There seems to be a choice here… continue to cover every pavement with cars or start to green the environment, replacing cars with trees and planting: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Pavement parking allowed by half of councils in England

Disability charities say the practice makes streets harder to navigate for wheelchair users and people with limited sight.

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One of the few things thriving in the garden right now. But are Merseyside apricots a good thing or more of a sign of a warming climate!?

It's 37c out there, feels like 38, and streets given over entirely to cars, without trees, are unbearably hot. We need a rethink

One of the most beautiful articles I've read in a while! We think of military dead in CWGC cemeteries. Not all are, tho', & community plays an important part in their post-life remembrance, care, & identity transformation. Open access! www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @tlgrady68.bsky.social

This excellent article by Sam Edwards broadens our knowledge of what happened to the dead post conflict. Read it now! War grave diplomacy: American Expeditionary Force burials in Britain & the transatlantic politics of mourning, c. 1918–24. @tlgrady68.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

War grave diplomacy: American Expeditionary Force burials in Britain and the transatlantic politics of mourning, c. 1918–24

By drawing on press coverage, archival material, and early post-war accounts, this article examines ‘war grave diplomacy’ in Britain connected to the First World War-era American Expeditionary Forc...

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🗣️ Medievalists! 🏰 Check out this page, we’ve done a reconstruction the medieval chapel at Chester Castle! www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places... Please share widely! There’s loads of info and *lovely* images from the repertoire of medieval art - and also more reconstructions!

The Chester Castle Chapel Wall Paintings

The walls of the medieval chapel in the Agricola Tower at Chester Castle were richly painted around 1240 with scenes including miracles of the Virgin Mary and St Edward the Confessor. From the fragmen...

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Pleased to see pub of @johnsiblon25.bsky.social 'Physical & nominal deportation & repatriation of African, Asian, Arab & Caribbean sailors & seamen after FWW' which argues maintenance of Empire's racial hierarchy was high on IWGC’s agenda. @tlgrady68.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Tomorrow is 25 May. The Met Office weather forecast for York predicts 32 degrees. Thirty degrees+ in Yorkshire in May. We really need to think about how to slow climate change, and adapt to the climate we now have. It strikes me that unless we reduce consumption then there is little we can do.

Grab your @yalebooks.bsky.social bargains. That’s not just 50% off yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300... but also off: yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300... Equates to double discounts!

A Deadly Legacy - Yale University Press London

Shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize 2018 This book is the first to offer a full account of the varied contributions of German Jews to Imperial Germany&...

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Get 50% off history books in May with free postage in the UK: yalebooks.co.uk/may-book-sal...

A great listen. Peter Stanley talking about the future of remembrance, the need for change and the dramatic evolution of rituals in recent decades: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Does Australia's culture of remembrance need updating? - ABC listen

As ANZAC Day approaches, the esteemed Australian military historian Peter Stanley asks whether Australia's remembrance of war reflects the complexion of our modern society.  In Stanley's view, we need...

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#cfp The War That Never Ended: Jewish Experiences of World War I in Central and Eastern Europe #Polin @zacharymazur.bsky.social www.hsozkult.de/event/id/eve...

'Protecting what matters': a new government policy paper identifies history as central to social cohesion. At the same time, history teaching and research, in our schools and universities, is at risk as never before. To ensure cohesion, we must protect what matters: bit.ly/3QyZQCO #skystorians

'Protecting what matters': a statement from the Royal Historical Society, Institute of Historical Research, History UK and Historical Association - RHS

The following is a joint statement from the Historical Association, History UK, Institute of Historical Research, and the Royal Historical Society following the most recent meeting of this quartet of ...

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An excellent - and very moving - example of how a shared experience of death shaped British-German relations: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a... Precisely what I was trying to get at in my recent book: yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300...

UK schoolboys’ fatal hike remembered in Black Forest 90 years on

Relatives of London pupils and German villagers mark anniversary of ‘English misfortune’ that Nazis turned into propaganda coup

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The Great Dorset Steam Fair is no more apparently, but in its prime it was a striking mix of pollution and wartime reenactments. I couldn’t resist mentioning it in my book on the enemy war dead - it said a lot about British war memory.

The Teesside Archives in Middlesbrough was my latest stop on what’s turning into a global hunt to reconstruct the life of Alfred Mond - a man who seemed to pop up everywhere in the first half of the twentieth century 1/4

A small window for some sightseeing after a day in the archives. I’m not sure that I made the most of my time.

Reposting this CfP for fall conference on German Jews and the Right -- deadline approaching fast please help spread the word. #academicsky 🗃️ www.lbi.org/news/confere...

Call for Papers - 2026 Conference: The LBI is accepting proposals for papers to be presented at its 2026 conference

The LBI is accepting proposals for papers to be presented at its 2026 conference Between Revolution and Reaction: German-Speaking Jews and the Ideas, Politics, and Cultures of the Right

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Our first talk of 2026 is on 21 January at the Grosvenor Museum by Prof Tim Grady of @HistArchChester on German War Graves and the British: The Great Exhumation Mission of 1962. Non-members very welcome [£5 cash/cheque at the door].

Just published online & open access: @tlgrady68.bsky.social 'Nationalising Bodies, Shifting Loyalties: Exhuming the War Dead'. 1000s of national cemeteries in Europe contain the WWI & WWII dead. Yet, determining their nationality was never clear cut. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Nationalising bodies, shifting loyalties: exhuming the war dead in a changing Europe

Throughout Europe, thousands of national cemeteries contain the bodies of soldiers killed in the two world wars, each carefully divided according to nationality. Yet, as this article argues, determ...

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Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252: Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email. Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

Fascinating read in the Museum of Liverpool today - striking bio given current politics.

Many thanks to all at the University of Suffolk and @suffolkarchives.bsky.social who hosted yesterday's visit by the Society to meet with historians, archivists and curators from Ipswich and the region bit.ly/3Jsoi5v Our discussions focused on 'collaborative working with heritage partners' 1/2

Society visit to historians at the University of Suffolk and to Suffolk Archives, 22 October - RHS

On 22 October, members of the Society’s Council visited historians at the University of Suffolk: to learn more about the department, and historical studies across the institution; to discuss shared pr...

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Chester FC’s Deva stadium - one of the more unusual places I’ve been asked to speak at… very welcoming audience though.

On Weds 22 October, we visit historians at the University of Suffolk and Suffolk Archives, to discuss partnership working. Our Ipswich visit includes a guest public lecture by Tim Grady (Chester) and a reception to meet fellow historians and RHS members bit.ly/4medzcd All are welcome #Skystorians

Britain and the Memory of the Two World Wars

A public lecture as part of the Royal Historical Society's visit to historians at the University of Suffolk, with Professor Tim Grady

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Very much looking forward to visiting…

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On 22 October, we visit historians at the University of Suffolk and Suffolk Archives, to discuss partnership working. Our Ipswich visit includes a guest public lecture by Tim Grady (Chester) and a reception to meet fellow historians bit.ly/4medzcd - to which all are very welcome 2/2 #Skystorians

Burying the Enemy - The Story of Those who Cared for the Dead in Two World Wars: A civilising veneer for savagery

Burying the Enemy - The Story of Those who Cared for the Dead in Two World Wars: A civilising veneer for savagery

A thoughtful book about unfortunate men and what their treatment says about British-German relations

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Delighted to see my forthcoming book - The Long Death of Adolf Hitler - is now available for preorder... yalebooks.co.uk/book/9780300... 👀

The Long Death of Adolf Hitler - Yale University Press London

A fascinating exploration of why Hitler’s death was only confirmed in 2018   Adolf Hitler has taken a long time to die, despite the lethal efficie...

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My hotel bathroom has a very fine example of efficient British plumbing!

I know it’s a drop in the ocean but the climate impact of travel for academic research & conferences needs far greater attention. The Eurostar & Bahn might be slower & pricier but *generally* get you there (German archives if that’s your thing) in the end! #flightfreeresearch

Well worth a read for the scale of AI problems facing us all. I’d like to think universities are capable of adapting, because knowledge, research and critical thinking are more important than ever. But unis need to get on top of this now, rethink assessment etc… www.theguardian.com/money/2025/j...

‘I’ve £90k in student debt – for what?’ Graduates share their job-hunting woes amid the AI fallout

AI isn’t just taking away entry-levels jobs, it’s helping thousands apply for the same job with almost the same CV

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