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Nigel J.Hetherington @pastpreservers.bsky.social · 21h

Celebrating two incredible experts today!
Happy Birthday to:
🔪 Harrison Ward aka FellFoodie – The master of high-altitude, gourmet cooking.
🛡️ Jordan Dills – Our expert in ancient weaponry and military logistics.
Have a great one chaps!
#HappyBirthday #PastPreserversExperts
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Karen Averby 🌊 @karenaverby.bsky.social · 23h

Thank yoooou!!!!!
My ageing process was splendid- historic riverside village perambulations, lashings of pink prosecco, home-made coffee & walnut cake that didn't quite tower but was excellent. Stretched the celebrations out over a week, incl Black Sabbath Ballet & afternoon tea in a Grand Hotel :D

Nigel J.Hetherington @pastpreservers.bsky.social · 13d

Happy birthday to our amazing Buildings Historian, Karen Averby! We hope your day is filled with as much charm and character as the historic structures you study. May your celebrations be picture-perfect and your cake as grand as a stately manor! 🥳
@karenaverby.bsky.social

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Jane Gulliford Lowes @lydiajane13.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks @danellin.bsky.social ! Really looking forward to giving this lecture at the wonderful International Bomber Command Centre in Lincoln in March. See you there !

Dan Ellin @danellin.bsky.social · 1d

I've just bought a ticket for this. @lydiajane13.bsky.social @nmtdambusters.bsky.social

IBCC Lecture & Supper Series - The Invisible Campaign - Bomber Command Gardening Operations 1940-1945. - International Bomber Command Centre

The Invisible Campaign – Bomber Command Gardening Operations 1940-1945 with author, Jane Gulliford-Lowes Aerial mining by RAF Bomber Command was a vital part of the Allied war effort, claiming far mor...

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Sam Bilton @mrssbilton.bsky.social · 1d

Why were alliums & other veg so reviled in Shakespeare’s day?

In this special episode of the Comfortably Hungry podcast I chat to Professor Diane Purkiss about what everyday folk ate.

Don’t forget you can pre-order my new book Much Ado About Cooking now.

Link to this episode is in the bio.

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 2d

My next book talk is coming up this weekend when I'll be in #sheffield for #offtheshelf Festival of Words. I'm speaking on Sunday at 6pm - here's the info
offtheshelf.org.uk/events/twent...

A nostalgic exploration of Britain’s distinctive and architecturally significant seafront buildings from the 1920s to the new millennium. This book takes the first look at how resort architecture around the UK coast kept pace with changing fashions and competition of foreign destinations.

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 1d

Hard to imagine now but the #Brighton Grand Hotel must have looked like a skyscraper when it was first built in 1864. Designed by John Whichcord Jr. it towered over the rest of the seafront

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Nigel J.Hetherington @pastpreservers.bsky.social · 1d

What a year for Past Preservers so far!
Kicking off our celebration with Dr. Andrew Boakye's incredible work on Belief.
We proudly provided Andrew for this fantastic Go Button production for Super Channel.
15 projects with 30 experts have already aired in 2025! 🧵👇
@superchannelplus.bsky.social

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Dr. David Miano @davidmiano.bsky.social · 4d

[NEW VIDEO] In a desert wasteland stand the remains of a massive monument built before the pyramids, the first major monumental construction of the Egyptians. The site is off limits to tourists, but guess who went there and got some video of it? This guy. Click here to watch=> youtu.be/MiEkedoaokI

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Dr Alfredo Carpineti @drcarpineti.bsky.social · 4d

My freshly baked Torta di Mele has received the prestigious Covetous Corgi Lick award!

Me holding a piece of my cake on a plate on my legs while our corgi looks up towards with licking his face

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Daryn Glassbrook @darynglassbrook.bsky.social · 5d

Join me on Oct 16 for a free virtual book talk on the medical history of uranium with science and tech historian @lucyjanesantos.bsky.social.

#histmed
#booksky

Event flyer for Zoom talk with science historian Lucy Jane Santos. Black and white photo on a green background with illustrations of uranium-related artifacts.

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Dr Paul Rabbitts FRSA @thebandstandman.bsky.social · 3d

That’s a wrap on Hemel Hempstead in 50 Buildings - and book no39 I think #architecture #hemelhempstead #hertfordshire

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Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦 @watershedlab.bsky.social · 3d

Gorgeous hike in Kananaskis, even if a bit snowy and cold

Snow on rocks and a frozen mountain lake

Man in a tshirt while hiking in the mountains

Yellow fall leaves with snowy trees in the background

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Dr Hélène Maloigne @hmaloigne.bsky.social · 3d

🏺🗃️ 🤗 very excited to be at the @socstudyofthepast.bsky.social conference this week to talk abou the #HistoriansOfArchaeology online support group

You can sign up to join our meetings, co-working sessions, reading group and #Discord server anytime via this link:

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Historians of Archaeology - Online Support Group

Welcome to the Historians of Archaeology (HoA) Online Support Group! Please use this form to join the group and to join our mailing list. Membership to the group is free, all meetings will be hosted ...

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Kate Garner Music @kategarnermusic.bsky.social · 3d

Ann Ronell, one of the ‘Great Women Writers Of The American Songbook’ Hear her story and song! In my new show. Crazy Coqs 29th November. Have a good week Bluesky, keep on singing! 🎵

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Dr Angela Buckley @drangelabuckley.bsky.social · 3d

✒️This week in The Detective's Notebook I'm investigating the mysterious death of Charles Bravo, who died from antimony poisoning at his home in Balham in 1876. There were three prime suspects: his wife Florence, her companion and her former lover 🔗 drangelabuckley.substack.com/p/the-balham...

The Balham Mystery

The unsolved poisoning of Charles Bravo

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Caitlin G. DeAngelis @caitlindeangelis.bsky.social · 3d

I wonder what the shipping is like on something like this.

auction catalogue entry for two Revolutionary War cannon being auctioned off on October 10 (current bid $850)

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Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 3d

New episode of the @holocaustpod.bsky.social.

This discussion of Yiddish and the Holocaust was SO interesting. I guarantee you you will find it amazing, too!

The Holocaust History Podcast @holocaustpod.bsky.social · 3d

New episode just dropped!

I talk with Hannah Pollin-Galay about the effect of the Holocaust on Yiddish. How does a language work during a genocide? How did Jews use language to make sense of the Holocaust?

This is a really fascinating conversation! thhp.buzzsprout.com/2291653/epis...

Ep. 63- Yiddish and the Holocaust with Hannah Pollin-Galay - The Holocaust History Podcast

The Nazis’ physical war on Jews also had important cultural repercussions.  One of these was its assault on Yiddish.  The Holocaust not only murdered many Yiddish speakers and destroyed Yidd...

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Dr Alfredo Carpineti @drcarpineti.bsky.social · 2d

I have now been with @iflscience.com for 10 years! Not going to spam you with all the articles that I enjoyed writing for the last decade, but I'll mention a recent one that I am really proud of!

www.iflscience.com/the-unfoldin...

The Unfolding New Astronomical Revolution – Gravitational Waves Discovery Turns 10

In just a decade, the field has dramatically changed. The best is yet to come.

www.iflscience.com

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Dr Dean Lomax @deanrlomax.bsky.social · 7d

Well, this is going to be fun.

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Kate Garner Music @kategarnermusic.bsky.social · 7d

#ThrowbackThursday London with Mum & Dad 2016. We’d been to see a brilliant play at The National about Ma Rainey.
A wonderful day X

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Dr Angela Buckley @drangelabuckley.bsky.social · 7d

When I’m researching historical murders, I like to read old true crime books, which are good for interesting leads and information, (which I need to verify). For the Charles Bravo case, I’m reading this title by Yseult Bridges from 1956. I can’t wait to see what she made of this mysterious case…

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Dr Kathryn Ferry @seasideferry.bsky.social · 7d

Keeping my fingers crossed 🤞
www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/artic...

The beloved Dorset hotel 'in disrepair' set to finally make a comeback

www.dailymail.co.uk

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Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS @waitmanwbeorn.com · 6d

One year ago…and coming out this spring.

#TopSecret

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Lucy Jane Santos @lucyjanesantos.bsky.social · 6d

This is a fascinating piece about writing biographies. Having just finished writing about the making of my favourite film, made by fave director, starring my fave actor and actress - the challenges posed by this resonate!

Rewriting Rory @rewritingrory.bsky.social · 6d

Today marks one year since the publication of Rory Gallagher: The Later Years! Here's a conference paper I delivered earlier this year about the writing process behind the book and the decisions made along the way. Enjoy!

rewritingrory.co.uk/2025/10/03/o...

#rorygallagher #blues #1980s #1990s

One Year On: Reflections on Rory Gallagher: The Later Years

Today marks one year since the publication of Rory Gallagher: The Later Years. The book was truly a labour of love – an attempt to do justice to the final decade of Rory’s life and everything he co…

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House Historian @househistorian.bsky.social · 6d

Today’s #househistory feature in The Times is a lovely house in Morecambe - formerly home to nine times mayor, plus two local doctors, and a member of the Baxter family, famous for their potted shrimp!! #househistories #history #morecambebay

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