Sue Wilkes
@suewilkesauthor.bsky.social
FRHistS. Europhile. Author of Regency Spies, A Visitor's Guide to Jane Austen's England, and more. Young Workers of the Industrial Age, out now! Please be kind. https://www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/Sue-Wilkes/a/1893
Happy 130th Birthday to F. Scott Fitzgerald who was born #onthisday in 1896. This is also your reminder that if editor Maxwell Perkins had not convinced Fitzgerald to change the title, The Great Gatsby was going to be called 'Trimalchio in West Egg.' Which really isn't as good.
Another excellent piece by @jenwilliamsft.bsky.social (English) Devolution, like so much else is turning into a binary issue where you either think it a waste of time and money, or a silver bullet to solve all our problems. www.ft.com/content/067a... The dangers of devolution dogma
The dangers of devolution dogma
Viewing decentralisation as a silver bullet could lead to an unthinking rush to pass down power as fast as possible
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A #Roman glass bowl, in a beautiful cobalt blue with an irregular swirling white pattern. It looks amazing - especislly given that it is nearly 2000 years old! #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky
We watched a maple tree being brought in to the new Chinese garden by an enormous crane earlier this month. #Bridgewater #gardens
Sue Wilkes@suewilkesauthor.bsky.social · 12h ago
2/2 It is claimed the plaque of special interest as the names of the fallen are inscribed by alphabetical order of their Christian name. Reports from the Evening Chronicle of 18th November 1920 and Journal the day after.
#NewcastleUponTyne 1/2 St John's School Boys WW1 Memorial Plaque in St John the Baptist Church Newcastle upon Tyne, photographed 12th September 2026. Unveiled at St John's School in Bath Lane on 18th November 1920 and relocated to St John the Baptist Church when the school was demolished in 1939
Landscape with a White Horse in a Meadow, L'Hermitage https://botfrens.com/collections/49/contents/17186
A quote used as an epigraph or motto above a chapter is as integral a part of a chapter as a quote used in the text below, but the former usually has permission from the copyright owner and the latter is fair use, and it is an odd distinction.
A martian looking down would assume that the proposed third runway came about so as to create a huge amount of legal work, and not that the huge amount of legal work came about so as to build a third runway. See also: HS 2.
Philip Stephens@philipstephens.bsky.social · 9h agoOne day everyone is going to realise that Heathrow is never, ever, going to have a third runway and at last begin a useful discussion about Britain's airports.. www.ft.com/content/0206...
NEW ‘Free Speech’ versus free speech ‘National Security’ versus national security The fundamental disconnections between political speech and substance, and why they matter By me at @prospectmagazine.co.uk www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...
As reported in the Oxford University and City Herald Saturday, 10th October 1818
It's #FossilFriday, and indeed the final scheduled Friday that the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia is open to the public, potentially forever. So it's finally time to, once again, talk about Haddy — and bring it all full circle. Strap in, it's a big one.
Kevin Sievers@diplotomodon.bsky.social · last wk.When "Dolores" the Corythosaurus (first excavated by famous fossil hunter Levi Sternberg) debuted in its Hall of Earth History in 1957, the Academy of Natural Sciences quickly became known among locals as "the dinosaur museum." The Academy is much more, but Dolores remains standing. #FossilFriday
Meteors are about to enter our atmosphere at 41 miles per second! 🌠🧪 Born from the debris of Halley's Comet, the Orionids light up the sky from October 2 to November 7, peaking overnight October 21 to 22. Catch around 20 meteors per hour at the peak, with standout years reaching up to 75.
About 720 Accrington Pals, from Lancashire, went into action from this position on the first day of the Battle of the Somme - 235 were killed and 350 injured in just half an hour. This is their memorial. Listen to Mike Harding's moving song about them, in the link below.
The next NTWFS Online talk will be on Tuesday 3rd November, when Scott Lindgreen will talk about The Escape of the Goeben. To Book a free place go to www.trybooking.com/uk/GTKY
Finally had time to watch the first episode last night, and very good it was, too. #slavery #royalty www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Finding Britain’s Slave Traders with David Olusoga - Series 1: Episode 1
David Olusoga reveals the new research that uncovers how the slave trade was driven by the monarchy, beginning with Elizabeth I, and how a royal monopoly was established.
bbc.co.uk
This week's Friday pub is the Station Bar, 55 Port Dundas Rd. It's one of the last remaining fragments of old Cowcaddens. In 1850 Samuel Forrester received a licence to sell porter and spirits, along with permission to sell hay and grain. #Glasgow #fridaypub
On this day in 1975 the current Pontefract Library opened its doors to the public. Read more about the fascinating history of the library here: https://wakefieldlibraries.wordpress.com/2024/05/02/the-history-of-pontefract-library/ #Pontefract #Libraries #Wakefield #History #BookSky
Looks like Tom Petty has been messing about with our displays again
New from History UK: a valuable and interesting survey of UK history students use of and attitudes towards GenAI in HE teaching - their preliminary report is published today: bit.ly/4hatsRR The report is by Dr Sarah Jones and Dr Simon Peplow @simpep.bsky.social #skystorians
King Harald Hardrada died 960 years ago today at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. His dream of conquering England would never be realised, and even more tragically he wouldn't survive to witness the founding of Buckinghamshire Archives in 1938.
Goethe looking a bit sad in the tiled hall cafe, Leeds City Library.
Interested in learning more about the Medieval world and books like this one? Join us tomorrow, 26 September, as part of the 2026 Medieval Faire. You can find more information here: https://ow.ly/y4Zg50ZR5r4 📸: Psalterium Benedictinum cum canticis et hymnis, Peter Schoeffer, 1490, Ref. JRL19080004
🟦 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 | The V&A will make voluntary redundancies in order "to reduce costs" The PCS union believe an operational deficit in the millions is expected in the coming years
Exclusive: V&A launches voluntary exit scheme ahead of scheduled strike action - Arts Professional
The V&A has opened a voluntary exit scheme open to all staff, Arts Professional can reveal, with the news coming as staff represented by Prospect and
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