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Sarah Wise

@misssarahwise.bsky.social

Historian, researcher, author, tutor, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society misssarahwise.co.uk https://linktr.ee/misssarahwise Latest book: The Undesirables https://www.stanfords.co.uk/the-undesirables-the-law-that-locked-away-a-generation

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Daniel Ahmad@zhugeex.com · 4h ago

It takes you 20 paragraphs to get to the part of the article where they admit that Mamdani isn't paying the influencers and the reason they are posting videos of the stuff Mamdani is doing is because people are interested in watching it.

The mayor’s office says that it does not pay the influencers. Still, their proximity and access to a figure as popular as Mr. Mamdani can help increase their own social media following and, by extension, potentially put them in a position to attract paid content sponsorships from commercial brands. Some influencers said that when they feature Mr. Mamdani, the videos get more likes and viewers watch longer.
Justin Hendrix@justinhendrix.bsky.social · 9h ago

"Mr. Mamdani is a master of new media... But as mayor, he has also been able to use taxpayer funds to create a sprawling network of hundreds of friendly influencers to boost his priorities, provide positive depictions of his administration and enhance his popularity."

Mark Crail@markcrail.bsky.social · yesterday

If you were involuntarily leaving England for a new life in Australia in the 19th century, this is where you would have boarded ship. Millbank, between Vauxhall Bridge and Tate Britain.

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Michael Lobel@mlobelart.bsky.social · last wk.

Highlight of my recent London trip was catching show of 17th-century Spanish painter Francisco de Zurbarán on its last weekend at National Gallery. An absolutely stunning body of work. I'm now obsessed with this image of a painter gazing at Christ on the cross; what did Zurbarán mean to convey here?

Painting of Christ crucified, with a painter gazing up at him
VictorianLondon@victorianlondon.bsky.social · 6d ago

strangely enough, I asked AI to tell me the longest sentence in Bleak House and it has ... precisely the same number of words (206) ... some Da Vinci Code stuff happening here, plainly.

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VictorianLondon@victorianlondon.bsky.social · 6d ago

Dickens' monumental sentence on Covent Garden as a synedoche for London life, seemingly randomly introduced into Little Dorrit (not obvious why Arthur Clenham should be there, really; nor why the author's free associating on CG abrupt appears and vanishes) ... is it the longest sentence in Dickens?

History and Heritage Yorkshire@handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 6d ago

were intentionally stark and uncomfortable, reflecting the Victorian belief that poor relief should discourage people from seeking assistance unless absolutely necessary. Vagrants were locked in these cells overnight, receiving a basic meal and a place to sleep. In return,

The image features a historical signage board titled "Dietary of Casuals", an artifact on display at the Ripon Workhouse Museum. document details the strict, strictly-portioned nutritional rations legally mandated for temporary vagrants referred to historically as "casuals" who sought short-term shelter in the casual wards Image: Black Daffodil CC BY-NC 2.0
History and Heritage Yorkshire@handhyorkshire.bsky.social · 6d ago

🧵The Ripon Workhouse Museum offers a grim look into the harsh realities of the Victorian Poor Law regime with the preserved vagrant cells the most telling of it all. These cells housed “casuals” or “tramps,” homeless people travelling between towns in search of work. They

This image shows an original, preserved casual ward or vagrant cells at the Ripon Workhouse Museum in North Yorkshire. The small, narrow space with plain whitewashed brick walls and a single small window contains a sparse metal frame cot piled with heavy, coarse wool blankets. Image: Black Daffodil CC BY-NC 2.0This image captures an authentic vagrant's cell located within the Ripon Workhouse Museum. These prison-like cells were designed specifically for "casuals," homeless travelers and tramps seeking short-term food and shelter. The Victorian system intentionality kept the conditions as grim and unpleasant as possible to deter people from relying on public relief. Image: Black Daffodil CC BY-NC 2.0
History of Parliament@histparl.bsky.social · last wk.

On this day in 1833, the Slavery Abolition Act received royal assent, abolishing slavery in the British Empire. Our colleague @joempbaker.bsky.social looked into the specifics of the act, and why it was necessary 26 years after the passing of the 1807 Slave Trade Act.

1833 Slavery Abolition Act: The Long Road to Emancipation in the British West Indies

Today marks the anniversary of the 1833 Slavery Abolition Act receiving royal assent. But why was this bill necessary 26 years after the passing of the 1807

historyofparliament.com

Salvation Army International Heritage Centre@salvarmyarchive.bsky.social · last wk.

We're looking forward to this day at Wilton's Music Hall next week. As part of the brilliant line-up, our Director is talking about the history of Salvation Army museums!

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Daniel Grey@djrgrey.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Excited to share the conference webpage (plus provisional programme) for "Belonging to the Victorians? — Community, Collections, and Care" on 4 September 2026 at Wilton's Music Hall: belongingtothevictorians.uk Its free to attend and there are some spaces available to delegates not presenting!

paulusthewoodgnome@paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 2w ago

The 'London has fallen' brigade will be gutted. • 36 million overnight visits to London in 2024 compared to 33.7 million in pre-pandemic 2019 • Domestic tourism up by a third in terms of visitor nights, rising from 28 million in 2019 to 37.3 million in 2024 www.onlondon.co.uk/charles-wrig...

London is now attracting more visitors than pre-pandemic

City Hall analysis has found that domestic tourism is the main driver of the improvement with other patterns also shifting since 2019

onlondon.co.uk

Anne Logan@annefhlogan.bsky.social · 4w ago

I will be speaking about the celebration in 1928 marking the centenary of Josephine Butler’s birth & what it tells us about 1920s feminism. There’s lots of other papers too, probably even more interesting!

Women's History Network@womenshistnet.bsky.social · 4w ago

🚨WHN Annual Conference: See the full programme! Join us for a very special conference year celebrating the centenary of the Women’s Library and 100 years of women's history. Thu 3 Sep - Fri 4 Sep 2026. For more details and to book womenshistorynetwork.org/whn-annual-c... @lselibrary.bsky.social

Richard Morris@ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 3w ago

'The Tow Path.' (c1878) Anton Mauve was a leading member of the Hague school, the Dutch counterpart to the Barbizon school. Vincent van Gogh, who was the cousin of Mauve’s wife, studied with him in 1881–82, and admired him as 'a great interpreter of the gray Dutch countryside.'

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Sir Michael Take CBE@sirmichaeltake.bsky.social · 3w ago

Today Zia Yusuf will be attacking the following: Small jars of mustard Luton Town season ticket holders Ronnie Pickering The Scissor Sisters Carol Kirkwood❤️ People who whistle in the mornings The eclipse Moths Big Zuu All women named Lisa Deer Hairy mounds Virgin olive oil. 🇬🇧

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Louvain Rees ⚰️@hellohistoria.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Senghenydd Colliery Disaster: how Britain’s worst mining tragedy revealed the true price of coal ⛏️ A brilliant article from Dr Ben Curtis 📝 theconversation.com/senghenydd-c... #Wales #History

Senghenydd colliery disaster: how Britain’s worst mining tragedy revealed the true price of coal

Four hundred and forty men and boys were killed in the Senghenydd colliery disaster, with the youngest victims aged just 14 years old.

theconversation.com