Ruth Brown
@baliscoe.bsky.social
Retired museum curator; wide interests- civic history; arms and armour; castles; Scotland; Yorkshire; Armourer and Brasier of London. But my bread and butter is historic cannon. Used to be Basiliscoe...
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Work underway to repair the 18th century dam at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, a key industrial heritage site in Sheffield. 👇
BBC News - Work begins on 'vital' repairs to historic Sheffield dam - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Work begins on 'vital' repairs to historic Sheffield dam - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Work begins on 'vital' repairs to historic Sheffield dam
Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet in Sheffield saw water burst through its dam walls two years ago.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Work underway to repair the 18th century dam at Abbeydale Industrial Hamlet, a key industrial heritage site in Sheffield. 👇
BBC News - Work begins on 'vital' repairs to historic Sheffield dam - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Work begins on 'vital' repairs to historic Sheffield dam - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Visited St. Mary the Virgin Chantry Chapel, Wakefield with @deadsleuth.com yesterday. It was full of people inside, so I didn't take any interior photos. I bought a new book written by Wakefield historian, Kate Taylor.
It is the surviving chantry of 4 in Wakefield & built /1
It is the surviving chantry of 4 in Wakefield & built /1
November 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Visited St. Mary the Virgin Chantry Chapel, Wakefield with @deadsleuth.com yesterday. It was full of people inside, so I didn't take any interior photos. I bought a new book written by Wakefield historian, Kate Taylor.
It is the surviving chantry of 4 in Wakefield & built /1
It is the surviving chantry of 4 in Wakefield & built /1
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A school facing closure has announced it is auctioning off two 1930s dining tables. Former pupils of Moorlands School in Leeds donated the oak tables and benches crafted by Robert "Mouseman" Thompson and featuring his trademark mice carvings. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Leeds school to auction Mouseman furniture after closure
The dining tables donated by ex-pupils in the 1930s could fetch up to £20,000 in the sale.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 11:27 AM
A school facing closure has announced it is auctioning off two 1930s dining tables. Former pupils of Moorlands School in Leeds donated the oak tables and benches crafted by Robert "Mouseman" Thompson and featuring his trademark mice carvings. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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More here: www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti...
November 22, 2025 at 2:18 PM
More here: www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti...
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A trail of 13 blue plaques celebrating people who have links to Masham in N. Yorkshire have been unveiled. 👇
BBC News - Masham's artistic heritage marked with plaque trail - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Masham's artistic heritage marked with plaque trail - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Masham's artistic heritage marked with plaque trail
A film director, a barber and a children's book illustrator are among those celebrated in Masham.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 6:14 PM
A trail of 13 blue plaques celebrating people who have links to Masham in N. Yorkshire have been unveiled. 👇
BBC News - Masham's artistic heritage marked with plaque trail - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBC News - Masham's artistic heritage marked with plaque trail - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Prince Arthur, brother of Henry VIII died aged 15 at Ludlow castle. His parents had a chantry chapel built in Worcester cathedral
Where he now lies. #Worcester #Tudors #Worcestershire #MementoMori #ChantryChapel
Where he now lies. #Worcester #Tudors #Worcestershire #MementoMori #ChantryChapel
November 19, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Prince Arthur, brother of Henry VIII died aged 15 at Ludlow castle. His parents had a chantry chapel built in Worcester cathedral
Where he now lies. #Worcester #Tudors #Worcestershire #MementoMori #ChantryChapel
Where he now lies. #Worcester #Tudors #Worcestershire #MementoMori #ChantryChapel
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This award gives emerging writers a free course, retreat and mentoring. You need to be unpublished but it closes on 30th November so get in quick.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Details in link.
Please share :)
Emerging Writer Award - The Bridge Awards
The Emerging Writer Award is run in partnership with The Bridge Awards. The award winner receives a package including courses, retreat time and mentoring.
www.moniackmhor.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
This award gives emerging writers a free course, retreat and mentoring. You need to be unpublished but it closes on 30th November so get in quick.
Details in link.
Please share :)
Details in link.
Please share :)
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Should have said, it's 6-8pm on 27th November at @guildhalllibrary.bsky.social 🙄
FREE talk next week, plus you'll get to see some of the most fascinating livery company mss and a couple of pageant books 🤩 (remote attendance is also an option)
To book, go to www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do...
To book, go to www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do...
November 19, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Should have said, it's 6-8pm on 27th November at @guildhalllibrary.bsky.social 🙄
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My Substack community is growing nicely but some have asked for a few quick-read posts on the menu. So here's a rollicking 2.5 minute read for today.
loadesofhistory.substack.com/p/the-heist-...
If you haven't tried Substack yet, come on over - It's free.
#hevercastle #henryVIII #unsolvedmystery
loadesofhistory.substack.com/p/the-heist-...
If you haven't tried Substack yet, come on over - It's free.
#hevercastle #henryVIII #unsolvedmystery
THE HEIST AT HEVER, HENRY VIII's DAGGER and AN ABSOLUTE BOUNDER
True life tale of a high-society jewel thief. Is this a dagger I see before me? Why hasn't there been a film about this?
loadesofhistory.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:26 PM
My Substack community is growing nicely but some have asked for a few quick-read posts on the menu. So here's a rollicking 2.5 minute read for today.
loadesofhistory.substack.com/p/the-heist-...
If you haven't tried Substack yet, come on over - It's free.
#hevercastle #henryVIII #unsolvedmystery
loadesofhistory.substack.com/p/the-heist-...
If you haven't tried Substack yet, come on over - It's free.
#hevercastle #henryVIII #unsolvedmystery
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Today’s article is up and it’s a brief look at the Hundreds Days in 1815, but from French eyewitnesses…
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ARTICLE: Fighting for Napoleon, 1815
Today I thought I’d go back a bit further than usual, and bring you something from the Napoleonic wars.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Today’s article is up and it’s a brief look at the Hundreds Days in 1815, but from French eyewitnesses…
achurchill.substack.com/p/article-fi...
achurchill.substack.com/p/article-fi...
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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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C.R.Ashbee’s house in Chipping Campden. #ArtsandCrafts #GuildofHandicrafts Grade 1 listed
November 17, 2025 at 8:59 AM
C.R.Ashbee’s house in Chipping Campden. #ArtsandCrafts #GuildofHandicrafts Grade 1 listed
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November 17, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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The manuscript of the week is RIA MS 23 P 16, Leabhar Breac. Written in Irish by Murchadh Riabach Ó Cuindlis, at Cluain Lethan and Lothra (Lorrha) in Múscraige Tíre, in north Co. Tipperary, it is the largest Irish vellum manuscript by one scribe.
November 17, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The manuscript of the week is RIA MS 23 P 16, Leabhar Breac. Written in Irish by Murchadh Riabach Ó Cuindlis, at Cluain Lethan and Lothra (Lorrha) in Múscraige Tíre, in north Co. Tipperary, it is the largest Irish vellum manuscript by one scribe.
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The area around Howden and Selby is remarkably rich in its history and heritage but is often overlooked. That includes Wressle Castle which was constructed in the 14th century for Sir Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester, who was executed in July 1403 after taking part in a
November 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
The area around Howden and Selby is remarkably rich in its history and heritage but is often overlooked. That includes Wressle Castle which was constructed in the 14th century for Sir Thomas Percy, Earl of Worcester, who was executed in July 1403 after taking part in a
Mysterious #astrolabe finds its way back to Scilly (with spurious reference to the #SpanishArmada www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
Spanish Armada-era astrolabe returns to Scilly after mysterious global journey
Navigation aid from 16th century was on seabed for centuries before being bought and sold in US and Australia
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Mysterious #astrolabe finds its way back to Scilly (with spurious reference to the #SpanishArmada www.theguardian.com/culture/2025...
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Ah, warm summer days when we ate outdoors & played interesting drinking games with stemware! As painted by Gesina ter Borch, born on this day in 1633.
November 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Ah, warm summer days when we ate outdoors & played interesting drinking games with stemware! As painted by Gesina ter Borch, born on this day in 1633.
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After what has been quite a busy & stressful week here (one way or the other), another #SaturdayMorning has crept up on me quite unexpectedly so here's our weekly antidote to stress &, hopefully, a restful week-end for us all: this is "Interior" by Brynhild Parker from 1930. #BrynhildParker
November 15, 2025 at 9:02 AM
After what has been quite a busy & stressful week here (one way or the other), another #SaturdayMorning has crept up on me quite unexpectedly so here's our weekly antidote to stress &, hopefully, a restful week-end for us all: this is "Interior" by Brynhild Parker from 1930. #BrynhildParker
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Out on their delightful camel-themed sled on a cold winter's day! Fun times in the Golden Age as painted by Gesina ter Borch of Zwolle. She was born OTD in 1633.
November 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Out on their delightful camel-themed sled on a cold winter's day! Fun times in the Golden Age as painted by Gesina ter Borch of Zwolle. She was born OTD in 1633.
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She is largely forgotten because the Titanic sank the day before. Harriet Quimby was the first woman to make a solo flight across the English Channel from Dover to Boulogne on 16th April 1912 using a plane borrowed from Louis Bleriot. /1
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Harriet Quimby, the forgotten cross-Channel female flying pioneer
The first woman to fly across the Channel, the news was overshadowed by the sinking of the Titanic.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 11:20 AM
She is largely forgotten because the Titanic sank the day before. Harriet Quimby was the first woman to make a solo flight across the English Channel from Dover to Boulogne on 16th April 1912 using a plane borrowed from Louis Bleriot. /1
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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FYI. The recording of my talk last night is available below. Come for the discussion of sources and medieval Scotland, stay for the images of heads on sticks... "The Death of David Strathbogie, earl of Atholl, in 1335: What was going on?" www.youtube.com/watch?v=StHs... #medievalsky #skystorians
"The Death of David Strathbogie, earl of Atholl, in 1335: What was going on?" By Dr Iain MacInnes
YouTube video by Society of Highland & Island Historical Research
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November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A force of nature: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Museum curator behind Connolly's Banana Boots dies
Dr Elspeth King was best known for her 16 years at the People's Palace and for leading the Stirling Smith Art Gallery and Museum.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A force of nature: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Jail for whoever colourised this photo, Fitzjames was a GINGER. Sigh, the paperback that should never have been. Buy the original hardback if you want to read Battersby's Fitzbio. Or just wait for my infinitely more accurate one! 🙃 #NavalHistory #FranklinExpedition
November 2, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Jail for whoever colourised this photo, Fitzjames was a GINGER. Sigh, the paperback that should never have been. Buy the original hardback if you want to read Battersby's Fitzbio. Or just wait for my infinitely more accurate one! 🙃 #NavalHistory #FranklinExpedition
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Some images of beautifully preserved medieval wicker #fishtrap from #Hemington, #England. The area around Hemington is known to have a large number of early #fishweirs. Weirs dating to the mid-4th millennium BC have been claimed to exist from the #RiverTrent. #coastalhistory
November 2, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Some images of beautifully preserved medieval wicker #fishtrap from #Hemington, #England. The area around Hemington is known to have a large number of early #fishweirs. Weirs dating to the mid-4th millennium BC have been claimed to exist from the #RiverTrent. #coastalhistory
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Huntingdon - This comment from Simon Calder is worth repeating.
My thoughts with all involved
My thoughts with all involved
November 2, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Huntingdon - This comment from Simon Calder is worth repeating.
My thoughts with all involved
My thoughts with all involved