Dr Rebecca Warren
@drrjwarren.bsky.social
Early modern historian, writing ‘The Church in Interregnum England c1649-62'.
Illustrator & co-author 'Nature's Calendar' (Granta, 2023). Environmentalist.
Illustrator & co-author 'Nature's Calendar' (Granta, 2023). Environmentalist.
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The shattered stained glass window of Autumnal foliage, burning with cold fire 🌱🌳
#thicktrunktuesday #trees #nature #treeclub #eastcoastkin
#thicktrunktuesday #trees #nature #treeclub #eastcoastkin
November 25, 2025 at 7:13 AM
The shattered stained glass window of Autumnal foliage, burning with cold fire 🌱🌳
#thicktrunktuesday #trees #nature #treeclub #eastcoastkin
#thicktrunktuesday #trees #nature #treeclub #eastcoastkin
This is a lovely read.
Joseph Luzzi chronicles a Renaissance-Era orphanage in Florence: “The surge of their salvaged lives coursed through me like an electric current.”
The Innocenti: The Renaissance-Era Orphanage in Florence
In the summer of 2019, I had lunch in Florence with a friend, an art historian, and afterward we decided to take a walk. Along the way, we passed by the Piazza della Santis-sima Annunziata and the …
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November 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
This is a lovely read.
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After hiking to this glacier in grey weather, of course the sun showed up just as I left. The long zoom helped!
Kvíarjökull #Iceland, Nov 2025
Kvíarjökull #Iceland, Nov 2025
November 25, 2025 at 7:22 AM
After hiking to this glacier in grey weather, of course the sun showed up just as I left. The long zoom helped!
Kvíarjökull #Iceland, Nov 2025
Kvíarjökull #Iceland, Nov 2025
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In the past couple of weeks Plovers at #RyeHarbourNR have included: American Golden, European Golden, Grey and Ringed. Here are the Grey from the past weekend - largest winter numbers tend to be in West Sussex but enough can be found here.
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#sussexbirding
#ukbirding
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#sussexbirding
#ukbirding
November 25, 2025 at 7:35 AM
In the past couple of weeks Plovers at #RyeHarbourNR have included: American Golden, European Golden, Grey and Ringed. Here are the Grey from the past weekend - largest winter numbers tend to be in West Sussex but enough can be found here.
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#sussexbirding
#ukbirding
@sussexornitholo.bsky.social
#sussexbirding
#ukbirding
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You're Henrietta Maria of France, b. 25 Nov 1609
On 14 May 1610, when aged only 7 months, your king-Dad is assassinated.
On 30 Jan 1649, when aged 39, your king-husband is executed.
(Met Museum)
On 14 May 1610, when aged only 7 months, your king-Dad is assassinated.
On 30 Jan 1649, when aged 39, your king-husband is executed.
(Met Museum)
November 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
You're Henrietta Maria of France, b. 25 Nov 1609
On 14 May 1610, when aged only 7 months, your king-Dad is assassinated.
On 30 Jan 1649, when aged 39, your king-husband is executed.
(Met Museum)
On 14 May 1610, when aged only 7 months, your king-Dad is assassinated.
On 30 Jan 1649, when aged 39, your king-husband is executed.
(Met Museum)
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'More than ever before, we need British diplomats, spies and soldiers to speak the language of our adversaries. We need universities like Nottingham to be pumping out Russian and Mandarin graduates each year, to work across Whitehall.' 1/2
The procession of university language closures will trip up UK diplomacy
The government needs to signal its demand for elite foreign language skills before more universities leave provision to inferior alternatives, says Ian Proud
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:57 AM
'More than ever before, we need British diplomats, spies and soldiers to speak the language of our adversaries. We need universities like Nottingham to be pumping out Russian and Mandarin graduates each year, to work across Whitehall.' 1/2
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Two housewives chatting through the window in 1655. One is about to lose her salmon steaks to a very fortunate dog! By Nicolaes Maes, whose day is today.
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Two housewives chatting through the window in 1655. One is about to lose her salmon steaks to a very fortunate dog! By Nicolaes Maes, whose day is today.
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Thinking about UK, misinformation crisis & attempts to sow distrust in expertise...
#BBC should stop chasing big audiences and offering 24 hr news, and return to what it was long valued for: reliability.
- fact-checked reports vs instant reaction
- grown-up science & research vs. edutainment
#BBC should stop chasing big audiences and offering 24 hr news, and return to what it was long valued for: reliability.
- fact-checked reports vs instant reaction
- grown-up science & research vs. edutainment
November 24, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Thinking about UK, misinformation crisis & attempts to sow distrust in expertise...
#BBC should stop chasing big audiences and offering 24 hr news, and return to what it was long valued for: reliability.
- fact-checked reports vs instant reaction
- grown-up science & research vs. edutainment
#BBC should stop chasing big audiences and offering 24 hr news, and return to what it was long valued for: reliability.
- fact-checked reports vs instant reaction
- grown-up science & research vs. edutainment
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I really do think that a very strident investigation of Fartage (I do not mean that in a hurtful way) by the intelligence services is long overdue!
My attendance record in the European Parliament was the 4th worst out of 751 MEPs, yet I managed to turn up to vote AGAINST plans to tackle Russian misinformation.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
Thankfully this is of no interest to the media.
November 24, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I really do think that a very strident investigation of Fartage (I do not mean that in a hurtful way) by the intelligence services is long overdue!
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Simon the Sparrowhawk tried to ambush a Nuthatch while I was sitting at my log pile one day. The Nuthatch escaped and I got a nice close up of Simon before he spotted me and took off again. #BirdOfTheDay #yelloweyes #ukbirds #birdphotography
November 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Simon the Sparrowhawk tried to ambush a Nuthatch while I was sitting at my log pile one day. The Nuthatch escaped and I got a nice close up of Simon before he spotted me and took off again. #BirdOfTheDay #yelloweyes #ukbirds #birdphotography
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Never fails to amaze me when something we’ve all know for decades - centuries - is suddenly announced as ‘new research’ and ‘news’!
The real story here should be ‘why do we build houses without drying cupboards as standard fittings?’
Never fails to amaze me when something we’ve all know for decades - centuries - is suddenly announced as ‘new research’ and ‘news’!
The real story here should be ‘why do we build houses without drying cupboards as standard fittings?’
As winter returns, and households dry laundry indoors, new research suggests this is contributing to dangerous mould problems in the home | Karen Reeve
The mould truth: Expert warns Brits of one common habit that brings damp into their homes
As winter returns, and households dry laundry indoors, new research suggests this is contributing to dangerous mould problems in the home
kentandsurreybylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Never fails to amaze me when something we’ve all know for decades - centuries - is suddenly announced as ‘new research’ and ‘news’!
The real story here should be ‘why do we build houses without drying cupboards as standard fittings?’
Never fails to amaze me when something we’ve all know for decades - centuries - is suddenly announced as ‘new research’ and ‘news’!
The real story here should be ‘why do we build houses without drying cupboards as standard fittings?’
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What if the true meaning of Christmas is supporting small businesses so the oligarchs have a very shitty season?
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November 23, 2025 at 5:58 PM
What if the true meaning of Christmas is supporting small businesses so the oligarchs have a very shitty season?
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‘Brexit isn’t in the past. It is present in every overstretched council budget, every cancelled infrastructure project, every school without enough teachers, every struggling business wondering how to cope with higher costs and lower demand.’
Rachel Reeves says there’s a “hole” in the public finances.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
A new decade-long Brexit study explains it:
a 6–8% hit to GDP – that's £180bn-£240bn a year – means less tax, less investment and less money for everything else.
Brexit made Britain poorer. Much poorer.
New: Boris Johnson’s ‘Brexit Titanic success’ was half right
Nearly ten years on, the first full assessment of Brexit confirms what millions warned: Britain made itself poorer
eastangliabylines.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
‘Brexit isn’t in the past. It is present in every overstretched council budget, every cancelled infrastructure project, every school without enough teachers, every struggling business wondering how to cope with higher costs and lower demand.’
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A helmet of a Thraex (Thracian) #gladiator found in the gladiatorial barracks in #Pompeii.
The different classes of gladiators can be distinguished by their armor and weapons. A Thraex was equipped with a small shield and a short, curved blade. The helmet, with...🧵1/3
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
The different classes of gladiators can be distinguished by their armor and weapons. A Thraex was equipped with a small shield and a short, curved blade. The helmet, with...🧵1/3
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
November 23, 2025 at 7:44 AM
A helmet of a Thraex (Thracian) #gladiator found in the gladiatorial barracks in #Pompeii.
The different classes of gladiators can be distinguished by their armor and weapons. A Thraex was equipped with a small shield and a short, curved blade. The helmet, with...🧵1/3
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
The different classes of gladiators can be distinguished by their armor and weapons. A Thraex was equipped with a small shield and a short, curved blade. The helmet, with...🧵1/3
📷 me
🏺 #archaeology
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Jasmine
#ArtDD2025 #dailydrawing
Quick little doodle after a long day walking birding. The scent fills the room. Nicer than wet woollens and muddy boots
#watercolour
@drrjwarren.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social
#ArtDD2025 #dailydrawing
Quick little doodle after a long day walking birding. The scent fills the room. Nicer than wet woollens and muddy boots
#watercolour
@drrjwarren.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Jasmine
#ArtDD2025 #dailydrawing
Quick little doodle after a long day walking birding. The scent fills the room. Nicer than wet woollens and muddy boots
#watercolour
@drrjwarren.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social
#ArtDD2025 #dailydrawing
Quick little doodle after a long day walking birding. The scent fills the room. Nicer than wet woollens and muddy boots
#watercolour
@drrjwarren.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social
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I've just published an article that looks at how mosaics have a unique place amongst all the crafts and art from ancient Rome. romanmosaicworkshops.medium.com/understandin...
Medium
romanmosaicworkshops.medium.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I've just published an article that looks at how mosaics have a unique place amongst all the crafts and art from ancient Rome. romanmosaicworkshops.medium.com/understandin...
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A couple of pics of a pair from a blackwater dive in Balayan Bay, Anilao. I think this is a phyllosoma (the larval stage of a lobster) riding a purple-striped jelly which is really too small for it... ID very tentative in both cases though!
#MarineLife #Invertebrates 🦀🌿
#MarineLife #Invertebrates 🦀🌿
November 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
A couple of pics of a pair from a blackwater dive in Balayan Bay, Anilao. I think this is a phyllosoma (the larval stage of a lobster) riding a purple-striped jelly which is really too small for it... ID very tentative in both cases though!
#MarineLife #Invertebrates 🦀🌿
#MarineLife #Invertebrates 🦀🌿
#ArtDD2025
Woodland fungi
Quick little sketch from a lovely 📷 by @sophiecarr.bsky.social with thanks.
@saocousins.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
Woodland fungi
Quick little sketch from a lovely 📷 by @sophiecarr.bsky.social with thanks.
@saocousins.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
#ArtDD2025
Woodland fungi
Quick little sketch from a lovely 📷 by @sophiecarr.bsky.social with thanks.
@saocousins.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
Woodland fungi
Quick little sketch from a lovely 📷 by @sophiecarr.bsky.social with thanks.
@saocousins.bsky.social @stevecobbin.bsky.social @holnicotenh.bsky.social @andykaitken.bsky.social @indikon.bsky.social @mayfieldbirder.bsky.social
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Back in the woods again! Still some mushrooms around (not many!) and lots of red ferns.
#Autumn #AutumnColours #Hockeridge
#Autumn #AutumnColours #Hockeridge
November 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Back in the woods again! Still some mushrooms around (not many!) and lots of red ferns.
#Autumn #AutumnColours #Hockeridge
#Autumn #AutumnColours #Hockeridge
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Assistance #skystorians, please: stumbled upon a 'Biemba Company' (English) for whom one 'John Lad' set up a factory near Accra in 1646. Hadn't seen this before and the references are obscure. Any and all guidance appreciated #maritimehistory and many thanks in advance
November 23, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Assistance #skystorians, please: stumbled upon a 'Biemba Company' (English) for whom one 'John Lad' set up a factory near Accra in 1646. Hadn't seen this before and the references are obscure. Any and all guidance appreciated #maritimehistory and many thanks in advance
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Another amazing fungus, the aptly named ‘Yellow Brain’ from a local park in north #Fife #Fifewildlife #ScottishWildlife #fungi
November 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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“We want a 1% tax on assets of £10m or more and 2% on £1bn or more.”
“If you went back a million minutes, you would be back to January 2024. If you go back a billion minutes, you are in the Roman empire. That’s the difference between a million and a billion.”
“We want a 1% tax on assets of £10m or more and 2% on £1bn or more.”
“If you went back a million minutes, you would be back to January 2024. If you go back a billion minutes, you are in the Roman empire. That’s the difference between a million and a billion.”
"You can agree or disagree with him, but Polanski does not pretend to be something he is not.
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
He is unusually willing for a politician to give a straight answer to questions.
Does he want to rejoin the EU? “Yes."
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Zack Polanski: ‘People will have to find some other way to hurt me’ | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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“We want a 1% tax on assets of £10m or more and 2% on £1bn or more.”
“If you went back a million minutes, you would be back to January 2024. If you go back a billion minutes, you are in the Roman empire. That’s the difference between a million and a billion.”
“We want a 1% tax on assets of £10m or more and 2% on £1bn or more.”
“If you went back a million minutes, you would be back to January 2024. If you go back a billion minutes, you are in the Roman empire. That’s the difference between a million and a billion.”
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"Instead of unbroken golden sand, the shoreline is littered with millions of tiny plastic pellets – bio-beads – spilled into the sea by Southern Water and now washing up in waves. They are a chilling reminder of how fragile our environment is, and how carelessly some treat it." Worth a read ⤵️
A scar on a beloved place and a stark warning: if we let this pass quietly, it will happen again | Mick Channon
The Camber Sands bio-beads disaster
A scar on a beloved place and a stark warning: if we let this pass quietly, it will happen again
sussexbylines.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
"Instead of unbroken golden sand, the shoreline is littered with millions of tiny plastic pellets – bio-beads – spilled into the sea by Southern Water and now washing up in waves. They are a chilling reminder of how fragile our environment is, and how carelessly some treat it." Worth a read ⤵️