Dr Kirsteen M MacKenzie @kirsteenMM Twitter profile

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Dr Kirsteen M MacKenzie

2 years

La Garde Ecossaise: The Life of John Hamilton c.1620-1689 Part 1 is available from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, KOBO, Google Books and Apple Books and other distrubutors and retailers. If you would like a full list please DM me.

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3 months

If you are interested in early modern history like this tweet. I am trying to assess whether my posts are visible or not. Can you see this post?

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@tricyclemayor I have cerebral palsy and have had abuse shouted at me in the street (by a group of teenage girls). I kept my head down and walked on. Remember it is their problem, nothing to do with you. How people treat the vulnerable in society is a mark of character and they failed.

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@Khaledhzakariah As a UK citizen who directly experienced terrorism many years ago I stand by Israel 100% regardless of what the UK government decides over arms sales.

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@AvivaKlompas I experienced terrorism 30 years ago (nothing compared to what Emily has been through) but I never spoke about it for 20 years. For me, not speaking about it was a form of self-preservation. My heart goes out to her and to her family and I hope that one day Emily will be able to

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7 years

Here it is! My new book : The Solemn League and Covenant of the Three Kingdoms and the Cromwellian Union 1643-1663

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@somethingrand77 Money for Nothing by Dire Straits. I love how it gathers momentum and builds up to the guitar at the beginning of the song.

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I am the first Gaelic speaker in my family since the late 1700s. #Gaidhlig is a beautiful language. #IsMiseG àidhlig

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@EmmanuelMacron Thank you for renewing the Franco-British relationship. We will always be close friends and allies. It is an alliance that has been a force for immense good in the world and one that has changed lives for the better. Long live the Entente Cordiale! 🇫🇷🇬🇧

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@NoContextBrits

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5 years

I was told by a male academic historian that ‘disabled people have no place in higher education’. Regardless I completed my PhD, held teaching positions at the universities of Dundee and Aberdeen. I am continuing to look for a new post and continuing to work to prove him wrong.

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Tell me about a time someone told you that you could not do something and you went ahead and succeeded out of spite.

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@JemDuducu The Three Musketeers - with Michael York and Oliver Reed. The best musketeers film imho.

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@TheCinesthetic And it turned out to be one of the biggest anticlimax’s in cinema history imho.

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@SoVeryBritish I am disappointed. (Translation: I'm extremely angry about this but I'm too polite to say it).

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Scotland replies - ‘Cromwell who?’ While Ireland (quite rightly) hates Cromwell, as Laura Stewart has stated, Scotland just pretends that the military conquest of Scotland never happened. It is not talked about.

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#OnThisDay 1658 Oliver Cromwell died. Should be a bank holiday. #Ireland #History

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@theAliceRoberts Being an academic with a physical disability is not easy either. Once, at an academic conference, a fellow female academic refused to call me by my title 'Dr' and kept calling me 'Miss' despite being corrected by other academics in the room.

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@IainDale The House of Lords vets govt legislation it should be a place of experience and wisdom, not cronyism. There needs to be rules on who can be elected to the House of Lords, such as 15 years of experience in the Commons, worked in different government departments and held a cabinet

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@Mr_Andrew_Fox Charles de Gaulle had to authorise it knowing that innocent people were going to die. Yet, France and Europe had to be liberated from the Nazis. Freedom and democracy has a price but it is a price worth paying. We should never take our freedoms for granted.

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@RichardJMurphy North Sea Oil is actually driving the change to green energy. The expertise in oil and gas has led to innovative developments in green energy. It is no coincidence that both Aberdeen and Shetland have created key innovations in green energy.

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@Mr_Andrew_Fox We are also dealing with a generation that was born after 9/11 and do not know about or understand events since 1979. My generation grew up with the IRA committing acts of violence, I saw the end of the Cold War and Khomeini was the scary bogeyman. (Genuinely used to frighten me

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@SilvioTattiscon Aged 9 I was very kindly invited by her late majesty Queen Elizabeth II to walk the corgis around the Balmoral Estate. I have cerebral palsy. It was a very special afternoon and one I will never forget.

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I am delighted to announce that I have been elected to the Fellowship of the Royal Historical Society. @RoyalHistSoc

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@LBC @IanpayneLBC I discussed this with a former US marine years ago who quite rightly pointed out that not everyone is suited to the military and will not be fully committed to serving their country. Look at what French national service did to Yves Saint Laurent.

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@guywalters Many years ago our cat stole the neigbours cooked roast off the kitchen worktop. Upon finding him chewing it in the garden, our neighbour wrestled it off him, cut off the chewed bit, dusted it down and gave it to her husband to eat (She was a vegetarian so she didn't care). 😁

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@robotonia Having a disability I’ve had plenty of naysayers throughout my whole life. A ‘see, I told you I would succeed’ page sounds good to me. 🙂

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@CarolineLucas Why don’t you come to Aberdeen and see how the oil and gas industry is investing in and developing green energy for yourself ? Major developments have already taken place. Aberdeen is the energy capital of Europe and it’s not all about oil and gas.

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@Elad_Si As a Scot, I’m throughly ashamed. #IStandWithIsrael 🇮🇱🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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@AgnesCPoirier Proud to have supported the reconstruction of Notre Dame from Scotland. It’s wonderful to see the progress of the project. 😊

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@rolandmcs Britain has always been, and is, and will be forever a European country. We are part of the continent of Europe. It is a geographic fact, our proximity to mainland Europe means we share history, culture and language. We will always be connected to our neighbours.

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@simon_schama As a Scot, I am deeply embarrassed, ashamed and disgusted. He should resign immediately. @theSNP

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@Ed_Miliband Are you going to come to Aberdeen and meet oil and gas executives to talk about your plans for the industry? I think you should spend a few days in Aberdeen to learn about the industry and its massive contribution to the UK economy, not just oil and gas but green energy too.

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@kirsteenMM

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@MarinaMedvin As a military historian I say ‘Why not?’ Much of our modern military techniques and strategies are born out of past conflicts. It does no harm to revisit these former techniques.

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@kirsteenMM

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@MosabHasanYOSEF We destroyed the Nazis and their ideology. They have not completely disappeared but largely we succeeded. All ideologies can be destroyed, history is testament to this, the rise and fall of ideas, has been constant throughout time.

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@grantshapps @RishiSunak @JustStop_Oil I’m delighted there will be new licenses for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea. The green revolution and the oil industry are inseparable. It is no coincidence that both Aberdeen and Shetland have made major contributions to green energy by using expertise in oil and gas.

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4 years

NEW BLOG - Stuart History and the Digital Age. This is my new professional blog which will explore Stuart History 1603-1788 and Digital Humanities. Here is a brief introduction:

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@yaakovkatz @IDF God bless the Israeli special forces - they are doing an incredible job in difficult circumstances.

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@AndreasKoureas_ My lecturer leading my special subject course on the American Revolution stated that a working class man in Manchester was paying far more tax to the British government than some of the most substantial landowners in the American colonies.

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@antisemitism I’m in Scotland and cannot be with you in London but you have my full support.

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@simonmontefiore Thank you for writing this Simon. I have recoiled in horror at the academy’s approach to the conflict. I have experienced terrorism first hand and I am devastated that young disabled children and others have been taken hostage. There is no excuse for terrorism whatsoever.

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@SachaRoytman @cogeseurosatory Appalling! There are longstanding links between Israel and the GIGN who are based at Satory - and just before the Olympics too.

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@RealEmirHan Certainly the best ice hockey film ever made and one of the best sports films ever made. Brilliant!

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@RnRNationlive @RnRliveRadio Money for Nothing Dire Straits

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@susiesbookrevs 1. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë 2. A Moveable Feast by Ernest Hemingway. 3. Animal Farm by George Orwell. 4. Bridget Jones Diary by Helen Fielding (to help her spot and avoid a ‘Daniel Cleaver’). 5. Men are from Mars and Women from Venus by John Gray. 6. Pride and Prejudice by

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@FromPhDtoLife Absolutely not. I can think of plenty of people who contribute far more to society than academics such as doctors, surgeons and nurses.

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2 years

There was no 'Glorious Revolution' as it was not a bloodless revolution - plenty of blood was spilled in England, Scotland and Ireland between 1688-1692.

PKL Living History/Gaelhistory

@gaelhistory

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10 Dec 1688 - King James VII & II flees London during the Glorious Revolution. He would throw the Great Seal of the Realm into the river Thames before being captured in Kent. (1/2) #OTD #History #GloriousRevolution #JamesII #JamesVII

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5 years

What an amazing series! All the stories were fantastic but in particular the storyline about the treatment of those with illness and disability under the Nazis was exceptionally brave and very well done. (speaking as a disabled person myself). #WorldOnFire

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@HilzFuld Please don’t lose hope. Remember Britain was alone in 1940. We had to persuade the US to enter the war which they didn’t do until the end of 1941. Yet Britain stood firm for two years. I am certain that Netanyahu has churchillian qualities.

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@kirsteenMM

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@DisabilityStor1 The Goonies. One of my favourite films as a child. (I am disabled myself). It has a happy ending as the kids release the man from captivity and he becomes part of their gang of pirates. I saw it as a triumph of acceptance and inclusion.

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@FrenchHist A timeless classic. I thought the Netflix adaptation was superb.

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@EmmanuelMacron @FranceintheUK Everything those men fought for is at risk today. Usually I commemorate D-Day ever since I visited the Normandy beaches 30 years ago. Today has been rather sombre as I reflect on the current state of world. I fear the darkness is returning and politicians are making the

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@LTCPeterLerner @IDF You have been an excellent spokesperson for the IDF, clear, direct and articulate. You are a consummate and professional soldier. As a fellow Brit I am proud to call you one of my compatriots.

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@RobbieMacNiven I mention this in my historical fiction novel #lagardeecossaise where Scottish Highlander Alasdair MacDonald states that if John Hamilton ever got lost in the Highlands at least people would know where to send him back to.[Dyes used in clothing were based on locality than clans].

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@KosherCockney As a Scot, I am throughly ashamed. #IStandWithIsrael 🇮🇱🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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@evanishistory During my PhD I went through every Kirk Session, Presbytery and Synod record from the 1650s. I found a heated argument amongst church elders over whether to help an Englishman who had invited prostitutes into his house. The prostitutes had bound, gagged him and stolen his money.

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@Mr_Andrew_Fox I would expel the ambassadors of Spain, Norway and the Republic of Ireland if I was Israel. That would send a very strong public message.

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The man who reorganised and rebooted the Royal Navy. It’s a shame that it’s often forgotten.

AnHistorianAboutTown

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History Bite: Duke of York Portrait at Greenwich @rmgreenwich #HistoryFromHome #MuseumFromHome

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@eliistender10 Friday Night Dinner. I haven’t laughed so much in ages. It’s giving me some much needed relief in the evenings after spending the day preparing my latest manuscript for publication.

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@DannyDrinksWine Inglorious Basterds

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@JakeWSimons God bless you. You gave your life so others could live, there is no greater sacrifice in this world. May his memory be a blessing. 🇮🇱

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@RichardEvans36 I blame the ever increasing workloads at universities. People don’t have the time to write books anymore and there does not seem to be any tangible value from a career progression perspective . Contribution to knowledge counts for far less than it used to. I’m saying this from

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@WeHaveWaysPod Sounds good to me. He is an excellent actor.

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@kirsteenMM

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@SoVeryBritish Lord Byron. Although I suspect his account would have been suspended from time to time. All the media would be following him anyway waiting for the next juicy scandal.

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'You have sat too long here for any good you have been doing. Depart, I say, and let us have done with you. In the name of God, go'! Oliver Cromwell, 20 April 1653.

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@AndrewGodsell Those in the devolved nations would argue there is a democratic deficit i.e English votes outweigh the democratic wishes in the other nations. E.g Scottish voters have repeatedly rejected Tories at the ballot box for decades but we have a Tory PM. Brexit is also an example.

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@RealEmirHan Trainspotting

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@UJS_UK @NHSAntisemitism Do you have to be Jewish and a student to sign this letter? I am neither but I am an academic. 🇮🇱 I would like to lend my support.

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@alisonpearsonSW I have cerebral palsy and a PhD in history. I was told that 'disabled people have no place in higher education'. I have taught at Dundee/OU and Aberdeen. I have now started my own business. Freinds and family taught me to rise above ignorance and prove my doubters wrong.

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@FromPhDtoLife Write as you go along. My supervisor told me to do this and improve each draft moving forward. I can’t imagine doing research any other way. I would find the task too overwhelming otherwise.

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Remains of Old Scalan the original Catholic seminary burnt after the '45 built on the lands of Thomas Gordon, an ancestor. #heritageday17

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Er no..like many on here I’ve done TV, radio, podcasts and school talks. The conversation should be about the increasing trend in the Western world to undervalue the humanities, it’s causes with constructive suggestions on how to reverse the decline.

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Historians are isolated in professional cocoons, fiddling with footnotes rather than bringing the past to light for a broader audience

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@VividProwess So sorry. Stay safe and take care. 🇮🇱

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What is 'Planet'? Anyone know? I learn something new from these lists everytime.

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Causes of death in London in 1632

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Hola! #twitterstorians I wonder if you can help me please? I am looking for reading recommendations or sources which examine Spanish sailors shipwrecked on Scottish shores after the failure of the Spanish Armada. Any help will be greatly appreciated - thanks!

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If Louis XIV had his very own Air Force One. 😉😂

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Image de l'avion de Louis XIV😅

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I have ancestors buried here. A place I have wanted to visit since I was 9 years old. Hopefully I will visit next year.

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Holy Island, Northumberland, by Emma Rothera, Lindisfarne-based landscape and nature photographer.

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@DavidVeevers1 IRA Brighton, 1984. My father left the TV on by accident and I watched the morning news. I was at primary/first school at the time. My Mum was horrified and turned the tv off. I asked her why they had done it. How do you explain The Troubles to a small child?

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@GylesB1 The Queen was very kind to me. I grew up not far from Balmoral and I was invited to walk the Corgis around the estate. I have cerebral palsy. It was a very special afternoon and one I will never forget.

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@Schwarzenegger After watching your documentary on Netflix I now use resistance bands every morning before breakfast. Thank you. You succeeded in getting through me about fitness where others had failed. (I have cerebral palsy so it is important for me to do resistance training). 😊👍

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That the Jacobite rebellions/risings were a Scottish phenomenon driven by tartan clad Highanders. Indeed one of the most intriguing elements of the period is Welsh and English Jacobitism. The experience of Irish Jacobitism told though the Irish language is also fascinating.

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@Historic_Ally Stephen Flynn kindly took the time to reply to my e-mail (he is my MP) so I have a lot of respect for him.

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OMG! This is a blast from the past! I remember this as it on TV when I first started reading about the civil wars. (Yes, I’ve been reading academic books on the subject for three decades!).

UKADS

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Weetabix at the Battle of Naseby in 1990

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When somebody mocks Jacobitism - show them this. It has always been clear who the rightful heir to the throne was. Yes, James Francis Edward Stuart was a Catholic but when he was born the Protestant succession as an absolute legal requirement did not exist.

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When James Stuart, the ‘Old Pretender’, wanted to protest the accession of George I in 1714 he issued an actual family tree, showing how distant George’s claim was compared to his own. George is lower right, no.58. James and the other 57 were disbarred for being Catholic.

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My favourite story from D-Day - Lord Lovat and his Piper Bill Millin. Every time we had the Scottish history tutorial on WWII - I couldn't help but tell my students about this remarkable moment on the Normandy beaches.

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Today’s #DDay75 story is about Piper Bill Millin. Bill played his pipes as he landed in Normandy with 1st Special Service Brigade on D-Day. His story is told by his son, John Millin. #normandymemorial

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@adamvaughan_uk @Ed_Miliband Come to Aberdeen and see how oil and gas expertise is fuelling developments green energy. My fear is that a ban on new licensing of North Sea oil and gas will make us more dependent on the Middle East. The oil and gas expertise will also move to the Middle East too undercutting

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@lucigosling I loved the strawberry soap and the kiwi lip balm. I loved making up bespoke sets for my friends birthdays.

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@JVMonte2 Against All Odds by Phil Colins. It was played on the radio when I had terrible news that a friend had slipped into a coma after breathing difficulties due to a lifelong neurological condition. It sums up the helplessness in these situations.

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@TheCinesthetic

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@IntrovertProbss All the time. My mother and I are both night owls.

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@oliaklein I support Israel because I experienced terrorism firsthand three decades ago. Israel has a right to self defence under these circumstances. To stand with Israel is to stand against terrorism.

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Wowsers! Exciting! BIG news for historians! I love the Bodleian! 📚📖📜❤️