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Historian, researcher, author misssarahwise.co.uk https://linktr.ee/misssarahwise Latest book: https://www.hive.co.uk/Product/Sarah-Wise/The-Undesirables--The-Law-that-Locked-Away-a-Generation/29881294

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misssarahwise.bsky.social @misssarahwise.bsky.social · May 2

Thank you @portobelloradio.com and Aidan McManus/ Flipside Tours for asking me to talk about my work this week
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My desert island opportunity - I chose 5 tracks that conjure up visions of London for me

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misssarahwise.bsky.social @misssarahwise.bsky.social · 1h

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Set Everything On Fire: Ron Mael of Sparks' Favourite Albums | The Quietus

Ron Mael of Sparks talks us through his favourite albums of all time from foundational free jazz freak out to cutting edge J-pop via Bach

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Paintings of London @paintingsoflondon.bsky.social · 9h

'The Thames at Westminster Abbey' by Joseph Nickolls (1713-1755)

(Museum of Fine Arts, Houston)

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Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social · 11h

We're hosting a great free talk about Victorian Crime and Punishment! This talk takes place online and is a great chance to learn about the 19th century criminal justice system.

Book your space by emailing us at [email protected]

For more events, head to histfestbucks.co.uk

A 19th century illustration of the Court House in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, next to the History Festival branding. Below it is the following text:

'Victorian Crime and Punishment

Online

12/11/25, 15:00-16:00'.

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 13h

Today is World Mental Health Day. Through the Bibliography of British and Irish History (BBIH), you can research the history of mental health. BBIH’s free reading list on the history of emotions highlights some recent scholarship on the history of mental health in the UK and Ireland buff.ly/OK5HSbu

Engraving of an 18th century building in a pastoral landscape

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Charles West @pseudo-isidore.bsky.social · 11h

Dropped into the National Museum to say hello to some old friends.

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misssarahwise.bsky.social @misssarahwise.bsky.social · 1d

I’ll be presenting at the Family History Society of Greater Ottawa, weekend of 18/19 Oct. All nine speakers plus an expert genealogy panel are a snip (I think) at C$50. You also get Dr Angela Buckley, Peter Higginbotham, Dr Mark Carroll & other family history specialists tockify.com/confkeep/det...

(V) – Researching the Disadvantaged of England and Wales

Sat 18 Oct - Sun 19 [EDT]: Presented by the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa ($) (VIRTUAL) 6:00am PT / 6:00am AZ(MtnStd) / 7:00am MT / 8:00am CT / 9:00am ET / 2:00pm UK Experts i...

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 3d

14th Street
Bumpei Usui, 1924

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futuristic cityclose packed and vertical

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misssarahwise.bsky.social @misssarahwise.bsky.social · 3d

Middle Temple Library tour on Thursday 6th November 2025. Only a few places left www.ticketsource.co.uk/event/EFFJDM...

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Dulwich Local History @history.dulwichsociety.com · 17d

So many #Dulwich film connections, this talk will open your eyes to Dulwich’s remarkable, and often forgotten, place in the history of cinema. Tickets are £5.60 with bursary tickets available too. #LocalHistory.

montage of 3 photos: head and shoulders of 2 men, one looking at his hands and a film poster with a painist and a woman singing

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JB_AU @jbau.bsky.social · 12d

This whole section really.

Finally: AI cannot do your job, but an AI salesman can 100% convince your boss to fire you and replace you with an AI that can't do your job, and when the bubble bursts, the money-hemorrhaging "foundation models" will be shut off and we'll lose the AI that can't do your job, and you will be long gone, retrained or retired or "discouraged" and out of the labor market, and no one will do your job.
AI is the asbestos we are shoveling into the walls of our society and our descendants will be digging it out for generations:

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Royal Historical Society @royalhistsoc.org · 4d

The RHS is a membership organisation of 6500+ historians. We welcome applications to join us at any time. Our next closing dates are 13 October and 15 December.

We offer categories for all kinds of historians and at all stages of research, from Postgraduate to Fellow: bit.ly/46V8WOQ #Skystorians

Closing dates for next application rounds:
Mondays 13 October and 15 December 2025

The Royal Historical Society represents the interests of historical researchers in universities, libraries, archives, museums, heritage and broadcasting, as well as those engaged in public, community and family history research.

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Brick Lane Bookshop @bricklanebookshop.bsky.social · 4d

🚀 Book Launch: The Imagined Life
Oct 9 | Brick Lane Bookshop | £6

Celebrate the release of The Imagined Life with award-winning author @andrewporter01.bsky.social, joined by Curtis Garner, author of Isaac. Expect a powerful evening of readings, conversation, Q&A, and signing.

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 17d

woman talking to boy, the boy has his head in his hands.
Woman: Are there any classes you're struggling with?

Boy:The bourgeoisie

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romanbritain.bsky.social @romanbritain.bsky.social · 18d

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#RomanBritain #Archaeology

Roman villa with swimming pool marked out in Hemel Hempstead - BBC News

An expert says the Roman villa has "the second largest swimming pool in England".

www.bbc.com

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Society for the Study of Labour History @sslh.bsky.social · 11d

Historians, archivists, librarians and historians working in the field of labour history. A starter pack to get you going…
go.bsky.app/CUqdx9a

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Ben Potts @benjaminsteven.bsky.social · 5d

I hadn't realised the excellent Scientist and Socialist Steven Rose had died back in July. I was fortunate to meet him in London in 1998, and his life and work are definitely worth checking out.

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Steven Rose obituary

Neuroscientist, author, political activist and advocate for social responsibility in science

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The Cockney Yiddish Podcast @cockneyyiddish.bsky.social · 6d

Today is the 89th anniversary of the #BattleofCableStreet. Find out more about the Battle and East End radical politics, poetry and song in Episode 2
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2. Forverts! Politics and protest

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A London Inheritance @alondoninheritance.bsky.social · 7d

Map produced by the London Transport Executive and Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis for the Coronation of Elizabeth II on Tuesday 2nd June 1953 from my post on London Maps at alondoninheritance.com/london-stree...

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Kate Lister @k8lister.bsky.social · 7d

#DamePatriciaRoutledge - what an absolute powerhouse she was. Although she was best known as the indomitable Hyacinth Bucket, I absolutely adored her as Victoria Wood’s Kitty.

Rest in peace, wonderful woman

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Felicity Hannah @felicityhannah.bsky.social · 7d

This article manages to name her husband before it names… her.

Article reads:
Woman named as Archbishop of Canterbury in historic first

The 63-year-old archbishop-designate is married to Eamonn Mullally, with whom she has two children. Originally from Woking in Surrey, she was the UK's chief nursing officer from 1999 to 2004.

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Chris Woodyard @chriswoodyard.bsky.social · 8d

#TheVictorianBookoftheDead "Protect the Dead," says an 1883 ad for a bodysnatcher-proof grave vault.

advertisement for a burglar proof grave vault

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Nereide @drnereide.bsky.social · 9d

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Question: "If chimps are so much like us, why are they endangered while humans dominate the globe?"

Goodall: "Well, in some ways we're not successful at all. We're destroying our home. That's not a bit successful."

— #JaneGoodall, 3 Apr. 1934 - 1 Oct. 2025

#ForeverInspiring #LegacyOfHope 🧪

The photo features Jane Goodall and infant chimpanzee Flint reach out to touch each other's hands. Flint was the first infant born at Gombe (Tanzania) after Jane arrived. With him, she had a great opportunity to study chimp development.

Photo source: https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/jane-goodall/

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Anjali Enjeti @anjalienjeti.bsky.social · 8d

My god.

“Watson said she saw agents dragging residents, including kids, out of the building without any clothes on and into U-Haul vans. Kids were separated from their mothers…’It was heartbreaking to watch…seeing kids coming out buck naked and taken from their mothers, it was horrible.’”

Massive immigration raid on Chicago apartment building leaves residents reeling: 'I feel defeated'

The Department of Homeland Security said federal agents with Border Patrol, the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested 37 people in the raid.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 15d

It's here! Sign up for History Day 4 Nov 2025. #HistDay25 Together with @senatehouselib.bsky.social we are celebrating all things history with collections from galleries, libraries, archives, museums & more. Find out what it's all about and book your free spot. www.history.ac.uk/library-digi...

History Day

History Day and the History Day: Discover Collections website bring together researchers and collections in-person and online

www.history.ac.uk

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Victorian Commons @victoriancommons.bsky.social · 11d

A reminder of our September article on the Victorian Commons, which looked at the reporters' gallery in the 19thC Commons. Charles Dickens was among its occupants and the refreshments included 'a bottle of whisky' and 'a most nauseous-looking ham’.
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‘The status of the Press is changed indeed’: the reporters’ gallery in the nineteenth-century House of Commons

Continuing our series on parliamentary buildings, Dr Kathryn Rix looks at the accommodation provided for the newspaper journalists who reported on the proceedings of the nineteenth-century House of…

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