Kate Bradley

katebradleyhistory.bsky.social

21 October 2026 13:00

Reminded on Facebook this morning about this powerful @historyandpolicy.bsky.social paper on Aberfan: historyandpolicy.org/policy-paper... Very much worth a read on the 60th anniversary.

Dr Jennifer Evans

historianjen.bsky.social

21 October 2026 12:44

Had a wonderful time with @cerihoulbrook.bsky.social introducing our plantlore exhibition last night and getting to see it in situ for the first time. Exploring medicine and folklore through the work of Victorian botanist Anne Pratt, the exhibition is open at the Chelsea Physic Garden until November

Dr Laura Sangha

lsangha.bsky.social

21 October 2026 12:44

I grew up next door to the Cobham in NW Kent so this perhaps is more remarkable for me. Charles Dickens used to walk to the pub there and it also has an Ashes connection.

Dr Laura Sangha

lsangha.bsky.social

21 October 2026 12:44

Contender for #EarlyModern name of the day: Cobham Doves. Which was the name of a mariner of Dover whose will was proved in 1608, and also the name of a mariner of London whose will was proved in 1664. ⚓🕊️⚓🕊️⚓🕊️⚓🕊️⚓🕊️⚓🕊️⚓🕊️⚓🕊️⚓🕊️⚓🕊️⚓

Ian Duhig

ianduhig.bsky.social

21 October 2026 12:43

What's so amazing about these old Irish Halloween turnip carvings is how accurately they also represent what it feels like to live in the 21st century