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Good stuff on the building!
A post here which also puts in context of Peterloo and links to uprisings originally planned to join a revolt across several places - Scotland, Manchester, Yorkshire…
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A post here which also puts in context of Peterloo and links to uprisings originally planned to join a revolt across several places - Scotland, Manchester, Yorkshire…
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Today in London insurrectionary history, 1820: Cato Street conspirators arrested, plotting to assassinate the cabinet & launch revolution
Great periods of social unrest which contain a strand of revolutionary politics, when faced with heavy repression, often end in clandestine terror plots or furtive conspiracy… Something to do with …
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February 23, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Good stuff on the building!
A post here which also puts in context of Peterloo and links to uprisings originally planned to join a revolt across several places - Scotland, Manchester, Yorkshire…
wp.me/p74yfw-Gq
A post here which also puts in context of Peterloo and links to uprisings originally planned to join a revolt across several places - Scotland, Manchester, Yorkshire…
wp.me/p74yfw-Gq
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High on a Northumberland hillside near the Roman fort of Bremenium and the ancient road we call Dere Street are the remains of a mausoleum. It is probably the finally resting place of a high-raking Roman soldier and a couple of its stones still feature enigmatic carvings #TombTuesday
February 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
High on a Northumberland hillside near the Roman fort of Bremenium and the ancient road we call Dere Street are the remains of a mausoleum. It is probably the finally resting place of a high-raking Roman soldier and a couple of its stones still feature enigmatic carvings #TombTuesday
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“Historians perform a more important service by challenging commonplace assumptions and hierarchies of knowledge and power. Works that appeal to the privileged and powerful tend to be precisely those that condense and confirm their ways of seeing the world.”
Worth a read.
Worth a read.
February 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
“Historians perform a more important service by challenging commonplace assumptions and hierarchies of knowledge and power. Works that appeal to the privileged and powerful tend to be precisely those that condense and confirm their ways of seeing the world.”
Worth a read.
Worth a read.
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He isn't. What this is is one of those treaties the East India Company signed with princely states, taking over all their valuable bits in return for "protection".
Almost like some kind of... racket...
Almost like some kind of... racket...
February 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM
He isn't. What this is is one of those treaties the East India Company signed with princely states, taking over all their valuable bits in return for "protection".
Almost like some kind of... racket...
Almost like some kind of... racket...
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We are inclined to think of misinformation as a particularly modern phenomenon but it has been with us through the ages. Join us on Tues 25 Feb as we have a panel of experts guide you through the history of misinformation (online only - in person tix gone)
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-a...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-a...
The History of Misinformation
Delve into historical tales of distorted truths and alternative facts with renowned Academy Fellows – and find out how the past can help us to combat the challenges we face today.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
February 17, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We are inclined to think of misinformation as a particularly modern phenomenon but it has been with us through the ages. Join us on Tues 25 Feb as we have a panel of experts guide you through the history of misinformation (online only - in person tix gone)
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-a...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/the-a...
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On advance access "‘Pirates’, Potentates, and Merchant Petitioning in the Early Nineteenth Century Straits Settlements"
by Scott Connors (@caiuscollege.bsky.social @camhistory.bsky.social)
#OpenAccess
doi.org/10.1093/past...
by Scott Connors (@caiuscollege.bsky.social @camhistory.bsky.social)
#OpenAccess
doi.org/10.1093/past...
‘Pirates’, Potentates, and Merchant Petitioning in the Early Nineteenth Century Straits Settlements*
Abstract. In the nineteenth century Straits of Malacca, one of the globe’s most significant trading crossroads, merchants were integral to imperial stabili
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February 18, 2025 at 8:12 AM
On advance access "‘Pirates’, Potentates, and Merchant Petitioning in the Early Nineteenth Century Straits Settlements"
by Scott Connors (@caiuscollege.bsky.social @camhistory.bsky.social)
#OpenAccess
doi.org/10.1093/past...
by Scott Connors (@caiuscollege.bsky.social @camhistory.bsky.social)
#OpenAccess
doi.org/10.1093/past...
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Scottish place names are full of ghosts. They describe fields that are no longer there, forests long felled. Gaelic carries the memory of people, land, and place.
I wrote about it here:
kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/scottish-gae...
#Scotland #Gaelic #Writing #Gàidhlig #Place #Language
I wrote about it here:
kristie-de-garis.ghost.io/scottish-gae...
#Scotland #Gaelic #Writing #Gàidhlig #Place #Language
Scottish Gaelic - The Language Of The Land
Scottish place names are full of ghosts. They describe churches that are no longer there, forests long felled, rivers that have dried up or changed course. Gaelic carries the memory of people, land, a...
kristie-de-garis.ghost.io
February 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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#OtD 29 Jan 1936 tyre builders at Firestone in Akron, Ohio, went on sitdown strike against pay cuts and the firing of a union rep. Management caved in quickly but strikes spread to Goodyear two days later and across the town by mid-Feb. Learn more: shop.workingclasshistory.com/...
January 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
#OtD 29 Jan 1936 tyre builders at Firestone in Akron, Ohio, went on sitdown strike against pay cuts and the firing of a union rep. Management caved in quickly but strikes spread to Goodyear two days later and across the town by mid-Feb. Learn more: shop.workingclasshistory.com/...
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Nazis. They're Nazis.
Fantastic work here from Hope Not Hate, exposing a sinister network of moral deviants who need to be rooted out of public life
investigations.hopenothate.org.uk/andrew-sabis...
investigations.hopenothate.org.uk/andrew-sabis...
Unravelling Westminster’s secret influence network | HOPE not hate
An ex-Tory aide linked to race science has created a group of political allies to craft policy in the shadows
investigations.hopenothate.org.uk
January 30, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Nazis. They're Nazis.
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History of UK HE in the last 30 years follows the repeated sequence (1) politicians demand universities act in a certain way (2) uni managements comply against academic misgivings (3) effects are uncongenial for politicians (4) pundits denounce universities for acting that way, echoed by politicians
Durham and Cardiff universities to cut hundreds of jobs
The Russell Group universities, which also plan to cut courses such as nursing and music, are struggling with a funding shortfall
www.thetimes.com
January 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
History of UK HE in the last 30 years follows the repeated sequence (1) politicians demand universities act in a certain way (2) uni managements comply against academic misgivings (3) effects are uncongenial for politicians (4) pundits denounce universities for acting that way, echoed by politicians
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The process of turning a bowl on a pole lathe in my woodland workshop.
#polelathe #woodturning #greenwoodworking #griefwork #nature #craft
#polelathe #woodturning #greenwoodworking #griefwork #nature #craft
January 30, 2025 at 8:13 AM
The process of turning a bowl on a pole lathe in my woodland workshop.
#polelathe #woodturning #greenwoodworking #griefwork #nature #craft
#polelathe #woodturning #greenwoodworking #griefwork #nature #craft
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*been planning
A question: IF I tried raising money for (a cancer or kid’s) charity when I start walking the >200km of the Portuguese Camino, on the anniversary of my wife’s death (15 April) - which she’d be planning before she became ill - would you be willing/able to donate something??
#WalkAMileInMyShoes
#WalkAMileInMyShoes
January 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
*been planning
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#OtD 5 Jan 1948 the Semiramis Hotel in Jerusalem was blown up by the Haganah Zionist militia to push Palestinian Arabs to leave the neighbourhood. Around 26 were killed and 60 injured, mostly Arab Palestinians, like Lutfi and Eleanora Aboussouans. More: stories.workingclasshistory.c...
January 5, 2025 at 11:15 PM
#OtD 5 Jan 1948 the Semiramis Hotel in Jerusalem was blown up by the Haganah Zionist militia to push Palestinian Arabs to leave the neighbourhood. Around 26 were killed and 60 injured, mostly Arab Palestinians, like Lutfi and Eleanora Aboussouans. More: stories.workingclasshistory.c...
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Israeli forces have killed at least 88 Palestinians in a day across Gaza. They bombed the enclave more than 100 times in just three days, killing more than 200 Palestinians, with women and children making up a majority of the victims.
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
Eighth Gaza baby freezes to death as Israel kills 88 Palestinians in a day
Israeli forces launch over 100 attacks in three days as US proposes $8bn weapons sales amid ongoing ceasefire talks.
www.aljazeera.com
January 5, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Israeli forces have killed at least 88 Palestinians in a day across Gaza. They bombed the enclave more than 100 times in just three days, killing more than 200 Palestinians, with women and children making up a majority of the victims.
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
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Watching Labour struggle to deal with Elon Musk now is just very much of a piece with the wider tendency of the liberal/social democratic establishment to be incapable of dealing with global ideological realignment out of sync with the geopolitical architecture their predecessors built.
January 3, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Watching Labour struggle to deal with Elon Musk now is just very much of a piece with the wider tendency of the liberal/social democratic establishment to be incapable of dealing with global ideological realignment out of sync with the geopolitical architecture their predecessors built.
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Don't tell anyone, but this is the first time we've posted about Bluesky's alt text reminder this year!
Find it in Settings > Accessibility and tick "Require alt text before posting."
Find it in Settings > Accessibility and tick "Require alt text before posting."
January 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Don't tell anyone, but this is the first time we've posted about Bluesky's alt text reminder this year!
Find it in Settings > Accessibility and tick "Require alt text before posting."
Find it in Settings > Accessibility and tick "Require alt text before posting."
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As Dawn once said, there is not an arse that his guy will not kiss.
January 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
As Dawn once said, there is not an arse that his guy will not kiss.
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In the space of three days, Elon Musk has posted 200 TIMES about the UK grooming gangs on Twitter, including calls for:
• The king to dissolve parliament 🙄
• @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social to be jailed
• Government officials to "hang"
• ...and the UK to be "liberated"
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
• The king to dissolve parliament 🙄
• @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social to be jailed
• Government officials to "hang"
• ...and the UK to be "liberated"
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Is Posting Nonstop Falsehoods About 'Grooming Gangs'
Musk’s posts, which have racked up hundreds of millions of views on X, are his latest effort at inserting himself into UK politics.
www.wired.com
January 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
In the space of three days, Elon Musk has posted 200 TIMES about the UK grooming gangs on Twitter, including calls for:
• The king to dissolve parliament 🙄
• @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social to be jailed
• Government officials to "hang"
• ...and the UK to be "liberated"
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
• The king to dissolve parliament 🙄
• @jessphillipsmp.bsky.social to be jailed
• Government officials to "hang"
• ...and the UK to be "liberated"
www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
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The dinner was hosted just days after Liz Truss and Boris Johnson laid wreaths at the cenotaph during remembrance commemorations and Nigel Farage had kicked off about not being invited.
They were all in attendance here 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ins...
They were all in attendance here 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ins...
Inside Carlton Club bash where guests laugh at Hitler jokes and sing 'we're all racist now'
The dinner was attended by Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage, Liz Truss, Robert Jenrick and Lee Anderson among other high-profile political figures.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
January 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The dinner was hosted just days after Liz Truss and Boris Johnson laid wreaths at the cenotaph during remembrance commemorations and Nigel Farage had kicked off about not being invited.
They were all in attendance here 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ins...
They were all in attendance here 👇
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/ins...
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Fantastic essays- read ‘em all. @drsepinwall.bsky.social 2 of top 10! 👏👏👏 See revisited pieces too esp love from @juliehardwick.bsky.social & @profchrisadams.bsky.social! 🗃️
It's been a great year in publishing revolutionary content. Want to see what the top articles of 2024 on Age of Revolutions? Click the link! ageofrevolutions.com/2024/12/30/t...
Top Articles of 2024
*** Each year, we look back at Age of Revolutions stats and identify those pieces that received the most site traffic. Here are the top 10 most viewed pieces published in 2024 (in no part…
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December 30, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Fantastic essays- read ‘em all. @drsepinwall.bsky.social 2 of top 10! 👏👏👏 See revisited pieces too esp love from @juliehardwick.bsky.social & @profchrisadams.bsky.social! 🗃️
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#OtD 22 Dec 1997 45 Indigenous people who were supporters of the Zapatista rebel movement in Chiapas, Mexico were massacred by paramilitaries with the assistance of govt troops, as they attended a pacifist prayer meeting. Learn more about the movement: shop.workingclasshistory.com/...
December 22, 2024 at 10:50 PM
#OtD 22 Dec 1997 45 Indigenous people who were supporters of the Zapatista rebel movement in Chiapas, Mexico were massacred by paramilitaries with the assistance of govt troops, as they attended a pacifist prayer meeting. Learn more about the movement: shop.workingclasshistory.com/...
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What is the most effective way to share research on Bluesky? Various tools are available to turn articles into threads, but would a series of threads of - say - ten posts a day work? #history #localhistory #OnePlacestudy #skystorians 🗃️
December 22, 2024 at 7:44 PM
What is the most effective way to share research on Bluesky? Various tools are available to turn articles into threads, but would a series of threads of - say - ten posts a day work? #history #localhistory #OnePlacestudy #skystorians 🗃️
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'Hill wrote a sometimes abrupt column titled ‘To Readers and Correspondents’ in which he answered readers’ questions, issued short announcements, rejected poems that were not up to standard, and ticked off contributors for failing to get their reports in on time.'
Lovely stuff on the Northern Star ⬇️
Lovely stuff on the Northern Star ⬇️
Day 14 of the #Chartism themed #AdventCalendar🎄
William Hill, Swedenborgian minister and Northern Star editor
www.chartistancestors.co.uk/william-hill...
A Chartist a day till Christmas
William Hill, Swedenborgian minister and Northern Star editor
www.chartistancestors.co.uk/william-hill...
A Chartist a day till Christmas
William Hill, 1806 – 1867 - chartist ancestors
Rev William Hill was a central figure in Chartism as editor of Feargus O'Connor's Northern Star newspaper from 1837 to 1844.
www.chartistancestors.co.uk
December 14, 2024 at 8:06 AM
'Hill wrote a sometimes abrupt column titled ‘To Readers and Correspondents’ in which he answered readers’ questions, issued short announcements, rejected poems that were not up to standard, and ticked off contributors for failing to get their reports in on time.'
Lovely stuff on the Northern Star ⬇️
Lovely stuff on the Northern Star ⬇️
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Hi folks. I wanted to share my thoughts on the recently published Snettisham Hoards volumes (link to an online copy of the books is in the blog).
Thank you for reading 😊
#Archaeology #Torcs #Snettisham #BritishMuseum #Gold #IronAge #Prehistory
bigbookoftorcs.com/2024/12/11/t...
Thank you for reading 😊
#Archaeology #Torcs #Snettisham #BritishMuseum #Gold #IronAge #Prehistory
bigbookoftorcs.com/2024/12/11/t...
The Snettisham torcs and the British Museum
by Tess Machling [A download/print PDF version can be found at the end of the paper] Introduction The recently published Snettisham hoard volumes are long awaited, and contain much that is of use a…
bigbookoftorcs.com
December 11, 2024 at 7:22 PM
Hi folks. I wanted to share my thoughts on the recently published Snettisham Hoards volumes (link to an online copy of the books is in the blog).
Thank you for reading 😊
#Archaeology #Torcs #Snettisham #BritishMuseum #Gold #IronAge #Prehistory
bigbookoftorcs.com/2024/12/11/t...
Thank you for reading 😊
#Archaeology #Torcs #Snettisham #BritishMuseum #Gold #IronAge #Prehistory
bigbookoftorcs.com/2024/12/11/t...