Clare Downham
@downham.bsky.social
Medievalist, Liverpool. She/Her. All DMs are blocked (Bluesky ID issue)
Getting flashbacks today to GCSE history with Miss Schlamm (an inspiring teacher) on the rise of Mussolini and the use of Squadrismo #history en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squadri...
January 25, 2026 at 9:49 AM
Getting flashbacks today to GCSE history with Miss Schlamm (an inspiring teacher) on the rise of Mussolini and the use of Squadrismo #history en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squadri...
Some Old Norse terms for the sea show perceptions of it as an alternate reality. Here are some favourites #medievalsky
The glistening world
The swan plain
The road of eels
The gull’s land
The whale country
The cold island rim
The trembling ground
The field of fish
The ship roads
The glistening world
The swan plain
The road of eels
The gull’s land
The whale country
The cold island rim
The trembling ground
The field of fish
The ship roads
January 24, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Some Old Norse terms for the sea show perceptions of it as an alternate reality. Here are some favourites #medievalsky
The glistening world
The swan plain
The road of eels
The gull’s land
The whale country
The cold island rim
The trembling ground
The field of fish
The ship roads
The glistening world
The swan plain
The road of eels
The gull’s land
The whale country
The cold island rim
The trembling ground
The field of fish
The ship roads
Regional names for alleyways…
January 17, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Regional names for alleyways…
A multilingual representative needed to support EU-UK collaboration
January 15, 2026 at 10:14 AM
A multilingual representative needed to support EU-UK collaboration
Currently going through the books of my former partner who died in 2024 to prepare them for sale and came across this little gem, definitely a keeper. There’s a lot of #palaeography and #medieval history if anyone is interested! #booksky
January 14, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Currently going through the books of my former partner who died in 2024 to prepare them for sale and came across this little gem, definitely a keeper. There’s a lot of #palaeography and #medieval history if anyone is interested! #booksky
Selling academic books #skystorians #scottish mainly £10hb/£5pb plus postage with a few exceptions for rare books. Email [email protected] if interested in any of the titles which you can view here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/tkgc6...
January 3, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Selling academic books #skystorians #scottish mainly £10hb/£5pb plus postage with a few exceptions for rare books. Email [email protected] if interested in any of the titles which you can view here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/tkgc6...
Bobby the dog at Buttermere. The odd shape globular pebbles on the shore are evidence of medieval iron working nearby #cumbria #archaeology #dogs
December 24, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Bobby the dog at Buttermere. The odd shape globular pebbles on the shore are evidence of medieval iron working nearby #cumbria #archaeology #dogs
December 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Feeling festive in #morecambe #dogs
December 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Feeling festive in #morecambe #dogs
Scottish history books for sale. usual flat rate is £5pb/ £10hb + postage. rare books maybe priced separately - cannot post out until Feb so just collecting reservations (no payments) email [email protected] #scotland #skystorians #history #booksky see link www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/tkgc6...
December 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Scottish history books for sale. usual flat rate is £5pb/ £10hb + postage. rare books maybe priced separately - cannot post out until Feb so just collecting reservations (no payments) email [email protected] #scotland #skystorians #history #booksky see link www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/tkgc6...
December 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Yule log tradition with daughter - but now with alcohol #christmas
December 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Yule log tradition with daughter - but now with alcohol #christmas
Christmas jumper time #dogs #christmas
December 20, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Christmas jumper time #dogs #christmas
Not sure about Scots spelling but ‘I’m awa doon to ma hame’ after a very pleasant few days in Aberdeenshire - hoping to come back and see some more Pictish stones in the spring
December 19, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Not sure about Scots spelling but ‘I’m awa doon to ma hame’ after a very pleasant few days in Aberdeenshire - hoping to come back and see some more Pictish stones in the spring
Trump, Farage, Putin, Netanyahu, followers, rage bate media, all shaking, shaking the jar, making you angry and upset #peace #war #culturewars #media don’t be manipulated. Try to fight injustice and inequality, in acts as small and as big as you can manage, always inspired by love not hate.
December 19, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Trump, Farage, Putin, Netanyahu, followers, rage bate media, all shaking, shaking the jar, making you angry and upset #peace #war #culturewars #media don’t be manipulated. Try to fight injustice and inequality, in acts as small and as big as you can manage, always inspired by love not hate.
Bobby looking like he had a heavy night - sniffed a few lamp posts, ran around the park naked, came home, cracked open the treats #dogs
December 19, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Bobby looking like he had a heavy night - sniffed a few lamp posts, ran around the park naked, came home, cracked open the treats #dogs
