Organisation founded in 1955 to carry out archaeological research and fieldwork in the London Borough of Enfield.
Fediverse address:
@enfarchsoc@mastodonapp.uk
Tagged: European History
Daniel Loftus
Genealogist, blogger and researcher based in Ireland. Also founder of Project Infant, documenting those who died in Irish mother and baby homes.
Fediverse address (main):
@thedanielsgenealogy@genealysis.social
Fediverse address (Project Infant):
@projectinfant@mastodon.ie
Auschwitz Memorial
The memorial and museum at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp built during the Nazi occupation of Poland. Over a million people were murdered by the Nazis at the camp during the Second World War, most of them civilians including children. The memorial functions as a reminder of what can happen, and campaigns for it never to happen again.
Fediverse address:
@auschwitzmuseum@mastodon.world
Minimus
Mouse that helps people learn Latin, with really cute photos featuring Latin vocabulary.
Fediverse address:
@Minimus@archaeo.social
The French History Podcast
English-language podcast series about the history of France, from prehistory to the present day.
Fediverse address:
@FrenchHistory@mastodon.social
Stone Pages
The web’s oldest guide to ancient megalithic monuments in Europe.
Fediverse address:
@stonepages@archaeo.social
Linear A Bot
Bot posting random examples of Linear A, a Minoan writing system which is still undeciphered.
Fediverse address:
@lineara@mastodon.social
History Hit
History website featuring podcasts, videos and articles. Founded by UK historian and presenter Dan Snow.
Fediverse address:
@HistoryHit@flipboard.com
Old Weird Scotland
Posting informally about interesting bits of Scottish history through the ages, including forgotten stories, science, language, art, people, poetry.
Fediverse address:
@WeirdScotland@mastodon.scot
Richard III Society
Promoting research into the life and times of Richard III of England. The society was founded in 1924.
Fediverse address:
@RichardIIISociety@mstdn.social
The Vulgar Tongue
Bot posting excerpts from “Grose’s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue”, a collection of 18th Century English popular slang (sometimes crude).
Fediverse address:
@TheVulgarTongue@zirk.us
The Prehistoric Society
UK organisation promoting the study of prehistoric times. Based at University College London, founded in 1935.
Fediverse address:
@PrehistoricSociety@mastodonapp.uk
Old English Wordhord
Posting an Old English word and its meaning every day, also sometimes related images or topics.
Fediverse address:
@OEWordhord@mastodon.social
grateful wolf
Senior news editor at Stone Pages, a guide to ancient megalithic monuments in Europe.
Fediverse address:
@gratefulwolf@archaeo.social
Oxford Medieval Studies
Interdisciplinary platform for medieval studies across Oxford University.
Fediverse address:
@OxMedStud@mastodonapp.uk
This Is My Glasgow
Photographic project documenting Glasgow in Scotland. Covers the architecture, details, monuments, culture, surrounding area and miscellaneous local colour.
Fediverse address:
@thisismyglasgow@mastodon.scot
Andy Arthur / Threadinburgh
Writing about the history of Edinburgh and Leith in Scotland, as well as modern Scottish history in general.
Fediverse address:
@cocteautriplets@mastodon.scot
Richard Nevell
Medieval archaeologist and fan of castles and open knowledge.
Fediverse address:
@RichardNevell@mastodon.social
Ronald Visser
Senior lecturer at Saxion University of Applied Sciences. Research interests include Roman Archaeology, Dendrochronology and Wood/Timber, Digital and Computational Archaeology, Networks, Education and Conflict Archaeology.
Fediverse address:
@RonaldVisser@akademienl.social
The Partial Historians
Creators of a podcast series covering the history of Ancient Rome, they also use the account to share interesting news and images about ancient history.
Fediverse address:
@phistorians@kolektiva.social
History Walks in Venice
Professional historian writing a blog about the history of Venice, Italy. They also run historical walks in Venice for people who want to see things in real life.
Fediverse address:
@info@historywalksvenice.com
Prehistoric Portugal
English-language website and videos about prehistoric sites in Portugal, including megaliths, caves, ancient structures etc.
Fediverse address:
@prehistoricportugal@mastodon.social
The British History Podcast
Podcast all about the history of the island of Britain, starting from the ice age and moving forward in chronological order. The emphasis is on the human side of history, rather than just giving dry facts.
Fediverse address:
@bhp@mastodon.social
IHC Institute of Contemporary History
Multidisciplinary research institute in modern and contemporary history located at NOVA University Lisbon and at the University of Évora, founded in 1990.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese & English):
@IHChistory@masto.pt
Dominik Waßenhoven
Medieval historian at University of Cologne in Germany. Focus on Northern European History (England, Scandinavia, ‘Germany’), especially the 10th – 12th centuries.
Fediverse address (main account, in German and English):
@domwass@scholar.social
Fediverse address (book reviews, in German and English):
@domwass@ramblingreaders.org
Dr Yvonne Seale
Historian of medieval women and religion in Europe. Associate professor at the State University of New York at Geneseo.
Fediverse address:
@yvonne@hcommons.social
New Hall Mill, Sutton Coldfield
Museum built around a working 16th Century watermill in Sutton Coldfield in the UK. Operating as a museum since 1996.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@newhallmill.uk
Lusoteca
English-language account highlighting interesting art, culture and history from Portugal and listing museums where exhibits may be found.
Fediverse address:
@lusoteca@mastodon.world
Alliterative / Endless Knot
Videos about the etymology of the English language, presented by the historian Dr Marcie Sundaram.
Fediverse address (main):
@AllEndlessKnot@toot.community
Fediverse address (videos):
@alliterative@tilvids.com
Daily Medieval Cats
Posts pictures of cats taken from medieval manuscripts, created as part of a course at the University of Bochum in Germany.
Fediverse address:
@dailymedievalcats@troet.cafe
Fediverse address (course tutor):
@manuel_kamenzin@troet.cafe
The Red Haired Stokie
Website all about the local history of Stoke-on-Trent in the UK.
Fediverse address (blog):
@jenna@theredhairedstokie.co.uk
The Newport Cornucopia
History site exploring the history of Newport in Wales, especially the more colourful events and topics. Often features excerpts from local newspaper archives.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@newportcornucopia.co.uk
British History Online
A digital library of primary and secondary sources for the history of the British Isles. BHO is part of the Institute of Historial Research, a UK educational organisation founded in 1921.
Fediverse address:
@bho@hcommons.social
Society for the Study of Labour History
UK organisation dedicated to the history of labour (i.e. the lives and politics of working people and the labour movement, not specifically the political party).
Fediverse address:
@sslh@mastodon.me.uk
Beeld en Geluid
The Netherlands Sound & Vision museum. They have a massive archive of thousands of videos available on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@nisv@peertube.beeldengeluid.nl
Dr Scott Chaussée
Archaeologist at Aberystwyth specialising in marine geophysics, Roman and early medieval history and landscape archaeology.
Fediverse address:
@S_Chaussee@archaeo.social
Transdiffusion
Online archive of material about the history of UK television, radio and advertising.
Fediverse address:
@transdiffusion@mas.to
Dr Coralie Mills
Dendrochronologist, woodland heritage specialist and environmental archaeologist in Scotland.
Fediverse address:
@Dendrochronicle@mastodon.scot
European Society for Environmental History
Organisation promoting the study of European environmental history, and connecting environmental historians in Europe and elsewhere.
Fediverse address:
@eseh@hcommons.social
Roman Empire Times
History blog about Ancient Rome, covering all aspects of the Roman Empire. Founded in 2023.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@romanempiretimes.com
Samuel Pepys
The secret diary of an important public official in 17th Century London, spanning 1660 to 1669. The account’s posts divide the diary into chunks which are posted in estimated real time.
Fediverse address:
@samuelpepys@mastodon.social