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Mark Rees @reviewwales.bsky.social · 22h

Thousands join biggest-ever UK environmental lawsuit over river pollution:
Almost 4,000 people have signed up to the lawsuit over allegations of "extensive and widespread pollution" in three rivers - the Wye, Lugg and Usk.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit

Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · 1d

🫢 it turns out my book is on display at the IHR 🤩 Amazing!
www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/lang...

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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · 6d

Today I learned if you attach the bum of a pigeon to an adder bite it will draw out the poison. Unfortunately the pigeon has to remain attached until it dies, and the process has to be repeated.

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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · 6d

This book was such fun. It contains some amazing stories. The support of the community was incredible. I made friends and now feel connected to Langley Burrell and Kellaways. Cannot wait to be back for the village pub quiz in a week or two. Book also available at the local pub (the Langley Tap). 😁

Victoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · 6d

A wonderful surprise this morning in the form of the latest publication from @wiltshistory.bsky.social.

Have a quick flick through @lrylandepton.bsky.social’s ’Langley Burrell and Kellaways, A History’, available now from @hobnobpress.bsky.social.

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Victoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · 6d

A wonderful surprise this morning in the form of the latest publication from @wiltshistory.bsky.social.

Have a quick flick through @lrylandepton.bsky.social’s ’Langley Burrell and Kellaways, A History’, available now from @hobnobpress.bsky.social.

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Victoria County History @vch-home.bsky.social · 7d

More new *draft* text from @vchgloucester.bsky.social on the parish of #Coates, near #Cirencester.

All corrections, additions, or clarifications welcome! #Skystorians #LocalHistory

Gloucestershire vol. XVI - Cirencester and District

The research for the accounts of the prehistory of the area, the Abbey of Cirencester, the town and parish of Cirencester, Bagendon, Baunton, Daglingworth and Stratton.

www.history.ac.uk

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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 7d

I'm hugely honoured and very excited to be giving this year's Historical Research #Lecture at @ihr.bsky.social, on 'Can popular #history be radical? Historical research and writing for the #public'. Tuesday 4 November, all welcome. More info in AltText. Book here: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

In this lecture, Catherine Clarke will re-visit the question of what makes history radical, asking what kind of radical history we need in our public life and contemporary context today. In particular, she’ll explore ways in which popular history – trade publishing for a wide public audience – has the capacity to be radical, drawing on experiences and examples from her own new book A History of England in 25 Poems (Penguin Allen Lane, September 2025). Catherine’s lecture will move towards a manifesto for how research-led, scholarship-driven popular history can and does make necessary, vital public interventions – from opening inclusive conversations and confronting the rise of AI, to modelling radical empathy and imagination.

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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · 7d

Looks great Catherine. I’ve just signed up for it.

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Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social · 8d

Want to know more about the sorts of benefits that working with @vch-home.bsky.social could have, particularly for Early Career Researchers? Take a look at this blog. #Skystorians

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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · 8d

As #SuicidePrevention month comes to a close, it’s important to remember that it is not a new issue. Here I explore the life and tragic suicide of a successful clergyman and vice president of @stjohnsox.bsky.social who took his life in 1577.
www.louiserylandepton.co.uk/blog/most-mi...

Most Miserable Infamy: The Life and Suicide of John James — Louise Ryland-Epton

On January 30 1577 John James committed suicide at his home in West Dean, Wiltshire. And so, according to a contemporary, 'ended his lyefe with most misterable infamye.'

www.louiserylandepton.co.uk

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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · 8d

As #SuicidePrevention month comes to a close, it’s important to remember that it is not a new issue. Here I explore the life and tragic suicide of a successful clergyman and vice president of @stjohnsox.bsky.social who took his life in 1577.
www.louiserylandepton.co.uk/blog/most-mi...

Most Miserable Infamy: The Life and Suicide of John James — Louise Ryland-Epton

On January 30 1577 John James committed suicide at his home in West Dean, Wiltshire. And so, according to a contemporary, 'ended his lyefe with most misterable infamye.'

www.louiserylandepton.co.uk

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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 12d

🎉The call for participation for #HAP26 is now open!

Alongside @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy, @royalhistsoc.org & @unisheffieldlib.bsky.social we invite you to explore the theme 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: The Impact of Archives and Historical Research'.

Apply today: bit.ly/46VfEVY

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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · 12d

Historical research sometimes takes unexpected turns. A reference to a suicide in a Tudor church institution took me down a rabbit hole. What could make a successful clergyman take his own life? #TudorHistory #MentalHealth
www.louiserylandepton.co.uk/blog/most-mi...

Most Miserable Infamy: The Life and Suicide of John James — Louise Ryland-Epton

On January 30 1577 John James committed suicide at his home in West Dean, Wiltshire. And so, according to a contemporary, 'ended his lyefe with most misterable infamye.'

www.louiserylandepton.co.uk

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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · 12d

Historical research sometimes takes unexpected turns. A reference to a suicide in a Tudor church institution took me down a rabbit hole. What could make a successful clergyman take his own life? #TudorHistory #MentalHealth
www.louiserylandepton.co.uk/blog/most-mi...

Most Miserable Infamy: The Life and Suicide of John James — Louise Ryland-Epton

On January 30 1577 John James committed suicide at his home in West Dean, Wiltshire. And so, according to a contemporary, 'ended his lyefe with most misterable infamye.'

www.louiserylandepton.co.uk

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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · 21d

My history of Langley Burrell, Wilts was recently launched here at Langley House (yes, by the pool). It was fun.
One story it contains is the shenanigans that took place at the previous house 🫣
#oneplacewednesday
Thanks to @vchlondon.bsky.social & local PC! 😀
www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/lang...

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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · 25d

Going through old photos after a family funeral. This is my grandmother. I’ve never seen it before. She died when I was young.

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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · 26d

'The tower is of brick and of very unsightly appearance, without one architectural feature..Nothing short of covering it with flint, adding buttresses, a proper parapet and pinnacles, and belfry windows with the necessary stonework would make a satisfactory work of it,' Architects rep., 1866.' Fair?

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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · Sep 6

Wonderful! Thank you.

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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · Aug 31

Sorry to hear that. It is just below Minster church, just out the gate.

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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · Aug 31

Memorial to Joan Whytte #witch ‘no longer abused’ and very definitely not forgotten in the woods above #Boscastle #Cornwall.

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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · Aug 31

Incredibly tough week ahead but here, at this moment, all is well.

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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · Aug 31

Gorgeous church, but usually locked. However open next Saturday if you are about. Not sure about the toilets 😁

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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · Aug 29

Excited for the launch of my book on #LangleyBurrell at the Langley House. May not mention the c17 orgies at the old Manor House 🫢. According to Aubrey ‘the bacchanalia of the Romans were not more licentious’. 🫢🫢🫣

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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · Aug 27

👆is just one of many unexpected human stories I unearthed in my research for my latest book 👇
www.hobnobpress.co.uk/books/p/lang...

Langley Burrell and Kellaways: a History, by Louise Ryland-Epton — Hobnob Press

Through riots and revelries, poverty and prosperity, the people of Langley Burrell and neighbouring Kellaways in north Wiltshire have adapted to centuries of change. In this thematic history of the pa...

www.hobnobpress.co.uk

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Dr Louise Ryland-Epton @lrylandepton.bsky.social · Aug 27

Rev Brindley of Kellaways, Wilts was ahead of his time. In 1799, he instituted an annual sermon against animal cruelty 🐶. Sermons were given in Bath, Bristol & places ‘where a lecture on the subject might be expected to do good.' His legacy ensured it continued after his death🐱. #OneplaceWednesday

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