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Archives and cocktails.
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The Fake History Hunter
about 15 hours ago
"Well, what shall we hang? The holly, or each other?" Now that's a Christmas movie. From 'The Lion in Winter' (1968). With the brilliant Katharine Hepburn and Peter O'Toole
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Marc Morris
6 days ago
The complete Bayeux Tapestry has finally been released and proves that Bishop Odo had absolutely nothing to do with the illegal Norman invasion of England.
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Rhodri Marsden
1 day ago
Morning all! Ivor remained asleep until 6am, bless him. Just had a look and we tipped 20k, which is magnificent. Iām going to repost some pix that I missed while slumbering. Thank you thank you
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas
www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
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Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing. What is it? Improbably, the nig⦠Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025
https://www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know-its-christmas-2025
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Rhodri Marsden
2 days ago
For those late to all this, Duncan's "Lemon Meringue Prison" from a few years back is the Bohemian Rhapsody of
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas
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Sarah Aitchison
2 days ago
This year weāve been upgraded to āThe Annexe of Estrangementā. Apart from a model shark on the bed and an excess of gym equipment, all is looking good. But what the hell is going on with the pumpkin summoning charm on the other side of the room? And who needs 5 freezers?
#duvetknowitschristmas
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The joy of teenage children
#ConfinedCocktails
. We have all just been out for dinner and are now watching something about Christmas music videos while eating biscuits.
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Rhodri Marsden
2 days ago
Unbelievably,
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas
generates such good will on social media that over the years we've raised somewhere approaching a quarter of a million quid for homeless charities. If you can spare a bob or two, sling some to Centrepoint, and here's the link:
www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know...
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Donate to Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025, organized by Rhodri Marsden
Unbelievably, it's the 15th year of this thing. What is it? Improbably, the nig⦠Rhodri Marsden needs your support for Duvet Know It's Christmas, 2025
https://www.gofundme.com/f/duvet-know-its-christmas-2025
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Rhodri Marsden
2 days ago
This is the 15th year of
#DuvetKnowItsChristmas
, which is preposterous. Rules: if you find yourself dealing with unusual / claustrophobic / gaudy sleeping arrangements this Christmas Eve, share a picture with the world. Use the hashtag (with capitalisation) and cc me if you can be bothered.
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FeLisa Navidad š
2 days ago
Happy It's OK to Start Eating the Christmas Food Day to all who celebrate
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Rhodri Marsden
3 days ago
Tomorrow evening itāll be my annual duty to vaguely shepherd the activity on the
#duvetknowitschristmas
hashtag and urge people to give small sums to charity. 7.30pm? Something like that?
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HosAnna in Excelsis
3 days ago
Happy We Can Probably Open One of the Cheeses day to all who celebrate.
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Sarah Aitchison
The Fake History Hunter
3 days ago
I'm not sure what was decided at Stonehenge during the winter solstice this year, but I approve of the new god/ruler/emperor/pagan supreme being or whatever the rank is of the one that was chosen:
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Festive
#ConfinedCocktails
- everyone has finished work and we're celebrating with a Casino.
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Courtney E. Thompson
4 days ago
ChatGPT could NEVER.
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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris
4 days ago
I missed
#Caturday
but this cat belongs on your timeline regardless of the day!
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Very sad that this is the last time I'll be muttering 'oh shut up Tess'.
6 days ago
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Sarah Aitchison
UCL Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science
7 days ago
We are shocked and saddened to share news of the death of Dr Paul Ayris, Pro-Vice-Provost (LCCOS: Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science). Paul will be hugely missed in LCCOS and beyond, and our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues. Read our tribute:
https://bit.ly/3XZKE25
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In memoriam: Dr Paul Ayris, BA, PhD, FRHist
Remembering Dr Paul Ayris, Pro-Vice-Provost (LCCOS).
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news/2025/dec/memoriam-dr-paul-ayris-ba-phd-frhist
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Sarah Aitchison
UCL Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science
about 1 month ago
Words Matter is a free multi-disciplinary exhibition that is part of Prejudice in Power. Find out more about the events programme exploring UCLās historic role in promoting the pseudoscience of eugenics.
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Words Matter Events Programme
Words Matter is a FREE multi-disciplinary exhibition showcasing the works of twelve artists who participated in a six-month knowledge exchange programme, exploring UCLās historic role in promoting the...
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/cc/words-matter-events-programme-4777423
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Sarah Aitchison
UCL Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science
9 days ago
A diverse range of projects has progressed our mission in 2024-25; from curating and opening up world-class collections, to pioneering open science, and partnering with our local and global communities to address societyās grand challenges. Read our Annual Report here:
www.ucl.ac.uk/lccos/about-...
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Dorian Lynskey
9 days ago
Everything is an effort at this point in the year. Every sentence is a little hill to climb.
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Sarah Aitchison
The Fake History Hunter
9 days ago
At Château de Salignac the renovation continues, replacing boring modern plaster with proper lime and of course... paint! I love seeing colour & patterns being brought back into castles, a much more accurate depiction of what they once looked like.
www.facebook.com/chateaudesal...
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Catbus āļøšāļø
18 days ago
I am brimming with holiday spirit
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Susie Dent
13 days ago
Word of the day, should you be feeling a little huffish, is āapanthropyā (18th century): a love of solitude and the desire to be away from other people.
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Open Culture
15 days ago
The Growth of London, from the Romans to the 21st Century, Visualized in a Time-Lapse Animated Map
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The Growth of London, from the Romans to the 21st Century, Visualized in a Time-Lapse Animated Map
Europe and from all walks of life.ā The chorus of voices became a cacophony for many Londoners in the following century who resurrected a pastoral ideal and/or retired to the countryside in the 1600s...
https://www.openculture.com/2021/03/the-growth-of-london.html
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Research Professional News
18 days ago
āNo one seems to careā: scholars decry plight of British Library. Humanities researchers suffer amid āagonisingly slowā recovery from 2023 cyberattack, as strikes cause further delays.
www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-c...
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āNo one seems to careā: scholars decry plight of British Library - Research Professional News
Humanities researchers suffer amid āagonisingly slowā recovery from 2023 cyberattack, as strikes cause further delays
https://www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-charities-and-societies-2025-12-no-one-seems-to-care-scholars-decry-plight-of-british-library/
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Kate Strasdin
20 days ago
Party season is here (if parties are your thing) and what joyous colour there is in Anne Loweās evening wear. Her early
#1960s
turquoise and black ensemble combines plain silk with black floral lace, structured in such a way as to make the fabric the star of the show
#NMAAHC
#FashionHistory
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Marie Le Conte
20 days ago
hello from this Paris restaurant where I've just eaten a scamorza tortilla and I'm here to ask: why aren't the rest of us making scamorza tortillas, how is it the first time I'm hearing about this, what have we been doing all this time
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Highly recommend doing this. It's an amazing chance to help shape professional standards, alongside a great group of people!
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Sarah Aitchison
UCL Special Collections
25 days ago
Applications are now open for The New Curators Project 2026! Deadline: 8pm 22 February. This annual project ā offers 10 paid places for east Londoners aged 18-24 who do not have a degree but are interested in working in the cultural heritage sector. Apply now:
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-coll...
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UCL Special Collections
24 days ago
CFP: 'Difficult Collections' Special issue of 'Paper Trails'
@uclpress.bsky.social
. Focus on challenges of working with troubling heritage collections (colonialism, eugenics, representation, etc). Proposals: 31/01/26; Submissions: 31/05/26. Details:
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-coll...
#GLAM
##HistorySky
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Call for Papers: Difficult Collections | UCL UCL Special Collections
UCL Homepage
https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-collections/2025/11/27/call-for-papers-difficult-collections/
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Paul Ayris
about 2 months ago
2025 marks the 60th anniversary of UCL's Small Press collections. UCL has collected widely in this area of independent radical publishing to preserve the outputs of these activities. The collections comprise 4,500 periodicals and 20,000 pamphlets. Watch a new celebratory video at
lnkd.in/eAhT7M6t
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Sarah Aitchison
UCL Special Collections
about 1 month ago
Are you a UCL student or staff member curious about Wikidata? Join us on 3 Dec for a fun, hands-on workshop where youāll explore what Wikidata is and make your first edits using data from UCLās Ethnography Collections. Come start your Wikidata journey with us!
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Tannis Davidson
about 1 month ago
Join us tomorrow for a very special night
@uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social
as a part of
@ucl.ac.uk
MultiCOP supporting COP30.
www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-coll...
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Decolonising the Zoology Museum: A Conservation Ritual
Join the Grant Museum of Zoology for a very special after hours event celebrating our continued collaboration with Guarani and KaiowĆ” indigenous elders.
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums-collections/events/2025/nov/decolonising-zoology-museum-conservation-ritual
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OK
#ConfinedCocktails
, finishing off the weekend with a Suburban. All I can say is it's a good job I've already made dinner...
about 2 months ago
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Luke Seaber
about 2 months ago
The Orwell Society Prize for Dystopian Fiction 2026 is now open for submissions from people studying at a UK university:
orwellsociety.com/charitable-a...
If you work in UK HE, please publicize widely! Iāve been a judge since the prizeās inception; itās such a privilege to read the submissions.
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Dystopian Fiction Prize
The Orwell Society organises an annual short story competition for current students (both BA and MA) at British universities. We look for dystopian narratives of 3,000 words, following the dedicated t...
https://orwellsociety.com/charitable-awards-prizes/dystopian-fiction-prize/?brid=E0s8YLsNYqnoaErStC8vuA
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Jonathan Edward Durham
about 2 months ago
Please just let me type in the year I was born. No more scrolling. We donāt have to keep doing this to each other.
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Marie Le Conte
2 months ago
fuck I forgot I washed my sheets and now have to interrupt the soothing peacefulness of the post bath state to put the fucking sheets back on life sucks again, cheers
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Kate Lister
2 months ago
I think I could run for election on the single issue of removing the calories from the menus of restaurants. Sir, I am hungover. I do not want to know this delivery could feed an adult puma for a week.
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Making up for a sober Saturday and getting into the Halloween vibe with a Satan's Whiskers
#ConfinedCocktails
2 months ago
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Jonathan Jones
2 months ago
Your (my)
#FridayCocktail
is a fruity highball. Calvados, peach liqueur, lemon juice, syrup, soda. Essentially a health cordial, 3 of your 5-a-day* [*not binding health or legal advice]
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Greg Jenner
2 months ago
Scrolling through my 5,000 photos on my phone, trying to organise them into albums, and stumbled on this important piece of journalism from 2022 š¤£š¤£š¤£
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Jon Bois
2 months ago
i see you're doing something online that you have effortlessly done 100,000 times. would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? w
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Benito Cereno
2 months ago
Supporters of male primogeniture during the Anarchy of the 12th century:
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Marie Le Conte
2 months ago
if you put enough olive oil in a dish it stops being unhealthy and actually becomes healthier because the olive oil now counts as one of your five a day Public Health England doesn't want you to know this
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Tannis Davidson
2 months ago
There are a lot of reeeeaaaallly cool things going on
@uclgrantmuseum.bsky.social
World Anatomy Day this Saturday - donāt miss it! 11am - 2pm Oct 18. š©»šš¦“
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UCL Special Collections
2 months ago
In 2025 UCL Special Collections celebrates 60 years of collecting small press. This year also marks 50 years of publishing by Coracle Press
@coracle.bsky.social
Join us for a birthday bash! 12 November 17:00 - 20:00 Free & open to all / booking essential.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/we-continu...
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We continue to wave a small handkerchief at the world: Coracle Press @ 50
Join us to celebrate 50 years of Coracle Press!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/we-continue-to-wave-a-small-handkerchief-at-the-world-coracle-press-50-tickets-1795527574309
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Louise A Ray
2 months ago
Universities, archives and heritage groups unite for £1.5m Tudor Domesday project - Museums + Heritage
share.google/uuXzitJgMK0r...
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Universities, archives and heritage groups unite for £1.5m Tudor Domesday project - Museums + Heritage
https://share.google/uuXzitJgMK0rsmM0G
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Margot Finn
2 months ago
For reasons, it would be v. helpful to have information from a broad range of academic and non-academic (incl. GLAM) users of the BBC Written Archives OTHER THAN historians, briefly on: 1) What you've used it for and 2) How the proposed changes would impact on your research. Reposts welcomed.
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Historians dismayed by āscandalā of BBC cutting access to...
Critics say new limit to trove of information sounds knell for independent research
https://observer.co.uk/news/national/article/historians-dismayed-scandal-bbc-cutting-access-written-archives
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Matt Green
3 months ago
*vomits*
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