ultima thule
@thethousandthpart.com
C18-19 British/Irish history | RN/polar exploration | Photographer; librarian; independent researcher of life and career of Capt. Francis Crozier. www.thethousandthpart.com
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ultima thule
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· Dec 5
I created a feed for #NapoleonicHistory - bsky.app/profile/did:... which sd capture all posts/replies tagged with same. Will be tweaking it further as things are still fairly quiet here, but it's a good time to get it going, so please test/pin/share if interested. Remember to tag your posts. 1/2
misty morning by the river
December 28, 2025 at 10:35 AM
misty morning by the river
Lots of excitement here, despite the TBR pile muttering all sorts about "books you already have."
Look forward to January!
Here is a list of new #non_fiction #books about the #18thcentury scheduled for next month: regency-explorer.net/new-releases/
#Regency #Napoleon #history #Waterloo #18thc
Here is a list of new #non_fiction #books about the #18thcentury scheduled for next month: regency-explorer.net/new-releases/
#Regency #Napoleon #history #Waterloo #18thc
December 27, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Lots of excitement here, despite the TBR pile muttering all sorts about "books you already have."
Happy Christmas everyone (or whatever you celebrate, even if it's only a few days of not working)!
December 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Happy Christmas everyone (or whatever you celebrate, even if it's only a few days of not working)!
Once worked with a collection donated to a large archive, where archive lost touch with donor - so no photocopying allowed, just in case long-dead donor minded. When asked about quoting from the material, archive advised me to “just paraphrase.” 🙄
I think we need a mega thread of everyone's craziest archive stories.
December 22, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Once worked with a collection donated to a large archive, where archive lost touch with donor - so no photocopying allowed, just in case long-dead donor minded. When asked about quoting from the material, archive advised me to “just paraphrase.” 🙄
A small piece of sea off Hoy
December 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
A small piece of sea off Hoy
Rejoiced to find this reviewer (of one of the newer e-mail services) had either time-travelled or been reading too many eighteenth century letters lately...
December 18, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Rejoiced to find this reviewer (of one of the newer e-mail services) had either time-travelled or been reading too many eighteenth century letters lately...
The river once more
December 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The river once more
“If opinion and feeling trump facts and thinking, what are the consequences?”
A thought-provoking article with little to disagree with, despite its age, except that the problem is of course not confined to social media 'doing history' - and that SM at its best is still a tool, not an oracle.
A thought-provoking article with little to disagree with, despite its age, except that the problem is of course not confined to social media 'doing history' - and that SM at its best is still a tool, not an oracle.
Facebook, Bluesky, and other #socialmedia platforms are widely used by historians. But does anyone benefit?
🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days
www.historytoday.com/archive/head...
🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days
www.historytoday.com/archive/head...
Is Social Media Good for History?
www.historytoday.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“If opinion and feeling trump facts and thinking, what are the consequences?”
A thought-provoking article with little to disagree with, despite its age, except that the problem is of course not confined to social media 'doing history' - and that SM at its best is still a tool, not an oracle.
A thought-provoking article with little to disagree with, despite its age, except that the problem is of course not confined to social media 'doing history' - and that SM at its best is still a tool, not an oracle.
There is a new medical history feed at bsky.app/profile/did:... which, although not limited to any particular time, may be of interest to folk also watching #c18 #c19 #earlymodern and others.
@drlindseyfitz.bsky.social asked for a Medical History feed.
All three variations on #MedHist #HistMed #MedicalHistory
Sorted by create date/time (Last 7 days only)
Includes replies & shows the thread
Your wish is my command:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
All three variations on #MedHist #HistMed #MedicalHistory
Sorted by create date/time (Last 7 days only)
Includes replies & shows the thread
Your wish is my command:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
December 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
There is a new medical history feed at bsky.app/profile/did:... which, although not limited to any particular time, may be of interest to folk also watching #c18 #c19 #earlymodern and others.
Quick walk before all light was lost (currently dusk at 15:30 in this sad part of the world)
November 30, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Quick walk before all light was lost (currently dusk at 15:30 in this sad part of the world)
“I have in my collection a very interesting unpublished manuscript of Princess Lieven’s, which informed my writing, but which I’m neither going to quote directly from, nor reproduce in an appendix, bc I will NEVER, ever die and you lot can just ask me at any time.” 🙄
November 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
“I have in my collection a very interesting unpublished manuscript of Princess Lieven’s, which informed my writing, but which I’m neither going to quote directly from, nor reproduce in an appendix, bc I will NEVER, ever die and you lot can just ask me at any time.” 🙄
Another day, another side of the lough...
November 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Another day, another side of the lough...
Amused at “Crozier museum now!” reaction in a certain community to the news of sale of what had been the Crozier family home and is now a bunch of offices in Banbridge town centre. 1/10 🧵
armaghi.com/news/banbrid...
armaghi.com/news/banbrid...
Historic home of famous and celebrated polar explorer goes on market
The historic family home of a famous Northern Ireland-born explorer has gone on the market. The Co Down town of Banbridge certainly celebrates the legacy…
armaghi.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Amused at “Crozier museum now!” reaction in a certain community to the news of sale of what had been the Crozier family home and is now a bunch of offices in Banbridge town centre. 1/10 🧵
armaghi.com/news/banbrid...
armaghi.com/news/banbrid...
“Write what you know” is advice I still think sensible, but how to reconcile it with published works by authors who not only do NOT know but more alarmingly, do not show any inclination to find out?
November 5, 2025 at 3:29 PM
“Write what you know” is advice I still think sensible, but how to reconcile it with published works by authors who not only do NOT know but more alarmingly, do not show any inclination to find out?
Looking across the Narrows towards Strangford and the Mournes in the background. Sound up for the bells, birds and wind.
November 2, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Looking across the Narrows towards Strangford and the Mournes in the background. Sound up for the bells, birds and wind.
A brilliant thread on how - and more importantly, why - the literary blended with and influenced the historic almost to the point of no return. Really look forward to the article!
If you're familiar with Castlereagh, you're probably also familiar with Shelley/Byron's verses about him that did much to popularise the image of 'Bloody Castlereagh.'
But there's another writer from the same movement whose literary creation was also used to build a dark image of Castlereagh:
But there's another writer from the same movement whose literary creation was also used to build a dark image of Castlereagh:
October 30, 2025 at 3:28 PM
A brilliant thread on how - and more importantly, why - the literary blended with and influenced the historic almost to the point of no return. Really look forward to the article!
Mount Stewart is colouring up nicely (even though that bright yellow was brown in less than two days)...
October 26, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Mount Stewart is colouring up nicely (even though that bright yellow was brown in less than two days)...
Read this while on the road, and though there may not be enough 'pure' history for some, it's thoughtful, [darkly] funny and absorbing. It didn't bring peace to my uneasy relationship with museums/heritage sites (nothing could do that), but I enjoyed the book! #HistBookChat
October 24, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Read this while on the road, and though there may not be enough 'pure' history for some, it's thoughtful, [darkly] funny and absorbing. It didn't bring peace to my uneasy relationship with museums/heritage sites (nothing could do that), but I enjoyed the book! #HistBookChat
A very happy birthday to Francis Crozier, who still has more of them than the King (thanks to dates varying depending on the source), but today is the real one, according to his father - I wrote about the mystery in www.thethousandthpart.com/notes/the-ma... #NavalHistory #PolarExploration
Francis Crozier’s real date of birth — the thousandth part
After 178 years of confusion over Captain Crozier's date of birth, conclusive evidence is found in his father's correspondence
www.thethousandthpart.com
October 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
A very happy birthday to Francis Crozier, who still has more of them than the King (thanks to dates varying depending on the source), but today is the real one, according to his father - I wrote about the mystery in www.thethousandthpart.com/notes/the-ma... #NavalHistory #PolarExploration
Very pleased to have spotted Captain Crozier among the famous locals in the Down County Museum, between Francis Hutcheson and Thomas Andrews Jr. (the latter of the Titanic fame).
October 10, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Very pleased to have spotted Captain Crozier among the famous locals in the Down County Museum, between Francis Hutcheson and Thomas Andrews Jr. (the latter of the Titanic fame).
Timeline cleanse, with lots of foam and none of that North Sea rubbish.
October 5, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Timeline cleanse, with lots of foam and none of that North Sea rubbish.
Such a shame the Guardian chose to concentrate on "solved the mystery" and "'incredible' likeness" (firmly in the eye of the beholder tbh) rather than details/process of the search/find, given that this lady comes from a [presumably] unmarked grave in a 'wrong' cemetery. #NavalHistory
Facial reconstruction is not an exact science, and these stories always needed to be treated cautiously
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...
Have French scientists solved the mystery of Nelson’s lover Lady Hamilton?
Digital reconstruction of remains discovered in Calais graveyard bears ‘incredible’ likeness to Emma Hamilton, mistress of British naval hero Horatio Nelson, say experts
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Such a shame the Guardian chose to concentrate on "solved the mystery" and "'incredible' likeness" (firmly in the eye of the beholder tbh) rather than details/process of the search/find, given that this lady comes from a [presumably] unmarked grave in a 'wrong' cemetery. #NavalHistory
