Simon Williams
@historysimon.bsky.social
MA in Military History from Wolves Uni. Developing a project on the treatment of the families of the bereaved after the Second World War. Working alongside Stichting Erfgoed 40-45.
https://simonwilliamshistory.substack.com/publish/home?utm_source=menu
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Bilingual post - English below;
Rydym am dynnu sylw at rai o'r newidiadau a fydd yn digwydd yn Archifau Gwent.
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We want to highlight some of the changes that will be taking place at Gwent Archives.
Rydym am dynnu sylw at rai o'r newidiadau a fydd yn digwydd yn Archifau Gwent.
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We want to highlight some of the changes that will be taking place at Gwent Archives.
January 11, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Bilingual post - English below;
Rydym am dynnu sylw at rai o'r newidiadau a fydd yn digwydd yn Archifau Gwent.
~~~
We want to highlight some of the changes that will be taking place at Gwent Archives.
Rydym am dynnu sylw at rai o'r newidiadau a fydd yn digwydd yn Archifau Gwent.
~~~
We want to highlight some of the changes that will be taking place at Gwent Archives.
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True or False? This album belongs in EVERYONE's record collection. | Rediscover the album here: album.ink/Prince1979
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM
True or False? This album belongs in EVERYONE's record collection. | Rediscover the album here: album.ink/Prince1979
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"Look in my eyes, what do you see? / The cult of personality / I know your anger, I know your dreams / I've been everything you wanna be / Oh, I'm the cult of personality / Like Mussolini and Kennedy / I'm the cult of personality"
album.ink/LCVivid
album.ink/LCVivid
January 3, 2026 at 5:40 AM
"Look in my eyes, what do you see? / The cult of personality / I know your anger, I know your dreams / I've been everything you wanna be / Oh, I'm the cult of personality / Like Mussolini and Kennedy / I'm the cult of personality"
album.ink/LCVivid
album.ink/LCVivid
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Happy New Year from all of us at Gwent Archives!
From Tuesday 06 January, Gwent Archives will now be open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 09:30am to 4:30pm.
From Tuesday 06 January, Gwent Archives will now be open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 09:30am to 4:30pm.
January 1, 2026 at 10:01 AM
Happy New Year from all of us at Gwent Archives!
From Tuesday 06 January, Gwent Archives will now be open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 09:30am to 4:30pm.
From Tuesday 06 January, Gwent Archives will now be open Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday from 09:30am to 4:30pm.
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If you’re discovering (or rediscovering!) Purple Rain thanks to the Stranger Things finale, you’ll want to hear the incredible true story of how the song came to be, through 10-second glimpses over the entire epic track: anildash.com/2014/07/25/i...
I Know Times Are Changing - Anil Dash
A blog about making culture. Since 1999.
anildash.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:36 AM
If you’re discovering (or rediscovering!) Purple Rain thanks to the Stranger Things finale, you’ll want to hear the incredible true story of how the song came to be, through 10-second glimpses over the entire epic track: anildash.com/2014/07/25/i...
Happy New Year
Here's to 2026 being a year
Here's to 2026 being a year
January 1, 2026 at 12:06 AM
Happy New Year
Here's to 2026 being a year
Here's to 2026 being a year
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#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
Day 30: A song to dance to at your party
At my wedding, I had the DJ play Big Balls as I sang along with a wine glass full of whiskey.
I'll spare y'all.
Prince, Prince and The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy
youtu.be/svqYueRzAh0?...
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
Day 30: A song to dance to at your party
At my wedding, I had the DJ play Big Balls as I sang along with a wine glass full of whiskey.
I'll spare y'all.
Prince, Prince and The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy
youtu.be/svqYueRzAh0?...
Prince, Prince and The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy (Live in Syracuse, NY, 3/30/85)
YouTube video by princevevo
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December 30, 2025 at 6:36 PM
#DavidsMonthOfMusic
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
Day 30: A song to dance to at your party
At my wedding, I had the DJ play Big Balls as I sang along with a wine glass full of whiskey.
I'll spare y'all.
Prince, Prince and The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy
youtu.be/svqYueRzAh0?...
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
Day 30: A song to dance to at your party
At my wedding, I had the DJ play Big Balls as I sang along with a wine glass full of whiskey.
I'll spare y'all.
Prince, Prince and The Revolution - Let's Go Crazy
youtu.be/svqYueRzAh0?...
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Prince and the Revolution - Kiss (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Prince
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December 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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Prince - Little Red Corvette (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Prince
www.youtube.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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"When we were young / And truth was paramount / We were older then / And we lived our life without any doubt / Those memories / They seem so long ago / What's become of them? / When you feel like me, I want you to know / Don't cry, you're not alone / Don't cry tonight, my baby"
album.ink/Seal_II
album.ink/Seal_II
December 26, 2025 at 4:56 AM
"When we were young / And truth was paramount / We were older then / And we lived our life without any doubt / Those memories / They seem so long ago / What's become of them? / When you feel like me, I want you to know / Don't cry, you're not alone / Don't cry tonight, my baby"
album.ink/Seal_II
album.ink/Seal_II
And a Merry Xmas to one and to all. Wishing everyone a cool Yule and a prosperous and healthy new year!
December 25, 2025 at 6:18 AM
And a Merry Xmas to one and to all. Wishing everyone a cool Yule and a prosperous and healthy new year!
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So my first copy of the North American (Knopf) edition of #AdvanceBritannia has arrived. On sale January 6. Preorders: bookshop.org/p/books/adva...
December 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
So my first copy of the North American (Knopf) edition of #AdvanceBritannia has arrived. On sale January 6. Preorders: bookshop.org/p/books/adva...
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Good, Great or Masterpiece? | Listen to the album + explore our tribute here: album.ink/MNBitter
December 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Good, Great or Masterpiece? | Listen to the album + explore our tribute here: album.ink/MNBitter
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Prince - 1999 (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Prince
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Prince and the Revolution - Kiss (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Prince
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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Good, Great or Masterpiece? | Listen to the album + explore our tribute here: album.ink/PrinceCome94
December 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Good, Great or Masterpiece? | Listen to the album + explore our tribute here: album.ink/PrinceCome94
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New episode of the @holocaustpod.bsky.social!
A fasinating conversation about Holocaust memory, writing, and totalitarian states!
A fasinating conversation about Holocaust memory, writing, and totalitarian states!
New episode!
Babi Yar was the largest open-air shooting during the Holocaust. But efforts to commemorate it were difficult during the Soviet period.
In this episode, I talked with Shay Pilnik about how Soviet writers treated the Babi Yar massacre.
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
Babi Yar was the largest open-air shooting during the Holocaust. But efforts to commemorate it were difficult during the Soviet period.
In this episode, I talked with Shay Pilnik about how Soviet writers treated the Babi Yar massacre.
thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...
EP. 68- Babi Yar: History, Memory, and Literature with Shay Pilnik - The Holocaust History Podcast
The mass shooting of Jews at Babi Yar in Kiev in September 1941 was the largest open-air shooting of Jews during the Holocaust. In some ways, it came to stand for the Einsatzgruppen killings tak...
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December 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
New episode of the @holocaustpod.bsky.social!
A fasinating conversation about Holocaust memory, writing, and totalitarian states!
A fasinating conversation about Holocaust memory, writing, and totalitarian states!
I just watched a trailer for a new film calling itself 'Animal Farm'. I don't understand. It appears to have mixed aspects Adam Biles' 'Beasts of England' with a Cartoon Network vibe and used some names from Orwell's book. I don't understand.
December 15, 2025 at 11:30 AM
I just watched a trailer for a new film calling itself 'Animal Farm'. I don't understand. It appears to have mixed aspects Adam Biles' 'Beasts of England' with a Cartoon Network vibe and used some names from Orwell's book. I don't understand.
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March 2026.
In paperback: SHAKESPEARE'S BORROWED FEATHERS: HOW EARLY MODERN PLAYWRIGHTS SHAPED THE WORLD'S GREATEST WRITER.
www.amazon.com/Shakespeares...
#ShakespearesBorrowedFeathers #Shakespeare #EarlyModernDrama #Literature #BookRelease #History #TheatreHistory #MustRead
In paperback: SHAKESPEARE'S BORROWED FEATHERS: HOW EARLY MODERN PLAYWRIGHTS SHAPED THE WORLD'S GREATEST WRITER.
www.amazon.com/Shakespeares...
#ShakespearesBorrowedFeathers #Shakespeare #EarlyModernDrama #Literature #BookRelease #History #TheatreHistory #MustRead
December 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
March 2026.
In paperback: SHAKESPEARE'S BORROWED FEATHERS: HOW EARLY MODERN PLAYWRIGHTS SHAPED THE WORLD'S GREATEST WRITER.
www.amazon.com/Shakespeares...
#ShakespearesBorrowedFeathers #Shakespeare #EarlyModernDrama #Literature #BookRelease #History #TheatreHistory #MustRead
In paperback: SHAKESPEARE'S BORROWED FEATHERS: HOW EARLY MODERN PLAYWRIGHTS SHAPED THE WORLD'S GREATEST WRITER.
www.amazon.com/Shakespeares...
#ShakespearesBorrowedFeathers #Shakespeare #EarlyModernDrama #Literature #BookRelease #History #TheatreHistory #MustRead
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THE COLLECTED WORKS OF THOMAS KYD: VOLUME 2 is now listed on Amazon.
Ocular proofs are imminent!
www.amazon.co.uk/Collected-Wo...
Ocular proofs are imminent!
www.amazon.co.uk/Collected-Wo...
www.amazon.co.uk
December 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
THE COLLECTED WORKS OF THOMAS KYD: VOLUME 2 is now listed on Amazon.
Ocular proofs are imminent!
www.amazon.co.uk/Collected-Wo...
Ocular proofs are imminent!
www.amazon.co.uk/Collected-Wo...