#Britain

Dr Estelle Paranque

DrEstellePrnq

Dido Elizabeth Belle (1761–1804) was raised as part of an aristocratic family in Georgian Britain. She was born in the Caribbean in 1761, the illegitimate daughter of a black woman

Joe Mayes

Joe_Mayes

It's currently quiet at Britain's Brexit border -- traffic is light due to the New Year's holidays, stockpiling at end of 2020 and depressed demand after France's temporary border closure

Reading Museum

readingmuseum

The Greggs menu as objects from our archaeology collections: a thread A vegan sausage roll, and a tasty 12th century colonette from the ruins of Reading Abbey. Chicken bake and

C.S. Blennerhassett

CSBlenner

Three EU states gained Independence from Britain in the past century. All, coincidentally, are islands: Ireland, independent in 1922, Cyprus, independent in 1960, and Malta, independent in 1964. Here’s a

Socialist_Tipster

Eyecatcher_Pro

Last year, the EU shoved a new treaty in front of the Swiss requiring Switzerland to observe “dynamic alignment” with EU law. The Swiss refused. What did the EU do?

'Client Journalism' Expert

ClientJournoExp

Consent manufacturing machine goes brrrrrr They could have done it responsibly, as The Times, a paper on the right hasBut no, there's agendas to be pushed by Britain's relentless propaganda

Pulp Librarian

PulpLibrarian

It was a taste sensation, a food revolution, changing how Britain cooked as well as what we ate. It was the staple diet of a generation, whose name alone can

Jack Shenker

hackneylad

Last year, Britain's media published endless images of people landing on the Kent coast in small dinghies.The Daily Mail referred to 'Migrant Madness' in its headlines; the Daily Express to

davidallengreen

davidallengreen

Thought experimentAssume many of the estates in Jane Austen (the "thousands per year", dowries etc) were based in part on slaveryTo what extent would that change anything for you as(/if)

鍾翔宇 Xiangyu

notXiangyu

Thread on the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact:1. In August, 1939, Stalin called on the UK and France to form an anti-fascist alliance. It was only after they rejected this proposal that the

David Henig

DavidHenigUK

Not one member of the Cabinet, knowing the disruption to come, the threat to the economy and international relations, is willing to publicly advocate a deal. Some have let it

Zero to Here Oh #KBF

zero_to_here_oh

This @SusanMichie (Sage member)[source Daily Mail]“Susan Fiona Dorinthea Michie is the granddaughter of Henry McLaren, the 2nd Baron Aberconway, an Eton-educated Edwardian industrialist and Liberal MP. He inherited major interests in

Hugo Gye

HugoGye

Brexit row over vaccine is identical to blue passports.Could the UK legally have approved vaccine earlier / changed passport colour as an EU member? Yes.Have other EU members done so

Naomi Beecroft

BeecroftNaomi

I can't help but think that the devastation the Tories have wrought over the last decade, and how much of the last year has been marred by corruption and scandal,

🍃 Ginny Battson

seasonalight

I am really unsure that people who object to "Rewilding" as an ethic actually understand what is being suggested. It is NOT an effort to wipe out indigenous culture nor

Dr Amara Thornton

amalexathorn

Listening to lastest @TheWonderHouse podcast with @SushmaJansari and @GawadHeba - https://thewonderhouse.co.uk/heba-abd-el-gawad I have now added this link to her entry on @HistofArchatIoA "Historians of Archaeology" series https:

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