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Greg Jenner (Historian)
@gregjenner.bsky.social
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~Public Historian 📜🤓
~Host & creator BBC YOU’RE DEAD TO ME comedy & history podcast😆🧐🎙️📻📜🏛️
~Hon. Dr & Fellow, University of York IPUP 🧑‍🎓
~ Author of 7 funny books for kids & adults ✍️📚
~ Ex-HORRIBLE HISTORIES BBC TV 📺🤣
~Spurs fan #COYS ⚽️
www.gregjenner.com 🧑‍💻
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Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · Nov 13
Hi! I’m a Public Historian and I host the funny BBC podcast YOU’RE DEAD TO ME which pairs up expert historians with comedians

I also write funny history books - 3 for kids & 3 for adults - and I used to work on the BBC HORRIBLE HISTORIES TV comedy show

I love TV, movies, books, podcasts & Spurs 😀
Greg holds a microphone while speaking in Southwark Cathedral. He wears a leather jacket, red jumper, and has brown curly hair Greg smiles while holding his children’s book Totally Chaotic History: Ancient Egypt Gets Unruly with its vibrant yellow and red front cover that shows a pharaoh being chased by a crocodile The artwork for Greg’s BBC podcast You’re Dead To Me which playfully reworks the iconic imagery in the Bayeux Tapestry to show King Harold, with arrow in his eye, pointing accusingly to William who holds up his hands in apology Greg’s bookcase displaying his podcast artwork, 3 podcast awards, and 5 books he has written, including their international versions with different artwork and titles in various foreign languages
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1) 🧡 Treat someone you love (or yourself)this Valentine’s with our curated Gift Boxes! 📚✨
February 9, 2026 at 7:28 PM
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For half-term, next Tuesday I’m doing a fun kids’ event at @southbankcentre.bsky.social in London — I’ll be doing a funny talk on the history of Roman Britain, and my ace illustrator @rikinparekh.bsky.social will do a live draw-along tutorial

Tix cheap!

www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/tot...
Totally Chaotic History: Roman Britain Gets Rowdy Tue 17 Feb 2026, 3pm Be astounded by unbelievable and hilarious facts as bestselling author Greg Jenner takes us on a riotously fun journey through Roman Britain Www.southbankcentre.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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Luka Vuskovic is Tottenham’s biggest prospect, but it’s not clear when he’ll actually play for them.

On a complex situation, for @theathleticfc.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/athletic/703...
Luka Vuskovic: Tottenham’s hottest prospect, but when will he actually play for them?
A simple development move has, in effect, become an advertorial for a player that Spurs would presumably like to keep and build around
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
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Join Greg and I if you can, it'll be SO MUCH FUN!
gregjenner.bsky.social Greg Jenner (Historian) @gregjenner.bsky.social · 7h
For half-term, next Tuesday I’m doing a fun kids’ event at @southbankcentre.bsky.social in London — I’ll be doing a funny talk on the history of Roman Britain, and my ace illustrator @rikinparekh.bsky.social will do a live draw-along tutorial

Tix cheap!

www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/tot...
Totally Chaotic History: Roman Britain Gets Rowdy Tue 17 Feb 2026, 3pm Be astounded by unbelievable and hilarious facts as bestselling author Greg Jenner takes us on a riotously fun journey through Roman Britain Www.southbankcentre.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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Dr. Kenneth W. Noe is hosting a live AMA with @askhistorians.bsky.social to talk about his new book, "Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend."

Have a question for Ken? Join the AMA here: bit.ly/3MsWeAx
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February 9, 2026 at 3:29 PM
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Can’t believe Thomas Frank is seemingly going to outlast Keir Starmer in their respective jobs 🤪
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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I'll be speaking at St Alban's Cathedral on the 19 March (that's the day the paperback of Thomas More is out!).

You can get your tickets here - www.stalbanscathedral.org/Event/thomas...
Thomas More: Man, Myth, Mystery - 19/03/2026 19:30:00
Saintly scholar, zealous persecutor, ambitious statesman - who was the ‘real’ Thomas More? Drawing on new research, Dr Joanne Paul will separate the man from the myth to discover the real Thomas More.
www.stalbanscathedral.org
February 9, 2026 at 1:58 PM
gregjenner.bsky.social
Intriguing 🧐
theo.io Theo Sanderson @theo.io · 20h
I made a map of 3.4 million Bluesky users - see if you can find yourself!

bluesky-map.theo.io

I've seen some similar projects, but IMO this seems to better capture some of the fine-grained detail
Bluesky Map
Interactive map of 3.4 million Bluesky users, visualised by their follower pattern.
bluesky-map.theo.io
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 PM
gregjenner.bsky.social
Caught up on the new Mock The Week relaunch, and it’s so good to have it back — just 45 minutes of high-density punchlines, and nice to see they’re already taking the piss out of their new home, TLC 🤣
February 9, 2026 at 1:24 PM
gregjenner.bsky.social
For half-term, next Tuesday I’m doing a fun kids’ event at @southbankcentre.bsky.social in London — I’ll be doing a funny talk on the history of Roman Britain, and my ace illustrator @rikinparekh.bsky.social will do a live draw-along tutorial

Tix cheap!

www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/tot...
Totally Chaotic History: Roman Britain Gets Rowdy Tue 17 Feb 2026, 3pm Be astounded by unbelievable and hilarious facts as bestselling author Greg Jenner takes us on a riotously fun journey through Roman Britain Www.southbankcentre.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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samottewillsoulsby.bsky.social
Never forget the anniversary of King Taejong falling off his horse!
Screenshot from Tumblr User hatingongodot: “In 1404, King Taejong fell from his horse during a hunting expedition. Embarrassed, looking to his left and right, he commanded, “Do not let the historian find out about this.” To his disappointment, the historian accompanying the hunting party included these words in the annals, in addition to a description of the king’s fall.“ LMFAOOOOOO rip to that guy User Shitacademicswrite: i thought maybe this was fake, but there’s even a citation! Taejong Sillok Book 7. 5th year of King Taejong’s Reign (1404), February 8.
February 8, 2026 at 9:01 AM
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nick-pettigrew.bsky.social
I'm convinced AI is our generation's radium - a discovery with genuinely useful applications in specific, controlled circumstances that we stupidly put in everything from kid's toys to toothpaste until we realised the harm far too late where future generations will ask if we were out of our minds.
dancow.bsky.social Dan Nguyen @dancow.bsky.social · 21h
VC, founder, dumbass
@Nick_Davidov Asked Claude Cowork organize my wife's desktop, it stated doing it, asked for a permission to delete temp office files, I granted it, and then it goes "ooops" Turns out it tried renaming and accidentally deleted a folder with all of the photos my wife made on her camera for the last 15 years. All photos of kids, their illustrations, friends' weddings, travel, everything. It's not in trash, it was done via terminal It's not in iCloud, it already synced the new file structure. She didn't have Time Machine. Disc recovery tools can't see anything. I called Apple and they pointed me to a feature in iCloud allowing to retrieve files that were saved before but are no longer on iCloud Drive (they keep them for 30 days). I'm now watching it load tens of thousands of files. I nearly had a heart attack. Nick Davidov • @Nick_Davidov VC, founder, DVC.ai - backing repeat founders with a community of 200 engineers. e/acc/OSS. Perplexity, Higgsfield, Animation, Etched. Husband to @msdavidova
February 8, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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I never noticed this either.
A post on threads from user stephens_bens. It reads 'I'll always remember an interview with Steve Buscemi on Bulleye, Jesse Thorn asked him "As an actor with many decades of varied and outstanding roles across your career, does it ever bother you that one of the things you will most be remembered for is a 3-second gif in which you're wearing a backwards baseball cap and carrying a skateboard?" And without missing a beat, Buscemi replied "I'm carrying *two* skateboards." And you know what? He is.' Below that is a screen cap of Buscemi's famous "fellow kids" moment.
February 8, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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February 8, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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This is rather special. Marc Bloch was a titan of modern historiography, and a big influence on me as a young history student. He was a brilliant French medievalist murdered by the Gestapo for both his Jewishness and his contribution to French resistance, but they couldn’t kill his work
February 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
gregjenner.bsky.social
I realise everything is absolutely awful, but the Winter Olympics is genuinely great and I also saw Marty Supreme this week (brilliant!), and I’m clinging to these tiny shards of joy
February 8, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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lemonde.fr
Marc Bloch, historien et résistant juif, entrera au Panthéon le 23 juin
Marc Bloch, historien et résistant juif, entrera au Panthéon le 23 juin
La date du 16 juin avait été dans un premier temps pressentie pour son entrée au Panthéon, mais la cérémonie a dû être décalée de quelques jours en raison du G7 à Evian-les-Bains.
www.lemonde.fr
February 8, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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thetimes.com
🔺 BREAKING: The prime minister’s aide has stepped down from his role after days of pressure to quit
Morgan McSweeney resigns as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
www.thetimes.com
February 8, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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Roger Deakins might be the greatest cinematographer of our age, so I’m intrigued to read his memoir www.theguardian.com/film/2026/fe...
‘People keep reinventing the same damn movie’: cinematographer Roger Deakins on 50 years behind the camera and his fears for film’s future
This master craftsman’s work has lit up everything from Bond to Blade Runner 2049. But as he publishes his memoir, why does he believe the artform he made his name in is in such decline?
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 1:35 PM
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www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
Sex and snacks, but no seat at the table: the role of women in Epstein’s sordid men’s club
Files reveal a world of flattery and fratboy tones, where rich men are cultivated and women provide services
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 11:19 AM
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You’re Dead To Me is going on tour! We’re playing London, Cardiff, Edinburgh & Manchester in the Spring — come along, it’s gonna be so much fun!
Www.YoureDeadToMeLive.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:27 PM
gregjenner.bsky.social
You’re Dead To Me is going on tour! We’re playing London, Cardiff, Edinburgh & Manchester in the Spring — come along, it’s gonna be so much fun!
Www.YoureDeadToMeLive.com
February 7, 2026 at 5:27 PM
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Hi! A quick reminder my bestselling book, ASK A HISTORIAN, is only 99p on eBook right now!

It was a lot of fun to write! Members of the public asked me 650 questions, and I chose the 50 most interesting ones (and sometimes I had to ask a historian too!) www.amazon.co.uk/Ask-Historia...
February 6, 2026 at 6:42 PM
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But we’re gonna win the Champions League 🤡🤪
sjbrewer.bsky.social Steve Brewer @sjbrewer.bsky.social · 2d
Tottenham have won just 3 Premier League games since beating Everton on October 26th & I'd say none of those were as easy as they should have been. Even Palace then should have been a walkover, and it wasn't, with their injuries, and their team ran into the ground
February 7, 2026 at 2:55 PM