@wrobinson101 Loved this. Listened to every episode on Thursday- first at home and then on a long car journey. An utterly compelling story, beautifully told
So proud to have been part of the @Yorkshire_STN Suicide Memorial Quilt, launched yesterday. Each square stitched with memory & honour & love. Here’s the patch my mum and I made for Lily - my cousin, but little sis in all but name ❤️- who died just after her 18th birthday 🌹
I’ve written a new article about my favourite early modern healing objects: #witchbottles!
This research began as my MA thesis back in 2013, & inspired my PhD on magical (but also medical!) objects.
Out now in Magic Ritual & Witchcraft:
https://t.co/GVhW56ILB0
#twitterstorians
@AnnieThwaite Actually you had a doctor’s kit and regularly performed surgery on anyone who’d lie still long enough. You just grew up to be a different kind of doctor!
What objects do you think of when you hear the word ‘amulet’? An evil eye, a four-leafed clover, a lucky pair of pants? On our blog, historian of medicine Annie Thwaite explores the complex history of amulets and their connection to medicine. Read more: https://t.co/y6YI0kpZoL
I’m stunned by this. Polling shows 70-80% of people assert that Cummings broke the rules.
@maitlis reflected that. Simple.
Contrast this with no reprimand of @bbclaurak activism on behalf of Cummings.
This is Govt bullying of BBC. https://t.co/l9irVhY6XA
It says a lot about the political culture in the UK that the only person who has faced any consequences for Dominic Cummings' actions is a journalist who pointed them out. https://t.co/azi0sguJYe
passed my coronaviva! 🎉 huge thanks to my examiners @sashahandley and Peter Jones for such a useful and thought provoking discussion, and @laurenkassell for her brilliant support as a supervisor 🥂#PhDone
@facilitatorbell @NrthToAlaska@OtleyCycleClub It was a hugely entertaining and inspiring talk. Thank-you for organising this- lovely way to spend an evening in isolation. Book ordered :))