Dr Margery Masterson

Victorianist; scandalmonger; duelling enthusiast; non-regulation uniform fancier; experimental baker. Easily distracted by environmental history, cat memes.

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Out now! My @HistoryToday long-read on the #Victorian Volunteers craze. https://t.co/VdpDRS1br6

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Lured by the romantic appeal of uniforms and guns, a craze for volunteer soldiering swept across Britain in the 1860s. https://t.co/WNogynIfsF

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Hot-off-the-press press history:) Bargain for all you #Victorianists https://t.co/1WOVMutdLp via @eBay

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@EastMarple1 Thanks! If only we had hats...

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UPDATE: I've chiseled my way into this sea-soaked block of print. The whole catalogue is in open folder https://t.co/tGcHydjHld so have look take a guess at its origin. A #medhist lead (sticking plasters!) puts it at 1924 or later. Highlights...(1/4)

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(4/4) Particularly charming invitation to MEMBERS to hand over any spare TUSKS to the No. 8. Naturalist Dept. #Ivorytrade experts, which companies were buying in this period? #animalstudies

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(3/4) Catalogue contents not only kits out military men for empire service, but company can turn big-game hunt souvenirs into dressing tables, rugs, umbrella stands (#elephant feet for the last one) #envhist #mascstudies #mediahistory

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@TomAlmerothW I know right? Like, 'not again!'

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@mrmmillar @sigourneybeaver Thanks! Peeling apart the hopefully dried sample tomorrow.

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Any #mediahistory or #coastalstudies folk know why 100+ year old newspapers are washing up on this Kent beach? Assuming there is an explanation other than FATE...

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@EastMarple1 I was going with 'sea sculpting! bu scorching sounds much more exciting!

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@SeaSpitfires @aledgruffjones I think you might be right! Will find out for sure tomorrow when I peel apart the sample.

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@SeaSpitfires @GamerShanksi Thanks! The fact that they seem to be outfitting catalogues rather than newspapers would put transports in the frame. I am hopefully going to be able to peel apart the fully dried sample for a date tomorrow.

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@CathrynPearce @NickHewitt4 Just at the end of Tankerton Beach, where the skate park and the sea bird sanctuary are (two separate areas, just to be clear!) Oh, and I would love a shipwreck to be involved.

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@artefactual_KW @HE_Maritime When this story is finally pitched to a network, it's big selling point will be that a team of unlikely allies - and even unlikelier friends - worked together to solve the mystery...

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@GamerShanksi @DigiVictorian That's an excellent lead! Though rather humourous that landfills are preserving newspapers better than archives - until they get eaten by the sea of course.

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@BenClover_ Ah, that makes sense. Because overground Margate's a 1970s theme park.

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@BenClover_ Always, Clover, always. What should I learn from this episode?

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Newspaper advertisements for Victorian firearms washing up on the beach seems a bit heavy handed of the universe. Like finding a message in a bottle and discovering you wrote the message

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My two loves of #duelling and #animalhistory improbably collide. Ask yourself, would my dog do this for me? One for #pethistories folks @SniffThePastDog @Flackyslegion

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Check out our latest blog 'Dogs at dawn: Canine protectors and proxies in Victorian Britain ' by @mm_masterson #pethistories #pets #dogs #dogsoftwitter #twitterstorians https://t.co/stWVO7xhJJ