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.
Judith Jones
@jellyjudith.bsky.social
Very amateur historian, particularly WW1. Wife, mum and community volunteer. OBS, DCA Proud member, trustee and ADC of the Great War Group. SACS 😉 I knit so I don’t kill people
Róża (Różyczka) Goździewska served as a nurse during the #warsawuprising when she was 8 years old, bringing water to the wounded in a field hospital, 82 years ago (Aug-Oct 1944). Her father had been killed by the Gestapo the year before, & she served alongside a 19yo cousin.
Today is Roma Holocaust Memorial Day. Around 500,000 Roma & Sinti people were killed by the Nazis in the Porajmos. There was no state given to them after the war. Commemoration of their suffering is often diminished or forgotten. Racism towards Romani people across Europe remains acceptable.
Conference Seminar! Each year, on Saturday morning we offer 12 small group talks - you get to mix and match your perfect schedule! Crowd favourite Bruce Hubbard is ready to get on his soap box and remind everyone of Portugal's contribution! Book your tickets at greatwargroup.com/shop/?produc...
Conference 2026 Speaker Profile! 🚨 @seaspitfires.com will be making TWO appearance in Leeds! Starting with this keynote... Book your tickets at www.greatwargroup.com/product/weekend
Conference 2026 Speaker Profile! 🚨 The boss! Nobody knows more about Germany in the 20th Century than @fxmc1957.bsky.social! He'll be in conversation with Paul McGann about defeat in 1918 and the Weimar years... Book your tickets at www.greatwargroup.com/product/weekend
War = coming of age in many ways. Come with Erich on his first trip to a brothel in Le Havre… 💄 🍺 🎵 achurchill.substack.com/p/article-er...
London in a few weeks for a fun evening as Kate Vigurs and I are grilled by the lovely Peter Caddick Adams! Two wars for the price of one 🫠https://www.hatchards.co.uk/events/kate-vigurs-and-alexandra-churchill-at-hatchards-piccadilly
Conference 2026 Speaker Profile! 🚨 Paul McGann has spent a career bringing countless wars to life on screen! In conversation with @alexchurchill.bsky.social we'll be finding out all about the Monocled Mutineer and more! Book your tickets at www.greatwargroup.com/product/weekend
This church door, made of boat timbers, in Warblington in Hampshire has opened for both Elizabeth I and Henry VIII
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.
🔥HUGE thanks to @pikegrey1418.bsky.social for a special @thegreatwargroup.bsky.social Conference rage! 🎙️ Tannenberg didn't define Russia's war. Austria-Hungary wasn't Germany's useless “corpse” and Russian soldiers weren't routinely sent into battle with wooden rifles! 🪵🔫 🎧 30 July #WW1
That was fun. For your viewing, me wittering about Dunkirk, Blitzkrieg, the French Army not being lame, the RAF and mad French politicians, among other things… m.youtube.com/watch?v=1YN_...
10 Facts About: France 1940
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This is not good. commonwealthwargravesiraq.org/missing-panels
Commonwealth War Graves Iraq | CWGC Cemeteries & Memorials
History, photographs, video and 360° tours of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission cemeteries and memorials in Iraq from the Mesopotamia Campaign of WW1 and WW2.
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'An eye-opening alternative to the well worn stories of brave tommies marching off to bash the Boche' Charlie Higson #RingOfFire by @alexchurchill.bsky.social and Nicolai Eberholst @pikegrey1418.bsky.social Out now https://geni.us/ROFPBorgsoc
Very sad to hear about the arrest of Andrew Tate. He has been charged with rape, human trafficking, controlling prostitution and actual bodily harm. I once described him as "an important voice for young men", which tells you all you need to know about my moral compass.
"How did NATO end, daddy?" "Well, you see, Belgium beat the USA in the World Cup..."
Don't miss out on an amazing day out. War Bores will be assembling in Leeds on October 9th for a truly international look at the First World War. It's so easy to book. Just visit www.greatwargroup.com/product/week...
The Great War Group@thegreatwargroup.bsky.social · last mo.Can't make the whole weekend? DAY TICKETS are now available for Saturday 10th October in Leeds. Click on the link below for full details of the programme and logisitics Good news, you'll still be eligible for the LNER discount! (their terms and conditions apply) greatwargroup.com/product/satu...
It's so easy to book. Just visit www.greatwargroup.com/product/week... Day passes for Saturday are also available
Conference Seminar! Each year, on Saturday morning we offer 12 small group talks - you get to mix and match your perfect schedule! Trustee @@thelegalseagull.bksy.social is taking us all the way to Antarctica! Book your tickets at www.greatwargroup.com/product/weekend
Kilnsey Crag and Fountains Abbey have been two of my favourite places since childhood. Imagine my surprise when I discovered my 14xgr-grandfather kept the sheep at Kilnsey for the monks at Fountains.
Pass this on. You never know who might need it and it could make a huge difference if someone is struggling for whatever reason
Kat Brown@katbrownwrites.com · last mo.Tesco is extending its Kids Eat Free scheme to 7 days a week over the summer, where children get a free meal with an adult purchase, but honestly, this detail about how small the adult purchase can be broke my heart.
An example of how the French approached their agricultural crisis during World War One.
