Watching the coronation with American pancakes. My republicanism and love of country is all satisfied.

Rishi: and where are our seats? .... no I know about those, I meant in the coronation hall....

If you're all not Coronation-ed out, we found some cool stuff in the Museum's collection. How does a grinning match sound??? 👇🏼👇🏼

Register now! I’ll be speaking between break and lunch. I wonder if that has anything to do with my research on Chartist dinners 🤔

One last deep dive The National Archives into Chartist (Home Office...) records.

Halfway through Chartism Day 2023 and what a treat it's been. Learned a lot about the Land Plan Matthew Roberts @markcrail heard the remarkable @jenniferballads and a fascinating paper by J on memory and Chartism and it's not yet lunch @StudyLabHistory

“Everyone - rich and poor, man, woman or child - can use it or any part of it.” The National Health Service, part of a programme of legislation enacted by the 1945-50 Labour government, was launched #OnThisDay 1948.

They've done it! 🤩 A huge congratulations to Skippy and England on winning the #U21EURO Championship! 🦁🏆

“Defiance is our only remedy...” ‘The Poor Man’s Guardian’, a radical weekly, was first published #OnThisDay 1831. Sold for 1 penny, the paper defied the stamp duty of 4p per copy. Over 500 sellers of the paper, as well as its publisher, were imprisoned for distributing it.

Twitter transcribers I'm trying to work out the toast "View(?) with all Nations" A dinner to Lord Russell in Glasgow 11 Jan 1846 Brain teaser for your lunch break if anyone wants one.

Pleased to join Royal Historical Society as a Postgraduate Member 🥳

Museum Job Alert 📢 We are recruiting a Development, Communications and Retail Officer Museum of Cambridge 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼 museumofcambridge.org.uk/about/opportun…

In October we Museum of Cambridge will start posting excerpts from the unpublished diary of 15 y/o draper apprentice Josiah Chater. See what life was like in 1840s Victorian Cambridge! Please share and RT. BAVS @StudyLabHistory SocialHistorySociety

15th July (1845) Election news! 'Kelly was elected by a majority of 17 it was a very sharp contest and he paid very dear for it for they say the last 40 that voted for him cost him one thousand pounds' In today's money, that's approximately £60,417! History Of Parliament #ChaterTuesday

As we commemorate Remembrance Day, we recall a reunion here at the Museum of Cambridge, where Susan Smith, the granddaughter of WWI veteran Private Leonard Lantiff Miller, received her grandfather’s Victory medal. Read more about this story in our blog: museumofcambridge.org.uk/2023/09/reunit…

Would a left-wing centrist media as powerful as the hard rights' help progressive politics in the UK, or, do you think we would descend into a worse situation with our political culture? #TRIPLive

Our research group, Research Catalyst, going to be promoting our archival and historical skills and services at this event! edgehill.ac.uk/event/engage-i…

If you want a lunchtime read, check out the Museum of Cambridge latest blog ‘Crown vs Gown: The 1847 Chancellorship Election’. You can imagine the look of shock on the candidate’s face when he realised his opponent was Prince Albert 🫣 museumofcambridge.org.uk/2024/02/crown-… via Museum of Cambridge

Clem Attlee pointing out that being an historian is a great advantage to running the county 😏

PhDone!! Incredible. Over four years with History@EdgeHill! Loved every bit. Many thanks to all who have supported me these last few years. Dr Bob Nicholson Alyson Brown