Dr Gavin Hughes FRHistS FRGS

Seal of Mary Whitshead. RIA GSA/25/1, Deeds of the Guild of St Anne, 9 George I, Item 1 (13 February 1723) - By 1723, the heavy wax seals hanging from the bottom of the parchment have been done away with in favor of an image impressed into several drops of wax poured directly on the document itself. https://virtualtreasury.ie/item/RIA-GSA-25-1

Locating women in the historical archive deepens our understanding of the past.
For #IWD2026 we're sharing records + research highlighting women in the records + their role in History. Starting with this 😀 👇️
Women in the Guild of St Anne - Virtual Treasury
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📅 Join us for Day of DH! March 18, 8:45am-4pm in the Scholar's Lab. Explore digital humanities through hands-on workshops, lightning talks & a panel discussion. No prior experience needed! Register: vist.ly/4sra8

The special issue of the Canadian Journal of Academic Librarianship on "Reflections and Speculations on Critical Librarianship" (which I co-edited with Sam Popowich and Lydia Zvyagintseva) is now available! Many thanks to the authors and co-editors: cjal.ca/index.php/ca...

Rethinking Childhood in Modern Chinese History At the cutting edge of the growing field of the history of childhood, this book shows how placing children at the centre of historical analysis enables the past to be viewed in new ways. Demonstrating...

New publication announcement! Rethinking Childhood in Modern Chinese History, co-edited by our own @isabellajackson.bsky.social and her former postdoc Dr. Yushu Geng: www.routledge.com/Rethinking-C...

Throughout Ashes to Fashion and Discover Fashion, the artistry, creativity, skills and vision of women are on display.

This International Women’s Day, take a closer look at the female designers behind some of our most stunning pieces 🧵:

Supernovas blast iron into interstellar space

Supernovas blast iron into interstellar space. In turn, iron on Earth was captured by the cells of living organisms, such as our blood cells that use it to transport oxygen. Iron, a vital ingredient of our blood, was minted in massive stars. www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

AFBI Student Placements The student placement page for school/college and undergraduate placement students on the AFBI website can be viewed here, with our application window now open until Monday 16th March.

Placement opportunities: AFBI www.ulsteruniges.com/post/afbi-st...

YouTube video by Royal Archaeological Institute A small town on Hadrian's Wall? I Dr Tony Wilmott

𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐬, 𝟏𝟏𝐭𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐚𝐭 𝟓 𝐩𝐦
Dr Tony Wilmott will be presenting our next lecture on 'A small town on Hadrian's Wall? - the extramural settlement and bathhouse at Birdoswald’.

At Burlington House and on youtu.be/a87uR2-M3Go

Non-members are welcome - just contact us to join the guest list.

go.bsky.app/Q5rGaK6 Saturday March 7 #1
Bebe and Bozo war criminals
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Oh yes, completely! The Survivors is still utterly unnerving and very close to the mark - so I really must rewatch this ... followed by an episode of Dick Turpin & Grange Hill to uplift the beat of course!

“We don’t invent the laws of physics we discover them.” Brian Cox Discover more here “We don’t invent the laws of physics we discover them.” Brian Cox Discover more here

“We don’t invent the laws of physics we discover them.” Brian Cox Discover more here
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This is wonderful Clodagh - a lovely piece of work!

A Co Cork sampler: 'Isabella Pue worked this sampler at Mrs Lawlers School Youghall in the Tenth Year of her Age August Fourteenth 1815'

Easy! Ridley Scott to do a masterful version of Napole... oh wait. Damn.

Kelly: "You could pick a random group of people off the street tonight here in DC and they could probably do a better job than our government is doing right now. They don't have a goal, there's no strategic plan. And what this is likely to lead to is, again, a long war with a lot of dead Americans."

Too many to choose from 🙂 although I absolutely love Mount Stewart, Co.Down (which has very good copies of the Castlereagh Papers btw!)

Bodiam Castle in spring

Welcome to #MedievalMarch exploring some of our medieval places & collections, starting with perhaps the most iconic of castles, Bodiam.

We’re celebrating a significant anniversary - we have cared for the castle for 100 years, since it was bequeathed to @nationaltrust.org.uk in 1926.

#Bodiam100

I think this may be a worrying hobby case of reverse C18th 'scalecreep' 🤭 - also a great issue of @nationaltrust.org.uk magazine btw!

And my final 15mm Dutch house, again from that Genie Paul at @sabotag3d.bsky.social. I wanted this one to look whitewashed and it wouldn't look out of place somewhere in North America, as well as Holland. #wargaming

Absolutely. Wrong move, completely wrong message.

NEW: Ukraine is holding its own. Data from the battlefield show it’s Moscow that may be in trouble, write ISW's Kim Kagan and @criticalthreats.bsky.social's Frederick Kagan in a new op-ed for @washingtonpost.com: wapo.st/3MHUlAh (Gift Link)

To anyone who thinks Trump can bring peace and equality to Iran – I’ve got a bridge to sell you. Going cheap | Marina Hyde If POTUS can really bomb peace, stability and women’s rights into the Middle East, I’ll take my hat off to him. Judging by his role in Gaza, I won’t hold my breath, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

Donald Trump says Keir Starmer has damaged the special relationship by not helping him more in the US-Israel war on Iran. But you have to remember that when you do help, Trump pretends you didn’t anyway, and also pisses on your war dead.
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Psychotherapist Keir Starmer asking Donald Trump, "And are these windmills in the room with you right now?"

Starmer's next meeting with Trump.

It is 🙂

No “stupid rules of engagement” huh. If this is true it’s a terrible war crime by the USA.

In. A. Nutshell.

This is very interesting indeed 🙂!

There are more stars in the observable universe than grains of sand on all Earth’s beaches ✨ This bo There are more stars in the observable universe than grains of sand on all Earth’s beaches ✨ This book explains how scientists calculated that.

There are more stars in the observable universe than grains of sand on all Earth’s beaches ✨ This book explains how scientists calculated that.
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The only way to make dark energy sound hilarious Click to hear it The only way to make dark energy sound hilarious Click to hear it

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Important Update: Pentagon Admits Iran was Not Planning to Strike United States as Narrative Justifying War Begins to Fall Apart Good morning everyone.

Important: Pentagon admits that Iran was not planning on striking the United States, undermining Trump claims

Hegseth says regime change is not the goal, undermining Trump

Trump admits the U.S. killed individuals he expected to take over

Pentagon officials grow paranoid over stockpile issues