Dr Adam Prime
@primeadam.bsky.social
Civil servant by day, historian by night. Researching the military in British India. Accidental First World War historian. WFA Universities Trustee. Husband & Dad. Views my own.
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Dr Adam Prime
@primeadam.bsky.social
· Nov 19
So many new followers, I thought I’d do an #aboutme 🧵
I’m Adam, I’m an ‘independent’ historian - which in real terms means no one would give me a full time job - so I now work part time and take care of my kids.
I drive for work which enables me to devour a lot of history podcasts.
I’m Adam, I’m an ‘independent’ historian - which in real terms means no one would give me a full time job - so I now work part time and take care of my kids.
I drive for work which enables me to devour a lot of history podcasts.
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Free access to British Newspaper Archive
BTW some of you may know this but others won't. If you're in a place that's free WiFi is _TheCloud then it will give you unlimited credits to the BNA.
Key places are Wetherspoons (which is cheap and quiet during the day) and Cafe Nero (who don't do booze and whose coffee is good)
Key places are Wetherspoons (which is cheap and quiet during the day) and Cafe Nero (who don't do booze and whose coffee is good)
November 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Free access to British Newspaper Archive
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Latest update from @britishlibrary.bsky.social says they are launching a new version of their main catalogue on Monday 8 December and around that time also launch an interim version of their Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. Hooray!
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
Restoring our services – November 2025 update
In the coming weeks and months we will be restoring a number of key functions.
www.bl.uk
November 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Latest update from @britishlibrary.bsky.social says they are launching a new version of their main catalogue on Monday 8 December and around that time also launch an interim version of their Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue. Hooray!
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
I feel like bookshops are missing a trick. Why are they not selling Jeremy Black Friday bundles…
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I feel like bookshops are missing a trick. Why are they not selling Jeremy Black Friday bundles…
5 years after I stopped lecturing I still read books/articles or attend talks and think to myself ‘that would be really useful to include on X module’.
Then I remind myself I am a civil servant and work in youth custody.
Then I remind myself I am a civil servant and work in youth custody.
November 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
5 years after I stopped lecturing I still read books/articles or attend talks and think to myself ‘that would be really useful to include on X module’.
Then I remind myself I am a civil servant and work in youth custody.
Then I remind myself I am a civil servant and work in youth custody.
⚠️ Time is running out! ⚠️
🗓️ The deadline for applications for The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is 1 December.
📣 No topics are off limits, ANY First World War research considered!
#FWWHist #PhDchat
🗓️ The deadline for applications for The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is 1 December.
📣 No topics are off limits, ANY First World War research considered!
#FWWHist #PhDchat
We at The WFA have launched our PhD Grant Scheme for 2025.
The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.
Where will our grant take you?
See website for full details 👇🏻
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
#Fwwhist #phdchat
The grant is open to doctoral students researching ANY aspect of the First World War.
Where will our grant take you?
See website for full details 👇🏻
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
#Fwwhist #phdchat
November 22, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
The British library is in crisis: why does nobody care?
The widespread indifference to the British Library's crippling cyberattack demonstrates a perilous failure to value the knowledge infrastructure vital for national prosperity
www.cityam.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
www.cityam.com/the-british-...
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"Higher education generated £24bn in export earnings for the UK in 2022-23, far above aircraft manufacturing with £12bn, legal services with £9.5bn and telecoms with £8.8bn."
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Less than Greggs? Public have no idea of value of top universities, study finds
Belief that snack chain’s revenues exceed those of Oxford’s one of many misconceptions about UK’s HE sector
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"Higher education generated £24bn in export earnings for the UK in 2022-23, far above aircraft manufacturing with £12bn, legal services with £9.5bn and telecoms with £8.8bn."
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
#HigherEd
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Well worth a look 👀
Get 50% off thousands of books with free UK postage!
Only available from yalebooks.co.uk in November
Includes all books except those priced £100+, preorders & books published after 31/10/25
Not available N/S America & Australia/NZ
#booksale #universitypress
Only available from yalebooks.co.uk in November
Includes all books except those priced £100+, preorders & books published after 31/10/25
Not available N/S America & Australia/NZ
#booksale #universitypress
November 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Well worth a look 👀
📣 The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is currently open to applicants!
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
November 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Olusoga has been terrible all game, awful advert for historians.
But he has been a lovely human all the way through, a great advert for historians.
#CelebrityTraitors
But he has been a lovely human all the way through, a great advert for historians.
#CelebrityTraitors
November 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Olusoga has been terrible all game, awful advert for historians.
But he has been a lovely human all the way through, a great advert for historians.
#CelebrityTraitors
But he has been a lovely human all the way through, a great advert for historians.
#CelebrityTraitors
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Volume 1 of London Pride is on its way! It examines London’s Territorial Force (TF) from 1908-21, exploring its unique structure, socio-economic composition, military operations during the GW. Ideal for office & home use & Xmas presents. Reg interest: tinyurl.com/25tty85e
@parhistory.bsky.social
@parhistory.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Volume 1 of London Pride is on its way! It examines London’s Territorial Force (TF) from 1908-21, exploring its unique structure, socio-economic composition, military operations during the GW. Ideal for office & home use & Xmas presents. Reg interest: tinyurl.com/25tty85e
@parhistory.bsky.social
@parhistory.bsky.social
It was a pleasure to speak yesterday at the joint Western Front Association - Gallipoli Association conference.
It was a great conference which considered the grand strategic right down to individual nurses.
Sharing the bill with Sir Hew Strachan was a personal highlight (and made me nervous)
It was a great conference which considered the grand strategic right down to individual nurses.
Sharing the bill with Sir Hew Strachan was a personal highlight (and made me nervous)
November 2, 2025 at 8:43 PM
It was a pleasure to speak yesterday at the joint Western Front Association - Gallipoli Association conference.
It was a great conference which considered the grand strategic right down to individual nurses.
Sharing the bill with Sir Hew Strachan was a personal highlight (and made me nervous)
It was a great conference which considered the grand strategic right down to individual nurses.
Sharing the bill with Sir Hew Strachan was a personal highlight (and made me nervous)
You can now register for my upcoming WFA webinar
Allenby’s Sepoys: The Indian Army and the EEF in 1918
#fwwhist #ww1 #greatwar
Allenby’s Sepoys: The Indian Army and the EEF in 1918
#fwwhist #ww1 #greatwar
ONLINE: Allenby’s Sepoys: The Indian Army and the EEF in 1918 | The Western Front Association
www.westernfrontassociation.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
As I put the finishing touches to my paper for Saturday I am beginning to get imposter syndrome, in part because I am not a Gallipoli historian, though I have enjoyed researching it for this. And also because of the strength of the other speakers.
Looking forward to it regardless!
Looking forward to it regardless!
October 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
As I put the finishing touches to my paper for Saturday I am beginning to get imposter syndrome, in part because I am not a Gallipoli historian, though I have enjoyed researching it for this. And also because of the strength of the other speakers.
Looking forward to it regardless!
Looking forward to it regardless!
This AI stuff will never catch on, look at the state of this PowerPoint it came up with for me!
October 26, 2025 at 12:55 PM
This AI stuff will never catch on, look at the state of this PowerPoint it came up with for me!
80 years of JCB. A bit of British and local (to me) history.
Plus this display is cool!
Plus this display is cool!
October 25, 2025 at 11:28 AM
80 years of JCB. A bit of British and local (to me) history.
Plus this display is cool!
Plus this display is cool!
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Militarizing Marriage is now OpenAccess!
Thanks to Ohio University Press (with the generous support of a Mini-Grant from RSP at WWU) for facilitating the process.
Now you can access tirailleurs sénégalais' conjugal relationships across French Empire at the speed of a download.
Thanks to Ohio University Press (with the generous support of a Mini-Grant from RSP at WWU) for facilitating the process.
Now you can access tirailleurs sénégalais' conjugal relationships across French Empire at the speed of a download.
Militarizing Marriage
Following tirailleurs sénégalais’ deployments in West Africa, Congo, Madagascar, North Africa, Syria-Lebanon, Vietnam, and Algeria from the 1880s to 1962...
www.ohioswallow.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Militarizing Marriage is now OpenAccess!
Thanks to Ohio University Press (with the generous support of a Mini-Grant from RSP at WWU) for facilitating the process.
Now you can access tirailleurs sénégalais' conjugal relationships across French Empire at the speed of a download.
Thanks to Ohio University Press (with the generous support of a Mini-Grant from RSP at WWU) for facilitating the process.
Now you can access tirailleurs sénégalais' conjugal relationships across French Empire at the speed of a download.
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📣 The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is currently open to applicants!
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
October 24, 2025 at 6:15 AM
📣 The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is currently open to applicants!
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
Probably won’t have chance now until early in the new year but I really need to get myself to the British Library, it has been far too long!
October 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Probably won’t have chance now until early in the new year but I really need to get myself to the British Library, it has been far too long!
📣 The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is currently open to applicants!
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
October 24, 2025 at 6:15 AM
📣 The WFA PhD Grant Scheme is currently open to applicants!
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
We want to hear from anyone researching the First World War as part of their doctoral thesis, no matter what the topic!
#fwwhist
Full details and application form can be found below ⬇️
www.westernfrontassociation.com/latest-news/...
Constantly telling myself ‘I’ll get the laptop out tomorrow night after work’ means I’ve got lots of ideas, I’ve done a lot of reading and researching, but I’ve got just over a week to write my conference paper!
October 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Constantly telling myself ‘I’ll get the laptop out tomorrow night after work’ means I’ve got lots of ideas, I’ve done a lot of reading and researching, but I’ve got just over a week to write my conference paper!
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Not the Western Front Conference 2025 Following last years great conference will take place on Saturday 25th October in Wakefield West Yorkshire just of the M1. Tickets cost £29 including lunch.with 4 great speakers. buff.ly/4g8JKqq
October 17, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Not the Western Front Conference 2025 Following last years great conference will take place on Saturday 25th October in Wakefield West Yorkshire just of the M1. Tickets cost £29 including lunch.with 4 great speakers. buff.ly/4g8JKqq
Long time followers will know I’ve been working on the 1/25th County of London Cyclists & their time in India - mainly for a book chapter.
The edited tome it is to appear in is so large, it is now across 2 volumes.
Volume 1 (which does not include my chapter) is available to preorder.
Check it out:
The edited tome it is to appear in is so large, it is now across 2 volumes.
Volume 1 (which does not include my chapter) is available to preorder.
Check it out:
London Pride: The London Territorial Force in Peace and War, 1908-1921 Volume 1: Peacetime, Society and the Transition to War: Amazon.co.uk: Fair, Charles, Hendry, Richard, Thorpe, Tom: 9781804518144:...
Buy London Pride: The London Territorial Force in Peace and War, 1908-1921 Volume 1: Peacetime, Society and the Transition to War by Fair, Charles, Hendry, Richard, Thorpe, Tom (ISBN: 9781804518144) f...
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October 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Long time followers will know I’ve been working on the 1/25th County of London Cyclists & their time in India - mainly for a book chapter.
The edited tome it is to appear in is so large, it is now across 2 volumes.
Volume 1 (which does not include my chapter) is available to preorder.
Check it out:
The edited tome it is to appear in is so large, it is now across 2 volumes.
Volume 1 (which does not include my chapter) is available to preorder.
Check it out:
Nice couple of charity shop pick ups this morning.
October 18, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Nice couple of charity shop pick ups this morning.
I’ve always wanted an action shot of me talking for a profile pic but it never seems to work out 🤣 always mid-sentence with a stupid look on my face 🙈
October 13, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I’ve always wanted an action shot of me talking for a profile pic but it never seems to work out 🤣 always mid-sentence with a stupid look on my face 🙈