Charlie Wesley
@gamelyn1327.bsky.social
History, Churches, Games. Roughly in that order. Somewhat academic adjacent. Heavy Metal Is the Law. (he/him)
St Cuthbert's Chapel on the Inner Farne, Northumberland dating from around 1370, with traces of earlier stonework. Part of a small Benedictine foundation built on the site of Cuthbert's cell. It contains some of Bishop Cosin's remarkable mid seventeenth-century woodwork from Durham Cathedral.
'Scientists are appealing to birders to limit their use of AI when editing images over fears that it could undermine the credibility of popular citizen science platforms such as iNaturalist and Macaulay Library, which are routinely used in scientific research to monitor species’ habitat range.'
AI-altered images on birdwatching forums putting research at risk
Experts warn increase in enhanced photos on birding platforms creating fake sightings, threatening credibility of tool used by scientists
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An ancient Greek rhyton (drinking vessel), with a duck's head as the bottom of the vessel. A nice piece of whimsy for a drinking party, some 2500 years ago! 🦆🍷 #Archaeology #AncientBlueSky
We are very sorry to learn of the death of Professor Rosamond McKitterick (1949-2026), historian of early medieval Europe bit.ly/4fQzy9Q Professor McKitterick was elected a Fellow @royalhistsoc.org in 1980 and, among many other roles, also served as President @eccleshistsoc.bsky.social #Skystorians
"This project is about revealing Warrington’s hidden history but doing it carefully and responsibly... with the right permissions and professional guidance in place." Good to read the Warrington Castle Project are doing community archaeology properly: www.warrington.gov.uk/news/special...
The planned closure of the Archaeology institute at Humboldt-Universität Berlin is still on the table. So if you haven't signed the petition yet, please do (and share). Archaeology has been a part of Humboldt-Universität's academic tradition for almost 200 years weact.campact.de/petitions/sc...
Schließung des Instituts für Archäologie an der HU-Berlin
Die Archäologie gehört seit fast 200 Jahren zur wissenschaftlichen Tradition der Humboldt-Universität. Ihre Schließung bedeutet den Abbruch einer gewachsenen Forschungstradition und eine dauerhafte Sc...
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On Friday afternoon before the Bank Holiday, colleagues in the Humanities department were called to a meeting on Tuesday. They were informed that the University Portfolio Review had decided that English Language, English Literature, Philosophy, History & Creative Writing UG degrees would close
Owen Davies@odavies9.bsky.social · 3mo agoAye. Heard today that my university is closing UG History, Philosophy, English Lit, Linguistics, and Creative Writing in one go.
#FrescoFriday the tomb of Nebamun, an accountant from Karnak. It dates from c1350 BC. The hunting scene in particular is extraordinary; the detail on the birds is so life like, you’d think a 17th century Dutch painter did it 🏛️BM 📷 mine
Palantir put plans for techno-fascism in a document. Like a techno-fascist manifesto with themselves at the center. Features fascistic distortions of language and declarations of inherent superiority that should be acknowledged and made permanent, but driven by and with a more central role for tech.
Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 4mo agoExtremely normal and fine for a company to put this in a public statement
The British Library announced it had acquired the St Cuthbert Gospel for the nation #OTD in 2012, following a successful fundraising appeal. An 8thC manuscript copy of the Gospel of St John, it is the earliest surviving intact European book. 📸British Library
"You can't hear an image" The image:
Donna Rees@donnarees.bsky.social · 4mo ago"You can't hear an image." The image:
The Pope's been more critical of Trump's madness than our own government has...
The Independent@the-independent.com · 4mo agoPope Leo calls Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization ‘unacceptable’
From now until 27 May, you can see loans from our collections in the Courtauld's display The Painted Tower: Conservation in Context at Longthorpe. This display offers an insight into the Courtauld’s collaboration with English Heritage to conserve the 14th-C wall paintings in Longthorpe Tower.
"History has lied to you". No it hasn't, and it's really sad that a university is using this framing. Historians debate evidence - often, as here, quite fragmentary. They question received ideas, test new theories, correct mistakes. That's the joy of history. But it doesn't mean others "lied". /
University of East Anglia (UEA)@uniofeastanglia.bsky.social · 5mo agoThink you know the story of 1066? New UEA research insights says otherwise... Prof Tom Licence has uncovered that King Harold’s famous 200‑mile march to the Battle of Hastings never happened and was the result of a Victorian mistranslation. 📜 #HistoryNews #ResearchMatters
Check out this British Museum exhibition on the Asante Ewer – one of the finest examples of late medieval English bronze casting. It is based on research we’ve funded to trace the story of its journey to Ghana, and its status and significance in West Africa www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/...
The Asante Ewer
From 14th-century England to a royal palace in West Africa, discover the Asante Ewer's extraordinary journey across continents.
britishmuseum.org
12th century German nun and illuminator Guda who created one of the earliest surviving self-portraits of a woman in European imagery #womensart
"For your people have corrupted themselves. ... They have made themselves a molten calf, and worshipped it and sacrificed to it, and said, ‘This is your god’" (Exodus 32:7-8).
This is Stevie. He's on squirrel watch. His stuffed friend is also a squirrel, but he's one of the good ones. 14/10 (IG: longdogstevie)
I've been asking Democracy Volunteers, the organisation who said they saw family voting in the Gorton and Denton by-election, if they would give details about evidence or methodology. They have now released an updated statement - which is still quite vague. democracyvolunteers.org/family-votin...
Democracy Volunteers ‘Family Voting’ and how to prevent it in Future Elections
Democracy Volunteers has been observing elections in the UK for 10 years. We have seen ‘family voting’ across the UK and we think it is important to explain more about it and how it should be possi…
democracyvolunteers.org
As if it wasn't already blindingly obvious Reform doesn't care about working people
The National@scotnational.bsky.social · 6mo agoReform UK's Richard Tice has said his party would look at cutting the minimum wage if it got into government
If you enjoyed this you might also enjoy the goat version, which can be found here: www.tom-cox.com/important-bi...
Important Biographical Information About Some Goats I Have Met On My Walks
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Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 6mo agoTHREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks. You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.
Currently laid up, hurty and ill. On a whim decided I fancied listening to Jan Hammer's Miami Vice theme. Fast forward a couple of hours and I have almost got through the complete soundtrack and it is AMAZING!
If you give a toddler a ☕️ joke, he will wake up every morning while his mother is drinking coffee and wait to yell in your face: “Cappuccino? More like Capuccin-yes!” It’s really hard giving birth to someone with the same sense of humor.
I've updated this list of articles, links & videos about Medieval hygiene: fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/26/a...
Articles, links & videos about Medieval hygiene
In stead of sending a link to old threads on social media every time someone posts nonsense about medieval hygiene, I’ve decided to just collect a whole bunch of links here on this page. Yes,…
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