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Chris Jolliffe

@cjolliffe.bsky.social

PGDip Genealogical, Palaeographical and Heraldic Studies MA History (Local History) Family historian, grandmother of 3. Busier now than when I was teaching full time & loving life.

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This is why we are going to have Farage as prime minister after the next election.
Ffs

22.09.2025 11:33 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Defiant nuns flee Austrian care home for their abandoned convent in the Alps Sisters Bernadette, Regina and Rita needed a locksmith to get back into their convent, defying Church leaders.

Absolute legends: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

13.09.2025 07:39 β€” πŸ‘ 645    πŸ” 166    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 55

Congratulations!

04.09.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The brilliant @lmbd1418.bsky.social has suggested people write to the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper re: my case. If you could spare five minutes, she's created a draft letter which you can use to send to coopery@parliament.uk. I appreciate everyone's support. ❀️

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

07.08.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 234    πŸ” 138    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 38

Surely the north starts at Watford Gap Services on the M1
Signed a South Londoner

19.07.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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29.03.2025 06:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I remember it being unpleasant & a lot less fudge-y.

18.03.2025 18:02 β€” πŸ‘ 55351    πŸ” 3826    πŸ’¬ 1477    πŸ“Œ 250
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Karen de Bruyne, AGRA Member, is giving a talk Finding Jacob: from Netherlands to Sumatra and back again for the Society of Genealogists on 13 March. buff.ly/3X1Cypv

03.03.2025 12:00 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

UK people, go outside now and see Moon Venus Jupiter Mars all lined up, easily visible to the naked eye!

02.03.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 255    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 4

Does anyone have an American Ancestors subscription and can look something up for me? Please and thank you! #genealogy

02.03.2025 18:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Roll of the 260 Eyam plague victims, Derbyshire from 1665-66 taken from Parish Registers & Bishops' Transcripts.
The plague was believed to have arrived in the late summer of 1665 when a travelling tailor, George Viccars arrived at the home of Mary Cooper with a box of cloth from London. /1

02.03.2025 18:18 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

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22.02.2025 04:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Golden Buddha statue

Golden Buddha statue

Todaiji Temple, Nara, Japan
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekGforGold

16.02.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A toddler in a blue jacket & khaki trousers playing in autumn leaves

A toddler in a blue jacket & khaki trousers playing in autumn leaves

Autumn leaves in Markeaton Park with my grandson
#AlphabetChallenge #WeekGforGold

10.02.2025 12:49 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A History of Women's Work A History of Women's Work explores the often overlooked contributions of women throughout history, particularly in a patriarchal society where men have dominated the historical…

Oooh new book from @penandswordbooks.bsky.social available to pre-order in hardback - paperback and ebook to follow www.pen-and-sword.co.uk/A-History-of... Publication date 30 May. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Books

09.02.2025 08:08 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In my newsletter this week: on public speaking, nerves, and how to deal with them! Including One Weird Trick from, um, Queen VictoriaπŸ‘‡
lucyworsley.substack.com

06.02.2025 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 176    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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'The A&E Crisis Shows How the NHS Is Getting Worse and the Government Has No Real Plans to Fix It' Politicians are refusing to take meaningful action to resolve the perma-crisis in our health service, writes NHS Doctor, David Oliver

πŸ”΄β€˜The A&E Crisis Shows How the NHS Is Getting Worse and the Government Has No Real Plans to Fix It’

Politicians are refusing to take meaningful action to resolve the perma-crisis in our health service, writes NHS Doctor, David Oliver

bylinetimes.com/2025/02/03/t...

03.02.2025 08:50 β€” πŸ‘ 225    πŸ” 108    πŸ’¬ 25    πŸ“Œ 5

Every time

02.02.2025 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Don’t mess with historians, they keep receipts

28.01.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
4 actors on stilts wearing rainbow coloured costumes facing an actor in a black costume performing in Deventer market place.

4 actors on stilts wearing rainbow coloured costumes facing an actor in a black costume performing in Deventer market place.

A 4 metre tall puppet attached to a crane β€˜walking’ through Deventer market place. A crowd of people are watching.

A 4 metre tall puppet attached to a crane β€˜walking’ through Deventer market place. A crowd of people are watching.

Deventer on stilts festival, July 2015 (Deventer op stelten)
#AlphabetChallenge
#WeekEforEvent #DeventerOpStelten

28.01.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you

28.01.2025 10:28 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’d never heard of tree kangaroos until I saw them in Billabong Zoo. They’re gorgeous.

28.01.2025 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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because we 've been here before we 're going in circles . Alt: because we 've been here before we 're going in circles .
22.01.2025 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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22.01.2025 03:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Especially when you realise how young they were. My uncle and dad were ages 7 and 5. My dad didn’t go home until the end of the war!

19.01.2025 12:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So true. My grandparents & their 2 older children stayed at home in Bermondsey but I found my 2 aunts evacuated to Hove & my dad & uncle evacuated to Newhaven.

19.01.2025 08:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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18.01.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Masked actor dancing in the Robot Restaurant in Tokyo

Masked actor dancing in the Robot Restaurant in Tokyo

The #RobotRestaurant in #Tokyo was the maddest place I have ever been. #AlphabetChallenge #Weekcforcostume

18.01.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve heard of scrofula but I didn’t know what it was. Thank you

17.01.2025 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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