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Classical Studies OpenLearn Courses
Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re exploring some of my favourite courses on OpenLearn! I've putt his list together for anyone...
Signa Gillysdottir
Sep 291 min read
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My Viking Kit
Welcome back to the History Nook. Today I'm going to tell you a bit about my Viking costume, and why it's not perfectly accurate. So grab...
Signa Gillysdottir
Sep 222 min read
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Ancient Medical Practices: Humorism. (Not as Funny as it Sounds.)
Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re exploring Humorism, (spell checker, I promise I did spell that one right,) the belief that...
Signa Gillysdottir
Sep 153 min read
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Weston Park Museum's 150th Birthday Party
Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we're going to take a look at the shenanigans I got up to at the weekend! So grab your favourite...
Signa Gillysdottir
Sep 122 min read
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History Bounding: What is it? (And Why You Might Already be Doing it.)
Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re exploring history bounding—and you’ll see just how easy it is to add a touch of the past to...
Signa Gillysdottir
Sep 53 min read
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Forged in Steel: HMS Dreadnought (1906)
Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re exploring a piece of Sheffield’s military history, as I gush about my favourite battleship...
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 293 min read
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History in the Streets: Benchmarks
Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re exploring the streets of Dundee, searching for the hidden carvings that once mapped...
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 252 min read
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Glowing in the Dark: A Brief History of Uranium Glass
Welcome back to the History Nook. Today we’re exploring uranium glass—an object both ordinary and otherworldly, where science, beauty,...
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 182 min read
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The History of the Rubber Duck
Welcome back to the History Nook! Today, we’re taking a look at something you’re all very familiar with as we waddle into the history of...
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 152 min read
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The History Nook Discord Server
Welcome back to the History Nook! Today, we’re doing something a little different—no artefacts, no obscure footnotes (well, not many)....
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 122 min read
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Tiny Rockets, Big Drama
Welcome back to the History Nook. Today, in honour of one of our History Nook Discord server members birthdays, we’re diving into one of...
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 112 min read
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HMS Ambrose - Dundee's Submarine Base
Welcome back to the History Nook. Today, we’re exploring HMS Ambrose—and with it, a chapter of Dundee’s past that deserves to be...
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 83 min read
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A Brief History of Hair Dye
Today we’re exploring hair dye—where personal expression, social status, and a bit of alchemy meet in the strands of history. So grab...
Signa Gillysdottir
Aug 42 min read
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Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni (Pre-made D&D Character)
Co-created by Bri If you'd like to help us to create more D&D characters, join our Discord server! Welcome back to the History Nook....
Signa Gillysdottir
Jul 182 min read
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