#18thc

Dr. Sophie Coulombeau

SMCoulombeau

So I’m late to this, but I’m just catching up on the #ReclaimHerName kerfuffle. And, given that Naming And Literature (with a side of gender) is kinda my thing, I

Claire Campbell

HKHClaire

Students in my class on 18thC North America were asked two questions on their final take-home paper (h/t @egan): "What was this class about? What did you learn?" This ...

Stained Glass Attitudes

DrJACameron

This is great for lots of reasons, but also for understanding the scale and construction of the oft-misunderstood octagon and its lanternhttps://twitter.com/GeoffRobinson49/status/1337402129510707205 all of this is basically timber. that

@AdamSmithWorks

adamsmithworks

The second half of #WealthOfNations Book 2, Chapter 2 is all about banks. Once you invent money, you have to have somewhere to put it, I suppose. #WealthOfTweets #SmithTweets Banks.

Alan Stedman 🇪🇺🇬🇧#FBPE 🍃💚🍃

alanjstedman

A bit of a thread on some thoughts about this week in politics.There are some significant cultural and political/practical reasons as to why Johnson has so badly misjudged negotiations. First,

Saz 💟

HumanRi56

This is for the racists who think there were no black or non white people in Britain before the Windrush! This thread focuses mostly on black british history but also

DisabilityHistory

DisabilityHistr

Thread:1/nToday is #NationalDogDay!Time to re-examine the roles dogs have played in #DisHist!For centuries, artists have shown dogs accompanying blind subjects, performers & beggars across the world, suggesting that dogs lived/worked

Prof Susan Oosthuizen 💙

DrSueOosthuizen

The atmospheric earthworks of the deserted #medieval village of Nobold, Northants., first recorded in 1284 - the main street, house plots & their back yards clearly visible. Most of the

Dr Anton Howes

antonhowes

Because of colonialism and widespread printing, we know a lot about what Europeans thought of Asia in the 17th and 18th centuriesBut what did Asian visitors think of Europe? A

Kerry Sinanan

kerry_sinanan

Episode 2 of #Bridgerton opens with the death of a Black mother in child birth. The handling of this topic is so harmful when we know that Black mothers

David

liminalhackney

One area of Hackney that intrigues me is Haggerston Park, former site of the Gas Light & Coke company & criss-crossed with paths that echo lost streets. With some help

ChristMas Rose(ns)

CMRosens

So I am in the first live session of @CreswellCrags webinars - Ghosts of Midwinter with @IcySedgwick who is giving a talk in January with #RomancingtheGothic as well! I have

ChristMas Rose(ns)

CMRosens

It is 10am! And we are back with #RomancingtheGothic and @RomGothSam on EIGHTEENTH CENTURY GHOST STORIES!! Support them here: http://www.ko-fi.com/samhirst And the project: http://www.patreon.com/romancingthegothic On Ko-fi say if the

Prof Susan Oosthuizen 💙

DrSueOosthuizen

THREAD. The fun of landscape history is that, quite often, it’s little, insignificant details in plain sight that reveal past now-lost landscapes. They turn a country walk into a detective

KYP North Somerset

KYPNorthSom

Exploring the history of North Somerset’s coast wouldn’t be complete without delving into the history of its seaside resorts!The history of convalescence by the sea is well documented, and key

Dr Lily Hawker-Yates

gwenofmonmouth

Today's #archaeology theme is #folklorethursday (!) so here's a thread about Alderley Edge and the local legend many people will know 1/ 2/ Alderley Edge in Cheshire is probably

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