Mark Over
@markover74.bsky.social
rugby 🏉 mad Harlequins 🃏 season ticket holder, passion for history especially military history, Great War Group member and IC, love reading 📖, always the happiest with a book 📚, a good 🇧🇪 🍻 and being in 🇧🇪
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Private Edwin Whyman had a long career with the Royal Marine Light Infantry, serving on many ships, and saw action in a number of WW1 naval battles. He even survived a sinking after his ship, HMS Nottingham, was torpedoed in August 1916.
📍Nottingham General Cemetery 🇬🇧
📍Nottingham General Cemetery 🇬🇧
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Private Edwin Whyman had a long career with the Royal Marine Light Infantry, serving on many ships, and saw action in a number of WW1 naval battles. He even survived a sinking after his ship, HMS Nottingham, was torpedoed in August 1916.
📍Nottingham General Cemetery 🇬🇧
📍Nottingham General Cemetery 🇬🇧
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On this day in 1963, the Beatles taped their appearance with Morecambe & Wise. The show was broadcast on the 18th of April 1964.
December 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
On this day in 1963, the Beatles taped their appearance with Morecambe & Wise. The show was broadcast on the 18th of April 1964.
Such a great series
House of Cards - Part Three (2nd December 1990). "Not feeling guilty I hope? If you have pangs of pity, crush them now".
December 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Such a great series
The best comedy series ever
Only Fools and Horses - A Touch of Glass (2nd December 1982). "Now brace yourself Rodney".
December 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
The best comedy series ever
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Blankety Blank (2nd December 1988). Appearing tonight - Barry Cryer, Bella Emberg, Geoff Capes, Adrienne Posta, Bernie Clifton and Debbie McGee.
December 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Blankety Blank (2nd December 1988). Appearing tonight - Barry Cryer, Bella Emberg, Geoff Capes, Adrienne Posta, Bernie Clifton and Debbie McGee.
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PERSON OF THE DAY. 2 December 1923. Maria Callas (Maria Anna Cecilia Sophia Kalogeropoulos) was born in New York City, USA. She was one of the best opera singers of the 20th century, noted for her wide-ranging vocal range/ Her singing and dramatic talents led to her being called “The Divine One”.
December 2, 2025 at 9:25 AM
PERSON OF THE DAY. 2 December 1923. Maria Callas (Maria Anna Cecilia Sophia Kalogeropoulos) was born in New York City, USA. She was one of the best opera singers of the 20th century, noted for her wide-ranging vocal range/ Her singing and dramatic talents led to her being called “The Divine One”.
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FACT OF THE DAY. 2 December 1697. St Paul’s Cathedral, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, was opened. Its construction was part of a major rebuilding programme after the 1666 Great Fire of London which had destroyed the Old St Paul’s Cathedral.
December 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
FACT OF THE DAY. 2 December 1697. St Paul’s Cathedral, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, was opened. Its construction was part of a major rebuilding programme after the 1666 Great Fire of London which had destroyed the Old St Paul’s Cathedral.
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Remembering Dr Cuthbert Stanley, a civilian doctor “who with magnificent fortitude died a cruel death at the hands of the Japanese military police.” Doctor Stanley is buried in Singapore and is remembered in his hometown.
📍Hinckley Cemetery 🇬🇧
📍Hinckley Cemetery 🇬🇧
December 1, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Remembering Dr Cuthbert Stanley, a civilian doctor “who with magnificent fortitude died a cruel death at the hands of the Japanese military police.” Doctor Stanley is buried in Singapore and is remembered in his hometown.
📍Hinckley Cemetery 🇬🇧
📍Hinckley Cemetery 🇬🇧
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Top of the Pops (1st December 1983). Pop perfection with Aztec Camera and 'Oblivious'.
December 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Top of the Pops (1st December 1983). Pop perfection with Aztec Camera and 'Oblivious'.
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New redos of episodes are what Mondays are FOUR!
Listen to our all-new episode on Murder in the Mews v2.0, now with added denouement, wherever you get your podcasts. podfollow.com/1631666318
Listen to our all-new episode on Murder in the Mews v2.0, now with added denouement, wherever you get your podcasts. podfollow.com/1631666318
December 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
New redos of episodes are what Mondays are FOUR!
Listen to our all-new episode on Murder in the Mews v2.0, now with added denouement, wherever you get your podcasts. podfollow.com/1631666318
Listen to our all-new episode on Murder in the Mews v2.0, now with added denouement, wherever you get your podcasts. podfollow.com/1631666318
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Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1st December 1986). Kitty and reincarnation.
December 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1st December 1986). Kitty and reincarnation.
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Our #ArchiveAdventCalendar begins with #presents.
This tin was given to soldiers in hospital at Christmas 1914. With a picture of Queen Alexandra on the front it contained cigarettes. The recipient was at Netley Hospital.
@arascot.bsky.social #netleychapel #localhistory #winchestermilitarymuseums
This tin was given to soldiers in hospital at Christmas 1914. With a picture of Queen Alexandra on the front it contained cigarettes. The recipient was at Netley Hospital.
@arascot.bsky.social #netleychapel #localhistory #winchestermilitarymuseums
December 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Our #ArchiveAdventCalendar begins with #presents.
This tin was given to soldiers in hospital at Christmas 1914. With a picture of Queen Alexandra on the front it contained cigarettes. The recipient was at Netley Hospital.
@arascot.bsky.social #netleychapel #localhistory #winchestermilitarymuseums
This tin was given to soldiers in hospital at Christmas 1914. With a picture of Queen Alexandra on the front it contained cigarettes. The recipient was at Netley Hospital.
@arascot.bsky.social #netleychapel #localhistory #winchestermilitarymuseums
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#OnThisDay in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat for a white passenger. She was arrested. Four days later, the Montgomery bus boycott began.
📸 Getty
📸 Getty
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#OnThisDay in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat for a white passenger. She was arrested. Four days later, the Montgomery bus boycott began.
📸 Getty
📸 Getty
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PHOTO OF THE DAY. Steven Spielberg on the set of Jaws (1974). 📷 Peter Vandermark
December 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
PHOTO OF THE DAY. Steven Spielberg on the set of Jaws (1974). 📷 Peter Vandermark
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FACT OF THE DAY. 1 December 1955. Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in racially segregated Montgomery, Alabama. Though she was not the 1st person to do this, this became a landmark moment in civil rights in the USA.
youtu.be/SZsOZSrcjfw?si… via @YouTube
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Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott: 60 Years Later - Fast Facts | History
YouTube video by HISTORY
https://youtu.be/SZsOZSrcjfw?si…
December 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
FACT OF THE DAY. 1 December 1955. Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in racially segregated Montgomery, Alabama. Though she was not the 1st person to do this, this became a landmark moment in civil rights in the USA.
youtu.be/SZsOZSrcjfw?si… via @YouTube
youtu.be/SZsOZSrcjfw?si… via @YouTube
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'Packing Marsh Island'
We've had some wonderful sunrise & sunsets here on the Island over the past couple of days. #Sharemondays2025
We've had some wonderful sunrise & sunsets here on the Island over the past couple of days. #Sharemondays2025
December 1, 2025 at 6:51 AM
'Packing Marsh Island'
We've had some wonderful sunrise & sunsets here on the Island over the past couple of days. #Sharemondays2025
We've had some wonderful sunrise & sunsets here on the Island over the past couple of days. #Sharemondays2025
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#HistNursing Advent Calendar - each day until Christmas I’ll post a photo from my own collection - kicking of with the nurse who started my foray into researching the #WW1 nurses- Mabel Crook’s certificate held in Palmerston North hospital museum archives - the subject of my book
November 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
#HistNursing Advent Calendar - each day until Christmas I’ll post a photo from my own collection - kicking of with the nurse who started my foray into researching the #WW1 nurses- Mabel Crook’s certificate held in Palmerston North hospital museum archives - the subject of my book
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“Sergt. Hough had a frail body, but a stout and fearless heart.”
Words used by the Hinckley Times to describe Royal Army Medical Corps’ non-commissioned officer Alfred Hough, who is officially commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval.
📍Hinckley Cemetery 🇬🇧
Words used by the Hinckley Times to describe Royal Army Medical Corps’ non-commissioned officer Alfred Hough, who is officially commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval.
📍Hinckley Cemetery 🇬🇧
November 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
“Sergt. Hough had a frail body, but a stout and fearless heart.”
Words used by the Hinckley Times to describe Royal Army Medical Corps’ non-commissioned officer Alfred Hough, who is officially commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval.
📍Hinckley Cemetery 🇬🇧
Words used by the Hinckley Times to describe Royal Army Medical Corps’ non-commissioned officer Alfred Hough, who is officially commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval.
📍Hinckley Cemetery 🇬🇧
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FACT OF THE DAY. 30 November 1874. Winston Churchil was born in Blenheim Palace. He was Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and 1951 to 1955. As war-time leader he delivered a number of inspiring speeches, especially during the period when Britain and its Empire stood alone against Hitler’s Germany.
November 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
FACT OF THE DAY. 30 November 1874. Winston Churchil was born in Blenheim Palace. He was Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and 1951 to 1955. As war-time leader he delivered a number of inspiring speeches, especially during the period when Britain and its Empire stood alone against Hitler’s Germany.
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For our first #AdventDoor of 2025 from here in #Colchester, #BritainsFirstCity, we bring you this fantastic aged and textured door from the grade ll listed, 14th century, Rose & Crown Hotel.
More:
colchesterheritage.co.uk/monument/mcc339
More:
colchesterheritage.co.uk/monument/mcc339
November 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
For our first #AdventDoor of 2025 from here in #Colchester, #BritainsFirstCity, we bring you this fantastic aged and textured door from the grade ll listed, 14th century, Rose & Crown Hotel.
More:
colchesterheritage.co.uk/monument/mcc339
More:
colchesterheritage.co.uk/monument/mcc339
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#BOOKGIVEAWAY - The #BerlinAirlift #Victories, Myths, and the #BerlinBlockade
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November 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
#BOOKGIVEAWAY - The #BerlinAirlift #Victories, Myths, and the #BerlinBlockade
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#OnThisDay - 30 November 1603 #WilliamGilberd died of the plague
Born at Tymperleys in Trinity Street, he is known as the father of electricity and magnetism.
He is commemorated in and believed by some to be buried in, #HolyTrinityChurch.
More:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
Born at Tymperleys in Trinity Street, he is known as the father of electricity and magnetism.
He is commemorated in and believed by some to be buried in, #HolyTrinityChurch.
More:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
November 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
#OnThisDay - 30 November 1603 #WilliamGilberd died of the plague
Born at Tymperleys in Trinity Street, he is known as the father of electricity and magnetism.
He is commemorated in and believed by some to be buried in, #HolyTrinityChurch.
More:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
Born at Tymperleys in Trinity Street, he is known as the father of electricity and magnetism.
He is commemorated in and believed by some to be buried in, #HolyTrinityChurch.
More:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
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Dad's Army - Gorilla Warfare (29th November 1974). Frazer has a tale to tell - all about the auld empty barn ....
November 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Dad's Army - Gorilla Warfare (29th November 1974). Frazer has a tale to tell - all about the auld empty barn ....
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Muscular Christianity.
“Wear some headphones, kid. And put your shoes back on”
“Wear some headphones, kid. And put your shoes back on”
November 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
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