Pauline von Hellermann · @pvonhellermannn
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4/x and of the wonderful old #AnckerwyckeYew in #Berkshire. The history around this tree alone is simply amazing - a copy of the #MagnaCarta was signed under it in 1215; a copy that perhaps was written by a group of nuns living nearby, on Runnymede island.There is a great chapter on this Yew in Zora del Buono's 'Das Leben der Maechtigen)
#anckerwyckeyew #Berkshire #magnacarta
Dreading Slam · @Dreading
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Weekend continues with Dreading Slam at Rising Sun Arts Centre , Reading RG1 2ST this evening (19:30 doors 19:15) .
On Monday 11:00 (weather permitting) #Poetry #openmic @southhillpark @BracknellForest as part of the Golden Festival of Food and Music.
#poetry #openmic #creative #Berkshire
Börsen-Zeitung · @bz
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Dreading Slam · @Dreading
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our Friend from #caversham #writers @fourbearsbooksuk for prompt night last night
#caversham #writers #writingcommunity #fiction #Berkshire
Dreading Slam · @Dreading
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Poetry next weekend in Reading (UK) with Poets Cafe in South Street arts centre on Friday 14th (8pm) and the #poetrysocial of #Parkpoets on Saturday15th (11:am) at Tutus Ethiopian Table in Palmer park
there will be poets from Dreading Slam at both events, why not join us
#poetrysocial #parkpoets #poetrycommunity #Berkshire #amwriting
Dreading Slam · @Dreading
3 followers · 50 posts · Server mastodonapp.ukThanks to Rising Sun Arts Centre (RG1 2ST) for giving us a friendly venue for the Dreading #Slam.
Next Slam is 19:30 (doors 19:15) at the same venue on Sunday May 7th.
#Berkshire #PoetryMonth #poetsofinstergram
#slam #Berkshire #poetrymonth #poetsofinstergram
Chris Hearn · @cjhearn
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Unearthed this Royal County of #Berkshire Official Guide from 1991 on what is, coincidentally, the 25th anniversary of the County Council's demise. I can't see much online about the guide, so I'll scan and PDF it over the weekend and add it to the #InternetArchive so you can all share in the 1990s nostalgia!
#RDGUK #Wokingham #Slough #Windsor #Maidenhead #Bracknell #WestBerkshire #Newbury #England
#Berkshire #internetarchive #RdgUK #Wokingham #slough #windsor #Maidenhead #Bracknell #WestBerkshire #Newbury #england
Dreading Slam · @Dreading
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somme of the Dreading #Slam #poets will be at th Fisherman's Cottage #Reading #Berkshire for #boho #openmic this evening.
next #show after will be The Dreading Slam , Sunday 19:30 at the Rising Sun Arts Centre RG1 2ST
#slam #poets #reading #Berkshire #boho #openmic #show #creative #rdg #performance #poetry
ijliao · @ijliao
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Queer Lit Cats · @QLC
54 followers · 3174 posts · Server mastodon.roitsystems.caJezebel: Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth: The Royal Family Is Playing Hot Potato With Their (Alleged) Sex Pest https://jezebel.com/the-royal-family-is-playing-hot-potato-with-their-alle-1850173104 #Jezebel #princeandrew2cdukeofyork #sarah2cduchessofyork #countiesofengland #britishmonarchy #frogmorecottage #houseofwindsor #jeffreyepstein #sarahferguson #humaninterest #sundaytimes #tylerperry #randyandy #berkshire #elizabeth #frogmore #charles #meghan #andrew #harry #chuck
#jezebel #princeandrew2cdukeofyork #sarah2cduchessofyork #countiesofengland #BritishMonarchy #frogmorecottage #houseofwindsor #jeffreyepstein #sarahferguson #humaninterest #SundayTimes #tylerperry #randyandy #Berkshire #elizabeth #frogmore #charles #meghan #andrew #Harry #chuck
HarryHolt1791 · @HarryHolt1791
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On 20Feb1827 Ned Neal defeats Tom Cannon in 22rnds & 33min on Winkfield Plain in the Parish of #Warfield, #Berkshire 7miles from #Windsor in front of 4000 spectators. Neal seconded by Harry HOLT & Josh Hudson, Cannon by Peter Crawley & Harry Harmer (£100 aside)
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
#Warfield #Berkshire #windsor #HarryHolt #Holt #genealogy #bareknuckle #boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #c18th #C19th #history
Archaeodeath · @archaeodeath
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"Aldworth church" Archaeodeath from July 2014 https://howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2014/07/17/aldworth-church/ #Aldworth #archaeology #churchmonuments #death #effiges #monuments #burial #church #Berkshire
#aldworth #archaeology #churchmonuments #death #effiges #monuments #burial #church #Berkshire
HarryHolt1791 · @HarryHolt1791
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#OTD 2Feb1841 Nick Ward becomes Champion of England by defeating Ben Caunt (Foul Blow) in 7 rounds & 12min at #Cookham Common, #Berkshire. Ward was Seconded by Harry HOLT & Dick Curtis, Caunt by Tass Parker & Johnny Broome.(£100 aside)
#HarryHolt #Holt #Genealogy #Bareknuckle #Boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #C18th #C19th #History
#otd #cookham #Berkshire #HarryHolt #Holt #genealogy #bareknuckle #boxing #Pugilist #Regency #Georgian #c18th #C19th #history
Dr Nick · @drnickyoung
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An #oldpostcard for today, post marked 1910 is of #Newbury, #Berkshire. The wooden bridge spanning the River Kennet, which apparently had shops covering it, was swept away in floods in 1623/4. It was rebuilt but swept away again in 1726. Rebuilt and swept away again finally in 1769 the first stone of a new bridge was placed resulting in what we see today, a 3 arched bridge although only 1 is visible. #history
#oldpostcard #Newbury #Berkshire #history
Archaeodeath · @archaeodeath
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"Wayland’s Smithy – Stones and Hidden Bones" Archaeodeath from May 2014 https://howardwilliamsblog.wordpress.com/2014/05/30/waylands-smithy-stones-and-hidden-bones/ #waylandssmithy #Neolithic #AngloSaxon #archaeology #megaliths #death #memory #monuments #Oxfordshire #Berkshire #Ridgeway
#waylandssmithy #neolithic #anglosaxon #archaeology #megaliths #death #memory #monuments #Oxfordshire #Berkshire #ridgeway
Archaeodeath · @archaeodeath
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"Wayland’s Smithy – Stones and Hidden Bones" Archaeodeath from May 2014 #waylandssmithy #Neolithic #AngloSaxon #archaeology #megaliths #death #memory #monuments #Oxfordshire #Berkshire #Ridgeway
#waylandssmithy #neolithic #anglosaxon #archaeology #megaliths #death #memory #monuments #Oxfordshire #Berkshire #ridgeway
Dr Nick · @drnickyoung
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Todays #oldpostcard from my collection shows the statue of Queen Victoria in #Newbury Market Place. The postcard view dates to 1903 to 1905. The Burgess sign changed in 1905 to Beynon. Placed there in 1903, paid for by George Sanger, a local man who became a rather successful showman (his biography is here https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.209612/mode/2up). #history #Berkshire
#oldpostcard #Newbury #history #Berkshire
Dr Nick · @drnickyoung
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First #history talk of the year done, topic was "Forgotten #Newbury". Over 60 people turned out, best since pre pandemic. Next talk is "History of Thatcham" and will be at West #Berkshire Museum - https://booking.westberks.gov.uk/heritage_events.html
Dr Nick · @drnickyoung
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I am often asked at talks which is the oldest pub in #Thatcham. Define 'oldest!' - still trading, building, etc? This #oldpostcard of Thatcham, #Berkshire from 1914 shows the White Hart which dates back to the 1600s, see my @nickbits blog for more details https://nickbits.co.uk/blog/tag/pubs/
#Thatcham #oldpostcard #Berkshire #oldpostcards #history
Dr Nick · @drnickyoung
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When I mention #history of #Newbury I usually mean in #Berkshire. However there are several other places with the same name, some connected, some not. I have been researching their history, briefly too, more detail in a future post. See locations here https://nickbits.co.uk/blog/2020/12/newbury-around-the-world/