We may regret it, but we're allowing #CuratorRob out in public. We've hosed him down and locked his cider shed, so it'll be fine, right?🙏😬 For ONE NIGHT ONLY (15 Jan, 8pm) he's giving an online talk about the recent discoveries at Palace. Huxley may feature. £5 plus booking fee. bit.ly/flaevents

Come work with me: portal.unitemps.com/Search/JobDe... I'm co-leading a project on the experiences of student carers (esp. PhDs) at Warwick. We're recruiting for a part-time Project Officer (1 day week) to support in data analysis and writing report. Deadline 08/01. Feel free to get in touch.

You should be really proud of how far you’ve come.

🗣️🎧 Love history podcasts? From @histfest.bsky.social's 'Uprising' to @1642author.bsky.social's 'Cavalier Cast'. we've compiled a list of the best shows about the English Civil Wars that you can listen to right now 👉 earlofmanchesters.co.uk/the-best-eng...

Visited York today and unfortunately the @merchantshallyork.org was closed! I will have to come back again at another time - and check the opening times 😊. Great excuse for another jaunt to York

Two-thirds of England’s registered parks & gardens could lose specialist planning advice. That’s what’s at stake if the Gardens Trust is removed as a statutory consultee. You can help by responding to the consultation by 13.01.26 👉 tinyurl.com/3b86vrtk Read our full blog 👉 tinyurl.com/4bz6bjar

Please excuse my moment of pride, but here is my very first professional history article has been published in the Leicestershire Historian (see the funeral plaque, top right) page 7.

You know you’ve married a gem when he takes you to London for 2 days, and the first 2 stops are secondhand bookshops where I find 10 books for my studies and he then carries them for me! Romance certainly not dead after 28 years of marriage ❤️.

The University of Nottingham has announced the suspension of all Modern Languages and Cultures (MLC) programmes from September 2026. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

One scone per mile walked. We don’t make the rules.

Just two days to go until my talk at @nationalarchivesuk (7pm on 15 Oct) On display will be a treasure trove of Tudor documents, from Henry VIII’s will to the letter that sealed Mary, Queen of Scots’ fate www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/whats-on/eve... @thegozfather.bsky.social @hodderbooks.bsky.social

If it’s worth banning, it’s worth owning. #BannedBooksWeek

Today is World Mental Health Day. It’s a day that should be every day of the year. You are worthwhile, and you deserve to be here. #WorldMentalHealthDay #WMHD25 #MentalHealth

I had the pleasure today of speaking at the Melton Mowbray U3A Local History Group where I presented the findings of my Masters research. Great group who were really interested and asked some excellent questions.