Dr John Davies, FRHistS
@jed1848.bsky.social
Independent scholar. Eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries.
Currently researching the life of Charles Francis Greville.
‘The Changing Fortunes of a British Aristocratic Family, the Campbells of Cawdor and their Welsh Estates’ pub. Boydell, 2019.
Currently researching the life of Charles Francis Greville.
‘The Changing Fortunes of a British Aristocratic Family, the Campbells of Cawdor and their Welsh Estates’ pub. Boydell, 2019.
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Love old churches . . . St Mary and St Finnan's Catholic Church, Glenfinnan, Highlands, Scotland. It's situated near the site where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised his standard in 1745.
Photo credit to Johnny Stills
Photo credit to Johnny Stills
November 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Love old churches . . . St Mary and St Finnan's Catholic Church, Glenfinnan, Highlands, Scotland. It's situated near the site where Bonnie Prince Charlie raised his standard in 1745.
Photo credit to Johnny Stills
Photo credit to Johnny Stills
Sometimes it’s sunny in 🏴
November 28, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Sometimes it’s sunny in 🏴
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A young couple reading a book together, possibly by Esaias van de Velde, 1625 - 1630 (Rijksmuseum)
November 27, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A young couple reading a book together, possibly by Esaias van de Velde, 1625 - 1630 (Rijksmuseum)
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"But while Israeli authorities and forces have reduced the scale of their attacks and allowed limited amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza, the world must not be fooled. Israel’s genocide is not over."
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
"But while Israeli authorities and forces have reduced the scale of their attacks and allowed limited amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza, the world must not be fooled. Israel’s genocide is not over."
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November 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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🇮🇱: "Just release the hostages and we'll stop."
They released them. But Israel did not stop bombing Gaza. Israel did not stop kiIIing children.
Why are you quiet now?
#Gaza
#HumanRights
#CeasefireNow
They released them. But Israel did not stop bombing Gaza. Israel did not stop kiIIing children.
Why are you quiet now?
#Gaza
#HumanRights
#CeasefireNow
November 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
🇮🇱: "Just release the hostages and we'll stop."
They released them. But Israel did not stop bombing Gaza. Israel did not stop kiIIing children.
Why are you quiet now?
#Gaza
#HumanRights
#CeasefireNow
They released them. But Israel did not stop bombing Gaza. Israel did not stop kiIIing children.
Why are you quiet now?
#Gaza
#HumanRights
#CeasefireNow
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Update from @britishlibrary.bsky.social on collection access and item requesting suspension prior to the launch of the new catalogue #libraries #archives
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
Collection access and item requesting temporarily suspended
Please be aware that access to our collection will be suspended from Monday 1 – Sunday 7 December 2025 while we prepare to launch our new catalogue. Find out more.
www.bl.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Update from @britishlibrary.bsky.social on collection access and item requesting suspension prior to the launch of the new catalogue #libraries #archives
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
www.bl.uk/stories/news...
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Darwin had earlier made detailed observations of the emotional displays of his “little animalcule of a son,” William Erasmus, which he used in Expression.
D’s wife Emma worried that if she were “out of temper,” he would just be “forming theories about me.”
🧪🌱🐋 #HistSTM #Evobio #Psychsky
D’s wife Emma worried that if she were “out of temper,” he would just be “forming theories about me.”
🧪🌱🐋 #HistSTM #Evobio #Psychsky
November 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Lightning crackles on Mars, scientists reported on Wednesday. The Perseverance rover picked up audio evidence of electric discharges in the planet’s atmosphere.
NASA Rover Discovers Lightning on Mars
The Perseverance rover picked up audio evidence of electric discharges in the red planet’s atmosphere.
nyti.ms
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Lightning crackles on Mars, scientists reported on Wednesday. The Perseverance rover picked up audio evidence of electric discharges in the planet’s atmosphere.
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A fun afternoon yesterday with the @rialibrary.bsky.social Stowe Missal! MS D ii 3 dates to the late 8th/early 9th centuries, and contains excerpts from the Gospel of St John and a Latin Missal. The last folio features Irish charms to protect against loss of eyesight and urinal diseases! 📜🎉
November 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A fun afternoon yesterday with the @rialibrary.bsky.social Stowe Missal! MS D ii 3 dates to the late 8th/early 9th centuries, and contains excerpts from the Gospel of St John and a Latin Missal. The last folio features Irish charms to protect against loss of eyesight and urinal diseases! 📜🎉
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The Red Kite is one of our greatest conservation success stories. They were extinct in 🏴 and 🏴 with only a few individuals left in 🏴. After successful reintroductions, their numbers have exploded! It's great to see these beautiful raptors back! #bird #birdphotography #eastcoastkin #birdoftheday
November 26, 2025 at 6:49 AM
The Red Kite is one of our greatest conservation success stories. They were extinct in 🏴 and 🏴 with only a few individuals left in 🏴. After successful reintroductions, their numbers have exploded! It's great to see these beautiful raptors back! #bird #birdphotography #eastcoastkin #birdoftheday
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The rise of the scientific societies to discuss the new developments in natural philosophy in the 17th century #histsci
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November 26, 2025 at 9:32 AM
The rise of the scientific societies to discuss the new developments in natural philosophy in the 17th century #histsci
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"Where did it all go wrong?"
BL Add 10294; Morte Artu; c.1316 CE; France, N. (Saint-Omer or Tournai); ; f.94r
BL Add 10294; Morte Artu; c.1316 CE; France, N. (Saint-Omer or Tournai); ; f.94r
November 25, 2025 at 10:02 PM
"Where did it all go wrong?"
BL Add 10294; Morte Artu; c.1316 CE; France, N. (Saint-Omer or Tournai); ; f.94r
BL Add 10294; Morte Artu; c.1316 CE; France, N. (Saint-Omer or Tournai); ; f.94r
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Kids and dogs alike enjoy desecrating columns in Delft's Oudekerk,1652. Church graffiti was a popular children's hobby, shown by many artists; here by Emanuel de Witte, whose day is today.
November 25, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Kids and dogs alike enjoy desecrating columns in Delft's Oudekerk,1652. Church graffiti was a popular children's hobby, shown by many artists; here by Emanuel de Witte, whose day is today.
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Your naked, winged #Etruscan waiter pours you some olive oil while wearing a swan's head cap. God love the Etruscans.
3rd c. BCE bronze three-nozzle hanging lamp with a statuette of a rural Dionysian Etruscan 'spirit'. Replicas needed! 🏺🦢 #BritishMuseum
📸 me
3rd c. BCE bronze three-nozzle hanging lamp with a statuette of a rural Dionysian Etruscan 'spirit'. Replicas needed! 🏺🦢 #BritishMuseum
📸 me
November 25, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Your naked, winged #Etruscan waiter pours you some olive oil while wearing a swan's head cap. God love the Etruscans.
3rd c. BCE bronze three-nozzle hanging lamp with a statuette of a rural Dionysian Etruscan 'spirit'. Replicas needed! 🏺🦢 #BritishMuseum
📸 me
3rd c. BCE bronze three-nozzle hanging lamp with a statuette of a rural Dionysian Etruscan 'spirit'. Replicas needed! 🏺🦢 #BritishMuseum
📸 me
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Look Out for Insane Foliage!
Hand-painted incunable borders and a little bit of book guts for a treat at #NewberryLibrary. (Inc. 1286; 109.5; 7250)
#Illuminated #BindingWaste
Hand-painted incunable borders and a little bit of book guts for a treat at #NewberryLibrary. (Inc. 1286; 109.5; 7250)
#Illuminated #BindingWaste
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Look Out for Insane Foliage!
Hand-painted incunable borders and a little bit of book guts for a treat at #NewberryLibrary. (Inc. 1286; 109.5; 7250)
#Illuminated #BindingWaste
Hand-painted incunable borders and a little bit of book guts for a treat at #NewberryLibrary. (Inc. 1286; 109.5; 7250)
#Illuminated #BindingWaste
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happy birthday to benedictus "baruch" de spinoza.
"i hold that the method of interpreting scripture is no different from the method of interpreting nature."
"i hold that the method of interpreting scripture is no different from the method of interpreting nature."
November 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
happy birthday to benedictus "baruch" de spinoza.
"i hold that the method of interpreting scripture is no different from the method of interpreting nature."
"i hold that the method of interpreting scripture is no different from the method of interpreting nature."
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If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reform’s ‘Trumpian’ legal threats hint at more aggressive approach to media
Ultimatums sent to publications appear to intensify as Nigel Farage’s party rises in polls
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
If you receive legal threats from Nigel Farage for your reporting of Reform, please get in touch.
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
We have employed a defamation lawyer specifically for this purpose and would love to help (and we do so on non-commercial terms). www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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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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Young girl posed as hunter in the 1670s. Was dubious about holding dead bird but daddy insisted. Dog thought the idea was excellent! Painted by Nicolaes Maes, whose day is today.
November 25, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Young girl posed as hunter in the 1670s. Was dubious about holding dead bird but daddy insisted. Dog thought the idea was excellent! Painted by Nicolaes Maes, whose day is today.
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THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND HIS REGIME ARE TRAITORS TO THE UNITED STATES AND OUR ALLIES.
(there's no other way to put it)
(there's no other way to put it)
November 23, 2025 at 11:13 AM
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND HIS REGIME ARE TRAITORS TO THE UNITED STATES AND OUR ALLIES.
(there's no other way to put it)
(there's no other way to put it)
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#OTD in 1859 'On the Origin of Species' was published. We have a few different editions in the library @thembauk.bsky.social but we are privileged to be custodians of an early edition gifted to (a mystery) someone by Charles #Darwin himself
📖BS.15/D
📖BS.15/D
November 24, 2025 at 9:59 AM
#OTD in 1859 'On the Origin of Species' was published. We have a few different editions in the library @thembauk.bsky.social but we are privileged to be custodians of an early edition gifted to (a mystery) someone by Charles #Darwin himself
📖BS.15/D
📖BS.15/D
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This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.
November 24, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.
It’s Russian.
It’s Russian.