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Barb Drummond

@barbdrummond.bsky.social

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Self publishing historian mostly on 18th century Britain. Books on wife selling, machines of the Enlightenment, and much more. New book The Great Flood of 1607 published on 2 September. Love photography, churchcrawling, curiosity

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Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 2h

Umbrella is a giveaway

Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 2h

#Credulity of #Americans from #TheMemoirsOfCaptainHughCrow

Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 4h

#FontsOnFriday #Coleshill with extraordinary #cover

Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 4h

#19thCentury #ChineseTeaBlock #NewportArtGallery

Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 4h

Lovely #19thCentury #Italian #TeaCanister #NewportArtGallery

Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 4h

It was the bedrock of empire.

Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 15h

Congratulations!

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Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 16h

Love this #painting in #NewportArtGallery, #TheDraughtPlayers

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Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 18h

Or got weighing the sheaf of wheat after its been threshed

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 23h

Latest poll puts Greens just two points behind Labour. When I said we weren't here to be disappointed in Labour but to replace them, I meant it.

Join us and let's make hope normal again.

join.greenparty.org.uk

Poll from find out now showing greens on 15 and labour and Tories on 17. Reform on 32.

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Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 21h

From #Kempsford. Seems to be from local man who did well in #London

Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 21h

Day trip to #Newport. Gallery is stocking my books on #WifeSelling and #TheGreatFloodOf1607. Fingers crossed!

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Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 21h

#Nipper’s ancestor? #Fairford #DogsInChurches

Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 21h

Love this! #NewportArtGallery #ceramics #nature

Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 1d

A favourite piece of research from #Exhibition #TheLondonDead. Adventurer #JorgenJorgenson granted #reprieve if he left the country. He features in my book on #WifeSelling chased down the Main Street of #Hobart by his #rollingpin wielding #wife #history #research

Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 1d

First response to shooting is fear. He showed none.

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Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 1d

Low birth rates

Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 1d

Hands clasped are common on nonconformist graves

Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 1d

#AdoorableThursday #WallsOnWednesday outline of #StMary parish church #Cardiff on side of Wetherspoons, largely washed away by @TheGreatFloodOf1607 see my book

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Barb Drummond @barbdrummond.bsky.social · 1d

During lockdown I knitted socks for followers and some of them sent me amazing gifts or donated to charities in return.

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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 2d

Almost 4,000 people have signed a lawsuit against major poultry producers and a water company over allegations of extensive and widespread pollution in three rivers the Wye,Lugg and Usk.Avara Foods Limited, Freemans of Newent Limited and Welsh Water all deny the claims. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...