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early modernist at UCD; Dublin, London. Bread, beer, bikes, books. Queer is my DNA. All views my own
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Well Elizabeth Turner of Kent wouldn’t score highly on the gentle parenting front: James has “an unsetled minde unable to resist temptation” and poor Ellen is “good natured…and usefull in her place, but of slow understanding of ye things of god” [centre for Kentish studies], Feb 14, 1677

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any idea what "Papers of Horne Flowers" might be? Seeds? From Rachel Fane's account book, Centre for Kentish Studies #earlymodern

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@bamcshane.bsky.social great piece today! Race to succeed Pope Francis begins with his funeral, as informal alliances of cardinals emerge www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

I’m watching the funeral of Pope Francis and all I can think is: SO MUCH IRONING.

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Writing a paper; possibly harking back to a famous academic parody (David Lodge evoking Stanley Fish I think?)

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My mum is 91 today; she can’t use a phone anymore and usually doesn’t recognise me, but it is good to see her looking well - my thanks to Lee Chipperfield for the photo and for popping in to see her: I will be there later this week

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Well done to Derek Mooney who's had to do quite a pivot on his @rte.ie radio show about wildlife this morning. Pigeon facts to pontifax.

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Love to wake up on Easter Sunday to leaking roof and a broken water tank

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Looking for food recommendations in Leiden - preferably central…tia

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Am losing my mind trying to locate Elizabeth Isham’s mss on the Northamptonshire Record office catalogue. Call numbers from CELM and Perdita, name search etc etc. Nada. But they do say the catalogue isn’t complete. So maybe they’re just not on there?

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Nasty work. www.vanityfair.com/news/story/m...

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