Rachel Hammersley
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Intellectual historian, teacher, writer, Digger. Views my own.
North East, England
Joined May 2017
After discovering him over 20 years ago I'm delighted that my intellectual biography of James Harrington has finally appeared. @OUPAcademic @BritishAcademy_ My journey to this point is detailed in my blog: Thanks to all who helped me along the way.
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This month’s blogpost claims that Thomas Spence’s methods of disseminating political information are still being used today.
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This month’s blog post marks the 10th anniversary since my husband’s death and draws a perhaps surprising conclusion from reflecting on our experience of the NHS at that time.
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@GaryScribbler Thank you for your posts - I have been a fan for a long time. Your drawings often strike a chord due to the similarities between your family's experiences and mine. Could you follow me? I have a request and would prefer to make it via a private message.
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@DrRobDale You poor thing, Rob. I hope you save up all your refund money for something fun at the end of the year!
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From placemen to pop concert tickets. This month's blogpost explores the history of corruption in British politics and why perks are a problem.
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@DrRobDale Yes, I thought that on my own run this morning one. I hope the wind is behind you when you need it.
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RT @katherineaeast: In 2020 we lost one of the greats: Justin Champion. I was lucky enough to be supervised by him. There are many things I…
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Do the British Revolutions still matter today? This month's blogpost explores the later memories and memorialisation of the seventeenth-century crises. @CGraffeuille @Waseem_Ahmed98 @TheHistoryWoman
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@MaxSkjonsberg @CRASSHlive Huge congratulations Max, what a great honour. Hope to catch up when you’re in Cambridge.
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Yesterday Team Gurney completed the Geordie Double challenge (walking Hadrian’s Wall + running the Great North Run within the space of a few weeks). We also doubled our target for @maggiesne So proud of the Team and grateful to all who donated and/or supported us along the way.
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As we prepare for Tuesday's workshop on Memories of the British Revolutions, this month's blogpost reflects on a workshop held in July that explored a similar theme via the lens of Edmund Ludlow's memoirs. @thehistorywoman @CGraffeuille @katherineaeast
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First part of Team Gurney’s Geordie Double challenge completed! Only the GNR to go. We’ve pretty much walked a half marathon - or more - every day for 6 days so how hard can it be? Thanks to @maggiesne @katherineaeast & other family & friends who supported us along the way.
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A sad picture, and a symbol of the things - and people - missing from our lives.
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The Geordie Double begins! We set off on our Hadrian’s Wall Walk today by walking from Bowness-on-Solway to Carlisle. Raising money for @MaggiesCentres and walking in memory of John Gurney. Thanks to everyone who has sponsored us and to @maggiesne for their support.
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