Annette B
@annetteeb.bsky.social
Walking. Eating. Gardening. Friends. History. Sci-Fi. Oh yes, and trees. Love trees
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In highly important news from history today, it’s the 80th anniversary of the 21st birthday of Christopher Tolkien, notable now for the wording (especially the small print) of the invitation to the party
November 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
In highly important news from history today, it’s the 80th anniversary of the 21st birthday of Christopher Tolkien, notable now for the wording (especially the small print) of the invitation to the party
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Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of rag week escapades - I believe that the scene is meant to represent students of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and @ucl.ac.uk getting into a fracas., but I'm not 100% sure
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
November 19, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of rag week escapades - I believe that the scene is meant to represent students of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and @ucl.ac.uk getting into a fracas., but I'm not 100% sure
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm
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The woman and the goose: A 12,000-year-old glimpse into prehistoric belief ⛏️🪿 phys.org/news/2025-11...
The woman and the goose: A 12,000-year-old glimpse into prehistoric belief
A 12,000-year-old clay figurine unearthed in northern Israel, depicting a woman and a goose, is the earliest known human-animal interaction figurine. Found at the Late Natufian site of Nahal Ein Gev I...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
The woman and the goose: A 12,000-year-old glimpse into prehistoric belief ⛏️🪿 phys.org/news/2025-11...
Watching #JudgementAtNuremberg making me feel angry and sick. It’s an horrific watch. Especially given the current political climate and the fools who would have us forget what WW2 was about.
November 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Watching #JudgementAtNuremberg making me feel angry and sick. It’s an horrific watch. Especially given the current political climate and the fools who would have us forget what WW2 was about.
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I've written about mead and its popular perception for The Conversation. theconversation.com/the-truth-ab... Mildly concerned that by pointing out that the Vikings (probably) didn't drink (much) mead, I will have annoyed all the re-enactors, many of whom have swords oh dear.
The truth about Vikings and mead might disappoint modern enthusiasts
The standard drink was far more likely to be ale.
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November 15, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I've written about mead and its popular perception for The Conversation. theconversation.com/the-truth-ab... Mildly concerned that by pointing out that the Vikings (probably) didn't drink (much) mead, I will have annoyed all the re-enactors, many of whom have swords oh dear.
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The problem with reunion shows.
November 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The problem with reunion shows.
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Operation #BBCShakespeare
Tomorrow (Thurs 13th Nov) let's celebrate and share all the fantastic Shakespeare the BBC has done over the decades! Dig out your BBC DVDs, books, magazines or just screengrab your favourite scenes to share on the tag.
Tomorrow (Thurs 13th Nov) let's celebrate and share all the fantastic Shakespeare the BBC has done over the decades! Dig out your BBC DVDs, books, magazines or just screengrab your favourite scenes to share on the tag.
a man sitting at a table says " don 't worry , i have a cunning plan "
ALT: a man sitting at a table says " don 't worry , i have a cunning plan "
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November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Operation #BBCShakespeare
Tomorrow (Thurs 13th Nov) let's celebrate and share all the fantastic Shakespeare the BBC has done over the decades! Dig out your BBC DVDs, books, magazines or just screengrab your favourite scenes to share on the tag.
Tomorrow (Thurs 13th Nov) let's celebrate and share all the fantastic Shakespeare the BBC has done over the decades! Dig out your BBC DVDs, books, magazines or just screengrab your favourite scenes to share on the tag.
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Very funny and just what I needed
Don’t worry everyone. The threat of being sued for watching this is worth it 😜
Don’t worry everyone. The threat of being sued for watching this is worth it 😜
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Very funny and just what I needed
Don’t worry everyone. The threat of being sued for watching this is worth it 😜
Don’t worry everyone. The threat of being sued for watching this is worth it 😜
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It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
November 11, 2025 at 8:35 AM
It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback
I got them all wrong. 🤣
It's been a while since we published on Bucks, but we *might* be at an advantage here.
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I got them all wrong. 🤣
It was indeed.
Last night, Professor Jason Peacey delivered a truly magisterial Annual Holden Lecture at Senate House! ✨
His talk, Tickets and Trifles: Ephemeral Print and Restoration England, revealed how the most fleeting historical documents can offer the deepest insights into our past. 📜
His talk, Tickets and Trifles: Ephemeral Print and Restoration England, revealed how the most fleeting historical documents can offer the deepest insights into our past. 📜
October 31, 2025 at 1:32 PM
It was indeed.
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My friend Mark Mardell was chucked off his Turkish Airlines flight at the weekend because he had Parkinson’s and his son had asked for assistance for him. (He’s written about it as a public post on Facebook but the link is proving hard to share outside,)
My friend Mark Mardell was chucked off his Turkish Airlines flight at the weekend because he had Parkinson’s and his son had asked for assistance for him. (He’s written about it as a public post on Facebook but the link is proving hard to share outside,)
October 27, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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My friend Mark Mardell was chucked off his Turkish Airlines flight at the weekend because he had Parkinson’s and his son had asked for assistance for him. (He’s written about it as a public post on Facebook but the link is proving hard to share outside,)
My friend Mark Mardell was chucked off his Turkish Airlines flight at the weekend because he had Parkinson’s and his son had asked for assistance for him. (He’s written about it as a public post on Facebook but the link is proving hard to share outside,)
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'Upon Saint Crispin’s day!' Today, 25 October, is the anniversary of the Battle of #Agincourt. One chapter in #AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems starts with the early 15th-century Agincourt Carol as a way into the medieval battle - taking us beyond the familiar story... #medieval #history #StCrispinsDay
October 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
'Upon Saint Crispin’s day!' Today, 25 October, is the anniversary of the Battle of #Agincourt. One chapter in #AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems starts with the early 15th-century Agincourt Carol as a way into the medieval battle - taking us beyond the familiar story... #medieval #history #StCrispinsDay
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When windy place your best ear to the bark of an oak tree, and with a hand stop all noise entering the other ear
When you get used to the embarrassment from the looks of passers by, you can concentrate on listening THROUGH the tree to the trunk & branches working with the wind
When you get used to the embarrassment from the looks of passers by, you can concentrate on listening THROUGH the tree to the trunk & branches working with the wind
October 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
When windy place your best ear to the bark of an oak tree, and with a hand stop all noise entering the other ear
When you get used to the embarrassment from the looks of passers by, you can concentrate on listening THROUGH the tree to the trunk & branches working with the wind
When you get used to the embarrassment from the looks of passers by, you can concentrate on listening THROUGH the tree to the trunk & branches working with the wind
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Free stickers suitable for flag-bearing lampposts. Send a large A4 envelope with a 1st class large stamp to me at Bragg Office, PO Box 6830 Bridport DT6 9BH and I’ll send you a sheet. #ReclaimtheFlag 🏴🏴🏴🇬🇧
October 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Free stickers suitable for flag-bearing lampposts. Send a large A4 envelope with a 1st class large stamp to me at Bragg Office, PO Box 6830 Bridport DT6 9BH and I’ll send you a sheet. #ReclaimtheFlag 🏴🏴🏴🇬🇧
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The brutality. The corruption. The lies.
Everything is on full display — and many Americans are beginning to learn an important lesson.
Watch.
Everything is on full display — and many Americans are beginning to learn an important lesson.
Watch.
October 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
The brutality. The corruption. The lies.
Everything is on full display — and many Americans are beginning to learn an important lesson.
Watch.
Everything is on full display — and many Americans are beginning to learn an important lesson.
Watch.
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Reject the politics of hate.
And let's make hope normal again.
With huge thanks to Benjamins wife, Qian, for permission to use the poem.
And let's make hope normal again.
With huge thanks to Benjamins wife, Qian, for permission to use the poem.
October 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Reject the politics of hate.
And let's make hope normal again.
With huge thanks to Benjamins wife, Qian, for permission to use the poem.
And let's make hope normal again.
With huge thanks to Benjamins wife, Qian, for permission to use the poem.
At last some good news!
Thought lost when it closed in 2017, the Jeremy Bentham pub on University Street has risen from the ashes
October 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
At last some good news!
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A sneak peek of what I'll be up to on Sunday October 26: in the studio with the brilliant Cerys Matthews - and a cheesemaker! Tune in and join us! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
October 10, 2025 at 10:47 AM
A sneak peek of what I'll be up to on Sunday October 26: in the studio with the brilliant Cerys Matthews - and a cheesemaker! Tune in and join us! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Well, I must say Portland looks lovely. From a Londoner. Not visited
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 10, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Well, I must say Portland looks lovely. From a Londoner. Not visited
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We've updated our new books displays on the 1st and 2nd floors. There's a wide range of subjects spanning from the medieval to the 21st century.
If this interests you and you're not a member, membership to the library is open and free to everyone - www.history.ac.uk/library-digi...
If this interests you and you're not a member, membership to the library is open and free to everyone - www.history.ac.uk/library-digi...
October 7, 2025 at 12:15 PM
We've updated our new books displays on the 1st and 2nd floors. There's a wide range of subjects spanning from the medieval to the 21st century.
If this interests you and you're not a member, membership to the library is open and free to everyone - www.history.ac.uk/library-digi...
If this interests you and you're not a member, membership to the library is open and free to everyone - www.history.ac.uk/library-digi...
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With heavy hearts we release our findings of our annual investigation into the deaths of people experiencing homelessness in 2024.
Read more on our site here:
museumofhomelessness.org/news/new-res...
Read more on our site here:
museumofhomelessness.org/news/new-res...
Our investigation finds that 1611 people experiencing homelessness died in 2024 - a 9% increase on the previous year. — Museum of Homelessness
We are devastated to share our latest research into the deaths of those who die. It has revealed the continued impact at the sharpest edge of the homelessness crisis, as the Labour Government has fail...
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October 8, 2025 at 6:51 AM
With heavy hearts we release our findings of our annual investigation into the deaths of people experiencing homelessness in 2024.
Read more on our site here:
museumofhomelessness.org/news/new-res...
Read more on our site here:
museumofhomelessness.org/news/new-res...
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⛰ Glen Lyon access must be fixed.
We’ve written to @perthandkinross.bsky.social, calling on it to urgently require a landowner to remove ‘No Walking’ signs at popular Perthshire Munros.⛔
North Chesthill Estate in Glen Lyon is trying to stop walkers accessing its 4 Munros during all of Sept & Oct.
We’ve written to @perthandkinross.bsky.social, calling on it to urgently require a landowner to remove ‘No Walking’ signs at popular Perthshire Munros.⛔
North Chesthill Estate in Glen Lyon is trying to stop walkers accessing its 4 Munros during all of Sept & Oct.
October 7, 2025 at 4:24 PM
⛰ Glen Lyon access must be fixed.
We’ve written to @perthandkinross.bsky.social, calling on it to urgently require a landowner to remove ‘No Walking’ signs at popular Perthshire Munros.⛔
North Chesthill Estate in Glen Lyon is trying to stop walkers accessing its 4 Munros during all of Sept & Oct.
We’ve written to @perthandkinross.bsky.social, calling on it to urgently require a landowner to remove ‘No Walking’ signs at popular Perthshire Munros.⛔
North Chesthill Estate in Glen Lyon is trying to stop walkers accessing its 4 Munros during all of Sept & Oct.
@senatehouselib.bsky.social . Just registered for my husbands talk on #30October when he’s giving the #HoldenLecture. On #ephemeralprint. looking at the early iteration of the @royalmailofficial.bsky.social @thepostalmuseum.bsky.social @garius.bsky.social info www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
Holden Lecture: Tickets and trifles: ephemeral print and Restoration England
www.london.ac.uk
October 5, 2025 at 9:07 AM
@senatehouselib.bsky.social . Just registered for my husbands talk on #30October when he’s giving the #HoldenLecture. On #ephemeralprint. looking at the early iteration of the @royalmailofficial.bsky.social @thepostalmuseum.bsky.social @garius.bsky.social info www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...