@simonharley

Naval historian. Motorbikes sales. Retired hygiene operative and parliamentary intern. The Royal Navy 1854-1919 is my area of expertise. Also at @navyhistorian.

 England/Sweden
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Joined April 2009
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My first article, for @NauticalHistory, on Lord Fisher's advice to Winston Churchill: dx.doi.org/10.1080/00253359.…
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"pulled of". FFS, the BBC News.
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The Spectator
@spectator18h
In praise of Master and Commander ✍️ Madeline Grant spectator.com/article/in-pra…

In praise of Master and Commander

Every year, around Trafalgar Day, I rewatch Peter Weir’s 2003 film Master and Commander. It seems obvious to say that this is a film about heroism, but it took me until this year to realise that the...

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We’re eleven days away from the 70th anniversary of Operation Telescope. History matters.
The Telegraph
@Telegraph20h
Hundreds of British paratroopers have taken part in the largest British parachute drop since the Second World War. 🔗 telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…
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Dominic Adler@DomAdlerUKOct 25
An oldie but a goodie. In 1968 a bunch of entitled hippy bastards sent a letter detailing their specious demands to the Warden and Fellows of Wadham College, Oxford. This was their letter of reply, which speaks to how far the academy has since fallen.
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Dr. Clown, PhD
@DrClownPhDOct 24
The new Falcons coach just found out the team changed the logo back. 🦅
🤖 Made with AI
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More expensive than the Louvre and the Bayeux Tapestry exhibition. Absurd.
Navy Lookout
@NavyLookoutOct 24
The Royal Marines Experience museum opens today after £15M revamp in its new home at Boathouse 6 in the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard. @NatMuseumRN £36 for adults £26 for children. royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2026/o…
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For anyone doubting the price, see here: historicdockyard.co.uk/new-t… It makes the “three museum” ticket look cheap, but that shouldn’t be the point.

Tickets and Pricing Information - Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Buy Portsmouth Historic Dockyard tickets online - annual passes, 3-attraction tickets or single-day entry to HMS Victory, Mary Rose and more.

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Between 2023 and 2024 the base ticket price went up from £24 to £34, and subsequently to £36. I wonder how many other museums have hiked their entry fees that much?
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Ceder@Andreas_CederOct 23
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This hare is apparently a fan of The Exorcist.
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Can’t believe they’re scrapping a ship that fast smh
Avid Space
@LabPadreOct 21
The USS Vicksburg is being towed toward the port of Brownsville, for final dismantling and scrapping. Commissioned in 1992, she served in the United States Navy until being decommissioned in 2024 following a costly program that failed to achieve operational readiness. 🫡
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Don’t @ me, you were all thinking of that joke.
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Headline news for SVT Stockholm that the price of prawn sandwiches at Arlanda keeps going up. Pray for Stockholmers.
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Brian Spurrell@BrianSpanner1Oct 22
Pour encourager les ultras.
STV News
@STVNewsOct 22
Rangers fan who encouraged mass pitch invasion at Old Firm jailed i.stv.tv/4iABWSI
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They just need Portugal and Switzerland on side and it will be just like [That’ll do. Ed.]
Chris Lunday@lundayfundayOct 22
🔴 NEW: German defense ministry officials want Berlin to build its next fighter jet with Sweden and Spain — rather than accept the UK’s offer to join its program, docs show. It sets up a major choice for Chancellor Merz after Germany’s FCAS project with France collapsed. 🧵
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They’ve made Roger look like Nigel Havers.
James Bond Brasil
@JamesBondBROct 22
Com 1,96m, Jacob Elordi é 8cm mais alto que Sean Connery.
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I’m even quoted in the THE now. timeshighereducation.com/new…

British Library to turn reading rooms into paid-for workspaces

Areas dedicated to science and social science in national institution to be ‘repurposed’, sparking the ire of scholars

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Simon Harley@simonharleyOct 21
Email from the British Library. "Next year we’ll also begin work on repurposing our Science and Social Sciences Reading Rooms to become a flexible workspace and generate a new revenue stream." I'm sorry, what?
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A (British-made!) globe apparently in Ike’s office for three months in 1942. Iconic isn’t exactly the word I’d use. It’s a shame it’s been damaged though.
Dan Lamothe
@DanLamotheOct 22
Replying to @DanLamothe
Consider this a story in global affairs. Early this year, there was an effort afoot to find Secretary Hegseth an iconic globe for his office suite. Historians could make the move. But his team did not appear to want to wait. washingtonpost.com/national-…

Hegseth wanted Eisenhower’s globe for his office. His staff broke it.

Photos obtained by The Post show a gash in the World War II-era artifact that resulted from a botched relocation attempt inside the Pentagon.

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New Argentinian owners with German accents?
Atlanta Falcons
@AtlantaFalconsOct 21
New PFP 👀
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“Pssst. Dipshit! You want some Sally Rooney books?”
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