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Dr Cathryn Pearce

@cathrynpearce.bsky.social

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British historian. Author: Cornish Wrecking, 1700-1860 | Researching c18th-19th shipwrecks, the Royal Navy & coastal communities. #CoastalHistory #NavalHistory #MaritimeHistory #SussexCoast

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Dr Cathryn Pearce @cathrynpearce.bsky.social · Nov 20

For those who post on #CoastalHistory topics, please let me know if you'd like to be added to our starter pack. Coastal History involves the history of coastal communities, both urban and rural, or those who live between land and sea around the world. Coasts connect! go.bsky.app/Pfa95p7

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Navy Records Society @navyrecords.bsky.social · 20h

Why did the Ark Royal Sink? – The Navy Records Society Members' Blog

On 14th nov 1941, Britain’s first modern fleet carrier was sunk after a torpedo attack by the German submarine U-81. Our member Paul Harrison explores records of the sinking.

#navyrecords #navalhistory #ww2

Why did the Ark Royal Sink? – The Navy Records Society

On 14th November 1941 HMS Ark Royal, Britain’s first modern fleet carrier, sank after a torpedo attack by the German submarine U-81. The following year, acclaimed war correspondent Sir Herbert…

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Paul Montgomery @stonefishweirs.bsky.social · 16h

Postcard images of shipping in 1923 Queenborough on the #SwaleEstuary, #Kent, #England from Historic Book. The Swale Estuary is a significant tidal channel and wetland area on the North Kent coast of England, separating the Isle of Sheppey from the mainland. #coastalhistory #CoastsInMind

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Dr Cathryn Pearce @cathrynpearce.bsky.social · 13h

It really makes it worth living here!

Dr Cathryn Pearce @cathrynpearce.bsky.social · 14h

Tonight's sky was 'oh my!' My camera couldn't catch how gorgeous the blue was. #SussexCoast

Photo of the sun reflecting off clouds over the English Channel. The clouds are bright yellow and orange. The blue sky was actually the colour of Bluesky's buttons, but the camera couldn't pick that up. It was gorgeous.

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Joanne Harris @joannechocolat.bsky.social · 20h

Unsolicited writing advice, no. 259:
Failure is nothing to be ashamed of. It means you tried something. No-one succeeds without failures: it’s a necessary part of the process.

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Dr Cathryn Pearce @cathrynpearce.bsky.social · 19h

Thank you! We've got a great canvas!

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Chris H @chris-bh.bsky.social · 2d

#HillfortsWednesday
Between 1795-1816 the hillforts of #Dorset were part of a chain of visual shutter relay telegraph stations for the Admiralty connecting Plymouth to London. The chain included the high Hillforts of Lewesdon, Bulbarrow and Hambledon and at the racetrack by Badbury Rings
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National Council on Public History @ncph.bsky.social · 1d

Do you know of a #PublicHistory project that’s making waves and advancing the field? Nominate it for a $750 cash prize and certificate presented at the NCPH-AASLH joint conference in 2026! Nominations must be received (not postmarked) by Feb. 1, 2026! https://ncph.org/about/awards/ph-project-award/.

National Council on Public History Outstanding Public History Project Award. Deadline Feb. 1, 2026. ncph.org/about/awards. Two $750 prizes recognizing projects that contribute to a broader public reflection and appreciation of the past or that serve as a model of professional public history practice.

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RN ship losses @rnshiplosses.bsky.social · 1d

8 Oct 1804 // HMS Speedy, a schooner based on Lake Ontario, disappeared in bad weather while sailing from York (Toronto) to Newcastle with passengers destined for an impending court case. Wreckage was found, but there were no survivors from around 40 people on board. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory

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Dr. Mollie Carlyle @molliecarlyle.bsky.social · 1d

My new article is out in Nineteenth-Century Music Review! ‘Hearing London’s Sailortown in Shanty Repertoire’ explores how 19th-century sailors’ songs reflect the noisy, lively, often precarious world of London’s docklands. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

#MaritimeHistory #Musicology #SeaShanties

Hearing London’s Sailortown in Shanty Repertoire | Nineteenth-Century Music Review | Cambridge Core

Hearing London’s Sailortown in Shanty Repertoire

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Dr Cathryn Pearce @cathrynpearce.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so thrilled that Sam Jones's article on the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has been published. hssh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/hs.... We lost her too early. #CoastalHistory #RNLI

Heroes and Villains: The Victorian Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Everyday Heroism | Histoire sociale / Social History

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International Maritime History Association @journalmaritime.bsky.social · 1d

Call for Papers:
Travellers of the Sea – Conference on Maritime History, Marine Archaeology and Ethnology

smhy.fi/en/activitie...

CFP deadline 1st November 2025 [email protected]

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Dr Cathryn Pearce @cathrynpearce.bsky.social · 1d

A calm evening. No, that's not a bush fire on a distant hill. It's just the sun peeking through a layer of dark clouds. #SussexCoast

Photo showing a layer of dark rain clouds on the horizon of the sea. It's raining except where the clouds have parted to show the sun's reflection off of clouds on the right of the photo.

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Matthew Nation, Author @matthewnation.bsky.social · 1d

Hmmm... I'm in this meme and I don't like it! Hahaha 🤣🤣🤣 #writing #facts #authorlife

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Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · 1d

This post resonates with me. Big time.

Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve met loads of really great people who turned out to be irl friends eventually.
Got invited to give talks at universities around the world, and invited to give book chapters etc
I’m a disabled academic and cant travel to conferences for networking and it’s a huge boon for me.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 2d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Dr Cathryn Pearce @cathrynpearce.bsky.social · 1d

You've been added! Welcome!

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Dr Cathryn Pearce @cathrynpearce.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so thrilled that Sam Jones's article on the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has been published. hssh.journals.yorku.ca/index.php/hs.... We lost her too early. #CoastalHistory #RNLI

Heroes and Villains: The Victorian Royal National Lifeboat Institution and Everyday Heroism | Histoire sociale / Social History

hssh.journals.yorku.ca

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Kevin O'Sullivan @kevinkosullivan.bsky.social · 1d

The great temptations of Microsoft Teams.

Screenshot of two icons from MS Teams. One says 'Take control'; the other says 'Pop out'.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 2d

NVIDIA and OpenAi:

Concerns that their “increasingly complex and interconnected web of business transactions is artificially propping up the trillion-dollar AI boom.“

@bloomberg.com $NVDA 👀
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Lucas Haasis @lhaasis.bsky.social · 2d

Calling all history lovers! The Prize Papers Project is about to reveal thrilling new insights from one of the most fascinating ships captured during the War of the Austrian Succession. A team favorite – don’t miss it! Follow & stay tuned! #earlymodern #history #maritimehistory

The Prize Papers Project @prizepapers.bsky.social · 3d

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Phil Rothwell @phillyrothers.bsky.social · 2d

Many mistaken assumptions made about the skills required in a post-AI world. Tech and formulaic stuff will be largely automated. The ability to write and parse complex text, present and influence will be key skills. Talking as an English Lit grad now working in complex tech roles and researching AI

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Hannah Cooper @hannahcooper.bsky.social · 2d

English and History graduate here who now works in digital marketing. If you want useful websites that provide genuine, relevant value and that people can understand, you absolutely cannot rely on AI. You need people who can research, analyse and write for specific contexts and audiences.

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Jo (unfunded hobbyist) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @hagenilda.bsky.social · 2d

Exactly

Peter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 2d

The Rees Moggs will still do History degrees. The Johnsons will still do Classics.
Sadly, the Wilsons from South Bank in Middlesbrough won't get the intellectual stimulation of studying a subject of interest for a degree.

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Dr Cathryn Pearce @cathrynpearce.bsky.social · 2d

I hope all goes smoothly for you!

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Maria Farrell @mariafarrell.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you @georgemonbiot.bsky.social for continuing to point out UK govt contempt for both science and ppl with ME/CFS

My reality: I gave a talk abroad 4 weeks ago, so now, after morning shower, I need to lie down for 1-2 hrs

20 minutes of dog walk? Lose 1/2 a day of work

We just want to be well.

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 2d

ME/CFS is a devastating condition that has long been denied, dismissed, psychologised and underdiagnosed. Research is at last starting to catch up with it, with glimmers of hope for those who have been left untreated for so long.
There's a huge BUT coming ...🧵
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome

Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed

www.theguardian.com

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