wine and cooking.
What would the people of Essex do on a Saturday night if they cleared the 'sylum seekers' out of the Bell? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
High Court rules asylum seekers can stay at Epping hotel
A council has lost its legal battle with the government in a landmark High Court ruling.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
What would the people of Essex do on a Saturday night if they cleared the 'sylum seekers' out of the Bell? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Today’s the Feast day of St.Martin of Tours who died in 397AD.. here a sculpture of St Martin dividing his cloak Bavarian c1520 lime wood. .. the patron saint of amongst other things against poverty,alcoholism & oddly wine makers.
November 11, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Today’s the Feast day of St.Martin of Tours who died in 397AD.. here a sculpture of St Martin dividing his cloak Bavarian c1520 lime wood. .. the patron saint of amongst other things against poverty,alcoholism & oddly wine makers.
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West Berlin, 31 July 1960. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publ.). #Berlin
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
West Berlin, 31 July 1960. I post photographs taken on my many Berlin visits in the 1950s and 1960s. 180 unique historic street images of East and West Berlin are in my book "Berlin in the Cold War" (Amberley Publ.). #Berlin
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"By choice they made themselves immune
To pity and whatever mourns in man
Before the last sea and the hapless stars;
Whatever mourns when many leave these shores;
Whatever shares
The eternal reciprocity of tears."
--- Wilfred Owen, "Insensibility"
To pity and whatever mourns in man
Before the last sea and the hapless stars;
Whatever mourns when many leave these shores;
Whatever shares
The eternal reciprocity of tears."
--- Wilfred Owen, "Insensibility"
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
"By choice they made themselves immune
To pity and whatever mourns in man
Before the last sea and the hapless stars;
Whatever mourns when many leave these shores;
Whatever shares
The eternal reciprocity of tears."
--- Wilfred Owen, "Insensibility"
To pity and whatever mourns in man
Before the last sea and the hapless stars;
Whatever mourns when many leave these shores;
Whatever shares
The eternal reciprocity of tears."
--- Wilfred Owen, "Insensibility"
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Good news?
In which particular order would you place these: 1) #TrumpyPumpy has died; 2) The Russians have surrendered in Ukraine and #Putain has gone in exile; 3) Israel has withdrawn from Gaza and Yahoo has resigned; 4) Britain has rejoined the EU?
In which particular order would you place these: 1) #TrumpyPumpy has died; 2) The Russians have surrendered in Ukraine and #Putain has gone in exile; 3) Israel has withdrawn from Gaza and Yahoo has resigned; 4) Britain has rejoined the EU?
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Good news?
In which particular order would you place these: 1) #TrumpyPumpy has died; 2) The Russians have surrendered in Ukraine and #Putain has gone in exile; 3) Israel has withdrawn from Gaza and Yahoo has resigned; 4) Britain has rejoined the EU?
In which particular order would you place these: 1) #TrumpyPumpy has died; 2) The Russians have surrendered in Ukraine and #Putain has gone in exile; 3) Israel has withdrawn from Gaza and Yahoo has resigned; 4) Britain has rejoined the EU?
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Oh, so he totally stole the money
November 11, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Oh, so he totally stole the money
Where would #TrumpyPumpy sue the BBC? In the US or the English courts? Obviously, the BBC is guilty of sticking two bits of speech together, but could the case be cleverly flipped into a trial of #TrumpyPumpy for seeking to overturn Biden's newly elected government?
November 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Where would #TrumpyPumpy sue the BBC? In the US or the English courts? Obviously, the BBC is guilty of sticking two bits of speech together, but could the case be cleverly flipped into a trial of #TrumpyPumpy for seeking to overturn Biden's newly elected government?
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Today is Remembrance Day, marking the day World War One ended - at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
We will pause at 11am today for a two-minute silence for Remembrance.
In the Air, 1917, Christopher Nevinson (1889 - 1946). Lithograph. WA1919.31.40
We will pause at 11am today for a two-minute silence for Remembrance.
In the Air, 1917, Christopher Nevinson (1889 - 1946). Lithograph. WA1919.31.40
November 11, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Today is Remembrance Day, marking the day World War One ended - at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
We will pause at 11am today for a two-minute silence for Remembrance.
In the Air, 1917, Christopher Nevinson (1889 - 1946). Lithograph. WA1919.31.40
We will pause at 11am today for a two-minute silence for Remembrance.
In the Air, 1917, Christopher Nevinson (1889 - 1946). Lithograph. WA1919.31.40
As Dan Drezner noted in his Drezner’s World, Trump’s behavior during the shutdown made it clear he simply didn’t care how badly Americans got hurt. “He did not just refuse to negotiate,” Drezner noted. “During the shutdown month he also completely bulldozed the East Wing,
November 11, 2025 at 8:59 AM
As Dan Drezner noted in his Drezner’s World, Trump’s behavior during the shutdown made it clear he simply didn’t care how badly Americans got hurt. “He did not just refuse to negotiate,” Drezner noted. “During the shutdown month he also completely bulldozed the East Wing,
Good news?
In which particular order would you place these: 1) #TrumpyPumpy has died; 2) The Russians have surrendered in Ukraine and #Putain has gone in exile; 3) Israel has withdrawn from Gaza and Yahoo has resigned; 4) Britain has rejoined the EU?
In which particular order would you place these: 1) #TrumpyPumpy has died; 2) The Russians have surrendered in Ukraine and #Putain has gone in exile; 3) Israel has withdrawn from Gaza and Yahoo has resigned; 4) Britain has rejoined the EU?
November 11, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Good news?
In which particular order would you place these: 1) #TrumpyPumpy has died; 2) The Russians have surrendered in Ukraine and #Putain has gone in exile; 3) Israel has withdrawn from Gaza and Yahoo has resigned; 4) Britain has rejoined the EU?
In which particular order would you place these: 1) #TrumpyPumpy has died; 2) The Russians have surrendered in Ukraine and #Putain has gone in exile; 3) Israel has withdrawn from Gaza and Yahoo has resigned; 4) Britain has rejoined the EU?
Caius gets its plate back: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Stolen Cambridge University plate returned after 115 years
A student is thought to have pilfered it from a dining hall at Caius College sometime around 1908.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Caius gets its plate back: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
In the main picture, Qian Zhimin seems to be living in Schloss Bellevue, with the German President? The place in Hampstead is quite a come-down. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Cryptoqueen who fled China for London mansion to be sentenced over £5bn Bitcoin stash
Qian Zhimin bought cryptocurrency using funds stolen from thousands of Chinese pensioners, say police.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:26 AM
In the main picture, Qian Zhimin seems to be living in Schloss Bellevue, with the German President? The place in Hampstead is quite a come-down. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
More growth: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
UK unemployment rate rises to 5% as jobs market weakens
Latest official data ahead of the Budget later this month shows it is the highest rate since 2021.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
More growth: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Not exactly hot off the press, but it's his birthday: www.dimanoinmano.it/it/cp365065/...
Gastronomo e giudice. Vita di Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Gastronomo e giudice. Vita di Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin di Giles MacDonogh
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November 11, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Not exactly hot off the press, but it's his birthday: www.dimanoinmano.it/it/cp365065/...
Stephen Yaxley-Lemons, Bart.
November 10, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Stephen Yaxley-Lemons, Bart.
All because the boatmen love Farridge: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
All because the boatmen love Farridge: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Now that Guiliani has been pardoned, he's working on his credentials to be Trump's next choice for NYC Mayor.
November 10, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Now that Guiliani has been pardoned, he's working on his credentials to be Trump's next choice for NYC Mayor.
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Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Trump and his cronies have the BBC in their sights. Leaders can’t stay silent while one of our great institutions is attacked.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
We must defend its independence, end political appointments, and remove Robbie Gibb from the Board.
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Worth waiting for:
Photo Essay: modern presidents and their dogs
November 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Worth waiting for:
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Photo Essay: modern presidents and their dogs
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Photo Essay: modern presidents and their dogs
What a pity Al Capone has copped it: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Trump pardons Giuliani and others accused of plot to overturn 2020 election
He also pardons his former White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows in a proclamation vowing to
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
What a pity Al Capone has copped it: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tea-Cosy out: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Former French president Sarkozy released from prison after three weeks
The former French president was jailed in October for conspiring to fund his election campaign with money from late Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Tea-Cosy out: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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#OnThisDay, 10 Nov 1917, 41 suffragists are arrested outside the White House in Washington DC.
This was the largest number of women arrested on the same day.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #VotesForWomen #AmericanHistory 🗃️
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This was the largest number of women arrested on the same day.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #VotesForWomen #AmericanHistory 🗃️
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November 10, 2025 at 9:00 AM
#OnThisDay, 10 Nov 1917, 41 suffragists are arrested outside the White House in Washington DC.
This was the largest number of women arrested on the same day.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #VotesForWomen #AmericanHistory 🗃️
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This was the largest number of women arrested on the same day.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #VotesForWomen #AmericanHistory 🗃️
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