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EllieG
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Mother, woman - theatrical, Yorkist, Villaness Fen Gal adopted into Bedford. Born to speak all mirth and no matter. LML.
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Sometimes when I look across the Atlantic I feel despair, which is unlike me. These words are a timely reminder.
stevechalke.bsky.social Steve Chalke @stevechalke.bsky.social · Jun 1
“Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief.
Do justly now, love mercy now, walk humbly now.
You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.”

The Talmud. Micah 6:8
June 1, 2025 at 9:02 AM
ellielongman.bsky.social
BBC should be ashamed of this and make an immediate correction and apology
turiking.bsky.social Turi King @turiking.bsky.social · Mar 26
Lovely to be quoted but how come ‘Ms’ King, not Dr or Prof? Being quoted in my professional capacity as the scientist who led the identification of the remains of King Richard III. Notice male Prof gets his title.😉
#everydaysexism

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Richard III's final path to rest in Leicester 10 years on
The reinterment of the last of the Plantagenets marked a unique moment in British history.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 26, 2025 at 7:15 AM
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March 11, 2025 at 7:16 AM
ellielongman.bsky.social
He’s the King who brought back partying…
historyrage.bsky.social History Rage Podcast @historyrage.bsky.social · Feb 6
🗓️ #OnThisDay 1685: Charles II passes away, marking a sombre moment for our Series 4 enthusiast, @restorationcake.bsky.social 🎧 Dive into her episode as she passionately urges us to shift focus from the Tudors to the Stuarts!

🤫👑 Listen now: pod.fo/e/14d4a4
<a href="/hashtag/History" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#History #otd
February 6, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Auschwitz was at the end of a long process. It did not start from gas chambers.

This hatred was gradually developed by humans. From ideas, words, stereotypes & prejudice through legal exclusion, dehumanization & escalating violence... to systematic and industrial murder.

Auschwitz took time.
A bird's-eye view of a former Auschwitz II-Birkenau camp showing a wide dirt pathway flanked by parallel rows of barbed-wire fences. Groups of visitors walk along the path, surrounded by the remnants of brick structures and barracks, now reduced to foundations. Green grass contrasts with the somber history of the site, as the path leads toward a guard tower in the distance.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 AM
ellielongman.bsky.social
If you see this post, quote with a bridge from your gallery.
January 24, 2025 at 2:17 PM
ellielongman.bsky.social
Ok BlueSky, this is the content I am here for!
adamcsharp.bsky.social Adam Sharp @adamcsharp.bsky.social · Jan 22
In the first Dutch translation of Beatrix Potter’s The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, Jemima Puddle-Duck was named Kwakkel Waggel-Eend!
January 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
ellielongman.bsky.social
Enjoying Christmas day post lunch coffee in a ranty mug from @historyrage.bsky.social quoting @mattlewishistory.bsky.social Sadly the ‘shut up about the bloody Tudors’ one was unavailable but this does well!
December 26, 2024 at 9:31 AM
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Regarding the upcoming programme on the Capell Chain, please see the Richard III Society statement: richardiii.net/society-stat...
1. The bequest is of a chain belonging to her deceased husband Sir William Capell. The recipient of the bequest is her eldest son, Sir Giles Capell. Sir Giles was born c.1486 and after 1509 became one of Henry VIII's leading courtiers and military captains. He was a frequent jousting companion of the king. There is no mention of the collar/chain in Sir Giles's will (1557), or those of his sons 2. Sir William Capell was prosecuted under Henry VII for usury and various other financial misdemeanours. He was an important money lender who acquired all sorts of metalwork as surety, including people's signet rings. The chain may simply have been given to Sir William as collateral for a loan. 3. We have no evidence to authenticate the chain as belonging to Edward V other than the will. 4. The recipient of the chain was Sir Giles Capell. Another of Dame Margaret's brothers-in-law was Sir Giles Daubeney. Daubeney had been a member of Edward IV's household, joined the rebels against Richard III in October 1483, and joined the Earl of Richmond in exile shortly after. He fought for Henry VII at Bosworth and was rewarded with the lieutenancy of Calais and made chamberlain of Henry VII's household. It is just as possible that Margaret named her eldest son in recognition of Sir Giles Daubeney and he gifted the chain to the Capells on the occasion of the birth of their first son. There is therefore a connection to Daubeney for the chain. 5. There is no evidence that the chain belonged to Sir James Tyrell. As a result of the above, Professor Thornton's discovery cannot be deemed as evidence but conjecture. He acknowledges this in his accompanying article in the journal History (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1468-229X.13430).
December 3, 2024 at 2:39 AM
ellielongman.bsky.social
#stirupsunday boozy fruit, pecans and crystallised ginger, the cake raw and cooked. My kitchen smells amazing. As a wiser cook said, I feel humble and worthy and brimming with good things.
November 24, 2024 at 6:19 PM
ellielongman.bsky.social
Morning all! I understand that here there’s a cloudless sky and a musk-free breeze….
November 16, 2024 at 12:11 PM