Dr Adam Prime
@primeadam.bsky.social
Civil servant by day, historian by night. Researching the military in British India. Accidental First World War historian. WFA Universities Trustee. Husband & Dad. Views my own.
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Dr Adam Prime
@primeadam.bsky.social
· Nov 19
So many new followers, I thought I’d do an #aboutme 🧵
I’m Adam, I’m an ‘independent’ historian - which in real terms means no one would give me a full time job - so I now work part time and take care of my kids.
I drive for work which enables me to devour a lot of history podcasts.
I’m Adam, I’m an ‘independent’ historian - which in real terms means no one would give me a full time job - so I now work part time and take care of my kids.
I drive for work which enables me to devour a lot of history podcasts.
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Not the Western Front Conference 2026 Following last years great conference will take place on Saturday 31st October in Wakefield West Yorkshire just of the M1. Tickets cost £29 including lunch.with 4 great speakers. www.trybooking.com/uk/FPHV
January 27, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Not the Western Front Conference 2026 Following last years great conference will take place on Saturday 31st October in Wakefield West Yorkshire just of the M1. Tickets cost £29 including lunch.with 4 great speakers. www.trybooking.com/uk/FPHV
Having only read 2 or 3 fiction books last year, I’ve set myself a challenge:
January 11, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Having only read 2 or 3 fiction books last year, I’ve set myself a challenge:
Delighted to get my hands on Volume 1 of London Pride!
I am excited to delve into the chapters and learn more about the London Territorials.
Of course I am also excited for Volume 2 later this year to see my own contribution in print!
#fwwhist
I am excited to delve into the chapters and learn more about the London Territorials.
Of course I am also excited for Volume 2 later this year to see my own contribution in print!
#fwwhist
January 3, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Delighted to get my hands on Volume 1 of London Pride!
I am excited to delve into the chapters and learn more about the London Territorials.
Of course I am also excited for Volume 2 later this year to see my own contribution in print!
#fwwhist
I am excited to delve into the chapters and learn more about the London Territorials.
Of course I am also excited for Volume 2 later this year to see my own contribution in print!
#fwwhist
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London Pride Vol 1 has now has been printed! It examines the vital yet often overlooked contributions of London’s Territorial Force from 1908-21, exploring its unique structure, socio-economic composition, military operations during the GW and enduring legacy. Order: tinyurl.com/33d9zwj7
December 29, 2025 at 11:46 PM
London Pride Vol 1 has now has been printed! It examines the vital yet often overlooked contributions of London’s Territorial Force from 1908-21, exploring its unique structure, socio-economic composition, military operations during the GW and enduring legacy. Order: tinyurl.com/33d9zwj7
Me to the kids in any shop in December: ‘We are not buying anything, it is too close to Xmas’
Me allowed to go into a bookshop alone:
Me allowed to go into a bookshop alone:
December 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Me to the kids in any shop in December: ‘We are not buying anything, it is too close to Xmas’
Me allowed to go into a bookshop alone:
Me allowed to go into a bookshop alone:
There is still time to sign up to my forthcoming webinar on the Indianisation of the EEF in 1918 this coming Monday evening.
#fwwhist #ww1 #greatwar
#fwwhist #ww1 #greatwar
You can now register for my upcoming WFA webinar
Allenby’s Sepoys: The Indian Army and the EEF in 1918
#fwwhist #ww1 #greatwar
Allenby’s Sepoys: The Indian Army and the EEF in 1918
#fwwhist #ww1 #greatwar
ONLINE: Allenby’s Sepoys: The Indian Army and the EEF in 1918 | The Western Front Association
www.westernfrontassociation.com
December 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Pleased to see my WFA webinar is now on YouTube!
The 1/25th London Cyclists are a fascinating, if little known battalion who present a really interesting study in the wartime transformation of territorials. #FWWHist
The 1/25th London Cyclists are a fascinating, if little known battalion who present a really interesting study in the wartime transformation of territorials. #FWWHist
From Putney Bridge to Jallianwala Bagh: The 1/25th County of London Cyclists 1914-1919 | Adam Prime
YouTube video by The Western Front Association
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Pleased to see my WFA webinar is now on YouTube!
The 1/25th London Cyclists are a fascinating, if little known battalion who present a really interesting study in the wartime transformation of territorials. #FWWHist
The 1/25th London Cyclists are a fascinating, if little known battalion who present a really interesting study in the wartime transformation of territorials. #FWWHist
Pleased to see my WFA webinar is now on YouTube!
The 1/25th London Cyclists are a fascinating, if little known battalion who present a really interesting study in the wartime transformation of territorials. #FWWHist
The 1/25th London Cyclists are a fascinating, if little known battalion who present a really interesting study in the wartime transformation of territorials. #FWWHist
From Putney Bridge to Jallianwala Bagh: The 1/25th County of London Cyclists 1914-1919 | Adam Prime
YouTube video by The Western Front Association
youtu.be
December 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Pleased to see my WFA webinar is now on YouTube!
The 1/25th London Cyclists are a fascinating, if little known battalion who present a really interesting study in the wartime transformation of territorials. #FWWHist
The 1/25th London Cyclists are a fascinating, if little known battalion who present a really interesting study in the wartime transformation of territorials. #FWWHist
Well I never, a 500 page book on the Indian Army features 0 entries in the bibliography for Kaushik Roy. I wasn't sure that was possible!
December 4, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Well I never, a 500 page book on the Indian Army features 0 entries in the bibliography for Kaushik Roy. I wasn't sure that was possible!
Right, Normandy in May with the fam. Aiming to spend at least 1 full day history dadding, maybe the whole family, maybe just me and 6yo history fan, Teddy. If one was to look to do and see as much 1944 as possible, where should one be going?
(Teddy likes planes and tanks).
(Teddy likes planes and tanks).
December 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Right, Normandy in May with the fam. Aiming to spend at least 1 full day history dadding, maybe the whole family, maybe just me and 6yo history fan, Teddy. If one was to look to do and see as much 1944 as possible, where should one be going?
(Teddy likes planes and tanks).
(Teddy likes planes and tanks).
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1/5 It was entirely predictable that The Telegraph would jump on @DavidOlusoga’s Empire series to fight its right wing culture war for control of our public history. Let’s see what they’ve done:
November 27, 2025 at 8:28 AM
1/5 It was entirely predictable that The Telegraph would jump on @DavidOlusoga’s Empire series to fight its right wing culture war for control of our public history. Let’s see what they’ve done:
📣 Last 📣
📣 Few 📣
📣 Days 📣
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We at The WFA have launched our PhD Grant Scheme for 2025.
The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.
Where will our grant take you?
See website for full details 👇🏻
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
#Fwwhist #phdchat
The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.
Where will our grant take you?
See website for full details 👇🏻
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
#Fwwhist #phdchat
November 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
📣 Last 📣
📣 Few 📣
📣 Days 📣
📣 Few 📣
📣 Days 📣
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Free access to British Newspaper Archive
BTW some of you may know this but others won't. If you're in a place that's free WiFi is _TheCloud then it will give you unlimited credits to the BNA.
Key places are Wetherspoons (which is cheap and quiet during the day) and Cafe Nero (who don't do booze and whose coffee is good)
Key places are Wetherspoons (which is cheap and quiet during the day) and Cafe Nero (who don't do booze and whose coffee is good)
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Free access to British Newspaper Archive
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Latest update from @britishlibrary.bsky.social says they are launching a new version of their main catalogue on Monday 8 December and around that time also launch an interim version of their Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. Hooray!
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
Restoring our services – November 2025 update
In the coming weeks and months we will be restoring a number of key functions.
www.bl.uk
November 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Latest update from @britishlibrary.bsky.social says they are launching a new version of their main catalogue on Monday 8 December and around that time also launch an interim version of their Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. Hooray!
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
I feel like bookshops are missing a trick. Why are they not selling Jeremy Black Friday bundles…
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I feel like bookshops are missing a trick. Why are they not selling Jeremy Black Friday bundles…
5 years after I stopped lecturing I still read books/articles or attend talks and think to myself ‘that would be really useful to include on X module’.
Then I remind myself I am a civil servant and work in youth custody.
Then I remind myself I am a civil servant and work in youth custody.
November 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
5 years after I stopped lecturing I still read books/articles or attend talks and think to myself ‘that would be really useful to include on X module’.
Then I remind myself I am a civil servant and work in youth custody.
Then I remind myself I am a civil servant and work in youth custody.
⚠️ Time is running out! ⚠️
🗓️ The deadline for applications for The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is 1 December.
📣 No topics are off limits, ANY First World War research considered!
#FWWHist #PhDchat
🗓️ The deadline for applications for The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is 1 December.
📣 No topics are off limits, ANY First World War research considered!
#FWWHist #PhDchat
We at The WFA have launched our PhD Grant Scheme for 2025.
The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.
Where will our grant take you?
See website for full details 👇🏻
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
#Fwwhist #phdchat
The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.
Where will our grant take you?
See website for full details 👇🏻
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
#Fwwhist #phdchat
November 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
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"Higher education generated £24bn in export earnings for the UK in 2022-23, far above aircraft manufacturing with £12bn, legal services with £9.5bn and telecoms with £8.8bn."
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Less than Greggs? Public have no idea of value of top universities, study finds
Belief that snack chain’s revenues exceed those of Oxford’s one of many misconceptions about UK’s HE sector
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"Higher education generated £24bn in export earnings for the UK in 2022-23, far above aircraft manufacturing with £12bn, legal services with £9.5bn and telecoms with £8.8bn."
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Well worth a look 👀
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#booksale #universitypress
Only available from yalebooks.co.uk in November
Includes all books except those priced £100+, preorders & books published after 31/10/25
Not available N/S America & Australia/NZ
#booksale #universitypress
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Well worth a look 👀
📣 The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is currently open to applicants!
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
November 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Olusoga has been terrible all game, awful advert for historians.
But he has been a lovely human all the way through, a great advert for historians.
#CelebrityTraitors
But he has been a lovely human all the way through, a great advert for historians.
#CelebrityTraitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Olusoga has been terrible all game, awful advert for historians.
But he has been a lovely human all the way through, a great advert for historians.
#CelebrityTraitors
But he has been a lovely human all the way through, a great advert for historians.
#CelebrityTraitors
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Volume 1 of London Pride is on its way! It examines London’s Territorial Force (TF) from 1908-21, exploring its unique structure, socio-economic composition, military operations during the GW. Ideal for office & home use & Xmas presents. Reg interest: tinyurl.com/25tty85e
@parhistory.bsky.social
@parhistory.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Volume 1 of London Pride is on its way! It examines London’s Territorial Force (TF) from 1908-21, exploring its unique structure, socio-economic composition, military operations during the GW. Ideal for office & home use & Xmas presents. Reg interest: tinyurl.com/25tty85e
@parhistory.bsky.social
@parhistory.bsky.social
It was a pleasure to speak yesterday at the joint Western Front Association - Gallipoli Association conference.
It was a great conference which considered the grand strategic right down to individual nurses.
Sharing the bill with Sir Hew Strachan was a personal highlight (and made me nervous)
It was a great conference which considered the grand strategic right down to individual nurses.
Sharing the bill with Sir Hew Strachan was a personal highlight (and made me nervous)
November 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
It was a pleasure to speak yesterday at the joint Western Front Association - Gallipoli Association conference.
It was a great conference which considered the grand strategic right down to individual nurses.
Sharing the bill with Sir Hew Strachan was a personal highlight (and made me nervous)
It was a great conference which considered the grand strategic right down to individual nurses.
Sharing the bill with Sir Hew Strachan was a personal highlight (and made me nervous)
You can now register for my upcoming WFA webinar
Allenby’s Sepoys: The Indian Army and the EEF in 1918
#fwwhist #ww1 #greatwar
Allenby’s Sepoys: The Indian Army and the EEF in 1918
#fwwhist #ww1 #greatwar
ONLINE: Allenby’s Sepoys: The Indian Army and the EEF in 1918 | The Western Front Association
www.westernfrontassociation.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM