Dougal Hewitt

Community transformation strategist, healthcare advisor and scholar of sacred places and cultures.

[Iain Cameron @theiaincameron]

Spain v Austria is the World Cup Round of 32's only Habsburg El Clásico.

The House of Habsburg, a European dynasty, was split into two branches: the Austrian (who ruled the Holy Roman Empire), and Spanish (who governed Spain's global empire).

Who will take it on the chin today?

Stay tuned for more cutting-edge, geography(ish)-based World Cup analysis.

[High Speed Rail Alliance @HSRail]

To quote @GarethDennis , “Well, that’s kind of insulting.” Washington Union Station should be celebrating the role of railways in building our country.

[Myrna Tellingheusen @PearlsFromMyrna]

One day l will climb to the top of Empire State Building and unfurl Darlene’s secret potato salad recipe.

[1926 Live @100YearsAgoLive]

The new Benjamin Franklin Bridge opens across the Delaware River, connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Camden, New Jersey, as part of a weekend of Sesquicentennial celebrations.

It is the world’s longest suspension bridge. Over 250,000 people walk across it on the first day.

[WikiVictorian @wikivictorian]

Front cover of Vanity Fair, June 1916

[Rob Osborne @mrrobosborne]

While Penelope Keith will be remembered for far greater work than this, it’s a reminder of times gone by.

When adverts were played into national sense of humour.

[1926 Live @100YearsAgoLive]

Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen is officially welcomed back to civilization by Seattle Mayor Bertha Landes.

[Ce jour-là dans l'Histoire @CeJour_Histoire]

En 1686, un jeune Sicilien ouvre une boutique rue de l'Ancienne-Comédie, à Paris. Il s'appelle Francesco Procopio dei Coltelli.

Il y sert une boisson encore exotique, le café, dans des tasses de porcelaine, sous des lustres et des miroirs. Du jamais vu dans la capitale.

En face s'installe la Comédie-Française. Aussitôt, le lieu devient le repaire des acteurs, des écrivains, des esprits curieux.

Puis vient le siècle des Lumières. Voltaire y vient presque chaque jour. C'est ici que Diderot et d'Alembert attablent une idée folle: rassembler tout le savoir humain dans une Encyclopédie.

Quelques décennies plus tard, d'autres clients s'y pressent. Danton, Marat, Robespierre. On y aurait porté le bonnet rouge des révolutionnaires pour la première fois.

Aujourd'hui encore, on y dîne sous les mêmes dorures. Aux murs, des lettres anciennes, une cloche ayant appartenu à Marat, et un chapeau que le jeune Bonaparte aurait laissé là, faute de pouvoir payer.

Le Procope, le plus ancien café de Paris. Trois siècles d'Histoire de France dans une seule salle.

[This Is My Glasgow @is_glasgow]

Canal House on Speirs Wharf in Glasgow. It was built around 1800 as an office for company which ran the Forth and Clyde Canal.

#glasgow #architecture #architecturephotography #speirswharf #forthandclydecanal

[C.P. Cavafy @CCavafy]

“Yesterday afternoon I visited the remains of the Agora, the Tower of the Winds, and the Stoa of Attalus… Was at the Zappeion in the evening from 8 to 10.45. A lovely and exquisite place.”

– Diary of C.P. Cavafy, Athens, 27 June 1901.

[Joe Fae Glesga @joe_yer99]

George Square update from @HawkAyeScotland

[Past Glasgow @PastGlasgow]

James Miller's impressive neo-classical headquarters of 1927 on St Vincent St for the Union Bank of Scotland, photographed just after it was completed. It was apparently inspired by the work of American firm York and Sawyer.

📷 Glasgow City Archives

#Glasgow

[The Royal Family @RoyalFamily]

In this clip from ‘Finding Harmony: A King’s Vision’, a 21-year-old Prince of Wales speaks out about pollution at a time when few in public life were willing to do so.

The King’s commitment has not wavered since then. Yesterday, during London Climate Action Week, His Majesty attended a reception at St James’s Palace formed of world leaders, scientists, changemakers, and business leaders to hear about action being taken to reduce super pollutants in the earths atmosphere.

#LCAW2026

[VenetiaJane's Garden @VenetiaJane]

St John’s wort, sacred to St John the Baptist, whose feast day falls on #Midsummer Day, 24th June, is said to be most magical when gathered on this day. Care must be taken not to tread on it though, as Manx folklore says a fairy horse will rise from the ground and carry you away!

[Dougal Hewitt @DougalHewitt]

@100YearsAgoLive The airport in Richmond, Virginia, was dedicated a year later as Richard Evelyn Byrd Flying Field to honour the famed flying commander and explorer (now RIC)

[1926 Live @100YearsAgoLive]

Commander Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett receive a tickertape parade in New York City to celebrate their successful flight over the North Pole:

[Tom Sander 🚴 @RevThomasSander]

My favourite film

[Theresa May @theresa_may]

A decade on from the referendum, it was a pleasure to see my former sparring partner.

In our polarised world, respect for political adversaries isn’t weakness - it’s more important than ever. It’s how we sustain our democratic values.

[Tasting History @TastingHistory1]

I spent the last few days filming at Colonial Williamsburg. I met and worked with some incredibly passionate people. The care and devotion to history is evident in everything they do. It’s less of a job and more of a calling for many who work and live here. @colonialwmsburg

[Catherine Curzon @MadameGilflurt]

#frockingfabulous