Dr Florence H R Scott
@florencehrscott.bsky.social
Historian of queenship in early medieval England. Based in York UK.
Antiracist. Disabled. Non-binary. Marxist. Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Author of Ælfgif-who?, biographies of medieval women: florencehrs.substack.com
Agent: @tomkillingbeck.bsky.social
Antiracist. Disabled. Non-binary. Marxist. Free Palestine 🇵🇸
Author of Ælfgif-who?, biographies of medieval women: florencehrs.substack.com
Agent: @tomkillingbeck.bsky.social
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Allen Lane signs Florence Scott's fresh take on Medieval queenship
Allen Lane has signed Florence Scott’s “bold and original” history of Medieval queenship, Monarchia: A New History of the English Royal Dynasties, Through the Queens Who Built Them. Tom Penn, publishi...
www.thebookseller.com
Thrilled to announce etc. etc. etc.
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OMG. The Guardian have confused Kenneth Clark, presenter of the 1969 series 'Civilisation' with Tory ex-MP & former Chancellor Kenneth Clarke in their review of the new BBC series 'Civilisations:Rise & Fall'
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
OMG. The Guardian have confused Kenneth Clark, presenter of the 1969 series 'Civilisation' with Tory ex-MP & former Chancellor Kenneth Clarke in their review of the new BBC series 'Civilisations:Rise & Fall'
I read the Velvetine Rabbit for the first time last night and it’s precipitated a minor mental breakdown. Anyone else’s sense of existential calm been ravaged by this seemingly innocent book?
November 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I read the Velvetine Rabbit for the first time last night and it’s precipitated a minor mental breakdown. Anyone else’s sense of existential calm been ravaged by this seemingly innocent book?
Queuing for evensong at York minster and someone else in the queue is playing drum and bass from a phone speaker. What kind of scum
November 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Queuing for evensong at York minster and someone else in the queue is playing drum and bass from a phone speaker. What kind of scum
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curiouser and curiouser www.londoncentric.media/p/ai-artwork...
November 23, 2025 at 1:10 PM
curiouser and curiouser www.londoncentric.media/p/ai-artwork...
Cracked an egg onto a Dr Oetker frozen pizza
November 23, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Cracked an egg onto a Dr Oetker frozen pizza
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I’m glad to see they grew up to still have a happy and fulfilling life
November 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
I’m glad to see they grew up to still have a happy and fulfilling life
My favourite part of the AI Kingston on Thames christmas mural is the man using a severed dog's paw on a stick to subdue his chimera dogwife
November 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
My favourite part of the AI Kingston on Thames christmas mural is the man using a severed dog's paw on a stick to subdue his chimera dogwife
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Stop Making Sense on vinyl
November 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Stop Making Sense on vinyl
Stop Making Sense on vinyl
November 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Stop Making Sense on vinyl
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He’s surrounded by such wormy little losers at the White House that I think he was like wow a cool guy
November 21, 2025 at 8:51 PM
He’s surrounded by such wormy little losers at the White House that I think he was like wow a cool guy
intensive care bear
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 PM
intensive care bear
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We need to teach about all the times starving, displaced and murdered people were good actually.
November 19, 2025 at 12:51 PM
We need to teach about all the times starving, displaced and murdered people were good actually.
Woman angry that learning about the holocaust teaches anyone with basic media literacy to sympathise with the victims of genocide
Ex-Obama Aide Says Holocaust Education Is ‘Confusing’ Young People Into Sympathizing With ‘Weak, Skinny’ Palestinians
Former White House aide Sarah Hurwitz warned this week that Holocaust education was "confusing" young people into sympathizing with "weak, skinny Palestinians."
www.yahoo.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Woman angry that learning about the holocaust teaches anyone with basic media literacy to sympathise with the victims of genocide
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AI slop gracing the cover of Royal Society B. Not only in AI yellow but scientifically nonsensical. Come on. I'm certain human photographs and artworks were ignored to platform ... this.
November 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM
AI slop gracing the cover of Royal Society B. Not only in AI yellow but scientifically nonsensical. Come on. I'm certain human photographs and artworks were ignored to platform ... this.
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POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
Yeah we were actively taught in school history lessons that slavery (and indeed racism) were things that happened in America. If slavery was ever discussed as a British policy, it was in the context of abolitionism
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Yeah we were actively taught in school history lessons that slavery (and indeed racism) were things that happened in America. If slavery was ever discussed as a British policy, it was in the context of abolitionism
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November 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Took Our Lad @robpalk.bsky.social to Goole docks and they made me pay import fees because he’s precious cargo
November 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Took Our Lad @robpalk.bsky.social to Goole docks and they made me pay import fees because he’s precious cargo
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Congratulations to Labour who have won the coveted Tommy Robinson endorsement. Excited for sensibles to explain to me why I have to vote for the people enacting actual fascist policy.
November 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Congratulations to Labour who have won the coveted Tommy Robinson endorsement. Excited for sensibles to explain to me why I have to vote for the people enacting actual fascist policy.
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Oh right because when she said ‘give me a reason to be a woman’ she was looking for stats on life expectancy
Portishead’s Geoff Barrow: ‘I can’t think of any worse music to make love to than ours’
Portishead’s Geoff Barrow: ‘I can’t think of any worse music to make love to than ours’
As he moves into film production with the thriller Game, the musician – also known for Beak> – answers your questions on Myspace rappers, sex playlists and whether Portishead will ever make new music
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Oh right because when she said ‘give me a reason to be a woman’ she was looking for stats on life expectancy
Britain‘s Most Next Top Prime Minister
Just imagine the Krakatoa of enraged, flailing bullshit we would get, if it looked like Ed was going to thrash Streeting in a leadership election.
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Britain‘s Most Next Top Prime Minister
BREAKING: Starmer replacement confirmed as Pinky from US animated sitcom Pinky and the Brain
November 12, 2025 at 12:34 PM
BREAKING: Starmer replacement confirmed as Pinky from US animated sitcom Pinky and the Brain