Nick Jenkins
@nickjhistorian.bsky.social
Journalist and historian, specialising in the First World War and its aftermath. Especially its aftermath (book on the way). Yorkshire, France, Craven Cottage. Used to have a cat. Now I have a grandson.
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Today's Black Fact:
Jane Bolin was the first Black woman to attend Yale Law School in 1931 and became the first Black female judge in the United States. Thanks to her leadership employers were moved to hire people based on their skills, as opposed to discriminating against them because of race!
Jane Bolin was the first Black woman to attend Yale Law School in 1931 and became the first Black female judge in the United States. Thanks to her leadership employers were moved to hire people based on their skills, as opposed to discriminating against them because of race!
February 8, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Today's Black Fact:
Jane Bolin was the first Black woman to attend Yale Law School in 1931 and became the first Black female judge in the United States. Thanks to her leadership employers were moved to hire people based on their skills, as opposed to discriminating against them because of race!
Jane Bolin was the first Black woman to attend Yale Law School in 1931 and became the first Black female judge in the United States. Thanks to her leadership employers were moved to hire people based on their skills, as opposed to discriminating against them because of race!
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A man, and evidently sick bastard, called Russell Edwards (Jack the Ripper Experience on FB, well known in press for nonsense identity takes) has used the post-mortem photo of Elizabeth Stride and AI-d it to make her look alive and talking. Too much, too far. What on EARTH is going through his head?
February 9, 2026 at 9:42 AM
A man, and evidently sick bastard, called Russell Edwards (Jack the Ripper Experience on FB, well known in press for nonsense identity takes) has used the post-mortem photo of Elizabeth Stride and AI-d it to make her look alive and talking. Too much, too far. What on EARTH is going through his head?
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This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September
Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 7:59 AM
This is absolutely insane. The sort of Kafka-esque nightmare you would find in a Philip K Dick book set far in the dystopian future. A window on America tumbling into autocracy.
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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New blog post about Kate Castleton intothelimelight.org. Early music hall performer. Married a forger - twice! @musichallsociety.bsky.social #MusicHall #musichall
February 8, 2026 at 9:15 PM
New blog post about Kate Castleton intothelimelight.org. Early music hall performer. Married a forger - twice! @musichallsociety.bsky.social #MusicHall #musichall
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Another more traditional view of the ornate interior of Sainte-Chapelle, Paris #Photography #Architecture #Interior #Paris 📷
February 8, 2026 at 11:04 PM
Another more traditional view of the ornate interior of Sainte-Chapelle, Paris #Photography #Architecture #Interior #Paris 📷
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No visit to Leuven / Louvain is complete without a walk through the quiet cobbled streets of the Groot Begijnhof / Grand Beguinage.
Where the cliché “like stepping back in time” is appropriate.
www.visitleuven.be/en/great-beg...
Where the cliché “like stepping back in time” is appropriate.
www.visitleuven.be/en/great-beg...
February 8, 2026 at 12:12 PM
No visit to Leuven / Louvain is complete without a walk through the quiet cobbled streets of the Groot Begijnhof / Grand Beguinage.
Where the cliché “like stepping back in time” is appropriate.
www.visitleuven.be/en/great-beg...
Where the cliché “like stepping back in time” is appropriate.
www.visitleuven.be/en/great-beg...
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In the Netherlands we look at the crane-radar where to find cranes.
analytical.sensingclues.org/cranes/
analytical.sensingclues.org/cranes/
February 8, 2026 at 11:01 AM
In the Netherlands we look at the crane-radar where to find cranes.
analytical.sensingclues.org/cranes/
analytical.sensingclues.org/cranes/
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Sunday greetings!
Here’s a real time view of the Hall, with what you will see is a light grey sky.
This is an improvement from the dark grey sky of yesterday.
Here’s a real time view of the Hall, with what you will see is a light grey sky.
This is an improvement from the dark grey sky of yesterday.
February 8, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Sunday greetings!
Here’s a real time view of the Hall, with what you will see is a light grey sky.
This is an improvement from the dark grey sky of yesterday.
Here’s a real time view of the Hall, with what you will see is a light grey sky.
This is an improvement from the dark grey sky of yesterday.
Always an exciting moment when we see les grues (the cranes) flying north over our part of France… a sign that spring is on the way.
February 7, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Always an exciting moment when we see les grues (the cranes) flying north over our part of France… a sign that spring is on the way.
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Here’s some excellent film of French tunnelling operations, apparently January 1916. It looks like the Argonne but I can’t identify the mine entrances on the French reverse slope, which is similar to Les Éparges or Vauquois.
imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/la-guerre...
imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/la-guerre...
La guerre de mines.
La guerre de mines.
imagesdefense.gouv.fr
February 6, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Here’s some excellent film of French tunnelling operations, apparently January 1916. It looks like the Argonne but I can’t identify the mine entrances on the French reverse slope, which is similar to Les Éparges or Vauquois.
imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/la-guerre...
imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/la-guerre...
The lord mayor of Liverpool met Mussolini, gave a fascist salute, and said he was one of the greatest men she had ever met. Well, I guess we can all be wrong sometimes...
Il Duce never did take her up on her invitation to visit the city.
Il Duce never did take her up on her invitation to visit the city.
February 5, 2026 at 10:59 AM
The lord mayor of Liverpool met Mussolini, gave a fascist salute, and said he was one of the greatest men she had ever met. Well, I guess we can all be wrong sometimes...
Il Duce never did take her up on her invitation to visit the city.
Il Duce never did take her up on her invitation to visit the city.
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Three generations of Welsh miners, 1950, photo by William Eugene Smith, American photojournalist.
February 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Three generations of Welsh miners, 1950, photo by William Eugene Smith, American photojournalist.
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Dear Film Industry,
Wouldn't it be nice to have a film version of WUTHERING HEIGHTS that was:
1. Filmed in Yorkshire
2. With actors that one could plausibly believe to be from Yorkshire
3. Of the right age (teens and 20s)
4. Actually scripted by someone who has read the book ALL the way through?
Wouldn't it be nice to have a film version of WUTHERING HEIGHTS that was:
1. Filmed in Yorkshire
2. With actors that one could plausibly believe to be from Yorkshire
3. Of the right age (teens and 20s)
4. Actually scripted by someone who has read the book ALL the way through?
February 4, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Dear Film Industry,
Wouldn't it be nice to have a film version of WUTHERING HEIGHTS that was:
1. Filmed in Yorkshire
2. With actors that one could plausibly believe to be from Yorkshire
3. Of the right age (teens and 20s)
4. Actually scripted by someone who has read the book ALL the way through?
Wouldn't it be nice to have a film version of WUTHERING HEIGHTS that was:
1. Filmed in Yorkshire
2. With actors that one could plausibly believe to be from Yorkshire
3. Of the right age (teens and 20s)
4. Actually scripted by someone who has read the book ALL the way through?
Hero turning villain... another vide-grenier purchase (unframed): Pétain in 1940 explaining to the French people about his meeting with Hitler and why he is happy to collaborate with the Nazis (and everyone else should do too).
February 4, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Hero turning villain... another vide-grenier purchase (unframed): Pétain in 1940 explaining to the French people about his meeting with Hitler and why he is happy to collaborate with the Nazis (and everyone else should do too).
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#OTD 4th February 1916, 18 men of 185th Tunnelling Company were killed 70ft beneath no man's land at La Boisselle on the Somme when the Germans detonated a mine charge. A month later, the 'Beeston Gazette and Echo' reported the death of miner Frederick Simpson.
![4/3/1916 Beeston Gazette and Echo, p. 5
ANOTHER HERO GONE.
As previously reported in our columns, Sapper Frederick Simpson, of the Royal Engineers, whose home is at 80, Turton street, Bulwell, was killed in action in France on February 4th. He was only 22 years of age, and formerly worked at the Broxtowe Colliery. he enlisted about six months ago and within a week was sent out to France. he was well-known as a member of the Highbury Vale Football Club.
[Portrait photo]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:krmpsrjtpau5n5uxvs5mcq7k/bafkreih7gqcmxhf7v6gltun27n4xygsvu4qhfdpqexubqsng3h46ivajt4@jpeg)
February 4, 2026 at 8:19 AM
#OTD 4th February 1916, 18 men of 185th Tunnelling Company were killed 70ft beneath no man's land at La Boisselle on the Somme when the Germans detonated a mine charge. A month later, the 'Beeston Gazette and Echo' reported the death of miner Frederick Simpson.
Your regular reminder that First World War munitions are still dangerous. And can be found in unexpected places.
February 3, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Your regular reminder that First World War munitions are still dangerous. And can be found in unexpected places.
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Hey Folks,
New episode is out on the battle faced by Canadian disabled veterans:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Dr. Eric Story of @westernuhistory.bsky.social in Ontario, Canada begins the talk with a broad look at what Canadian veterans faced in the 1920s...
New episode is out on the battle faced by Canadian disabled veterans:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Dr. Eric Story of @westernuhistory.bsky.social in Ontario, Canada begins the talk with a broad look at what Canadian veterans faced in the 1920s...
The Battle for Disabled Veterans' Recognition - A Discussion with Dr. Eric Story
Podcast Episode · Battles of the First World War Podcast · 02/01/2026 · 41m
podcasts.apple.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Hey Folks,
New episode is out on the battle faced by Canadian disabled veterans:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Dr. Eric Story of @westernuhistory.bsky.social in Ontario, Canada begins the talk with a broad look at what Canadian veterans faced in the 1920s...
New episode is out on the battle faced by Canadian disabled veterans:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
Dr. Eric Story of @westernuhistory.bsky.social in Ontario, Canada begins the talk with a broad look at what Canadian veterans faced in the 1920s...
My favourite postcard, bought in a vide grenier (French car boot sale). I still don't know if it's printed or handpainted.
The caption reads "Deutschland uber [crossed out] unter alles, and allies".
The caption reads "Deutschland uber [crossed out] unter alles, and allies".
February 3, 2026 at 11:35 AM
My favourite postcard, bought in a vide grenier (French car boot sale). I still don't know if it's printed or handpainted.
The caption reads "Deutschland uber [crossed out] unter alles, and allies".
The caption reads "Deutschland uber [crossed out] unter alles, and allies".
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Events — The Changing Character of War Centre
Upcoming CCW events
www.ccw.ox.ac.uk
February 3, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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I was a philosophy professor before I became a librarian. People from my former profession appear in the Epstein files, but none in my current one. As it happens, I’m happier as a librarian.
February 2, 2026 at 3:40 AM
I was a philosophy professor before I became a librarian. People from my former profession appear in the Epstein files, but none in my current one. As it happens, I’m happier as a librarian.
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The Tank Cemetery at Ypres - Passchendaele 1917: the latest @OldFrontLinePod video out now:
youtu.be/lKb6QdkTQuQ
youtu.be/lKb6QdkTQuQ
The Tank Cemetery at Ypres - Passchendaele 1917
YouTube video by Old Front Line
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February 2, 2026 at 8:07 AM
The Tank Cemetery at Ypres - Passchendaele 1917: the latest @OldFrontLinePod video out now:
youtu.be/lKb6QdkTQuQ
youtu.be/lKb6QdkTQuQ
It's pancake day - maybe not in the UK, but here in France it's Candlemas, and that means pancakes. It's suggested that the golden circles represent the sun of the coming spring.
Of course, the French probably serve them with Nutella.
Of course, the French probably serve them with Nutella.
February 2, 2026 at 9:32 AM
It's pancake day - maybe not in the UK, but here in France it's Candlemas, and that means pancakes. It's suggested that the golden circles represent the sun of the coming spring.
Of course, the French probably serve them with Nutella.
Of course, the French probably serve them with Nutella.
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Patricia Maxwell Sullivan was a member of the Foreign Office and a passenger on an aircraft that crashed en route to the 1945 Yalta Conference, where the “Big Three” were due to meet to discuss the post-war reorganisation of Germany and Europe.
📍Imtarfa Military Cemetery 🇲🇹
📍Imtarfa Military Cemetery 🇲🇹
February 1, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Patricia Maxwell Sullivan was a member of the Foreign Office and a passenger on an aircraft that crashed en route to the 1945 Yalta Conference, where the “Big Three” were due to meet to discuss the post-war reorganisation of Germany and Europe.
📍Imtarfa Military Cemetery 🇲🇹
📍Imtarfa Military Cemetery 🇲🇹
There are always signs of hope if you look for them.
February 2, 2026 at 7:38 AM
There are always signs of hope if you look for them.