John Slight

Historian.

[John Slight @SlightJP]

Links to history docs, old film footage, lectures by historians, interviews with historical figures https://t.co/hQ2GPZsMRY

[sean yoo @SeanYoo]

when you realize you took an edible before doing something serious

[Araib Ali Baig @The_North_Blood]

Chaqchan Mosque
Khaplu, Gilgit Baltistan

The Chaqchan Mosque ( meaning “The Miraculous Mosque”) is a mosque in the city of Khaplu, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. Dating from 1370, the mosque is one of the oldest in the region,

[Toddington @HXValley]

Every conspiracy theorist right now

[John Slight @SlightJP]

South Asian edition of my book The Hajj and Britain's Muslim Empire now out for a reasonable 699Rs https://t.co/yw3XDkpgnl

[Dr Francis Young @DrFrancisYoung]

Absolutely insane that Lord Lovat exercised his right as Chief of Clan Fraser to have a personal piper accompany him in the vanguard of the D-Day landings on Sword Beach (pipers were by then no longer allowed at the frontline in the British Army)

[No Context Brits @NoContextBrits]

What could possibly go wrong?

[John Slight @SlightJP]

@lottelydia I want to see the pics of Attlee and Bevin tagging in to replace Churchill

[Guy Walters 🇺🇦 @guywalters]

"We've called a General Election by mistake!"

[John Slight @SlightJP]

@NicholasGuyatt Wykehamists are very hardy, apparently

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

French soldiers passing by a dog wearing googles and smoking a pipe, 1915

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

Winston Churchill & Charlie Chaplin on the set of “City Lights” in 1929.

[John Slight @SlightJP]

@DrAEFox Congrats! Let me know where I can review it!

[James Hogg @JamesAHogg2]

Behold, the finest 15 seconds of Mr Michael Palin's career. According to my good self.

Sleep thee well.

[Matt Everitt @matteveritt]

Russell Crowe’s wolf in Gladiator was WELLARD? The range of that dog. Remarkable.