James Ward-Gwilliam
@jamesw-g13.bsky.social
Work in nature , Archaeogist and historian by degree, love travelling, cruising and being at sea. Also enjoy lots of sports and collecting sports memorabilia
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I'm just resharing this again for the various #historians and #academics who are returning to work today or next week. If you have students working on #publichistory or similar topics, this event at the @ihr.bsky.social might be of real interest to them (and you)! Feel free to share it around!
Following the publication of ‘Star Wars: The Rise and Fall of the Galactic Empire’ Dr Ann-Marie Foster, @juliarsct.bsky.social, and myself will be discussing its approach to ‘Writing Fictional History’ at the @ihr.bsky.social on 26 February 2025.
www.history.ac.uk/events/writi...
www.history.ac.uk/events/writi...
January 3, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I'm just resharing this again for the various #historians and #academics who are returning to work today or next week. If you have students working on #publichistory or similar topics, this event at the @ihr.bsky.social might be of real interest to them (and you)! Feel free to share it around!
So 6 books at least so far for Christmas #booksky. #football, #F1, travel, history and #maritimehistory #GISchat #Maps etc
But whose book to start with out of them all? Would love to get people's opinions :) @hylland.bsky.social @almurray.bsky.social
Meik wiking
Gunther steiner
@mfrary.bsky.social
But whose book to start with out of them all? Would love to get people's opinions :) @hylland.bsky.social @almurray.bsky.social
Meik wiking
Gunther steiner
@mfrary.bsky.social
December 25, 2024 at 2:39 PM
So 6 books at least so far for Christmas #booksky. #football, #F1, travel, history and #maritimehistory #GISchat #Maps etc
But whose book to start with out of them all? Would love to get people's opinions :) @hylland.bsky.social @almurray.bsky.social
Meik wiking
Gunther steiner
@mfrary.bsky.social
But whose book to start with out of them all? Would love to get people's opinions :) @hylland.bsky.social @almurray.bsky.social
Meik wiking
Gunther steiner
@mfrary.bsky.social
My dad's #footballshirt #kitcommunity #kitcollector luck continues thanks to surpriseshirts.co.uk with the Cagliari 24/25 home shirt. Considering we couldn't get one when in Cagliari last year
I've got Racing Club de Monteviedo 2022 away which is also their 2024 3rd shirt. Interesting 🤣
I've got Racing Club de Monteviedo 2022 away which is also their 2024 3rd shirt. Interesting 🤣
December 25, 2024 at 11:08 AM
My dad's #footballshirt #kitcommunity #kitcollector luck continues thanks to surpriseshirts.co.uk with the Cagliari 24/25 home shirt. Considering we couldn't get one when in Cagliari last year
I've got Racing Club de Monteviedo 2022 away which is also their 2024 3rd shirt. Interesting 🤣
I've got Racing Club de Monteviedo 2022 away which is also their 2024 3rd shirt. Interesting 🤣
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It’s the time of year for mentioning one of my favourite ‘untranslatables’.
‘Poronkusema’, in Finnish, once denoted a distance of around 7.5km, which is roughly how long a reindeer can last before needing to urinate. ‘Poronkusema’ means ‘reindeer pee’.
‘Poronkusema’, in Finnish, once denoted a distance of around 7.5km, which is roughly how long a reindeer can last before needing to urinate. ‘Poronkusema’ means ‘reindeer pee’.
December 18, 2024 at 5:51 PM
It’s the time of year for mentioning one of my favourite ‘untranslatables’.
‘Poronkusema’, in Finnish, once denoted a distance of around 7.5km, which is roughly how long a reindeer can last before needing to urinate. ‘Poronkusema’ means ‘reindeer pee’.
‘Poronkusema’, in Finnish, once denoted a distance of around 7.5km, which is roughly how long a reindeer can last before needing to urinate. ‘Poronkusema’ means ‘reindeer pee’.
One for #kitcollectors #footballshirtcolllectors especially those that byy and sell.
HMRC just clarified and updated their rules. Especially if you sell on Ebay or Vinted.
HMRC just clarified and updated their rules. Especially if you sell on Ebay or Vinted.
December 4, 2024 at 10:43 AM
One for #kitcollectors #footballshirtcolllectors especially those that byy and sell.
HMRC just clarified and updated their rules. Especially if you sell on Ebay or Vinted.
HMRC just clarified and updated their rules. Especially if you sell on Ebay or Vinted.
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350! GIVEAWAY🔥‼️
Both of us will be giving away the following vouchers £100, £50 and £25 for each store meaning there can be 6 winners.
Steps:
All you have to do is:
⁃Re-post this post
⁃Follow both me & @ehretrokits.bsky.social
Winners will be drawn on Sunday 1 December.
Good luck!! 🤞
Both of us will be giving away the following vouchers £100, £50 and £25 for each store meaning there can be 6 winners.
Steps:
All you have to do is:
⁃Re-post this post
⁃Follow both me & @ehretrokits.bsky.social
Winners will be drawn on Sunday 1 December.
Good luck!! 🤞
November 21, 2024 at 8:30 AM
350! GIVEAWAY🔥‼️
Both of us will be giving away the following vouchers £100, £50 and £25 for each store meaning there can be 6 winners.
Steps:
All you have to do is:
⁃Re-post this post
⁃Follow both me & @ehretrokits.bsky.social
Winners will be drawn on Sunday 1 December.
Good luck!! 🤞
Both of us will be giving away the following vouchers £100, £50 and £25 for each store meaning there can be 6 winners.
Steps:
All you have to do is:
⁃Re-post this post
⁃Follow both me & @ehretrokits.bsky.social
Winners will be drawn on Sunday 1 December.
Good luck!! 🤞
One thing I really missed and am grateful for 🦋 sky for is being able to engage , debate, and discuss history and archaeology with others properly again.
The other place became a disaster for many reasons.
Had a really enjoyable healthy discussion today on some #maritimehistory #history #ww2
The other place became a disaster for many reasons.
Had a really enjoyable healthy discussion today on some #maritimehistory #history #ww2
November 24, 2024 at 8:34 PM
One thing I really missed and am grateful for 🦋 sky for is being able to engage , debate, and discuss history and archaeology with others properly again.
The other place became a disaster for many reasons.
Had a really enjoyable healthy discussion today on some #maritimehistory #history #ww2
The other place became a disaster for many reasons.
Had a really enjoyable healthy discussion today on some #maritimehistory #history #ww2
One for the #writers #writingcommunity and #booksky community. If one publisher is highlighting and recommending this can't be long before the rest do as well. Also be aware of the new twitter policies.
Today, my publisher put out a notice encouraging all of their authors to leave Twitter/X due to Musk's copyright complaints arbitration policies (through courts in Texas) and AI scraping.
Looks like I may have to close up there sooner rather than later.
Good thing I've been on Bluesky for awhile.
Looks like I may have to close up there sooner rather than later.
Good thing I've been on Bluesky for awhile.
a sign that says ' life of concern ' at the top
ALT: a sign that says ' life of concern ' at the top
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November 22, 2024 at 9:41 PM
One for the #writers #writingcommunity and #booksky community. If one publisher is highlighting and recommending this can't be long before the rest do as well. Also be aware of the new twitter policies.
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November 22, 2024 at 3:13 AM
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How long would your commute take in 1680? Mine would be about a day and a half.
@camunicampop.bsky.social has a brilliant tool for calculating travel times in Roman, 1680, 1830, 1911 and 2024. 🗃️
www.travelintimes.org/journey/52.2...
@camunicampop.bsky.social has a brilliant tool for calculating travel times in Roman, 1680, 1830, 1911 and 2024. 🗃️
www.travelintimes.org/journey/52.2...
November 22, 2024 at 9:49 AM
How long would your commute take in 1680? Mine would be about a day and a half.
@camunicampop.bsky.social has a brilliant tool for calculating travel times in Roman, 1680, 1830, 1911 and 2024. 🗃️
www.travelintimes.org/journey/52.2...
@camunicampop.bsky.social has a brilliant tool for calculating travel times in Roman, 1680, 1830, 1911 and 2024. 🗃️
www.travelintimes.org/journey/52.2...
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Andrew Tate got banned from Bluesky in less than one day.
Another reason things are so much better here than Twitter.
Another reason things are so much better here than Twitter.
November 19, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Andrew Tate got banned from Bluesky in less than one day.
Another reason things are so much better here than Twitter.
Another reason things are so much better here than Twitter.
Waking up to a wonderful snowy landscape but also a puppy that wants to eat it all 😍😂 at least he enjoys the snow.
November 19, 2024 at 8:44 AM
Waking up to a wonderful snowy landscape but also a puppy that wants to eat it all 😍😂 at least he enjoys the snow.
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One of the outrageously important runic inscriptions on the Viking-style Galloway Hoard, deposited c. 900 in what is now SW Scotland.
The exciting kicker is that the runes are ANGLIAN, not Old Norse, likely made by an Anglo-Saxon Northumbrian.
My images from the Treasure Trove in Scotland viewing.
The exciting kicker is that the runes are ANGLIAN, not Old Norse, likely made by an Anglo-Saxon Northumbrian.
My images from the Treasure Trove in Scotland viewing.
November 18, 2024 at 1:00 PM
One of the outrageously important runic inscriptions on the Viking-style Galloway Hoard, deposited c. 900 in what is now SW Scotland.
The exciting kicker is that the runes are ANGLIAN, not Old Norse, likely made by an Anglo-Saxon Northumbrian.
My images from the Treasure Trove in Scotland viewing.
The exciting kicker is that the runes are ANGLIAN, not Old Norse, likely made by an Anglo-Saxon Northumbrian.
My images from the Treasure Trove in Scotland viewing.
This exactly. Once it has this then the other place ( the dark side bird ) will be doomed like the dodo.
Oh how I would love to have a group chat function on here
November 18, 2024 at 5:45 PM
This exactly. Once it has this then the other place ( the dark side bird ) will be doomed like the dodo.
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Not sure who to follow? Bluesky members have created over 9000 starter packs for you to choose from!
blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs
blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs
Starter Packs - Bluesky Directory
A curated collection of all things relating to the Blue Sky social media platform.
blueskydirectory.com
November 16, 2024 at 5:30 PM
Not sure who to follow? Bluesky members have created over 9000 starter packs for you to choose from!
blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs
blueskydirectory.com/starter-packs
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#WordOftheDay 🔆 Komorebi! Another great Japanese word that English and other languages could use!
💃 The dance between sunlight and shadow is something many artists have tried to capture.
Tree: 木
Shine through: 漏れ
Sun: 日.
🗃️ #AcademicSky #academia #language #linguistics #Japan
#translation
💃 The dance between sunlight and shadow is something many artists have tried to capture.
Tree: 木
Shine through: 漏れ
Sun: 日.
🗃️ #AcademicSky #academia #language #linguistics #Japan
#translation
November 18, 2024 at 1:19 PM
#WordOftheDay 🔆 Komorebi! Another great Japanese word that English and other languages could use!
💃 The dance between sunlight and shadow is something many artists have tried to capture.
Tree: 木
Shine through: 漏れ
Sun: 日.
🗃️ #AcademicSky #academia #language #linguistics #Japan
#translation
💃 The dance between sunlight and shadow is something many artists have tried to capture.
Tree: 木
Shine through: 漏れ
Sun: 日.
🗃️ #AcademicSky #academia #language #linguistics #Japan
#translation
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I learned some stuff about Bluesky I did not know by reading this.
Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.
Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.
Here’s some cool stuff you can do with Bluesky
It’s not just an Alf pics repository.
www.theverge.com
November 17, 2024 at 8:55 AM
I learned some stuff about Bluesky I did not know by reading this.
Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.
Maybe worth passing it on to others so we can all start getting the full benefit of the 🦋.
Seeing the England vs Ireland score. A quote from Patrick Harper comes to mind "God save Ireland"
Of course as Sharpe says he is to busy/hands full with the Spanish.
Of course as Sharpe says he is to busy/hands full with the Spanish.
a man in a military uniform is talking to another man in a crowd of people .
ALT: a man in a military uniform is talking to another man in a crowd of people .
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November 17, 2024 at 7:26 PM
Seeing the England vs Ireland score. A quote from Patrick Harper comes to mind "God save Ireland"
Of course as Sharpe says he is to busy/hands full with the Spanish.
Of course as Sharpe says he is to busy/hands full with the Spanish.
When you inadvertently pick up a signed @simon-scarrow.bsky.social book and don't realise till you get home.
Happy days
Happy days
a group of people are standing in front of a building with confetti falling around them
ALT: a group of people are standing in front of a building with confetti falling around them
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November 17, 2024 at 6:55 PM
When you inadvertently pick up a signed @simon-scarrow.bsky.social book and don't realise till you get home.
Happy days
Happy days
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Love this. ‘Queue’ is from the French word with the same spelling (but pronounced as ‘kuh’) meaning an animal’s long tail.
In the 18th and 19th centuries it also referred to a pigtail and was sometimes spelled as ‘cue’, which gave us the name of the long thin rod used in snooker.
In the 18th and 19th centuries it also referred to a pigtail and was sometimes spelled as ‘cue’, which gave us the name of the long thin rod used in snooker.
the “ueue” in “queue” is really just there as an example
November 17, 2024 at 9:44 AM
Love this. ‘Queue’ is from the French word with the same spelling (but pronounced as ‘kuh’) meaning an animal’s long tail.
In the 18th and 19th centuries it also referred to a pigtail and was sometimes spelled as ‘cue’, which gave us the name of the long thin rod used in snooker.
In the 18th and 19th centuries it also referred to a pigtail and was sometimes spelled as ‘cue’, which gave us the name of the long thin rod used in snooker.
@comedylopez.bsky.social stains greatest comedic export now on blue sky. Welcome to the light side Ignacio, we don't have any cookies but we do have Ensaimada which is infinitely better.
November 16, 2024 at 3:09 PM
@comedylopez.bsky.social stains greatest comedic export now on blue sky. Welcome to the light side Ignacio, we don't have any cookies but we do have Ensaimada which is infinitely better.
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Something lovely for the weekend!
Beautiful blue glass beads from the late Bronze Age.
Ploughed up by a farmer in Denmark in 1885, analysis shows the beads were made in Mesopotamia, pointing to long-distance trade in luxury goods some 3,000 years ago.
📷 National Museum of Denmark
#Archaeology
Beautiful blue glass beads from the late Bronze Age.
Ploughed up by a farmer in Denmark in 1885, analysis shows the beads were made in Mesopotamia, pointing to long-distance trade in luxury goods some 3,000 years ago.
📷 National Museum of Denmark
#Archaeology
November 16, 2024 at 10:33 AM
Something lovely for the weekend!
Beautiful blue glass beads from the late Bronze Age.
Ploughed up by a farmer in Denmark in 1885, analysis shows the beads were made in Mesopotamia, pointing to long-distance trade in luxury goods some 3,000 years ago.
📷 National Museum of Denmark
#Archaeology
Beautiful blue glass beads from the late Bronze Age.
Ploughed up by a farmer in Denmark in 1885, analysis shows the beads were made in Mesopotamia, pointing to long-distance trade in luxury goods some 3,000 years ago.
📷 National Museum of Denmark
#Archaeology
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My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is ‘snerdling’ (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer.
Morning.
Morning.
November 16, 2024 at 9:05 AM
My word of the day (and personal recommendation) is ‘snerdling’ (18th century): nestling cosily beneath the covers and holding off the day a little longer.
Morning.
Morning.
Did I just binge watch the latest episodes of cobra kai. Yes yes I did and oh my #cobrakai how am I supposed to wait till season 6 part 3.
November 16, 2024 at 12:29 AM
Did I just binge watch the latest episodes of cobra kai. Yes yes I did and oh my #cobrakai how am I supposed to wait till season 6 part 3.