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Lucky to live in Wiltshire’s prettiest town. Art, books, avgeek,family
My son wrote this and he may as well have been writing in Russian. Lost after the first sentence…..
Nick Hide@nickhide.bsky.social · last wk.I got to play Star Wars: Zero Company, the new game from some of the people who made XCOM and Midnight Suns. It looks incredible and has great writing and a superb voice cast, but I'm not yet sure it has the tactical depth to satisfy old-school XCOM heads
The next time someone argues that the Aborigines “did nothing with the country for 65,000 years”, instead of arguing back I will keep my answer simple: “Unlike the white fella, they looked after the place.” theaimn.net/what-if-the-...
What if the highest achievement of a civilisation is not what it leaves behind, but what it leaves intact?
Every so often – very often – someone declares that Aborigines “did nothing for 65,000 years.” Usually it is presented as an indisputable fact, as though it settles the argument. It doesn’t. It merely...
theaimn.net
Æthelstan, king of the Anglo-Saxons, ‘succeeded to the kingdom of the Northumbrians’ #OTD in 927 and, at Eamont, Cumbria, received oaths from rulers including Causantín II of Alba, Ealdred of Bebbanburg (Bamburgh) and possibly Owain of Strat Clut (Strathclyde). 📸Athelstan Museum
There have been 65 Kings & Queens of all England since Aethelstan became the 1st recognised monarch in the year 927 (let the arguments begin 🤴) This tree hasn’t just witnessed all of them, it was born up to 2,000 years BEFORE Aethelstan The Linton Yew, Herefordshire
Historic guided walks around Malmesbury are back in full swing. Next opportunity is this Thursday afternoon at 2.30pm. Tickets from the Tourist Information Centre, then meet outside Malmesbury Town Hall. #history #wiltshire #cotswolds
Our next Tea Time Talk is next Wednesday, 20th May in the Rausing Building, Malmesbury. Napoleon after Waterloo & Lock of his Hair in our Museum Click for details and to book online... www.athelstanmuseum.org.uk/event/napole... #history #events #Napoleon #skystorians #19thCent
Napoleon after Waterloo & Lock of his Hair in our Museum - Athelstan Museum
Bill Reed & Mike Lewis will tell us about this very unusual artifact – how it came to be in our collection and its context in the life of Napoleon Bonaparte. Bill has lived in Malmesbury for over 40 y...
athelstanmuseum.org.uk
@museumwales. Congratulations on splendid Gwen John exhibition. So lovely to seeing her being recognised. Wonderfully curated, recommend a visit
Malmesbury honours royal connection with Norwegian town swindonlink.com/news/malmesb...
Malmesbury honours royal connection with Norwegian town
Malmesbury and the municipality of Fitjar in Norway have created a Friendship Agreement to cement a shared royal history dating back to Saxon and Viking times.
swindonlink.com
Some photos from the 1st international conference on Thomas Hobbes held in Malmesbury, Hobbes's hometown. We are already working on the 2nd conference, to be held in Malmesbury in April 2027. Photos by Bingshu Zhao.
Just unearthed the bill for our modest wedding reception in April 1976. £88.65 for 20 guests! Have booked to have dinner there to celebrate our anniversary and sure the bill for 2 will be more than that!
repost for #TilesOnTuesday These beauties from Malmesbury Abbey - click to see more from Malmesbury Abbey in the thread or catch the episode here >>> www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0a9...
Forest Archaic Collective@forestcollectiv.bsky.social · 5mo ago🧵/12 There's more great stuff exhibited inside including these beautiful tiles #MedievalMonday
Today one Russian newspaper writes of a world leader who has “made a mistake as old as the world. It’s a feature of personalistic regimes. He comes to believe in his own genius & takes a decision in a narrow circle of trusted persons...the blitzkrieg didn’t work.” #ReadingRussia
Russian media continue to list benefits for Moscow from Iran war
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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I went to the cinema to watch the Peaky Blinders movie because I am a stereotypical British man. Then I dusted off the the ol’ byline and wrote about it for the website cnet dot com!
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man Is a Violent Delight From Netflix
The long-running British period gangster series gets its own movie, starring Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan.
cnet.com
'Wynflaed's Will', the earliest surviving woman's will in British history, made in the 940s. Its bequests include tapestries, jewelry, bedclothes and books for her daughter Æthelflæd. Cotton Ch VIII 38 searcharchives.bl.uk/catalog/040-...
A year ago Cotswold Archaeology were digging in the garden of Malmesbury URC in looking for the home of Thomas Hobbes. On 28th March, CA will display the finds from the dig and give an illustrated talk as part of the Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury festival. Full details and tickets below.
Thomas Hobbes of Malmesbury Society (THoMS) — TALK - Cotswold Archaeology's "The Dig on the Site of Thomas Hobbes Family Home" THOMAS HOBBES FESTIVAL 2026 at The United Reformed Church £5 per ticket
A year ago in brilliant sunshine, you may have enjoyed seeing Cotswold Archaeology digging in the front garden of the URC in search of the family home of Thomas Hobbes. This year, on the 28th March Co...
thomashobbesofmalmesbury.org
"Not since the first world war has there been anything approaching the quality and quantity of work by poets who are also combatants. Civil society has reciprocated, with packed-out poetry readings in bomb shelters"@hughgaroberts.bsky.social on #Ukraine war poets theconversation.com/lines-from-t...
Lines from the frontline: the poet soldiers defending Ukraine
Not since the first world war has there been anything approaching the quality and quantity of work by poets who are also combatants.
theconversation.com
I’m an Ambassador for this brilliant charity, Bookbanks, giving away books with food parcels at food banks. There are two part-time jobs going for Regional Leads in London and East Anglia. Link below. Please share far and wide :)
Get Involved — Bookbanks
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Peter Mandelson is responsible for such a long litany of scandals he was probably one of the factors FOR a vetting process in the first place. In fact the first question of any govt vetting process should be 'Are you or have you ever been Peter Mandelson?'
-14c in Washington DC according to son, 45c in Adelaide according to friend. Maybe not so bad in Malmesbury after all
what happens when we go from thousands of satellites to tens of thousands? we don't know, but it could all go wrong in a hurry. new from Joe Supan at the website cnet dot com:
I Spoke to Astrophysicists About Starlink’s Expansion. Here’s the Doomsday Scenario Keeping Them Up at Night
Starlink's new FCC approval for 7,500 more satellites aims to boost service and capacity for millions. But at what cost?
cnet.com
Please note that our children’s History Club workshops have moved to Sundays. Here are the details of the next one this Sunday. #History #children #whatson #Malmesbury #historyofcinema
