Can’t get to London for summer school? In Jan we are running online courses. Forget the cold by exploring medieval manuscripts. Classes are small so book now! 👇 @ies-sas.bsky.social @warburginstitute.bsky.social @senatehouselib.bsky.social @ihr.bsky.social #MedievalSky ies.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...

Here are four of my most popular cartoons on 2025

Congratulations to the Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering, who have been recognised in the 2026 New Year Honours list for their service to engineering research, industry and wider society. https://raeng.org.uk/news/academy-fellows-recognised-in-the-new-year-honours-list-1/

Fredville Park - the Kingdom of Kent The home of real Ents Photo: Simon Pettman

Good morning Bkuesky & Happy Christmas from me & Beans! I hope you all have a lovely day however you're spending it. For those of you who could do with some company, remember #JoinIn is running, look for the 'Join In on Christmas Day' feed and use hashtag. 🎄☃️🎄☃️🎄☃️🎄☃️🎄☃️🎄☃️

If you're on your own and fancy a blether today. Just message us on here. We'll be around all day.

Every year, people mock this tree. But I love it anyway. It reminds us that if we stand together in tough times, we can overcome anything. Merry Christmas from my family to yours. 🎄✨

Melvin Bragg reading Thomas Hardy poetry to me on Christmas Eve is all the fuel I need to get to the bookshop, brought a tear to all of our eyes. We open at 9.30: see you there! #ChooseBookshops #R4Today

Yes you can accuse the BBC for patting its own back, but listening to the interviews and chats with Melvyn Bragg on #r4today does remind you of all that would be lost if the licence fee was abolished. Where are the arts programmes on ITV these days for example?

Paul Schofield in Amadeus in 1979. I queued early for returns and got front row seats. A few feet from Schofield as he transformed from old Salieri to young Salieri by throwing off a dark cloak to reveal bright clothes and - somehow - changing his face from an old man to a young one.

Did medieval people buy each other Christmas gifts? New Year's Day was the main gifting day, but little is known about everyday people's present giving. Our project on London's customs records has uncovered a wealth of affordable items imported around this time: gloves and hats to toys and rattles🧵

Good to hear from the head of a business who’s prepared to take a stand on issues of morality, Mark Constantine of Lush cosmetics. I looked up his back story, oof. What a difficult start in his life which make his achievements more impressive. #r4today #Gaza

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🌲 THE BIG CHRISTMAS GIFT THREAD! 🌲 If you are a creator or small shop/business, reply to this post with: - pics and a brief description of what you do (don't forget the alt text!) - a link or details on how people can buy I will boost you! Everyone else: buy the cool things! Repost this post! ⛄

Not many workers could fit through a small 30cm wide gap. But a robot could. Register for the next #PracticalAI: https://www.linkedin.com/events/practicalai-thefutureofsewermai7394305224892436480/ 📆 1.00pm, 11 December, LinkedIn Live.

@talesofbritireland.bsky.social love this podcast. Currently am a bit unwell and this is just the thing. Especially on a cold dark winter December day.

I was diagnosed with #HIV in 1998, when I was 30. Many of my friends had died of AIDS. I did not expect to live to 50. I’m 58 now. HIV treatment works. Treatment also makes it impossible for me to pass HIV on during sex. Ensure HIV treatment for all. End HIV stigma. #WorldAIDSDay

After a busy work week in Scotland am now in our local cafe having brunch before going to our local art fair. #middleclass #middleage #owningit

This is an incredibly powerful article by Peter Ettedgui. I hope people listen to him and to the others who are brave enough to come forward.

The #FreedomToLearn our nation’s history is under siege. The AHA combats bills restricting history education and provides resources and support for educators advocating for #HonestHistory. Learn more about our Teaching History with Integrity initiatives.

They’re stunning.

In highly important news from history today, it’s the 80th anniversary of the 21st birthday of Christopher Tolkien, notable now for the wording (especially the small print) of the invitation to the party

Here's a #HigherEducationPostcard of rag week escapades - I believe that the scene is meant to represent students of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social and @ucl.ac.uk getting into a fracas., but I'm not 100% sure If you like this image, please retweet it - remember, BlueSky has #NoAlgorithm

The woman and the goose: A 12,000-year-old glimpse into prehistoric belief ⛏️🪿 phys.org/news/2025-11...

Watching #JudgementAtNuremberg making me feel angry and sick. It’s an horrific watch. Especially given the current political climate and the fools who would have us forget what WW2 was about.

I've written about mead and its popular perception for The Conversation. theconversation.com/the-truth-ab... Mildly concerned that by pointing out that the Vikings (probably) didn't drink (much) mead, I will have annoyed all the re-enactors, many of whom have swords oh dear.

The problem with reunion shows.

Operation #BBCShakespeare Tomorrow (Thurs 13th Nov) let's celebrate and share all the fantastic Shakespeare the BBC has done over the decades! Dig out your BBC DVDs, books, magazines or just screengrab your favourite scenes to share on the tag.

Very funny and just what I needed Don’t worry everyone. The threat of being sued for watching this is worth it 😜

It’s already started - the BBC allows Newsmax boss to opine about bias, suggest some of the Jan 6 mob were merely innocent tourists visiting Congress, without pushback

I got them all wrong. 🤣

It was indeed.

www.facebook.com/share/p/19C1... My friend Mark Mardell was chucked off his Turkish Airlines flight at the weekend because he had Parkinson’s and his son had asked for assistance for him. (He’s written about it as a public post on Facebook but the link is proving hard to share outside,)

'Upon Saint Crispin’s day!' Today, 25 October, is the anniversary of the Battle of #Agincourt. One chapter in #AHistoryOfEnglandIn25Poems starts with the early 15th-century Agincourt Carol as a way into the medieval battle - taking us beyond the familiar story... #medieval #history #StCrispinsDay

When windy place your best ear to the bark of an oak tree, and with a hand stop all noise entering the other ear When you get used to the embarrassment from the looks of passers by, you can concentrate on listening THROUGH the tree to the trunk & branches working with the wind

Free stickers suitable for flag-bearing lampposts. Send a large A4 envelope with a 1st class large stamp to me at Bragg Office, PO Box 6830 Bridport DT6 9BH and I’ll send you a sheet. #ReclaimtheFlag 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

The brutality. The corruption. The lies. Everything is on full display — and many Americans are beginning to learn an important lesson. Watch.

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Reject the politics of hate. And let's make hope normal again. With huge thanks to Benjamins wife, Qian, for permission to use the poem.

At last some good news!

A sneak peek of what I'll be up to on Sunday October 26: in the studio with the brilliant Cerys Matthews - and a cheesemaker! Tune in and join us! www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Well, I must say Portland looks lovely. From a Londoner. Not visited

We've updated our new books displays on the 1st and 2nd floors. There's a wide range of subjects spanning from the medieval to the 21st century. If this interests you and you're not a member, membership to the library is open and free to everyone - www.history.ac.uk/library-digi...

With heavy hearts we release our findings of our annual investigation into the deaths of people experiencing homelessness in 2024. Read more on our site here: museumofhomelessness.org/news/new-res...

⛰ Glen Lyon access must be fixed. We’ve written to @perthandkinross.bsky.social, calling on it to urgently require a landowner to remove ‘No Walking’ signs at popular Perthshire Munros.⛔ North Chesthill Estate in Glen Lyon is trying to stop walkers accessing its 4 Munros during all of Sept & Oct.

@senatehouselib.bsky.social . Just registered for my husbands talk on #30October when he’s giving the #HoldenLecture. On #ephemeralprint. looking at the early iteration of the @royalmailofficial.bsky.social @thepostalmuseum.bsky.social @garius.bsky.social info www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...

Posted to her Instagram account on 9/21/2025 Jane Goodall Institute 🇨🇦

Almost every authoritarian in world history has seized power by creating a mostly fake threat to get people to hand over their freedoms.