Dr Dave Hitchcock
@davehitchcock.bsky.social
Historian at CCCU: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8378-4968
Recovering Course Director (22-25). Research unit lead. RHS council; SHS; EHS.
Currently: "Dying Homeless, 1600-2013",
Soon: 'The Ends of Poverty in the British Atlantic'. He/him.
Recovering Course Director (22-25). Research unit lead. RHS council; SHS; EHS.
Currently: "Dying Homeless, 1600-2013",
Soon: 'The Ends of Poverty in the British Atlantic'. He/him.
First time in 1000 entries I've seen this (a clear descriptor of a vagrant Black person). This man (very likely) was thought to be about 70 years of age, and found in Wednesbury in the West Midlands in 1832.
October 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
First time in 1000 entries I've seen this (a clear descriptor of a vagrant Black person). This man (very likely) was thought to be about 70 years of age, and found in Wednesbury in the West Midlands in 1832.
And again! (I get this all the time in this little project). Always hand it to the volunteers who transcribe this all (though increasingly it is being automated), but yeah they're not looking for very long....
October 29, 2025 at 2:43 PM
And again! (I get this all the time in this little project). Always hand it to the volunteers who transcribe this all (though increasingly it is being automated), but yeah they're not looking for very long....
Always check the original scans, never just lazily scrape the transcription data if there's a photo image to check. Doing it right takes ages but the overall quality of your dataset will be so much better.
October 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Always check the original scans, never just lazily scrape the transcription data if there's a photo image to check. Doing it right takes ages but the overall quality of your dataset will be so much better.
Correct, fun to read, and hey look, advice that Labour should follow like right now if they want to continue to exist as anything other than a sick joke about UK elections.
October 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Correct, fun to read, and hey look, advice that Labour should follow like right now if they want to continue to exist as anything other than a sick joke about UK elections.
They think they know where all the good research comes from
October 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
They think they know where all the good research comes from
Not now, ancient microbes!
October 14, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Not now, ancient microbes!
Impeccable timing.
October 10, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Impeccable timing.
Naw that's just me keeping track. The big ones are currently against the fence. He often needs help getting those home.
October 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Naw that's just me keeping track. The big ones are currently against the fence. He often needs help getting those home.
Sticks must be Retrieved and placed in the backyard.
October 1, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Sticks must be Retrieved and placed in the backyard.
You can still find some bangers but without the skills to stay with it, it must feel like an utter wasteland out there.
September 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
You can still find some bangers but without the skills to stay with it, it must feel like an utter wasteland out there.
Gonna make this core module cool as if my life depends on it
September 14, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Gonna make this core module cool as if my life depends on it
Yeah I'm sure they will absolutely be queuing to get in on the action.
September 12, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Yeah I'm sure they will absolutely be queuing to get in on the action.
This isn't my idea it's @alicebennett.bsky.social 's as I recall, but I think it's time for this meme to join our HE binfire pantheon.
September 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM
This isn't my idea it's @alicebennett.bsky.social 's as I recall, but I think it's time for this meme to join our HE binfire pantheon.
Galloway. No. Never ever ever and you can hand your leftwing card back if you think otherwise. And no I don't care if he's "affiliated" or not. Pure poison.
September 6, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Galloway. No. Never ever ever and you can hand your leftwing card back if you think otherwise. And no I don't care if he's "affiliated" or not. Pure poison.
Since I'm about 75% euro stocks in my little but pleasing growing ISA, I'm going to bask in the warm glow of having my amateur hunches confirmed for a minute.
September 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Since I'm about 75% euro stocks in my little but pleasing growing ISA, I'm going to bask in the warm glow of having my amateur hunches confirmed for a minute.
The best chapter of this is on Rosa Luxemburg, the worst chapter of this is on Nietzsche. In between those we have passable apologies for Bentham and I guess Rousseau, and I'll admit a baffling essay (to me at least) on Carl Schmitt. Felt like it was explaining a very simple thing about 80 times.
August 25, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The best chapter of this is on Rosa Luxemburg, the worst chapter of this is on Nietzsche. In between those we have passable apologies for Bentham and I guess Rousseau, and I'll admit a baffling essay (to me at least) on Carl Schmitt. Felt like it was explaining a very simple thing about 80 times.
Also, I'm sure it's been noticed, but:
August 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Also, I'm sure it's been noticed, but:
Let's check in on the wider HE sector now that clearing is mostly don-- ahh
August 22, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Let's check in on the wider HE sector now that clearing is mostly don-- ahh
Thoughts and prayers startin' to look like a better option I have to say.
August 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Thoughts and prayers startin' to look like a better option I have to say.
gentle jesus h. christ, our sector pays these people money for insights
August 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
gentle jesus h. christ, our sector pays these people money for insights
Brother may I have some Löaf
August 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Brother may I have some Löaf
Bonus: congratulations you made it to the end of 42 opinions about poverty and history! Have a dog!
July 30, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Bonus: congratulations you made it to the end of 42 opinions about poverty and history! Have a dog!
Never let the longterm-y Philosopher bros loose on a concept like happiness. They have utterly no concept of what they're saying or messing with and their ethics are bad enough already.
July 29, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Never let the longterm-y Philosopher bros loose on a concept like happiness. They have utterly no concept of what they're saying or messing with and their ethics are bad enough already.