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Niall Devitt

@historyniall.bsky.social

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Author, tenacious historian and researcher, love all trains-Camelot, QPR, The Fall, opera, film and comedy, Warner Brothers cartoons, Will Hay and importantly, where to find the best doughnut in London and how to make the perfect pot of tea to go with it!

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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 8d

www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Underground-...

Now due on the 30 Jan 2026, Tec issues but worth the wait my friends!

First of four covering 1801-2050. Uses countless new primary sources. This is different and fresh! Quote by a kind reviewer -' written by an expert researcher and genuine historian.'

Underground Railway 1801-1902

The London Underground, the very essence of a great metropolis, is a story which has fascinated and captivated generations since its first opening in January…

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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 3d

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Also available from all your usual podcast providers. Get yourself a brew, sit back and learn about a critical event in the history of London.

Came close to being a very dangerous political crisis for Churchill as bombs rained down in 1940. Who now ran the tube?

36. The shelters of the London Underground in two world wars with Niall Devitt

On this episode, Mark welcomes Niall Devitt to discuss the shelters of the London Underground during the First and Second World Wars. Niall was proudly raised from a London Underground railway family ...

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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 13h

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YEP!!!

Climbing the corporate greasy pole, ChatGPT style: the Stephen Collins cartoon

If I tell you what you want to hear then you’ll think I’m a god!

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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 13h

All shots by Mark Wilson.

Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 13h

Alpha and Omega of the British modern 4-6-0. Churchward's Saint. 'Lady of Legend' of 1902-3 and Br Standard, 'Camelot' of 1955. The 'new' build is directly linked to the last 4-6-0 design in this country. Quite a shot at Sheffield Park on the Bluebell Railway,

Giants of Steam is COMING!

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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 15h

www.livescience.com/archaeology/...

Who discovered America?

Christopher Columbus was far from the first person, and not even the first European, to reach the Americas.

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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 15h

You have a fab site!

Perhaps, as I have loads of tales over 160 years of the tube, could chat?

Keep up the great work and perhaps DM me some time soon?

Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 15h

www.theguardian.com/food/2025/oc...

Meera Sodha’s recipe for za’atar roast vegetables with whipped feta | Meera Sodha recipes

Toss spiced roast veg with creamy butter beans, fresh mint and zesty lemon, then pile it all high on a big platter

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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 15h

The two newest steam locomotives in Britain! Bretton Grange and Beachy Head...'Giants of Steam' is coming at the Bluebell SOON!

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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 1d

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Half way there......

Half of rail operators publicly owned with Greater Anglia onboard - Rail UK

Half of rail operators publicly owned with Greater Anglia onboard - Rail News

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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

‘Refereeing is addictive’: Emily Heaslip on going from footballer to official and dealing with abuse

The Women’s Super League referee didn’t think a career behind the whistle was for her. She tells Suzanne Wrack why she changed her mind, to mark World Mental Health Day

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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 1d

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Week in wildlife: a bumpy snailfish, a slow loris and a whistle pig

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 1d

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Fossil found on UK coast is unique 'sword dragon' species

Scientists say the newly discovered species of marine reptile probably met a grisly end.

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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 1d

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Devil-Land - England under siege - The World Turned Upside Down

Among foreign observers, seventeenth-century England was known as “Devil-Land”; a diabolical country of fallen angels, torn apart by rebellion, religious

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Niall Devitt @historyniall.bsky.social · 2d

Hello folks....

Can you DM me..have a topic you might like for your show?

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 3d

Standing room only for @ldfreedman.bsky.social's superb "Hennessy Lecture" at the @mileendinstitute.bsky.social this evening, on "As long as it takes: What does it mean to commit to Ukraine's security?"

Really good questions from the audience, too. Thanks to everyone who came.