@georgemonbiot.bsky.social Great thread here (I'm unable to quote) about historical path to today's situation in Iran. #ukhistory #UKpolitics

British Library: The British Newspaper Archive reaches 100 million pages. “This week the British Newspaper Archive hits the milestone of 100 million digitised pages. We in the British Library news team are celebrating this achievement and our long partnership with Find My Past by picking a few highlights from the BNA.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/24/british-library-the-british-newspaper-archive-reaches-100-million-pages/
British Library: The British Newspaper Archive reaches 100 million pages

British Library: The British Newspaper Archive reaches 100 million pages. “This week the British Newspaper Archive hits the milestone of 100 million digitised pages. We in the British Library…

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Historical Tour Of England’s Doomed Monasteries

Echoes of a lost world. We journey through the haunting ruins of England's great abbeys and priories, exploring the dramatic impact of Henry VIII's Dissolution of the Monasteries on the nation's landscape and faith.

#History #UKHistory #Monasteries #Archaeology #EnglishHeritage #Tudors #uk #historical

https://www.history-channel.org/historical-tour-of-englands-doomed-monasteries/

Historical Tour Of England’s Doomed Monasteries

Historical Tour Of England's Doomed MonasteriesProf Suzannah Lipscomb traces a profound change in Tudor England: the dissolution of the monasteries.[...]

The History Channel

The Real History Behind Shakespeare’s Life | Secrets of Stratford

The man behind the curtain. We journey to Stratford-upon-Avon to uncover the hidden details of William Shakespeare's life and separate the facts from the myths surrounding the world's greatest playwright.

#History #Shakespeare #Stratford #Literature #UKHistory #Documentary

https://www.history-channel.org/the-real-history-behind-shakespeares-life-secrets-of-stratford/

The Real History Behind Shakespeare’s Life | Secrets of Stratford

The Real History Behind Shakespeare's Life | Secrets of StratfordAlice Loxton and Dan Snow head to Stratford-upon-Avon to uncover the[...]

The History Channel

British Library: The UK Web Archive: continuing our work behind the scenes. “Despite recent challenges, the UK Web Archive team remains dedicated to safeguarding the nation’s online heritage. We are hoping to restore the UK Web Archive towards the middle of 2026.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/02/02/the-uk-web-archive-continuing-our-work-behind-the-scenes-british-library/
The UK Web Archive: continuing our work behind the scenes (British Library)

British Library: The UK Web Archive: continuing our work behind the scenes. “Despite recent challenges, the UK Web Archive team remains dedicated to safeguarding the nation’s online heritage.…

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The Twisted Man Who Bombed London For 2 Weeks: David Copeland's Reign As "The Nail Bomber"

https://peertube.gravitywell.xyz/w/o2SLHjFoa6pmizvDfT7Qx9

The Twisted Man Who Bombed London For 2 Weeks: David Copeland's Reign As "The Nail Bomber"

PeerTube

Beer Delivered by Spitfire | Cheers to History

https://tube.blueben.net/w/9bYjJN5tfu92UjXNGGCiik

Beer Delivered by Spitfire | Cheers to History

PeerTube

BBC: Writer’s poems helped boost the abolition campaign. “Letters written by a prominent abolitionist are being digitised, filling in a ‘massive bit of the jigsaw’ in the abolition campaign history, experts say. Novelist Hannah More, born in Bristol in 1745, also helped open some of the UK’s first schools for working class people.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/19/bbc-writers-poems-helped-boost-the-abolition-campaign/
BBC: Writer’s poems helped boost the abolition campaign

BBC: Writer’s poems helped boost the abolition campaign. “Letters written by a prominent abolitionist are being digitised, filling in a ‘massive bit of the jigsaw’ in the ab…

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Arts Professional (UK): Cultural treasures worth more than £59m enter public collections. “This year saw museums and archives up and down the country receive cultural gifts given up in exchange for tax relief, with objects spanning an ‘impressive range’, said Arts Council chair Sir Nicholas Serota.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2026/01/16/arts-professional-cultural-treasures-worth-more-than-59m-enter-public-collections/
Arts Professional: Cultural treasures worth more than £59m enter public collections

Arts Professional (UK): Cultural treasures worth more than £59m enter public collections. “This year saw museums and archives up and down the country receive cultural gifts given up in exchan…

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