David Grocott

Father, history teacher, PhD candidate (Essex) fellow of department of history at Essex University, researcher and author.

[David Grocott @DavidGrocott7]

https://t.co/A49IbLSkS9

[Tiberius @tiberiusfiles]

There has never been a better time to watch this video

[K.L. Noone @KristinNoone]

#CFP : Extended deadline *June 30* All outlaw-related proposals welcome, #medievalism to #Disney to #scifi to #romance : the Robin Hood & Other Outlaws panel at #PAMLA conference Nov 20-23! #AcademicTwitter
Direct link: https://t.co/DAmuhW9LU8
PAMLA: https://t.co/waKO5BY64P

[Herne Bay Railway Historian BEM @HerneBayRailway]

1871, July 25th, Ancient Order Of Foresters held their annual Fete adjacent @HerneBay Station. Through voluntary contributions they provided financial support to members & ran Friendly Society Convalescent Homes prior to the creation of the Welfare State.
https://t.co/5xWsacjgYA

[The Plough Inn @ploughhather]

#Repost 'truehistoryofrobinhood' IG
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On June 24 1928, members representing the Ancient Order of Foresters marched ahead of some 10,000 spectators on a pilgrimage through #Hathersage in Derbyshire, their destination the new grave for Little John

#TBT #RobinHood

[Old England in Colour @englandincolour]

London in 1977. #1970s #london #england

[Bobbie @bo66ie29]

Fun and excitement in Birmingham in the 1960s. The annual games of the Land Rover Owners Club where members showcased their driving skills and the strength of their vehicles.

[Bobbie @bo66ie29]

“Nothing is the same, everything is changed.” Florence Pannel, born in 1868, interviewed in 1977. What an incredible accent.

[Think Defence @thinkdefence]

𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗

Let's talk about...

Sandbags

Their interesting history and uses today

[Marina Purkiss @MarinaPurkiss]

Our country needs to hear this right now…

This is Jonathan Miller taking on Enoch Powell

Calling out the baselessness of racial fear and hatred

…and we need our leaders to follow suit.

[David Grocott @DavidGrocott7]

Wonderful to see care return to public policy.

[Peter Stefanovic @PeterStefanovi2]

WOW! Everyone should listen to this superb maiden speech from newly appointed Prisons, Parole & Probation Minister @JamesTCobbler in the House of Lords today

What an absolutely inspired appointment this is👏👏👏

[Peter Inglesby @inglesp]

An anonymous "student with a love of politics" has just shared this splendid spreadsheet packed with analysis -- bookmarked for Thursday night: https://t.co/tuyFAbsIkk

[Brendan May @bmay]

Chris Patten, the sort of intelligent, morally-driven Tory that was permanently ostracised under the Johnson clownshow, has committed another murder.

He’s so angry he even swears twice.

I could watch this all day.

Absolutely superb, as always. 👏

[Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward]

It is extraordinary that the USA gets treated to a dismantling of the Tory party orders of magnitude better than the tame efforts anyone dares attempt here.

(And no, it's not the swearing that makes the difference - it's the accuracy of the attacks.)

[David Grocott @DavidGrocott7]

Ladies and Gentlemen - Sir John Betjeman.
https://t.co/Rcw1YWE0c4

[David Grocott @DavidGrocott7]

Nowadays you can't find it anywhere, but my son and I were just going through some old memory sticks and well, there you have it.

[David Grocott @DavidGrocott7]

Many years ago I was teaching a unit on the Ulster Troubles and used this clip of Martin McGuinness advocating the death penalty for republicans who informed on IRA activity. At the time this footage was widely available and I downloaded it from YouTube.

[BBC Question Time @bbcquestiontime]

“I'm sorry but your going to have to cut your cloth accordingly like state schools have had to for 14 years”

Labour’s Wes Streeting defends plans to charge VAT on private schools fees to pay for state school teachers

#bbcqt https://t.co/DoEkwZMbvw

[Keith Lowe @KeithLoweAuthor]

I've been studying this for years but the scale of the concentration camp system in Germany still shocks me. (Map courtesy of the camp memorial museum at Neuengamme.)