Time for a bit of self-promotion again!
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The Rebel Suffragette: The Life of Edith Rigby amzn.eu/d/ftXUg4L

Oh honestly! I could have ‘I’m a Professor’ tattooed on my head and would still be undermined repeatedly…

This beautiful seal bag, embroidered with the Royal Arms of England, was made in 1280 to protect the wax seal attached to a charter from the reign of Edward I. It's a fine example of 'opus anglicanum' - highly-prized English embroideries with gold and silver thread.

#Archive30

Is anybody else as disgusted as I am at Rishi Sunak, one of the richest men in the country, punching down on some of the most vulnerable people in the country?

‘Disappointed is an understatement.’

- by Mind on Instagram.

Happy ‘Someone in #Pompeii Made Bread’ day!

Scratched into a wall the graffito reads:
XIII K(alendas) Maias panem feci
On April 19th, I made bread

– CIL IV 8792

We are all one accident, one illness, one trauma away from being unable to work.

Not everyone has millions in the bank or is married into billions.

If benefits stop after a year people will die.

Same! I rarely see posts from the people I used to see and loved interacting with. There’s no point sharing links to blog posts anymore as the people it’s aimed for don’t see it! *tumbleweed* 👻

A dazzlingly disdainful duck struts her funky stuff at the centre of a 4th century #Roman mosaic from Barton Farm #Gloucestershire

Found in 1824 and on display in the ever wonderful Corinium Museum

📷 August 2022

#MosaicMonday

#TheBrothers
RG Derry
#RandomThingsTOurs

Another 5* review for #thebrothers and for this week ONLY you can download it for FREE on Amazon kindle. The Brothers: O Earth O Sea Cover Not Thou Their Blood amzn.eu/d/9EATAYi #slavetrade #clarkson

It’s my stop on The Brothers book tour today lifelonghistorylover.blogspot.com/2024/04/book-r… Random Things Tours 🇺🇦

#OTD in 1739 Dick Turpin, probably the famous most English highwayman, was hung for horse theft at York Knavesmire: buff.ly/4aDy4tr #history

What was it like to be a school child in ancient Egypt? These 2,000 year-old drawings give us an idea...

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Delighted to organise this #RandomThingsTours Blog Tour for #TheBrothers by #RobertDerry

Begins 08 April

Laura

This is the effigie of Mary I of England. She’s represented being pregnant…

I made a video about her for my YouTube channel…

Trying to reassess her reign through the works of the Marian historians

m.youtube.com/watch?v=yZGFbi…

To celebrate the paperback publication of my Sunday Times bestselling novel THE SQUARE OF SEVENS, I am giving away a signed copy, together with signed copies of my first two books, BLOOD & SUGAR and DAUGHTERS OF NIGHT. Follow and retweet to enter. #giveaway #competition #books ♥️

New book 📖 - Death and the Victorians by Adrian Mackinder

Death and the Victorians exposes the darker side of the nineteenth century, a time when the living were inventing incredible ways to connect with the dead that endure to this day 💀

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Are you looking for some #WomensHistoryMonth reading recommendations? 📚💜

Welcome back to #TrilobiteTuesday !

Here is a partially enrolled Elredgeops rana from the Middle Devonian (Givitian) Mahantango Formation from Pennsylvania. This was collected by my friend Dean Ruocco. The art showing an enrolled complete specimen was done by Glen Kuban.