New post for our new blog! 'Smithfield is Dead, Long Live Smithfield' by @jackhanlon.bsky.social, in which he reflects both on his historical research on Smithfield Market, and the market's uncertain future. All reads and reposts much appreciated.

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Looking for a new car is insanely stressful. I've narrowed it down to 4 contenders, numbered 1-4, and will seriously consider buying whichever gets the most likes/votes on here...

Just awful

😫 www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Home in time for Abide With Me, just

This train goes all the way to Penzance and I'm SOOOO tempted 🌊

Oh Robbo 💔

It's actually a nice spring morning

Thunderstorm over Larkhall

She's found some tissue paper 🤨

BABY DONKEY 😍

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Haven't heard this for YEARS. Mark Knopfler is such a fantastic guitarist. And such a shit singer.

Jasmine! Honeysuckle!

How it started; how it's g(r)o(w)ing 💚

Driving the double decker bus into town like a 10 year old 👍

This

I keep wanting to do his zip up 🤪

And cowardice, don't forget the cowardice. Starmer actually reminds me very strongly of a university senior manager I once crossed paths with.

That's not London, that's Westminster

we’re all signing petitions to save other people’s department until we’re the ones organising the petition and then we’re back to signing other people’s petitions please sign & share to save humanities at hertfordshire

Rarely seen rear view of London Wall, from Salters' Hall garden

It's October 1604 and the Fishmongers are very concerned that some of their freemen 'for greedy gayne' are buying unwholesome fish and hiding it in cellars or back rooms or in 'remote places' such as Southwark, then conveyed 'into the Countrey' to be sold 'to the great daunger' of unwitting folk 😬

🔊Our full cast audio adaptation of The Old Wives' Tale by George Peele is free to listen to on our podcast.🐻‍❄️ Been thinking about Queen's Men plays a lot of late. Probably should do some more at some point. If people would be interested. #drama #audio #live #theatre audioboom.com/posts/862347...

Good morning from a bright and breezy Gresham Street

Smithfield pint (and a pie) after a brilliant if rather full-on City walk. Currently feel like everything I know has left my brain 🙃

For a quick blog outlining the article Bob Shoemaker and I have out in Social History on mapping 18th c. crime see socialhistoryblog.com/mapping-the-...

Looking forward to introducing another newbie to the glories of Great St Bart's later 🤩

TONIGHT AT 6.30pm Discover how reimagining part of Marlowe’s canon at or around The Curtain creates a longer, richer spatial history for The Rose’s repertory. Can't make it? A catch-up link will be available on request to anyone who buys a ticket but who can’t attend live. Please book by 6.15pm.

Election Day feast, Fishmongers' Hall, June 1600 'sowsed Conger' @greenleejw.bsky.social

A member of the Fishmongers' Company is in big trouble for washing stockfish *in lime* 😬

Tune in!

So 6 years ago today this happened #gotchaday #mygirls 😍😍

'The biggest VAR decision in English football history has gone Arsenal’s way.' What a time to be alive 😑

Aw lovely Roddy 😍

A load of ex-Larks are playing in a vets' cup final tomorrow and I wanted to share some great team names: LA Codgers Rapid Viagra Barely Athletic FC Bathelona Daft

Worth a read...

Writing about civic pageantry will never stop being a pleasure. Wranging PowerPoint slides, in contrast, 🤯

What a beautiful Six of the Best tribute to David Attenborough on @laurenlaverne.bsky.social's @6music.bsky.social show this morning. Just ravishing 💚

Toebeans. Toe beans. TOEBEANS 😍

@medievalmcsheff.bsky.social brilliant paper and discussion! Thank you 😊

Incredible story

FYI @racheljwillie.bsky.social

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🔊Looking for listen? We've a handy playlist of discussing episodes - 60+ and rising - covering all early modern and medieval theatrical practice. From mystery plays to interludes, playhouses to printers, general genres to specific drama. #audio #history #podcast audioboom.com/playlists/46...

A 'debate' about "Reform" on here included this gem

Doofus dog is here

What Dave says...

Next Friday I'll be in Sheffield for this cool workshop/symposium. You can join online (for free!) scems.sites.sheffield.ac.uk/events