Beth Wyatt

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Cultural historian of modern Britain. PhD researcher in First World War studies. Interests including film and TV, gender, emotions, country houses. Also interested in Korean history and culture.

A collage of screengrabs of a tiktok by a user called mims, focused on the film The Mandalorian and Grogu. The top half of the collage shows both of them sat at a table - the Mandalorian an imposing man with a helmet covering his face, Grogu a smol green bundle of cuteness - with text over the shot saying 'im watching mandalorian and grogu for the plot:'. The second half of the collage shows a close-up of Grogu, with text over the shot saying 'the plot:'.
Graphic advertising an online conference with the Great War Group: photograph of a country house, with text including the title of my talk which is 'From Dunham Massey Hall to the Balkans: Sister Catherine Bennett'
A stage with five people sitting on blue chairs and a sofa, a big screen behind them displaying a photograph of a country house and the text, 'Third Annual PGECR Country House Group Conference, The National Gallery, 6th March 2026'. This image was taken during a discussion with speakers following a panel.
Marie Antoinette Style at the V&A. Photo of a dress in a glass case, with reflections of other cases and bright lights seen. The dress has a tiny waist and big skirt. It is a French-style court gown of silver brocaded silk, worn by Duchess Hedwig Elisabeth Charlotta at her own wedding.
Photo of the exterior of the Imperial War Museum in London. An impressive looking building with white columns and portico? along the entrance, and a large dome above that central portion. The dome is white at the bottom and a greenish tone at the top. The building is generally in brown brick with white windows. There are cannon in front of the building, and portions of grass cut through by the main path and paths to the side.
Photo taken while a train is in motion leaving Newcastle. Through the window you can see beyond the train tracks to the River Tyne and the bridges that cross it. The nearest bridge is bright blue, with the grey curve of the Tyne Bridge seen further back. The sky is grey with clouds.
Screengrab of a placement opportunity at the British Library. Text is titled 'War poetry in the manuscript collections: Cataloguing, Discovery and Outreach'.
Large statue of a muscular Napoleon, by Canova - Napoleon as Mars the Peacemaker - situated in the ornate stairwell of Apsley House.
Stack of library books on a wooden floor: Human Acts by Han Kang, Ring of Fire by Alex Churchill and Nicolai Eberholst, Eagle Days by Victoria Taylor, and The Power and the Glory by Adrian Tinniswood
Still from the film North by Northwest (1959), directed by Alfred Hitchcock. A man with dark, greying hair and a woman with a blonde voluminous bob are sitting opposite each other on a train dining carriage. The woman has her back to the viewer, we are looking at the man, played by Cary Grant, who is looking suave wearing a grey suit and tie with white shirt, and sunglasses. He is looking at the woman, played by Eva Marie Saint, with his hands touching his drink.
Still from the black and white film Bicycle Thieves, which was released in 1948, directed by Italian filmmaker Vittorio de Sica. A young boy and a man (our protagonists Bruno, and his father Ricci) are sitting on the kerb with their faces turned to the viewer's right hand side. Their expressions are serious.
Screengrab of a menti saying how would you describe The Cabinet of Dr Caligari in one or more words? The one or two word responses are below in a colourful word cloud, with responses including scary, visually stunning, and dope (which the film definitely is imo).
'Heiress' exhibition at Kenwood. John Singer Sargent charcoal portrait of Edith Chester Beatty, née Dunn. As the exhibition guide describes the portrait: 'Sargent's portrait of 1915 concentrates on Edith's gaze, as she looks into the far distance past the viewer, and her deeply waved hair, which appears to be an early example of the 'Castle bob'. Carefully rendered pearls contrast with fast and vigorous white squiggles, indicating the embroidery and piping on her dress. Sargent finds a softness in Edith's character which contrasts with a cooler, less approachable de Laszlo portrait of 1916.'
Instagram story of the Bridgerton Netflix account with a photo of Benedict and Sophie in the new season, looking all romantic gazing at each other, wearing masquerade ball outfits. Benedict is wearing a black or dark blue outfit, Sophie on the left is in a silver empire-line gown and wearing a silver mask. There are borders of flowers around them in the image, and the sky has pink and purple tones.
Film poster for the 1920 film The Cabinet of Caligari. The colour illustration shows a man leaning over a woman, his spindly fingers over her arm.
Spotify screengrab of Taylor Swift's new album The Life of a Showgirl
Black and white promo image of RM x SFMOMA exhibition. A photo of RM shows him in repose with his hands behind his head, looking down, with light illuminating his forehead and one eye. The white text has on the left in a handwritten look font 'RM x SFMOMA' and on the right in a more traditional font reads 'October 2026 An Exhibition Curated by RM' with the sentence translated in Hangeul below.
A modern grey building rising up behind a green area of lawn and trees. The sky is light blue and dotted with clouds. UCL East.
Colour image of the panelling and ceiling of the grand music room, Norfolk House, which following demolition of the building in the 1930s was displayed at the V&A. It is still displayed by the museum today as seen here. The panelling is white with intricate gold detailing. Credit: V&A, accession number: W.70:1-1938. https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O11094/panelled-room/
Black and white image (1926) of the new Devonshire House, an office building developed in the 1920s. It is made of Portland stone, with several storeys. 'A view looking across Piccadilly towards the newly constructed office block, Devonshire House', reference: BL28597, Historic England archive.
Black and white photograph of the saloon at Devonshire House, home of the Dukes of Devonshire. Featuring a grand chandelier, and luxury furniture and interior decoration. Photo taken sometime between 1890 and 1905. 'The saloon in Devonshire House', reference: DD54/00019, Historic England archive.
A historic London townhouse in the midst of demolition, with the black and white photo (c.1924) showing cranes and rubble around the house. 'Devonshire House viewed from the south west during demolition with Berkeley Hotel partially visible in the background', reference: CC73/02474, Historic England Archive.
Photo of a white building with black rails around the front, on Gower Street, Bloomsbury. The lower part of the building we can see in the photo, under the balcony, features two windows and two blue plaques, with it going window, plaque, window, plaque. The blue plaque on the left has the English Heritage logo at the bottom and reads: 'English Heritage Rhoda Garrett (1841-1882) Agnes Garrett (1845-1935) Interior decorators and suffragists lived worked and died here.' The blue plaque on the right reads: 'London County Council Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett 1847-1929 pioneer of women's suffrage lived and died here.'
Love Wins All meme - Tae and IU having a photo together on set when he pulls a mock-menacing pose behind her. I've put the text 'me' next to IU and 'my phd' next to Tae.
A close-up of two medals in a display case, one silver, one a gold or bronze. The left medal depicts Hercules wrestling a hydra, with the medal ribbon design being of yellow and blue vertical stripes. The medal on the right has the word Korea on a band, with the medal having an illustration on it. This ribbon band has thinner stripes of light blue and white.
Four of the badges on a display wall which were created by campaigners protesting against nuclear weapons. Three of the badges are illustrations inspired by Winnie the Pooh characters, respectively depicting Kanga and Roo, Tigger, and Eeyore with the text reading for example, 'Eeyores for peace'. The fourth badge has an illustration of a mule on it, with the words 'Muffin the Mule fans against the bomb!'
Shakespeare Rediscovered: Durham's First Folio exhibition at Palace Green Library, Durham. Image of a large book on an exhibition stand in a glass case. This is the folio, which does not have its original cover on, so what you are seeing is the first page which did not come loose of the binding. The page which is the front of the book is the first page of The Tempest, with the title in large font and the initial scene text over two columns.
Kim Seokjin on the big screens during his first concert in London. Jin is wearing a jacket, black top, and necklace. He is holding his pink sparkly microphone to his mouth while singing, with his eyes shut. There are planet and stars motifs on the central stage screen, and the amibams in the crowd are flashing purple.
Part of an interpretation board in the grounds of Belsay Hall discussing the quarry garden. The board includes black and white photos of ancient quarries in Sicily, and of one of Belsay's owners Sir Arthur Middleton standing in the quarry garden. The board is mainly in a dark blue colour, with white writing.
View of the grounds of Belsay Hall, specifically where the ruins of the castle stand. A tree with bright green leaves is taking up most of the frame, with green lawn seen around, and other trees in the distance. Part of the castle ruins can be seen on the right.
Screengrab of an ebook page from Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility. Headed by 'Chapter 22' it reads: 'Marianne, who had never much toleration for any thing like impertinence, vulgarity, inferiority of parts, or even difference of taste from herself, was at this time particularly ill-disposed, from the state of her spirits, to be pleased with the Miss Steeles, or to encourage their advances; and to the invariable coldness of her behaviour towards them, which checked every endeavour at intimacy on their side, Elinor principally attributed that preference of herself which soon became evident in the manners of both, but especially of Lucy, who missed no opportunity of engaging her in conversation, or of striving to improve their acquaintance by an easy and frank communication of her sentiments.'
Exterior view of a Scottish mansion seen from the side, with lush green lawns, a row of small trees separating some of the lawn and the building, and some large bushes to the left of the photo. The sky is light blue and clear.
Photo of bookshelf in waterstones zoomed in on the new book Ring of Fire: A New Global History of the Outbreak of the First World War, by Alexandra Churchill and Nicolai Eberholst. The cover is white with mostly red font, and the graphic in the middle is a colourful map with illustrations of different soldiers and individuals.
Video taken through a train window during the journey. Showing a beautiful sea view below, with greenery around. The sky is bright blue and dotted with clouds, and birds can be seen flying.
Exterior of the Wellcome Collection in London, with a view of the wider street. An impressive looking white building with columns.
Book cover: Shrimp to Whale: South Korea from the Forgotten War to K-pop, by Ramon Pacheco Pardo. The colour scheme is mainly blue and white, with the peninsula, the sea. There are small illustrations of people and landmarks, and the title font is in black.
Screengrab of exhibition preview text: Myth and reality: military art in the age of queen victoria, at the National Army Museum