James G. R. Cronin
@jamesgrcronin.bsky.social
College Lecturer (A/B) @ucc.bsky.social University College Cork, Ireland 🇮🇪 educated and interested in … iconography, history (ancient, medieval and modern), literature, media, and emancipatory pedagogies. #Skystorians #EduSky
Surgeon-Captain Richard Tadeusz Jolly OBE died on 13 January 2018. He cared for both British and Argentine troops during the Falklands War in 1982 and was uniquely honoured by both nations, an inspirational and humane man www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018...
January 13, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Surgeon-Captain Richard Tadeusz Jolly OBE died on 13 January 2018. He cared for both British and Argentine troops during the Falklands War in 1982 and was uniquely honoured by both nations, an inspirational and humane man www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018...
The Shackleton memorial honours polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton in Emily Square, Athy, County Kildare, Ireland, in the county of his birth. It was sculpted in bronze by Mark Richards, and faces south.
January 13, 2026 at 10:50 AM
The Shackleton memorial honours polar explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton in Emily Square, Athy, County Kildare, Ireland, in the county of his birth. It was sculpted in bronze by Mark Richards, and faces south.
David Bowie, a decade departed on 10 January 2026 …
January 3, 2026 at 9:47 PM
David Bowie, a decade departed on 10 January 2026 …
Stephen Moylan, from Blarney Street, Cork, a Patriot of the American Revolution who was the first to coin the phrase, "The United States of America", in a letter he wrote on 2 January 1776.
January 2, 2026 at 12:38 PM
Stephen Moylan, from Blarney Street, Cork, a Patriot of the American Revolution who was the first to coin the phrase, "The United States of America", in a letter he wrote on 2 January 1776.
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) was set in 2026.
January 2, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Fritz Lang’s Metropolis (1927) was set in 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
46 photos that tell the story of the century so far www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘The sight of it is still shocking’: 46 photos that tell the story of the century so far
Did the 21st century begin on 1 January 2000? Or was it that blue sky day in September 2001 when the planes hit the twin towers? These images from the last 25 years chronicle modern history in the mak...
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December 31, 2025 at 1:42 AM
46 photos that tell the story of the century so far www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
The “Sword of Light” third design for Irish Free State stamps. Design by John J. O’Reilly, issued in 1923 and discontinued in 1940 — the one shown here.
December 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The “Sword of Light” third design for Irish Free State stamps. Design by John J. O’Reilly, issued in 1923 and discontinued in 1940 — the one shown here.
Christmas discovery …
December 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Christmas discovery …
Just published in the current issue of the Merton Journal …
December 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Just published in the current issue of the Merton Journal …
Michael Braddick: Christopher Hill: The Life of a Radical Historian www.versobooks.com/products/983...
My book of 2025!
My book of 2025!
Christopher Hill
Christopher Hill was one of the leading historians of his generation. His work across more than fifteen books and dozens of articles fundamentally rewrote the way we understand the English Revolution ...
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December 22, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Michael Braddick: Christopher Hill: The Life of a Radical Historian www.versobooks.com/products/983...
My book of 2025!
My book of 2025!
Is this the sound of a woodpecker?
December 19, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Is this the sound of a woodpecker?
Lesson No.2, ask the right questions, but one can’t ask the right questions before Lesson No.1, knowing which are the right questions to ask …
December 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Lesson No.2, ask the right questions, but one can’t ask the right questions before Lesson No.1, knowing which are the right questions to ask …
Reposted by James G. R. Cronin
46 years ago today
London Calling is the third studio album by English punk rock band The Clash, originally released as a double album in UK on this day in 1979 at CBS Records
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #londoncalling #history #punkrockhistory #otd
London Calling is the third studio album by English punk rock band The Clash, originally released as a double album in UK on this day in 1979 at CBS Records
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #londoncalling #history #punkrockhistory #otd
December 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
46 years ago today
London Calling is the third studio album by English punk rock band The Clash, originally released as a double album in UK on this day in 1979 at CBS Records
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #londoncalling #history #punkrockhistory #otd
London Calling is the third studio album by English punk rock band The Clash, originally released as a double album in UK on this day in 1979 at CBS Records
#punk #punks #punkrock #theclash #londoncalling #history #punkrockhistory #otd