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#OnThisDay 1867 Lily Maxwell cast her vote at a by-election in Manchester, despite women being excluded from the parliamentary franchise. Find out more here: historyofparliament.com/2025/03/14/l...
‘A woman actually voted!’: Lily Maxwell and the Manchester by-election of November 1867 - The History of Parliament
More than half a century before the partial enfranchisement of women in 1918, Lily Maxwell, a Manchester shopkeeper, cast a parliamentary vote. Dr Kathryn Rix
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November 26, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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A wonderfully dismal summation of the academic life from Betjeman. Is it time for another mince pie yet?
November 26, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Time to let the little one show off their style for #WrensDay, here we have Walter, Winnie, Wilbur & Wendy Wrens out looking for lunch at various venues this year.

#birds #photography #EastCoastKin #birdphotography #ukbirding #naturephotography @rspb.bsky.social #wildlifephotography #BirdLife
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Are you an early career or established researcher engaged on original research intended to produce monographs, editions or studies of documents, texts or illustrations? Apply for the Neil Ker Memorial Fund 2026: https://bit.ly/4hO0Oo1
November 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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#WalesOnWednesday
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Good morning World
November 26, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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Lovely
November 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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The Monhegan Boat, 1918 #hopper #edwardhopper
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Good morning World
November 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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Delighted to welcome this into the world. Paperback for £9.99 or kindle for £8.99.
Hope you’ll treat yourself to an early Christmas present 📚🎄
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#Chartism #C19th #History
www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G3Q7PR7Y
Book cover. Dark green background. Text: Chartist Lives. 42 pen portraits that tell the stories of Chartist leaders and activists. Mark Crail
November 24, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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ashroplad.bsky.social Nigel Bishop @ashroplad.bsky.social · 1d
A is for An Stór... this weeks #AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowels - An Stór mountain on the Trotternish peninsula, Isle of Skye #Scotland #MountainMonday #EastCoastKin
A tree stump on the side of An Stòr mountain with stormy skies in the background
November 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Is this true? Thoughts?
jeffreycrunk.bsky.social WayFinding 🏹 🎈 𓄋 @jeffreycrunk.bsky.social · 1d
You must strive to find your own voice. Because the longer you wait to begin, the less likely you are to find it at all. Thoreau said, "Most men lead lives of quiet desperation." Don't be resigned to that. Break out!

~ John Keating, (Dead Poets Society, 1989)
Image: three stacks of books under the caption “How Much You Learn”. The short stack “From Theory”, the mid-stack “From Practice”, and the tall stack “From Mistakes. There is a line upon which all three stacks rest upon. That is time’s arrow in a life. (Vicarious versus existential learning) Poster’s added note: [the class hesitates to rip out the introduction page] “It's not the Bible, you're not gonna go to Hell for this.” ~ John Keating, Dead Poets Society
November 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Two #histmed CFPs with deadline for abstracts Jan 2026!
Life Histories in Mind: Mental Ill Health and Learning Disability in Context (Manchester) &
Blood is the price of coal: Coal communities, health and welfare in Britain and beyond from the 19th century to the present (Warwick)
For more details 👇
History of Medicine CFPs
If you wish to share your CFPs on the SSHM website please contact the Exec Sec, Dr Justine Pick [email protected] Life Histories in Mind: Mental Ill Health and Learning Disability in Context Location:…
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November 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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#AlphabetChallenge #WeekVforVowels #Macro #MacroPhotography #Photography #EastCoastKin #Photography

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A close-up macro photograph of a single water droplet hanging from the tip of a dried plant or pine needle. The droplet reflects soft greens and blues from the surrounding environment. The background is blurred, creating a dreamy, abstract effect that highlights the droplet’s clarity and the delicate textures of the plant.
November 24, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Sky and Water II, 1938 #escher #opart
November 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Thanks to @exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social we have discovered today is #WorldWalrusDay!

Our illustration from Millais' 'The Mammals of Great Britain and Ireland' 1904 might not be as expressive but we think it's just as majestic

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A colour illustration of walruses. One is on a small iceberg, another is in the water. There are a group of walruses in the far background as well.
November 24, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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November in a portrait - terrific!
kaffeehaus.bsky.social Viola Tricolor @kaffeehaus.bsky.social · 2d
November personified:

JEAN-FRÉDÉRIC BAZILLE
(1841-1870, born in Montpellier, died in Beaune-la-Rolande)

Portrait of Auguste Renoir, 1867
Painting: Portrait of a man sitting gloomily on a brown chair in grey trousers and a black jacket. He has pulled up his legs, arms around his knees, feet dangling in front of him. The background is grey.
November 24, 2025 at 8:27 AM
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The Indus Showdown: How the Mongol Empire’s Turning Point Changed History
In 1221, history witnessed a defining moment at the Battle of the Indus, where the legendary Mongol leader Genghis Khan’s forces collided…
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November 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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804 years ago, on the 24th of Novemeber 1221, Genghis Khan defeated the Khwarazmian prince Jalal al-Din, completing the Mongol conquest of central Asia. The defeated Jalal al-Din managed to establish a small state in India after the defeat. #otd #history 🗃️
This painting, from the epic Chinggiskhannama, illustrates Jalal al-Din Khwarazm-Shah crossing the rapid Indus river, escaping Chinggis Khan and his army. The river, alive with jumping fish, separates Chingis Khan from Jalal al-Din, who carries a parasol, large pole, and sword. In the distance a walled city is seen. Three lines of text appear within two isolated columns. Painted in gouache on paper.
November 24, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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The morning Jackdaw
November 24, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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Good morning World

Pelargonium 'Bold Ann' for you. Today, I suspect, we may need to be bold.
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Even the alchemists had said: “One book opens the other. Read many books and compare them throughout and then you get the meaning. By reading one book alone you cannot get it, you cannot otherwise decipher it.”

~ Marie-Louise von Franz, Alchemical Active Imagination
A scholar, seated on a wooden floor, whose identity is partially obscured by a large book, but who may be a white rabbit, is surrounded by many books resting upon wooden shelves. Coffee in a white cup set on a white saucer is on the floor by the right furry white foot of the scholar, while by the right foot are two carrots, one partially eaten.
November 24, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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My daughter, home for the weekend, brings me volumes of bleak poetry. So much joy for three and six. And look at the cover - that's a cause for joy in itself.
November 23, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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Good morning World
November 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
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'Winter fields' by Hester Cox, English printmaker #ReframingWomenPrintmakers
Print with a view over a green field with large puddle in the foreground reflecting the top of a row of bare trees by the field edge, to the left is a grey barn
November 23, 2025 at 5:45 AM