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Early modern historian of Wales and Britain (esp. British Civil Wars) at Cardiff University. Also work on petitioning, duelling, political cultures. Edward Vaughan book free to download: https://www.uwp.co.uk/book/the-trials-of-edward-vaughan/
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Nice analogy for colleges that slash humanities programs: “What kind of bookshop would you want to go to: a large, sprawling bookshop, with lots of books…or do you want to go to the airport or motorway service bookshop, where you end up with only the bestsellers?" bit.ly/40Yo2RH

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Current feeling….

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Steady on, Elon.

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David Lynch 😢

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Well, that’s Christmas sorted.

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A micro-essay on categories

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Sure sex is great but have you ever used two colons in the same sentence

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I’m Shatnered.

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I will never send a better message than this one in reply to my wife asking when I'd be home

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Ummm … Don’t think this is “Built Well” in fact, BBC News …

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Prospect of a takeaway curry before the hurricane hits tomorrow!

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Universities do not exist to 'train', produce 'skills' or generate 'impact'. They exist to create new knowledge and teach about it. Any assertion to the contrary is in error, and is destroying everything it touches.

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@kevinmkruse.bsky.social being all famous

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When you think it’s home time but there’s still 40 minutes to go.

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You all MOCKED George Lucas and said this was boring or dumb but who’s laughing now???

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I did not realise the Guardian's 'pet I'll never forget' section had the most insane headlines on the internet. Adrian Chiles could never.

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Love the idea that with Trump about to take office alongside Co-President World's Richest Man Elon Musk, there's a risk we won't be sufficiently exposed to right wing view points because we're on BlueSky. It's a social media platform, not a sensory deprivation cave on Pluto.

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⚠️ Pontypridd has been hit by devastating floods and our wonderful independent bookshop, Storyville Books, has seen much of its stock destroyed. If you’re able to buy a book from them, this would go such a long way to help support them rebuild in the aftermath. 👉 uk.bookshop.org/shop/Storyvi...

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The new music craze sweeping the Vale of Glamorgan …

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Even Warhammer isn't as Warhammer as the skull of Mary Magdalene in the basilica of Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume

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I’m contractually obligated to tell you guys the Boston Red Sox added Jhoestynxon Garcia to their 40-man roster and his nickname is “The Password.”

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We strongly suggest that academic publishers and other platforms that host research rapidly implement a Share to Bluesky button for their articles. Here's how: docs.bsky.app/docs/advance... #AcademicSky #HigherEd #Altmetrics

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“The account of civil war politics in Montgomeryshire we’ve all been waiting for.” — My nan.

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If you bring central London to a halt in order to campaign against catastrophic climate change then you're a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up. If you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds

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The north of Scotland will apparently be covered by an enormous yellow cock this evening.

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Monday…

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The trolling continues …

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It's about that time of year again....

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This was the best bit: before any actual rugby. Lamentable stuff I’m afraid. But well done Australia. Good to see them playing well again. #taxiforgatland #WALvAUS.

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Research Tools - Adobe Bridge - It's free and can do lots of fun things with images of stuff you photograph in #archives. But having a heap of images called img_202040901-001 isn't helpful. While Bridge can do many things, one of its most helpful features is quick and easy bulk renaming of files 1/

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An erotic short story in three acts

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Anything can be a gap in the literature if your research process is superficial enough

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Incredible use of the medium, you gotta click through and read the bios go.bsky.app/KDY26rh

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