How to do History
@howtodohistory.bsky.social
Tours and tales, sometimes with a beverage in hand. History for those who see enjoyment and importance in the past. Run by Mr Cemetery Club (Sheldon K. Goodman) and Dr Battlefield Birding (Andy Lock).
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After a few administrative battles, our website is live. We’re up and running with a small selection of tours, and will be expanding the repertoire and running one-offs as time goes by. Happy to answer questions here of course, have a look. howtodohistory.co.uk
"To my son, Jordan. You'll never know just how much I could have loved you."
Those are the gut-wrenching words that Julian Dykes left with flowers at the funeral of his partner Andrea and their unborn son, who were killed on this day alongside her friends Nik Moore and John Light in 1999. 🧵
Those are the gut-wrenching words that Julian Dykes left with flowers at the funeral of his partner Andrea and their unborn son, who were killed on this day alongside her friends Nik Moore and John Light in 1999. 🧵
April 30, 2025 at 9:01 AM
"To my son, Jordan. You'll never know just how much I could have loved you."
Those are the gut-wrenching words that Julian Dykes left with flowers at the funeral of his partner Andrea and their unborn son, who were killed on this day alongside her friends Nik Moore and John Light in 1999. 🧵
Those are the gut-wrenching words that Julian Dykes left with flowers at the funeral of his partner Andrea and their unborn son, who were killed on this day alongside her friends Nik Moore and John Light in 1999. 🧵
An extremely enjoyable day at Kenilworth yesterday. Something coming in the summer edition of English Heritage’s members’ magazine.
April 9, 2025 at 7:20 AM
An extremely enjoyable day at Kenilworth yesterday. Something coming in the summer edition of English Heritage’s members’ magazine.
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New substack is live! @bigandylock.bsky.social takes a look at recent developments at the Imperial War Museum!
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April 2, 2025 at 8:31 AM
New substack is live! @bigandylock.bsky.social takes a look at recent developments at the Imperial War Museum!
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New substack is live! @bigandylock.bsky.social takes a look at recent developments at the Imperial War Museum!
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April 2, 2025 at 8:31 AM
New substack is live! @bigandylock.bsky.social takes a look at recent developments at the Imperial War Museum!
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This is the terrifying way they used to go up it in the 70s. Almost impossible to believe the lack of H&S in those days…
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John Noakes Climbing Nelsons Column
YouTube video by Marko Kaar
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March 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is the terrifying way they used to go up it in the 70s. Almost impossible to believe the lack of H&S in those days…
youtu.be/tGZ-h70IK9s?...
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Happy International Women’s Day. As a pair of relatively well-meaning male historians, while not being ignorant of women’s history, we can’t do tours better than the exceptional team at Women of London. Please give them a look. www.womenoflondon.org.uk
March 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Happy International Women’s Day. As a pair of relatively well-meaning male historians, while not being ignorant of women’s history, we can’t do tours better than the exceptional team at Women of London. Please give them a look. www.womenoflondon.org.uk
We are well beyond parody here.
The US military has removed photos of the B-29 bomber “Enola Gay” — which dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan — apparently because it contains the word “gay,” which violates their new anti-DEI rules.
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorites are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts ma...
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March 7, 2025 at 6:56 AM
We are well beyond parody here.
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For World Book Day, here is a clay tablet from ancient Uruk. It’s over 5,000 years old and preserves some of the earliest examples of writing.
The signs represent numbers and various products tallied up for a festival of the evening star, the goddess Inana (associated with Venus) #WorldBookDay
The signs represent numbers and various products tallied up for a festival of the evening star, the goddess Inana (associated with Venus) #WorldBookDay
March 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
For World Book Day, here is a clay tablet from ancient Uruk. It’s over 5,000 years old and preserves some of the earliest examples of writing.
The signs represent numbers and various products tallied up for a festival of the evening star, the goddess Inana (associated with Venus) #WorldBookDay
The signs represent numbers and various products tallied up for a festival of the evening star, the goddess Inana (associated with Venus) #WorldBookDay
At Roland Garros tennis stadium today. The racquetty stuff is fine and everything, but this Great War nerd was rather more captivated by one of the ace’s prop blades which had once been rigged with a deflector to allow machine gun fire to go through it.
March 6, 2025 at 6:31 PM
At Roland Garros tennis stadium today. The racquetty stuff is fine and everything, but this Great War nerd was rather more captivated by one of the ace’s prop blades which had once been rigged with a deflector to allow machine gun fire to go through it.
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Often regarded as one of the finest depictions of love at first sight…Sheldon describes his favourite painting at The National Gallery #arthistory #titian #renaissance #mythology
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Love at first sight
Chopping and changing in our national gallery
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March 1, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Often regarded as one of the finest depictions of love at first sight…Sheldon describes his favourite painting at The National Gallery #arthistory #titian #renaissance #mythology
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March 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
March 3, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Often regarded as one of the finest depictions of love at first sight…Sheldon describes his favourite painting at The National Gallery #arthistory #titian #renaissance #mythology
howtodohistory.substack.com/p/love-at-fi...
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Love at first sight
Chopping and changing in our national gallery
howtodohistory.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Often regarded as one of the finest depictions of love at first sight…Sheldon describes his favourite painting at The National Gallery #arthistory #titian #renaissance #mythology
howtodohistory.substack.com/p/love-at-fi...
howtodohistory.substack.com/p/love-at-fi...
We have a Substack! Join us every Wednesday with historical tidbits and trivia from the H2dH boys! #history #london #blog
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February 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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I’ve had a Bluetooth speaker taken off me at security. Foiled my plans for a rave in the Mesopotamia galleries
It is incredible to see what people bring with them when they visit The British Museum. Boxing gloves. Swords. Giant cuddly toys. Our advice? Travel light: get through the queues that much quicker. Give the security staff a break!
#britishmuseum #britishmuseumlondon #museums #london #queue
#britishmuseum #britishmuseumlondon #museums #london #queue
February 20, 2025 at 7:49 PM
I’ve had a Bluetooth speaker taken off me at security. Foiled my plans for a rave in the Mesopotamia galleries
It is incredible to see what people bring with them when they visit The British Museum. Boxing gloves. Swords. Giant cuddly toys. Our advice? Travel light: get through the queues that much quicker. Give the security staff a break!
#britishmuseum #britishmuseumlondon #museums #london #queue
#britishmuseum #britishmuseumlondon #museums #london #queue
February 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
It is incredible to see what people bring with them when they visit The British Museum. Boxing gloves. Swords. Giant cuddly toys. Our advice? Travel light: get through the queues that much quicker. Give the security staff a break!
#britishmuseum #britishmuseumlondon #museums #london #queue
#britishmuseum #britishmuseumlondon #museums #london #queue
This was as silly as you would expect a Peter Hart book launch to be, but with excellent history behind it too. Looking forward to digging in to the book.
February 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This was as silly as you would expect a Peter Hart book launch to be, but with excellent history behind it too. Looking forward to digging in to the book.
An interesting day doing research at the Churchill War Rooms. Came across this fella on the transatlantic blower to President Roosevelt. #SIGSALY
February 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
An interesting day doing research at the Churchill War Rooms. Came across this fella on the transatlantic blower to President Roosevelt. #SIGSALY
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What to see in the Egyptian collection at The British Museum…not the Rosetta Stone, we say. #britishmuseum #egypt #sphinx #giza
January 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
What to see in the Egyptian collection at The British Museum…not the Rosetta Stone, we say. #britishmuseum #egypt #sphinx #giza
What to see in the Egyptian collection at The British Museum…not the Rosetta Stone, we say. #britishmuseum #egypt #sphinx #giza
January 29, 2025 at 10:15 AM
What to see in the Egyptian collection at The British Museum…not the Rosetta Stone, we say. #britishmuseum #egypt #sphinx #giza
A thoroughly brilliant and thought provoking tour around The British Museum today- looking at Ptolemy I, cuneiform language, the ethics of displaying human remains and the Geberlein man!
Hit us up for a tour, we’re GOOD! 💪 #history #britishmuseum #london
Hit us up for a tour, we’re GOOD! 💪 #history #britishmuseum #london
January 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
A thoroughly brilliant and thought provoking tour around The British Museum today- looking at Ptolemy I, cuneiform language, the ethics of displaying human remains and the Geberlein man!
Hit us up for a tour, we’re GOOD! 💪 #history #britishmuseum #london
Hit us up for a tour, we’re GOOD! 💪 #history #britishmuseum #london