Dr Lindsey Fitzharris

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27 September 2026 19:53

I'm flying to NYC next weekend to appear on Doctor Mike's podcast and his producer has asked that I bring as many objects as possible. This is my carry on. I... um, well, we'll see what security thinks. These are not real human or animal remains, but even so...!! What could possibly go wrong?!

History and Heritage Yorkshire

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29 August 2026 11:16

🧵The Ripon Workhouse Museum offers a grim look into the harsh realities of the Victorian Poor Law regime with the preserved vagrant cells the most telling of it all. These cells housed “casuals” or “tramps,” homeless people travelling between towns in search of work. They

Bert’s Books

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29 August 2026 11:16

Time to see what the team are reading this week! Sally is reading "The History of Medicine in Twelve Objects", which sounds great! Might have to snag this myself... - Michael

Prof Linda Connolly

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20 August 2026 17:38

This “silence breaking” book, long in the making, is entering the world. Preorder here: www.routledge.com/Women-Violen...

Claire Cock-Starkey

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17 August 2026 17:44

Very pleased to say I've had another article published based on my PhD research. 'Magical thinking, folklore, and pluralities of belief: Death omens in nineteenth-century rural England' is out now in the Journal of Victorian Culture @jofvictculture.bsky.social Reply if you'd like link to read it