Tom Watson
@watson950.bsky.social
Historian, Emeritus Professor, Waratahs, Blue Jays, Winchester Cathedral
The King’s Army of the English Civil War Society commemorated the execution of Charles I in January 1649 in London today. Authentic dress, weapons and drill, with proper decorum.
January 26, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The King’s Army of the English Civil War Society commemorated the execution of Charles I in January 1649 in London today. Authentic dress, weapons and drill, with proper decorum.
Strong flow over Albion Falls on Hamilton Mountain after recent snow and rain.
December 30, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Strong flow over Albion Falls on Hamilton Mountain after recent snow and rain.
Crab Wood, west of Winchester, on Boxing Day. In summer, you can see for several miles, not so today. Season’s Greetings to everyone!
December 26, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Crab Wood, west of Winchester, on Boxing Day. In summer, you can see for several miles, not so today. Season’s Greetings to everyone!
I saw this wonderful El Greco painting, The Apparition of the Virgin Mary to St Lawrence, in Monforte de Lemos, Galicia. There it was, unannounced, with its extraordinary look of spiritual awe and wonder on the saint’s face. St Lawrence is carrying the grid on which he was tortured, as always
December 20, 2024 at 9:38 AM
I saw this wonderful El Greco painting, The Apparition of the Virgin Mary to St Lawrence, in Monforte de Lemos, Galicia. There it was, unannounced, with its extraordinary look of spiritual awe and wonder on the saint’s face. St Lawrence is carrying the grid on which he was tortured, as always
Winchester Cathedral tonight during the first Christmas carol service looking to the Great Screen and the High Altar. Splendid music under the new director of music, Andrew Lucas
December 18, 2024 at 9:28 PM
Winchester Cathedral tonight during the first Christmas carol service looking to the Great Screen and the High Altar. Splendid music under the new director of music, Andrew Lucas
Is the EdStone mk2 being announced on Thursday by Keir Starmer? Remember how well the original went 😬
December 2, 2024 at 2:54 PM
Is the EdStone mk2 being announced on Thursday by Keir Starmer? Remember how well the original went 😬
This is from the New Yorker, date and artist unknown, but I like it #skystorians. (Happy to add credits)
November 30, 2024 at 5:56 PM
This is from the New Yorker, date and artist unknown, but I like it #skystorians. (Happy to add credits)
News: I am now local history editor for “Hampshire Studies”, the annual learned journal of Hampshire Field Club & Archaeological Society (est. 1885). Welcome submissions and reviewers. #skystorians
November 25, 2024 at 8:18 AM
News: I am now local history editor for “Hampshire Studies”, the annual learned journal of Hampshire Field Club & Archaeological Society (est. 1885). Welcome submissions and reviewers. #skystorians
Quite literally #bluesky - a glorious afternoon by the Kennet & Avon Canal. Thought you’d all like something uplifting and uncontroversial.
November 21, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Quite literally #bluesky - a glorious afternoon by the Kennet & Avon Canal. Thought you’d all like something uplifting and uncontroversial.
Big sky at Stanpit Marsh near Christchurch. Migrating lapwing and widgeon are loving the flooding from a near-Springs high water.
November 17, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Big sky at Stanpit Marsh near Christchurch. Migrating lapwing and widgeon are loving the flooding from a near-Springs high water.
Just because it has such a rich colour - this Japanese Maple (acer palmatum) "Wilson's Pink Dwarf" is at the Hillier Gardens, Ampfield, Hampshire
April 4, 2024 at 11:24 AM
Just because it has such a rich colour - this Japanese Maple (acer palmatum) "Wilson's Pink Dwarf" is at the Hillier Gardens, Ampfield, Hampshire
Happy Easter, everyone. Here’s a celebratory floral Easter cross at St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate church in historic Winchester.
March 31, 2024 at 10:33 AM
Happy Easter, everyone. Here’s a celebratory floral Easter cross at St Swithun-upon-Kingsgate church in historic Winchester.
The Church in the Woods, Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Next service in mid-May.
March 30, 2024 at 8:14 PM
The Church in the Woods, Bramdean Common, Hampshire. Next service in mid-May.
“Basingstoke Jane” (Austen) in the rain. Torrent of Austen-mania coming in 2025 with 250th anniversary of her birth. Statues appearing everywhere
March 1, 2024 at 1:38 PM
“Basingstoke Jane” (Austen) in the rain. Torrent of Austen-mania coming in 2025 with 250th anniversary of her birth. Statues appearing everywhere
Nothing like a good arrow slit on a medieval castle. Bowmen could shoot arrows 200m in almost total protection. Farnham Castle, England.
February 25, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Nothing like a good arrow slit on a medieval castle. Bowmen could shoot arrows 200m in almost total protection. Farnham Castle, England.
The latest edition of the Friends of Winchester Cathedral's
open access Record Extra history journal is online. Go to wincathrecord.org, choose Browse, then select Record Extra and scroll down to March 2024 articles.
open access Record Extra history journal is online. Go to wincathrecord.org, choose Browse, then select Record Extra and scroll down to March 2024 articles.
February 21, 2024 at 1:28 PM
The latest edition of the Friends of Winchester Cathedral's
open access Record Extra history journal is online. Go to wincathrecord.org, choose Browse, then select Record Extra and scroll down to March 2024 articles.
open access Record Extra history journal is online. Go to wincathrecord.org, choose Browse, then select Record Extra and scroll down to March 2024 articles.
Winchester in the early 18th century, a fold-out sheet in Sir William Dugdale's 'Monasticon Anglicanum' (1718), a history of monasteries closed in the English Reformation.
February 20, 2024 at 7:02 PM
Winchester in the early 18th century, a fold-out sheet in Sir William Dugdale's 'Monasticon Anglicanum' (1718), a history of monasteries closed in the English Reformation.
Oak by the Oxdrove Way
February 18, 2024 at 9:45 PM
Oak by the Oxdrove Way
Yew know it’s spiral topiary
February 18, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Yew know it’s spiral topiary
I don't know the source of this footnote but you might like it. Found it on Twitter a few years ago and have treasured it.
February 15, 2024 at 10:09 PM
I don't know the source of this footnote but you might like it. Found it on Twitter a few years ago and have treasured it.
February at Crab Wood, Winchester, with our favourite bench
February 4, 2024 at 12:09 PM
February at Crab Wood, Winchester, with our favourite bench
Winter oak alongside the Oxdrove Way in central Hampshire
January 26, 2024 at 9:46 AM
Winter oak alongside the Oxdrove Way in central Hampshire
It's useful to find a 'straw man' when one is needed. On show at Easton in Hampshire
January 25, 2024 at 5:24 PM
It's useful to find a 'straw man' when one is needed. On show at Easton in Hampshire