@heathertweed.bsky.social
Artist, writer, researcher. Veiled & forgotten 19th Century characters, Circus, Music Hall.
SoA, British Music Hall Soc, Circus250
Book Ahoy!
www.heathertweed.net
www.heathertweed.co.uk
@chartresfi.bsky.socialReposted by @heathertweed.bsky.socialThe annual carrot chomping competition was well underway when we arrived at St Andrew's, Chesterton, Cambridge.
#MementoMoriMonday
@1642author.bsky.socialReposted by @heathertweed.bsky.social🗓️#OTD 1645, Wales. Chepstow Castle was captured by Parliamentarian Colonel Thomas Morgan. Parliament's committee in that area wrote that they planned a monthly fast to better instruct people in the 'true Fear and Worship of God'.
@heathertweed.bsky.socialHowever, an unwanted or unexpected approach warrants a hearty kick to the shin.
@girlsown.bsky.socialReposted by @heathertweed.bsky.socialIt is right to be kind to everyone, but you may not bow to gentlemen on the street unless you are acquainted.
@alispencer.bsky.socialReposted by @heathertweed.bsky.socialPublication day! So happy to have worked with @kimsim399.bsky.social to bring this into the world. Thank you to our marvellous contributors, everyone at @manchesterup.bsky.social,
@chawtonhouse.bsky.social and all who have supported us! manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526187468/
@vch-home.bsky.socialReposted by @heathertweed.bsky.socialWe're really excited to share updates on our exciting new projects in #Devon, #Dorset, #Kent , #Lincolnshire an #London in our latest blog with @ihr.bsky.social, part of our wonderful community of projects.
Please take a look!
@drfrancisyoung.bsky.socialReposted by @heathertweed.bsky.socialFrom 18 October there will be a new exhibition at the Museum of Cambridge devoted to folklore (and supported, among others, by the @folkloresociety.bsky.social)
@ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.socialReposted by @heathertweed.bsky.socialHappy #WorldAnimalDay! Do you have a favourite in the Ashmolean?
World Animal Day exists to celebrate animals but also to raise their status and improve welfare standards around the globe. The 4th of October is the feast day of St Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals.
@oliviawyatt1999.bsky.socialReposted by @heathertweed.bsky.socialMy article — “Black is Beautiful”: Gender, Pigmentation, and Political Blackness in Modern Britain — is now available to read! It reinserts the politics of complexion into our narratives of the Black Power and Black Women’s movements. #BlackBritishHistory
academic.oup.com/histres/adva...
@ihrafricanhistory.bsky.socialReposted by @heathertweed.bsky.socialBiography can help recover history from colonial dispossession and silencing - join us next Wednesday September 30 for the first IHR African History Seminar in 26/27 with Ben Lawrance and Vusumuzi Kumalo to explore how, focusing on South African writer Dugmore Boetie, apartheid, and decolonization!
@musichallsociety.bsky.socialReposted by @heathertweed.bsky.social#MusicHallMonday - This month Monday's will look at some ghost stories from Theatres. The Sunderland Empire is up first where the ghost of actor Sid James (1913-1976), who died on stage there is said to have been seen including in 1989 when supposedly witnessed by the comedian Les Dawson! Spooky Eh?
@heathertweed.bsky.social😁🤩
@heathertweed.bsky.social(Man in armour) ‘I shall smite ye with my mighty sword’ (Person about to shake hands) ‘Welcome! You look tired, was it a long journey. Would you like a cup of tea?’ Peace & love everyone. 🕊️ Have a lovely day everyone. 🤗
@natlibscot.bsky.socialReposted by @heathertweed.bsky.socialHappy World Teacher Day! 🍎 From online workshops that guide Advanced Higher students through using our catalogue for their dissertations, to self-guided visits and staff-led tours, we offer a range of ways to bring the Library into your classroom - or your classroom into the Library.
@drsurekhadavies.bsky.socialReposted by @heathertweed.bsky.socialNext issue of Strange and Wondrous: Notes from a Science Historian coming out in a few hours with my spooky season reads. Sign up now for free to make sure you don’t miss it!
@drlindseyfitz.bsky.socialReposted by @heathertweed.bsky.socialI'm thrilled to announce that I'll be doing a "soft launch" in Edinburgh on October 14!
Get your hands on SLEUTH-HOUND before it's officially out in the city where the story took place!
I'll be in conversation with @anatomicalcat.bsky.social! Tickets here: www.toppingbooks.co.uk/events/edinb...
@royalhistsoc.orgReposted by @heathertweed.bsky.socialSubmissions are now invited for the Society's 2027 First Book and Early Career Article Prizes - covering monographs and articles published in 2026 bit.ly/4z45bD8
The closing date for submissions is 14 December 2026. Judging begins in early 2027 with winners announced next July #Skystorians 1/2
@heritagecommunity.bsky.socialReposted by @heathertweed.bsky.socialMy ships bigger than yours, medieval ship envy at Old Winchelsea. In 1254, Old Winchelsea had prepared for a Royal visit..... what could go wrong 🤔 For the full story please see our Facebook page Sussex Heritage Community, its a fascinating read.
@girlsown.bsky.socialReposted by @heathertweed.bsky.socialOk round two for #NationalPoetryDay - would you enjoy the quaking duck, the ‘nice’ mountains, the ungrammatical fatality, the patted sod, or the nocturnal chirping cuckoo? Is my harshest critique ‘perfect twaddle’?
@heathertweed.bsky.socialRabbits, rabbits, rabbits 🐇🐇🐇
