George Harris
@historylecturer.bsky.social
Retired history teacher. Enjoys Lake District, painting, grandchildren, nature, history - lots really. Oh, and wildlife gardening. Still interested in education.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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The Telegraph had to correct its multiple lies about "illegal immigrants" in London at least three separate times.
It takes an obscene amount of hubris to lecture the BBC when you have The Telegraph’s record on truth-telling.
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
Some of the paper’s errors this year are so bad they’re almost laughable 👇🏻
The Telegraph’s BBC hypocrisy
A paper that knows a thing or two about editorial f*ck-ups...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The Telegraph had to correct its multiple lies about "illegal immigrants" in London at least three separate times.
Today is Remembrance Day. I have made these four pieces free as part of remembering.
Tomorrow is Remembrance Sunday. Tuesday is Remembrance Day. I have made the relevant four of my Kindle history pieces free on Sunday 9th, Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th. They are listed, with the links, here. #RemembranceDay
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Remembrance
I am in the remembrance business. After decades teaching about both world wars, and taking many trips to the Ypres Salient, November 11th is...
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November 11, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Today is Remembrance Day. I have made these four pieces free as part of remembering.
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Fabulous - but slightly creepy? - Syrian glass ointment jar, made c400-550CE.
Someone had a lot of fun making this one!
(📷mine, at the V&A, London.)
Someone had a lot of fun making this one!
(📷mine, at the V&A, London.)
November 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Fabulous - but slightly creepy? - Syrian glass ointment jar, made c400-550CE.
Someone had a lot of fun making this one!
(📷mine, at the V&A, London.)
Someone had a lot of fun making this one!
(📷mine, at the V&A, London.)
I just felt like posting some nice things.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I just felt like posting some nice things.
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Free today. Yesterday was Remembrance Sunday. Tomorrow is Remembrance Day. This is a time to remember the First and Second World Wars. @nexuseduk.bsky.social @htenuk.bsky.social @newtscotland.bsky.social
Tomorrow is Remembrance Sunday. Tuesday is Remembrance Day. I have made the relevant four of my Kindle history pieces free on Sunday 9th, Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th. They are listed, with the links, here. #RemembranceDay
georgehharris.blogspot.com/2022/10/reme...
georgehharris.blogspot.com/2022/10/reme...
Remembrance
I am in the remembrance business. After decades teaching about both world wars, and taking many trips to the Ypres Salient, November 11th is...
georgehharris.blogspot.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Free today. Yesterday was Remembrance Sunday. Tomorrow is Remembrance Day. This is a time to remember the First and Second World Wars. @nexuseduk.bsky.social @htenuk.bsky.social @newtscotland.bsky.social
@rodmannix.bsky.social Many thanks for the many reposts you do for me. Very much appreciated.
November 10, 2025 at 6:29 PM
@rodmannix.bsky.social Many thanks for the many reposts you do for me. Very much appreciated.
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Please don't cut back shrubs and hedgerows until wildlife has taken all the autumn berries! Hawthorn, for example, is a fantastic source of food for birds - including blackbirds, thrushes and (if the weather gets very cold) waxwings.
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Please don't cut back shrubs and hedgerows until wildlife has taken all the autumn berries! Hawthorn, for example, is a fantastic source of food for birds - including blackbirds, thrushes and (if the weather gets very cold) waxwings.
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Sutton Heritage Mosaic,
Sutton, #London
A wall mosaic of 1994, by mosaic artists Rob Turner and Gary Drostle. Hand cut and laid by hand by the two artists.
It shows scenes from #localhistory, such as, in the centre, the #Tudor Nonsuch Palace of Henry VIII.
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#MosaicMonday
Sutton, #London
A wall mosaic of 1994, by mosaic artists Rob Turner and Gary Drostle. Hand cut and laid by hand by the two artists.
It shows scenes from #localhistory, such as, in the centre, the #Tudor Nonsuch Palace of Henry VIII.
See ALT text for key.
#MosaicMonday
November 10, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Sutton Heritage Mosaic,
Sutton, #London
A wall mosaic of 1994, by mosaic artists Rob Turner and Gary Drostle. Hand cut and laid by hand by the two artists.
It shows scenes from #localhistory, such as, in the centre, the #Tudor Nonsuch Palace of Henry VIII.
See ALT text for key.
#MosaicMonday
Sutton, #London
A wall mosaic of 1994, by mosaic artists Rob Turner and Gary Drostle. Hand cut and laid by hand by the two artists.
It shows scenes from #localhistory, such as, in the centre, the #Tudor Nonsuch Palace of Henry VIII.
See ALT text for key.
#MosaicMonday
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November 10, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Free today. Yesterday was Remembrance Sunday. Tomorrow is Remembrance Day. This is a time to remember the First and Second World Wars. @nexuseduk.bsky.social @htenuk.bsky.social @newtscotland.bsky.social
Tomorrow is Remembrance Sunday. Tuesday is Remembrance Day. I have made the relevant four of my Kindle history pieces free on Sunday 9th, Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th. They are listed, with the links, here. #RemembranceDay
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Remembrance
I am in the remembrance business. After decades teaching about both world wars, and taking many trips to the Ypres Salient, November 11th is...
georgehharris.blogspot.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Free today. Yesterday was Remembrance Sunday. Tomorrow is Remembrance Day. This is a time to remember the First and Second World Wars. @nexuseduk.bsky.social @htenuk.bsky.social @newtscotland.bsky.social
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JUST PUBLISHED! In our latest article we examine the 17th century craze for writing and reading letters, and how this became a major feature in Dutch art, featuring in masterful paintings by artists such as Gabriel Metsu and Jan Vermeer www.artinsociety.com/gabriel-mets...
November 10, 2025 at 7:08 AM
JUST PUBLISHED! In our latest article we examine the 17th century craze for writing and reading letters, and how this became a major feature in Dutch art, featuring in masterful paintings by artists such as Gabriel Metsu and Jan Vermeer www.artinsociety.com/gabriel-mets...
Fascinating extra to our Remembrance Sunday service this morning. A new member of the church brought in the Victoria Cross (replica) won by his great grandfather in the Fisst World War.
My four pieces on the First and Second World Wars (brief but not superficial) are free today. #RemembranceSunday #Remembrance #RemembranceDay
Tomorrow is Remembrance Sunday. Tuesday is Remembrance Day. I have made the relevant four of my Kindle history pieces free on Sunday 9th, Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th. They are listed, with the links, here. #RemembranceDay
georgehharris.blogspot.com/2022/10/reme...
georgehharris.blogspot.com/2022/10/reme...
November 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Fascinating extra to our Remembrance Sunday service this morning. A new member of the church brought in the Victoria Cross (replica) won by his great grandfather in the Fisst World War.
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I long for a future when GB News is held to even a fraction of the standards to which the BBC is held.
November 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I long for a future when GB News is held to even a fraction of the standards to which the BBC is held.
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Longevity record!
Last night, @washwader.bsky.social recaught this Black-tailed Godwit, first caught and ringed 29 years ago.
The metal ring was wearing thin (and was replaced) but the bird is still going strong.
Blog about longevity of waders:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/w...
#ornithology
Last night, @washwader.bsky.social recaught this Black-tailed Godwit, first caught and ringed 29 years ago.
The metal ring was wearing thin (and was replaced) but the bird is still going strong.
Blog about longevity of waders:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/w...
#ornithology
November 9, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Longevity record!
Last night, @washwader.bsky.social recaught this Black-tailed Godwit, first caught and ringed 29 years ago.
The metal ring was wearing thin (and was replaced) but the bird is still going strong.
Blog about longevity of waders:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/w...
#ornithology
Last night, @washwader.bsky.social recaught this Black-tailed Godwit, first caught and ringed 29 years ago.
The metal ring was wearing thin (and was replaced) but the bird is still going strong.
Blog about longevity of waders:
wadertales.wordpress.com/2018/01/16/w...
#ornithology
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My four pieces on the First and Second World Wars (brief but not superficial) are free today. #RemembranceSunday #Remembrance #RemembranceDay
Tomorrow is Remembrance Sunday. Tuesday is Remembrance Day. I have made the relevant four of my Kindle history pieces free on Sunday 9th, Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th. They are listed, with the links, here. #RemembranceDay
georgehharris.blogspot.com/2022/10/reme...
georgehharris.blogspot.com/2022/10/reme...
Remembrance
I am in the remembrance business. After decades teaching about both world wars, and taking many trips to the Ypres Salient, November 11th is...
georgehharris.blogspot.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
My four pieces on the First and Second World Wars (brief but not superficial) are free today. #RemembranceSunday #Remembrance #RemembranceDay
My four pieces on the First and Second World Wars (brief but not superficial) are free today. #RemembranceSunday #Remembrance #RemembranceDay
Tomorrow is Remembrance Sunday. Tuesday is Remembrance Day. I have made the relevant four of my Kindle history pieces free on Sunday 9th, Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th. They are listed, with the links, here. #RemembranceDay
georgehharris.blogspot.com/2022/10/reme...
georgehharris.blogspot.com/2022/10/reme...
Remembrance
I am in the remembrance business. After decades teaching about both world wars, and taking many trips to the Ypres Salient, November 11th is...
georgehharris.blogspot.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:03 AM
My four pieces on the First and Second World Wars (brief but not superficial) are free today. #RemembranceSunday #Remembrance #RemembranceDay
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Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines. Here are some Puffins from the Isle of May to get us started #SuperSeabirdSunday
November 9, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Welcome to Super Seabird Sunday where we ask you to share photos, videos & artwork of seabirds to brighten up timelines. Here are some Puffins from the Isle of May to get us started #SuperSeabirdSunday
Why not read some history today? Plenty to choose from.
My many history pieces on Kindle. Brief, cheap and by no means superficial. handy for pupils. Appreciated by people who lack time for a long book. @nexuseduk.bsky.social @htenuk.bsky.social @newtscotland.bsky.social #History
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A Bibliographical Commercial Break
" Thanks Mr Harris for all your history lectures. They're really good " (Anonymous review) I have made no secret of the fact that pa...
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November 9, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Why not read some history today? Plenty to choose from.
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Angel with a lute, by Melozzo da Forli in 1480. It's his day.
November 8, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Angel with a lute, by Melozzo da Forli in 1480. It's his day.
I know top people in sports are all professional entertainers these days. But national sides should be on Freeview TV. #Testmatches #AutumnInternationals etc.
November 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I know top people in sports are all professional entertainers these days. But national sides should be on Freeview TV. #Testmatches #AutumnInternationals etc.
Found them! This was eight years ago. It is very small, but you will see the effort to keep the sides level, and the importance of having a deep bit.
November 8, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Found them! This was eight years ago. It is very small, but you will see the effort to keep the sides level, and the importance of having a deep bit.
Tomorrow is Remembrance Sunday. Tuesday is Remembrance Day. I have made the relevant four of my Kindle history pieces free on Sunday 9th, Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th. They are listed, with the links, here. #RemembranceDay
georgehharris.blogspot.com/2022/10/reme...
georgehharris.blogspot.com/2022/10/reme...
Remembrance
I am in the remembrance business. After decades teaching about both world wars, and taking many trips to the Ypres Salient, November 11th is...
georgehharris.blogspot.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Tomorrow is Remembrance Sunday. Tuesday is Remembrance Day. I have made the relevant four of my Kindle history pieces free on Sunday 9th, Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th. They are listed, with the links, here. #RemembranceDay
georgehharris.blogspot.com/2022/10/reme...
georgehharris.blogspot.com/2022/10/reme...
The long nights are drawing in. Why not read some history this weekend. Plenty here to choose from.
My many history pieces on Kindle. Brief, cheap and by no means superficial. handy for pupils. Appreciated by people who lack time for a long book. @nexuseduk.bsky.social @htenuk.bsky.social @newtscotland.bsky.social #History
georgehharris.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-bi...
georgehharris.blogspot.com/2013/07/a-bi...
A Bibliographical Commercial Break
" Thanks Mr Harris for all your history lectures. They're really good " (Anonymous review) I have made no secret of the fact that pa...
georgehharris.blogspot.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The long nights are drawing in. Why not read some history this weekend. Plenty here to choose from.