Robb Robinson

Maritime and British Historian based at the Maritime Historical Studies Centre, University of Hull

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@SimonBristow8 Well done Simon, have you thought about Hull Story having a presence on Bluesky?

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@PennineThe Have you thought of joining Bluesky?

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@cllrmikeross @HullMaritime Be good to get a chance to see and consider. No invite as yet from any quarter.

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@PennineThe Be good to see you on Bluesky

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@GroomB Quite a lot of people have.

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@BevArtGallery Are you on Bluesky yet Phil?

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@1_DanKemp Have you joined Bluesky yet Dan?

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In case you missed this on Saturday, here's the latest of @CuriosityHull's short films celebrating our libraries..

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@SimonBristow8 The original played a key role in driving General Washington out of New York during the American War of Independence.

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Why Don’t Penguin’s Feet Freeze?

Jen of HU7 posed this polar puzzler and we’re pleased to p-p-p-proffer a response.

Supplementals: https://t.co/yEF2pgt4Jc

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Have joined the exodus to Bluesky. Here are the details:

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@robb51.bsky.social

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Have joined Bluesky as an alternative to this site. So fed up with what used to be Twitter.

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@John_Buttrick Let's hope so. How wide has been the consultation on the maritime stories to be told?

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Our beloved leader @davelee1968 will be joining @bbcburnsy on his @Hulls107FM show tomorrow morning to discuss all things Curiosity and announce a special tie-in with the station. Listen or face the consequences.

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Sailing into Marseille as dawn breaks, passing the Chateau d'If fortress, famous as a setting for The Count of Monte Cristo.

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In Livorno. Battle of Livorno (1653) and the view by the tower today. Captain Henry Appleton, Hull Trinity House, joined action with six vessels against fourteen blockading Dutch ships. Lost three ships, two captured, one escaped. Dutch battle painting in Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.

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Did Rembrandt Really Live In Hull?

It’s a rumour that’s been spread by historians (and even a certain art gallery) for many years, but our Urban Mythbuster @AmyLTommo and City Archivist Martin Taylor get to the truth in @Hullhistorynews

Supplementals: https://t.co/dsOAzSnsw6

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@CuriosityHull @AmyLTommo @Hullhistorynews @hull_libraries Ask Dave Lee. He will tell you.