Sally March
@withacnotans.bsky.social
Works in HE communications in Cambridge.
History, current affairs, maps and random facts. Quizzer. Arch-procrastinator.
Too many books, not enough time.
History, current affairs, maps and random facts. Quizzer. Arch-procrastinator.
Too many books, not enough time.
A misty, damp morning walk with the spaniel.
He still hasn't fully grasped the rules of catch. Namely, you have to release the stick so it can be thrown again. On the rare times he does this, he chews it up and leaves a sliver of wood, which he expects me to throw...
He still hasn't fully grasped the rules of catch. Namely, you have to release the stick so it can be thrown again. On the rare times he does this, he chews it up and leaves a sliver of wood, which he expects me to throw...
December 26, 2024 at 5:08 PM
A misty, damp morning walk with the spaniel.
He still hasn't fully grasped the rules of catch. Namely, you have to release the stick so it can be thrown again. On the rare times he does this, he chews it up and leaves a sliver of wood, which he expects me to throw...
He still hasn't fully grasped the rules of catch. Namely, you have to release the stick so it can be thrown again. On the rare times he does this, he chews it up and leaves a sliver of wood, which he expects me to throw...
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#OTD 1949 #NavalHistory HMS Implacable was scuttled at St Catherine's Deep, off the Isle of Wight.
Formerly the French third-rate Duguay-Trouin (74), she fought at Trafalgar in 1805 and was captured by the Royal Navy later that year at Cape Ortegal, by a fleet under Sir Richard Strachan
Formerly the French third-rate Duguay-Trouin (74), she fought at Trafalgar in 1805 and was captured by the Royal Navy later that year at Cape Ortegal, by a fleet under Sir Richard Strachan
December 2, 2024 at 12:56 PM
#OTD 1949 #NavalHistory HMS Implacable was scuttled at St Catherine's Deep, off the Isle of Wight.
Formerly the French third-rate Duguay-Trouin (74), she fought at Trafalgar in 1805 and was captured by the Royal Navy later that year at Cape Ortegal, by a fleet under Sir Richard Strachan
Formerly the French third-rate Duguay-Trouin (74), she fought at Trafalgar in 1805 and was captured by the Royal Navy later that year at Cape Ortegal, by a fleet under Sir Richard Strachan
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Excellent new article in Britannia on a vast corpus of Roman coin finds from Britain: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
A New Corpus of Roman Coins from England and Wales. An Overview of the Evidence and Analysis of the Data | Britannia | Cambridge Core
A New Corpus of Roman Coins from England and Wales. An Overview of the Evidence and Analysis of the Data
www.cambridge.org
October 27, 2024 at 8:54 AM
Excellent new article in Britannia on a vast corpus of Roman coin finds from Britain: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Thomas Chaney and I updated our working paper on "Trade and the End of Antiquity" (which recently got some airtime on twitter). A short re-cap: 1/n
September 1, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Thomas Chaney and I updated our working paper on "Trade and the End of Antiquity" (which recently got some airtime on twitter). A short re-cap: 1/n
There was something a bit different than the usual rowing VIIIs on the River Cam this afternoon!
Today is the annual Dragon Boat Festival, which raises money for Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust.
Today is the annual Dragon Boat Festival, which raises money for Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust.
September 7, 2024 at 3:07 PM
There was something a bit different than the usual rowing VIIIs on the River Cam this afternoon!
Today is the annual Dragon Boat Festival, which raises money for Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust.
Today is the annual Dragon Boat Festival, which raises money for Addenbrooke's Charitable Trust.
For International Dog Day and #ProofOfDog, meet Jack my parents' springer spaniel!
August 26, 2024 at 7:10 PM
For International Dog Day and #ProofOfDog, meet Jack my parents' springer spaniel!
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Mature students’ participation in HE, adult education and FE have all gone badly backwards in the last 15 years.
August 13, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Mature students’ participation in HE, adult education and FE have all gone badly backwards in the last 15 years.