Join us in-person or on Zoom on the 22nd for the launch of Kyle Falcon’s book “Haunted Britain” published by Manchester University Press on spiritualism and psychical research during the Great War! FWW Studies Society FWW Network Military Welfare His

Ghosts. As it's the spooky season, an occasional reminder that my book 'The Haunted: A Social History of Ghosts' is available again. First published in 2007, it never got reprinted until recently. E-book £8.99, paperback c£12.
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Study of 85 German soldiers who refused to execute civilians in WWII. The most common outcome: no penalty at all. None of them received the death penalty. One was temporarily sentenced to a concentration camp, where he retained his rank and officer pay.

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The assertion that Jews could have easily resisted during deportations to extermination simply due to their numerical strength compared to the guards oversimplifies the dire circumstances they faced during the Holocaust. Acts of resistance did occur in various forms across

Congrats to Kate Imy on winning a copy of Haunted Britain. Thank you to everyone who entered, I was overwhelmed by the amount of interest. Haunted Britain is out today. Recommend a copy to your local library Manchester University Press

Book giveaway! I'm giving away a signed copy of Haunted Britain. Just like and retweet to enter. The winner will be announced on release day (July 18th). manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526164971/

Received my author copies. Super excited to finally see Haunted Britain in print. Out July 18th. Recommend it to your local library.

It is Friday and another #19spotlight for CNCSI. This week I want to share this wonderful #Victorian Ouija board table from the 1870s. It is made from walnut. ❤️

#Occult #Paranormal

I'm conducting a survey examining the representation of ghosts on British television & their impact (if any) on participants' beliefs & actions regarding the supernatural. I hope you'll consider participating. Thanks in advance.
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Magical notebook belonging to WB Yeats showing teachings of the Golden Dawn occult order- Yeats was a high ranking and committed member. This shows a Qabalistic diagram showing the Tree of Life and the Garden of Eden before the Fall. Personal photo, National Library of Ireland

The Boston Bruins reminding the hockey world once again, why the Presidents Trophy is the dumbest trophy in sports.

After two days our account got the blue tick back. It seems it has something to do with '1M+ followers' accounts changes made by Twitter.

Yet, we seem obliged to clarify that the Memorial never subscribed and paid for the Twitter Blue as it might be implied.

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MA Folklore Studies! [not online yet]. Plenty of time to apply for 2023! Current cohort now working on their dissertations. Amazing range, eg: neurodivergence & facelessness; forests in fantasy; fairies & the home; internet folklore; Chinese folk culture herts.ac.uk/courses/postgr…

Fairies, witches, ghosts, devil, wires, batteries, techno fear... Really liking the cover of my new book on insanity & the supernatural in the 19th century. Now available for pre-order. More info here: global.oup.com/academic/produ…

If anybody knows of any grad students who could use some FWW diaries/letters etc. I have 1000s of pages taken from the IWM that I no longer need. I used them for my book but there's plenty of material I didn't use. Those interested in religion may find them particularly valuable.

A favourite of my book covers. It's about the importance of the supernatural in WW1, but has broader discussion about war and magic generally.