Hornsey Historical Society @hornseyhistorical.bsky.social Local history society since 1971 for Hornsey, Crouch End, Muswell Hill, Wood Green, Bounds Green, Stroud Green & Highgate.
Library of the Royal Irish Academy @rialibrary.bsky.social Premier research library @ria.ie. Manuscript, book, pamphlet & drawings collections, outreach programmes, master classes & visits, exhibitions & lectures.
HorshamMuseumFriends @horshammusfriends.bsky.social Helping Horsham Museum & Art Gallery preserve the past
Arundel Castle Archive @arundelcarchive.bsky.social The archives at Arundel Castle form one of the largest private collections in the UK, with holdings from the 12th century. All images © The Duke of Norfolk. www.arundelcastle.org/archives/
Dave Annal Lifelines Research @davelifelines.bsky.social Family historian, lecturer, author. Former Principal Family History Specialist at The National Archives. Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. 42 years in the business. Loves a good map. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory
https://lifelinesresearch.co.uk/
National Monuments Service @nationalmons.bsky.social Promotion, Preservation and Protection of Ireland's archaeological heritage.
#ProtectOurPast #CheckBeforeYouDig #ClimatEireitage #UCHIreland #WorldHeritage #CMF
www.archaeology.ie
https://linktr.ee/nationalmonumentsservice
CBHC / RCAHMW @rcahmwales.bsky.social CBHC yw'r corff cenedlaethol archwiliadau ac archif ar gyfer amgylchedd hanesyddol Cymru | RCAHMW is the national body of survey and archive for the historic environment of Wales
cbhc.gov.uk | rcahmw.gov.uk | coflein.gov.uk | youtube.com/@rcahmw
Historic Royal Palaces @hrp-palaces.bsky.social Six palaces, one charity
and a whole lot of history. 🏰
History of Libraries @histlibraries.bsky.social History of Libraries Research Seminar, University of London. Open to all. Sponsored by the Institute of English Studies, Institute of Historical Research, Warburg Institute, and CILIP Library & Information History Group.
Oxfordshire History Centre @oxhistcentre.bsky.social We are part of Oxfordshire County Council - we're the archive and local studies for the county, including photographic collections
Website - http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/oxfordshirehistory
Catalogue - https://heritagesearch.oxfordshire.gov.uk/
Alison Young @youngalison.bsky.social Ran way from the law to join the music hall. Now often to be found running around with a clipboard organising events & the archive for the British Music Hall Society. Would rather be researching & writing…
My blog: https://musichallalice.wordpress.com
UK Archive Sector Leadership @uknatarcsector.bsky.social Archive Sector Leadership department at The National Archives UK. We support archives of all types and sizes across England.
Find out more about the support we offer: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sector/
Alan Godfrey Maps (3,900+ publications and counting!) @alangodfreymaps.bsky.social Reprinted Old Ordnance Survey Maps across Britain & Ireland introduced by specialist authors.
https://www.alangodfreymaps.co.uk/
USA sales - https://www.ebay.co.uk/str/alangodfreymaps?_trksid=p2334524.m570.l113337
#CombatCartography #MatchMap
Dr Bendor Grosvenor FRHistS @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social Art historian. New book The Invention of British Art, out now.
Dr Rosamund Lily West @rosamundlilywest.bsky.social Lecturer | Historian | Curator
Lecturing @unioftheartslondon and @westdean | PhD on post-war LCC sculpture and housing @KingstonSchArt | Fellow @RoyalHistSoc (she/her)
VCH London @vch-london.bsky.social Researching local histories of Greater London. https://www.history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county-history/counties-z/london-middlesex
Friends of the Centre for English Local History @fcelh.bsky.social Our aim is to promote, support, and assist in the study of Local History as taught and practised in the Centre for Regional and Local History (formerly the Centre for English Local History) at the University of Leicester
London Topographical Society @londontopsoc.bsky.social The London Topographical Society makes available, to its members and the general public, material illustrating the history, growth and topography of London. See more of what we have to offer at: londontopsoc.org
Black History Walking Tours Edinburgh @blackedinburgh.bsky.social Black History Walking Tours of Edinburgh - Talks - Books - School visits and more
www.blackhistoryscotland.com
South Downs National Park @southdownsnp.bsky.social The official National Park Authority BlueSkySocial account, proudly delivering for Nature, Climate and People.
https://linktr.ee/SouthDowns
Friends of The Women's Library @fotwl.bsky.social The Friends of The Women's Library support The Women's Library at LSE in acquisition, preservation and education. https://friendsofthewomenslibrary.org.uk
East Suffolk Lines @eastsuffolklines.co.uk The East Suffolk Lines Community Rail Partnership: Ipswich to Lowestoft and Ipswich to Felixstowe.
CILIP London and South East @ciliplondon.bsky.social CILIP London Member Network is the representative body for library and information professionals living or working in London & the South East
https://tinyurl.com/CILIPLondon
| Volunteers manage this account. Communications from it are not CILIP policy. |
Friends of Valentines Mansion @fovm.bsky.social Charity formed in 2000 by the local community to help restore and promote the use of Valentines Mansion. We research the associated history and assist in the preservation and improvement of the house as well as historic landscape and features of the Park.
Archifau Prifysgol Bangor University Archives @archpbu.bsky.social Cartref Archifau a Chasgliadau Arbennig Prifysgol Bangor
Home of Bangor University's Archives and Special Collections
https://t.co/Hmxgl2Kns6
The English Place-Name Society @englishplacenames.bsky.social Home of the Survey of English Place-Names, based at the University of Nottingham. Bookshop at epns.sumupstore.com
@romanbritain.bsky.social @romanbritain.bsky.social "The Britons live in such a state of independence
that they do not obey
even their own chiefs
except by their own good pleasure."
Cassius Dio
#Archaeology #History of #RomanBritain
Small Wonder Records @smallwonderrecords.bsky.social A celebration of Small Wonder Records: seminal punk/post-punk label & shop 1975-83.
King's College London Archives @kingsarchives.bsky.social King's College London Archives and the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives.
lnk.bio/kings_archives
PWRR Queen's Museum @pwrrqueensmuseum.bsky.social Our museum collections and displays tell the stories of individual soldiers from the Princess of Wales’s Royal Regiment and its forebears. From 1572 right up to today you can explore the regiments history.
Find us in The Keep Yard of Dover Castle!
VCH Oxfordshire @vch-oxon.bsky.social Researching and publishing the history of Oxfordshire places as part of @vchlondon.bsky.social - landscape, settlement, buildings, economy, religion, society and more: www.history.ac.uk/research/victoria-county-history/counties-z/oxfordshire
Archif Menywod Cymru ~ Women's Archive Wales @amc-waw.bsky.social Hyrwyddo rôl menywod yn hanes Cymru ~ Championing the role of women in Welsh history. www.archifmenywodcymru.org / www.womensarchivewales.org
Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social www.virtualtreasury.ie
An All-Island & International Legacy from Decade of Centenaries
Core partners: National Archives Ireland, The National Archives UK, Public Record Office Northern Ireland, Irish Manuscripts Commission, Library Trinity College Dublin
Greenham Women Everywhere @greenhamwomen.bsky.social Heritage project collating/sharing herstories from the Greenham Women’s Peace Camp 1981-2000 which challenged the siting of US nuclear weapons on UK common land
Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre @streathamhillt.bsky.social The Friends of Streatham Hill Theatre (FoSHT) are campaigning to save this "sleeping beauty" theatre for the community. Find more at http://streathamhilltheatre.org
Great War Huts Museum @greatwarhuts.bsky.social 📜 First World War heritage project
📆 Year-round events & immersive experiences
🕰️ Fascinating collection of artefacts
📍Near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Historic Towns Trust @historictownstrust.bsky.social An educational charity working to map the urban histories of 🏴🏴🏴 in partnership with local historians & communities.
Social History Society @socialhistsoc.bsky.social Promoting the research, teaching and sharing of social and cultural history since 1976.
LambethArchives @lambetharchives.bsky.social Repository for the London Borough of Lambeth records and deposited records of Lambeth history. Find our visual collection at https://boroughphotos.org/lambeth/
Police History Society @polhissoc1985.bsky.social The Police History Society is a charity that aims to promote interest in police history https://www.policehistorysociety.com
Gilbert White's House & Gardens @gilbertwhites.bsky.social Home to the 18th Century Naturalist and the Oates Collections. Museum, Garden, Cafe, Brewery & Tap room.
LSHTM Centre for History in Public Health @lshtmhistory.bsky.social CHiPH is part of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine @lshtm.bsky.social and at the forefront of historical research into public health and health services
https://www.lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres/centre-history-public-health
Oral History Society @oralhistsoc.bsky.social Founded in 1973, the Oral History Society is dedicated to collecting, preserving and promoting the use of recorded memories. Run by volunteers, the OHS plays a key role in supporting and developing oral history practice in the both the UK and abroad
Chingford Historical Society @chingfordhist.bsky.social Promoting the history of Chingford through regular talks, meetings and visits. Non-members welcome.
Falmouth & Exeter Uni Archives @fxuniarchives.bsky.social Unique, eclectic, inspiring - discover our Archives & Special Collections at Falmouth University & University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall.
Find out more: linktr.ee/fxuniarchives
@burghhouse1704.bsky.social @burghhouse1704.bsky.social Grade I listed Queen Anne building. Independent charity, art gallery, events and wedding venue in Hampstead. Free entry!
West Sussex Record Office @westsussexro.bsky.social Celebrating and sharing the historic archive collections of West Sussex, dating from 780AD to the present.
Website & catalogue - wsro.org.uk
The Diocese of Chelmsford @chelmsdio.bsky.social We're the Church of England across Essex and East London, a Christian presence in every community across the area that we serve, sharing the love of God & helping people encounter Christ.
The Voice Newspaper @voicenewspaper.bsky.social Britain's only Black newspaper
International Black History Month UK (IBHM-UK) - Press Office @ibhmuk.bsky.social Official twitter feed for the UK Black history website ibhmuk.org.uk which is backed by IBHM Heritage International. Follow us for news on events, #WindrushDay and #BHMUK press releases & blog posts. https://linktr.ee/bhmuk
City of Doncaster Archives @coda1973.bsky.social Explore hundreds of years of Doncaster's history using our archival and local studies resources.
https://www.heritagedoncaster.org.uk/archives/visit/
London Natural History Society @lnhs.bsky.social We foster the appreciation and study of London's wildlife and assist in the conservation of wildlife in the London area
lnhs.org.uk
#LondonWildlife #LondonBirds
(managed by @ankemarsh.bsky.social and Pete Mantle)
St Bride's Church, Fleet Street @stbrides.com A magnificent Wren Church open for all 7 days a week to visit, listen, worship or pray. We are a warm & welcoming community, renowned for its world-class choir and music, and as the #Journalists_Church. www.stbrides.com
Association for Roman Archaeology @romanarchaeouk.bsky.social The ARA is a UK charity that supports & promotes Roman history & archaeology. Members get magazines & go on tours. Interested in joining? Visit our website
http://www.associationromanarchaeology.org
John Madden @jamadden.bsky.social ● History, music, art, photography, internal comms
● Paintings of London:
@PaintingsofLondon.bsky.social
● Postcards of London:
@PostcardsLondon.bsky.social
https://linktr.ee/jamadden
Measuring out my life with coffee spoons.
National Museum of Ireland @nmireland.bsky.social Ireland’s premier cultural institution and home to the greatest collection of Irish heritage, culture and history. Free admission.
Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg @glamarchives.bsky.social Darganfod y Gorffennol / Discovering the Past
https://glamarchives.gov.uk/
Fry Art Gallery @fryartgallery.bsky.social Home to an important collection of work by 20th and 21st century artists who lived and worked in North West Essex. Find us in Saffron Walden and online at: www.fryartgallery.org
Madeline Potter @madelinepotter.bsky.social ECR Teaching & Research Fellow 19th century @LLCatEdinburgh | @CN_CSI |Theological Monsters (UWP), The Roma (The Bodley Head/Harper Collins, 2025) | 19thC Gothic
Oxford Academic @academic.oup.com The official account for Oxford Academic, featuring Oxford University Press's academic news and insights.
Archives West Midlands @archiveswm.bsky.social Archives West Midlands is a Non-Profit Organization that exists to protect and conserve the regions rich and diverse archives for now and for the future.
https://www.archiveswestmidlands.org.uk/
Canterbury Cathedral @cburycathedral.bsky.social The Official Bluesky page for Canterbury Cathedral.
Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion, seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury & World Heritage Site.
https://linktr.ee/canterburycathedral
See our Rules of Engagement on Social Media above.
University of Aberdeen Collections @uoacollections.bsky.social News, Events, Exhibitions and a look at the extensive and varied collections cared for by the University of Aberdeen Collections.
uoacollections@abdn.ac.uk
www.abdn.ac.uk/collections
Friends of The National Archives @friendstna.bsky.social We are the Friends of The National Archives, a charity that supports The National Archives. We help you to access your heritage. Reposts are not endorsements.
Dr Mark Purcell @camlibresearch.bsky.social Director, Research and Collections, Cambridge University Libraries and Archives and CUL Research Institute; Bye-Fellow, Pembroke College, Cambridge; FSA FRHistS; University Deputy Proctor; The Country House Library (Yale, 2017); private views
London Industrial @londonindustrial.bsky.social London's Industrial Manufacturing Heritage by Mark Amies.
Author & Contributor on BBC Radio London's Robert Elms Show.
https://wordsbymarkamies.com/category/industry/
https://www.amberley-books.com/author-community-main-page/a/mark-amies.html
Mainly Museums @mainlymuseums.bsky.social A personal take on museums big and small from contributors across the globe.
Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery @blackburnmuseum.bsky.social One of the first purpose built free museums to open outside of London in 1874!
Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social Historian of modern Britain, singer and political nerd. Author of "Yes to Europe! The 1975 Referendum & Seventies Britain". "A jaw-dislocating page turner"(Andrew Marr). Deputy-director @mileendinstitute.bsky.social, Reader @QMHistory
Barnsley Museums @barnsleymuseums.bsky.social We are Barnsley Museums. Sharing stories from our collections and our five free to visit venues across Barnsley; Cannon Hall Museum, The Cooper Gallery, Experience Barnsley Museum, Worsbrough Mill & Elsecar Heritage Centre
www.barnsley-museums.com
Alan Russell @soxgnasher.bsky.social Born Homerton Hackney London local history mainly Hackney history - has es ven yox rufn eyds antisemetik
Overton Jane Austen Trails @janeaustentrails.bsky.social A series of trails starting in the village of Overton and crossing the beautifull Hampshire countyrside to Steventon, Jane Austen's birthplace and home for 25 years where she wrote her early version of Pride and Prejudice.
www.overtonjaneaustentrails.org
Jane Austen’s House @janeaustenshouse.bsky.social The inspiring Hampshire cottage where Jane Austen lived and wrote her globally beloved novels.
Chawton House @chawtonhouse.bsky.social Known to Jane Austen as the ‘Great House’, owned by her brother Edward. Beautiful house & gardens, Austen heirlooms, unique collection of early women's writing.
https://chawtonhouse.org/
Hampshire Archives Trust @harchivestrust.bsky.social Supporting the preservation & conservation of #Hampshire related archives. Raising awareness of the county's rich & diverse documented past. Join us!
https://hampshirearchivestrust.co.uk/
UK Association for the History of Nursing @ukahn.bsky.social The UK Association for the History of Nursing (UKAHN) promotes the development and advancement of #histnursing through scholarly work and outreach. https://ukahn.org/ Find our yearly journal at https://bulletin.ukahn.org/
RCN History of Nursing Forum @rcnhistory.bsky.social #HistNursing for and by #Nursing in the UK
Find out more: https://www.rcn.org.uk/Get-Involved/Forums/History-of-Nursing-Forum
Natalie Steed @natalie-steed.bsky.social Audio maker at Rhubarb Rhubarb of podcasts (Folk on Foot, The Cockney Yiddish Podcast, Voices of British Ballet, The Sound of Anger) and radio. Black hearted in Battersea.
Emily Cole @emilyvcole.bsky.social Senior architectural historian at Historic England. Expert in early modern country houses, C20 pubs and various things in between. FSA. Book on the Woolwich Rotunda forthcoming. Own views.
Royal Air Force Museum @rafmuseum.bsky.social Welcome to the official Blue Sky Account for the RAF Museum, sharing the story of the Royal Air Force, past, present and future since 1972.
Locations: Colindale, North London and Shifnal, Shropshire next to RAF Cosford. Open daily from 10am. Entry Free.
Raphael Samuel History Centre @rshc.bsky.social Outreach and research centre devoted to encouraging the widest possible participation in historical study and debate.
Tower Hamlets Archives @tharchives.bsky.social Tower Hamlets Local History Library & Archives • Free public access to collections documenting the histories of London's East End • Related events & exhibitions
The Geologists' Association @geolassoc.bsky.social Founded in 1858, the Geologists' Association (GA) is a charitable organization that exists for all geologists and earth scientists. Our offices are co-located with those of the Geological Society at Burlington House in central London.
Dr. Barry Houlihan @barryhoulihan.bsky.social Archivist at University of Galway.
Research on Irish theatre, memory, conflict, and digital cultures.
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-74548-6
Clare Mulley @claremulley.bsky.social Author of The #SpyWhoLoved (freedom), #WomenWhoFlewForHitler (but ended their lives on opposite sides of history), #WomanWhoSavedTheChildren (but didn’t like them much). #AgentZo (what a hero).
East London Waterworks Park @elwaterworks.bsky.social A community aiming to transform a concrete depot in Waltham Forest into an urban oasis for nature, for people to explore, swim in and enjoy. 📧 info@elwp.org.uk
https://www.elwp.org.uk/
Islington Guided Walks @islingtonwalks.bsky.social Official guides for Clerkenwell, Smithfield and Islington. Check out our walks - or book us to lead a walk for your business. https://islingtonguidedwalks.com/
London Mulberries @londonmulberries.bsky.social Researching and documenting UK’s mulberry tree heritage. Leading the Conservation Foundation’s award-winning Morus Londinium project since 2016. (https://www.moruslondinium.org/).
Adam Chapman @adamchapman.bsky.social Medieval historian interested in Wales, Somerset exile, inept cricketer, General Editor of the longest-running and largest local history project yet devised, the Victoria County History of England. Probably drinking tea.
New Professionals @aranewprofs.bsky.social The ARA Section for New Professionals: providing information for new & future archivists, records managers and conservators in the UK and Ireland.
https://aranewprofessionals.wordpress.com/
Portable Antiquities & Treasure @findsorguk.bsky.social Central Unit of the Portable Antiquities and Treasure team at the British Museum.
The Portable Antiquities Scheme is a DCMS funded project to encourage the voluntary recording of archaeological objects found by members of the public.
The AGC Museum @agcmuseum.bsky.social Discover the Social History of the British Army
Open Tues-Saturday 1000-1700 - last entry 1615
NHM Library and Archives @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social One of the finest collections of natural history literature, art and online resources.
Come and research with us Tuesday - Thursday 10.00 - 16.00 (by appointment).
linktr.ee/nhmlibraryarchives
(Natural History Museum, London and Tring)
Mike @mikeyashworth.bsky.social Ex-London Underground and retired back to "The North" - transport, design history, things industrial, architecture & heritage - all tickle my fancy. Postings often link to my Flickr account for more things!
Ilford Historical Society @ilfordhistory.bsky.social The Bluesky account for the Ilford Historical Society. Posts by @ColinRuneckles
Website:
https://ilfordhistoricalsociety.weebly.com/
Friends of Glasgow Royal Infirmary @friendsofgri.bsky.social OSCR SC050180|Museum open Tues-Fri 11-3, Sat 12-2|📧info@friendsofgri.org
http://friendsofgri.org
UH Press @uhpress.bsky.social UH Press is a small academic press publishing local and regional history. We have numerous series and imprints and we specialise in landscape history.
The London Archives @thelondonarchives.bsky.social The London Archives is a free public archive focusing on the history of London from 1067. Visit today and explore 1000 years of history.
About us - https://www.thelondonarchives.org/
Events - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/the-london-archives-2913691059
Society of American Archivists @saa-official.bsky.social North America's oldest and largest national professional association dedicated to the needs and interests of archives and archivists.
Find SAA online: https://www2.archivists.org/