Man with stubble, "Small boats arrivals are 37,000. There are over 4 million kids in child poverty. And 4.5 million who can't get a dentist appointment" #BBCQT "We spend 90% of the media discourse on the 37,000. How much more could we achieve if we put that effort into the 4.5

🎄✨ Spending the Holidays with Mary I Step back into Tudor England and discover Christmas through the eyes of Mary I. This 4-week online course, led by Dr. Peter Stiffell, explores the meaning, traditions, and celebrations of the season at court — from spiritual reflection and

All those who have the pockets. This gorgeous painting is currently up for auction. Once believed to be Mary I, it is now seen as an unknown lady, with some thinking it may be Margaret Tudor. I hope the lucky owner puts the piece on display. Link will be below.

Good grief. A politician with a brain and integrity and concern for what’s in the national interest. Starting to think I’d never see that again in my lifetime.

Britain isn't lawless, Britain isn't out of control. Britain is a beautiful place full of beautiful people. Yes we need political change, but Reform UK can jog on with their fear and hate mongering. Proud to be British, Proud to be Green 💚

‘Faces for Eternity’ will run in the Money Gallery in the @britishmuseum until 23 October 2025! This is the first exhibition I curated as part of the @artepodergenero team. It brings me such joy to learn that it is being such a popular exhibit! I am beyond proud! #Faces4Eternity

After a busy first week of school, I'm looking forward to my next talk! Join me, @PStiffell, and Rosamund Gravelle on September 16 at 7.30pm on Zoom for "Queen Mary and her Cultural Depictions", in partnership with the @EnglishCatholi2 👑 1/2

El taller de la Historia: entrevista a Ricardo García Cárcel https://t.co/40l9PGfreR a través de @YouTube

Gas sets the UK energy price 97% of time. Labour must do more to reduce energy bills for consumers to help the cost of living crisis. Labour dropped zonal pricing & has done nothing. The Lib Dems have set out clear plans to halve your energy bills by 2035 https://t.co/HVFTTiJFui

It feels timely & appropriate to post this magnificent beast ... the ultimate vox pop! ✊️🫡🤜🤛

🧵 The internet never forgets. A thread of tweets posted by Lucy Connolly. A reminder of the one, viewed 310,000 times, for which she was jailed, which urged people to burn down asylum seeker hotels after the #Southport attack - which had nothing to do with asylum seekers.

Britain the fastest growing economy in the G7. Business confidence at a 10 year high International investment at record levels. Violent crime in the UK a 25 year low. NONE of these stories are in The Daily Mail, Telegraph, or GBNEWS. Thankfully SOME of us are better informed.

Excited to share the first volume in a new series from @Brepols on #courtstudies, organised by Fabian Persson and me. Many chapters about wives, siblings and bastards!

HOW PRIVATE HEALTHCARE SUCKS MONEY OUT OF THE NHS CASE STUDY Five private companies were paid £536m by the NHS for outsourced eye care in 23/24. Of the £536m, £68m went to private equity debts & a whopping £169m in profits. That’s 44% going to capitalists not frontline care.

Strict rules for British tourists going to EU to come in within weeks Britons travelling to Europe will have to prove they have medical insurance and a return ticket under strict new border rules. A digital system for arrivals into the European Union will be introduced from

#OTD in 1553. The first published pamphlet about the reign of #QueenJane was published & sold in London. Entitled 'Epistle of Poor Pratte to Gilbert Potter' it told the story of the brave boy who spoke out against Jane & Northumberland. #History #Tudors #OnThisDay #ladyjanegrey

Reform are 92% funded by donations from the fossil fuel industry and 100% wrong. Cutting Net Zero Projects makes us less energy secure, increases your energy bills, cuts GB jobs and growth and destroys the planet. https://t.co/uoQWGtqlsu

1 in 3 doctors were born overseas. 1 in 2 builders were born overseas. 1 in 6 nurses were born overseas. 1 in 4 transport workers were born overseas. 1 in 7 UK business founders were born overseas. 1 in 5 university academics were born overseas.

🎭 From lost comedias to lucid dreams, each year students from around the world reimagine Spanish Golden Age Theatre for the Our New Gold Festival. Watch '24-'25's prize winners and read @samsonaws's (@UCLSELCS) reflections in our latest blog: 🔗: https://t.co/0xUr3w6VBe

Today, @PStiffell reveals the mystery behind an artifact once thought to belong to Mary I, only to be linked to another Mary. We explore royal iconography, Mary I’s image, and Dr. Stiffell’s research on royal portraits, along with his new website dedicated to this fascinating