Jonathan Kirkup

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The flowers of Remembrance. Hour after hour an unceasing pilgrimage of bereaved mothers, wives, daughters, and sweethearts lay floral offerings on the Cenotaph. Armistice Day, 1920.

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Aug 25 1914 #OTD During the sack of Louvain, the Library of the University of Leuven was destroyed after it was set on fire by German soldiers. The burning of the University of Leuven's library destroyed 230,000 books, including 750 medieval manuscripts. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sack_of_L…

@createstreets Cardiff has got the mix just right - lots of variety. High end boutiques, artisan food and kwerky specialist. Each arcade has its own vibe, well lite and well maintained.

Create Arcades. Streets with roofs and shops that cut between blocks. But they NEED variety & interest & texture to work …

Have you seen the Mari Lwyd out and about? The Mari Lwyd was once a lively tradition of welcoming the Welsh Hen Galan (or 'the old new year') and has been resurrected in some parts of Wales. The Mari Lwyd - a horse's skull - was carried on a pole and decorated with rosettes and coloured ribbons. During the ceremony, the Mari Lwyd party would go from door to door, singing traditional songs in an attempt to gain entry into the house. Learn more about the Mari Lwyd in this article on our website. 🔗 bit.ly/MariLwydTradit… - 📷 The 'Mari Lwyd' in the Llangynwyd area 🔗 bit.ly/MariLwydAC Via @AmgueddfaCymru

@ConversationUK @hellohistoria

Wren’s day: an old Irish tradition that survives today ebx.sh/4Zpznd

.@RWynJones a @VaughanRoderick sy'n trafod straeon gwleidyddol mawr 2024, mewn pennod arbennig o Gwleidydda gyda Carwyn Jones, @TomGiffard, a @NerysEvans. 🔊Gwrandewch: bbc.in/Gwleidydda

The history of Irish Christmas traditions 🇮🇪 A look at some of the uniquely Irish traditions that are still observed around Christmas time 🎄 irishcentral.com/roots/history/… #Ireland #History

@hellohistoria Update required 👀

Do I buy googly eyes to put on the photographs in my brothers house as a lil Christmas present?

A sad day for #heritage in #Caerphilly as Llancaiach Fawr Manor, a well loved and visited Tudor Manor House is set to close its doors for the final time later today. With no plans in place for its future let’s hope it doesn’t become yet another lost piece of #Welsh heritage.

#OnThisDay 1990. Mardy colliery, the last pit in the Rhondda Valley, closes. The final 300 miners had their last shift on 21 December 1990 in a valley which had previously employed more than 4,000 men.

@markpack @shaffaqmohd @CarolinePidgeon Brilliant news! Many congratulations, Mark. Very well deserved and I'm certain you will be a fabulous addition to the expertise on the red benches

Hello, lovelies 👋🏻 If you enjoy my content and research, I'd be very grateful if you'd consider supporting my work this Christmas 🎄☕ • ko-fi.com/louvainrees • paypal.me/louvainrees #freelancer #wales #selfemployed

@hellohistoria Oooo exciting

this historian finally has a search room space this week!!!

Blimey. Barn Cymru poll by YouGov for ITV Cymru Wales/ @WalesGovernance Puts Plaid Cymru ahead of Labour. Reform joint 2nd. Senedd voting intention: - Plaid Cymru - 24% (+1) - Labour - 23% (-4) - Reform UK - 23% (+5) - Con - 19% (+1) - Lib Dem - 5% (-1) - Green - 6% (+1)

On @BBCRadioWales 'Sunday Supplement' 8-9am with @VaughanRoderick Floods, farming, assisted dying, Welsh diaspora & more @huw4ogmore @as_penarth @ProfMarkTaubert & @LordCFalconer @WillHayCardiff @GlobalWelsh Sarah Louisa Birchley @rodneyberman @dwrhian bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00…

The Fiji team have shown remarkable deference to President Michael D Higgins. Great ambassadors of their sport.

On @BBCRadioWales 'Sunday Supplement' 8-9am @VaughanRoderick Ukraine, cost of heat, farm tax, & another national park? @Tobias_Ellwood @BevanFoundation & @Sioned_W Patrick Minford @Campaign4Parks & @elwyn04 Norman Baker @timhhartley @CatherineFookes bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00…