Stuart Orme
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Curator @museumcromwell, Huntingdon; own views (except retweets). Chair, Peterborough Museum Soc; Historian; Writer; Lecturer; Re-enactor; Geek; Cat Domestic.
Huntingdon, UK
Joined July 2012
Listen to me burble about Festive Cromwellian stuff from the comfort of your own home this Thursday evening… 😊🎄.
19th December, 7.30pm.🎄Online Talk: Cromwell's Christmas - One of the things that everyone thinks they know about Oliver Cromwell is that he banned Christmas. What was behind the ban? Was it effective? Were mince pies really outlawed? Book here:.
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RT @MuseumCromwell: An unusual way to help support our Museum is by our 'Adopt An Object' scheme. Help conserve our collections for the fut….
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RT @MuseumCromwell: One of the ways that you can help support our museum is by becoming a Museum Member. Members get discounts to events an….
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RT @MuseumCromwell: Last posting day for delivery in time for Christmas is this Friday, so don't miss out on your opportunity to gift from….
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‘Tis the season for everyone saying Cromwell banned Christmas… and yet the real story is more bizarre and fascinating, as revealed in this online talk I’m doing on Thursday evening….
19th December, 7.30pm.🎄Online Talk: Cromwell's Christmas - One of the things that everyone thinks they know about Oliver Cromwell is that he banned Christmas. What was behind the ban? Was it effective? Were mince pies really outlawed? Book here:.
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RT @MuseumCromwell: Just over a week until the first of our autumn online lecture series, talks by Zoom by leading #17thCentury historians….
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RT @AshleyUK99: Featuring animated @Davedoes_ & @StuartOrme from @MuseumCromwell & part of #LouAtTwo @LouiseOnAir #ThePastMasters afternoon….
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Delay Repay on the rail network is a waste of time. I’m 15 minutes late on a @CrossCountryUK service (so can’t claim) into Peterborough, but miss my connection and therefore will be 45 minutes late home, after 11pm….
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RT @MuseumCromwell: Was Oliver Cromwell really depicted 'warts and all' in a famous painting. ? 🤔
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RT @MuseumCromwell: Join us on the evening of Sunday 20 October for spooky tours of Huntingdon's Historic Town Hall and Courts by Candlelig….
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RT @MuseumCromwell: Last chance to see our current exhibit, 'Cromwell's Huntingdon', looks at what our town was like during his early life….
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RT @MuseumCromwell: Join us next Thursday evening, 3 October, for one of our popular guided walks exploring #17thCentury #Huntingdon, inclu….
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RT @MuseumCromwell: Join us for an adult craft workshop on either Wednesday 13 OR Saturday 16 November for an introduction to the ancient c….
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Customer service at @AmazonUK… something which the words ‘customer’ & ‘service’ should be removed from… 😡.Managed to screw up delivery of an item 2 days on the trot despite multiple assurances to the contrary (assuming it’s actually been a human I’ve spoken to, not AI…).
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RT @MuseumCromwell: Join our curator this Thursday evening, 8 August, for one of our popular guided walks exploring #17thCentury #Huntingdo….
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For anyone who follows the day job account and wondered why it was a bit quiet last week, I was having a week off, part of which was spent at Tewkesbury Medieval Festival re-enacting Dr William Hobbes, physician and surgeon to King Edward IV….Normal service resumes tomorrow!
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Listen to me burbling on Peterborough’s darker past online this Thursday evening! 😊.
Upcoming online talks:. 18th Jul - A History of Crime and Punishment in Peterborough with Stuart Orme.8th Aug - Danger & Delight: Biblical Perspectives on Monsters of the Sea with Dr Rebecca Watson.15th Aug - Monsters of the Sea: Life in a Changing Ocean.
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RT @CambsArchives: Don't forget Hunts Archives is hosting an event this Saturday 6th July as part of @Huntshistfest . Come and see our orig….
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RT @MuseumCromwell: We’re supporting the opening weekend of @Huntshistfest with World War I reenactors on #Huntingdon Town Square 11am - 4p….
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