Seahiggins

Coastal dweller & littoral thinker. 🌊 Teacher & post-doc researcher into early modern female travel & mobility.📚

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Michelle and I loved reading to this bright group of kids today!

We hope this new Chicago Public Library branch at the Obama Presidential Center will be a place where folks come to read, check out books, and connect with one another for years to come.

[Dr Claire Hubbard-Hall | The Spy Historian @thespyhistorian]

Hilary Mantel was a very wise woman:

"History's what people are trying to hide from you, not what they're trying to show you. You search for it in the same way you sift through a landfill: for evidence of what people want to bury".

#Writing #Hero

[Seahiggins @Seahiggins]

A perfect day at Greenwich today. It was such a privilege to share my love of Tudor and Stuart art and architecture at the Queen’s House. Here’s to the next generation of early modernists!

[Seahiggins @Seahiggins]

In last week’s assemblies, for International Women’s Day, I spoke about my Nan. Born in Barnsley in 1895, she lived until 1994, one year short of a telegram from the Queen. No statues or history books. Just quiet courage, hard work, and an enduring commitment to her family.

[Seahiggins @Seahiggins]

Absolutely fascinating talk at the IHR this evening on newly catalogued legal records at the National Archives. Many thanks to Dan Gosling for such an insightful session. I’m very much looking forward to exploring these resources further in my own research.

[Cecil Vyse @VyseCecil]

Trick or treaters at the door. Lucy insists I hand out sweets. I offer a silver bonbonnière of crystallised violets and sugared almonds. Apparently, I’m ‘the problem.’

[Cecil Vyse @VyseCecil]

Don’t forget to put your sundials back tonight.

[British Library @britishlibrary]

Who shapes your world?

Our new exhibition Secret Maps opens today – discover some of history’s most mysterious maps, from medieval manuscripts to military codes 🤫 🗺️

Book now: https://t.co/hwKdbPq1NZ

[Hillary Clinton @HillaryClinton]

It’s not his house.

It’s your house.

And he’s destroying it.

[Dr. Bendor Grosvenor 🇺🇦 @arthistorynews]

So isn’t it interesting that a new artwork – even a temporary one – in Canterbury Cathedral today can reignite this intensive debate. I’ve generalised above of course, but if you’d like to know more, you can buy my book.

Yes, this has been plug! 🙏
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[Seahiggins @Seahiggins]

While the leaves turn gold and amber, my white garden says, ‘Not ready to leave the spotlight yet.’ #GardenersWorld

[Dr. Bendor Grosvenor 🇺🇦 @arthistorynews]

There’s another repeat of Britain’s Lost Masterpieces on BBC4 tonight, 8pm. On Francesco Trevisani, an overlooked and talented painter who gave Caravaggism a twist.

[karen says... @karenab32]

I absolutely ❤️ this

[Mr Firth @mister_firth]

David Attenborough narrates a teacher preparing for back to school! FYI my classroom is as unprepared as it’s ever been and I literally just filmed this video, fed the fish and left 😭

[Dr. Bendor Grosvenor 🇺🇦 @arthistorynews]

ChatGPT with apologies to Gillray.

[Seahiggins @Seahiggins]

Light the beacons!

[Royal Mail @RoyalMail]

Signed. Sealed. Delivered.

Congratulations, @Lionesses!

[Philip Mould @philipmould]

Fake or Fortune? is back one week from today. BBC1 21st of JULY 9pm. Here is a quick overview.

[Folkestone & Hythe District Council @fstonehythedc]

🌊 @guardian took a trip down to Folkestone and enjoyed the scenic scene about town and all the great food, art and viewing spots on offer.

If we ever needed a reminder of what we love about living by the seaside, then here it is.

[Francisco Ribeiro @fraveris]

White Cliffs.

David Hockney