David Veevers
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Lecturer in Early Modern History | ‘dazzling’ - BBC History | 'miasma enthusiast' - The Critic | 'belligerent academic' - The Daily Mail | tired dad | Stephen King aficionado | academia’s longest commute | writing my third book
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LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOO
November 18, 2025 at 5:32 AM
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOO
'...universities have rocket scientists' 😆
'Fewer than half are even fully aware that universities conduct research.'
Real indictment of universities' strategies and comms this. An own goal that could and should be rectified. Engaging broad publics with research is not rocket science. And if it were, universities have rocket scientists. 3/3
Real indictment of universities' strategies and comms this. An own goal that could and should be rectified. Engaging broad publics with research is not rocket science. And if it were, universities have rocket scientists. 3/3
November 17, 2025 at 1:07 PM
'...universities have rocket scientists' 😆
Depressing as a historian to learn about Labour's dystopian new immigration policy. This morning I'm reading about Norwich's emergence as prosperous city in late C16th thanks to refugee population fleeing war in Flanders, transforming cloth industry. By 1580s 4,000 or 1/3 of residents were 'alien'.
November 17, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Depressing as a historian to learn about Labour's dystopian new immigration policy. This morning I'm reading about Norwich's emergence as prosperous city in late C16th thanks to refugee population fleeing war in Flanders, transforming cloth industry. By 1580s 4,000 or 1/3 of residents were 'alien'.
So we’ve finally given Mortimer and Whitehouse a go and honestly it’s utterly charming and I don’t think we’ll watch anything else ever again just endless Paul and Bob on loop.
two men walking down a path holding hands and talking
ALT: two men walking down a path holding hands and talking
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November 16, 2025 at 9:23 PM
So we’ve finally given Mortimer and Whitehouse a go and honestly it’s utterly charming and I don’t think we’ll watch anything else ever again just endless Paul and Bob on loop.
Can you hear that? That sound? The sound of millions of compassionate and empathetic Britons vowing never to vote Labour again.
November 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Can you hear that? That sound? The sound of millions of compassionate and empathetic Britons vowing never to vote Labour again.
I’ve indoctrinated my kids. Whenever someone says AI we all boo together. They’re going to grow up thinking people who use AI are utter losers.
a man in a yellow shirt and suspenders stands in front of a stone wall
ALT: a man in a yellow shirt and suspenders stands in front of a stone wall
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November 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
I’ve indoctrinated my kids. Whenever someone says AI we all boo together. They’re going to grow up thinking people who use AI are utter losers.
I sent a message to my wife earlier to ‘believe in yourself’ as she’s nervous about giving a big speech for work this morning. Anyway just checked my phone and didn’t realise autocorrect changed it to ‘Relieve yourself’. I wonder if she saw it right before her talk.
November 15, 2025 at 10:26 AM
I sent a message to my wife earlier to ‘believe in yourself’ as she’s nervous about giving a big speech for work this morning. Anyway just checked my phone and didn’t realise autocorrect changed it to ‘Relieve yourself’. I wonder if she saw it right before her talk.
Escaping all this actual fascism by watching a lovely relaxing film about…space bugs.
November 14, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Escaping all this actual fascism by watching a lovely relaxing film about…space bugs.
That is some dystopian shit. I’d quit on the spot and be a waiter the rest of my days, I don’t care. I’m never putting up with that kind of bollocks.
Message to all faculty: your expertise is no longer trusted or valued at this so-called “university.”
November 14, 2025 at 3:36 PM
That is some dystopian shit. I’d quit on the spot and be a waiter the rest of my days, I don’t care. I’m never putting up with that kind of bollocks.
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Assistance requested: came across reference to 'English East Indian ship' brought 'a peice [sic] of Lywaet, which is very good' to Cormontine, 23 October 1658 (n.s.). 'Lywaet' (translator's spelling) is unknown to me. Many thanks in advance for any and all advice #earlymodern #maritimehistory
November 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Assistance requested: came across reference to 'English East Indian ship' brought 'a peice [sic] of Lywaet, which is very good' to Cormontine, 23 October 1658 (n.s.). 'Lywaet' (translator's spelling) is unknown to me. Many thanks in advance for any and all advice #earlymodern #maritimehistory
Essay submission day today for my courses. I gave them a big talk about Artificial Insanity at the start of term which included telling them that I'm now looking for authenticity and honesty in their writing as much as sophistication and clarity. I'm SO nervous to open up the inbox and see.
November 14, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Essay submission day today for my courses. I gave them a big talk about Artificial Insanity at the start of term which included telling them that I'm now looking for authenticity and honesty in their writing as much as sophistication and clarity. I'm SO nervous to open up the inbox and see.
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ANNOUNCING my NEW online course on the secrets of Utopia!
'For over 500 years, More’s enigmatic text has inspired and mystified readers. Join award-winning historian and broadcaster Dr Joanne Paul as she reveals the secrets of Utopia, buried deep within the text'
roundtable.org/live-courses...
'For over 500 years, More’s enigmatic text has inspired and mystified readers. Join award-winning historian and broadcaster Dr Joanne Paul as she reveals the secrets of Utopia, buried deep within the text'
roundtable.org/live-courses...
Discovering Thomas More’s Utopia
In this four-session class with returning Roundtable instructor Dr. Joanne Paul, we’ll uncover the significance of Thomas More’s seminal text, Utopia, and learn about its resonance both for its own ag...
roundtable.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM
ANNOUNCING my NEW online course on the secrets of Utopia!
'For over 500 years, More’s enigmatic text has inspired and mystified readers. Join award-winning historian and broadcaster Dr Joanne Paul as she reveals the secrets of Utopia, buried deep within the text'
roundtable.org/live-courses...
'For over 500 years, More’s enigmatic text has inspired and mystified readers. Join award-winning historian and broadcaster Dr Joanne Paul as she reveals the secrets of Utopia, buried deep within the text'
roundtable.org/live-courses...
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America's most notorious child rapist, Jeffrey Epstein, said this man was the worst person he'd ever met. Let that sink in.
November 14, 2025 at 12:36 AM
America's most notorious child rapist, Jeffrey Epstein, said this man was the worst person he'd ever met. Let that sink in.
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Peter Thiel is in the Epstein emails, enjoying himself.
Peter Thiel is an overt, convinced, outspoken Nazi.
Peter Thiel's company is being paid by the UK government to crawl all over YOUR personal data.
Oswald Mosley's grandson runs his UK operation.
You can't make it up.
Peter Thiel is an overt, convinced, outspoken Nazi.
Peter Thiel's company is being paid by the UK government to crawl all over YOUR personal data.
Oswald Mosley's grandson runs his UK operation.
You can't make it up.
How Palantir infiltrated the state
At a moment of national emergency, the government handed our data to Peter Thiel’s controversial company
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Peter Thiel is in the Epstein emails, enjoying himself.
Peter Thiel is an overt, convinced, outspoken Nazi.
Peter Thiel's company is being paid by the UK government to crawl all over YOUR personal data.
Oswald Mosley's grandson runs his UK operation.
You can't make it up.
Peter Thiel is an overt, convinced, outspoken Nazi.
Peter Thiel's company is being paid by the UK government to crawl all over YOUR personal data.
Oswald Mosley's grandson runs his UK operation.
You can't make it up.
Another pessimistic take: even if this led to Trump’s removal, he’s changed politics in America permanently. This hasn’t been a scandal like Watergate: he’s broken constitutional norms, legal safeguards and political expectations that history suggests is almost impossible to put back together.
November 13, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Another pessimistic take: even if this led to Trump’s removal, he’s changed politics in America permanently. This hasn’t been a scandal like Watergate: he’s broken constitutional norms, legal safeguards and political expectations that history suggests is almost impossible to put back together.
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Stories on BBC News - a street brawl which helpfully tells us those involved were “of Turkish origin” and another about a sex offender “Sudanese” but an extremely prolific sex offender responsible for 343 offences is not described as “white British” why is that
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Stories on BBC News - a street brawl which helpfully tells us those involved were “of Turkish origin” and another about a sex offender “Sudanese” but an extremely prolific sex offender responsible for 343 offences is not described as “white British” why is that
People getting gleeful over the latest Epstein reveal seem to be forgetting that Trump has been convicted in a civil court of sexual assault and was still elected. His base don’t really care that the man is clearly a pedo.
November 12, 2025 at 9:34 PM
People getting gleeful over the latest Epstein reveal seem to be forgetting that Trump has been convicted in a civil court of sexual assault and was still elected. His base don’t really care that the man is clearly a pedo.
Oh look, Mrs “I’m talking now” has regrets. It’s easy to say you could have done more *after* tens of thousands of civilians were killed on your watch.
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters
Kamala Harris criticized Joe Biden's Administration, saying they should have been more willing to publicly criticize Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu over Gaza
The post ‘We Should’ve Done More’: Kamala Harris Slams Biden Admin Over Netanyahu Support and Praises Pro-Palestine Protesters first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
November 12, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Oh look, Mrs “I’m talking now” has regrets. It’s easy to say you could have done more *after* tens of thousands of civilians were killed on your watch.
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Nautical types! How big would an 18-20 ton ship have been in the late 16th century? It was to carry 16 cannons so I imagine big-ish?
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Nautical types! How big would an 18-20 ton ship have been in the late 16th century? It was to carry 16 cannons so I imagine big-ish?
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November 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
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This is stone-cold racism from Daniel Hannan, a man who was born in Peru, notorious home of the implacably murderous Sendero Luminoso guerrillas, to where he should clearly be immediately deported.
Spectator running a piece by Daniel Hannan which leans heavily into the inferred idea that you're not necessarily British if you come from a migrant background, even if you were born and brought up here.
November 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This is stone-cold racism from Daniel Hannan, a man who was born in Peru, notorious home of the implacably murderous Sendero Luminoso guerrillas, to where he should clearly be immediately deported.
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How do Lenny Henry’s arguments for reparations for trans-Atlantic slavery stand up to Lord Biggar’s arguments against them? Head-to-head review here:
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
How do Lenny Henry’s arguments for reparations for trans-Atlantic slavery stand up to Lord Biggar’s arguments against them? Head-to-head review here:
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I'm not sure if others have noticed this, but interesting that one of the Prescott criticisms of the BBC is based on those of the 'History Reclaimed' group, which is also associated with the 'Restore Trust' group's attacks on & so far unsuccessful attempts to take control of the National Trust. 1/3
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I'm not sure if others have noticed this, but interesting that one of the Prescott criticisms of the BBC is based on those of the 'History Reclaimed' group, which is also associated with the 'Restore Trust' group's attacks on & so far unsuccessful attempts to take control of the National Trust. 1/3