@jh-67.bsky.social
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And we're in the news!
*Roman massacre at Maiden Castle reinterpreted* in the latest (and always excellent) British Archaeology magazine @archaeologyuk.bsky.social
Out now!
For the full article on the c14 dating programme see
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/A7XCYP...
Un #RomanSiteSaturday
*Roman massacre at Maiden Castle reinterpreted* in the latest (and always excellent) British Archaeology magazine @archaeologyuk.bsky.social
Out now!
For the full article on the c14 dating programme see
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/A7XCYP...
Un #RomanSiteSaturday
August 9, 2025 at 7:45 AM
And we're in the news!
*Roman massacre at Maiden Castle reinterpreted* in the latest (and always excellent) British Archaeology magazine @archaeologyuk.bsky.social
Out now!
For the full article on the c14 dating programme see
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/A7XCYP...
Un #RomanSiteSaturday
*Roman massacre at Maiden Castle reinterpreted* in the latest (and always excellent) British Archaeology magazine @archaeologyuk.bsky.social
Out now!
For the full article on the c14 dating programme see
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/A7XCYP...
Un #RomanSiteSaturday
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#Galileo demonstrated his telescope #OnThisDay in 1609.
Few events in history have proved as momentous as his discovery of the moons of Jupiter. But would sharing his findings mean sharing his telescope?
🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days
www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...
Few events in history have proved as momentous as his discovery of the moons of Jupiter. But would sharing his findings mean sharing his telescope?
🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days
www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...
Galileo’s Telescopes: Seeing is Believing
www.historytoday.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:45 AM
#Galileo demonstrated his telescope #OnThisDay in 1609.
Few events in history have proved as momentous as his discovery of the moons of Jupiter. But would sharing his findings mean sharing his telescope?
🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days
www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...
Few events in history have proved as momentous as his discovery of the moons of Jupiter. But would sharing his findings mean sharing his telescope?
🔓 This archive article is free for 7 days
www.historytoday.com/archive/hist...
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Arguments for the protection of #SouthAfrica’s #San people drew on colonial methods of wildlife preservation and reduced them to the status of an endangered species.
🔒 Jules Skotnes-Brown’s article from the new issue is available in the archive
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
🔒 Jules Skotnes-Brown’s article from the new issue is available in the archive
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
‘Saving’ South Africa’s San Peoples
www.historytoday.com
August 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Arguments for the protection of #SouthAfrica’s #San people drew on colonial methods of wildlife preservation and reduced them to the status of an endangered species.
🔒 Jules Skotnes-Brown’s article from the new issue is available in the archive
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
🔒 Jules Skotnes-Brown’s article from the new issue is available in the archive
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
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For #RomanFortThursday let’s go to Qasr Bashir, #Jordan, located 15km northwest of Lejjun. An inscription dates the construction of the Castra Praetorium Mobeni to AD 293-305. It was occupied throughout the 4th and into the 5th century. Umayyad pottery...🧵1/2
📷 taken by me in 2000
🏺 #archaeology
📷 taken by me in 2000
🏺 #archaeology
August 7, 2025 at 6:12 AM
For #RomanFortThursday let’s go to Qasr Bashir, #Jordan, located 15km northwest of Lejjun. An inscription dates the construction of the Castra Praetorium Mobeni to AD 293-305. It was occupied throughout the 4th and into the 5th century. Umayyad pottery...🧵1/2
📷 taken by me in 2000
🏺 #archaeology
📷 taken by me in 2000
🏺 #archaeology
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As part of our theme #OutintheField, we’re sharing recent discoveries made by National Trust archaeologists and partners alongside current fieldwork.
Did you know that the Sefton Coast at Formby in Lancashire contains tantalising glimpses into the lives of our hunter-gather ancestors? 🧵
Did you know that the Sefton Coast at Formby in Lancashire contains tantalising glimpses into the lives of our hunter-gather ancestors? 🧵
August 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
As part of our theme #OutintheField, we’re sharing recent discoveries made by National Trust archaeologists and partners alongside current fieldwork.
Did you know that the Sefton Coast at Formby in Lancashire contains tantalising glimpses into the lives of our hunter-gather ancestors? 🧵
Did you know that the Sefton Coast at Formby in Lancashire contains tantalising glimpses into the lives of our hunter-gather ancestors? 🧵
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If the #BritishEmpire were to be saved, it would take a renewal of Britain’s youth. Robert Baden-Powell had the answer: self-reliance, patriotism and the #BoyScouts.
⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free
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⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free
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Scouting for Empire
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August 7, 2025 at 9:26 AM
If the #BritishEmpire were to be saved, it would take a renewal of Britain’s youth. Robert Baden-Powell had the answer: self-reliance, patriotism and the #BoyScouts.
⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free
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⌛️ Last chance to read this archive article for free
www.historytoday.com/archive/feat...
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The Cramond Lioness - discovered in 1997 at the mouth of the River Almond at Cramond in Edinburgh. The Roman sculpture was possibly part of a memorial connected to the nearby Roman fort. Now part of the collections at the National Museum of Scotland.📸 My own #FindsFriday
May 30, 2025 at 5:49 AM
The Cramond Lioness - discovered in 1997 at the mouth of the River Almond at Cramond in Edinburgh. The Roman sculpture was possibly part of a memorial connected to the nearby Roman fort. Now part of the collections at the National Museum of Scotland.📸 My own #FindsFriday
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May 30, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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A remarkably well-preserved 3,400 year-old linen tunic with contrasting bands around the neckline and along the side edges.
It belonged to an ancient Egyptian official named Kha. Excavated from Theban Tomb TT8 at Deir el-Medina in 1906.
Muzeo Egizio, Turin. 📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
It belonged to an ancient Egyptian official named Kha. Excavated from Theban Tomb TT8 at Deir el-Medina in 1906.
Muzeo Egizio, Turin. 📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
May 30, 2025 at 4:24 PM
A remarkably well-preserved 3,400 year-old linen tunic with contrasting bands around the neckline and along the side edges.
It belonged to an ancient Egyptian official named Kha. Excavated from Theban Tomb TT8 at Deir el-Medina in 1906.
Muzeo Egizio, Turin. 📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
It belonged to an ancient Egyptian official named Kha. Excavated from Theban Tomb TT8 at Deir el-Medina in 1906.
Muzeo Egizio, Turin. 📷 by me
#FindsFriday
#Archaeology
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Today's love from the Roman world! The amazing Roman pharos, Dover!!
February 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Today's love from the Roman world! The amazing Roman pharos, Dover!!
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"Beginnings of Roman London discovered in office basement." #Archaeology 🏺
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
London’s first Roman basilica found under office basement
The discovery has been described as one of the most important pieces of Roman history in the City of London.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"Beginnings of Roman London discovered in office basement." #Archaeology 🏺
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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#Russia’s entry into the global economy was met with glee by international business in the early 1990s. The exodus has been just as sudden.
⌛ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲
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⌛ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲
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Doing Business with Russia
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February 12, 2025 at 2:38 PM
#Russia’s entry into the global economy was met with glee by international business in the early 1990s. The exodus has been just as sudden.
⌛ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲
buff.ly/4hqhaCz
⌛ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗕𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲
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‘What historical topic have I changed my mind on? I underestimated the role of women.’
🎯 We put historian Geoffrey Parker... 𝑂𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑝𝑜𝑡
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🎯 We put historian Geoffrey Parker... 𝑂𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑝𝑜𝑡
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On the Spot: Geoffrey Parker
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February 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
‘What historical topic have I changed my mind on? I underestimated the role of women.’
🎯 We put historian Geoffrey Parker... 𝑂𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑝𝑜𝑡
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🎯 We put historian Geoffrey Parker... 𝑂𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑝𝑜𝑡
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#RomanSiteSaturday & rather fond of this shot it took on the weekend, view through the postern gate at Richborough - rather like the later stone walls of the fort cracking open to see the earliest fortifications there
February 8, 2025 at 7:37 AM
#RomanSiteSaturday & rather fond of this shot it took on the weekend, view through the postern gate at Richborough - rather like the later stone walls of the fort cracking open to see the earliest fortifications there
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The Festival of Archaeology 2025 is Here! 🏺
We’re thrilled to officially launch this year’s #FestivalOfArchaeology, running from 19th July to the 3rd August 2025, and we can’t wait to explore this year’s theme: Archaeology and Well-being.
Find out more 👉 https://buff.ly/3xarIzI
We’re thrilled to officially launch this year’s #FestivalOfArchaeology, running from 19th July to the 3rd August 2025, and we can’t wait to explore this year’s theme: Archaeology and Well-being.
Find out more 👉 https://buff.ly/3xarIzI
February 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Festival of Archaeology 2025 is Here! 🏺
We’re thrilled to officially launch this year’s #FestivalOfArchaeology, running from 19th July to the 3rd August 2025, and we can’t wait to explore this year’s theme: Archaeology and Well-being.
Find out more 👉 https://buff.ly/3xarIzI
We’re thrilled to officially launch this year’s #FestivalOfArchaeology, running from 19th July to the 3rd August 2025, and we can’t wait to explore this year’s theme: Archaeology and Well-being.
Find out more 👉 https://buff.ly/3xarIzI
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John Ruskin was born on this day in 1819.
One of the most influential writers on art and architecture in 19th-century Britain, Ruskin made detailed studies of plants, birds, landscapes and other subjects.
Here we share a portrait of John Ruskin by John Everett Millais, painted in the 1850s.
One of the most influential writers on art and architecture in 19th-century Britain, Ruskin made detailed studies of plants, birds, landscapes and other subjects.
Here we share a portrait of John Ruskin by John Everett Millais, painted in the 1850s.
February 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
John Ruskin was born on this day in 1819.
One of the most influential writers on art and architecture in 19th-century Britain, Ruskin made detailed studies of plants, birds, landscapes and other subjects.
Here we share a portrait of John Ruskin by John Everett Millais, painted in the 1850s.
One of the most influential writers on art and architecture in 19th-century Britain, Ruskin made detailed studies of plants, birds, landscapes and other subjects.
Here we share a portrait of John Ruskin by John Everett Millais, painted in the 1850s.
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Very pleased to be talking at this event next month about Druids 🧙 & Castell Nadolig 🛖
🎫 Tickets are now live for the #Heneb & #RoyalCommission 2025 Archaeology Day!
📆 Friday 7th March
🕒 10.00 - 16.15
📍 Y Drwm, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
🖥️ In person and online
👉 buff.ly/40LKxYY
🎫 Tickets are now live for the #Heneb & #RoyalCommission 2025 Archaeology Day!
📆 Friday 7th March
🕒 10.00 - 16.15
📍 Y Drwm, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
🖥️ In person and online
👉 buff.ly/40LKxYY
February 7, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Very pleased to be talking at this event next month about Druids 🧙 & Castell Nadolig 🛖
🎫 Tickets are now live for the #Heneb & #RoyalCommission 2025 Archaeology Day!
📆 Friday 7th March
🕒 10.00 - 16.15
📍 Y Drwm, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
🖥️ In person and online
👉 buff.ly/40LKxYY
🎫 Tickets are now live for the #Heneb & #RoyalCommission 2025 Archaeology Day!
📆 Friday 7th March
🕒 10.00 - 16.15
📍 Y Drwm, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
🖥️ In person and online
👉 buff.ly/40LKxYY
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It’s Liverpool- best team in the country - we’re underdogs - we will have to bite and scrap to win the cup … we will have to give everything we’ve got.
a group of wolves are running in the snow in a forest .
ALT: a group of wolves are running in the snow in a forest .
media.tenor.com
February 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
It’s Liverpool- best team in the country - we’re underdogs - we will have to bite and scrap to win the cup … we will have to give everything we’ve got.
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For the #PortugueseEmpire to rise, an old world had to give way. How much did they know about the #Mamluk Sultanate?
🔒 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗮𝗺’𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀
buff.ly/4hrcKuy
🔒 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗮𝗺’𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀
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Portugal, the Mamluks, and the Age of Discovery
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February 6, 2025 at 2:17 PM
For the #PortugueseEmpire to rise, an old world had to give way. How much did they know about the #Mamluk Sultanate?
🔒 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗮𝗺’𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀
buff.ly/4hrcKuy
🔒 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗷𝗮𝘆 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆𝗮𝗺’𝘀 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀
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#OTD in 1921 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘥 is released, co-starring #CharlieChaplin with the 6-year-old Jackie Coogan.
Hollywood adored child stars but failed to protect them.
🔓 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
buff.ly/49hT20h
Hollywood adored child stars but failed to protect them.
🔓 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
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Jackie Coogan and the Fall of Hollywood’s Child Stars
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February 6, 2025 at 5:12 PM
#OTD in 1921 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘪𝘥 is released, co-starring #CharlieChaplin with the 6-year-old Jackie Coogan.
Hollywood adored child stars but failed to protect them.
🔓 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
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Hollywood adored child stars but failed to protect them.
🔓 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀
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YOUR CARABAO CUP FINALISTS 😍
February 5, 2025 at 10:38 PM
YOUR CARABAO CUP FINALISTS 😍
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#OnThisDay in 146 BC the #PunicWars ended.
The struggle to control the straits dividing Sicily from southern Italy brought Carthage and Rome head to head. It was a world in which ruthless mercenaries prospered.
🔓 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱
www.historytoday.com/miscellanies...
The struggle to control the straits dividing Sicily from southern Italy brought Carthage and Rome head to head. It was a world in which ruthless mercenaries prospered.
🔓 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱
www.historytoday.com/miscellanies...
Mamertines: The Sons of Mars
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February 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
#OnThisDay in 146 BC the #PunicWars ended.
The struggle to control the straits dividing Sicily from southern Italy brought Carthage and Rome head to head. It was a world in which ruthless mercenaries prospered.
🔓 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱
www.historytoday.com/miscellanies...
The struggle to control the straits dividing Sicily from southern Italy brought Carthage and Rome head to head. It was a world in which ruthless mercenaries prospered.
🔓 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱
www.historytoday.com/miscellanies...
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Political reputations are forged by actions, but the long view of history can be hard to predict. How does history judge prime ministers?
⌛ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲
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⌛ 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲
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How Does History Judge Prime Ministers?
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February 5, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Political reputations are forged by actions, but the long view of history can be hard to predict. How does history judge prime ministers?
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Did you catch the Bodleian mention during the 8 o' clock update on
@bbcradio4.bsky.social this morning? For more information on the Herculaneum scrolls project: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@bbcradio4.bsky.social this morning? For more information on the Herculaneum scrolls project: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
First glimpse inside burnt scroll after 2,000 years
The document charred by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius is being 'unwrapped' using X-ray scans and AI.
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February 5, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Did you catch the Bodleian mention during the 8 o' clock update on
@bbcradio4.bsky.social this morning? For more information on the Herculaneum scrolls project: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
@bbcradio4.bsky.social this morning? For more information on the Herculaneum scrolls project: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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On display at The National Archives (UK) this month (Feb 2025), a set of letters allegedly written by the Chevalier d'Eon and brought into court as part of King's Bench proceedings in November 1776. I wrote a short piece about the letters here. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...
The libellous letters of the Chevalier d’Eon
Pre-trial statements from this 1776 dispute between the Chevalier d’Eon and Charles de Morande provide intricate details about these two French spies.
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February 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM
On display at The National Archives (UK) this month (Feb 2025), a set of letters allegedly written by the Chevalier d'Eon and brought into court as part of King's Bench proceedings in November 1776. I wrote a short piece about the letters here. www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/explore-the-...