Local history division of the UK’s largest dedicated history publisher. Promoting and celebrating regional history across the UK.
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'More Adventures in Glorious Gloucestershire' is a new journey with author Mark Cummings to explore literary locations, fascinating folklore and secret viewpoints. Out this August pre-order here 📖: buff.ly/wcpa3cP #Localhistory #History
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#Somerset detectorist strikes gold with ‘spectacular’ Roman ring find buff.ly/4iJgHHg #History #twitterhistorians
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The Politics of Futbol.
Spain’s path into the European Economic Community did not begin in 1985. During the Franco years, football became both a tool of international diplomacy and a stage for Catalan and Basque resistance (via @HistoryToday) buff.ly/55hFvbC
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350 years ago, drinkers were given the choice to save their homes or their pub. Their choice might shock you (via @HistoryExtra) buff.ly/qnRouD0 #History #twitterhistoirans
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#OnThisDay in 1929 Anne Frank, Dutch author and Holocaust victim was born buff.ly/qJMeFN4 #OTD #History
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Curse of the copycats: inside history's biggest plagiarism scandals (via @HistoryExtra) buff.ly/ZF7b8fB #History #twitterhistorians
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The first comprehensive mapping of #Cornwall’s queer past, revealing hidden coves, moors and harbours as creative refuges. 'Cornwall Uncharted' by Paul Taylor-McCartney is out now. Order here 📖: buff.ly/Vj1kysL #History #Cornwall #PrideMonth
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The women’s work that made D-Day a success (via @HistoryExtra) buff.ly/nnLdijk #History #twitterhistorians
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A peasant with an axe haunted her dreams. Then Rasputin arrived (via @HistoryExtra) buff.ly/Rf0HJ0x #History
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Better than Bridgerton: the real Georgian masquerade (via @HistoryExtra) buff.ly/j4KVf8M #Georgian #Bridgerton
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Cleopatra’s rise and fall: she is remembered as a romantic figure, but she was one of the most formidable leaders of the ancient world (via @HistoryExtra) buff.ly/WrcKOM1 #History #Cleopatra
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190 years ago, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, British physician and feminist was born: buff.ly/1z43znE #OTD #womenshistory #womeninhistory
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Gambling on the Pope.
The death of a pope presented a lucrative opportunity in Renaissance Italy. Fortunes could be made – but only if you could correctly guess the conclave’s chosen successor (via @HistoryToday) buff.ly/1eHXBW6 #History #twitterhistorians
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#OTD in 1492 Elizabeth Woodville, Queen consort of England as wife of Edward IV and mother of the first Tudor queen, Elizabeth of York died in Bermondsey, Surrey: buff.ly/0tnEkHn #History #twitterhistorians
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Making a Martyr of Mary, Queen of Scots. Even when she was imprisoned, Mary, Queen of Scots carefully curated her Catholic image (via @HistoryToday) buff.ly/U0UtVnO #womenshistory #womeninhistory
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Why Did Emily Wilding Davison Die? (via @HistoryToday) buff.ly/k2hK1bl #womenshistory #womeninhistory
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Stonehenge mystery may be explained by forgotten land (via @BBCNews) buff.ly/iR8ZvS7 #Stonehenge #History
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#OTD in 1944 the Allies invaded Western Europe in the largest amphibious attack in history: buff.ly/RY4elxI #warhistory #history #DDay
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