Nell Johnson

Thank you. I will look out for his stone next time I am in the cathedral.

Barbie

What was his connection to Peterborough?

On this day in 1797 abolitionist Peter Peckard died. He’s often overlooked but he was a vital influence for Thomas Clarkson and there’s a notable absence of slave/plantation owners where he lived and preached. He was buried in Peterborough Cathedral where there’s a lovely ledger stone

Sue Ryder Christmas Treecycling

If you also have a real Christmas tree, consider paying Sue Ryder to collect and recycle it in January.

If you’re in Peterborough, your donation will go to funding Thorpe Hall, a resource you hope you never need but is there if you do.

www.sueryder.org/get-involved...

My tree is Norwegian!

Screen grab of Taskmaster where Nick Mohammed is walking towards Alex Horne. Nick is dressed like Dracula. Alex is standing next to a wooden wall with yellow gloves sticking out. There's a big puddle of water in the frame, and we can see Alex's reflection but NOT Nick's, because Vampires don't have reflections.

In S17 of #Taskmaster, Nick Mohammed dressed as a vampire for his tasks. The production scrubbed all his reflections when he's dressed like this, but the only way I knew is because someone told me about it. It's subtle and very cool.

A black and white photo of two soldiers walking toward camera while on railway tracks. On the left, the soldier is unharmed, dressed in his uniform. On the right, the soldier's face is heavily bandaged, and he has a coat thrown over his shoulders. In the background are various soldiers working and moving around.

During #WWI, medics applied 1.5 million splints, fitted over 20,000 artificial eyes & used 7,250 tons of cotton wool while applying 108 million bandages to injured soldiers. More than 6,000 medics died & over 17,000 were wounded in the British Army alone.

first time I've been sad bsky doesn't have an algorithm because how did it take a month for this to show up on my timeline

Man sought over trousering of Stamford hedgehog statue Lincolnshire Police say a man was seen putting the statue down his trousers.

Its the accompanying image that makes this story great 😂 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Gather round for a tale of Bloody Awful Men, my friends. For there was indeed Gross Perjury Somewhere.

Hope you feel better soon.

How Restorative Practice is Failing Schools (and what to do about it) - Sam Strickland

40,000 teachers left the profession last year with student behaviour being a significant factor in their decision.

We need to explore the full extent of the damage done by restorative practice with minimal sanctions.

@strickomaster.bsky.social and I discuss.

open.spotify.com/episode/608O...

In 1825, a woman called Sarah Wallis accused her employer of fabricating a theft.

She made this accusation on the church doorstep in front of the entire congregation.

She refused to apologise.

GUESS WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?

This week's Friday Murder... I almost didn't finish. Sometimes, I get about halfway through and I think... why am I telling this story?

I think it is so important, as a homicide historian, to never lose sight of why I am telling a particular story. It should never be voyeurism.

He said "Amen" straight into the drop

Lmao Pope Leo threw a rave for an archbishop's 75th birthday this is kind of incredible

Thanks! You were a damn good student!

I'm totally going to be bragging about the fact I was @historywithjackson.bsky.social GCSE history teacher! #history #historyteacher

Spent last night listening to @davidolusoga.bsky.social talking about a Gun Through Time. Very interesting.

I was tagged and asked to take a look at this claim - cos, well just look at it!🙄

Does it seem plausible that THE Trocadero is going to be turned into a Mosque?

It was pretty easy to debunk but I decided to do a deep dive into the reality AND the appalling press coverage

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The school I work at advertises on My New Term.

Clear out toys now!

Love being reminded to do this every year. It's a win/win all round

Helpston level crossing gates have failed twice in the last few weeks and if National Rail need me to go and give an illustrated talk on the history of level crossings on that particular stretch of line, I am available...

The most enthusiastic student in my lesson today...

Brilliant!

Sorry I couldn't be more help.

All the English exam boards (AQA, Edexcel and OCR) offer some form of this topic. It is one of the most popular GCSE topics, but I don't know the exact stats, sorry.

Hi, happy answer any questions.

A ridiculous yet beautiful black and white cat sits with her front paws on a book about Victorian prostitutes.

@clairehistory.bsky.social Betty approves of your book!