Less than one month until my monograph is out! I am SO excited to show the world what I have found. The book'll be of interest to people who research consumption, material culture, poverty, welfare, the IR, emotions, the home and more Manchester University Press manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526160836/

So, Dr Bowman, where were the Indians on D-Day? Good question, and very un-researched. This🧵is a collection of the leads I’ve come across in the last few years. Please share your stories if you know more... #DDay80

🗳️UK folks ✍🏽 reply / tweet us with the name of a general election constituency and I'll tell you the 'top' (most popular) ancient site from our database in that constituency. You know you want to know this... #GeneralElection #GeneralElection2024 #GE2024 More 1/

Voted early for change before taking train to lovely Bury St Edmunds record office to research a house history. Eating lunch surrounded by gravestones - my ideal lunch spot.

The The National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to Archives Revealed is among its ‘biggest investments into archives this century’ museumsandheritage.com/advisor/posts/…

August is Family History Month in Australia. The theme is “Family as a community - together we can do so much more”. To be part of the geneablogger community link your blog posts here: jonesfamilyhistory.wordpress.com/2024/07/27/aus…

Spellow Library needs our help after the riots. Please donate, like, comment, and share to bring new books and a safe space back for the kids. Let's make a difference together! gofund.me/b28ba16d

Over £56k raised in less than 24 hours. The thugs destroy, the community rebuilds. gofundme.com/f/books-for-sp…

The most stubbornly persistent myth about historic buildings is the yarn that all spiral stairs in castles turn clockwise to advantage right-handed defenders. Yet it was invented in 1902 by an art critic and didn't gain popularity until the mid-20th century... a thread 🧵

Castles were the most complex buildings in the mediaeval era. Yes they were secure but they fulfilled many social, economic, religious, theatrical, landscape & administrative roles. Castles were architectural expressions of power & prestige. Their staircases were not defensive🧵

There are many claims for the oldest pub in Britain. The most famous is the Trip to Jerusalem at Nottingham: reputedly opened 1189, but this was invented in 1909 by the landlord. In reality its a 17thC building that was used as a pub by 1751. So which is the oldest? ...a thread🧵

Congratulations. Love the cover - and subject of course. Are you giving any talks to promote the book online or in person?

Join us tomorrow, Fri 20th Sep, at 7.30pm, for a talk on Zoom, "Oliver House - the story of a 16th century cottage" with Sarah Pettyfer, who will use deeds proving ownership to trace the history of the cottage. Info on how to join our Zoom meetings here: herefordshirefhs.org.uk/meetings/

Just bricks and chimney pots, yet strangely hypnotic 😵‍💫 … but perhaps that’s just me 😁 … ‘tis the work of British production designer Keith Wilson (1941-2011) #Art

It seems outrageous, but it has come to our attention that some of our followers haven't bought tickets for our Medieval Women exhibition OR ordered copies of the accompanying book. Hildegard von Bingen would not have been amused. You know what to do. medievalwomen.seetickets.com/timeslots/filt…

In October we recall events that led up to The Edict of Fontainebleau, known as the Revocation. The Dragonnades spread terror from 1681-1685. A “Dragonnade” was the forced lodging of dragoons, the king’s soldiers, in Huguenot homes. Follow the link museeprotestant.org/en/notice/the-…

Did you know that a fellow Scot metaphorically stabbed the architect #JamesGibbs in the back by anonymously informing the Commissioners for Building Fifty New Churches that Gibbs was a practising Catholic? With the uprising of the 1715 and a new Whig government, this led to Gibbs

Liverpool University Press announces partnership with the Huguenot Society to publish the Huguenot Society Journal online and in print, plus online access to the back archive. An exciting opportunity to raise our profile and improve accessibility! bit.ly/Huguenot-Socie…

The octagonal coffering in the ceiling of the dome of the Upper Tribunal (Domed Hall) at Lord Burlington’s Chiswick House (1724-29) is derived from the #BasilicaOfMaxentius in Ancient Rome. The form of the Dome is itself taken from the #Pantheon. The half-moon windows are called

I support The Society of Authors day of action against Meta. Permission must be sought to utilise the works of authors, and usage must be paid for. Meta has stolen three of my #books, along with thousands of other authors' work! #MetaBookThieves #writing societyofauthors.org/2025/04/01/soa…