Having fun preparing for my event at History Book Festival at @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social on Sat 22 August! I'll be talking with @jodurrant.co.uk about researching history of houses & discussing a few London houses I've researched over the years 😀 Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southwark-...

This has popped up suddenly, but for all those who have asked me, When is the next series of #AHouseThroughTime? - it starts tonight!! 😀 This time, @davidolusoga.bsky.social tells the story of a fascinating house in Edinburgh! 😊 On BBCTwo at 9pm & iPlayer! #househistory www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...

BBC Two - A House Through Time, Series 6: Edinburgh, Episode 1, The secret life of an eighteenth century house in Edinburgh

David delves into the archives to tell the personal histories of one Edinburgh house.

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Good morning! Ep 74 is out today. We talk to British explorer Dave King about the controversial efforts to rescue Lancaster Easy Elsie from a Swedish bog. www.buzzsprout.com/2327200/epis...

This is fantastic - well done to all involved on a very, very worthy cause!

Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪@francemidwest.bsky.social · 3w ago

Truly honoured to see my article on the current search for Patrick Sarsfield’s final resting place appear in the July issue of the highly respected “Irish Sword”, the Journal of the Military History Society of Ireland.

A lake, a bridge, and a breeze. Wishing you a wonderful Wednesday.Bluesky. #Wednesday #Heatwave

It was incredible - not just a rare event on Earth but a rare event in the universe!! And look at that prominence!!

The good folks at starfront.space are letting me borrow a Seestar 30pro. Last night I managed to catch at least one Perseid Meteor (I have like 500 more images to review...). If this looks like it worked, I'll stream tonight, weather and internet willing. TIL: Wide-field remote obs are my jam.

Scenes from yesterday with @ksvenenvig.bsky.social and other friends 🧪⚒️

Post you from a different era in your life!

Waitman Wade Beorn, PhD, FRHistS@waitmanwbeorn.com · 3d ago

Post you from a different era in your life.

I'm excited to be at the History Book Festival at @southwarkcathedral.bsky.social on Sat 22 August!! 😀 It will be an amazing day of events & I'll be appearing with @jodurrant.co.uk at 12:30pm talking about #househistories I'd love to see you there! 😊Tickets at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southwark-...

10th August 1958: It's the day before filming of the big reveal of Joe and Jerry's disguise and surely the pressure was on. Whilst essential to the plot dressing their two male stars in drag for the majority of the movie was considered risky by United Artists, who were going to distribute the film.

Hello Bluesky! If you missed my chat with Steph Mackentyre @Suffolk_Sound about my show at The Quay theatre here's a snippet. Please feel free to repost this to help spread the word. Thank you!

Normally I’m an aisle man. But not today. 🤩🤯🤤🧪⚒️

Dr Dan Shugar 🇨🇦@watershedlab.bsky.social · 3d ago

LET’S DO THI……oh wait a second 🧪⚒️

Tomorrow will be the first time we are aware that a total solar eclipse takes place on the day a major meteor shower peaks! (Unless I got my calculations wrong) 📝: @iflscience.com www.iflscience.com/this-weeks-t...

This Week's Total Solar Eclipse Will Occur On The Perseids Meteor Shower Peak – For The First Time In Recorded Science History

We went through 5,000 years' worth of eclipse data so you don't have to.

iflscience.com

150 years ago today, on 11 Aug 1876, the second inquest into the death of Charles Bravo, held at the Bedford Hotel, Balham ended after 23 days and some 40 witnesses. The jury concluded that Charles was wilfully murdered but there was insufficient evidence to say by whom. books2read.com/charlesbravo

🎉 Happy Birthday to our phenomenal expert, Omar Samra! 🎂 From conquering Mount Everest and completing the Explorer's Grand Slam, to training as an Astronaut Candidate and rowing the Atlantic, Omar is the true definition of an adventurer! 🏔️🚀🌊 @omarsamra.bsky.social

From the Columbia space shuttle to the Deepwater Horizon spill, "Disaster Autopsy" dissects history's major engineering catastrophes. 🏗️🔍 Incredibly proud to have Past Preservers expert Dr. Khalil Thirlaway featured in this gripping Blink Films series for Nat Geo! @drtalksalot.bsky.social

​🌟 Thrilled to launch our new partnership with Silversea! 🚢✨ ​Our astronomer Dr. James Sowell just boarded the Silver Shadow for a spectacular Mediterranean Total Solar Eclipse tour. 🌑🔭 ​Wishing you clear skies and totality. Bon Voyage, Jim! 🥂

Happy #internationalCatDay! To celebrate, gonna highlight the episode of Untitled History Podcast I did a while back on the complete history of ship's cats. Includes bonus discussion of ship's elephants...

Episode 2: The History of Cats on Ships

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Had such a great time (as always) chatting to Jo - this time about my new book which is all about the creation of Some Like It Hot.

Jo Durrant@jodurrant.co.uk · 7d ago

🎧 Ep 292 of Jo Durrant’s Beautiful Universe podcast is out now: 🤩 @lucyjanesantos.bsky.social on book Nobody’s Perfect: The Making Of Some Like It Hot 👟 Science of a short walk with Prof Amanda Daley at Chelt Sci Fest 📲 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/j... 💻 jodurrantsbeautifuluniverse.libsyn.com

#PostboxSaturday By the wooden post box at the Royal Hospital Chelsea with my friend Chelsea pensioner Peter Turner. I thoroughly recommend visiting this place brimming with history. #Chelseapensioner

The world's most awe-inspiring ancient structures hold secrets! How were they built? Find out with Past Preservers experts Natasha Billson, Anthea Nardi, Dr. John Woolf and series consultant Dr. Jeffrey Gunn! Watch Secrets of Ancient Structures! #History #Archaeology @superchannelplus.bsky.social

Ready to explore the wonders of the Andes? ​Join anthropologist and archaeologist Dr. Karen Bellinger this October for an immersive expedition to Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley with The Great Courses Journeys! ​Spaces are limited—secure your spot today! pastpreservers.com/uncovering-t...

Thank you @pastpreservers.bsky.social 🥳

Nigel J.Hetherington@pastpreservers.bsky.social · last wk.

Oh no, my birthday wishes missed the outgoing tide! 🌊 ​Happy Belated Birthday to the wonderful Seaside Historian, Dr. Kathryn Ferry! May your year bring perfect beach days & delightful historical discoveries, even if this greeting washed ashore a little late! 🏖️📬✨ @seasideferry.bsky.social

I know Raz and he is a really good scholar (and person). I'm glad he is getting a settlement because this whole situation was shameful. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

An Israeli professor lost a prestigious US job offer after speaking out on Gaza. Now the university is paying him $250,000

The University of Minnesota withdrew an offer for Raz Segal to lead its Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies after an organized campaign against his hiring

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On the Untitled History Podcast this week @nicmorton.bsky.social and I talk Crusader States Crusader strongholds in barren deserts? Nope. Rich, cultural and intellectual melting pots with shifting alliances with both Christian and muslim neighbours. Watch/listen here, on Youtube, or your pod app!

Episode 26: The myth and reality of medieval Crusader States

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We have passed the point of ever getting back to “normal”. The only remaining question is how many of us survive, for how long, in a situation that will continue getting worse far beyond our current lifetimes. We CAN affect the rate at which it gets worse, and maybe eventually stop it. That’s all.

Adam McKay@ghostpanther.bsky.social · 7d ago

Piece I just wrote for Current Affairs. www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-mas...

This is a VERY cool and smart way to include enslaved people in a historic home site. One way to remind people of the silenced history of slavery is to make it physically visible. Well done!

Merrifield is superb - funny enough, I recently revisited his thoughts (with @homespunhistory.bsky.social !) on witches' marks and protective graffiti... this might be one for @kentarchsoc.bsky.social 🙂

SelineSigil@selinesigil.bsky.social · 7d ago

Work on ‘witch-bottles’ has come mainly from archaeology. Between 1954-87, Ralph Merrifield discussed ‘witch-bottles’ as part of his aim to reconstruct ritual, magical activity (which he argued was part of everyday, ‘popular’ life) #Folklore www.bucksas.org.uk/rob/rob_20_4_635.pdf

Oh no, my birthday wishes missed the outgoing tide! 🌊 ​Happy Belated Birthday to the wonderful Seaside Historian, Dr. Kathryn Ferry! May your year bring perfect beach days & delightful historical discoveries, even if this greeting washed ashore a little late! 🏖️📬✨ @seasideferry.bsky.social