plymprivateer.bsky.social
17th C maritime historian at University of Plymouth. interested in all things early modern and boaty - currently writing about women and the navy
👤 Joined on 03 October 2023
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@plymprivateer.bsky.socialAbominable strong, or abominable tasting, is I guess question one i have
Show PostAre you ensuring you are doing the full range of tasting - for research purposes of course??!!
Show PostWhich calls to mind one of the greatest pieces of music journalism: I Played 'The Boys Are Back in Town' on a Bar Jukebox Until I Got Kicked Out share.google/kivubvoL74Ly...
Show PostWe also announced the return of the Society's annual 'International Fellows Lecture': chance to hear about new research by RHS Fellows working outside the UK: bit.ly/4xUZnLS The 2026 lecturer is Prof Amy Froide in a lecture co-hosted @echistsoc.bsky.social to mark its centenary year #Skystorians
Show Post12 September 1583: Once again most of the records today relate to James VI and Walsingham's acrimonious talks. Things don't improve today. I read in Steven Reid's book that Arran had hired a woman called 'Kate the Witch' to shout abuse at Walsingham as he arrived, which probably ... #earlymodern
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