Actually doing Whamageddon at Christmas is a moral failing, you should be listening to Last Christmas at least once a day if not ten

in 1st century Judea, the corners of every field had to be left for the poor to pick crops for themselves, every seventh year *all* of the crops from fields and vineyards and orchards belonged to the poor, and all debts of all types were cancelled every 50th year.

There was no state. Who does she think crucified him, an anarchist collective?

Why do we have an annual (at minimum) Finance Bill? This is why

Born #OnThisDay 1774, Charles Bell, Scottish surgeon, anatomist and talented artist. This stunning illustration by Bell was based on his own dissection work. Bell is perhaps best remembered for describing "Bell's Palsy". #OTD #anatomy #histmed

I reckon a reasonable test of someone’s patriotism might be if they want to see the end of an historic national institution that is trusted and respected worldwide because they don’t like everything that institution does.

This is tomorrow for anyone interested. Recordings of the others also available.

The German company that makes the mechanical ladder used in the Louvre heist has used the image to advertise, with the text 'When you need to move fast' 10/10 response, no notes

Joseph Goebbels once explained that the long-term mission of the Nazis was to "erase 1789 from history". And here we are.

#OtD 3 Oct 1937 almost a year after their defeat at Cable St, Mosley's Blackshirts attempted to march through Bermondsey, South London. Met with strong local opposition and barricades in the streets, the march never arrived at its intended destination workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e35-...

🚨I would love you to come and work with me! Are you committed to History education and want to have a wider impact? It’s an exciting time in History education. Don't hesitate to reach out if you have questions. Pls share. aqa.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/AQA/jo...

Just to let everyone know, in the run-up to the centenary of the 1926 general strike, we're going to be mapping lots more stories about the strike. You can keep track of them all on the new website, and our main map - generalstrike100.com/ #generalstrike100

This is rather fun ... a nice #FamilyHistory #RailwayHistory connection. Hope this generation put together another time capsule for 2125 & #Railway300! #Railway200 Stockton & Darlington Railway time capsule buried in 1925 opened | The Northern Echo share.google/LLw6UEhFr7zd...

Been teaching seminars this week on whether polling should be banned during campaigns and after this I think maybe it should be banned except for during campaigns. Utterly mad way to frame a poll 4 years out from a general election.

The IHR Black British History seminar series is now on BlueSky! Follow us for updates and keep your eyes peeled for information about our upcoming seminars 👀 @ihr.bsky.social #BlackBritishHistory #historians #academia

Before tomorrow's reopening of the National Railway Museum's Station Hall, we're re-sharing this blog post. #Railway200 By NRM project co-lead Karen Baker, it looks at how the Railway Work, Life & Death project contributes to the new interpretation:

... and someone else has been declaring it unnatural and trying to stop them...

Really looking forward to reading, and engaging with, this report. Thanks to all the have put hard work into it.

Hey #historyteacher and #skystorians I hope the term has started well for you. Read my latest Director's blog about the thinking I've been doing over the summer and the exciting year ahead for the Schools History Project! director.schoolshistoryproject.co.uk/2025/09/19/d...

This was my thought…they’ll be banning gas and air next to make sure you really feel the enjoyment of giving birth…

Next Monday begins my webinar series focusing on disciplinary concepts in primary history. @histassoc.bsky.social #teaching #history www.history.org.uk/primary/cate...

Thank you 😊 all for the lovely feedback tonight @tracyborman.bsky.social 🐶 Spaces tomorrow www.carmelbones.co.uk drop me a line and get set for The Historic Environment #historyteacher 🙌🏻 🍂

Kemi doom-scrolling Twitter and seeing the Kruger defection

In the early modern period you'd be sending two ambassadors, one good-looking one to flatter, go dancing and play the appropriate sports, and one who understood law and politics

Customer feedback this week; ‘Please can you get some more diversity at the National Trust by encouraging more hot men to visit.’ Ideas for how we do this v welcome. Nothing too racy please - we are the National Trust not the National Tryst.

#HistoryTeacher s keep going. It's working 😅

Here's a slightly crazy diagram illustrating today's major Cabinet reshuffle You're welcome

Any Ed sec news in the reshuffle? @samfr.bsky.social ??

Farage uses every tool to avoid paying his fair share: ✅ Set up offshore trust ✅ Avoided stamp 2nd home stamp duty ✅ Uses a company to reduce income tax https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/05/nigel-farage-uses-private-company-to-pay-less-tax-on-gb-news-earnings

YOU GUYS. DAVID BOWIE WAS WRITING AN 18thc MUSICAL CALLED THE SPECTATOR WHEN HE DIED. Between this and Hilary Mantel’s unfinished rewriting of Pride & Prejudice… I cannot. David Bowie’s secret final project discovered locked in his study www.bbc.com/news/article...

Rise of the robots in education? Why should we be concerned and how can we help children see the risks too? A thread #edusky #historyteacher #ai

I'm grappling with the historiography of the gendering of 'things Chinese' and the country house in a British context. I feel like this chapter should be called 'How do you solve a problem like the Duchess of Lauderdale?'.

2/2 The party leading the polls wants to send refugees fleeing the Taliban, including women and girls, back into its clutches and wants to pay that vile regime to dispose of them as they see fit. The Final Solution of our times. Makes you proud to be British doesn’t it?

The daughters of Hermann Göring's aide - who refused for years to talk with art-theft investigators - put their home in Argentina up for sale, and GUESS WHAT.

It's called fascism. Fascist regimes, like Mussolini's Italy, directly nationalized some businesses. American journalists need reminding that this isn't necessarily a 'socialist' thing. Articles like this don't help the public interpret what's happening in the US. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Funny they don't seem so bothered by Jenrick's three homes (including a grade 1 listed manor) plus his forth home in his constituency rented at taxpayer expense. Wonder why.

Are you #mentoring an #ITT #ECT #historyteacher this coming year? @histassoc.bsky.social have released the webinar series @lauralondo1017.bsky.social & I recorded as on demand. If you're an HA member you can try our FREE Move Me On before delving into the rest. www.history.org.uk/secondary/ca...

Deadline for this early modern PDRA role coming up at the end of the month. 12 month contract working on our ‘Inclusive Histories’ project. Happy to have an informal chat with those interested in the post.

They said of Nicholas II of Russia that he agreed with whoever he had spoken to last…I have never seen that idea so clearly play out as it does with Trump on the international stage. 🙈

I know this couldn’t be further from the point but is it me or has the colour of Trump’s skin gone to a whole new level of fence stain in the last week??

Primary colleagues! In the autumn term I’m leading a webinar series for @histassoc.bsky.social. 5 webinars about disciplinary concepts. Sign up on the link below! www.history.org.uk/primary/cate...

Hello, quite new here, so introducing myself 👋 I’m a historian of #BlackBritishHistory @icws-sas.bsky.social, living in North Wales. My first book was #BlackTudors and my new one #Heiresses, is about nine British women who inherited enslaved people and plantations in the Caribbean.

I didn’t get to go to @citoyenneclaire.bsky.social workshop at @1972shp.bsky.social conference last week but I picked up from her discussion with @alistairdickins.bsky.social and @arthurjchapman.bsky.social that she has partly been using Darton’s ‘The Revolutionary Temper.

Teachers of Russian and Soviet history! Join us in Manchester this November for unique @histassoc.bsky.social event with 3 world-leading scholars to discuss pedagogical approaches to teaching Russian and Soviet cultures, gender and sexualities www.history.org.uk/secondary/ca...

Huge thanks to @citoyenneclaire.bsky.social for a wonderful @1972shp.bsky.social workshop on storytelling at KS5! Following an earlier blog on @arthurjchapman.bsky.social workshop, here are some (incomplete) thoughts stimulated by Claire Holliss' session. istorikteach.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

THIS SUNDAY! The 1st public run of our Didcot Railway Centre walking tour! 10.30 & 14.00 We'll be sharing some of the many extraordinary stories we uncovered in the archives & helping everyone understand the site better. #Railway200 👇