The History Chap

Sunrise at Stonehenge today (14th February 💘) was at 7.22am, sunset is at 5.21pm ☀️

Sunrise at Stonehenge today (10th February) was at 7.29am, sunset is at 5.13pm 🌥

January has been a hell of a year.

Sunrise at Stonehenge today (4th January) was at 8.10am, sunset is at 4.13pm ☀️❄️

Auld Lang Syne on the cello with my dog. Happy New Year from Ireland!

Tonight's stunning misty last sunset of 2025 at Stonehenge🤩 Photo credit Nick Bull 🙏 Happy new year everyone 🥳 #newyearseve #NYE #sun #winter #stonehenge #colours #stones #landscapephotography #landscape #sunset #December

It wouldn't be Christmas without the Carols from @Kings_College ⛪ Watch the world-famous @ChoirOfKingsCam traditional candlelit celebration today at 5:45pm on @BBCTwo. Listen to 'A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols' at 3pm on @BBCRadio4. 📸 @camdiary

INCIDENT: We are currently monitoring an unidentified flying sleigh entering NATO airspace. The track originates from the North Pole and is flying an erratic path🎅 
No NATO jets have been scrambled.

Word of the day, should you be feeling a little huffish, is ‘apanthropy’ (18th century): a love of solitude and the desire to be away from other people.

CONFIRMED: @OxUniPress has announced its shortlist for the Oxford Word of the Year 2025: - Aura Farming - Biohack - Rage Bait Voting runs from 24th to 27th November, with the winning word announced on 1st December. #OxfordWOTY

Word of the day is ‘quockerwodger’ (19th century): a puppet politician whose strings are pulled entirely by someone else.

Sunrise at Stonehenge today (21st November) was at 7.33am, sunset is at 4.10pm 🌤️ ❄️

Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.

Sunrise at Stonehenge today (20th November) was at 7.31am, sunset is at 4.11pm 🌤️ ❄️

They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them. #ArmisticeDay #Remembrance #TwoMinuteSilence

We’ve officially launched the Royal British Legion’s 2025 Poppy Appeal. Set against the backdrop of a stunning immersive poppy display, veterans and their families - whose lives have been rebuilt with RBL’s support - joined us to share their stories.

Sunrise at Stonehenge today (25th October) was at 7.46am, sunset is at 5.53pm 🌤️

There is a moment at this time of year when the word ‘apricity’ really comes into view. For those who don’t know it, it was recorded only once, in 1623, before slipping out of view. Apricity is the warmth of the sun on a chilly day.

Word of the day, from Scots, is ‘hingum-tringum’, defined as ‘barely presentable; just about holding together’.

He will never be forgotten