@thedailybeast.bsky.social
Independent. Intelligent. Influential. Send tips to tips@thedailybeast.com
@floellabenjamin.bsky.social
Baroness/Actress/Writer/Campaigner. Best known as iconic presenter of Playschool and Play Away
@househistorian.bsky.social
Historian • author • speaker • TV consultant • presenter. Specialist in researching the history of houses. Otherwise known as Mel Backe-Hansen. Books incl. #AHouseThroughTime and #HouseHistories Rep #PastPreservers http://www.house-historian.co.uk/
@balhnews.bsky.social
The British Association for Local History is the national charity which promotes local history and serving local historians throughout the UK #WeAreLocalHistory
@isogg.bsky.social
Founded in 2005, the mission of the International Society of Genetic Genealogy is to advocate for and educate about the use of genetics as a tool for genealogical research. ISOGG is FREE! To join: isogg.org #ISOGG #DNA #epigenetics
@urbanhistorya.bsky.social
If you're into cities and their histories, then you're into the Urban History Association!
@devonfhs.bsky.social
The official bsky profile of Devon FHS. Helping all those with Devon ancestry and those in Devon with their worldwide family history. Our strength is in our local knowledge. https://www.devonfhs.org.uk/
@exeterunispeccoll.bsky.social
Join us in exploring the University of Exeter Library's Special Collections, which include archives, manuscripts, rare books and maps. There's something for everyone, and everyone is welcome. Find out more! ➡️ libguides.exeter.ac.uk/archives
@sshmedicine.bsky.social
The Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) has pioneered interdisciplinary approaches to the history of health, welfare, medical science and practice https://sshm.org/ #histmed
@mrcwarwick.bsky.social
Archives rich in social and political history from the late 19th century onwards - Britain and beyond. Follow the MRC for highlights from our collections, details of our online resources and more! https://warwick.ac.uk/services/library/mrc
@araukie.bsky.social
The membership body for recordkeeping professionals in the UK & Ireland. Posts are by Deborah Mason, Head of Communications for ARA. You can reach her on deborah.mason@archives.org.uk (quicker than a DM). Find our more about ARA here www.archives.org.uk
@materialwills.bsky.social
The Material Culture of Wills, England 1540-1790: a Leverhulme Trust project using digital tech & volunteers to transcribe 25,000 wills. Volunteer for us: https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/hjsmith/the-material-culture-of-wills-england-1540-1790
@vchlondon.bsky.social
Begun in 1899, the Victoria County History is an encyclopaedic record of England’s places & people. https://www.history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county-history
@archive.org
Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the Wayback Machine.
@familyhistpod.bsky.social
The Family Histories Podcast is a show for and about #familyhistory addicts. A guest, a life story, a brick wall, and a bit of #timetravel. Host: @familytreeuk.bsky.social https://familyhistoriespodcast.com
@janeroberts.bsky.social
Professional family, local & house history researcher. Author. AGRA Associate. History graduate. Batley St Mary’s One-Place Study. Connecting past & present. Website & blog: https://pasttopresentgenealogy.co.uk
@westmiddlesexfh.bsky.social
We encourage and assist the study of family and local history in the western part of the ancient English county of Middlesex. Advice, monthly talks (available on Zoom) - www.west-middlesex-fhs.org.uk for all our activities!
@yorkfhs.bsky.social
@matthew-wright.bsky.social
@LBC weekend breakfast; fly fishing, festivals, old Brit motorbikes, awesome music: Grateful Dead to Cardiacs via Gong, Zappa, Here & Now, Hawkwind, X Ray Spex and Sparklehorse. Cassady’s Dada x
@europeanmovement.co.uk
Founded 1949. Campaigning ever since for closer ties between the UK and EU. As vital now as we were then. Join us: https://www.europeanmovement.co.uk
@markonthemaps.bsky.social
🌈 Author, broadcaster and lecturer specialising in design, cartography and architecture around public transport. In ‘transit’ from that other place as @markovenden. (no DMs about crypto or dating please!).
@nycjayjay.bsky.social
Head of Team Takei and CEO at The Social Edge, Composer of Allegiance on Broadway, Appellate Litigator, Author of The Status Kuo Substack
@wilkohardenberg.bsky.social
Modern historian, unexpected geek, wannabe naturalist, sauntering explorer, and more. He/him. Born 332 ppm. Also @wilko.hcommons.social.ap.brid.gy #envhist #histsci
@reuters.com
@alisonmoyet.bsky.social
@interpol.int
Connecting police & catching criminals in 196 countries for more than a century. 🕵️ Follow our success stories here. 👮♂️🚔👮♀️ ✍️ Report crimes to your local police.
@ec.europa.eu
News and information from the European Commission. Social media and data protection policy: http://europa.eu/!MnfFmT
@pittriversmuseum.bsky.social
Anthropology and archaeology collections from world cultures past and present. https://www.prm.ox.ac.uk
@lucyworsley.bsky.social
Hello! I'm Lucy, I'm a historian, I write books like biographies of Agatha Christie and present a VERY GOOD @BBCSounds podcast called #LadyKillers. For ages I was Chief Curator of Historic Royal Palaces, now an Ambassador for the charity.
@oneplacestudies.bsky.social
For excellence and enjoyable engagement in #OnePlaceStudies – where #FamilyHistory and #LocalHistory unite. Studying and celebrating places, their people, and their shared histories. Post about your OPS on #OnePlaceWednesday! www.one-place-studies.org
@derbyshiredro.bsky.social
Free access to 900 years of history - Derbyshire, Britain and beyond: books, archives, maps, prints and photographs. Explore online or visit us in Matlock. Website: www.derbyshire.gov.uk/recordoffice
@romanpalace.bsky.social
Romans, Archaeology, Museums, Typos. We're not a villa and we don't do Latin.
@natwxdesk.bsky.social
Connecting you with awesome weather content from Sinclair's meteorologists across the country and from our viewers using Chime In. https://www.youtube.com/@natwxdesk
@skeetbot.watchedsky.social
NWS Alerts from https://watchedsky.social. Alerts may be delayed up to 10 minutes. You should use the feed instead of following me directly: https://bsky.app/profile/watchedsky.social/feed/watchedsky
@bylinesnetwork.co.uk
Powerful citizen journalism | regulated by IMPRESS https://bylinesnetwork.co.uk A network of 10 not-for-profit, volunteer-led news publications from across the UK Donate via https://bylinesnetwork.co.uk/donate/ Email info@bylinesnetwork.co.uk
@northeastbylines.co.uk
We are a not-for-profit citizen journalism publication. Our aim is to publish well-written, fact-based articles and opinion pieces on subjects that are of interest to people in the North East and beyond.
@btobirds.bsky.social
BTO is the UK's leading Registered Charity working with volunteers to improve our knowledge of birds through monitoring and research. www.bto.org
@bournemouthuni.bsky.social
The official Bluesky account for Bournemouth University. This account is managed Monday - Friday from 9am - 5pm.
@bournemouthweather.bsky.social
bhweather.com - Bournemouth's weather readings online. @jim-afcb for non-weather stuff.
@afc-bournemouth.bsky.social
Unofficial, unconnected with the club. Reposting the club's tweets from Twitter onto BlueSky until there is an official BlueSky account. #afcb. Powered by @rednblack.net. DMs not monitored on this account. Report issues and outages to @rednblack.net.
@unisouthampton.bsky.social
The official account for the University of Southampton. Founding member of the Russell Group. Ranked among the top 100 universities worldwide.
@jocaulfield.bsky.social
STAND-UP COMEDIAN & COMEDY WRITER “★★★★★ Scotsman” - “★★★★★ Observer” - “★★★★★ The Herald” - “★★★★★ SGFringe" - “Quite simply one of the most consistently funny and creative comics in the country" - The Guardian
@pickardje.bsky.social
Deputy political editor, Financial Times. Also amateur iphone photographer and some-time musician.
@lettersofnote.com
Professional letter nerd since 2009. Buy the books (https://books.lettersofnote.com), read the newsletter (https://news.lettersofnote.com/), come to the live shows (https://www.youtube.com/@LettersLive). Or don't. It's your choice.
@stephenmcgann.uk
Doctor Thingy in Whatsitsname. Full biog: https://tinyurl.com/29skn3p6