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Award-winning Historian โœ๏ธ๐Ÿป Death, Wales and Psychiatry ๐Ÿ’€ Glamorgan County Lunatic Asylum ๐Ÿง  Workhouses | Poor Law | Lunacy ๐Ÿง  ๐Ÿฅ‡BBC History Extra '30 under 30' ๐Ÿ“š ๐Ÿ“Cardiff | views are my own โ€ข she/her ๐Ÿ”— www.linktr.ee/louvainrees

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Hezekiah Moscow und Ich. GroรŸ in Deutschland!

Me and my fella are in Der Spiegel online. Might make it to print too!

Vielen Dank Der Spiegel, Frank Thadeusz, Ossi Piispanen ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿป

I feel sick and my heart might explode. And I only look and sound SLIGHTLY like an obsessed crazy woman, right? ๐Ÿ˜†

24.02.2026 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#MementoMoriMonday ๐Ÿ’€

This beautiful legerstone marks the burial place of Thomas Rrice Esq (d.1691) ๐Ÿชฆ

The stone features angels, and a skeleton awaiting the call of resurrection ๐Ÿ’€

'Arise I shall when Christ do call' ๐ŸŽบ

๐Ÿ“St Michael's Church โ€ข Myddfai โ›ช๏ธ

#Wales #History

23.02.2026 10:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#MementoMoriMonday ๐Ÿ’€

This beautiful legerstone marks the burial place of Thomas Rrice Esq (d.1691) ๐Ÿชฆ

The stone features angels, and a skeleton awaiting the call of resurrection ๐Ÿ’€

'Arise I shall when Christ do call' ๐ŸŽบ

๐Ÿ“St Michael's Church โ€ข Myddfai โ›ช๏ธ

#Wales #History

23.02.2026 10:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#OTD 1959, following lengthy campaigns, the flag of Wales was officially recognised by the United Kingdom Parliament and recognised as the national flag of the Welsh people. The flag was inspired by the battle standard created by Henry VII in 1485.

23.02.2026 10:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Happy Shropshire Day! I am so proud to share the history and folklore of this county. There's a lot more in store for nearlyknowledgeable this year as we celebrate 6 years (and all will be Shropshire related) ๐Ÿ’š

Nearlyknowledgeablehistory.blogspot.com

#history #Shropshire #Shropshireday #folklore

23.02.2026 07:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 70    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They've sent the cemetery supervisor up to the cemetery to check the vaults. I made it clear that it needs to get sorted ASAP.

23.02.2026 09:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was told to contact the council but I'll be contacting the police tomorrow aswell.

22.02.2026 20:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I also noticed that a few other similar vaults have been disturbed.

I've contacted the council and will be phoning them tomorrow as well.

I'll update when I have spoken to them, I can't stop thinking about it.

22.02.2026 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So, I went for a walk in a cemetery this afternoon and noticed a disturbed vault and quickly realised I could see a full human skeleton.

I did my best to cover the entrance into the vault, because I didn't want anyone else to see it.

22.02.2026 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 38    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cwrdd รข ti fan hyn

Meet you here

21.02.2026 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Porth mynwent Blagdon yng Gwlad Yr Haf, y tiroedd a gollwyd

20.02.2026 22:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿธ

20.02.2026 18:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cruel and Unnecessary A Story of Spite

You can read the whole story here.

sophiemhistory.substack.com/p/cruel-and-...

20.02.2026 12:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's Friday and this week's murder is horrible. They're all horrible, but this one is staggeringly violent.

I will limit the gory details, but this is your content warning for TODDLER MURDER.

In Sheffield in the 1850s.

20.02.2026 12:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
A painted scene on wood where a man in red ecclesiastical dress pulls away from an animated skeleton who reaches for his hat

A painted scene on wood where a man in red ecclesiastical dress pulls away from an animated skeleton who reaches for his hat

The Totentanz - or Dance of Death - in Bleibach, Germany dates to 1723, and still has all 34 scenes presents. There are 33 figures and their encounter with an anthropomorphised Death plus a skeletal band. In this scene, Death is coming for the cardinal.

19.02.2026 20:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 120    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6
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Ancient crocodile species named Jones after teacher from Cardigan A researcher has named a newly-identified species in honour of his

One of my undergrads messaged me to say that the same teacher is the reason he is at university studying Plant Biology. Sounds like a remarkable chap.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

20.02.2026 10:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Criminal records | 150 years of the Crime Museum - Museums Association This sensitively curated exhibition at London's Metropolitan Police Museum shines a light on the work of those who expose murderers and fraudsters

Review | Criminal records: 150 years of the Crime Museum ๐Ÿš“

This sensitively curated exhibition at London's Metropolitan Police Museum shines a light on the work of those who expose murderers and fraudsters

20.02.2026 11:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The AI "caricature" trend has been very distressing to genuine caricaturists like my husband @tealcartoons.bsky.social. We've been discussing how to reconnect with people & remind them what human-made art looks like. He just started a YT channel. Please subscribe, share & delight in real caricature!

18.02.2026 08:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 129    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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'Smiling' fossil discovered in Northumberland The unusual looking fossil is estimated to be a few hundred million years old dating to the Carboniferous period.

Can't help thinking this is the sort of thing a 12th-century chronicler would record as an unheard-of prodigy, just before something really bad happens www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

19.02.2026 21:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 167    ๐Ÿ” 27    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Belated #WallsOnWednesday ๐Ÿงฑ

I adore the walls of this church ๐Ÿ˜

๐Ÿ“St Michael's Church โ€ข Myddfai โ›ช๏ธ

#Wales #History

19.02.2026 13:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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#AdoorableThursday ๐Ÿšช

๐Ÿ“St David and St Cyfelach Church โ€ข Llangyfelach โ›ช๏ธ

#Wales #History

19.02.2026 17:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#AdoorableThursday ๐Ÿšช

๐Ÿ“St David and St Cyfelach Church โ€ข Llangyfelach โ›ช๏ธ

#Wales #History

19.02.2026 17:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's gorgeous ๐Ÿ˜

19.02.2026 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's gorgeous ๐Ÿ˜

19.02.2026 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Bone Chapel

Beneath Holy Trinity Church at Rothwell (Northamptonshire) lies one of England's strange medieval survivals - a charnel chapel packed with thousands of human skulls and bones, stacked four feet high along the walls.

14.02.2026 15:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Belated #WallsOnWednesday ๐Ÿงฑ

I adore the walls of this church ๐Ÿ˜

๐Ÿ“St Michael's Church โ€ข Myddfai โ›ช๏ธ

#Wales #History

19.02.2026 13:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Identifying Women Jurors and Institutionalising Womenโ€™s Citizenship In this guest post, Kay Crosby uses the early history of womenโ€™s jury service to explore the criteria by which the state recognized some women (but not others) as citizens.

Guest post by @kaycrosby.bsky.social: 'Identifying Women Jurors and Institutionalising Women's Citizenship'
legalhistorymiscellany.com/2026/02/19/i...

19.02.2026 11:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

what's up everyone welcome back to the channel, today we're going to do a special ash wednesday smoky eye tutorial

18.02.2026 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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