Bettany Hughes💙
@bettanyhughes
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Historian, author, broadcaster. Nervous tweeter. Creative Director @SandStoneGlobal
Joined June 2011
Hello everyone! Big news, PLEASE spread the word! Starting Saturday 11th Feb @Channel4 all new #TreasuresOfTheWorld - celebrating global wonders - please join me X
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Good morning all! #Roman #soldier #discovery - quite remarkable! Do please join me this Thurs 28th 9pm @channel5_tv to share incredible finds and new #archaeology #history from #Herculaneum and #Pompeii x
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Morning REMARKABLE buried beach at #Herculaneum lost for close on 2000 yrs after eruption of #Vesuvius under metres of pumice and ash - this Thurs 9pm @channel5_tv we explore/celebrate/respect the lives of those who lived here and in #Pompeii #Roman #history #archaeology
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Exploring STUNNING underground Basilica Cistern in #Istanbul - drained of water - a once in a lifetime experience! Come with me this Sat 7pm @Channel4 #TreasuresoftheWorld #Turkey #archaeology #history #art #adventure
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THANK YOU to all for watching #AGreekOdyssey @channel5_tv the more viewers the more #history films we can make enjoy
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#VenusAndAphroditeABiographyOfDesire out t’day! A1 @BasicBooks asked me to post this #Venus riff (enjoy odd shower!)
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Thks so much for lovely messages re last nights #SilkRoads #TreasuresOfTheWorld - all now on #All4 @Channel4 - thanks so v much to our amazing team, enjoy, live and love well, and Happy Easter! X
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Thank you SO very much everyone for enjoying #Treasures of the #World (peaked as most watched show on @Channel4 🎉) + for all your lovely messages - catch up here if you missed any - and yes! We are filming more 🎉🎉@SandstoneGlobal X
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The irony! (…gd Anc Greek word) - with @kmitsotakis�� @VicHislop @GreeceinUK - celebrating #PhilHellenism just moments before @RishiSunak cancelled diplomatic meeting. What a failure of xenia !
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Good morning all! Holding fresh #frankincense ( that’s an incense tree behind me) and wishing everyone love and luck and peace for your times at home and for all your journeys and adventures ahead. XX
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Good morning! Thank you all again for such lovely messages and reviews #Pompeii #SecretsoftheDead is now on @My5_tv - do pls RT/catch up. The more who watch, the more likely we will be asked to make more! #history #archaeology #Rome #Herculaneum @channel5_tv x
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Good morning! Can you tell how chuffed I am to see @Dauntbooks gorgeous display of my #SevenWonders book! Thank you booksellers! ❤️ #books
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Thank you so very much everyone! Your appreciation genuinely helps us make more! Next Sat I’m in new corners of #Petra on #DeadSea in #Roman cities and #mediaeval #castles #Jordan - 7pm come! @Channel4 #Treasures #archaeology #history x
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One of the highlights of my life…being given access INSIDE the Treasury at #Petra #Jordan ! Explore with me this Saturday 7pm @Channel4 #TreasuresOfTheWorld #history #archaeology #travel enjoy & share! x
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Morning everyone - a huge thank you for your wonderful condolences about our darling Mum. Yes it felt respectful and right to say goodbye to her in #India at #Varanasi .She wld have loved these #ExploringIndia films and the love you’re pouring out for her ❤️🙏 @theanalyst
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My phone has just told me this is what I was doing one year ago today. how about you?!
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Hello! Me and my #ancient lion friend want to say a huge thanks to the many thousands of you who watched #Treasures on #Channel4 (coming to #US v soon!) if you missed any episodes you can catch them all here ❤️ #history #archaeology Enjoy!
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Good morning! That’s #Vesuvius behind me. Thurs night 9pm @channel5_tv we follow the amazing sea rescue attempt by #Roman #soldiers trying to save victims of the #eruption and reveal secrets of #Pompeii #Herculaneum #Naples - please do spread the word and join me #history
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Hello! Please do share/RT - tonight 7pm @Channel4 all new #Treasures for the next 8 weeks! Please watch live if you can! Tonight we explore #Petra in #Jordan and the story of #ancient Arabia X
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These are staggeringly beautiful. I visited them last year - just mind-blowing. You can see the results from next week @BBCWorld - I’ll share details soon - enjoy. #archaeology #history #discovery @SandstoneGlobal.
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Arriving in #Istanbul - one of the greatest cities on earth 😀. Need to film in a pretty, traditional cafe tomorrow afternoon near Uskudar - any ideas lovely people? X
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Good morning! Over the last decade I’ve been exploring the #archaeology of the #SevenWonders will share behind-the-scenes here. Enjoy! New book out on 18th January -
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Thks! #learning from #ancient lives #Tutankhamun #Hatshepsut #Rameses #Seti #Akhenaten et al. 9pm @channel5_tv #Egypt
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Good morning all! I am just back from #SilkRoads #archaeology #history adventures. We share some @BBCWorld this weekend - and @Channel4 soon - enjoy!
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Hello all! Before too many of you leave #Twitter I have three vital things to share…watch this space X
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Hello - just been told @channel5_tv are repeating our #Nile adventure in 15 mins if you fancy an #Egypt afternoon x
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Is anyone else extremely excited to see the #GladiatorII trailer being released? #ancient #world #film #Roman #gladiator #Pompeii X
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Hello everyone! So I can now share the news of our very latest film in #Pompeii and #Herculaneum. Through #lockdown we were given access to some remarkable new finds, and can now honour those whose lives were devastated by #Vesuvius - join us Thurs 28th 9pm @channel5_tv
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Join me now @Channel4 - #TreasuresOfTheWorld - how happy am I to be holding a freshly dug 4000 yr old pottery from #Troy! X
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Good morning! 🙏 🙏 the many who enjoyed #Treasures of #Albania and the #Adriatic on Saturday - still available online @channel4 - next week #Estonia ! X
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Good morning! 🎉 It’s #SevenWonders #book publication day! Thank you to everyone who made this possible - and to wonder-makers past, present and future! X
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Good morning! If you want a respite from #storms here in the #UK why not come for a ride along the #SilkRoads to seek out #Treasures of #nature #history #archaeology #art - catch up #All4 @Channel4 now X
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…and I’m talking #Ottoman women #Istanbul with brilliant @tweeter_anita and @DalrympleWill @EmpirePodUK - released today
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Hello all!! It’s coming - the brilliant #archaeology #history of #Istanbul in 2 minutes @Channel4 #TreasuresoftheWorld x
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…such an honour to hold this beautiful ring, over 1000 yrs old recently found in fascinating site in #Albania - v interesting #eagle emblem - #Treasures tonight! Do come along 19.30pm @Channel4 #history #archaeology #travel X
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Morning! This Sat 7pm in final episode of #Treasures I get some incredible access behind the scenes at #archaeology digs of home of #AlexanderTheGreat in #Greece @Channel4 coming soon to #US and around the #world X
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Thank you so very much everyone who watched #Treasures of #Bulgaria last night, and for your really lovely comments! You can catch up on the whole series so far here #history #archaeology #art #myth #travel #love all matter 🥰 Happy #Sunday ! X
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Very lucky to witness the discovery of remarkable 5000 yr old petroglyphs in #Azerbaijan 18.30 @BBCWorld
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Please do join me to explore the absolutely stunning #Treasures of #Turkey tomorrow on @Channel4 at 5.30pm. #history #archaeology #culture #love. We are dedicating this film to those in the region so desperately affected by the devastating earthquakes @decappeal
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One of the most exciting moments of my life. Exploring a freshly discovered tomb built by Mausolus also responsible for #Mausoleum of #Halicarnassus one of #SevenWonders of the #ancient world in #Turkey #Turkiye #archaeology
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I’m no #king but I can offer some #frankincense fresh from #Oman - coming to a screen near you soon X #ThreeWiseMen #Epiphany
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Good morning! New series! Come to join us for some amazing new #archaeology #history #treasures this Saturday 7pm @Channel4 #TreasuresOfTheWorld - pls spread the word! Ep 1 #Albania #Adriatic X
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Morning! ❤️ @stephenfry and I met to talk about #love from 10 000 yrs ago to now via #Venus #Aphrodite #Myth #TeawithB @YouTube @googlearts @SandstoneGlobal ❤️
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Hello! Thank you for all your v kind words ref #Treasures of #Bulgaria - yes thrilling new #ancient #archaeology to share - do join me at 6.50pm @Channel4 X
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Hello #London ! Sitting at #OscarWilde ‘s desk to sign #SevenWonders @Hatchards 🥰 @WaterstonesPicc #7Wonders talk sold out tonight but I will be there signing too! X
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Good morning! 🤗 Here’s #Turkey #Türkiye - travelled pre-earthquake, friends and colleagues in the region asked us to share our #Treasures film as a reminder of how BEAUTIFUL this part of the world is and will be again @decappeal @Channel4 18 Mar #history #culture
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Thank you so much everyone - so delighted you loved #Oman - ( dolphins, camels AND the discovery of tombs of #frankincense traders!) if you missed it you can catch up now #All4 @Channel4 - enjoy X
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#Pompeii news! Just heard our latest exploration of the tragedy and treasures of #Pompeii is out June 4 @channel5_tv
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Morning! INCREDIBLE 900 yr-old escape tunnels inside mountain near #Türkiye border never filmed before! 7pm @Channel4 #Treasures of #Georgia - pls do join me and spread the word! X @DrJaninaRamirez @theAliceRoberts #archaeology #history #travel #GameOfThrones
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Hello friends in #Poland - the #Polish translation of my #Istanbul book has just landed! @WydawnictwoZnak @DrJaninaRamirez 🎉
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Good morning #US and #Canada THRILLED to announce my #SevenWonders of the #ancient world is published today 🎉🎉🎉 I travelled through #Egypt #Turkey #Greece #MiddleEast to write the #book - enjoy!!!! X
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Good morning! Just a reminder that our #Treasures of #Turkey revealing INCREDIBLE newly uncovered #Roman era homes #mosaics in #Türkiye is now #All4 - enjoy! #history #archaeology X @decappeal
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Join me on the #Adriatic for #treasures of #Albania tonight in one hour @Channel4 7pm @SandstoneGlobal if you fancy escaping #StormKathleen and finding #history #archaeology X
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THANK YOU amazing team, researchers, scholars, crew and eye-watering talent who made #Pompeii possible tonight. Thank you, thank you. We filmed through #lockdown - you are remarkable! @channel_5tv 9pm sharing #history #ancient lives #archaeology @seis_matters @pompei79
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Ok…now is the time to be v unpopular in your household, grab the remote, turn over from #SixNations2023 #rugby to @Channel4 and explore #Turkey #Türkiye in #Treasures in 1 minute #history #archaeology #travel @decappeal XX
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Searching for #art #archaeology of #Helen #Aphrodite #Venus found these beauties in #Pompeii - paint still on the figurine! Enjoy all this in the #Venus and #Helen books/audiobooks for Xmas if you fancy 😊
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Looking forward to seeing you tomorrow 7pm @Channel4 #TreasuresOfTheWorld in #Oman - we’re saving some of the best #treasures ‘til last!! Amazing #desert #archaeology #history #travel X
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THANK YOU SO very much everyone. #Treasures is back next Saturday @Channel4 - I promise more #archaeology #adventure #history #travel x
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Just to say the most ENORMOUS thank you to all my hosts and friends in #India who made this possible #ExploringIndia’s #treasures right now @Channel4 ❤️ 1/1
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Hello lovely people! Do come to join me to explore the brilliant #Treasures of #Albania this Saturday 7.30pm @Channel4 - with FASCINATING new #archaeology X
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Morning all! Please spread word, we want many to watch! #GreekOdyssey Fri 9pm explore #Sparta #Mycenae #Pylos #Myth
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Thanks all! #Jordan decodes so many #myths of #ancient and #mediaeval #history - come along TONIGHT 7pm @channel4 - do share! @neilhimself @theAliceRoberts @ProfBrianCox x
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90-yr Ma, first vaccine in makeshift centre INCREDIBLY grateful. Thks #science #NHS @NHSMillion heroic #volunteers ❤️
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Good morning! Come to join me and the crew for #adventure in #Albania this Sat 19.30pm #Treasures @Channel4 #archaeology #history #art #travel X
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It’s pretty grim today in the #UK. I can offer some sun and some lovely new #archaeology discoveries in #Troy and beyond for free in #TreasuresOfTheWorld #Turkey now #All4 catch up @Channel4 - do enjoy! 😊
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Morning! The beautiful #ancient site at #Apollonia in #Albania - witness to the machinations of #Octavian while deciding to become first #Emperor of #Rome - all this and more in #Treasures Sat 7pm @Channel4 - enjoy! X
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…someone just asked me for a book to read on #Istanbul as @ManCity are there…dare I suggest this?! 😉 #Audiobook too 😊😉 Enjoy! xx
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This is an absolutely INCREDIBLE place - only 1% excavated and already vital and beautiful discoveries…7000 years older than the Great Pyramid in #Egypt!!! 6.50pm @Channel4 Sat 18th #archaeology #history @decappeal.
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Morning! Come to explore how #Venice is a city of #East and #West #ParistoRome @channel5_tv Friday 9pm x
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Morning! If you missed #Treasures of #Albania last night @Channel4 fear not! It’s now on #All4 catch up…if you want some sun, beauty and new #archaeology on this grey day #history #travel X
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Some of the staggering finds in a female warrior grave in the #Caucasus - cld this be an origin of the #Amazon #myth? Join me for #Treasures of the #SilkRoads this Saturday 7pm @Channel4 to decide! X
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Thank you to everyone @UN for helping us to travel safely through the #buffer zone in #Cyprus - a place freighted with histories and sorrow we can/must never forget - a location now trapped in time @Channel4 Sat 7pm #TreasuresOfTheWorld
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Love for 2021 ❤️ ! Thks @vizcomic @DrJaninaRamirez @wmarybeard @Lucy_Worsley for best pressie - for @NHSCharities 🥰
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