Mark Over
@markover74.bsky.social
rugby 🏉 mad Harlequins 🃏 season ticket holder, passion for history especially military history, Great War Group member and IC, love reading 📖, always the happiest with a book 📚, a good 🇧🇪 🍻 and being in 🇧🇪
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Top of the Pops (1st December 1983). Pop perfection with Aztec Camera and 'Oblivious'.
December 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Top of the Pops (1st December 1983). Pop perfection with Aztec Camera and 'Oblivious'.
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New redos of episodes are what Mondays are FOUR!
Listen to our all-new episode on Murder in the Mews v2.0, now with added denouement, wherever you get your podcasts. podfollow.com/1631666318
Listen to our all-new episode on Murder in the Mews v2.0, now with added denouement, wherever you get your podcasts. podfollow.com/1631666318
December 1, 2025 at 5:18 PM
New redos of episodes are what Mondays are FOUR!
Listen to our all-new episode on Murder in the Mews v2.0, now with added denouement, wherever you get your podcasts. podfollow.com/1631666318
Listen to our all-new episode on Murder in the Mews v2.0, now with added denouement, wherever you get your podcasts. podfollow.com/1631666318
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Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1st December 1986). Kitty and reincarnation.
December 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Victoria Wood: As Seen on TV (1st December 1986). Kitty and reincarnation.
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Our #ArchiveAdventCalendar begins with #presents.
This tin was given to soldiers in hospital at Christmas 1914. With a picture of Queen Alexandra on the front it contained cigarettes. The recipient was at Netley Hospital.
@arascot.bsky.social #netleychapel #localhistory #winchestermilitarymuseums
This tin was given to soldiers in hospital at Christmas 1914. With a picture of Queen Alexandra on the front it contained cigarettes. The recipient was at Netley Hospital.
@arascot.bsky.social #netleychapel #localhistory #winchestermilitarymuseums
December 1, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Our #ArchiveAdventCalendar begins with #presents.
This tin was given to soldiers in hospital at Christmas 1914. With a picture of Queen Alexandra on the front it contained cigarettes. The recipient was at Netley Hospital.
@arascot.bsky.social #netleychapel #localhistory #winchestermilitarymuseums
This tin was given to soldiers in hospital at Christmas 1914. With a picture of Queen Alexandra on the front it contained cigarettes. The recipient was at Netley Hospital.
@arascot.bsky.social #netleychapel #localhistory #winchestermilitarymuseums
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#OnThisDay in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat for a white passenger. She was arrested. Four days later, the Montgomery bus boycott began.
📸 Getty
📸 Getty
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
#OnThisDay in 1955, Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat for a white passenger. She was arrested. Four days later, the Montgomery bus boycott began.
📸 Getty
📸 Getty
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PHOTO OF THE DAY. Steven Spielberg on the set of Jaws (1974). 📷 Peter Vandermark
December 1, 2025 at 11:11 AM
PHOTO OF THE DAY. Steven Spielberg on the set of Jaws (1974). 📷 Peter Vandermark
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FACT OF THE DAY. 1 December 1955. Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in racially segregated Montgomery, Alabama. Though she was not the 1st person to do this, this became a landmark moment in civil rights in the USA.
youtu.be/SZsOZSrcjfw?si… via @YouTube
youtu.be/SZsOZSrcjfw?si… via @YouTube
Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott: 60 Years Later - Fast Facts | History
YouTube video by HISTORY
https://youtu.be/SZsOZSrcjfw?si…
December 1, 2025 at 11:10 AM
FACT OF THE DAY. 1 December 1955. Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat to a white man in racially segregated Montgomery, Alabama. Though she was not the 1st person to do this, this became a landmark moment in civil rights in the USA.
youtu.be/SZsOZSrcjfw?si… via @YouTube
youtu.be/SZsOZSrcjfw?si… via @YouTube
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'Packing Marsh Island'
We've had some wonderful sunrise & sunsets here on the Island over the past couple of days. #Sharemondays2025
We've had some wonderful sunrise & sunsets here on the Island over the past couple of days. #Sharemondays2025
December 1, 2025 at 6:51 AM
'Packing Marsh Island'
We've had some wonderful sunrise & sunsets here on the Island over the past couple of days. #Sharemondays2025
We've had some wonderful sunrise & sunsets here on the Island over the past couple of days. #Sharemondays2025
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#HistNursing Advent Calendar - each day until Christmas I’ll post a photo from my own collection - kicking of with the nurse who started my foray into researching the #WW1 nurses- Mabel Crook’s certificate held in Palmerston North hospital museum archives - the subject of my book
November 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
#HistNursing Advent Calendar - each day until Christmas I’ll post a photo from my own collection - kicking of with the nurse who started my foray into researching the #WW1 nurses- Mabel Crook’s certificate held in Palmerston North hospital museum archives - the subject of my book
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“Sergt. Hough had a frail body, but a stout and fearless heart.”
Words used by the Hinckley Times to describe Royal Army Medical Corps’ non-commissioned officer Alfred Hough, who is officially commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval.
📍Hinckley Cemetery 🇬🇧
Words used by the Hinckley Times to describe Royal Army Medical Corps’ non-commissioned officer Alfred Hough, who is officially commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval.
📍Hinckley Cemetery 🇬🇧
November 30, 2025 at 9:55 AM
“Sergt. Hough had a frail body, but a stout and fearless heart.”
Words used by the Hinckley Times to describe Royal Army Medical Corps’ non-commissioned officer Alfred Hough, who is officially commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval.
📍Hinckley Cemetery 🇬🇧
Words used by the Hinckley Times to describe Royal Army Medical Corps’ non-commissioned officer Alfred Hough, who is officially commemorated on the Cambrai Memorial, Louverval.
📍Hinckley Cemetery 🇬🇧
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FACT OF THE DAY. 30 November 1874. Winston Churchil was born in Blenheim Palace. He was Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and 1951 to 1955. As war-time leader he delivered a number of inspiring speeches, especially during the period when Britain and its Empire stood alone against Hitler’s Germany.
November 30, 2025 at 9:34 AM
FACT OF THE DAY. 30 November 1874. Winston Churchil was born in Blenheim Palace. He was Prime Minister from 1940 to 1945 and 1951 to 1955. As war-time leader he delivered a number of inspiring speeches, especially during the period when Britain and its Empire stood alone against Hitler’s Germany.
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For our first #AdventDoor of 2025 from here in #Colchester, #BritainsFirstCity, we bring you this fantastic aged and textured door from the grade ll listed, 14th century, Rose & Crown Hotel.
More:
colchesterheritage.co.uk/monument/mcc339
More:
colchesterheritage.co.uk/monument/mcc339
November 30, 2025 at 8:58 AM
For our first #AdventDoor of 2025 from here in #Colchester, #BritainsFirstCity, we bring you this fantastic aged and textured door from the grade ll listed, 14th century, Rose & Crown Hotel.
More:
colchesterheritage.co.uk/monument/mcc339
More:
colchesterheritage.co.uk/monument/mcc339
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#BOOKGIVEAWAY - The #BerlinAirlift #Victories, Myths, and the #BerlinBlockade
Follow @coldwarpod.bsky.social then reshare & reply to this post to enter a chance to win a copy of this book.
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Good Luck!
Follow @coldwarpod.bsky.social then reshare & reply to this post to enter a chance to win a copy of this book.
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November 30, 2025 at 8:15 AM
#BOOKGIVEAWAY - The #BerlinAirlift #Victories, Myths, and the #BerlinBlockade
Follow @coldwarpod.bsky.social then reshare & reply to this post to enter a chance to win a copy of this book.
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Follow @coldwarpod.bsky.social then reshare & reply to this post to enter a chance to win a copy of this book.
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Good Luck!
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#OnThisDay - 30 November 1603 #WilliamGilberd died of the plague
Born at Tymperleys in Trinity Street, he is known as the father of electricity and magnetism.
He is commemorated in and believed by some to be buried in, #HolyTrinityChurch.
More:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
Born at Tymperleys in Trinity Street, he is known as the father of electricity and magnetism.
He is commemorated in and believed by some to be buried in, #HolyTrinityChurch.
More:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
November 30, 2025 at 8:02 AM
#OnThisDay - 30 November 1603 #WilliamGilberd died of the plague
Born at Tymperleys in Trinity Street, he is known as the father of electricity and magnetism.
He is commemorated in and believed by some to be buried in, #HolyTrinityChurch.
More:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
Born at Tymperleys in Trinity Street, he is known as the father of electricity and magnetism.
He is commemorated in and believed by some to be buried in, #HolyTrinityChurch.
More:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...
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Dad's Army - Gorilla Warfare (29th November 1974). Frazer has a tale to tell - all about the auld empty barn ....
November 29, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Dad's Army - Gorilla Warfare (29th November 1974). Frazer has a tale to tell - all about the auld empty barn ....
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Muscular Christianity.
“Wear some headphones, kid. And put your shoes back on”
“Wear some headphones, kid. And put your shoes back on”
November 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
😂
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On 29th November 1944, a Tiger Moth training aircraft crashed into the back garden of a house in Chelmsford, killing two men. One of those killed was Staff Serjeant Clifford Wormleighton, Glider Pilot Regt, who was piloting the aircraft.
📍Coventry (London Road) Cemetery 🇬🇧
📍Coventry (London Road) Cemetery 🇬🇧
November 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
On 29th November 1944, a Tiger Moth training aircraft crashed into the back garden of a house in Chelmsford, killing two men. One of those killed was Staff Serjeant Clifford Wormleighton, Glider Pilot Regt, who was piloting the aircraft.
📍Coventry (London Road) Cemetery 🇬🇧
📍Coventry (London Road) Cemetery 🇬🇧
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29 November 1944 | Auschwitz I & Auschwitz II-Birkenau camps photographed by the US aerial reconnaissance two months before the liberation.
Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
November 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
29 November 1944 | Auschwitz I & Auschwitz II-Birkenau camps photographed by the US aerial reconnaissance two months before the liberation.
Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
Video about the history of Auschwitz: https://youtu.be/Fxnl5HTygrs
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In 2019, the remains of a young German paratrooper (18–22y) from Kampfgruppe Hübner were found in Houthalen-Helchteren (B), but his identity remains unknown. A clue points to a connection with Finsterwalde (1943).
Any #help in identifying him is requested.
#Archaeology #History
Any #help in identifying him is requested.
#Archaeology #History
November 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
In 2019, the remains of a young German paratrooper (18–22y) from Kampfgruppe Hübner were found in Houthalen-Helchteren (B), but his identity remains unknown. A clue points to a connection with Finsterwalde (1943).
Any #help in identifying him is requested.
#Archaeology #History
Any #help in identifying him is requested.
#Archaeology #History
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PHOTO OF THE DAY. A George Harrison selfie at the Taj Mahal, India (1966).
November 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
PHOTO OF THE DAY. A George Harrison selfie at the Taj Mahal, India (1966).
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PERSON OF THE DAY. 29 November 1986. Bristol-born Hollywood star Cary Grant died (aged 82). He was considered the definitive leading man. He featured in over 70 films including a number of Alfred Hitchcock films, most notably, Suspicion, Notorious, North by Northwest and To Catch a Thief.
November 29, 2025 at 9:37 AM
PERSON OF THE DAY. 29 November 1986. Bristol-born Hollywood star Cary Grant died (aged 82). He was considered the definitive leading man. He featured in over 70 films including a number of Alfred Hitchcock films, most notably, Suspicion, Notorious, North by Northwest and To Catch a Thief.
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FACT OF THE DAY. 29 November 2001. George Harrison, known as the “Quiet Beatle” died of cancer (aged 58). He composed 3 of their most popular songs: Something, Here Comes The Sun, and While My Guitar Gently Weeps.
youtu.be/i251JZqDM5Y?si… via @YouTube
youtu.be/i251JZqDM5Y?si… via @YouTube
BBC News on the death of George Harrison from 30th November 2001
YouTube video by Kevin Bradshaw
https://youtu.be/i251JZqDM5Y?si…
November 29, 2025 at 9:36 AM
FACT OF THE DAY. 29 November 2001. George Harrison, known as the “Quiet Beatle” died of cancer (aged 58). He composed 3 of their most popular songs: Something, Here Comes The Sun, and While My Guitar Gently Weeps.
youtu.be/i251JZqDM5Y?si… via @YouTube
youtu.be/i251JZqDM5Y?si… via @YouTube
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#OnThisDay - 29 November 1252, #Henrylll granted a new Royal Charter to #Colchester.
More:
british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol9…
More:
british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol9…
November 29, 2025 at 7:30 AM
#OnThisDay - 29 November 1252, #Henrylll granted a new Royal Charter to #Colchester.
More:
british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol9…
More:
british-history.ac.uk/vch/essex/vol9…
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The epitaph “One of the Few” gives a nod to the part played by Pilot Officer Paul Baillon in the Battle of Britain.
📍Bayeux War Cemetery 🇫🇷
📍Bayeux War Cemetery 🇫🇷
November 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
The epitaph “One of the Few” gives a nod to the part played by Pilot Officer Paul Baillon in the Battle of Britain.
📍Bayeux War Cemetery 🇫🇷
📍Bayeux War Cemetery 🇫🇷
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Dad's Army - The Honourable Man (28th November 1973). Having inherited a title, Wilson can now be addressed as the Honourable Arthur Wilson, something which is sure to stick in Mainwaring's throat ...
November 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Dad's Army - The Honourable Man (28th November 1973). Having inherited a title, Wilson can now be addressed as the Honourable Arthur Wilson, something which is sure to stick in Mainwaring's throat ...