Dr Andrew Higgins
@ashiggins.bsky.social
Director of Development at Imperial War Museums. Tolkien Scholar and author Live in Balham London 🏳️🌈
A nice find this week in a used book shop in #York! #Tolkien mention around his 1936 Beowulf the Monsters and the Critics Lecture. Tolkien knew and corresponded with Professor Gwyn Jones who was Professor of Language and Literature at the University of Cardiff www.tolkienguide.com/guide/letter...
January 9, 2026 at 5:54 PM
A nice find this week in a used book shop in #York! #Tolkien mention around his 1936 Beowulf the Monsters and the Critics Lecture. Tolkien knew and corresponded with Professor Gwyn Jones who was Professor of Language and Literature at the University of Cardiff www.tolkienguide.com/guide/letter...
Great trip today to @jorvikviking.bsky.social Centre in #York which recreates the 10th Century #Viking village in the Coppergate Part of York brilliant reconstruction with some great items from the excavations there in the 1980’s. #jorvik
January 7, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Great trip today to @jorvikviking.bsky.social Centre in #York which recreates the 10th Century #Viking village in the Coppergate Part of York brilliant reconstruction with some great items from the excavations there in the 1980’s. #jorvik
Was fun to return to YorkMinster today and see its brilliant stained glass windows and there was an interesting exhibition about Saint Cuthbert whose life by Bede I am in the middle of reading in Old English. Tomorrow more Vikings! #york
January 6, 2026 at 11:19 PM
Was fun to return to YorkMinster today and see its brilliant stained glass windows and there was an interesting exhibition about Saint Cuthbert whose life by Bede I am in the middle of reading in Old English. Tomorrow more Vikings! #york
Great visit today to the @YorkshireMuseum to see the new #Viking North exhibition which includes items from the Great Army (Micel Here) #yorkshiremuseum #york
January 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Great visit today to the @YorkshireMuseum to see the new #Viking North exhibition which includes items from the Great Army (Micel Here) #yorkshiremuseum #york
Brilliant performance of Handel’s Ariodante last night at @royaloperahouse.bsky.social with excellent cast including mezzo Grace Durham who replaced Emily D’Angelo and brought down the house with her moving Scherza Infidia. #opera #Handel #Roh
December 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Brilliant performance of Handel’s Ariodante last night at @royaloperahouse.bsky.social with excellent cast including mezzo Grace Durham who replaced Emily D’Angelo and brought down the house with her moving Scherza Infidia. #opera #Handel #Roh
Congrats @joelmerriner.bsky.social really enjoyed this and for me the works of Alexander Koritch and Ukrainian artist Sergei Iukhimov stand out. Highly recommend another great volume from the #Bloomsbury Perspectives on Fantasy Series www.bloomsbury.com/uk/illustrat... #tolkien #art
December 6, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Congrats @joelmerriner.bsky.social really enjoyed this and for me the works of Alexander Koritch and Ukrainian artist Sergei Iukhimov stand out. Highly recommend another great volume from the #Bloomsbury Perspectives on Fantasy Series www.bloomsbury.com/uk/illustrat... #tolkien #art
Eglerio! I first heard Professor #MichaelDCDrout talk about the idea for this book at a conference in Dublin in 2010 and now the 🦅🦅 have delivered his new #Tolkien book! Can’t wait to read!
December 2, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Eglerio! I first heard Professor #MichaelDCDrout talk about the idea for this book at a conference in Dublin in 2010 and now the 🦅🦅 have delivered his new #Tolkien book! Can’t wait to read!
For those who have heard me gone about it - I did manage to find a Pumpkin Pie in London last night for mini-Thanksgiving festivities- quite good #thanksgiving
November 28, 2025 at 7:10 AM
For those who have heard me gone about it - I did manage to find a Pumpkin Pie in London last night for mini-Thanksgiving festivities- quite good #thanksgiving
Great to be back in Manchester for opening of IWM North Spies Lies and Deception last night this a family focused look at the role of spying espionage from WW1to Modern Day including Operation Mincemeat! Please come and bring the family! #iwm #immnorth #spies #museums www.iwm.org.uk/events/spies...
November 27, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Great to be back in Manchester for opening of IWM North Spies Lies and Deception last night this a family focused look at the role of spying espionage from WW1to Modern Day including Operation Mincemeat! Please come and bring the family! #iwm #immnorth #spies #museums www.iwm.org.uk/events/spies...
Attended a live recording of the excellent new podcast @instantclassicspod.bsky.social
hosted by Dame @wmarybeard.bsky.social and Charlotte Higgins in the ruins of the Roman amphitheater under #Guildhall - good timing as I tackle #Tacitus #Agricola podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i... #classics
hosted by Dame @wmarybeard.bsky.social and Charlotte Higgins in the ruins of the Roman amphitheater under #Guildhall - good timing as I tackle #Tacitus #Agricola podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i... #classics
November 26, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Attended a live recording of the excellent new podcast @instantclassicspod.bsky.social
hosted by Dame @wmarybeard.bsky.social and Charlotte Higgins in the ruins of the Roman amphitheater under #Guildhall - good timing as I tackle #Tacitus #Agricola podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i... #classics
hosted by Dame @wmarybeard.bsky.social and Charlotte Higgins in the ruins of the Roman amphitheater under #Guildhall - good timing as I tackle #Tacitus #Agricola podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/i... #classics
Was blown away by the new production of Janacek’s The Makropulos Case last night at @royalballetandopera with a stellar cast in a powerful (and I hope not last!) production by Katie Mitchell - packs a punch and a must see #opera #makropolouscase #janacek
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Was blown away by the new production of Janacek’s The Makropulos Case last night at @royalballetandopera with a stellar cast in a powerful (and I hope not last!) production by Katie Mitchell - packs a punch and a must see #opera #makropolouscase #janacek
Really moving #Remembrance Day service this morning on #IWM HMS Belfast - beautiful weather for!
November 9, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Really moving #Remembrance Day service this morning on #IWM HMS Belfast - beautiful weather for!
Was great to attend the UK Premiere of the new film Nuremberg last night from @skytv a fantastic powerful movie with excellent performances
no spoilers! #nuremberg
no spoilers! #nuremberg
November 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Was great to attend the UK Premiere of the new film Nuremberg last night from @skytv a fantastic powerful movie with excellent performances
no spoilers! #nuremberg
no spoilers! #nuremberg
Was at the World Premiere of this incredibly powerful opera by Jake Heggie at San Francisco Opera 25 years ago and now so looking forward to this new production at English National Opera with a stellar cast including the divine Sarah Connolly toi toi all @englishnationalopera #eno #opera
November 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
My #Halloween tradition every year is to watch my fav horror movie (outside of the Dark Shadows story-world) which is known as The City of the Dead or Horror Hotel featuring Christopher Lee. Leave Whitewood now! Watch with lights off very spooky! Poor Lottie! 💀👻🎃
m.imdb.com/title/tt0053...
m.imdb.com/title/tt0053...
October 31, 2025 at 5:19 PM
My #Halloween tradition every year is to watch my fav horror movie (outside of the Dark Shadows story-world) which is known as The City of the Dead or Horror Hotel featuring Christopher Lee. Leave Whitewood now! Watch with lights off very spooky! Poor Lottie! 💀👻🎃
m.imdb.com/title/tt0053...
m.imdb.com/title/tt0053...
An amazing subterranean journey into the depths under Clapham South today in London with our fantastic Imperial War Museums
Patrons to see the vast tunnels that were built for thousands to survive the Battle of Britain and interesting to learn how the site continued to be used after WW2 #iwm
Patrons to see the vast tunnels that were built for thousands to survive the Battle of Britain and interesting to learn how the site continued to be used after WW2 #iwm
October 29, 2025 at 7:16 PM
An amazing subterranean journey into the depths under Clapham South today in London with our fantastic Imperial War Museums
Patrons to see the vast tunnels that were built for thousands to survive the Battle of Britain and interesting to learn how the site continued to be used after WW2 #iwm
Patrons to see the vast tunnels that were built for thousands to survive the Battle of Britain and interesting to learn how the site continued to be used after WW2 #iwm
The end of an epic - starting the final journey with Lyra this weekend! @philippullman.bsky.social #TheRoseField #Philippullman #bookofdust
October 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
The end of an epic - starting the final journey with Lyra this weekend! @philippullman.bsky.social #TheRoseField #Philippullman #bookofdust
Looking forward to returning to Western Michigan University for #Tolkien at Kalamzoo this May - your paper proposal, "Script and Story: Tolkien's Philological Imagination in "On Ælfwine's Spelling"," has been accepted for the 61st International Congress on Medieval Studies. #tolkien #kzoo2026
October 17, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Finally finished the audio book of Book 4 of @wheeloftimewiki.bsky.social onto Book 5! #wheeloftime #audible #audiobooks
October 14, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Finally finished the audio book of Book 4 of @wheeloftimewiki.bsky.social onto Book 5! #wheeloftime #audible #audiobooks
Eglerio the eagles have delivered a new #Tolkien book to my Kindle this morning and I get to start reading it in front of a castle (Leeds Castle in Kent) #tolkien @harpercollins.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Eglerio the eagles have delivered a new #Tolkien book to my Kindle this morning and I get to start reading it in front of a castle (Leeds Castle in Kent) #tolkien @harpercollins.bsky.social
Eglerio! My book review of Robert Tally’s new monograph The Mismeasure of Orcs has been posted to The Journal of Tolkien Research scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcont.... Uglúk u bagronk sha pushdug Saruman-glob búbhosh skai! #tolkien #orcs
October 4, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Eglerio! My book review of Robert Tally’s new monograph The Mismeasure of Orcs has been posted to The Journal of Tolkien Research scholar.valpo.edu/cgi/viewcont.... Uglúk u bagronk sha pushdug Saruman-glob búbhosh skai! #tolkien #orcs
Really enjoyed the Chelsea #History Festival this weekend attended several excellent talks on The Viking Great Army and the Templars as well as seeing some great exhibitons in the Chelsea Heritage Quarter including at @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social and Royal Hospital Chelsea. #Festival
September 29, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Really enjoyed the Chelsea #History Festival this weekend attended several excellent talks on The Viking Great Army and the Templars as well as seeing some great exhibitons in the Chelsea Heritage Quarter including at @nationalarmymuseum.bsky.social and Royal Hospital Chelsea. #Festival
Congrats @royaloperahouse.bsky.social for an excellent opening night of #Verdi’s grandest of grand #operas The Sicilian Vespers (in the French version) with a stellar cast and powerful performance by maestro Speranza Scappucci - must see!! #opera
September 20, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Congrats @royaloperahouse.bsky.social for an excellent opening night of #Verdi’s grandest of grand #operas The Sicilian Vespers (in the French version) with a stellar cast and powerful performance by maestro Speranza Scappucci - must see!! #opera
Great ending to the first day of the Imperial War Museum #Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow - fly over of 15 Spitfires awesome! #iwm #iwmduxford
September 6, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Great ending to the first day of the Imperial War Museum #Duxford Battle of Britain Airshow - fly over of 15 Spitfires awesome! #iwm #iwmduxford