#Victorian

WikiVictorian

wikivictorian

Victorian Christmas: A THREAD At the dawn of the 19th century, Christmas was hardly celebrated – at least, not in a way we would recognise today. Many businesses didn't

Alexis Easley

marieeasley

Scholars often assume that the publication of Poems of Currer, Ellis and Acton Bell (1846) was a disappointing start for the Brontës. After all, the first edition sold just two

Pulp Librarian

PulpLibrarian

It's now over half a century since 1970, and I'm starting to wonder if we should bring back its concept of gracious modern living... You see we've grown so used

Fiona Russell

Fiona_M_Russell

With discussions in high transmission settings about what to do with schools, I go through Victoria’s experience. We eliminated the virus but schools were closed during lockdown except for essential

McJulie is doing Mardi Gras

mcjulie

I think this is an interesting point of discussion, but my take is a bit different, coming at it from the opposite direction --https://twitter.com/arthur_affect/status/1337477594464149507 In that I think even religion

Steve Hunnisett

Blitzwalker

SHORT THREAD/Whilst in South Kensington earlier today, I thought I'd take some photos to give a "then and now" perspective on a V-1 incident from 3 July 1944, which is

Idol Scribblings

IdolScribblings

I just watched The Greatest Showman for the first time. Why hadn't I watched it before? Because there is a household ban on me heckling historical accuracy. I made it

Liz Crash

AsFarce

for the record I am a member of both @AusUnemployment and the @IEUVicTas, because like many people who receive unemployment benefits, I have a job that does not pay me

Manchester Museum

McrMuseum

Our #MMhellofuture transformation is taking shape, & we’re loving the latest addition.The exterior of our new extension will be adorned with beautiful terracotta tiles by @darwenterra, a local company of

Dave Hoffman

HoffProf

Fine. You wanted the top ten sci-fi / fantasy books I read during the pandemic year? You got it.(Recall: I've been in the market for middlebrow fantasy, that I can

The End of the World Review

endworldreview

Hmmmmm I decided to go *full weird* in the books newsletter this week & 2 ppl have already unsubscribed lol1. We begin with the emergence of a terrifying & ancient

Sean Iddings

iddings_sean

Capitalism is delayed gratification.If you invest & wait, you'll be rewarded. The longer, the better.But how does one cultivate delayed gratification? How does it relate to fields outside of finance?Let

Sally Watson

salawatson

There’s lots of discussion about the history of low traffic neighbourhoods and filtered streets at the minute. These aren’t a new phenomenon, they were a feature of Colin Buchanan’s Traffic

Network Rail Kent and Sussex

NetworkRailSE

You may have seen our friends @Se_Railway and @TLRailUK explaining that there won't be trains between #Gillingham and #Sittingbourne tonight from 2100 (9pm) because of a landslip. Well, here's what

George Kanjere

RezzaSteppa

Some thoughts on the sick-pay for casuals:A payment for missing work will be welcome for many, however small and difficult to obtain it will be. But I don't think this

Sacha Coward

sacha_coward

The cheery fellow with a belly like a bowl full of jelly has an ancient convoluted history. As well as the sound of bells one can associate his distant past

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