Æthelstan, king of the Anglo-Saxons, ‘succeeded to the kingdom of the Northumbrians’ #OTD in 927 and, at Eamont, Cumbria, received oaths from rulers including Causantín II of Alba, Ealdred of Bebbanburg (Bamburgh) and possibly Owain of Strat Clut (Strathclyde). 📸Athelstan Museum #medievalsky

Fewer casualties on Wirral roads where 20mph speed limits are in place www.birkenhead.news/fewer-casual...

Interesting site. Lots of these little fellas coming out, plus lots of "interesting" pottery. The first geophys results are extremely interesting, and it will need to be extended. A lot.

It's Tuesday. You're dragging yourself through the world, one cup of coffee at a time. Can nothing liven up this day? How 'bout a thread of eel ships on maps? These maps are what got me into eels in the first place! "Cool!" you say. "But wait...what's an eel ship?" Well... 1/14

🌍 Happy #Equinox! On 20 March 2025 at 09:01 GMT/10:01 CET, just a few moments ago, the Sun appeared directly above Earth's equator - with our planet neither tilting towards nor away from the Sun! (pic: @eumetsat.int, processed by ESA/S. Proud) See flic.kr/p/2qT1ZUu

NASA lays off top scientist and deputies as it implements DOGE’s job cuts that will see hundreds leave space agency

But they remained very popular and after the war the Danish government pardoned all the hat wearers and offered to refund their fines. More info here with knitting instructions so you can make your own; nordjyskemuseer-dk.translate.goog/den-provoker...

River Mersey on a bright sunny day at high tide. The surface was like a mill pond. Flat and vivid blue. Photo taken from Port Sunlight River Park.

Wow, a rare example of a Neolithic axe with its original ash wood handle still preserved! Resembling a modern felling axe, it was probably used to clear forest some 5,200 years ago. From Borum, eastern Jutland, Denmark. Moesgaard Museum. 📷 by me #Archaeology

10th century pommel found in Friesland, Northern Netherlands. Its gorgeous! www.omropfryslan.nl/nl/nieuws/16...

A meteor shower

Libraries, providing free information to everyone, are the bedrock of a free society. And a shoutout to all the librarians out there! Thank you for all you do!!! #ILoveLibraries

HMS Prince of Wales to return to Liverpool www.birkenhead.news/hms-prince-o...

#Balaklava #CrimeanWar The Charge of the Light Brigade. An interesting #Liverpool connection? Edward Seager was born in Wavertree, Liverpool on 11th June 1812. In 1832 he joined the Queens Own Irish Hussars. In 1854 he was a Lieutenant who led one squadron of the 8th Hussars

What issue is considered by British people to be on a par with the importance of housing, immigration and crime, but is sometimes treated as a minor issue by politicians? Yep, it's the environment! New figures out today from the Office for National Statistics: www.ons.gov.uk/economy/envi...

An interesting year on site. Last week we closed one of our professionally supervised excavations. During Winter there's still lots to do, preparing and recording finds, carrying out desk and internet based research. This research has already produced interesting stuff...