yay! so pleased you enjoyed your visit <3

I've followed @themerl.bsky.social for at least 8 years, then, from. But visited for the first time yesterday with @calmerfuture.bsky.social. I went especially for their excellent Radical Rural trail. But we also got childishly excited following the rat trail and lingering in the Ladybird gallery.

huge thanks Ian, always <3 and enjoy! it's wonderful work by @guyshrubsole.bsky.social!

Another great episode.
And we have our next audiobook!

thanks so much!

ho boy

AND @themerl.bsky.social my students googled me and found the Absolute Units podcast, and asked me why it was called that and what the sheep meant...

Absolute Units podcast - The Museum of English Rural Life Come for the big sheep. Stay for the history of rural England and its people.

New Absolute Units is out now! We're joined by the fantastic author and campaigner @guyshrubsole.bsky.social to explore the question: who owns England? We travel as far back as the Norman conquest, through to the Tudors, Brexit, and right up to the present day.

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<3

This is a great listen.

Though I always wish I could punch William The C and his murderous bully mates square in their stupid evil faces (and ideally all the others like them worldwide before or since) when I'm reminded of the Norman Conquest bullshit

it was wonderful to spend an afternoon chatting with you! thank you so much <3

It was an honour to chat to the good folks at @themerl.bsky.social about the history of land ownership in England - in which I attempt to summarise 1000 years of dispossession, secrecy & plunder into one podcast; along with fresh hope that the secrecy may finally end soon…

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huge thanks!

Always a good listen.

we also explore the etymology of the word 'forest', extend our first-ever podcast invitation to Thomas Cromwell, and reflect once again on our top-rated film: Colin Firth's The Advocate (aka The Hour of the Pig)

If you're enjoying the pod, please tell your friends! And leave us a review! Thank you so much <3

📢 listen wherever you get your podcasts 📢

Absolute Units podcast - The Museum of English Rural Life Come for the big sheep. Stay for the history of rural England and its people.

New Absolute Units is out now! We're joined by the fantastic author and campaigner @guyshrubsole.bsky.social to explore the question: who owns England? We travel as far back as the Norman conquest, through to the Tudors, Brexit, and right up to the present day.

merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...

<3

Seeing a bunch of posts on my feed this morning about a UK exhibition on the Bayeux Tapestry made me want to share my favorite April Fool's skeet from this year - Bayewe Tapestry: The Fight to Wool England.

I didn't realize when I saw it that there was a real loan happening!

Absolute Units podcast - The Museum of English Rural Life Come for the big sheep. Stay for the history of rural England and its people.

also, as one thing led to another:

merl.reading.ac.uk/explore/abso...

thanks so much <3

Such a delightful account. Happy to have been following for so long. I learn so much! And their podcast is both interesting and soothing 🐑

we would love that!

that means so much to us - thank you!

<3 <3 <3 tysm

8 years???? Happy anniversary to my fave Bsky Museum Acct!

thank you all for being a part of our ongoing, deeply strange, and wonderful journey

yay! we still sell t-shirts btw, you can check out all our merch on our online shop:

merl-shop.co.uk/shop/absolut...

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viva MERL!