Dr Ruth Larsen
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Historian; co-author of Mistress, published by @YaleBooks. Aristocrats, architecture and americanos.
Derby, England
Joined May 2015
It was exciting to see this in @gowerst_books today. You can find out more about this @YaleBooks publication, via https://t.co/Nw1czUocnA
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For UK readers, mark your calender for Oct. 17, where award-winning Professor Andrew O’Shaughnessy delivers a fresh look at the American Revolution as a major global event @RAIOxford! https://t.co/30674eoURm
rai.ox.ac.uk
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This weekend marks 45 years since the first publication of Brambly Hedge Autumn Story back in September 1980.
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It was exciting to see this in @gowerst_books today. You can find out more about this @YaleBooks publication, via https://t.co/Nw1czUocnA
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‘It has been destroyed beyond repair, not by the effect of gunfire, but by a deliberate act of vandalism’: Britain’s long lost great houses that live on only inside the Country Life archive
countrylife.co.uk
In the wake of the First and Second World Wars, some of Britain’s greatest houses were lost forever — to extinct familial lines, financial woes, neglect, vandalism and tragic accidents. Thankfully,...
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50 years ago, the English country house seemed headed for extinction. Instead it was the start of a new golden age
countrylife.co.uk
Rather than perceiving the mid 20th century as a troubled period in the history of the country house, John Martin Robinson argues that it was perhaps one of the most interesting, unexpected and...
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#GawthorpeHall's ghost garden is back, showing through the main lawn. The original photograph was taken around 1910, but the parterre was expensive to maintain. If you want to see it make sure you visit before it rains! https://t.co/xHWsYlSw9b
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Unusually, St Bartholomew's gatehouse in London looks older today than it did in a photograph from the early 1900s. 👀 Its Tudor frontage (right) was hidden (left) until a bomb from a German Zeppelin raid in 1917 uncovered its original timber. It was then fully restored in 1932.
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My article on the destabilization of the British Empire in the eighteenth century has been published open access in the @HistoricalJnl. I argue that we need to think more about the imperial transformations of the public sphere. https://t.co/O0VDn0MFT2
cambridge.org
The Imperial Public Sphere: The Press, Publicity, and the Destabilization of the British Empire, c. 1695–1765
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Anyone missing a kangaroo? 🔍🦘 This letter, unearthed from our archives, was sent 124 years ago to Mr Richardson Carr, the estate manager at Tring Park.
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Claire Hubbard-Hall will be drawing on private and previously classified documents to tell the story of women have worked at the very heart of British secret intelligence who had their contributions written out of history @spyhistory Link in our bio to buy tickets.
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Did you know the iconic white-tie-and-cape look for #Dracula in the 1931 film was premiered in Derby in 1924? Find out more in our latest blog: https://t.co/rWI0CIIeh5
#Archive30 #SoundAndVision
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When you imagine a vampire, and Count Dracula in particular, what do you think of? Chances are, the figure in your mind’s eye bares little resemblance to Dracula as described by Bram Stoker i…
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Happy International Women's Day! To celebrate, we are making Caroline Stanford's talk on Eleanor Coade and her London manufactory available to watch here: https://t.co/ViJQOUX1SY
@LandmarkHistory
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This International Women’s Day, I’m delighted to share that my latest article on Constance Ferrers’ remarkable contributions to @nationaltrust’s Baddesley Clinton Manor House is out now in Issue 16 of @TudorPlaces magazine. Thrilled my photo made the cover too! #IWD2025
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Frances Stackhouse Acton was born in 1794, she was a famous botanist, archaeologist & artist. She repaired Acton Hall, built a local school, saved Stokesay Castle from ruin & excavated a Roman villa. #Shropshire #RomanArchaeology
#InternationalWomensDay2025
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Congratulations to Chris Manias and contributors! Their new #OpenAccess book Palaeontology in Public published today. Read and download free at: https://t.co/U8mjFpTbIi
#Palaeontology
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This is amazing. Nancy Mitford asked Evelyn Waugh how he dealt with fan mail. His reply...
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That #frockingfabulous #Schiaparelli pink! #Fashionhistory of 1953; this dress was worn by the Duchess of Devonshire and is part of the Cecil Beaton Collection at the V&A.
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Reminder⏰ There's still time to submit your abstract for the 23rd Annual Historic House Conference: Everyday Life in the Country House. Deadline: 31 December 2024
**Call for Papers** We are very pleased to announce the CFP for our 23rd Annual Historic Houses International Conference. The event will take place on 19-20 May 2025 in @MaynoothUni CFP below. Deadline for abstracts is 31 Dec 2024 @MaynoothHist @opwireland
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The deadline for the Call for Papers for Kings and Queens 14 is quickly approaching! 📝 You only have 2 more weeks until proposals are due 🚨 🧵/3
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