Marc Morris
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Marc Morris
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· Nov 11
Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords seems increasingly appealing as a basis for a system of government.
It's still a while away, but next May I'll be speaking about Edward I at the Canterbury Medieval Weekend. Tickets available here: history-weekends.org/programme/ed...
Edward I
Follow Edward I’s dramatic reign as conqueror and crusader, from his wars in Wales and Scotland to the lasting legacy of his monumental castles.
history-weekends.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:56 PM
It's still a while away, but next May I'll be speaking about Edward I at the Canterbury Medieval Weekend. Tickets available here: history-weekends.org/programme/ed...
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Join me next summer for a tour of Edward I's magnificent castles in north Wales. www.traveleditions.co.uk/tour/great-c...
November 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Join me next summer for a tour of Edward I's magnificent castles in north Wales. www.traveleditions.co.uk/tour/great-c...
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Note that still in post at the BBC is Robbie Gibb, who helped set up GB News, and John McAndrew, formerly director of news and programmes at GB News.
November 10, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Note that still in post at the BBC is Robbie Gibb, who helped set up GB News, and John McAndrew, formerly director of news and programmes at GB News.
Join me next summer for a tour of Edward I's magnificent castles in north Wales. www.traveleditions.co.uk/tour/great-c...
November 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Join me next summer for a tour of Edward I's magnificent castles in north Wales. www.traveleditions.co.uk/tour/great-c...
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Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Op Margraten zijn twee panelen over zwarte Amerikaanse bevrijders van Nederland opeens weg. ‘Past bij beleid van de regering-Trump’
Op de Amerikaanse begraafplaats in Margraten is het opeens stil geworden rond de zwarte Amerikanen die hielpen Nederland bevrijden. Twee panelen die hun bijdrage herdachten – én wezen op hun strijd tegen racisme binnen het leger – werden zonder toelichting verwijderd.
www.nrc.nl
November 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Two panels commemorating the contribution of Black American soldiers towards the liberation of the Netherlands in World War Two have been quietly removed from a cemetery in Limburg. It follows a complaint by right-wing think tank The Heritage Foundation to the American Battle Monuments Commission.
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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I am going to break one of this account’s cardinal rules, which is not to have political posts on here, especially not about *them*. But I was intrigued by the erotic novel at the centre of the story and went to see if it was any good. (Spoiler: Ha ha ha ha haaaargh)
Reform facing legal challenges over treatment of members
Embattled Reform UK council leader Linden Kemkaran and her party face legal challenges by two former members.
www.kentonline.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I am going to break one of this account’s cardinal rules, which is not to have political posts on here, especially not about *them*. But I was intrigued by the erotic novel at the centre of the story and went to see if it was any good. (Spoiler: Ha ha ha ha haaaargh)
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For as many years as anyone been counting two or more inmates been mistakenly released from British prisons most weeks. Record does not make it acceptable. System needs to be fixed. It does leave me asking why BBC now gripped by end-of-civilisation hysteria heard on Radio 4 Today programme.
November 6, 2025 at 10:52 AM
For as many years as anyone been counting two or more inmates been mistakenly released from British prisons most weeks. Record does not make it acceptable. System needs to be fixed. It does leave me asking why BBC now gripped by end-of-civilisation hysteria heard on Radio 4 Today programme.
Cnut. That's who you find if you look back 1,000 years. King Cnut.
Trump: "After last night's results the decision facing all Americans could not be more clear. We have a choice between communist and common sense. Does that make sense to you? Common sense. It's common sense or communism. Look back 1,000 years. It hasn't worked."
November 5, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Cnut. That's who you find if you look back 1,000 years. King Cnut.
This sounds typically moronic, but recent research has shown that 1,000 years ago some peasants did live in anarcho-syndicalist communes, and would take it in turns to act as a sort of executive officer for the week.
Trump: "After last night's results the decision facing all Americans could not be more clear. We have a choice between communist and common sense. Does that make sense to you? Common sense. It's common sense or communism. Look back 1,000 years. It hasn't worked."
November 5, 2025 at 8:49 PM
This sounds typically moronic, but recent research has shown that 1,000 years ago some peasants did live in anarcho-syndicalist communes, and would take it in turns to act as a sort of executive officer for the week.
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Ever the details man, Boris Johnson evokes a non-existent 'massacre of Jews in London in 1066' while speaking at Auschwitz.
www.thejc.com/news/politic...
www.thejc.com/news/politic...
November 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Ever the details man, Boris Johnson evokes a non-existent 'massacre of Jews in London in 1066' while speaking at Auschwitz.
www.thejc.com/news/politic...
www.thejc.com/news/politic...
Ever the details man, Boris Johnson evokes a non-existent 'massacre of Jews in London in 1066' while speaking at Auschwitz.
www.thejc.com/news/politic...
www.thejc.com/news/politic...
November 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Ever the details man, Boris Johnson evokes a non-existent 'massacre of Jews in London in 1066' while speaking at Auschwitz.
www.thejc.com/news/politic...
www.thejc.com/news/politic...
Ever the details man, Boris Johnson evokes the 'massacre of Jews in London in 1066' while speaking at Auschwitz.
www.thejc.com/news/politic...
www.thejc.com/news/politic...
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Ever the details man, Boris Johnson evokes the 'massacre of Jews in London in 1066' while speaking at Auschwitz.
www.thejc.com/news/politic...
www.thejc.com/news/politic...
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🔴 MPs are banned from been paid to give 'political advice' - but Lords can.
And guess what? Many Conservative shadow ministers in the Lords are being paid by the industries they’re meant to scrutinise.
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/the-lords-...
And guess what? Many Conservative shadow ministers in the Lords are being paid by the industries they’re meant to scrutinise.
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/the-lords-...
The Lords’ Work? How Tory Shadow Ministers Are Cashing In
Many Conservative shadow ministers in the Lords are being paid to ‘advise’ the same industries they’re meant to scrutinise.
democracyforsale.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:23 PM
🔴 MPs are banned from been paid to give 'political advice' - but Lords can.
And guess what? Many Conservative shadow ministers in the Lords are being paid by the industries they’re meant to scrutinise.
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/the-lords-...
And guess what? Many Conservative shadow ministers in the Lords are being paid by the industries they’re meant to scrutinise.
New on Democracy for Sale
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/the-lords-...
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Join me next summer for a tour of Edward I's magnificent castles in north Wales. www.traveleditions.co.uk/tour/great-c...
September 29, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Join me next summer for a tour of Edward I's magnificent castles in north Wales. www.traveleditions.co.uk/tour/great-c...
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What an absolute hero Samir Zitouni is - doubtless he saved lives that day
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Train hero who saved passengers during attack named
The rail worker credited with saving multiple lives is named as Samir Zitouni.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
What an absolute hero Samir Zitouni is - doubtless he saved lives that day
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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#OnThisDay 1083 Matilda of Flanders, queen of William the Conqueror, died in Normandy. Contrary to popular myth, she was not 4’2” tall. A (short) thread:
November 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
#OnThisDay 1083 Matilda of Flanders, queen of William the Conqueror, died in Normandy. Contrary to popular myth, she was not 4’2” tall. A (short) thread:
#OnThisDay 1083 Matilda of Flanders, queen of William the Conqueror, died in Normandy. Contrary to popular myth, she was not 4’2” tall. A (short) thread:
November 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
#OnThisDay 1083 Matilda of Flanders, queen of William the Conqueror, died in Normandy. Contrary to popular myth, she was not 4’2” tall. A (short) thread:
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Important counterblast to Steve Coogan's defence of The Lost King.
Updated thread on The Lost King film:
I’m digging over old ground but I have to challenge Steve Coogan's line. He claims it’s all true (as has Philippa Langley): Langley will be celebrated for her achievement, Richard Taylor & his personal gripes will be forgotten
So what’s the real story? 1/15
I’m digging over old ground but I have to challenge Steve Coogan's line. He claims it’s all true (as has Philippa Langley): Langley will be celebrated for her achievement, Richard Taylor & his personal gripes will be forgotten
So what’s the real story? 1/15
October 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Important counterblast to Steve Coogan's defence of The Lost King.
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🚨 Dominic Cummings Lobbied Officials to Hand ‘Test and Trace’ Contracts to Palantir After Secret Meeting With Peter Thiel
+ New emails released to Byline reveal Cummings involvement in VIP Lane deals.
Read my latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social report here: bylinetimes.com/2025/10/31/d...
+ New emails released to Byline reveal Cummings involvement in VIP Lane deals.
Read my latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social report here: bylinetimes.com/2025/10/31/d...
Dominic Cummings Lobbied Officials to Hand 'Test and Trace' Contracts to Palantir After Secret Meeting With Peter Thiel
Exclusive: Boris Johnson's senior advisor pushed for Covid contracts to be handed to companies run by Trump-supporting tech billionaires Peter Thiel and Larry Ellison
bylinetimes.com
October 31, 2025 at 9:55 AM
🚨 Dominic Cummings Lobbied Officials to Hand ‘Test and Trace’ Contracts to Palantir After Secret Meeting With Peter Thiel
+ New emails released to Byline reveal Cummings involvement in VIP Lane deals.
Read my latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social report here: bylinetimes.com/2025/10/31/d...
+ New emails released to Byline reveal Cummings involvement in VIP Lane deals.
Read my latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social report here: bylinetimes.com/2025/10/31/d...
Important counterblast to Steve Coogan's defence of The Lost King.
Updated thread on The Lost King film:
I’m digging over old ground but I have to challenge Steve Coogan's line. He claims it’s all true (as has Philippa Langley): Langley will be celebrated for her achievement, Richard Taylor & his personal gripes will be forgotten
So what’s the real story? 1/15
I’m digging over old ground but I have to challenge Steve Coogan's line. He claims it’s all true (as has Philippa Langley): Langley will be celebrated for her achievement, Richard Taylor & his personal gripes will be forgotten
So what’s the real story? 1/15
October 31, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Important counterblast to Steve Coogan's defence of The Lost King.
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If the model here is that you let a private company conquer a country, co-opt local elites to exploit it for profit and govern it by force, while providing no public services and never worrying about elections, then, yes - this is a really good analogy, Mr Kruger.
October 29, 2025 at 9:51 AM
If the model here is that you let a private company conquer a country, co-opt local elites to exploit it for profit and govern it by force, while providing no public services and never worrying about elections, then, yes - this is a really good analogy, Mr Kruger.
#OnThisDay 1216 Henry III was crowned in Gloucester Abbey - the last time the coronation of an English monarch took place outside of Westminster.
October 28, 2025 at 8:43 AM
#OnThisDay 1216 Henry III was crowned in Gloucester Abbey - the last time the coronation of an English monarch took place outside of Westminster.
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This outcome, good for Richard Taylor, archaeology & truth, was sadly predictable. As I wrote when the film in question was launched: a tale of dreams and delusions:see next post 1/2
Substantial damages awarded to academic over Steve Coogan Richard III film - BBC News
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Substantial damages awarded to academic over Steve Coogan Richard III film - BBC News
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Man wins 'substantial damages' over portrayal in Steve Coogan Richard III film - BBC News
Richard Taylor sued Steve Coogan and two production companies over his portrayal in the movie.
www.bbc.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
This outcome, good for Richard Taylor, archaeology & truth, was sadly predictable. As I wrote when the film in question was launched: a tale of dreams and delusions:see next post 1/2
Substantial damages awarded to academic over Steve Coogan Richard III film - BBC News
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Substantial damages awarded to academic over Steve Coogan Richard III film - BBC News
www.bbc.com/news/article...
