Sue Wilkes
@suewilkesauthor.bsky.social
FRHistS. Europhile. Author of Regency Spies, A Visitor's Guide to Jane Austen's England, and more. Young Workers of the Industrial Age, out now! https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Sue-Wilkes/a/1893
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Sue Wilkes
@suewilkesauthor.bsky.social
· Oct 12
Young Workers of the Industrial Age: Child Labour in the 18th and 19th Centuries: Amazon.co.uk: Sue Wilkes: 9781036113834: Books
Buy Young Workers of the Industrial Age: Child Labour in the 18th and 19th Centuries by Sue Wilkes (ISBN: 9781036113834) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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A reminder that my latest release is now in stock on Amazon, too! www.amazon.co.uk/Young-Worker... #childlabour
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We are moving inexorably to the end point of electoral chaos - five parties all tied on 19% in the polls, election to be decided by blindfolded chimps chucking coloured darts at a constituency map
Westminster Voting Intention:
RFM: 25% (-2)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
GRN: 16% (-1)
LDM: 15% (+2)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 23-24 Nov.
Changes w/ 16-17 Nov.
RFM: 25% (-2)
LAB: 19% (=)
CON: 18% (+1)
GRN: 16% (-1)
LDM: 15% (+2)
SNP: 3% (=)
Via @yougov.co.uk, 23-24 Nov.
Changes w/ 16-17 Nov.
November 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
We are moving inexorably to the end point of electoral chaos - five parties all tied on 19% in the polls, election to be decided by blindfolded chimps chucking coloured darts at a constituency map
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First founded in 943AD, All Saints church in Derby (now the Cathedral) was rebuilt in the 1720s; the first sermon in the new church was given #OnThisDay, 300 years ago.
#EYAReligion/Spirituality #art #watercolour
#EYAReligion/Spirituality #art #watercolour
November 25, 2025 at 9:50 AM
First founded in 943AD, All Saints church in Derby (now the Cathedral) was rebuilt in the 1720s; the first sermon in the new church was given #OnThisDay, 300 years ago.
#EYAReligion/Spirituality #art #watercolour
#EYAReligion/Spirituality #art #watercolour
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When in 1899 Frederick Gell retired as Bishop of Madras, this letter sent to a local paper shows a Hindu perspective. In it the writer states that “a pious man is a pious man, whether he be a Christian, or a Hindu.”
#EYAReligion/Spirituality
#EYAReligion/Spirituality
November 24, 2025 at 10:10 AM
When in 1899 Frederick Gell retired as Bishop of Madras, this letter sent to a local paper shows a Hindu perspective. In it the writer states that “a pious man is a pious man, whether he be a Christian, or a Hindu.”
#EYAReligion/Spirituality
#EYAReligion/Spirituality
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Did you know our new digital library is up and running, with loads of digitised content from our Missionary collections, particularly CWM and MMS? Find it all here: https://soas.quartexcollections.com/archives/missionary-archives?cid= #EYAReligion
November 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Did you know our new digital library is up and running, with loads of digitised content from our Missionary collections, particularly CWM and MMS? Find it all here: https://soas.quartexcollections.com/archives/missionary-archives?cid= #EYAReligion
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Planning for our new exhibition is going so well, we though we would give you a sneak preview! 👀 We will be showcasing our collections for the Community of St John the Baptist, Clewer #EYAReligion
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Planning for our new exhibition is going so well, we though we would give you a sneak preview! 👀 We will be showcasing our collections for the Community of St John the Baptist, Clewer #EYAReligion
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Having been mistakenly included on an electoral roll, Manchester shopkeeper Lily Maxwell voted in a by-election on this day 1867, more than 50 years before (some) women were enfranchised by the Representation of the People Act. Suffragists seized on it as a test case.
November 26, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Having been mistakenly included on an electoral roll, Manchester shopkeeper Lily Maxwell voted in a by-election on this day 1867, more than 50 years before (some) women were enfranchised by the Representation of the People Act. Suffragists seized on it as a test case.
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New exhibition ‘Cottonopolis: The origins of global Manchester’ is now open. Explore how 18th century Manchester was transformed into a manufacturing powerhouse and the centre of Britain’s booming cotton industry.
📅Visit Wednesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm. Free entry.
📅Visit Wednesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm. Free entry.
November 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
New exhibition ‘Cottonopolis: The origins of global Manchester’ is now open. Explore how 18th century Manchester was transformed into a manufacturing powerhouse and the centre of Britain’s booming cotton industry.
📅Visit Wednesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm. Free entry.
📅Visit Wednesday-Saturday, 10am-5pm. Free entry.
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For waterfall Wednesday we're sharing this view of Cautley Spout. Situated in the Howgill Fells, on the western edge of the National Park, it's the highest - above ground - cascade waterfall in England.
📸 Christopher Werrett | #WaterfallWednesday #YorkshireDales
📸 Christopher Werrett | #WaterfallWednesday #YorkshireDales
November 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
For waterfall Wednesday we're sharing this view of Cautley Spout. Situated in the Howgill Fells, on the western edge of the National Park, it's the highest - above ground - cascade waterfall in England.
📸 Christopher Werrett | #WaterfallWednesday #YorkshireDales
📸 Christopher Werrett | #WaterfallWednesday #YorkshireDales
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I don’t think it’s difficult to see where we are today (literally) in this discussion.
But I think now the combination of perceived lack of agency plus lack of faith in government has caused a crisis of action in which policy is considered secondary to ‘performance’.
But I think now the combination of perceived lack of agency plus lack of faith in government has caused a crisis of action in which policy is considered secondary to ‘performance’.
November 26, 2025 at 8:56 AM
I don’t think it’s difficult to see where we are today (literally) in this discussion.
But I think now the combination of perceived lack of agency plus lack of faith in government has caused a crisis of action in which policy is considered secondary to ‘performance’.
But I think now the combination of perceived lack of agency plus lack of faith in government has caused a crisis of action in which policy is considered secondary to ‘performance’.
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Gravestone of James Cary, 1681, at Phipps Street Burying Ground in the Charlestown neighborhood in Boston. Carved by the so-called Old Stonecutter, who may have been Elias Grice.
November 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Gravestone of James Cary, 1681, at Phipps Street Burying Ground in the Charlestown neighborhood in Boston. Carved by the so-called Old Stonecutter, who may have been Elias Grice.
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Good morning, while everyone is waiting for the budget to be announced it’s a good time to say that immigration is a source of prosperity for the UK and painting Britain as a hostile state is sabotaging the country. Thanks!
November 26, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Good morning, while everyone is waiting for the budget to be announced it’s a good time to say that immigration is a source of prosperity for the UK and painting Britain as a hostile state is sabotaging the country. Thanks!
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The government’s decision to halve the time limit for refugees to leave Home Office accommodation is driving people into homelessness and exploitation, according to migrant rights campaigners and homelessness charities
By me, for @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
By me, for @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
New asylum policies making homeless refugees “targets for the far right”
Labour’s abrupt return to the 28-day move-on period is pushing vulnerable people into rough sleeping and exposing them to fraud and abuse.
national.thelead.uk
November 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The government’s decision to halve the time limit for refugees to leave Home Office accommodation is driving people into homelessness and exploitation, according to migrant rights campaigners and homelessness charities
By me, for @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
By me, for @theleaduk.bsky.social national.thelead.uk/p/new-asylum...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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A shameful step back for nature as UK government pushes through the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
Thanks to all who raised their voices and showed support for our precious wildlife.
Thanks to all who raised their voices and showed support for our precious wildlife.
A shameful step back for nature as UK Government pushes through damaging Planning and Infrastructure Bill | The Wildlife Trusts
Despite valiant efforts by nature champions in the House of Lords, last night saw the Government bulldoze the wildlife-harming Planning & Infrastructure Bill through its last remaining hurdles. Matt B...
www.wildlifetrusts.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
A shameful step back for nature as UK government pushes through the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
Thanks to all who raised their voices and showed support for our precious wildlife.
Thanks to all who raised their voices and showed support for our precious wildlife.
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Big news: the European Court of Justice rules that all member states are obliged to recognise a same-sex marriage lawfully concluded in another member state.
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Big news: the European Court of Justice rules that all member states are obliged to recognise a same-sex marriage lawfully concluded in another member state.
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Budget Day
The day we perhaps have the least information about the actual budget, compared with the leaks/briefings beforehand and the analysis of the fine print afterwards.
A day of political theatre in the midst of information flows.
The day we perhaps have the least information about the actual budget, compared with the leaks/briefings beforehand and the analysis of the fine print afterwards.
A day of political theatre in the midst of information flows.
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Budget Day
The day we perhaps have the least information about the actual budget, compared with the leaks/briefings beforehand and the analysis of the fine print afterwards.
A day of political theatre in the midst of information flows.
The day we perhaps have the least information about the actual budget, compared with the leaks/briefings beforehand and the analysis of the fine print afterwards.
A day of political theatre in the midst of information flows.
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Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Christmas? by Anna Cusack. In a word, no… there was a ban, but it was Parliament that introduced it. Cromwell’s involvement was limited at best.https://how-to-history.com/2025/11/26/did-oliver-cromwell-really-ban-christmas/
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Did Oliver Cromwell Really Ban Christmas? by Anna Cusack. In a word, no… there was a ban, but it was Parliament that introduced it. Cromwell’s involvement was limited at best.https://how-to-history.com/2025/11/26/did-oliver-cromwell-really-ban-christmas/
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Another hilltop 360 for #HillfortsWednesday, this time from Mither Tap, Bennachie, Aberdeenshire, taken 2 weeks ago. I do declare that each Scottish hillfort I ascend is windier than the last, & this was definitely windier than Eildon Hill, which was pretty windy, tbf.
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Another hilltop 360 for #HillfortsWednesday, this time from Mither Tap, Bennachie, Aberdeenshire, taken 2 weeks ago. I do declare that each Scottish hillfort I ascend is windier than the last, & this was definitely windier than Eildon Hill, which was pretty windy, tbf.
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Since 1999, St Ellyw's, Llanelieu has been in our care. This small church is noted for its breathtaking 14th century rood screen and loft.
📷 Interior of St Ellyw's, Llanelieu, Powys
📷 Interior of St Ellyw's, Llanelieu, Powys
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Since 1999, St Ellyw's, Llanelieu has been in our care. This small church is noted for its breathtaking 14th century rood screen and loft.
📷 Interior of St Ellyw's, Llanelieu, Powys
📷 Interior of St Ellyw's, Llanelieu, Powys
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We’re delighted to announce a major milestone for the Leo Baeck Institute London: our digitised pamphlet collection is now available online via DigiBaeck!
www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/04...
www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/04...
April 30, 2025 at 9:25 AM
We’re delighted to announce a major milestone for the Leo Baeck Institute London: our digitised pamphlet collection is now available online via DigiBaeck!
www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/04...
www.lbilondon.ac.uk/news/2025/04...
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LLM-based gen AI for writing, audio, art, and video are "digital vultures bloated on stolen books [and other human-made things] which they churn together and vomit out in imitations of words from actual thinking, feeling brains."
buttondown.com/surekhadavie...
buttondown.com/surekhadavie...
Basement adventures showed me why ChatGPT can only ever be garbage.
In The British Library. Photo by Surekha Davies. Hallo readers, First, a news flash: Join me for a virtual book launch for HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY...
buttondown.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:25 AM
LLM-based gen AI for writing, audio, art, and video are "digital vultures bloated on stolen books [and other human-made things] which they churn together and vomit out in imitations of words from actual thinking, feeling brains."
buttondown.com/surekhadavie...
buttondown.com/surekhadavie...
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This is great.
For Owen Hatherley, a delightful Surrealist automaton in Southampton City Art Gallery is testament to the twin forces that have shaped his hometown in the 20th century: mass migration and municipal socialism
A Surrealist gem in Southampton
A delightful automaton by the Czech artist Jan Žalud is testament, writes Owen Hatherley, to the two forces that shaped the city in the 20th century: mass migration and municipal socialism
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November 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
This is great.