@historydoug.bsky.social
I’m a retired History teacher. I got the MBE in 2012 for Services to Education. I have written five books, three on the First World War, one on the Second and one on Hartlebury Castle and the English Civil War. I do History talks on many topics!
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BBC News - Politics driving interest in witches and witch-hunts - expert - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Politics driving interest in witches and witch-hunts - expert
Prof Marion Gibson says political polarisation could explain growing interest in the subject.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 28, 2025 at 7:51 AM
BBC News - Politics driving interest in witches and witch-hunts - expert - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Books for Year 4 children aged 8-9 - 40 exciting texts by Jenny McLachlan, Kate Wilkinson, SF Said, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Malorie Blackman, Philip Ardagh & more.
New: screen poster for your classroom computer!
#teachersofx
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New: screen poster for your classroom computer!
#teachersofx
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list...
Books for Year 4 children aged 8-9 in KS2
Books for Year 4 children aged 8-9 in primary schools including titles by SF Said, Malorie Blackman, Cressida Cowell and Roald Dahl.
schoolreadinglist.co.uk
May 28, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Books for Year 4 children aged 8-9 - 40 exciting texts by Jenny McLachlan, Kate Wilkinson, SF Said, Frank Cottrell Boyce, Malorie Blackman, Philip Ardagh & more.
New: screen poster for your classroom computer!
#teachersofx
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list...
New: screen poster for your classroom computer!
#teachersofx
schoolreadinglist.co.uk/reading-list...
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Tomorrow night at 9pm on BBCTwo our second series of ‘Inside Our Minds’ begins with a programme exploring the lived experience of those with ADHD . Necessary , urgent , powerful and heartfelt . . . please watch and share on @bbciplayer.bsky.social
May 11, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Tomorrow night at 9pm on BBCTwo our second series of ‘Inside Our Minds’ begins with a programme exploring the lived experience of those with ADHD . Necessary , urgent , powerful and heartfelt . . . please watch and share on @bbciplayer.bsky.social
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A lot of people have questions about mRNA vaccines because the technology seems new and unfamiliar and they are subject to a lot of mis- and disinformation with growing hostility from some that could threaten research and access to these 🧵 🧪 #ImmunoSky
May 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
A lot of people have questions about mRNA vaccines because the technology seems new and unfamiliar and they are subject to a lot of mis- and disinformation with growing hostility from some that could threaten research and access to these 🧵 🧪 #ImmunoSky
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I’ve recharged the batteries, ready for my next show - in Vancouver tomorrow night. I’m looking forward to bringing my special blend of science & theatre to The Centre!
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thecentrevancouver.com/events/profe...
May 10, 2025 at 2:34 AM
I’ve recharged the batteries, ready for my next show - in Vancouver tomorrow night. I’m looking forward to bringing my special blend of science & theatre to The Centre!
thecentrevancouver.com/events/profe...
thecentrevancouver.com/events/profe...
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Thrilled to join these fabulous writers and talk about the daring, gorgeous short story! Please join us. Friends of the Half Moon Bay Library are holding a book sale too!
May 10, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Thrilled to join these fabulous writers and talk about the daring, gorgeous short story! Please join us. Friends of the Half Moon Bay Library are holding a book sale too!
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Liberation Day 80 in Jersey.
We reaffirmed our freedom & Britishness in a rammed pub by getting smashed, bellowing Mr Brightside and cheering the unfortunate reveller who was sick all over the dance-floor.
#Liberation80
We reaffirmed our freedom & Britishness in a rammed pub by getting smashed, bellowing Mr Brightside and cheering the unfortunate reveller who was sick all over the dance-floor.
#Liberation80
May 10, 2025 at 6:48 AM
Liberation Day 80 in Jersey.
We reaffirmed our freedom & Britishness in a rammed pub by getting smashed, bellowing Mr Brightside and cheering the unfortunate reveller who was sick all over the dance-floor.
#Liberation80
We reaffirmed our freedom & Britishness in a rammed pub by getting smashed, bellowing Mr Brightside and cheering the unfortunate reveller who was sick all over the dance-floor.
#Liberation80
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@footballandwar.bsky.social is looking forward to presenting at The Peace in Europe Conference on the 10th May.
More information👇
More information👇
May 2, 2025 at 6:37 AM
@footballandwar.bsky.social is looking forward to presenting at The Peace in Europe Conference on the 10th May.
More information👇
More information👇
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@mcchris85.bsky.social📅#OTD 1643, Parliamentarians destroyed the 13th Century Cheapside Cross.
John Evelyn described how 'furious and zealous people demolish that stately Cross'.
It had stood 12 feet high and been a focal point for civic events.
#WarsoftheThreeKingdoms
John Evelyn described how 'furious and zealous people demolish that stately Cross'.
It had stood 12 feet high and been a focal point for civic events.
#WarsoftheThreeKingdoms
May 2, 2025 at 7:55 AM
@mcchris85.bsky.social📅#OTD 1643, Parliamentarians destroyed the 13th Century Cheapside Cross.
John Evelyn described how 'furious and zealous people demolish that stately Cross'.
It had stood 12 feet high and been a focal point for civic events.
#WarsoftheThreeKingdoms
John Evelyn described how 'furious and zealous people demolish that stately Cross'.
It had stood 12 feet high and been a focal point for civic events.
#WarsoftheThreeKingdoms
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The brigade was in reserve, for the attack by the 29th Division and the French, but were not required by the time the attack was abandoned. Brigadier General Cox;s diary records, Ordered to position at bridge over Krithia stream – spent day there and bivouacked the night. 16 casualties – 1 B.O.
May 2, 2025 at 8:12 AM
The brigade was in reserve, for the attack by the 29th Division and the French, but were not required by the time the attack was abandoned. Brigadier General Cox;s diary records, Ordered to position at bridge over Krithia stream – spent day there and bivouacked the night. 16 casualties – 1 B.O.
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⚔️ Prepare for battle at Charlton Park! 💥 We'll be joining our comrades in The Sealed Knot for a spectacular May Bank Holiday weekend – witness living history at Charlton Park near Malmesbury on May Bank Holiday weekend as cavalry, pike, musket and cannon clash www.tickettailor.com/events/these...
April 27, 2025 at 10:29 AM
⚔️ Prepare for battle at Charlton Park! 💥 We'll be joining our comrades in The Sealed Knot for a spectacular May Bank Holiday weekend – witness living history at Charlton Park near Malmesbury on May Bank Holiday weekend as cavalry, pike, musket and cannon clash www.tickettailor.com/events/these...
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@footballandwar.bsky.social will be giving a presentation at The Peace in Europe Conference on the 10th May.
More information👇
More information👇
April 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
@footballandwar.bsky.social will be giving a presentation at The Peace in Europe Conference on the 10th May.
More information👇
More information👇
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Black Sparrow ~ a tense thriller set in Paris with plenty of twists & a killer ending.
mybook.to/BlackSparrow
mybook.to/BlackSparrow
April 23, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Black Sparrow ~ a tense thriller set in Paris with plenty of twists & a killer ending.
mybook.to/BlackSparrow
mybook.to/BlackSparrow
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⛓️ What "dangerous opinions" landed John Biddle in gaol in the 1640s and '50s? ...🧵
April 23, 2025 at 8:23 AM
⛓️ What "dangerous opinions" landed John Biddle in gaol in the 1640s and '50s? ...🧵
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I can thoroughly recommend @corinnefowler.bsky.social
'Our Island Stories' for examples told through country walks in colonial Britain. #📚
'Our Island Stories' for examples told through country walks in colonial Britain. #📚
March 20, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I can thoroughly recommend @corinnefowler.bsky.social
'Our Island Stories' for examples told through country walks in colonial Britain. #📚
'Our Island Stories' for examples told through country walks in colonial Britain. #📚
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The free entry Valence House Museum &
@dagenhaminvince.bsky.social exhibition runs until the 29 March, supported by the Army FA, @bssh.bsky.social, Essex County FA, The Western Front Association & @footballandwar.bsky.social
More information @ valencehousecollections.co.uk/events/the-
@dagenhaminvince.bsky.social exhibition runs until the 29 March, supported by the Army FA, @bssh.bsky.social, Essex County FA, The Western Front Association & @footballandwar.bsky.social
More information @ valencehousecollections.co.uk/events/the-
March 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
The free entry Valence House Museum &
@dagenhaminvince.bsky.social exhibition runs until the 29 March, supported by the Army FA, @bssh.bsky.social, Essex County FA, The Western Front Association & @footballandwar.bsky.social
More information @ valencehousecollections.co.uk/events/the-
@dagenhaminvince.bsky.social exhibition runs until the 29 March, supported by the Army FA, @bssh.bsky.social, Essex County FA, The Western Front Association & @footballandwar.bsky.social
More information @ valencehousecollections.co.uk/events/the-
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This #InternationalWomensDay, we’re celebrating Beatrice de Cardi, a trailblazing archaeologist who helped shape the Council for British Archaeology and made an enduring impact on the field.
🏺 Discover Beatrice’s legacy 👉 buff.ly/nmyq6kc
🏺 Discover Beatrice’s legacy 👉 buff.ly/nmyq6kc
March 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
This #InternationalWomensDay, we’re celebrating Beatrice de Cardi, a trailblazing archaeologist who helped shape the Council for British Archaeology and made an enduring impact on the field.
🏺 Discover Beatrice’s legacy 👉 buff.ly/nmyq6kc
🏺 Discover Beatrice’s legacy 👉 buff.ly/nmyq6kc
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On #IWD2025 we're celebrating the lives and legacies of four remarkable female scholars: Gertrude Bell, Beatrice de Cardi, Joan Evans, and Margaret Stokes. #AccelerateAction
March 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
On #IWD2025 we're celebrating the lives and legacies of four remarkable female scholars: Gertrude Bell, Beatrice de Cardi, Joan Evans, and Margaret Stokes. #AccelerateAction
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Etwa 35.000 Italienerinnen kämpften zwischen 1943 und 1945 in der Resistenza gegen die deutschen Besatzer und die Faschisten. 4.500 wurden verhaftet, gefoltert, verschleppt, Hunderte ermordet. In Venedig wurde 1957 ein erstes Monument für die Frauen der Resistenza eingeweiht. 1/2
March 8, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Etwa 35.000 Italienerinnen kämpften zwischen 1943 und 1945 in der Resistenza gegen die deutschen Besatzer und die Faschisten. 4.500 wurden verhaftet, gefoltert, verschleppt, Hunderte ermordet. In Venedig wurde 1957 ein erstes Monument für die Frauen der Resistenza eingeweiht. 1/2
Betty, Jan and I had an awesome at Lapworth village hall. If you would like to see this wonderful lady in action please take time to watch this video. Betty Webb, 101, worked at Bletchley Park.
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Download link: vimeo.com/fuzfilms/dow...: 111)
February 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Betty, Jan and I had an awesome at Lapworth village hall. If you would like to see this wonderful lady in action please take time to watch this video. Betty Webb, 101, worked at Bletchley Park.
Download link: vimeo.com/fuzfilms/dow...: 111)
Download link: vimeo.com/fuzfilms/dow...: 111)
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Open Hearths, Ovens and Fireplaces
The story of heating is a story about the ingenuity of people encountering challenging climatic conditions. https://buff.ly/4hEye7Y
The story of heating is a story about the ingenuity of people encountering challenging climatic conditions. https://buff.ly/4hEye7Y
February 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Open Hearths, Ovens and Fireplaces
The story of heating is a story about the ingenuity of people encountering challenging climatic conditions. https://buff.ly/4hEye7Y
The story of heating is a story about the ingenuity of people encountering challenging climatic conditions. https://buff.ly/4hEye7Y
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This arresting image is a c.1900 photograph of Ann “Granny” Boswell, an Irish wise woman of Romany lineage, who settled with her family in west Cornwall. Renowned as a healer, with special skill for healing sick cattle, she died in the workhouse in 1909. Rest in power.
February 16, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This arresting image is a c.1900 photograph of Ann “Granny” Boswell, an Irish wise woman of Romany lineage, who settled with her family in west Cornwall. Renowned as a healer, with special skill for healing sick cattle, she died in the workhouse in 1909. Rest in power.
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Everything about him just 🔝
Here’s to many more appearances in the royal blue, Paik. 🔵 🇰🇷 buff.ly/3QhweGG
Here’s to many more appearances in the royal blue, Paik. 🔵 🇰🇷 buff.ly/3QhweGG
February 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Everything about him just 🔝
Here’s to many more appearances in the royal blue, Paik. 🔵 🇰🇷 buff.ly/3QhweGG
Here’s to many more appearances in the royal blue, Paik. 🔵 🇰🇷 buff.ly/3QhweGG
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The Sterling Ladies FC to the Lionesses: The Legacy of the Dagenham Invincibles of WWI
This groundbreaking exhibition supported by the Army FA, Essex FA & Western Front Association will open on 15 February @ Valence House Museum
More information 👇
valencehousecollections.co.uk/events/the-s...
This groundbreaking exhibition supported by the Army FA, Essex FA & Western Front Association will open on 15 February @ Valence House Museum
More information 👇
valencehousecollections.co.uk/events/the-s...
February 13, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The Sterling Ladies FC to the Lionesses: The Legacy of the Dagenham Invincibles of WWI
This groundbreaking exhibition supported by the Army FA, Essex FA & Western Front Association will open on 15 February @ Valence House Museum
More information 👇
valencehousecollections.co.uk/events/the-s...
This groundbreaking exhibition supported by the Army FA, Essex FA & Western Front Association will open on 15 February @ Valence House Museum
More information 👇
valencehousecollections.co.uk/events/the-s...
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@outsidewrite.bsky.social will be launching his new book with a St Patrick’s Day talk at @dulwichhamletfc.bsky.social hosted by @blitzwalker.bsky.social & @footballandwar.bsky.social
@stanchionbooks.bsky.social will be selling the book at this free entry event
More info👇🏼
bit.ly/3WG66bS
@stanchionbooks.bsky.social will be selling the book at this free entry event
More info👇🏼
bit.ly/3WG66bS
Book Launch Talk: London, 17 March 2025 - Outside Write
What are you doing on St. Patrick’s Day, Monday, 17 March? I am going to be launching my new book at Dulwich Hamlet’sRead more...
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February 13, 2025 at 8:49 AM
@outsidewrite.bsky.social will be launching his new book with a St Patrick’s Day talk at @dulwichhamletfc.bsky.social hosted by @blitzwalker.bsky.social & @footballandwar.bsky.social
@stanchionbooks.bsky.social will be selling the book at this free entry event
More info👇🏼
bit.ly/3WG66bS
@stanchionbooks.bsky.social will be selling the book at this free entry event
More info👇🏼
bit.ly/3WG66bS