200 years ago, the Imperial Measurement System was introduced in Britain | Scilicet The Weights and Measures Act of 1824 introduced the Imperial measures we still use today. But what difference did it really make?

If weights and measures are what you're after, @jamesafox.bsky.social also has a post The Weights and Measures Act of 1824, which introduced the Imperial measures still used in the UK today: scilicet.org.uk/200-years-ag... #NumeracyDay #UKHist #Skystorians

I’ve been reading Vera Brittain’s memoir “Testament of Youth.” What a lyrical and heartbreaking story! #Brittain uses words almost like paintings to tell of the loss of innocence and life in the #GreatWar. #fwwhist #milhist #UKHist #Britain #history

Inflation and nostalgia in early modern Britain | Scilicet In the past, as today, cost of living crises made people nostalgic for the good old days.

Is the cost of living crisis making you nostalgic for the good old days? Then it's time to revisit this post by @jamesafox.bsky.social #Skystorians #UKhist #tbt scilicet.org.uk/inflation-an...

‘Send my Love to me this night’: how to find love the early modern way | Scilicet What magical rituals did people in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Britain perform to discover the identity of future romantic partners?

Looking for love this #ValentinesDay? In our latest post, @jamesafox.bsky.social explores how to find it the #EarlyModern way, using magical rituals #UKHist #Skystorians scilicet.org.uk/send-my-love...

the amusing thing about being an american that specializes in #UKHist is that my feed is all about voting.

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