Jonathan Healey

This seems pretty bad

Liverpool FC you had ONE job

People say the English republic was a failure, but in 1649 the Rump Parliament passed legislation to ensure the price of beer never got too high.

Fun finding from rereading David Underdown’s study of 1648-9: MPs from Yorkshire and the north east tended to be disproportionately supportive of the revolution and regicide compared to elsewhere.

I'm sorry I have to be the one brave enough to say this, but the word 'entangled' is overused by today's academics.

Couple of fabulous choices here: the Barber Piano Concerto is wonderful, and I *love* Foulds's Keltic Lament: www.bbc.co.uk/proms/extra/...

On 18 September I'll be talking at the Oxford Levellers' Day, which celebrates two lesser-known martyrs to the cause, Privates Biggs and Piggen. There will be a talk and a gathering at Rewley House, Oxford. Do come along if you can. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-levell...

New Freeborn John just dropped.

Win for Leeds, did the Times Cryptic in an hour, hit a couple of hole-in-ones on the crazy golf. Guess this is what it feels like to be Ice Cube.

Great to see Puritans writing the sports news.

August 27th 1642, only 3 days after Charles raised his standard at Nottingham: the livery companies are instructed to lend 6000 muskets and 4000 pikes to Parliament 'for the defence and safety of this kingdome'. Only the trained bands were allowed to keep their arms. @jonathanhealey.bsky.social

Totally book-mogged at the all-inclusive hotel in Menorca by a guy reading Stripping of the Altars.

Nice autograph there on a Jacobean Star Chamber document, if you’re a fan of celebrity 1640s royalists.

So close!! That is a watch 💕

Guys there seems to be water coming out of the sky?

Interested in views on this. The RCT is unequivocal that the princess *doesn't* look like Henrietta Maria (as has been suggested), but I'm not quite so sure: www.rct.uk/collection/4...

We've two new volumes in the Society's Camden Series of primary editions: > 'The Correspondence of Katherine Jones, Viscountess Ranelagh, 1640–91', ed Evan Bourke > 'Francis Slingsby (1611–42) and the Jesuits', ed Brian Mac Cuarta - published next week More on our latest Camdens bit.ly/4wvv9P1

I’m hoping Christopher Nolan writes a scathing review of Wilson’s next translation project, let’s get a real feud going. “Her clumsy and consistent flattening of the gnomic aorist into a bare preterite utterly fails to capture the nuance of the original!”

Got a couple of very nice box tickets for the Poulenc/Adams prom tonight, available here: www.twickets.live/app/block/97...

Not even straight

I do love an erudite graffito.

Currently sat near to the Proms Final Boss. You know who I mean.

Hydration break.

Fair play to Somerset that was quite the comeback

Book of the Week in @thetimes.com! 'Fennell marshals a host of original insights and judgments in a narrative of terrific verve ... a superb book' says Max Hastings. The stuff of dreams! thetimes.com/culture/book... @dsdkings.bsky.social @warstudieskcl.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

I, Jordan Henderson, got a yellow card and a terrible injury in the legendary 2026 match against Mexico at the Azteca While playing, right?

Nice typo there from the BBC….

Excellent performance there from famous Yorkshireman Erling Haaland.

Shocked to learn that FIFA, of all people, seem to be corrupt.

The fact this book was published in Lancaster makes the title even funnier….

This petition needs as many signatories as the Exeter one. Please sign and share — don’t let Hertfordshire managers get away with this just because a Russell Group one took the spotlight. #UKHE

Wonder if England should consider playing somebody at right back?

Historians on social media: ‘Erm, actually….’

Just saw a little wisp of cloud....

Hopefully scanning the horizon for storm clouds like Wellington looking out for Von Blücher.

Obviously not ideal for school to close at 1pm all this week, but Alice is currently sat in front of a BBC show in which someone is farting the Blue Danube waltz, so education does continue.

This is an embarrassing image for the UK. A self-respecting British fox should be dragging Binface's contents out over the stage

Kicking off in Nottingham on 22 August. Now where have I heard that before?

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Football heritage.

Reading about a Cambridge scholar in the 1640s who made a pact with the devil so he could get an academic career.

I sort of agree about the word ‘trade’ and always try to avoid it, but Hilary Mantel’s jibe about book sales was silly. It ought to be possible to disagree about how we interpret the past without making it a pissing contest about market share.

That's nothing, when I was writing my thesis (on Herodotos) spell checker changed Zoroaster to Scoutmaster and Isaiah to Ipswich....