Back at the National Archives on Wednesday for some more commissions covering air, land and sea! If you’re in need of some research or even just some copying because you can’t get to the archives, hit me up. I’m forever hustlin’

A little bit of an odd request. Does anyone know any textile history experts with knowledge on the linen trade in Brittany, Normandy, or Flanders during the 18th century? Trying to identify a marking on an object in our collection!

Brig H L Glyn Hughes, Deputy Director of Medical Services and commander of the British relief effort at Belsen, in his caravan, June 1945. The photographer is reflected in the mirror. Flowers, a toy horse and a china cat homely touches contrasting with his severe look. IWM (BU 8226), Sgt McArdle

Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

Lies. Damned lies. And Statistics?

#Painting #ReadingOnBeach #Summer They float over the sand like sets of musical notes The waves tempt me from the soft adventure of reading on the beach. 🎨 Karen Hollingsworth

"I said it's a bold move by Reform to use the Navy to return migrants. What did I say Roy?" "You said it's an unworkable load of bollocks designed to win back some racist numbskulls from Rupert Lowe and distract attention from Farage's £5m bung"

RefUK, RW media, & Eurofash are plainly trying to whip up a panic about this. Any serious report must begin by explaining that Ceuta is in Africa - not mainland Spain - and 48k+ of the 50k crossers were already returned. It is frightening how many still don't know this. Please share on all socials.

Right, bills weigh me, and the coffers are close to empty. Who needs some research done/archive records copied? I’m excellent and there‘s no project too big or small!

Bit of very local knowledge sought here, please! There was a sanatorium / isolation hospital located south of the main Llandough Hospital near Penarth in Glamorgan (1940s-50s). I can't find its name, but could it have been known as Caeran Hospital? #wales #penarth #cardiff #glamorgan #hospital

#Poetry #Painting #VillervilleNormandy The sea and sand being of beauty Now limbless, face down on a Normandy beach drowning. Then darkness Silence Peace - Michael Wolff 🎨 Félix Vallotton, 1922

This isn’t just about Cadburys. Kit Kat, Hotel Chocolat, Mars, & a load of other UK confectioners. All bought out by US companies and ruined by palm oil and other processes. If you love chocolate watch to the end where a number of genuinely British companies are making decent chocolate.

Bindyp@bindyp.bsky.social · 2w ago

youtube.com/watch?v=vFPm... Chocolate this time. Lab grown cocoa!

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Fix Bayonets 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇨🇦🇩🇪🇪🇺@fixbayonets.bsky.social · 2w ago

This will be hard to believe, but I've found a non- #GreatWar book to read. I bought "The Horse" as a gift for my wife, who found it boring. I thought, "Why not give it a try?" Luckily, it's a brilliant dive into history of #humans and #horses. Highly readable and entertaining. #history #booksky

#SailawaySunday Nurses of the QAIMNSR or the TFNS and the RAMC Medical Officers having tea aboard hospital barge. Watten, 8 June 1918. © IWM (Q 8893) #WW1 #NursingHistory iwm.org.uk/collections

I was holding my breath watching this 😃

Toby Miller@tobytram.bsky.social · 2w ago

I’ve been standing stock still in this wood for about 10 minutes while I mess about with a photo on my phone. I look up, notice the shape, and slowly crouch down to film This has made me so happy I feel I could cry. It’s as close to magic as I hope to get.

Just a heads up to anyone researching Canadian or Australian WW1 soldiers. Ancestry points you to their overseas (extra subscription) records. Both are free to access online eg Canadian. I found 52 pages for my soldier,husband of a UK nurse. recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/help/pffww

Haslar Heritage Group at Shore Leave mini chilli festival today. HHG promote and advise on the heritage of the old RNH. haslarheritagegroup.co.uk Shore leave are a charity supporting vulnerable veterans with horticultural therapy in the Memorial Gardens at Haslar

#histnursing #ww1 a moving blog on THE 110TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-eve...

The importance of Remembrance | Blogs | Royal College of Nursing

The importance of Remembrance

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Hello it’s me, your semi-regular hustling for archive work post. Do you need something copied from the archives or perhaps some research completing, but can’t get there yourself? Pay me to go instead. I’m great!

Looking forward to this

Gallipoli Association @gallipoliassoc.bsky.social · 4w ago

This years Gallipoli Association conference details are here.... To book your place click the link.... www.gallipoli-association.org/events/ga-an...

HMS Alliance day

A beginner's guide to the tricolon, featuring Julius Caesar, Winston Churchill, and the best and most meaningless tricolon of the 21st century.

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Rhetoric; not the Pepsi Challenge

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More on this below (a resignation hasn’t been refused since 1842). I will be astonished if Rachel Reeves has the courage or nous to refuse Farage’s resignation, but she should definitely tell him he‘ll have to wait until all investigations are completed. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resigna...

Andy Burge 🇬🇧🇪🇺@andygjburge.bsky.social · last mo.

It is obvious now that the Parliamentary Commissioner was about to throw the book at Farage so he’s decided to circumvent that formal punishment by resigning. However Farage could be stopped in his tracks - read this:

I mean you really only have to look at the quality of their chocolate to find the best metaphor for Belgium vs USA

A brief bit of advice to anyone found to have shown poor judgement, looking at no tank museum in particular: if someone points out your error, be grown up about it. Passive aggressive shooting the messenger is a bad look. @lmbd1418.bsky.social

Preparation for the Second Front: painting vehicle signs for parking places at Wickham, Hampshire, 8 May 1944. Modern day comparison. IWM (H 38323), Sgt Bert Hardy, AFPU Screenshot (c) Google Earth 2026

I think this new hat is tiny bit too big 🤔

For one day only you can download Dressing the Queen to your kindle for just £1.99! It is available as one of the daily deals so check it out if you fancy it! Queen Alexandra’s coronation dress by Morin Blossier & painting by Luke Fildes. Book by me!! #RCT #FashionHistory 🗃️🪡