Thomasin
@thomaspaine.bsky.social
Fan of historical radicalism, folk music, folk horror and root vegetables.
Okay for several reasons I think I'm going to make a new Bluesky account
December 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Okay for several reasons I think I'm going to make a new Bluesky account
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Academic historians rarely speak up like this but have made an exception in speaking in support of trans people in the UK and against the current trans exclusionary situation over there.
Not just a few historians but hundreds signed this.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/02/h...
Not just a few historians but hundreds signed this.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/02/h...
Warning from historians over government's treatment of trans people
Over 350 historians and academics have urged the government to turn back on its growing attacks on trans rights in the UK.
www.thepinknews.com
August 17, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Academic historians rarely speak up like this but have made an exception in speaking in support of trans people in the UK and against the current trans exclusionary situation over there.
Not just a few historians but hundreds signed this.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/02/h...
Not just a few historians but hundreds signed this.
www.thepinknews.com/2025/05/02/h...
I still don't understand what trans women are supposed to have done to deserve this huge backlash from virtually every corner of the British political and media class
August 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I still don't understand what trans women are supposed to have done to deserve this huge backlash from virtually every corner of the British political and media class
You know, I'm glad I found a Roman fort because now I have a fun fact about myself in case I go on Only Connect one day
August 5, 2025 at 1:08 AM
You know, I'm glad I found a Roman fort because now I have a fun fact about myself in case I go on Only Connect one day
Few days go by that I don't think of the line "PETER, PAUL AND MARY IS A CONFECTION" from A Complete Unknown
August 5, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Few days go by that I don't think of the line "PETER, PAUL AND MARY IS A CONFECTION" from A Complete Unknown
Oh boy did we find something. More to come!
Tomorrow we investigate two potential sites I have identified for the ancient fortification. They could both be right, in which case we're dealing with two fortifications instead of one, or perhaps neither
July 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Oh boy did we find something. More to come!
Tomorrow we investigate two potential sites I have identified for the ancient fortification. They could both be right, in which case we're dealing with two fortifications instead of one, or perhaps neither
July 18, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Tomorrow we investigate two potential sites I have identified for the ancient fortification. They could both be right, in which case we're dealing with two fortifications instead of one, or perhaps neither
I have identified a likely site for the fortification 👀
I don't believe I've mentioned it on here yet but I'm leading an effort to find an ancient settlement at my workplace! I'm being deliberately vague about the nature of the settlement publicly but the investigation is based on a theory I had.
July 15, 2025 at 6:46 AM
I have identified a likely site for the fortification 👀
All this archeology I'm doing has necessitated me using the Lidar satellite thing and all I can think of is the scene in Detectorists where Lance mistakes the Google Earth watermark for an Iron Age settlement
July 9, 2025 at 11:12 PM
All this archeology I'm doing has necessitated me using the Lidar satellite thing and all I can think of is the scene in Detectorists where Lance mistakes the Google Earth watermark for an Iron Age settlement
I don't believe I've mentioned it on here yet but I'm leading an effort to find an ancient settlement at my workplace! I'm being deliberately vague about the nature of the settlement publicly but the investigation is based on a theory I had.
July 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I don't believe I've mentioned it on here yet but I'm leading an effort to find an ancient settlement at my workplace! I'm being deliberately vague about the nature of the settlement publicly but the investigation is based on a theory I had.
The bats in the chapel at my workplace were out and making a lot of noise
July 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
The bats in the chapel at my workplace were out and making a lot of noise
happy birthday queen (Artemisia possible self portrait in the bottom right)
On my last day in Rome I had the Caravaggio 2025 exhibiton at 11pm so I went to the Galleria Spada during the day. A gorgeous place!
July 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
happy birthday queen (Artemisia possible self portrait in the bottom right)
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July 8, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I understand that the consensus is now that tear shaped burn marks in historic buildings were made deliberately, but can we be sure that they're magical in every case? When they're in large clusters especially, could it not simply be charring wood to make it fire resistant?
July 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I understand that the consensus is now that tear shaped burn marks in historic buildings were made deliberately, but can we be sure that they're magical in every case? When they're in large clusters especially, could it not simply be charring wood to make it fire resistant?
It's giving WWDITS vampire who decided to run for office
I'm not sure this nickname will have the impact they think it will
June 27, 2025 at 2:42 AM
It's giving WWDITS vampire who decided to run for office
I'm devastated to hear about the passing of Helen de Cruz. They gave me wonderful, patient advice on how to go about commissioning a lute one day, even though I won't be in the position to afford one for a long time.
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Dear all,
Helen passed away at 13:21 local time. Helen would not have wanted us to be sad for a long time. All they wanted was to be remembered. They looked forward to being rid of pain and to being at rest. Helen took great comfort in you, their friends and readers.
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Helen passed away at 13:21 local time. Helen would not have wanted us to be sad for a long time. All they wanted was to be remembered. They looked forward to being rid of pain and to being at rest. Helen took great comfort in you, their friends and readers.
pt. 1/2
June 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I'm devastated to hear about the passing of Helen de Cruz. They gave me wonderful, patient advice on how to go about commissioning a lute one day, even though I won't be in the position to afford one for a long time.
Please consider reading their newsletter. It's uniquely engaging
Please consider reading their newsletter. It's uniquely engaging
I wonder how long it took them to have their first marital argument
June 17, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I wonder how long it took them to have their first marital argument
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Réunion musicale, 1642
Date de création/fabrication : 2e quart du XVIIe siècle (1642)
Antoine Le Nain avec (?) Louis Le Nain
(Musée du Louvre)
Date de création/fabrication : 2e quart du XVIIe siècle (1642)
Antoine Le Nain avec (?) Louis Le Nain
(Musée du Louvre)
June 17, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Réunion musicale, 1642
Date de création/fabrication : 2e quart du XVIIe siècle (1642)
Antoine Le Nain avec (?) Louis Le Nain
(Musée du Louvre)
Date de création/fabrication : 2e quart du XVIIe siècle (1642)
Antoine Le Nain avec (?) Louis Le Nain
(Musée du Louvre)
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Woman with a doll, Leonaert Bramer, 1606 - 1674.
She's well-to-do, while the doll she has in her hand is a servant/peasant (Rijksmuseum).
She's well-to-do, while the doll she has in her hand is a servant/peasant (Rijksmuseum).
June 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Woman with a doll, Leonaert Bramer, 1606 - 1674.
She's well-to-do, while the doll she has in her hand is a servant/peasant (Rijksmuseum).
She's well-to-do, while the doll she has in her hand is a servant/peasant (Rijksmuseum).
Until I went to the Vatican museums I hadn't realised how popular sheep were as a subject in late Roman funerary art - especially the good shepherd motif
June 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Until I went to the Vatican museums I hadn't realised how popular sheep were as a subject in late Roman funerary art - especially the good shepherd motif
I made friends with the fountain sparrow
June 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I made friends with the fountain sparrow
On my last day in Rome I had the Caravaggio 2025 exhibiton at 11pm so I went to the Galleria Spada during the day. A gorgeous place!
June 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
On my last day in Rome I had the Caravaggio 2025 exhibiton at 11pm so I went to the Galleria Spada during the day. A gorgeous place!
