Silver darlings, Icelandic gold... a look at the (not-so-)humble herring in the Northern imagination blogs.bl.uk/european/2018/…

From culinary staple to prophetic symbol: more on the herring in North European culture and cuisine blogs.bl.uk/european/2018/…

Exciting opportunity from British Library: Call for Proposals for AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships, including “The Michael Hamburger Archive: Mediating European Literature” bl.uk/news/2019/octo…

Great shout @nedboulting calling John Degenkolb hero of 2015. Too easily forgotten behind Sagan The Cycling Podcast

Go see some modern art that "may recall" #Delacroix National Gallery. A feast for the eyes but will leave you wanting more delacroix

Very entertaining night with The Cycling Podcast and Ciro Scognamiglio . It's official, no ciro no giro! #lighthouse

What's the EU ever done for us? This lot… gu.com/p/3d2nt?CMP=Sh… definitely worth reading this again. #EUreferendum

lrb.co.uk/v38/n04/james-… "the austerity narrative is based on a lie." #lrb

Here's our piece on Trump from last night...youtube.com/watch?v=DnpO_R…

Thanks Jermain #qt

Opposition grows to Bradford photography collection move gu.com/p/4hb8b?CMP=Sh…

#Shakespeare400 x.com/BL_European/st…

Hello people, we are opening a 4 week pop- up Leeds Markets Wed July the 6th. Come & try some #AuthenticPersianFood

Why we should learn German | John le Carré theguardian.com/education/2017…

Entering a New World: The Northern Travels of Carl Linnaeus in 1732 | 4 Corners of the World Library of Congress - bit.ly/2thHevLloclr=e…

#Design and conquer: Global focus on #Finland for #Helsinki Design Week on Sept 7- 17 finland.smh.re/2nF

Possibly the greatest Finnish writer you've never heard of? Zachris Topelius, born #OnThisDay in 1818 blogs.bl.uk/european/2018/…

European studies blog: Why did Joseph Banks go to #Iceland in 1772? shar.es/an00CW