A good day for a change… A peachy archival discovery, orange roses, an exciting phone call and a general election 🌹

This will be great - do go along if you are in the area! #magic #history #event #Virginia

At a Commonwealth War Graves commemoration of D-Day today and noticed the range of naval careers on Plymouth’s war memorial - Writer (HR, records), Blacksmith, Plumber, Cook, Telegraphist (signals, communication). All remembered here #WW2 #history

“some in government want fewer universities” “costs of doing nothing are rising… borne by students who have worse quality higher education… risk of some universities going bust” “for God’s sake, stabilise international demand” - at least 40% of UK universities in deficit

Our exhibition is back at beautiful Kirk of Calder, Mid Calder on Sundays. Free no need to book, just go anytime between 2-4pm. There are exciting additions and more to come in next few weeks.

We’re working with @WithesInWordND planning a wee event on 9th June. Details to follow

This ⬇️ happening everywhere- no need, no common sense, massive harm. “Restrictions on some student visas and political rhetoric have been blamed for a 40% year-on-year drop in international student recruitment at English universities in January’s intake”

I'll be doing a short Facebook Live Q and A about #witches on Monday, particularly for people who enjoyed my BBC HistoryExtra History of Witchcraft talks, but also for everyone else facebook.com/events/1643069…

We're really looking to welcoming University of Plymouth's History's G H Bennett to the Plymouth Athenaeum on Thursday (23 May, 7.30pm) and finding out more about the operation Exercise Tiger tragedy of 28 April 1944. Entry is free and more details here: plymouthathenaeum.co.uk/lecture-codena…

Proofs!!! 🥳 #hextag

This fabulous talk by our always brilliant University of Plymouth colleague G H Bennett is tonight - do join us

I'm on the lookout for books with this plate: do let me know if you see any. Happy to share the wider research. (this image from University Library)

I’m chasing #witches and #fairies today. Mary Pitt was 4 when she and her nurse Ann Jefferies said they’d seen fairies at St Teath #Cornwall Can’t confirm they did, but here’s Mary’s 1642 baptism kresenkernow Later the story would get Ann into witchy trouble…🧚

Would you like to work at Kresen Kernow? Come and join our team…

We are recruiting for a professionally qualified archivist for a ten-month maternity cover.

See cornwall.gov.uk/jobs-and-caree… and search for ‘archivist’ in the current jobs.

Image credit: Claire Chamberlain ©2020

Highlight of the week, a trip to Cornwall with a lovely welcome from Falmouth Bookseller, Steve from the new Museum of Magic and Folklore and The Greenbank Hotel (and I remembered to photograph the hotel visitors’ book so you can see Florence Nightingale’s signature)

⬇️⬇️⬇️ As Tabitha says, buy her book and vote! Preferably go to an indie bookshop or bookshop.org and buy her book and then vote for someone decent, truthful and competent. But that bit’s up to you 😀

Come along to ⁦Poly Falmouth⁩ for 6.30 tonight if you’d like to hear about witches in history!

I enjoyed reading Val McDermid’s Queen Macbeth
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THIS WEEK - Wednesday 1st May 6.30pm, at The Poly, Falmouth - see you at Wayward Book Festival! #witches #history #books
waywardbookfestival.co.uk/marion-gibson/

Cunning Folk is out NEXT WEEK! In related news, Michael Pye's review makes me and my insatiable love of historical gossip feel very seen

#newbooks #cunningfolk #history #magic

My new post: ''Unlawful Love' and the 1604 Witchcraft Act' #hextag #witchcraft legalhistorymiscellany.com/2024/04/23/unl… via @legalmiscellany