18+ Neferure, 6 months ago to bookstodon

Following on from a Philip Larkin conversation last night, I have aquired an anecdote: my FIL also studied at Hull University in the 1960s, so met Larkin while he was librarian there. He said he was, "fucking weird".

I still need to ask my dad for similar profound insights.

#Poetry #Hull #Yorkshire #Librarians @bookstodon @thepoliticalcat

CordeliaBeattie, 6 months ago to histodon

Check out version v1.3.0 of our #Digital edition of Alice Thornton's Books. We have a new search function for people and places. Links that go to our partial release are live (others show up but are currently disabled). We also have some sample bios up for the 14 people named in the first 22 pages of her 'Book of Remembrances'. https://thornton.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/entities/
#17thC #LifeWriting #BritishCivilWars #LocalHistory #familyhistory #Yorkshire #Genealogy
@histodons @histodon
@litstudies

AimeeMaroux, 10 months ago to histodons

It's the Day of Ares / Mars' Day / #Tuesday! 🗡️

Meet this Roman stone statue of the god #Mars, found in #York. It was carved from local sandstone in the 4th century CE. #Eboracum was a fort and later a city in the Roman province of Britannia that became the city of York. Eboracum was a busy port and a provincial capital with residents from all over the Roman Empire.

🏛️ Mars, #Yorkshire Museum

#DayOfAres #GreekRomanArt #ancientGreece #mythology @antiquidons @histodons @mythology #Ares #MarsDeity