Kyle Glover
@kyleghistory.bsky.social
History nerd. IC spare part. Currently researching escaping POWs and SOE in occupied Crete. And the Ancient and Medieval world. And historical food. And...
Statue of Cretan hero Spiros Kayales overlooking the city of Chania. During the Cretan Revolt of 1897, the "Great Powers" bombarded the Cretan encampment. Seeing the Greek flag about to fall, Kayales grabbed it and used his own body as a flagpole, keeping it aloft.
#Greece #Crete #History
#Greece #Crete #History
May 19, 2025 at 6:57 AM
Could be a swan, could be Zeus in disguise. Either way, best steer clear...
#Greece #Crete #GreekMythology
#Greece #Crete #GreekMythology
May 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Could be a swan, could be Zeus in disguise. Either way, best steer clear...
#Greece #Crete #GreekMythology
#Greece #Crete #GreekMythology
May 18, 2025 at 8:51 AM
May 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Statue of Nicolas Winton in Maidenhead railway station, the man who helped arrange the rescue hundreds of Jewish children from Nazi occupied Europe on the eve of the Second World War.
February 28, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Statue of Nicolas Winton in Maidenhead railway station, the man who helped arrange the rescue hundreds of Jewish children from Nazi occupied Europe on the eve of the Second World War.
John Pendlebury urgently writes to his mother requesting vital supplies. From The Rash Adventurer by Imogen Grundon.
January 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
John Pendlebury urgently writes to his mother requesting vital supplies. From The Rash Adventurer by Imogen Grundon.
December 29, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Right @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social I've listened to the episode and instantly went out and got some Trahana. Now what do I do with it?
December 28, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Right @deliciouslegacy.bsky.social I've listened to the episode and instantly went out and got some Trahana. Now what do I do with it?
QUIZ TIME! What connects wartime SOE agent and beloved (travel)writer Patrick Leigh Fermor with the TIE fighter from the Star Wars films?
Answer on Sunday evening!
Answer on Sunday evening!
December 14, 2024 at 9:00 AM
QUIZ TIME! What connects wartime SOE agent and beloved (travel)writer Patrick Leigh Fermor with the TIE fighter from the Star Wars films?
Answer on Sunday evening!
Answer on Sunday evening!
November 23, 2024 at 6:57 PM
Avoncroft posted some beautiful photos to their Facebook page.
November 19, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Avoncroft posted some beautiful photos to their Facebook page.
Lots of lovely Roman and Medieval things on display!
November 15, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Lots of lovely Roman and Medieval things on display!
See also, all the Minoan stuff absolutely dripping with Octopodes and marine life.
November 13, 2024 at 10:09 AM
See also, all the Minoan stuff absolutely dripping with Octopodes and marine life.
Four highlights from my recent trip to the Medieval Women exhibition at the British Library.
A "birthing girdle" decorated with religious & magical symbols.
A page of The Book of Deeds of Arms.
A letter from Margaret Paston asking for weapons to defend her home.
The actual Book of Margery Kempe.
A "birthing girdle" decorated with religious & magical symbols.
A page of The Book of Deeds of Arms.
A letter from Margaret Paston asking for weapons to defend her home.
The actual Book of Margery Kempe.
November 12, 2024 at 9:00 AM
Four highlights from my recent trip to the Medieval Women exhibition at the British Library.
A "birthing girdle" decorated with religious & magical symbols.
A page of The Book of Deeds of Arms.
A letter from Margaret Paston asking for weapons to defend her home.
The actual Book of Margery Kempe.
A "birthing girdle" decorated with religious & magical symbols.
A page of The Book of Deeds of Arms.
A letter from Margaret Paston asking for weapons to defend her home.
The actual Book of Margery Kempe.
Always love the medieval illumination style artwork at Charing Cross #London #LondonUnderground
October 21, 2023 at 1:29 PM
Always love the medieval illumination style artwork at Charing Cross #London #LondonUnderground
I'm on Bluesky! And also on a train! On an adventure! To London! To go to a museum! For fun!
October 21, 2023 at 11:34 AM
I'm on Bluesky! And also on a train! On an adventure! To London! To go to a museum! For fun!