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Petra
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · 27d
2078 is gonna be my year.

I feel it.
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Sep 10
Siena! 😍
Man sagt, man mag entweder Siena oder Florenz. Ich bin gespannt, ob dir Siena gefällt... Es ist halt fast noch mittelalterlich, weil sie Immer mit Florenz im Clinch lag und aus "Trotz" einfach die Renaissance nicht mitgemacht haben. 😅
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Sep 10
Oh ja, Sarteano ist echt schön! Ich war mal vor 21 Jahren in einem Hotel etwas außerhalb (La Laterna), aber war immer wieder auch im Örtchen. <3
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Sep 8
My first go at pulling together all the Midsomer Murders actors who are actually related! I’m sure there are still a few missing, but I’ll be adding more over the next few days.

➡️ midsomermurdershistory.org/real-life-re...

#MidsomerMurders #InspectorBarnaby
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Sep 8
Oh, thank you. <3
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Sep 7
Can anyone tell me what this Irish jig(?) is called? No music recognition software can tell me.
(Since you can't attach audio files here, I made a video and recorded the music.)

Feel free to repost.
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Sep 7
Can anyone tell me what this Irish jig(?) is called? No music recognition software can tell me.
(Since you can't attach audio files here, I made a video and recorded the music.)

Feel free to repost.
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Sep 7
☑️ Mandatory lunar eclipse photo
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Sep 5
I'm rarely a fangirl for someone, but I almost giggled out loud. Almost. Instead, I just smiled at her and walked past her towards my room.
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Sep 5
Oh, it's already been two and a half months since I met Annette Badland. It was so amazing.
And when she walked past me in the hotel corridor on her way to her room, I wished her “good night” and she replied “good night, darling”... 🥹❤️
Annette sits at a dining table, smiling warmly. She wears a dark grey patterned top. In front of her are bowls of soup, glasses and cutlery. Other people in brightly patterned shirts are partly visible on either side. The setting is in a conservatory restaurant with wooden blinds in the background. Annette Badland and me smiling, sitting closely together in front of a wooden wall. Annette on the left wears a dark grey top with a subtle pattern. Me - on the right - have curly blonde hair and wear a black dress with lace detail at the neckline, a watch and a thin bracelet.
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Aug 20
Why are unpleasant emails so unpleasant?
And why do I see emails as unpleasant when I'm just doing self-care? 🫠
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Aug 15
Praise, honour and glory to the inventor of 'Yeti scarves'.
A woman with short, wavy blonde hair smiles softly at the camera. She is indoors, wearing a black top with lace detail and silver drop earrings, and is holding a piece of dark textured fabric draped over her shoulder. Rolled-up documents are visible in the blurred background.
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Aug 1
I'm not sure if I'm ready for men's football again. #S04BSC #2Bundesliga
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Apr 9
Gott, sieht das gut aus! Alles Gute, Derek!
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Apr 7
I can't tell you how happy I was last month when the five-year finance finally came to an end. It's a shame how much we (my partner and I) ended up losing, but we're no longer travelling the world in a Tesla.
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Apr 2
ChatGPT, after I recorded myself reading an English text and asked it to tell me the accents it hears - honest and critical.
So no exact details, but even if this is approximately correct... I'm a bit flabbergasted.
cliomz.bsky.social Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Apr 2
„You sound like someone who knows, appreciates & empathises with Teesside - but you don't (yet) sound like you grew up there.

I'd say:
- 60-65% Teesside
- 20% general North East
- 15% Standard English/RP

And that's great - especially for someone who hasn't heard the accent ‚from a young age.‘“
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Apr 2
„You sound like someone who knows, appreciates & empathises with Teesside - but you don't (yet) sound like you grew up there.

I'd say:
- 60-65% Teesside
- 20% general North East
- 15% Standard English/RP

And that's great - especially for someone who hasn't heard the accent ‚from a young age.‘“
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Mar 28
You're right. I have already searched here for Bingen and British travellers on the Rhine in the surroundibgs. But not yet by name.
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Mar 28
It will be interesting to see whether everyone is allowed to enter or whether someone has made negative comments against Trump & Co. Or whether there is an exception.
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Mar 28
Google Search and Google Books. 😬
If I get through it quicker than I think, I'll do some more scientific research on the missing ones. But I want to get the first round done quickly. And since often only a surname is noted for the rest, I'm afraid it will be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Mar 28
4/4 … and his wife Janet, known as “Jessy”, daughter of Alexander Fraser, Esq., former Lord Provost of Aberdeen. Alongside them, a “Miss Fraser” signed the guestbook – evidently one of Janet’s sisters (Jean, Agnes, Isabella, Margaret, Barbara, or Angelica).
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Mar 28
3/4 - Among those who signed the guestbook in June 1826 were: “Mrs Gira Wilson”, “Mrs Wilson”, “Miss North”, “Mr Curry”, and “Miss Vigers (London)”.

I have been able to identify Mr and Mrs “Thomson Banchory d’Ecosse” as Alexander Thomson of Banchory (1789–1868)…
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Mar 28
2/4 - considered writing a blog post – but if I can only identify a third of my list, I would end up publishing a post with 1,333 names, most of them anonymous. That hardly seems worthwhile. On the other hand, I am quite certain that some of them are known or traceable in the UK.
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Mar 28
In June 1826, 9 travellers with English-sounding names signed the guestbook in Klopp Castle at Bingen on the Rhine.
However, I have only been able to identify 3 of them. The others either did not provide their forenames or gave no titles, making identification difficult.
So how to identifying them?🧵
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Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Mar 28
Friday. I've started researching the names (not too deep for the sake of numbers).
And I'm already racking my brain.
What do I do with all the ones I can't identify?

I'll make a new thread for that. Maybe one of my followers who are researching Britain's Romantic Period will have an idea?
cliomz.bsky.social Petra @cliomz.bsky.social · Mar 21
I thought it'd be interesting to see all Brits who signed the guest book at Klopp Castle in Bingen on the Rhine between 1826 and 1914, to see which honours and celebrities were there.
Well… got. more than 2000 names, and I've already deleted the duplicates and entries with illegible surnames. 😵‍💫 🗃️
The picture shows a picturesque Rhine landscape with a ruined castle on a steep rock on the left, a calmly flowing river in the centre and a town with churches and fortifications in the background. The colouring and style suggest a watercolour painting from the late 18th or early 19th century.
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