It was an honour to chat to Professor Ronald Hutton for History Hack. Like so many Stuart historians of a certain age, Ronald’s books were amongst the first to grace my library and spark my interest. His latest is about Cromwell, but I won’t hold that against him. Yale University Press London📚

Jokers: preliminary drawings. #caricature

I'm not doing lunges while brushing my teeth, okay? Just stop.

Yikes.😬 Brings to mind the start of the brilliant ‘The Butchering Art’, by Dr Lindsey Fitzharris. Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster for Dr Lister and other researchers in scientific medicine.

4 Sept 1939, New Zealand-born Surgeon Archibald McIndoe set up the new Centre for Plastic & Jaw Surgery at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, to treat injured airmen in #WW2. Cousin of Sir Harold Gillies, father of modern plastic surgery, who did pioneering work in #WW1.

Dr Lindsey Fitzharris Txp MCT Just spoke to the girl's Mom. We're paying for the entire trip. I love this job. Thanks to everyone who brought this to our attention.

Absolutely blown away by Alice's Kids! My childhood friend, who has been battling cancer and is severely disabled, was trying to raise money to send her daughter on her 8th grade school trip to D.C. Thanks to Alice's Kids, Katie will now have the money to go! 😭❤️

“No one else in the world lives like this,” Sarah Churchwell wrote last year. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Stephen King recommended this TV series, so naturally, I jumped on it. Guys: it's f*cking brilliant. But also super disturbing/scary (I don't know why I'm shocked - Stephen King did recommend it after all!) I'm only three episodes in, but woah. Check it out.

Publication day! The Haunted Wood is in bookshops now. Please buy a copy. (If you do I'll be your best friend AND you can share the Twix from my packed lunch.) oneworld-publications.com/work/the-haunt…

These fleams were made by John Savigny of London. Veterinarians also had fleams, so during this period it’s likely they were used for both humans and animals. Fleams were used in bloodletting; the blade cut into superficial veins to remove blood from the body.

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I wrote a thing about caricaturing old Hollywood darlings: open.substack.com/pub/tealcartoo… #caricature

Some photos from a busy day yesterday, which was spent whizzing around the north west visiting bookshops. It's always lovely to speak to booksellers, so a big thanks to everyone for their enthusiasm about both #TheWomanintheWallpaper... and my dress! 😂

📣Event! THE WITCH: A HISTORY - SAT 2 NOV 2024 Come and explore the fascinating history of witches Oxford Continuing Education this November, with... 🪄Dr Mai Musié (ሙሴ) 🪄Malcolm Gaskill 🪄Thomas Waters 🪄Myself Sign up here: conted.ox.ac.uk/courses/the-wi…

GODDESS WITH A THOUSAND FACES IS OUT IN ONE WEEK! 🌟 Please do pre order if you can, and share this post to give these powerful stories a wide reach! You can buy from most booksellers, links below 👇

SCOTLAND YARD is out now in the US and will be bloodying bookshelves in the UK on September 26! #TrueCrime #BookTwitter #bookspotlight

When I covered Ukraine I got messages saying my hair was too done. Now, in Haiti, I’m getting flack because it blew in the wind. Maybe, just MAYBE, we could focus on the reporting and not the reporter— especially if it’s a woman. Rant over. Back to work.