Niall Devitt
@historyniall.bsky.social
Author, tenacious historian and researcher, love all trains-Camelot, QPR, The Fall, opera, film and comedy, Warner Brothers cartoons, Will Hay and importantly, where to find the best doughnut in London and how to make the perfect pot of tea to go with it!
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Underground Railway 1801-1902
The London Underground, the very essence of a great metropolis, is a story which has fascinated and captivated generations since its first opening in January…
www.pen-and-sword.co.uk
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Now due on the 30 Jan 2026, Tec issues but worth the wait my friends!
First of four covering 1801-2050. Uses countless new primary sources. This is different and fresh! Quote by a kind reviewer -' written by an expert researcher and genuine historian.'
Now due on the 30 Jan 2026, Tec issues but worth the wait my friends!
First of four covering 1801-2050. Uses countless new primary sources. This is different and fresh! Quote by a kind reviewer -' written by an expert researcher and genuine historian.'
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#CeilingsOnSunday The National Museum, Dublin
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
#CeilingsOnSunday The National Museum, Dublin
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Tonight on Noir Alley on TCM #NoirAlley #TCM
HIGH AND LOW (1963)
A masterpiece. Director Akira Kurosawa's adaptation of Evan Hunter's novel KING'S RANSOM. A towering achievement. Stars Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyōko Kagawa, and Tatsuya Mihashi. Essential viewing. 🎥
HIGH AND LOW (1963)
A masterpiece. Director Akira Kurosawa's adaptation of Evan Hunter's novel KING'S RANSOM. A towering achievement. Stars Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyōko Kagawa, and Tatsuya Mihashi. Essential viewing. 🎥
November 15, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Tonight on Noir Alley on TCM #NoirAlley #TCM
HIGH AND LOW (1963)
A masterpiece. Director Akira Kurosawa's adaptation of Evan Hunter's novel KING'S RANSOM. A towering achievement. Stars Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyōko Kagawa, and Tatsuya Mihashi. Essential viewing. 🎥
HIGH AND LOW (1963)
A masterpiece. Director Akira Kurosawa's adaptation of Evan Hunter's novel KING'S RANSOM. A towering achievement. Stars Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Kyōko Kagawa, and Tatsuya Mihashi. Essential viewing. 🎥
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Exhibit A, The Titfer, National Museum, Dublin
November 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Exhibit A, The Titfer, National Museum, Dublin
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Scorpions On Sunday, National Museum, Dublin
November 15, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Scorpions On Sunday, National Museum, Dublin
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The Joy of Dublin
November 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
The Joy of Dublin
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The Houses of Dublin
November 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The Houses of Dublin
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The Joy of Street Furniture, Dublin
November 15, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The Joy of Street Furniture, Dublin
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Today come with me on a bonkers jaunt to Arabia in WW1… achurchill.substack.com/p/free-featu...
FREE FEATURE: A Very Arab Revolt, Pt.I 1916-17
In June 1916, gunfire resounded around the sacred city of Mecca and the Ottoman garrison there found themselves imperilled.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Today come with me on a bonkers jaunt to Arabia in WW1… achurchill.substack.com/p/free-featu...
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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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The Three Tuns pub, Coppergate, York. It was recorded as being a pub from 1782. The building probably dates from the 16th century with 19th century alterations & a 20th century extension at the back. Owned by Maltby & Wilberforce from 1861 it specialised in selling wine & /1
November 15, 2025 at 8:14 PM
The Three Tuns pub, Coppergate, York. It was recorded as being a pub from 1782. The building probably dates from the 16th century with 19th century alterations & a 20th century extension at the back. Owned by Maltby & Wilberforce from 1861 it specialised in selling wine & /1
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Retro Americana
November 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Retro Americana
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Mt. Rushmore of #FilmNoir, Day 14
#NoirvemberChallenge 2025
Narrowed in down to Women Actors and IDA LUPINO who did it all
IDA LUPINO
CLAIRE TREVOR
BARBARA STANWYCK
JOAN CRAWFORD
Hon Mention: GLORIA GRAHAME
@LadyKdesigns #Noirvember #NoirAlley #TCMParty
#NoirvemberChallenge 2025
Narrowed in down to Women Actors and IDA LUPINO who did it all
IDA LUPINO
CLAIRE TREVOR
BARBARA STANWYCK
JOAN CRAWFORD
Hon Mention: GLORIA GRAHAME
@LadyKdesigns #Noirvember #NoirAlley #TCMParty
November 14, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Mt. Rushmore of #FilmNoir, Day 14
#NoirvemberChallenge 2025
Narrowed in down to Women Actors and IDA LUPINO who did it all
IDA LUPINO
CLAIRE TREVOR
BARBARA STANWYCK
JOAN CRAWFORD
Hon Mention: GLORIA GRAHAME
@LadyKdesigns #Noirvember #NoirAlley #TCMParty
#NoirvemberChallenge 2025
Narrowed in down to Women Actors and IDA LUPINO who did it all
IDA LUPINO
CLAIRE TREVOR
BARBARA STANWYCK
JOAN CRAWFORD
Hon Mention: GLORIA GRAHAME
@LadyKdesigns #Noirvember #NoirAlley #TCMParty
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Some Georgian finery in Fenland for a late #PostboxSaturday this week. This little beauty snapped in Whittlesey today.
November 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Some Georgian finery in Fenland for a late #PostboxSaturday this week. This little beauty snapped in Whittlesey today.
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Canadian Armour series
CenturionMBT
Canada's Main Battle Tank-1953 to1979
PICS
L-CDN CENTURION in Bavaria during Ex Reforger'74
R-A Centurion tank,B SqnRCD in support of 3 Mech Commando,crosses at Neustift,GERM 1973
VIDEO
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kev7...
LINK
www.silverhawkauthor.com/post/armour-...
CenturionMBT
Canada's Main Battle Tank-1953 to1979
PICS
L-CDN CENTURION in Bavaria during Ex Reforger'74
R-A Centurion tank,B SqnRCD in support of 3 Mech Commando,crosses at Neustift,GERM 1973
VIDEO
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kev7...
LINK
www.silverhawkauthor.com/post/armour-...
November 15, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Canadian Armour series
CenturionMBT
Canada's Main Battle Tank-1953 to1979
PICS
L-CDN CENTURION in Bavaria during Ex Reforger'74
R-A Centurion tank,B SqnRCD in support of 3 Mech Commando,crosses at Neustift,GERM 1973
VIDEO
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kev7...
LINK
www.silverhawkauthor.com/post/armour-...
CenturionMBT
Canada's Main Battle Tank-1953 to1979
PICS
L-CDN CENTURION in Bavaria during Ex Reforger'74
R-A Centurion tank,B SqnRCD in support of 3 Mech Commando,crosses at Neustift,GERM 1973
VIDEO
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kev7...
LINK
www.silverhawkauthor.com/post/armour-...
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"Your future is all used up." - Marlene Dietrich in TOUCH OF EVIL (1958) #TCMParty #Noirvember
November 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
"Your future is all used up." - Marlene Dietrich in TOUCH OF EVIL (1958) #TCMParty #Noirvember
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Happy Birthday JOHN KERR! 🎂 Handsome, sensitive star of Broadway & film versions of the controversial TEA & SYMPATHY, Lieutenant Cable in the film of SOUTH PACIFIC & the confused patient in The Cobweb with Gloria Grahame. My TEA AND SYMPATHY #MovieReview youtu.be/RcclozSiap0?...
#MovieSky
#MovieSky
November 15, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Happy Birthday JOHN KERR! 🎂 Handsome, sensitive star of Broadway & film versions of the controversial TEA & SYMPATHY, Lieutenant Cable in the film of SOUTH PACIFIC & the confused patient in The Cobweb with Gloria Grahame. My TEA AND SYMPATHY #MovieReview youtu.be/RcclozSiap0?...
#MovieSky
#MovieSky
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I treasure these people.
Holding EMMY Awards: Ed Asner,Betty White, Mary Tyler Moore, and Ted Knight.
Holding EMMY Awards: Ed Asner,Betty White, Mary Tyler Moore, and Ted Knight.
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 AM
I treasure these people.
Holding EMMY Awards: Ed Asner,Betty White, Mary Tyler Moore, and Ted Knight.
Holding EMMY Awards: Ed Asner,Betty White, Mary Tyler Moore, and Ted Knight.
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Another social media thread turned into an article & it's again about something that's probably not as old as you may have thought; When did people start using a chopping block for firewood?
Read here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/16/w...
Or here;
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/when-did-p...
Read here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/16/w...
Or here;
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/when-did-p...
When did people start using a chopping block for firewood?
This article was originally a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. So when did people start…
fakehistoryhunter.net
November 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Another social media thread turned into an article & it's again about something that's probably not as old as you may have thought; When did people start using a chopping block for firewood?
Read here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/16/w...
Or here;
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/when-did-p...
Read here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/16/w...
Or here;
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/when-did-p...