Helen Antrobus
@HelenAntrobus
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curator of social history & radical women. northerner, happiest up a hill.
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Joined April 2012
What a dream. Co-curating this with the sublime @V_and_A and getting to tell all of Beatrix's story beyond her books has been an experience I'll never forget 🏔🌿🐿
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“If I die, I want a loud death. I don’t want to be just breaking news…I want a death that the world will hear.” She was about to get married; a film about her life in Gaza had just been finished. 10 of her family were killed with her. https://t.co/pcrk38eEnB
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Fatma Hassouna, who had been documenting war in Gaza for 18 months and was subject of new documentary, killed alongside six family members
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We all love a good origin story, and here's one you might not expect to find at the National Trust: #HGWells, the father of #sciencefiction! Discover just how the twists, turns and tunnels of Uppark House inspired his writing, and shaped his early life... https://t.co/tIBWTpc48k
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We all love a good origin story, and here's one you might not expect to find at the National Trust: #HGWells, the father of #sciencefiction! Discover just how the twists, turns and tunnels of Uppark House inspired his writing, and shaped his early life... https://t.co/tIBWTpc48k
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A 450-yo oak is felled without permission/consultation by @tobycarvery, who falsely claimed it was "dead". A tree alive when The Gunpowder Plot was hatched, which supports a web of 2000+ species, is in pieces. Legal protection for heritage trees needed. https://t.co/gUygaCbyDF
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The owner of the pub chain falsely claimed the tree was dead as justification for the felling which has shocked local people and prompted outrage from conservationists across the country
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This isn't Beatrix Potter, but these two certainly are! Beatrix's entire life was caught on camera from a young age, as her father Rupert was a keen photographer. Many of his photographs are now kept in the V&A, and in National Trust collections 📸
The young Beatrix Potter with pet rabbit Peter. What a terrific artist she was
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It's here!!! Episode 1 of #BackWhen launched this morning! Come with me to the Science Museum to find out all about the Black Arrow rocket and the part the Isle of Wight played in Britain's bid to join the space race... 🚀
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Back When | History Podcast · Episode
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Trying to share much more of my curatorial endeavours, so I've taken a leap - if you're on insta and would like to fill your algorithm with: - Women's history - National Trust places and lots of lovely heritage sites - Wild landscapes Follow: https://t.co/JHw8MEo4M2
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It's here! The trailer for #BackWhen, a new podcast from the @nationaltrust , which I'm presenting with the wonderful James Grasby. Join us as we encounter shipwrecks, satellites, plague & much more! Find us where all your fave history podcasts live🎧 https://t.co/MT6IABAh14
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History Podcast · Updated Biweekly · Imagine being a fly on the wall of history. Historians Helen Antrobus and James Grasby take you inside the stories of the people, places and moments that made us....
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National Trust family membership costs £14.05 a month. A daily telegraph subscription costs £104 a month. And don’t even get me started on what you get for your money in each case…
A misleading headline. This figure refers to LIFETIME membership of the National Trust, for a whole family, and it should say so. Ordinary family membership still costs around the same as one takeaway coffee a week.
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researching the histories of open space activism in Manchester & Salford has changed how I connect with my hometown, where I once thought my love for hills & moorland and open air was irrelevant. I'm excited to share some of these stories on 19th March: https://t.co/I1V9SUehWh
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Wednesday the 19th of March from 18:00 at Altogether Otherwise 'A Grand Place to Escape From' ‘It is a well-known paradox that love of nature is the strongest in places from which nature has been...
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Such a special day at work. Talking all things plague, 17th century lockdowns, myths, folklore and community. A visit to the @nationaltrust Riley Graves and of course @EyamMuseum for a very special recording....🎧🎤
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Still loads of time to join us in #Manchester for an exciting #InternationalWomensDay talk about one of the city's pioneering women! It's free, we've got plenty brews, and it's a chance to step foot into one of Manchester's most radical buildings... https://t.co/qepfyE6DzE
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Calling all #Manchester #history friends - please do join us at the Mechanics for the Margaret Ashton Lecture. We love celebrating women's lives across Greater Manchester who so often are overshadowed - Shena Simon was a true trailblazer and we can't wait to champion her story!
If you're local to Manchester, love radical women's history and a cup of tea, you'll want to join me at the Mechanics Institute (birthplace of the TUC) for a celebration of the incredible Shena Simon, a pioneer of women's rights, education & housing. https://t.co/4R9TS2dsuB
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If you’d like to apply for this job at our ‘ultra-progressive institution’ please visit the National Trust Jobs website. NB our member retention has remained higher than average throughout the cost of living crisis and visits & donations have increased. https://t.co/ZKOEhg5foN
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Calling all #Manchester #history friends - please do join us at the Mechanics for the Margaret Ashton Lecture. We love celebrating women's lives across Greater Manchester who so often are overshadowed - Shena Simon was a true trailblazer and we can't wait to champion her story!
If you're local to Manchester, love radical women's history and a cup of tea, you'll want to join me at the Mechanics Institute (birthplace of the TUC) for a celebration of the incredible Shena Simon, a pioneer of women's rights, education & housing. https://t.co/4R9TS2dsuB
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If you're local to Manchester, love radical women's history and a cup of tea, you'll want to join me at the Mechanics Institute (birthplace of the TUC) for a celebration of the incredible Shena Simon, a pioneer of women's rights, education & housing. https://t.co/4R9TS2dsuB
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If you're local to Manchester, love radical women's history and a cup of tea, you'll want to join me at the Mechanics Institute (birthplace of the TUC) for a celebration of the incredible Shena Simon, a pioneer of women's rights, education & housing. https://t.co/4R9TS2dsuB
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My book, 100 Things to Wear: Fashion From the Collections of the National Trust (co-authored with the incredible Emma Slocombe) is now available to pre-order on Amazon. I'll be buying all my copies from my local @nationaltrust shop, but this is really hugely exciting!
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@BFirstParty Imagine being so fragile that a group of people praying in the countryside feels like a ‘takeover.’ Newsflash: the British countryside isn’t your gated community—it belongs to everyone. Maybe step outside and experience it yourself. You might find some peace.
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AS EVER if you'd like to learn more about Ellen, @Fiery_Particle has written the best biography of her! And you can listen 🎶 to me & Maxine Peake on your morning commute/walk/run/coffee break wax lyrical about her on @BBCRadio4 Great Lives: https://t.co/Cia0w231v7
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Maxine Peake nominates her working class hero the MP Ellen Wilkinson as her great life.
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