Nick Jenkins
@nickjhistorian.bsky.social
Journalist and historian, specialising in the First World War and its aftermath. Especially its aftermath.
The lord mayor of Liverpool met Mussolini, gave a fascist salute, and said he was one of the greatest men she had ever met. Well, I guess we can all be wrong sometimes...
Il Duce never did take her up on her invitation to visit the city.
Il Duce never did take her up on her invitation to visit the city.
February 5, 2026 at 10:59 AM
The lord mayor of Liverpool met Mussolini, gave a fascist salute, and said he was one of the greatest men she had ever met. Well, I guess we can all be wrong sometimes...
Il Duce never did take her up on her invitation to visit the city.
Il Duce never did take her up on her invitation to visit the city.
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Three generations of Welsh miners, 1950, photo by William Eugene Smith, American photojournalist.
February 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Three generations of Welsh miners, 1950, photo by William Eugene Smith, American photojournalist.
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Dear Film Industry,
Wouldn't it be nice to have a film version of WUTHERING HEIGHTS that was:
1. Filmed in Yorkshire
2. With actors that one could plausibly believe to be from Yorkshire
3. Of the right age (teens and 20s)
4. Actually scripted by someone who has read the book ALL the way through?
Wouldn't it be nice to have a film version of WUTHERING HEIGHTS that was:
1. Filmed in Yorkshire
2. With actors that one could plausibly believe to be from Yorkshire
3. Of the right age (teens and 20s)
4. Actually scripted by someone who has read the book ALL the way through?
February 4, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Dear Film Industry,
Wouldn't it be nice to have a film version of WUTHERING HEIGHTS that was:
1. Filmed in Yorkshire
2. With actors that one could plausibly believe to be from Yorkshire
3. Of the right age (teens and 20s)
4. Actually scripted by someone who has read the book ALL the way through?
Wouldn't it be nice to have a film version of WUTHERING HEIGHTS that was:
1. Filmed in Yorkshire
2. With actors that one could plausibly believe to be from Yorkshire
3. Of the right age (teens and 20s)
4. Actually scripted by someone who has read the book ALL the way through?
Hero turning villain... another vide-grenier purchase (unframed): Pétain in 1940 explaining to the French people about his meeting with Hitler and why he is happy to collaborate with the Nazis (and everyone else should do too).
February 4, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Hero turning villain... another vide-grenier purchase (unframed): Pétain in 1940 explaining to the French people about his meeting with Hitler and why he is happy to collaborate with the Nazis (and everyone else should do too).
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#OTD 4th February 1916, 18 men of 185th Tunnelling Company were killed 70ft beneath no man's land at La Boisselle on the Somme when the Germans detonated a mine charge. A month later, the 'Beeston Gazette and Echo' reported the death of miner Frederick Simpson.
![4/3/1916 Beeston Gazette and Echo, p. 5
ANOTHER HERO GONE.
As previously reported in our columns, Sapper Frederick Simpson, of the Royal Engineers, whose home is at 80, Turton street, Bulwell, was killed in action in France on February 4th. He was only 22 years of age, and formerly worked at the Broxtowe Colliery. he enlisted about six months ago and within a week was sent out to France. he was well-known as a member of the Highbury Vale Football Club.
[Portrait photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:krmpsrjtpau5n5uxvs5mcq7k/bafkreih7gqcmxhf7v6gltun27n4xygsvu4qhfdpqexubqsng3h46ivajt4@jpeg)
February 4, 2026 at 8:19 AM
#OTD 4th February 1916, 18 men of 185th Tunnelling Company were killed 70ft beneath no man's land at La Boisselle on the Somme when the Germans detonated a mine charge. A month later, the 'Beeston Gazette and Echo' reported the death of miner Frederick Simpson.
Your regular reminder that First World War munitions are still dangerous. And can be found in unexpected places.
February 3, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Your regular reminder that First World War munitions are still dangerous. And can be found in unexpected places.
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Hey Folks,
New episode is out on the battle faced by Canadian disabled veterans:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Dr. Eric Story of @westernuhistory.bsky.social in Ontario, Canada begins the talk with a broad look at what Canadian veterans faced in the 1920s...
New episode is out on the battle faced by Canadian disabled veterans:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Dr. Eric Story of @westernuhistory.bsky.social in Ontario, Canada begins the talk with a broad look at what Canadian veterans faced in the 1920s...
The Battle for Disabled Veterans' Recognition - A Discussion with Dr. Eric Story
Podcast Episode · Battles of the First World War Podcast · 02/01/2026 · 41m
podcasts.apple.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Hey Folks,
New episode is out on the battle faced by Canadian disabled veterans:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Dr. Eric Story of @westernuhistory.bsky.social in Ontario, Canada begins the talk with a broad look at what Canadian veterans faced in the 1920s...
New episode is out on the battle faced by Canadian disabled veterans:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Dr. Eric Story of @westernuhistory.bsky.social in Ontario, Canada begins the talk with a broad look at what Canadian veterans faced in the 1920s...
My favourite postcard, bought in a vide grenier (French car boot sale). I still don't know if it's printed or handpainted.
The caption reads "Deutschland uber [crossed out] unter alles, and allies".
The caption reads "Deutschland uber [crossed out] unter alles, and allies".
February 3, 2026 at 11:35 AM
My favourite postcard, bought in a vide grenier (French car boot sale). I still don't know if it's printed or handpainted.
The caption reads "Deutschland uber [crossed out] unter alles, and allies".
The caption reads "Deutschland uber [crossed out] unter alles, and allies".
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Events — The Changing Character of War Centre
Upcoming CCW events
www.ccw.ox.ac.uk
February 3, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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I was a philosophy professor before I became a librarian. People from my former profession appear in the Epstein files, but none in my current one. As it happens, I’m happier as a librarian.
February 2, 2026 at 3:40 AM
I was a philosophy professor before I became a librarian. People from my former profession appear in the Epstein files, but none in my current one. As it happens, I’m happier as a librarian.
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The Tank Cemetery at Ypres - Passchendaele 1917: the latest @OldFrontLinePod video out now:
youtu.be/lKb6QdkTQuQ
youtu.be/lKb6QdkTQuQ
The Tank Cemetery at Ypres - Passchendaele 1917
YouTube video by Old Front Line
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February 2, 2026 at 8:07 AM
The Tank Cemetery at Ypres - Passchendaele 1917: the latest @OldFrontLinePod video out now:
youtu.be/lKb6QdkTQuQ
youtu.be/lKb6QdkTQuQ
It's pancake day - maybe not in the UK, but here in France it's Candlemas, and that means pancakes. It's suggested that the golden circles represent the sun of the coming spring.
Of course, the French probably serve them with Nutella.
Of course, the French probably serve them with Nutella.
February 2, 2026 at 9:32 AM
It's pancake day - maybe not in the UK, but here in France it's Candlemas, and that means pancakes. It's suggested that the golden circles represent the sun of the coming spring.
Of course, the French probably serve them with Nutella.
Of course, the French probably serve them with Nutella.
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Patricia Maxwell Sullivan was a member of the Foreign Office and a passenger on an aircraft that crashed en route to the 1945 Yalta Conference, where the “Big Three” were due to meet to discuss the post-war reorganisation of Germany and Europe.
📍Imtarfa Military Cemetery 🇲🇹
📍Imtarfa Military Cemetery 🇲🇹
February 1, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Patricia Maxwell Sullivan was a member of the Foreign Office and a passenger on an aircraft that crashed en route to the 1945 Yalta Conference, where the “Big Three” were due to meet to discuss the post-war reorganisation of Germany and Europe.
📍Imtarfa Military Cemetery 🇲🇹
📍Imtarfa Military Cemetery 🇲🇹
There are always signs of hope if you look for them.
February 2, 2026 at 7:38 AM
There are always signs of hope if you look for them.
A warning from the past (1921). If you find pieces of very hot coke at your local gasworks, do NOT be tempted to take them home in a sack.
February 1, 2026 at 6:05 PM
A warning from the past (1921). If you find pieces of very hot coke at your local gasworks, do NOT be tempted to take them home in a sack.
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NO LIES 👇 DETECTED.......
February 1, 2026 at 10:40 AM
NO LIES 👇 DETECTED.......
The mysteries of the universe in Lego bricks? Sounds like an irresistible proposition...
February 1, 2026 at 1:01 PM
The mysteries of the universe in Lego bricks? Sounds like an irresistible proposition...
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PHOTO OF THE DAY. Londoners go about daily life in Fleet Street as smoke rises after the explosion of a German V1 flying bomb (1944). 📷 google images
February 1, 2026 at 9:32 AM
PHOTO OF THE DAY. Londoners go about daily life in Fleet Street as smoke rises after the explosion of a German V1 flying bomb (1944). 📷 google images
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Two clips from the amazing film 'A Day in the Life of a Munitions Worker', made in 1917 at the National Shell Filling Factory Chilwell, Nottingham. A massive explosion at the factory in 1918 killed 134 workers. Source: www.iwm.org.uk/collections/... 1/2
January 31, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Two clips from the amazing film 'A Day in the Life of a Munitions Worker', made in 1917 at the National Shell Filling Factory Chilwell, Nottingham. A massive explosion at the factory in 1918 killed 134 workers. Source: www.iwm.org.uk/collections/... 1/2
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Fascinating novel, published in 1934 as the first of a trilogy, about the terrifying effects of the rise of Nazism. Sally Carson, real name Sylvia, spent a lot of time in Bavaria, so was recounting these frightening events contemporaneously, making this all the more important.
January 21, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Fascinating novel, published in 1934 as the first of a trilogy, about the terrifying effects of the rise of Nazism. Sally Carson, real name Sylvia, spent a lot of time in Bavaria, so was recounting these frightening events contemporaneously, making this all the more important.
The house that chicory built... this extraordinary house, with extravagant interiors, was built for the Williot family in northern France - the first people to industrialise the production of chicory.
What? You didn't realise chicory HAD been industrialised..?
What? You didn't realise chicory HAD been industrialised..?
January 31, 2026 at 3:17 PM
The house that chicory built... this extraordinary house, with extravagant interiors, was built for the Williot family in northern France - the first people to industrialise the production of chicory.
What? You didn't realise chicory HAD been industrialised..?
What? You didn't realise chicory HAD been industrialised..?
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My 73yr old dad, a local newspaper reporter from 1969-2015, was stopped at the door of a beer festival today by the Colchester Gazette and asked to vox pop on difficulties facing local pubs in the current economic climate. In his ELEMENT. Actor on Oscars red carpet excitement. Love this for him.
January 30, 2026 at 5:48 PM
My 73yr old dad, a local newspaper reporter from 1969-2015, was stopped at the door of a beer festival today by the Colchester Gazette and asked to vox pop on difficulties facing local pubs in the current economic climate. In his ELEMENT. Actor on Oscars red carpet excitement. Love this for him.
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🏛️ The beautiful mosaic floor of the Roman baths at the sanctuary of Poseidon, Isthmia, Greece. The baths were built in 150 CE on the site of pre-existing ancient Greek baths. 📹 My own.
January 30, 2026 at 1:04 PM
🏛️ The beautiful mosaic floor of the Roman baths at the sanctuary of Poseidon, Isthmia, Greece. The baths were built in 150 CE on the site of pre-existing ancient Greek baths. 📹 My own.
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I'll be at Wigan Local History and Heritage Society talking about 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales' on Monday March 9th, 7pm, Real Crafty, 9 Upper Dicconson St. Free entry, all welcome. Book due out Feb 26th, available for preorder.
January 30, 2026 at 7:15 PM
I'll be at Wigan Local History and Heritage Society talking about 'These Isles: A People's History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales' on Monday March 9th, 7pm, Real Crafty, 9 Upper Dicconson St. Free entry, all welcome. Book due out Feb 26th, available for preorder.