Hels
@ninjahels.bsky.social
Loves Movies, Firefly, Flight of the Conchords, Black Sails, Marvel, Medieval history.
I’m a swords and shields gal. ⚔️
I’m a swords and shields gal. ⚔️
Inconceivable 😞 💔
a man wearing a mask with the words " life is pain " below him
Alt: a man wearing a mask with the words " life is pain " below him
media.tenor.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Inconceivable 😞 💔
Burghley House; Elizabethan Hall owned by her chief advisor, William Cecil. Del Toro’s #Frankenstein and #TheDaVinciCode were filmed here 🎥.
The incredible ceiling and fireplace in the Great Hall are original and date from 1580s. 🤩
The incredible ceiling and fireplace in the Great Hall are original and date from 1580s. 🤩
November 2, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Burghley House; Elizabethan Hall owned by her chief advisor, William Cecil. Del Toro’s #Frankenstein and #TheDaVinciCode were filmed here 🎥.
The incredible ceiling and fireplace in the Great Hall are original and date from 1580s. 🤩
The incredible ceiling and fireplace in the Great Hall are original and date from 1580s. 🤩
Oh yes she is! 🎭 🐀🎄 Excited for Christmas!
October 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Oh yes she is! 🎭 🐀🎄 Excited for Christmas!
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New list of medieval dog names just dropped.
A List of 1,065 Medieval Dog Names: Nosewise, Garlik, Havegoodday & More
A List of 1,065 Medieval Dog Names: Nosewise, Garlik, Havegoodday & More
The Rovers, Fidos, and Spots of the world have been regarded since time immemorial as man's best friends. But they haven't always been named Rover, Fido, and Spot: early fifteenth-century English dog ...
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September 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
New list of medieval dog names just dropped.
Swung by NYC (AKA #Glasgow) and saw a #Spider-man stunt being filmed today!
August 10, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Swung by NYC (AKA #Glasgow) and saw a #Spider-man stunt being filmed today!
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Doubt that this will be terribly fruitful, but if there's anyone out there with an actual job they think I could do, I'm currently very employable.
Need a host?
Someone to write things for you?
Tomfoolery?
Could really do with some gainful employment.
Thanks
Need a host?
Someone to write things for you?
Tomfoolery?
Could really do with some gainful employment.
Thanks
July 11, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Doubt that this will be terribly fruitful, but if there's anyone out there with an actual job they think I could do, I'm currently very employable.
Need a host?
Someone to write things for you?
Tomfoolery?
Could really do with some gainful employment.
Thanks
Need a host?
Someone to write things for you?
Tomfoolery?
Could really do with some gainful employment.
Thanks
We happened upon Danny Boyle filming the first instalment of #28YearsLater Stood for hours watching. Got ourselves a souvenir from the burning flag. Danny Boyle grabbed my hand and turned us around to get the castle in the background of the selfie, so technically I’ve been directed by Danny Boyle!
June 15, 2025 at 6:27 PM
We happened upon Danny Boyle filming the first instalment of #28YearsLater Stood for hours watching. Got ourselves a souvenir from the burning flag. Danny Boyle grabbed my hand and turned us around to get the castle in the background of the selfie, so technically I’ve been directed by Danny Boyle!
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
After mystery hour last week, spotted the oldest Hat-Trick hat in the world at Broughton Castle- presented to Cecil Fiennes in 1859 in Dublin.
Believed to be only the 2nd time a top hat was awarded. Apparently, the first hat-trick was awarded in 1858 but doesn't survive.
After mystery hour last week, spotted the oldest Hat-Trick hat in the world at Broughton Castle- presented to Cecil Fiennes in 1859 in Dublin.
Believed to be only the 2nd time a top hat was awarded. Apparently, the first hat-trick was awarded in 1858 but doesn't survive.
May 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
After mystery hour last week, spotted the oldest Hat-Trick hat in the world at Broughton Castle- presented to Cecil Fiennes in 1859 in Dublin.
Believed to be only the 2nd time a top hat was awarded. Apparently, the first hat-trick was awarded in 1858 but doesn't survive.
After mystery hour last week, spotted the oldest Hat-Trick hat in the world at Broughton Castle- presented to Cecil Fiennes in 1859 in Dublin.
Believed to be only the 2nd time a top hat was awarded. Apparently, the first hat-trick was awarded in 1858 but doesn't survive.
Broughton Castle. Shakespeare In Love, Wolf Hall, Fassbender’s Jane Eyre and, a personal fave, The Scarlet Pimpernel were all filmed here- amongst many others. It’s the home of the current Lord Saye and Sele who is a cousin of Ralph and (Shakespeare himself) Joseph Fiennes.
May 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Broughton Castle. Shakespeare In Love, Wolf Hall, Fassbender’s Jane Eyre and, a personal fave, The Scarlet Pimpernel were all filmed here- amongst many others. It’s the home of the current Lord Saye and Sele who is a cousin of Ralph and (Shakespeare himself) Joseph Fiennes.
The ruined old Hardwick Hall has the most incredible decorative plaster overmantles that have survived the elements since the 1580s! Originally painted, you can see exactly what they would have looked like in the new hall next door which was built in the 1590s.
May 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The ruined old Hardwick Hall has the most incredible decorative plaster overmantles that have survived the elements since the 1580s! Originally painted, you can see exactly what they would have looked like in the new hall next door which was built in the 1590s.
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The last Pope called Leo (Leo XIII, Pope from 1878 to 1903) was the first Pope ever to be filmed, in 1896. He is thought to be the earliest-born person caught on film (born in 1810).
1810, Earliest-Born Person Ever Captured on Film. Pope Leo XIII. (1896)[4k, 60 fps, colorized]
YouTube video by Nineteenth century videos. Back to life.
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May 9, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The last Pope called Leo (Leo XIII, Pope from 1878 to 1903) was the first Pope ever to be filmed, in 1896. He is thought to be the earliest-born person caught on film (born in 1810).
Genuinely blowing my mind…
May 8, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Genuinely blowing my mind…
An exhausted bumble bee, who’d been fighting against a sea breeze, taking a break whilst we had our picnic.
May 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
An exhausted bumble bee, who’d been fighting against a sea breeze, taking a break whilst we had our picnic.
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Is anyone who follows me here on this a food scientist? How nightmarish is it to go from 'idea' to product? If I said, "Make Tizer, but change it a bit' is that easy or hard?
May 2, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Is anyone who follows me here on this a food scientist? How nightmarish is it to go from 'idea' to product? If I said, "Make Tizer, but change it a bit' is that easy or hard?
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My first medieval groat find, 13th April 2009.
Edward IV, 1464-65
Class 5c
Mint of London
Edward IV, 1464-65
Class 5c
Mint of London
April 13, 2025 at 7:50 AM
My first medieval groat find, 13th April 2009.
Edward IV, 1464-65
Class 5c
Mint of London
Edward IV, 1464-65
Class 5c
Mint of London
Describe yourself with a building.
April 11, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Describe yourself with a building.
#Ashmolean museum in Oxford; too many mouth watering treasures to mention so just a select few here- including the lantern taken off Guy Fawkes under the Houses of Parliament. Then a visit close by to pay our respects at Tolkien’s grave. 🧙♂️
April 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
#Ashmolean museum in Oxford; too many mouth watering treasures to mention so just a select few here- including the lantern taken off Guy Fawkes under the Houses of Parliament. Then a visit close by to pay our respects at Tolkien’s grave. 🧙♂️
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Today's Headlines
April 3, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Today's Headlines
Didn’t expect to, but I really enjoyed #lastonelaughing
Would love to see Jack Dee on a second series and Greg Davies, but just because I think he’d struggle so hard not to laugh.
Would love to see Jack Dee on a second series and Greg Davies, but just because I think he’d struggle so hard not to laugh.
March 28, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Didn’t expect to, but I really enjoyed #lastonelaughing
Would love to see Jack Dee on a second series and Greg Davies, but just because I think he’d struggle so hard not to laugh.
Would love to see Jack Dee on a second series and Greg Davies, but just because I think he’d struggle so hard not to laugh.
#RoyalArmouries in Leeds. Free entry and some incredible galleries. Both historical and movie prop related. Highly recommend. ⚔️
March 27, 2025 at 8:21 AM
#RoyalArmouries in Leeds. Free entry and some incredible galleries. Both historical and movie prop related. Highly recommend. ⚔️
I vote Agadoo. 🍍
Someone should use moody orchestral music that reveals itself to be an old pop song in a movie trailer.
March 19, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I vote Agadoo. 🍍
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“If she wants to know something specific, but doesn’t want people to notice her asking questions, she should simply make incorrect statements while in the company of experts. Her companions will correct her, especially if they're men.”
- Advice for female agents in WW2, provided during SOE training
- Advice for female agents in WW2, provided during SOE training
March 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM
“If she wants to know something specific, but doesn’t want people to notice her asking questions, she should simply make incorrect statements while in the company of experts. Her companions will correct her, especially if they're men.”
- Advice for female agents in WW2, provided during SOE training
- Advice for female agents in WW2, provided during SOE training
Pretty thrilled to have won tickets to #Hamlet at the RSC, some very cool goodies and a night in a 17th Century hotel suite. #LukeThallon is a once in a generation talent, as far as I’m concerned, and the set design & staging has to be seen to be believed. I’m a lucky duck.
March 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Pretty thrilled to have won tickets to #Hamlet at the RSC, some very cool goodies and a night in a 17th Century hotel suite. #LukeThallon is a once in a generation talent, as far as I’m concerned, and the set design & staging has to be seen to be believed. I’m a lucky duck.
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A German word for being embarrassed by the actions of someone else is Fremdscham, or “foreign shame.” A similar word from Icelandic is aulahrollur, which is quite tricky to translate but basically means something along the lines of “cringe quake” or “douchebag chills”
March 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
A German word for being embarrassed by the actions of someone else is Fremdscham, or “foreign shame.” A similar word from Icelandic is aulahrollur, which is quite tricky to translate but basically means something along the lines of “cringe quake” or “douchebag chills”