Peter Bolton
@peterboltonhist.bsky.social
History Lecturer turned student advisor and occasional history dabbler. Am here for your takedowns of Trump, Brexit, and pint-holding, shiny-suited snake-oil salesmen.
New mural in Wrexham’s Argyle Arch, depicting the Art Treasures Exhibition of 1876. Painted by the supremely talented ‘Art Bunny’ (find online). I wrote about the 1876 event in an article (2017) & recently gave a talk as part of Wxm Unis. ‘research talks’ programme. Lovely to see this #wrexham
November 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
New mural in Wrexham’s Argyle Arch, depicting the Art Treasures Exhibition of 1876. Painted by the supremely talented ‘Art Bunny’ (find online). I wrote about the 1876 event in an article (2017) & recently gave a talk as part of Wxm Unis. ‘research talks’ programme. Lovely to see this #wrexham
Visited the ‘Gladiators of Britain’ exhibition in Chester’s Grosvenor Museum. A collab. b/w British Museum & @colmuseums.bsky.social. A small but mighty display - inc. the stunning ‘Colchester Vase’ and some lovely slate from n.Wales (and much more besides). Free to visit, there til Jan.
October 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Visited the ‘Gladiators of Britain’ exhibition in Chester’s Grosvenor Museum. A collab. b/w British Museum & @colmuseums.bsky.social. A small but mighty display - inc. the stunning ‘Colchester Vase’ and some lovely slate from n.Wales (and much more besides). Free to visit, there til Jan.
OK, it’s not exactly sycamore gap, but was a bit sad to see this - 2021 Vs today.
July 20, 2025 at 7:57 PM
OK, it’s not exactly sycamore gap, but was a bit sad to see this - 2021 Vs today.
I think student loans/interest are an abomination but the ‘£200k’ students mentioned here studied 4 or 5 different courses each, which is very unusual! The piece does acknowledge the avg. debt is £48k - maybe go with this headline (it’s shocking enough!)
January 18, 2025 at 12:31 PM
I think student loans/interest are an abomination but the ‘£200k’ students mentioned here studied 4 or 5 different courses each, which is very unusual! The piece does acknowledge the avg. debt is £48k - maybe go with this headline (it’s shocking enough!)
Not sure if it’s the historian in me, but if a tagline claims that ‘many are asking whether the chancellor will survive in post’ I’d expect to see some evidence from at least one of those ‘many’ in the accompanying piece🤔
January 18, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Not sure if it’s the historian in me, but if a tagline claims that ‘many are asking whether the chancellor will survive in post’ I’d expect to see some evidence from at least one of those ‘many’ in the accompanying piece🤔
There are many questions I can think to ask about the re-emergence of a ‘Hitler’ diary, but I must admit this isn’t one of them…
January 18, 2025 at 12:10 PM
There are many questions I can think to ask about the re-emergence of a ‘Hitler’ diary, but I must admit this isn’t one of them…
Anyway, my Sainsbury’s shopping review for ‘24 is in. I ate them so you didn’t have to.
January 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Anyway, my Sainsbury’s shopping review for ‘24 is in. I ate them so you didn’t have to.
Hmm, I don’t know - maybe Next could absorb the budget-related staff rise itself from its £1bn profit!
January 8, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Hmm, I don’t know - maybe Next could absorb the budget-related staff rise itself from its £1bn profit!
Hmm, having taught many students whose first HE experience was in their 60s+, there’s prob a lot of research that could be done on the money society actually saves (NHS etc) by bringing together people in ‘later’ life who are energised by learning and revitalised by the friendships they form.
January 3, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Hmm, having taught many students whose first HE experience was in their 60s+, there’s prob a lot of research that could be done on the money society actually saves (NHS etc) by bringing together people in ‘later’ life who are energised by learning and revitalised by the friendships they form.
Think my LinkedIn profile needs a bit more work…
December 23, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Think my LinkedIn profile needs a bit more work…
Local Supermarket’s starting to get a bit preachy…
December 19, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Local Supermarket’s starting to get a bit preachy…
Lovely. I often have them over for drinks.
November 29, 2024 at 10:46 PM
Lovely. I often have them over for drinks.