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Barbara Julien
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History lover, libraries enthusiast, Huguenot blog writer
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The Delessert family were a well-known Protestant family that made valuable contributions to the silk trade and banking. For a full account of this entrepreneurial family, click on this link
museeprotestant.org/en/notice/th...
#skystorians #huguenots
Postage stamp depicting Benjamin Delessert (1773-1847) © Collection privée
November 20, 2025 at 8:21 PM
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A big thank you to everyone who came to History Day 2025! You can check out the online collections all year round on the Discover Collections site 🌟

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November 13, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Another in my series of libraries
One of the desert libraries of Chinguetti, Mauritania
#SomethingBeautiful #LoveLibraries #EveryLibraryMatters #Libraries #Library #LibrarySky #libsky
Desert library of Chinguetti, Mauritania- ancient traditional structure with rough shelves holding stacked manuscript books
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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“Libraries store the energy that fuels the imagination. They open up windows to the world and inspire us to explore and achieve, and contribute to improving our quality of life.”
– Sidney Sheldon
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#writing #WritingCommunity #WritersCommunity #libraries #books
Old library with two levels of shelves filled with books iwht old bindings, chairs and tables with small lamps. Oriel College Library, Oxford
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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Nowadays, we take for granted the written word, but a brief history of how printing began and assisted the spread of ideas, especially related to religion, can be found in this link museeprotestant.org/en/notice/th...

#Skystorians #Huguenots
36 lines Gutenberg Bible © Société Biblique
November 3, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Another in my series of libraries
Belton House library, Lincolnshire
#SomethingBeautiful #LoveLibraries #EveryLibraryMatters #Libraries #Library #LibrarySky #libsky
Belton House library, Lincolnshire - tall bookcases with books in fine old bindings lining walls, green walls, fireplace (unused, has plant in it), pink armchairs, rug, busts
November 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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New post from Sam explores the legal and political implications of a Reform government trying to implement its deportation plans (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/the-route-...
The route to chaotic authoritarianism
Why Reform’s deportation plan would have consequences well beyond asylum
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September 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
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Another in my series of libraries
Old British Library, Reading Room, London
#SomethingBeautiful #LoveLibraries #EveryLibraryMatters #Libraries #Library #LibrarySky #libsky
Old British Library, Reading Room, London
September 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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How has a fountain pen lid I put down for a moment completely vanished off the face off the earth- my favourite TWSBI Espresso with Bronze that I use every day for morning pages...?

I have trashed the room looking for it. Now hoping if I go out for a while it will magically present itself .. 😭
August 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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The restorative powers of a Bank Holiday by the sea (1958)

Father in particular seems to have … blossomed

John Bull Magazine
Artist: G Critchlow
An illustration in two frames. Above, a family of four arrive at a guest house by the sea looking very pale and tired and worn. In the bottom frame the same family turn to say goodbye to the guest house owner. The family look bright, tanned and sparky
August 25, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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The Salvation Army, founded in England in 1878, established itself in France in 1881, with Catherine Booth, the General’s twenty-two-year-old daughter, playing a key role. Follow the link to learn more museeprotestant.org/en/notice/th...
Skystorians #huguenots
The Salvation Army - Musée protestant
The Salvation Army, which was born and created in England, settled in France in 1881. Its aims were to evangelize and to provide the lower classes with social help.
museeprotestant.org
August 22, 2025 at 7:54 AM
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There are fascinating documents to explore at the Huguenot Library. For example, this cover image to a Statement of Account of Jean Dechaulx, surgeon, for poor refugees in his district. To see more primary sources, email [email protected]
to book an appointment.
#Skystorians #Huguenots
June 30, 2025 at 1:34 PM
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The Declaration of Human and Civil Rights, signed on 26 August 1789, granted Protestants freedom of conscience; however, it was the Constitution in 1791 that finally gave them freedom of worship. On Bastille Day, let us take a look at this in more depth.
museeprotestant.org/en/notice/th...
The French Revolution and the Protestants - Musée protestant
In France, at the end of 1791, the Revolution had met the common aspirations of the Protestants.
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July 14, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Samuel Bastide (1879-1962) was a painter and orator dedicated to preserving the history of Protestantism during the Désert period. Follow the link to learn more.
museeprotestant.org/en/notice/sa...
#Skystorians #huguenots
Battle scene, glass plate painted by Samuel Bastide © Musée des Vallées Cévenoles
July 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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At the start of WWII, Pastor Pierre Charles Toureille (1900-1976) committed himself to the French organization for international help for war refugees. Click on the link to learn more museeprotestant.org/en/notice/pa...
#Skystorians #huguenots
Pierre-Charles Toureille (1900-1976) © Collection privée
July 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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American libraries are under attack. I have written a long piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social on the MAGA assault on libraries (and archives), and the strong librarians fighting back. observer.co.uk/news/interna...
‘There is no political power without power over the archive’
Titles banned, data deleted, the nation’s librarians sacked without explanation – Donald Trump’s war on books is a threat to democracy across the world, ...
observer.co.uk
July 12, 2025 at 5:42 AM
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Over the coming week, we highlight the titles shortlisted for this year's RHS Early Career Article and First Book Prizes.

Today: Matthew Lee, ‘Slavery, Colonialism and Civic Culture: The Development of Philanthropic Institutions in North East Scotland’, bit.ly/46mH6fo in Northern Scotland, 1/2
Slavery, Colonialism and Civic Culture: The Development of Philanthropic Institutions in North East Scotland | Northern Scotland
This article explores the links between the development of civic culture, philanthropic endeavours, and the proceeds of enslavement and colonialism in North East Scotland. Assessment of the financial ...
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June 27, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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News | @beamishmuseum.bsky.social named #MuseumOfTheYear – County Durham institution awarded £120,000 @artfund.bsky.social prize at ceremony in Liverpool
Beamish, The Living Museum of the North named Museum of the Year - Museums Association
County Durham institution awarded £120,000 Art Fund prize at ceremony in Liverpool
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June 27, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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📢Attention Cathedrals!📢

Lambeth is opening a new programme to offer free cathedrals visits from our expert collections care team, to advise on a range of preservation issues.📚

More details here:

www.lambethpalacelibrary.info/cathedral-li...

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Old St Paul’s cathedral, LPL MS 1106 f.96v
June 27, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Many Huguenots fled abroad after the Revocation in 1685, but not all. To learn more about those who remained, visiting the Museum in the Desert is a must. Follow the link to learn more.

museeprotestant.org/en/notice/th...

#Skystorians #huguenots

Musée du Désert, Mialet © O. d'Haussonville
Musée du Désert, Mialet © O. d'Haussonville
June 27, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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"A 17th-century British portrait featuring an identified Black subject is shedding new light on the lives of enslaved attendants in aristocratic households thanks to the rediscovery of a letter written by the sitter himself."

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#History #BlackHistory 🗃️
Who Was the Black Figure in This 17th-Century Portrait? A Rare Letter Holds Answers | Artnet News
A 1699 letter from an enslaved boy portrayed in a 17th-century painting sheds light on Black identity and agency in early modern England.
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June 26, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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As they became too numerous to meet in private houses, the Protestants of La Rochelle were briefly granted permission to use the churches of Saint Sauveur and Saint-Bartholomew. To learn more, follow this link
museeprotestant.org/en/notice/eg...

#skystorians #huguenots
St-Sauveur Church, bell tower (17) © Musée Rochelais d'Histoire Protestante
June 16, 2025 at 7:41 AM
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First viewing of the Mary Anning statue at the Lyme Regis Fossil Festival. Not only does she hold an ammonite but smaller ammonites are sculpted on her skirt and the tail of her dog.
June 14, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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It is useful sometimes to refresh our recall of events. The link below will take you on a Tour of the English Reformation from its beginnings to the 20th Century.

museeprotestant.org/en/parcours/...
#Skystorians #huguenots
Protestantism in England - Musée protestant
Despite several changes of mind by the sovereign, political resolve saw the Reform Movement gradually became established in England. During the reign of Elizabeth I, the Church of England was re-estab...
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June 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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Our latest blog provides an insight into the bravery of Madeleine Barot (1909-1995), the first General Secretary of CIMADE. This year, is the eightieth anniversary of the end of WWII and today is National Resistance Day in France. www.huguenotsociety.org.uk/blog/
#skystorians #huguenots
May 27, 2025 at 11:14 AM