English Local Hist @EngLocalHistory
Welcome to the Twitter account for the Centre for English Local History. Joined March 2012-
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The dangers of manure: pervert with fetish for cow manure who terrorised farm family is jailed for two years thisisdevon.co.uk/Pervert-fetish…
Coe claims Olympics achieved a symbiosis of sport and landscape. A particular kind of landscape may be, but far more was hidden from view.
Check out the September issue of History Today. Dr Andy Hopper of the Centre makes the cover with his new monograph historytoday.com/blog/2012/08/s…
Call For Papers: Gender and Medieval Studies Conference January 2013 - Gender in material culture medievalgender.co.uk/index.php?opti…
Gender in Material Culture: Gender and Medieval Studies Conference 2013 medievalgender.co.uk/index.php?opti…
Gender and Medieval Studies conference, January 2013 medievalgender.co.uk/index.php?opti…
Dr Andy Hopper of the Centre makes the cover of History Today historytoday.com/blog/2012/08/s…
Why it might just pay to know your place names - comments invited please …forenglishlocalhistory.blogspot.co.uk
@louiseefarley Spread the word: we want diggers' photos! Join the Group at flickr.com/groups/2034945… and get uploading
Photos of #diggingthepeculiar can be found here flickr.com/groups/2034945… To see all photographs, view as a Slide show.
#diggingthepeculiar the Pythagoras Appreciation Society relive the 345 triangle discovery twitpic.com/9z6o1i
Testpitarama at Normanton #diggingthepeculiar twitpic.com/9wsi64
Two fellas, at least, interested in the activities of #diggingthepeculiar. twitpic.com/9wshjl
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@WoolleyMarcus you are welcome anytime. See you over the weekend.
#diggingthepeculiar serendipity!!!!!!!!!! twitpic.com/9vqij3
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#diggingthepeculiar is up and running. The turf is off. twitpic.com/9uvmjz
#diggingthepeculiar yet more troops arrive eager for new discoveries. twitpic.com/9uu5k3
BALH @BALHNews
3K Followers 1K Following The British Association for Local History is the national charity which promotes local history and serving local historians throughout the UK #WeAreLocalHistory
Victoria County Histo... @VCH_London
4K Followers 1K Following Begun in 1899, the Victoria County History is an encyclopaedic record of England’s places & people. Part of @CHPPC_IHR, @IHR_History @UoLondon. Tweets by team.
𝔇𝔯 𝔈𝔪𝔪... @Emma_J_Wells
9K Followers 4K Following Director of Heritage / @TheCCT Trustee ✬ Author: HEAVEN ON EARTH @HoZ_Books / PILGRIM ROUTES…/ @welcome2yorks columnist ✬ TV/Books Rep’d @PFDAgents
Jonathan Healey @SocialHistoryOx
21K Followers 2K Following Social historian at Oxford University. Northerner. Now mostly with the butterfly: @ https://t.co/5c6kJBgU49 and on the Gram: jonathanhealey1647
Sheadare @SheadaretwIU
10 Followers 205 Following
Sidela @SidelaTMwyUR
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Banido pelo Xandão D... @AtitudeBrasilOf
943 Followers 3K Following Brasileiro impedido de falar A Ditadura perfeita é aquela que se veste de Democracia!
Tutenet @Tutenet161091
2 Followers 256 Following Can we be good friends? I'm looking for a serious relationship
Darlington History @Darlo_History
73 Followers 186 Following Exploring Darlington's history 🧱 🚂 #LocalHistory
Landmark Engagement T... @LandmarkEngage1
535 Followers 1K Following The @LandmarkTrust Engagement Team. News and updates on events, public open days and community outreach
Troubadour Stageworks @troubadourstage
278 Followers 696 Following South-west theatrical charity making theatre in any space. Crowdfunding to support our work: https://t.co/JVAyu0CDH3…
Heritage Open Days @heritageopenday
23K Followers 4K Following England’s largest festival of history and culture | 10-19 September 2027 | Discover hidden places and try new experiences for free | #HODs 🗝️🏰
Kahmin Tan @kahmin_tan
386 Followers 7K Following MA Medieval History, IMS Leeds BA History, Nanjing University Arts and Commerce Class (AC), Foon Yew High School https://t.co/Ri9CFAGfYq
HobnobPress @hobnob_press
161 Followers 386 Following Hobnob Press publishes books about aspects of, and places within, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Dorset. Website: https://t.co/bTXuxQtXH5
Prof. Mark Alexander ... @MarkAPendlePhD
154 Followers 944 Following Professor of Religious History and Antiquarian. Haven't been published in a while due to unseen forces. Thoughts my own (I think).
Oxfordshire Record So... @oxrecsoc
74 Followers 144 Following Highlighting cultural history, The Society encourages a countywide focus, aims to make accessible a variety of records on different periods and places.
Isaac Naylor @ARP_Warden
2 Followers 195 Following
Uplands History Group... @UplandsFareham
36 Followers 243 Following Founded in 2022 by a group of people interested in the history of the Uplands Estate, Fareham. All welcome. Meetings in person & private FB group. DM for detail
VCH Oxfordshire @VCHOxfordshire
634 Followers 368 Following Part of the Victoria County Histories of England, researching and publishing Oxfordshire history onlne and in print. Supported by @OxfordshireCC /VCH Oxon TrustDr Kathryn Bullen @kfbullen
331 Followers 649 Following Researcher/Project Manager focusing on place-names, heritage, and community engagement. PhD July 2024 @UoNEnglish explored place-names on the Isle of Axholme.
bright-fingered gentr... @203kellam
101 Followers 2K Following I read dead people. Lit-hist-archaeology buff. Anne Brontë stan. Austenite. Droits des enfants. Francofolle. Family tree queen: Abogingernal AU + UK/IRL/DE/USA.
St Francis Melton Mow... @stfrancis1957
48 Followers 368 Following
Hertfordshire Associa... @HALHistory
1K Followers 401 Following Promoting the study and enjoyment of local history in Hertfordshire. Anyone interested in history is very welcome to join us at the link below.
Dr Rachel Bynoth @RachelBynoth
2K Followers 4K Following Senior Lecturer @bathspauni 18th/19th c. anxiety/relationships/gender/emotion/politics/letters/Cannings/comms/consumption@BSECS ECR Rep
Gill Blanchard. BA. M... @GillBlanchard
4K Followers 4K Following Genealogist House Historian Tutor AGRA Memb Books: Author Writing Family History, Tracing House History, Tracing Ancestors etc, biographies & local histories
Emma Davies @CBJournGirl84
91 Followers 2K Following Woman, wife, writer, wine drinker. Cat momma & most importantly a survivor. All opinions are my own. Don’t follow me then be offended. Be offended elsewhere. ♥️
Henry @HenryShotwellVI
567 Followers 4K Following Mainly interested in 19th- & 20th-c. NJ. Considering making actual posts soon. He/him.
Hannah Armstrong @hc_armstrong
468 Followers 846 Following PhD graduate of Birkbeck College. Author of Wanstead House: East London's Lost Palace due for publication in 2022 by @historicengland and @LivUniPress
VCH Staffordshire @VCH_Staffs
82 Followers 123 Following VCH Staffordshire: part of the Victoria County Histories of England
Archaeology from my c... @Comfyarchaeolo1
426 Followers 4K Following Archaeology enthusiast, collecting stories from those actually doing the work.
Susan Stephenson @Sue1102
24 Followers 413 Following
News from the Past @thepastnews1
73 Followers 445 Following Analytical snapshots of Victorian Bournemouth. Original historical research. Primary sources plus contemporary press stories. Genealogical texture. Micro-focus.
🚂 Rip Van Wrinkle ... @db_trains
590 Followers 4K Following Autism Acceptance 💥 Phalerist 🏅 Completist 🤣 Railway Enthusiast 😉 Antiques Connoisseur 🏆
The Mad Widow @tragicwidow
2K Followers 2K Following My super powers: bipolar, dyslexia, widowhood. Traveller, mother, singer, grandmother, aunt, photographer, sister, biker.
Oxfordshire Record So... @society_record
23 Followers 32 Following Oxfordshire Record Society works to make historical documents about Oxfordshire accessible to all, and to encourage research and discussion.
London Street Guide @LondonStreetGu4
626 Followers 1K Following A street by street guide to Greater London. Over 5k streets from 200+ #London postcodes. Follow us on: @londonstreetguide.bsky.social
Castle Rising @Risinga2020
30 Followers 129 Following Exploring the history and landscape of a village in England.
💙 Charmaine Hardy ... @charbhardy
8K Followers 5K Following Retired teacher Mum to Ben & Sam, nanny to Liam Jake & https://t.co/wYkmv2A87z my husband died from PPA dementia on 4.9 21. Garden plants & reading.
Domingos Studios @DomingosStudios
69 Followers 526 Following Digital 3D design, VR, and AR. We love the heritage sector; it’s our passion.
Isla Broadwell @IslaBroadwell
3K Followers 3K Following Author, PhD and devotee of Liverpool history. Because the past is not just about kings and queens.
Mark Peacock @knockerdibb
431 Followers 1K Following
Benedikt Brunner @BenBrun86
1K Followers 4K Following Geschichte und Theologie. Volkskirche; Sterben und Tod im 16. und 17. Jh. Research Fellow @IEG_Mainz
International John Bu... @BunyanSociety
2K Followers 4K Following Society dedicated to the study of the life/times of John Bunyan (1628-1688). Publishes 'Bunyan Studies: A Journal of Reformation and Nonconformist Culture’
Jayne Todd @Oakdene2001
43 Followers 810 Following
Register of Qualified... @RegQualGenes
1K Followers 1K Following Members have a recognised postgraduate qualification in genealogy and are at the forefront in the field of genealogical and family history studies #genealogy
PastMatters @PastMatters
923 Followers 2K Following Dad, Husband, SLT for PD, Subject Leader. wannabe poet. Interested in leadership, RE&worldviews, history, food, #archery and sailing. Views all personal.he/his.
Mary Bryceland @MinnaB10
54 Followers 113 Following Retired Librarian (Lambeth & Leics) Degree from Vaughan College and MA from Centre for English Local History - UoL
Frabjous Books @FrabjousBooks
147 Followers 632 Following We are UK based book designers and typesetters producing books at an attractive price for authors, societies and publishers. https://t.co/4FLqoeaDjC
Lottie Jarvis @LottieHist
44 Followers 240 Following PhD researcher focusing on garden history. Other interests include landscape history, the Norfolk Broads and archaeology. She/her
Sarah Boote Powell @sarahboote_bp
49 Followers 349 Following Part-Time Humanities Teacher & Warwick University PhD Candidate. Formerly F/T History Teacher/Senior Leader in Secondary Education.
E b @Eb00742597
7 Followers 1K Following
The National Archives @UkNatArchives
163K Followers 705 Following Official archive of the UK government. Discover our online collections, research guides and educational resources, spanning 1000 years of history.
Professor Amanda Vick... @Amanda_Vickery
38K Followers 2K Following Amanda Vickery writer, TV/radio presenter & Prof of Early Modern History at Queen Mary, U of London is author of 'Behind Closed Doors' & 'Gentleman's Daughter'
Thomas Dixon @ProfThomasDixon
10K Followers 4K Following Year 6 teacher. Honorary professor of history. "Emotions guy". @emotionshistory @developingemo https://t.co/xWNMhcw05R
V&A @V_and_A
1.2M Followers 2K Following The V&A is a family of museums dedicated to the power of creativity.
Centre for the Histor... @CHPPC_IHR
6K Followers 847 Following @IHR_History @UoLondon. Engaged research into localised histories: rural to urban & parish to metropolis. Home to @VCH_London & @LayersofLondon. Tweets by team.
𝔇𝔯 𝔈𝔪𝔪... @Emma_J_Wells
9K Followers 4K Following Director of Heritage / @TheCCT Trustee ✬ Author: HEAVEN ON EARTH @HoZ_Books / PILGRIM ROUTES…/ @welcome2yorks columnist ✬ TV/Books Rep’d @PFDAgentsStephanie Coxon @SCoxon
8 Followers 53 Following Tea-drinking, museum-studying Liverpudlian who laughs too much
Emily Senior @EmilyFSenior
52 Followers 180 Following Assoc. Prof Cambridge English Faculty. Caribbean and Atlantic literature, visual culture, science and medicine C18-C19. Views are my cat's.
Maria Fernanda Garci @mar_ferngl
8 Followers 219 Following
The History Faculty @historyfaculty
8K Followers 4K Following Free History Podcasts by Professional Historians
Routledge History, He... @RoutledgeHist
17K Followers 2K Following We publish academic books & journals covering history, heritage studies, archaeology, anthropology & classics. Account managed by our Editorial teams.
London Museum @LDN_Museum
126K Followers 2K Following Our new museum is opening towards the end of 2026. London Museum Docklands is free & open to all. Find us on Instagram @wearelondonmuseum 💙
Holly Tucker @history_geek
11K Followers 287 Following Writer, Professor, Geek. Author of CITY OF LIGHT, CITY OF POISON: Murder, Magic and the First Police of Paris (March 2017, WW Norton)
The London Archives @TheLdnArchives
24K Followers 315 Following The London Archives is a free public archive focussing on the history of London from 1067 to the present day. Visit today and explore 1000 years of history.
British Museum @britishmuseum
1.9M Followers 40K Following Book tickets at https://t.co/aG4T7YfZjR House rules: https://t.co/8arKPGlG0I
The Medieval World @MedievalWorld
35K Followers 957 Following Becky Cousins, MA History graduate. Smitten with medieval history. This is the Twitter account for my blog, and here's my Facebook page: https://t.co/18a8c83Xqg
History News @TheHistoryBrew
23K Followers 66 Following Tweeting the latest history news from a variety of different sources.
Wellcome Collection @ExploreWellcome
71K Followers 2K Following Free museum and library in London and online. Explore the past, present and future of health with us.
Wellcome Library @WellcomeLibrary
31K Followers 2K Following We've moved over to @ExploreWellcome, so pop across to that account for Collection and Library updates and content.
Suzannah Lipscomb @sixteenthCgirl
138K Followers 1K Following Professor Emerita. Historian. Broadcaster. Author. Host of @NotJustTudors. Trustee @maryrosemuseum. Rep @knightayton & @plittyc https://t.co/oey8mqzCqM
Historic England @HistoricEngland
236K Followers 3K Following We are no longer posting on this account, or actively monitoring it. Instead you can connect with us on our other channels: https://t.co/tVkHUlMlFg
Oxford Academic @OUPAcademic
108K Followers 3K Following Oxford University Press’s academic news and insights for the thinking world, brought to you by OUP's social media team.
Cambridge University ... @cambUP_History
40K Followers 8K Following Find out the latest information on history books and journals published by @CambridgeUP, conferences, prizes and more.
Doug Brown @dhlbrown
2K Followers 2K Following Historical geography and geographic info systems @KingstonUni. Research 19c health/poverty @PostalHealth. Ed board @LonJournal. He/him. My own views.
Prof Bob Nicholson @DigiVictorian
21K Followers 2K Following Historian • Writer • Broadcaster • Professor • Presenter of 'Killing Victoria' on @BBCSounds 🎙️
Roberta Anderson [Dr] @bobbyatbath
993 Followers 710 Following Historian of early modern history; diplomacy, religion and nuns. Many views, all my own.
Connected Histories @connecthistory
3K Followers 58 Following a federated search facility for a wide range of distributed electronic resources for early modern and 19th-century British history
Kim Price @sickandpoor
712 Followers 2K Following Recovering historian. Teaching new minds about past lives. Obviously deeply frustrated with then and now.
Marion White @MarionMWhite1
857 Followers 930 Following No intention of regretting the things I didn’t do! Travel, theatre, music, Dylan, history, sea, mountains...oh, and food!!
Early Modern England @EarlyModernUK
978 Followers 118 Following Early modern English, Scottish, and Irish history from 1450-1650.
Matthew McCormack @historymatt
4K Followers 2K Following Historian of Georgian Britain @UniNorthants, Head of @UNGradSchool, President of @BSECS. Views my own but not necessarily original
Birkbeck EMS @BirkbeckEMS
3K Followers 2K Following Twitter Page of the Birkbeck Early Modern Society
UCL EarlyMod Xchange ... @UCLEarlyModXcha
3K Followers 240 Following UCL's Centre for Early Modern Exchanges
Sharon Howard @sharon_howard
2K Followers 274 Following History ~ early modern, crime, women, digital. Food. Lazing about. Likelihood of swearing. Also https://t.co/ufukKwoLZ1 and @[email protected]
Louise Falcini @louisefalcini
2K Followers 1K Following Interested in co-production, archives & public histories. Historian of 18thC poverty and marginal communities. Currently researching 19thC prisons.
SocialHistorySociety @socialhistsoc
17K Followers 240 Following Promoting the research, teaching and sharing of social and cultural history since 1976. Our journal is @CultSocHistory & Prof Naomi Tadmor is our Chair.
Early Modern Food @earlymodernfood
201 Followers 19 Following The Early Modern Food Network: Consuming the past never looked so delicious.
EM News Networks @EMNewsNetworks
861 Followers 355 Following Leverhulme International Research Network, News Networks in Early Modern Europe. A new media feed about the origins of old media...Matt Phillpott @MPhillpott
470 Followers 468 Following Freelance educator, writer, and historian with interests in the history of beekeeping and thoughts about how we learn and how we teach.
HistoryLab @IHRHistoryLab
12K Followers 280 Following History Lab is the UK's national network for postgraduate students in history and related disciplines @ihr_history https://t.co/6Mf6za7vIOPenelope J. Corfield @PennyCorfield
1K Followers 1K Following Penny Corfield is a historian of History and Time; and in July 2019 she was elected as President of the International Society of Eighteenth-Century Studies.
Paul Lay @_paullay
9K Followers 2K Following Senior Editor, Engelsberg Ideas. Author of Providence Lost: The Rise and Fall of Cromwell’s Protectorate. Co-host 1666 and All That. Amused sceptic. UTV!
Lizzy Williamson @earlymodernpost
2K Followers 1K Following Senior Research Fellow & early modernist at Exeter's DH Lab. Letters, diplomacy, early modern & digital archives, access & ethics, textual scholarship, TEI
Protest History @prohist2013
134 Followers 14 Following New Approaches to the History of Protest and Resistance: a workshop at Univ. of Gloucestershire, 2 March 2013
Dr Jayne Rimmer @JayneRimmer
755 Followers 984 Following Investigating buildings and places with @HistoricEngland. Views my own.
Paolo Lucchino @PLucchino
121 Followers 114 Following Work on labour markets, tax and welfare, social economy @ National Institute of Economic and Social Research. RT not endorsement. TW in ITA: @paololucchino
Chris Price @Chrisprice111
589 Followers 592 Following CEO of Age UK Lewisham and Southwark, Community campaigner, Villa fan and Methodist. All views expressed are personal and not the opinion of the charity.
Andrew Wallace @Wallazio
1K Followers 2K Following Research on places, houses, solidarities and schisms
Amber Roberts @Amber__Roberts
359 Followers 619 Following Lecturer @ Manchester School of Architecture
Jackie Depelle @JackieDepelle
3K Followers 1K Following Family and Local History enthusiast, ex-WEA. Member several Family History Societies, MC Guild One Name Studies, etc.






