Sophie Waring
@atinybitwaring.bsky.social
Director of The Old Operating Theatre Museum.
Previous: Science Museum, HSMOxford, Cambridge HPS & STS UCL.
Material Culture, History of Science and Medicine.
Easily distracted. Tea-drinker. Muma-bear.
Own views.
Previous: Science Museum, HSMOxford, Cambridge HPS & STS UCL.
Material Culture, History of Science and Medicine.
Easily distracted. Tea-drinker. Muma-bear.
Own views.
Pinned
Sophie Waring
@atinybitwaring.bsky.social
· Jan 20
Top 10 Museums in London for kids
Most of London's museums offer brilliant activities for children and families, and make for the perfect day out in the capital with the little ones.
www.timeout.com
Move over big nationals!
Delighted to see @oldoptheatre.bsky.social make this list!
We’ve got exciting plans for half term! Join us!
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Delighted to see @oldoptheatre.bsky.social make this list!
We’ve got exciting plans for half term! Join us!
www.timeout.com/london/attra...
Good Lord, the difference in every aspect of this, the intelligence, the communication, the compassion, the humour…
How far left to fall?
How far left to fall?
Remember the time Obama personally caught a fainting woman during his speech — rather than just blankly staring like a sociopath?
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
Character isn't something you tell people about.
It's something you live.
November 8, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Good Lord, the difference in every aspect of this, the intelligence, the communication, the compassion, the humour…
How far left to fall?
How far left to fall?
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Look out for this later #histSTM
(And on Franklin, about whom lots of myths are circulating today, read this: www.nature.com/articles/d41...)
(And on Franklin, about whom lots of myths are circulating today, read this: www.nature.com/articles/d41...)
November 8, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Look out for this later #histSTM
(And on Franklin, about whom lots of myths are circulating today, read this: www.nature.com/articles/d41...)
(And on Franklin, about whom lots of myths are circulating today, read this: www.nature.com/articles/d41...)
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PUBLICATION DAY!
My new book, ‘Margaret Beaufort: Survivor, rebel, kingmaker’ is out today.
“An epic journey”, “a powerful new biography”, “highly readable”, “vivid portrait”.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/margaret-...
@headofzeus.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
#History #WomensHistory
My new book, ‘Margaret Beaufort: Survivor, rebel, kingmaker’ is out today.
“An epic journey”, “a powerful new biography”, “highly readable”, “vivid portrait”.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/margaret-...
@headofzeus.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
#History #WomensHistory
Margaret Beaufort
Survivor. Rebel. Conspirator. Mother and grandmother of kings. Margaret Beaufort was one of the most remarkable and influential women of the Middle Ages.Margare…
www.bloomsbury.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:46 PM
PUBLICATION DAY!
My new book, ‘Margaret Beaufort: Survivor, rebel, kingmaker’ is out today.
“An epic journey”, “a powerful new biography”, “highly readable”, “vivid portrait”.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/margaret-...
@headofzeus.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
#History #WomensHistory
My new book, ‘Margaret Beaufort: Survivor, rebel, kingmaker’ is out today.
“An epic journey”, “a powerful new biography”, “highly readable”, “vivid portrait”.
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/margaret-...
@headofzeus.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
#History #WomensHistory
Alarm goes off, checks trains, returns to bed…
October 15, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Alarm goes off, checks trains, returns to bed…
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I’m honoured that my book, MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY has been shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize. Hugely grateful to the judges and the many people who have supported this work along the way
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/2025-wolfson...
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/2025-wolfson...
2025 Wolfson History Prize shortlist announced
The Wolfson History Prize has revealed its 2025 shortlist, with six books in contention for the UK's most prestigious history writing prize.
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk
September 30, 2025 at 8:14 AM
I’m honoured that my book, MULTICULTURAL BRITAIN: A PEOPLE’S HISTORY has been shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize. Hugely grateful to the judges and the many people who have supported this work along the way
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/2025-wolfson...
@wolfsonhistory.bsky.social
www.wolfsonhistoryprize.org.uk/2025-wolfson...
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My new book 📕 The Story of Tudor Art 🌹 comes out on 25th September. It’s the first book ever (!!) to look at art from across the whole sixteenth century in England and I can’t wait to share it with you.
August 19, 2025 at 11:53 AM
My new book 📕 The Story of Tudor Art 🌹 comes out on 25th September. It’s the first book ever (!!) to look at art from across the whole sixteenth century in England and I can’t wait to share it with you.
Opens random cupboard in museum
Closes random cupboard*
*decides that’s a job for next week
🐊☠️
Closes random cupboard*
*decides that’s a job for next week
🐊☠️
September 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Opens random cupboard in museum
Closes random cupboard*
*decides that’s a job for next week
🐊☠️
Closes random cupboard*
*decides that’s a job for next week
🐊☠️
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Ring of Fire is out now! It’s like the Guns of August for a new generation: the opening weeks of WW1 through the eyes of ordinary men, women and children. And not just in Western Europe, but across the globe. It was bloody, terrifying and neutrality was a sham… geni.us/RingOfFire
May 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Ring of Fire is out now! It’s like the Guns of August for a new generation: the opening weeks of WW1 through the eyes of ordinary men, women and children. And not just in Western Europe, but across the globe. It was bloody, terrifying and neutrality was a sham… geni.us/RingOfFire
Come and work with me - I AM DELIGHTFUL…
But, really, this is an incredible opportunity to work with a brilliant team, to innovate and make an impact on an incredible museum.
But, really, this is an incredible opportunity to work with a brilliant team, to innovate and make an impact on an incredible museum.
The Old Operating Theatre Museum is looking for a Marketing Officer and a Retail Officer.
If you’re creative and passionate about medical history, we’d love to hear from you!
More details here: oldoperatingtheatre.com/vacancies/
If you’re creative and passionate about medical history, we’d love to hear from you!
More details here: oldoperatingtheatre.com/vacancies/
September 11, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Come and work with me - I AM DELIGHTFUL…
But, really, this is an incredible opportunity to work with a brilliant team, to innovate and make an impact on an incredible museum.
But, really, this is an incredible opportunity to work with a brilliant team, to innovate and make an impact on an incredible museum.
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The Old Operating Theatre Museum is looking for a Marketing Officer and a Retail Officer.
If you’re creative and passionate about medical history, we’d love to hear from you!
More details here: oldoperatingtheatre.com/vacancies/
If you’re creative and passionate about medical history, we’d love to hear from you!
More details here: oldoperatingtheatre.com/vacancies/
September 5, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Old Operating Theatre Museum is looking for a Marketing Officer and a Retail Officer.
If you’re creative and passionate about medical history, we’d love to hear from you!
More details here: oldoperatingtheatre.com/vacancies/
If you’re creative and passionate about medical history, we’d love to hear from you!
More details here: oldoperatingtheatre.com/vacancies/
Grab a incredible bargain will you can!
Friends, my book HOTEL LUX is currently available for £0.99 on the Kindle Store. An intimate view of the revolution that changed the world, based on 7 years of research in archives across the globe.
Please do check it out! www.amazon.co.uk/Hotel-Lux-In...
Please do check it out! www.amazon.co.uk/Hotel-Lux-In...
August 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Grab a incredible bargain will you can!
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Friends, my book HOTEL LUX is currently available for £0.99 on the Kindle Store. An intimate view of the revolution that changed the world, based on 7 years of research in archives across the globe.
Please do check it out! www.amazon.co.uk/Hotel-Lux-In...
Please do check it out! www.amazon.co.uk/Hotel-Lux-In...
August 1, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Friends, my book HOTEL LUX is currently available for £0.99 on the Kindle Store. An intimate view of the revolution that changed the world, based on 7 years of research in archives across the globe.
Please do check it out! www.amazon.co.uk/Hotel-Lux-In...
Please do check it out! www.amazon.co.uk/Hotel-Lux-In...
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Job alert! Come and join us for 12 months in our lovely @chppc.bsky.social team. We're seeking a fixed-term Lecturer in Historic Environment, who'll work on our projects, including research, publishing and digitisation. Closing date 29 August. Please share!
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
Lecturer in Historic Environment:London Senate House
The University of London
www.jobs.london.ac.uk
July 21, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Job alert! Come and join us for 12 months in our lovely @chppc.bsky.social team. We're seeking a fixed-term Lecturer in Historic Environment, who'll work on our projects, including research, publishing and digitisation. Closing date 29 August. Please share!
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
www.jobs.london.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
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An excellent opportunity to join the curatorial team at the Science Museum has come up! Please spread the word.
🌍Curator of Climate & Earth Sciences
⚗️Part of the excellent Team Science in London Curatorial
⌛ Permanent, Full-Time
💲 £41k p/a
bit.ly/4m3uQFp
🌍Curator of Climate & Earth Sciences
⚗️Part of the excellent Team Science in London Curatorial
⌛ Permanent, Full-Time
💲 £41k p/a
bit.ly/4m3uQFp
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July 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
An excellent opportunity to join the curatorial team at the Science Museum has come up! Please spread the word.
🌍Curator of Climate & Earth Sciences
⚗️Part of the excellent Team Science in London Curatorial
⌛ Permanent, Full-Time
💲 £41k p/a
bit.ly/4m3uQFp
🌍Curator of Climate & Earth Sciences
⚗️Part of the excellent Team Science in London Curatorial
⌛ Permanent, Full-Time
💲 £41k p/a
bit.ly/4m3uQFp
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I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
July 16, 2025 at 6:39 AM
I was explaining to my Ukrainian colleague the phrase ‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch’. She told me the equivalent in Ukrainian is ‘The only free cheese is in the mousetrap’ - which is so much better
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CfP for maritimebritain.org Maritime Britain Project c.1550-1750 (led by Prof Craig Lambert, University of Southampton) end of project conference is live. See poster below & register your interest on Eventbrite in attending and/or giving a paper:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maritime-b...
#maritimehistory
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maritime-b...
#maritimehistory
July 3, 2025 at 5:34 AM
CfP for maritimebritain.org Maritime Britain Project c.1550-1750 (led by Prof Craig Lambert, University of Southampton) end of project conference is live. See poster below & register your interest on Eventbrite in attending and/or giving a paper:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maritime-b...
#maritimehistory
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maritime-b...
#maritimehistory
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Happy #PublicationDay to @gregjenner.bsky.social @rikinparekh.bsky.social and… me! This has been the most fun I have ever had writing a book, hands down — exactly the way archaeology ought to be ;) (otherwise I’d get a real job, wouldn’t I) www.walker.co.uk/978152952249...
July 3, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Happy #PublicationDay to @gregjenner.bsky.social @rikinparekh.bsky.social and… me! This has been the most fun I have ever had writing a book, hands down — exactly the way archaeology ought to be ;) (otherwise I’d get a real job, wouldn’t I) www.walker.co.uk/978152952249...
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I expect you're wondering whether other leading politicians have shed tears in the House of Commons before - and more generally about the history of crying in British culture, and what it means.
Good news - there is a book all about it! bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Good news - there is a book all about it! bbc.co.uk/news/article...
July 2, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I expect you're wondering whether other leading politicians have shed tears in the House of Commons before - and more generally about the history of crying in British culture, and what it means.
Good news - there is a book all about it! bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Good news - there is a book all about it! bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This is a very good essay, & touches on one of the most important convergences between tech-utopianism & fascism, namely the pursuit of homogeneity.
Homogeneity in literature dulls the mind & sharpens the fear by which people become stupid & obedient.
Homogeneity is a gateway to fascism.
Homogeneity in literature dulls the mind & sharpens the fear by which people become stupid & obedient.
Homogeneity is a gateway to fascism.
slate.com/life/2025/06... write in your own words or risk going the way of a Romeo
We’re Finding Out More About What Using A.I. for Writing Does to Your Thinking. The Timing Couldn’t Be Worse.
Writers, teachers, and anti-fascists can tell you: Originality is the point.
slate.com
June 27, 2025 at 10:23 AM
This is a very good essay, & touches on one of the most important convergences between tech-utopianism & fascism, namely the pursuit of homogeneity.
Homogeneity in literature dulls the mind & sharpens the fear by which people become stupid & obedient.
Homogeneity is a gateway to fascism.
Homogeneity in literature dulls the mind & sharpens the fear by which people become stupid & obedient.
Homogeneity is a gateway to fascism.
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Are you working in #VisualMedicalHumanities with a specific focus on art, anatomy and medicine? The BMJ Medical Humanities has just released this CFP for articles on "visuality in medical practice and history". Looking forward to seeing how this moves the field forward!
mh.bmj.com/pages/topic-...
mh.bmj.com/pages/topic-...
Topic Collection: Visual Medical Humanities | Medical Humanities
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June 24, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Are you working in #VisualMedicalHumanities with a specific focus on art, anatomy and medicine? The BMJ Medical Humanities has just released this CFP for articles on "visuality in medical practice and history". Looking forward to seeing how this moves the field forward!
mh.bmj.com/pages/topic-...
mh.bmj.com/pages/topic-...
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Unfortunately, due to the heat, we are having to close the museum earlier than usual tomorrow, at 15:00 (last entry at 14:15).
We will be open as usual on Sunday as the weather is set to cool down a little.
Keep an eye on our website and socials for any further updates!
We will be open as usual on Sunday as the weather is set to cool down a little.
Keep an eye on our website and socials for any further updates!
June 20, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Unfortunately, due to the heat, we are having to close the museum earlier than usual tomorrow, at 15:00 (last entry at 14:15).
We will be open as usual on Sunday as the weather is set to cool down a little.
Keep an eye on our website and socials for any further updates!
We will be open as usual on Sunday as the weather is set to cool down a little.
Keep an eye on our website and socials for any further updates!
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Strange men on golf courses distributing tariffs is no basis for a system of government. Bring back the women lying in ponds.
April 8, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Strange men on golf courses distributing tariffs is no basis for a system of government. Bring back the women lying in ponds.
Should have put a pinecone on it…
Tourists damage crystal-covered chair in Italian museum by sitting on it
Tourists damage crystal-covered chair in Italian museum by sitting on it
Palazzo Maffei in Verona contacts police after visitors cause Van Gogh’s Chair to buckle while posing for photos
An Italian museum has contacted the police after two clumsy tourists almost wrecked a work of art while posing for photos.
Video footage released by Palazzo Maffei in Verona showed the hapless pair photographing each other pretending to sit on a crystal-covered chair made by the artist Nicola Bolla – described by the museum as an “extremely fragile” work. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Should have put a pinecone on it…
Imagine if Biden…
… actually, I think we’re too far gone for that now.
This is beyond a joke.
… actually, I think we’re too far gone for that now.
This is beyond a joke.
June 16, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Imagine if Biden…
… actually, I think we’re too far gone for that now.
This is beyond a joke.
… actually, I think we’re too far gone for that now.
This is beyond a joke.
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I had the privilege of speaking at the @oldoptheatre.bsky.social this past week, and I left behind some signed copies of THE BUTCHERING ART. Check out this amazing museum - it's one of my favourite #histmed spaces in London - and pick up a book while you're there!
June 13, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I had the privilege of speaking at the @oldoptheatre.bsky.social this past week, and I left behind some signed copies of THE BUTCHERING ART. Check out this amazing museum - it's one of my favourite #histmed spaces in London - and pick up a book while you're there!