Tony McMahon
@tonymcmahon.bsky.social
TV talking head, author of history books and biographies, exec producer, copywriter, BBC survivor, half Irish, half Portuguese, Londoner
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The Daily Mirror brands Donald Trump "shameful" after the president blamed diversity hiring for the deadly air collision in Washington DC on Wednesday
January 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
The Daily Mirror brands Donald Trump "shameful" after the president blamed diversity hiring for the deadly air collision in Washington DC on Wednesday
They used to hang criminals from the walls of Lincoln Castle - and not as long ago as you might think!
#truecrime #history
youtu.be/BAg-7pEEcT8?...
#truecrime #history
youtu.be/BAg-7pEEcT8?...
Hanged for murder at Lincoln Castle - a grisly tale!
YouTube video by Tony McMahon History Bear
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January 31, 2025 at 10:32 AM
They used to hang criminals from the walls of Lincoln Castle - and not as long ago as you might think!
#truecrime #history
youtu.be/BAg-7pEEcT8?...
#truecrime #history
youtu.be/BAg-7pEEcT8?...
Graves of Karl Marx, Malcolm McLaren, Douglas Adams, and Beryl Bainbridge at Highgate Cemetery
January 31, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Graves of Karl Marx, Malcolm McLaren, Douglas Adams, and Beryl Bainbridge at Highgate Cemetery
Catch me on Tales From Oak Island on History
January 31, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Catch me on Tales From Oak Island on History
Pre-decimal banknotes I kept in a Shakespeare folio as a kid back in the 1970s - remember these?
January 31, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Pre-decimal banknotes I kept in a Shakespeare folio as a kid back in the 1970s - remember these?
Dressing up for some filming today - guess the decade?!!
January 31, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Dressing up for some filming today - guess the decade?!!
Filming with Stephanie from the BBC - all very hush hush!
January 31, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Filming with Stephanie from the BBC - all very hush hush!
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The majority of Britons believe that the public should not have to pay for the £369m refurbishment of Buckingham Palace, a YouGov poll commissioned for The Times has found ⬇️
Most Britons against funding £369m Buckingham Palace renovations
Poll finds public opposition to use of taxpayer money for the ten-year refurbishment programme
www.thetimes.com
January 4, 2025 at 9:43 AM
The majority of Britons believe that the public should not have to pay for the £369m refurbishment of Buckingham Palace, a YouGov poll commissioned for The Times has found ⬇️
Mike and I can’t agree on jam or cream first and whether it’s pronounced sc-own or sc-on. I’m in the jam first and scone like “own” camp. This threatens our future happiness!
January 4, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Mike and I can’t agree on jam or cream first and whether it’s pronounced sc-own or sc-on. I’m in the jam first and scone like “own” camp. This threatens our future happiness!
Steep Hill in Lincoln is indeed steep!!
January 4, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Steep Hill in Lincoln is indeed steep!!
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The Trier Gold Hoard is the largest #Roman gold hoard ever discovered. It comprises more than 2650 aurei (gold coins) with a total weight of about 18.5 kilogram. The aurei were hidden in 196AD during the revolt of Clodius Albinus against emperor Septimius Severus. 🧵1/2
🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology
🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology
January 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The Trier Gold Hoard is the largest #Roman gold hoard ever discovered. It comprises more than 2650 aurei (gold coins) with a total weight of about 18.5 kilogram. The aurei were hidden in 196AD during the revolt of Clodius Albinus against emperor Septimius Severus. 🧵1/2
🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology
🏺 AncientBluesky #archaeology
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The dangerous lies of Elon Musk
His ill-informed backing for Tommy Robinson and slurs against Jess Phillips say it all about Trump's right-hand man
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/a-loudmouth-...
His ill-informed backing for Tommy Robinson and slurs against Jess Phillips say it all about Trump's right-hand man
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/a-loudmouth-...
The dangerous lies of Elon Musk
His ill-informed backing for Tommy Robinson and slurs against Jess Phillips say it all about Trump's right-hand man
www.theneweuropean.co.uk
January 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The dangerous lies of Elon Musk
His ill-informed backing for Tommy Robinson and slurs against Jess Phillips say it all about Trump's right-hand man
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/a-loudmouth-...
His ill-informed backing for Tommy Robinson and slurs against Jess Phillips say it all about Trump's right-hand man
www.theneweuropean.co.uk/a-loudmouth-...
Temple Bruer - drove through a muddy field to see the remains of this Templar preceptory
January 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Temple Bruer - drove through a muddy field to see the remains of this Templar preceptory
The ruins of Canterbury Abbey - which came a cropper during the Reformation
December 27, 2024 at 11:53 PM
The ruins of Canterbury Abbey - which came a cropper during the Reformation
Tamworth Castle lit blood red - very vampiric!
December 27, 2024 at 11:50 PM
Tamworth Castle lit blood red - very vampiric!
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Greenland posts defiant response to Trump’s takeover talks
“Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale” 👊
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/gre...
“Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale” 👊
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/gre...
Greenland posts defiant response to Trump's takeover talks
Greenland's prime minister Múte Bourup Eged has responded defiantly to president-elect Donald Trump's takeover talks.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 27, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Greenland posts defiant response to Trump’s takeover talks
“Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale” 👊
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/gre...
“Greenland is ours. We are not for sale and will never be for sale” 👊
www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/gre...
Boxing Day walk in Hopwas woods just outside Tamworth - spooky in the fog
December 27, 2024 at 11:47 PM
Boxing Day walk in Hopwas woods just outside Tamworth - spooky in the fog
Latest from the Elon Musk dictatorship - if you try and block or mute all the far Right and pro-Russian accounts drowning your feed - YOU are the spammer - Orwellian
December 27, 2024 at 11:43 PM
Latest from the Elon Musk dictatorship - if you try and block or mute all the far Right and pro-Russian accounts drowning your feed - YOU are the spammer - Orwellian
Last Saturday we were in Canterbury cathedral with Thomas Becket and the Black Prince
December 24, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Last Saturday we were in Canterbury cathedral with Thomas Becket and the Black Prince
My Twitter X feed today had in rapid succession Eric Trump, Laura Loomer, the Russian embassy and Richard Tice - none of whom I follow - what does this say? #musk
December 24, 2024 at 11:14 PM
My Twitter X feed today had in rapid succession Eric Trump, Laura Loomer, the Russian embassy and Richard Tice - none of whom I follow - what does this say? #musk
Christmas in Tamworth
December 24, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Christmas in Tamworth
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New podcast:
Henry VIII’s Christmas at Hampton Court.
With longtime buddy @tracyborman.bsky.social
Please listen here:
🎧: podfollow.com/dan-snows-hi...
Henry VIII’s Christmas at Hampton Court.
With longtime buddy @tracyborman.bsky.social
Please listen here:
🎧: podfollow.com/dan-snows-hi...
December 11, 2024 at 7:22 AM
New podcast:
Henry VIII’s Christmas at Hampton Court.
With longtime buddy @tracyborman.bsky.social
Please listen here:
🎧: podfollow.com/dan-snows-hi...
Henry VIII’s Christmas at Hampton Court.
With longtime buddy @tracyborman.bsky.social
Please listen here:
🎧: podfollow.com/dan-snows-hi...
Women’s health tackled in medieval manuscripts - and the role women played as medics in the Middle Ages - things you discover at the British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social
December 5, 2024 at 10:28 AM
Women’s health tackled in medieval manuscripts - and the role women played as medics in the Middle Ages - things you discover at the British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social