Corpyburd
@corpyburd.bsky.social
Lover of all things #RipperStreet #SASRH & general history nik nackery
Scotland
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Monday mood😴 #RipperStreet #AdamRothenberg
February 9, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Monday mood😴 #RipperStreet #AdamRothenberg
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To mark the fact that today is apparently Superb Owl Sunday in the US, here's a collection of superb owls from Glasgow's architecture. Oh hang on, I might have mis-heard what day it is! 😀
#glasgow #architecture #archotecturephotography #owl #superbowlsunday
#glasgow #architecture #archotecturephotography #owl #superbowlsunday
February 8, 2026 at 8:23 AM
To mark the fact that today is apparently Superb Owl Sunday in the US, here's a collection of superb owls from Glasgow's architecture. Oh hang on, I might have mis-heard what day it is! 😀
#glasgow #architecture #archotecturephotography #owl #superbowlsunday
#glasgow #architecture #archotecturephotography #owl #superbowlsunday
Enjoy your Superb Owl party guys🦉 #Superbowl
February 8, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Enjoy your Superb Owl party guys🦉 #Superbowl
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Did you know?
In the Victorian era, people feared dissection more than death itself.
For many, the greatest dread was not dying, but what might happen to their body afterward. Dissection was widely viewed as a violation of bodily dignity and identity.
#Victorian #history
In the Victorian era, people feared dissection more than death itself.
For many, the greatest dread was not dying, but what might happen to their body afterward. Dissection was widely viewed as a violation of bodily dignity and identity.
#Victorian #history
February 7, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Did you know?
In the Victorian era, people feared dissection more than death itself.
For many, the greatest dread was not dying, but what might happen to their body afterward. Dissection was widely viewed as a violation of bodily dignity and identity.
#Victorian #history
In the Victorian era, people feared dissection more than death itself.
For many, the greatest dread was not dying, but what might happen to their body afterward. Dissection was widely viewed as a violation of bodily dignity and identity.
#Victorian #history
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Why all Olympic curling stones come from a Scottish island - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c368gzk15xyo
#scothinews
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c368gzk15xyo
#scothinews
Why all Olympic curling stones come from a Scottish island - BBC News
Why all Olympic curling stones come from a Scottish island. Video.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 7, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Why all Olympic curling stones come from a Scottish island - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c368gzk15xyo
#scothinews
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c368gzk15xyo
#scothinews
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SAS Rogue Heroes star joins hit returning "twisty, thrilling" series bit.ly/4kkztv1
February 4, 2026 at 9:35 PM
SAS Rogue Heroes star joins hit returning "twisty, thrilling" series bit.ly/4kkztv1
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SAS Rogue Heroes star joins hit returning “twisty, thrilling” series
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/408776/
SAS Rogue Heroes star Alfie Allen has joined the cast of a thriller horror series also starring Shadow…
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/408776/
SAS Rogue Heroes star Alfie Allen has joined the cast of a thriller horror series also starring Shadow…
SAS Rogue Heroes star joins hit returning "twisty, thrilling" series - United Kingdom News Beep
SAS Rogue Heroes star Alfie Allen has joined the cast of a thriller horror series also starring Shadow and Bone's Ben Barnes and Under the Banner of Heaven's
www.newsbeep.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:18 AM
SAS Rogue Heroes star joins hit returning “twisty, thrilling” series
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/408776/
SAS Rogue Heroes star Alfie Allen has joined the cast of a thriller horror series also starring Shadow…
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/408776/
SAS Rogue Heroes star Alfie Allen has joined the cast of a thriller horror series also starring Shadow…
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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
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I haven’t posted Edmund or Ripper Street in a while because my laptop is being dumb. I plan to have it looked at soon.
#matthewmacfadyen #ripperstreet
#matthewmacfadyen #ripperstreet
February 3, 2026 at 8:22 PM
I haven’t posted Edmund or Ripper Street in a while because my laptop is being dumb. I plan to have it looked at soon.
#matthewmacfadyen #ripperstreet
#matthewmacfadyen #ripperstreet
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Choose your fighter 😜
A rare piece of 1887 tobacco advertising and pugilistic history!
Currently on ebay (Anyone got $300?): Jem Smith, England's Heavyweight Boxing Champion; Thomas Hum, Champion Juvenile Skater; John McPherson, Champion Shot Putter; Clarence Freeman, Champion Chess Player.
A rare piece of 1887 tobacco advertising and pugilistic history!
Currently on ebay (Anyone got $300?): Jem Smith, England's Heavyweight Boxing Champion; Thomas Hum, Champion Juvenile Skater; John McPherson, Champion Shot Putter; Clarence Freeman, Champion Chess Player.
February 3, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Choose your fighter 😜
A rare piece of 1887 tobacco advertising and pugilistic history!
Currently on ebay (Anyone got $300?): Jem Smith, England's Heavyweight Boxing Champion; Thomas Hum, Champion Juvenile Skater; John McPherson, Champion Shot Putter; Clarence Freeman, Champion Chess Player.
A rare piece of 1887 tobacco advertising and pugilistic history!
Currently on ebay (Anyone got $300?): Jem Smith, England's Heavyweight Boxing Champion; Thomas Hum, Champion Juvenile Skater; John McPherson, Champion Shot Putter; Clarence Freeman, Champion Chess Player.
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Jem Smith’s a lad of mettle,
And champion long will reign,
After he’s smashed up Sullivan,
And knocked out Jake Kilrain.
- Sporting Life, 24 September 1887
It's Jem Smith book chapter month in my attic! So: FUN 👩🏻💻📕
When and WHY did British sports reporting stop including jaunty poetic verse?
And champion long will reign,
After he’s smashed up Sullivan,
And knocked out Jake Kilrain.
- Sporting Life, 24 September 1887
It's Jem Smith book chapter month in my attic! So: FUN 👩🏻💻📕
When and WHY did British sports reporting stop including jaunty poetic verse?
February 2, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Jem Smith’s a lad of mettle,
And champion long will reign,
After he’s smashed up Sullivan,
And knocked out Jake Kilrain.
- Sporting Life, 24 September 1887
It's Jem Smith book chapter month in my attic! So: FUN 👩🏻💻📕
When and WHY did British sports reporting stop including jaunty poetic verse?
And champion long will reign,
After he’s smashed up Sullivan,
And knocked out Jake Kilrain.
- Sporting Life, 24 September 1887
It's Jem Smith book chapter month in my attic! So: FUN 👩🏻💻📕
When and WHY did British sports reporting stop including jaunty poetic verse?
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This artificial hand is nearly 500 years old. It consists of a metal casing which wrapped around the forearm stump & was secured by leather straps. An internal mechanical structure (now missing) may have allowed the fingers to move. The fingers can flex at the largest knuckle joint. #MedicalHistory
January 31, 2026 at 2:02 PM
This artificial hand is nearly 500 years old. It consists of a metal casing which wrapped around the forearm stump & was secured by leather straps. An internal mechanical structure (now missing) may have allowed the fingers to move. The fingers can flex at the largest knuckle joint. #MedicalHistory
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President Trump, your Melania movie has bombed
January 30, 2026 at 8:01 PM
President Trump, your Melania movie has bombed
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Hello, international fans of BBC YOU’RE DEAD TO ME!
You can now listen to ep1 of our latest series. It’s about Rome’s infamous Emperor Nero, and my guests are the amazing comedian & actor @pattonoswalt.bsky.social and brilliant Professor @wmarybeard.bsky.social
You can now listen to ep1 of our latest series. It’s about Rome’s infamous Emperor Nero, and my guests are the amazing comedian & actor @pattonoswalt.bsky.social and brilliant Professor @wmarybeard.bsky.social
January 30, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Hello, international fans of BBC YOU’RE DEAD TO ME!
You can now listen to ep1 of our latest series. It’s about Rome’s infamous Emperor Nero, and my guests are the amazing comedian & actor @pattonoswalt.bsky.social and brilliant Professor @wmarybeard.bsky.social
You can now listen to ep1 of our latest series. It’s about Rome’s infamous Emperor Nero, and my guests are the amazing comedian & actor @pattonoswalt.bsky.social and brilliant Professor @wmarybeard.bsky.social
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Inverness bakery Harry Gow ‘breaks record for world’s biggest empire biscuit’
Inverness bakery Harry Gow ‘breaks record for world’s biggest empire biscuit’
The popular local firm triumphed to create a 78-inch treat.
dlvr.it
January 28, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Inverness bakery Harry Gow ‘breaks record for world’s biggest empire biscuit’
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Donald Trump has threatened to sue Rupert Murdoch, and luckily Private Eye managed to tap the phone conversation between the 94 year old media mogul and the President of the United States...
January 29, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Donald Trump has threatened to sue Rupert Murdoch, and luckily Private Eye managed to tap the phone conversation between the 94 year old media mogul and the President of the United States...
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First look at the new Highlander film with Henry Cavill.
I see the movie industry still has that special deal with the black leather manufacturer ;)
It better have a lot of scenes set in the past.
I don't mind 2 hours of Cavill chopping off heads, but I also need my history fix.
I see the movie industry still has that special deal with the black leather manufacturer ;)
It better have a lot of scenes set in the past.
I don't mind 2 hours of Cavill chopping off heads, but I also need my history fix.
January 28, 2026 at 4:11 PM
First look at the new Highlander film with Henry Cavill.
I see the movie industry still has that special deal with the black leather manufacturer ;)
It better have a lot of scenes set in the past.
I don't mind 2 hours of Cavill chopping off heads, but I also need my history fix.
I see the movie industry still has that special deal with the black leather manufacturer ;)
It better have a lot of scenes set in the past.
I don't mind 2 hours of Cavill chopping off heads, but I also need my history fix.
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Join us for a night of discussion about Black American boxer Tom Molineaux (1784-1818) - a man who came close to being English Champ - and boxer turned business owner Bill Richmond. Plus, true histories behind Bridgerton and #AThousandBlows! 15 April. UCL. Free:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/champion-b...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/champion-b...
![The battle between Crib [Cribb] and Molineaux. Hand coloured engraving, taken from Wiki. It shows two shirtless muscular boxers in knee length tights, a black man to the left, white to the right. The Black man is Molineaux, backed by Richmond in red waistcoat. A large crowd looks on at the scene.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:4fudnp253ahtqgdf3cilj4x4/bafkreidnttypvljsbp6hcfbkbdkfu4epwvu7jtubqziwdl2mo64p5cvh5i@jpeg)
January 27, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Join us for a night of discussion about Black American boxer Tom Molineaux (1784-1818) - a man who came close to being English Champ - and boxer turned business owner Bill Richmond. Plus, true histories behind Bridgerton and #AThousandBlows! 15 April. UCL. Free:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/champion-b...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/champion-b...
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"From grand old Viking centuries Up-Helly-Aa has come
Then light the torch and form the march, and sound the rolling drum."
Happy #UpHellyAa!
19.30pm (GMT). Follow the livestream link 👇 from 18:45. The weather forecast isn't brilliant for this evening's festivities, so it should be interesting!
Then light the torch and form the march, and sound the rolling drum."
Happy #UpHellyAa!
19.30pm (GMT). Follow the livestream link 👇 from 18:45. The weather forecast isn't brilliant for this evening's festivities, so it should be interesting!
Live from Lerwick, Shetland: Up Helly Aa 2026 torchlit procession and Viking galley burning.
YouTube video by Promote Shetland
www.youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 8:48 AM
"From grand old Viking centuries Up-Helly-Aa has come
Then light the torch and form the march, and sound the rolling drum."
Happy #UpHellyAa!
19.30pm (GMT). Follow the livestream link 👇 from 18:45. The weather forecast isn't brilliant for this evening's festivities, so it should be interesting!
Then light the torch and form the march, and sound the rolling drum."
Happy #UpHellyAa!
19.30pm (GMT). Follow the livestream link 👇 from 18:45. The weather forecast isn't brilliant for this evening's festivities, so it should be interesting!
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The 26th of January 2026 marks 100 years since UofG alumni John Logie Baird gave the world’s first public demonstration of a working television at 22 Frith Street in Soho, London. 📺
You can view our new display within Archives & Special Collections on Level 12 of the library until April!
You can view our new display within Archives & Special Collections on Level 12 of the library until April!
January 26, 2026 at 1:00 PM
The 26th of January 2026 marks 100 years since UofG alumni John Logie Baird gave the world’s first public demonstration of a working television at 22 Frith Street in Soho, London. 📺
You can view our new display within Archives & Special Collections on Level 12 of the library until April!
You can view our new display within Archives & Special Collections on Level 12 of the library until April!
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Thought that you, as a master tabletierre, might fancy this 1773 recipe for "Tablets" by Mrs Susanna Maciver of Stevenlaw's Close, from her book "Cookery and Pastry". It's on page 223, just after "Syrup of Turnip". @jaffne.bsky.social
January 25, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Thought that you, as a master tabletierre, might fancy this 1773 recipe for "Tablets" by Mrs Susanna Maciver of Stevenlaw's Close, from her book "Cookery and Pastry". It's on page 223, just after "Syrup of Turnip". @jaffne.bsky.social
Happy Burns Night. Enjoy your haggis😉
January 25, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Happy Burns Night. Enjoy your haggis😉
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Board of Peace - Season 1
January 24, 2026 at 7:45 AM
Board of Peace - Season 1