'This small but striking display of medieval documents also includes a 1402 receipt from Richard (Dick) Whittington and others documenting the purchase of property in Hertfordshire and the apprenticeship of Katherine Nougle 1392.' Currently at the London Archives. #Skystorians

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ICYMI: My piece on Rambo: First Blood Part II, its playing out of fantasies about POWs and re-fighting the Vietnam War, and its trope of the soldier as national emblem in perpetual exile. All reposts (and subscriptions) much appreciated. x

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As a regular reader, I am out on the picket line again today, supporting staff at the @britishlibrary.bsky.social who are JUST asking for decent pay

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So love wobbegongs. Everything is good about the wobbegong. Its name. Its flattened Oscar the Grouch face. Its frondy bits. Its lazy life as a hungry rug. And it’s a shark. Outstanding animal 10/10

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Gunta Stölzl (1897-983) German textile artist fundamental to development of the Bauhaus weaving workshop #WomensArt

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