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
The Emergency, which was Ireland’s neutrality during World War II. The medal recognises service of at least 365 days between 3 September 1939, and 31 March 1946. It is a bronze medal with a specific reverse design denoting the recipient’s branch of the Defence Forces.
November 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The Emergency, which was Ireland’s neutrality during World War II. The medal recognises service of at least 365 days between 3 September 1939, and 31 March 1946. It is a bronze medal with a specific reverse design denoting the recipient’s branch of the Defence Forces.
The National Firefighters Memorial (pictured) depicting firefighters in action at the height of the Blitz. It is located south of St Paul's Cathedral in London. Remembering all the brave firefighters in the Blitz and in all wars.
#LestWeForget
#LestWeForget
November 11, 2025 at 9:12 AM
The National Firefighters Memorial (pictured) depicting firefighters in action at the height of the Blitz. It is located south of St Paul's Cathedral in London. Remembering all the brave firefighters in the Blitz and in all wars.
#LestWeForget
#LestWeForget
Buckingham Palace has now confirmed that King Charles has agreed to his brother retaining the South Atlantic medal, as operational medals are not honours. www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family...
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Buckingham Palace has now confirmed that King Charles has agreed to his brother retaining the South Atlantic medal, as operational medals are not honours. www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family...
6 November 1860. Former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln of the Republican Party was elected president of the United States as he defeated John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.
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November 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
6 November 1860. Former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln of the Republican Party was elected president of the United States as he defeated John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.
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When you inherit an object, you inherit its story.
How did a photo of JFK’s temporary grave get into a box of photos in West Cork?
A date or personal significance written on the back might be all that’s needed!
Ask older family to write a memory (two or three words) on reverse for posterity.
How did a photo of JFK’s temporary grave get into a box of photos in West Cork?
A date or personal significance written on the back might be all that’s needed!
Ask older family to write a memory (two or three words) on reverse for posterity.
November 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
When you inherit an object, you inherit its story.
How did a photo of JFK’s temporary grave get into a box of photos in West Cork?
A date or personal significance written on the back might be all that’s needed!
Ask older family to write a memory (two or three words) on reverse for posterity.
How did a photo of JFK’s temporary grave get into a box of photos in West Cork?
A date or personal significance written on the back might be all that’s needed!
Ask older family to write a memory (two or three words) on reverse for posterity.
Plunkett was the first Irish-born saint in nearly seven centuries when canonised in 1975.
November 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Plunkett was the first Irish-born saint in nearly seven centuries when canonised in 1975.
1 November 1625. 400th anniversary of the birth of Archbishop St. Oliver Plunkett.
November 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
1 November 1625. 400th anniversary of the birth of Archbishop St. Oliver Plunkett.
Edwardian (1901-10) postcard of a Sunday afternoon ride out, Double House (1890s), Port Stephens, West Falkland, recently recreated by Falkland Islanders in the original location of the Edwardian postcard. Thanks to Janie Rowlands, Kevin Jones & Dion Robertson, #Falklands
October 31, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Edwardian (1901-10) postcard of a Sunday afternoon ride out, Double House (1890s), Port Stephens, West Falkland, recently recreated by Falkland Islanders in the original location of the Edwardian postcard. Thanks to Janie Rowlands, Kevin Jones & Dion Robertson, #Falklands
Next year marks the 130th anniversary of the development of the travelling teacher system in the rural areas of East and West Falkland, first proposed by Governor Callahan who was born in Midleton in County Cork.
October 31, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Next year marks the 130th anniversary of the development of the travelling teacher system in the rural areas of East and West Falkland, first proposed by Governor Callahan who was born in Midleton in County Cork.
26 October 1529. Thomas More was appointed Lord Chancellor of England, succeeding Cardinal Wolsey. This appointment marked the peak of his political career, placing him in the highest position of authority after the king, but it also put him at the center of the conflict over Henry VIII’s divorce.
October 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
26 October 1529. Thomas More was appointed Lord Chancellor of England, succeeding Cardinal Wolsey. This appointment marked the peak of his political career, placing him in the highest position of authority after the king, but it also put him at the center of the conflict over Henry VIII’s divorce.
25 October 1415. Battle of Agincourt: Henry V's forces defeat a larger French army as the longbow overcomes the armoured knight at Agincourt, France.
October 25, 2025 at 8:52 AM
25 October 1415. Battle of Agincourt: Henry V's forces defeat a larger French army as the longbow overcomes the armoured knight at Agincourt, France.
24 October 1981. Pablo Picasso's 1937 painting Guernica goes on display in Madrid, Spain, to celebrate the centenary of the artist's birth.
October 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
24 October 1981. Pablo Picasso's 1937 painting Guernica goes on display in Madrid, Spain, to celebrate the centenary of the artist's birth.
23 October 1679. Meal Tub Plot against James Duke of York (future James II of England).
The plot was a secondary event during the heightened anti-Catholic sentiment of the Popish Plot era and was used to fuel further public fear and pamphlet production.
The plot was a secondary event during the heightened anti-Catholic sentiment of the Popish Plot era and was used to fuel further public fear and pamphlet production.
October 23, 2025 at 5:20 AM
23 October 1679. Meal Tub Plot against James Duke of York (future James II of England).
The plot was a secondary event during the heightened anti-Catholic sentiment of the Popish Plot era and was used to fuel further public fear and pamphlet production.
The plot was a secondary event during the heightened anti-Catholic sentiment of the Popish Plot era and was used to fuel further public fear and pamphlet production.
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PHOTO OF THE DAY. Napoleon's death mask, cast in bronze, was created 40 hours after his death (1821). 📷 google images
October 22, 2025 at 8:35 AM
PHOTO OF THE DAY. Napoleon's death mask, cast in bronze, was created 40 hours after his death (1821). 📷 google images
22 October 1964. French philosopher and author Jean-Paul Sartre refuses the Nobel Prize for Literature, saying he doesn't want to be "institutionalized”.
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Jean-Paul Sartre Became The First To Reject The Nobel Prize on Today's History, October 22, 1964
On October 22, 1964, the philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature. But he refused. He became the first person to reject the Nobel Prize.
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October 22, 2025 at 10:37 AM
22 October 1964. French philosopher and author Jean-Paul Sartre refuses the Nobel Prize for Literature, saying he doesn't want to be "institutionalized”.
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21 October 1805. Battle of Trafalgar. A British fleet under Admiral Lord Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar, fought off the coast of Spain between Cádiz and the Strait of Gibraltar.
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Nelson's Battles in 3D: Trafalgar
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October 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
21 October 1805. Battle of Trafalgar. A British fleet under Admiral Lord Nelson defeats a combined French and Spanish fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar, fought off the coast of Spain between Cádiz and the Strait of Gibraltar.
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20 October 1963. Nelson Mandela and eight others were put on trial on conspiracy charges. The trial resulted in Mandela and several others being sentenced to life imprisonment, with the outcome drawing international condemnation of apartheid.
October 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
20 October 1963. Nelson Mandela and eight others were put on trial on conspiracy charges. The trial resulted in Mandela and several others being sentenced to life imprisonment, with the outcome drawing international condemnation of apartheid.
19 October 2020. Irish government moves country to highest level of COVID-19 restrictions amid rising cases.
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October 19, 2025 at 8:11 AM
19 October 2020. Irish government moves country to highest level of COVID-19 restrictions amid rising cases.
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17 October 1933. Albert Einstein arrived in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany and took up a position at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.
October 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
17 October 1933. Albert Einstein arrived in the United States as a refugee from Nazi Germany and took up a position at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.
16 October 1962. Start of the Cuban Missile Crisis (16 October to 29 October 1962). This event was a dangerous Cold War confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union and was the moment when the two nuclear superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict.
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Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations - Office of the Historian
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October 16, 2025 at 7:23 AM
16 October 1962. Start of the Cuban Missile Crisis (16 October to 29 October 1962). This event was a dangerous Cold War confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union and was the moment when the two nuclear superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict.
history.state.gov/milestones/1...
history.state.gov/milestones/1...
15 October 1764. Edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.” This panoramic history covers 13 centuries from 180 A.D. to the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
October 15, 2025 at 7:18 AM
15 October 1764. Edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on "The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.” This panoramic history covers 13 centuries from 180 A.D. to the fall of Constantinople in 1453.
14 October 1066. Battle of Hastings where the Norman army, led by William the Conqueror, defeated King Harold Godwinson. This victory led marked the end of Anglo-Saxon rule and ushering in a new era of Norman dominance, which significantly impacted English language, culture, and governance.
October 14, 2025 at 7:23 AM
14 October 1066. Battle of Hastings where the Norman army, led by William the Conqueror, defeated King Harold Godwinson. This victory led marked the end of Anglo-Saxon rule and ushering in a new era of Norman dominance, which significantly impacted English language, culture, and governance.
13 October 1307. French King Philip IV has Grand Master Jacques de Molay and Knights Templar arrested and charged with idolatry and corruption.
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From confession to curse… The death of Jacques de Molay - Titles for Sale by Manorial Counsel
On 18th March, 1314, Jacques de Molay was burned at the stake. He was the...
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October 13, 2025 at 7:26 AM
13 October 1307. French King Philip IV has Grand Master Jacques de Molay and Knights Templar arrested and charged with idolatry and corruption.
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