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Greig Watson

@GreigWatson

Journalist, father, Roman reenactor, history buff and lover of big movies. Bring me good food, gorgeous music and friends. All views my own of course...

 Nottingham, UK
Joined January 2012
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Shit Lawns@Shitlawns3 May 2022
This is the most stereotypical of #ShitLawns. Let's play The Shit Lawn Generation Game! Plastic carpet, box balls, poncy spiral conifer, sex pond, the sod climate change patio warmer, the pretending we have lots of friends BBQ Grill and the mystery prize, a White Range Rover!
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1,3 million people already follow @AuschwitzMuseum‼️ It would be incredible to reach 1,5 million followers by the end of the year. It seems that reaching this goal is possible. Support our mission. Amplify our voice.
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Xavi Ruiz
@xruiztru23 Nov 2021
Animated map shows the top 10 largest Empires in history. Source: buff.ly/3Ane63C
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Follow @AuschwitzMuseum. RT this to support our mission & amplify our voice.
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At last, an example of somebody who's done an amazing job and is being recognized more and more.
Alex Criqui (@alex_criqui) profile pictureAlex Criqui@alex_criqui4 Feb 2021
Frederick Douglass Projection at MDPC on the start of our 9th month projecting on the Lee Monument.
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ECO housing in East Midlands - I'd be so grateful for your views in my dissertation research. Please take part and share. Thank you! ntusurvey.onlinesurveys.ac.u…
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New Video! It's time to take a fresh look at some abandoned Power Station Cooling Towers with a very special guest! youtu.be/kHySPkt5d3U Enjoy 🙂 @martin_0401 #abandoned #history #coolingtower #powerstation #willington #drone #5sisters @abandonedspaces #derbyshire
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Uncanny digital reconstruction of the Flavian Amphitheatre (Colosseum) in Rome, by Atavistic #roman #archaeology
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Tasmanian devils released into sanctuary north of Sydney in step towards 'rewilding' theguardian.com/environment/…

Tasmanian devils released into sanctuary north of Sydney in step towards 'rewilding'

If the 30 animals thrive in the predator-free area in the Barrington Tops, it could be a step towards reintroduction on Australia’s mainland

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In case anyone wants to see piccies of what I've been blithering on about, here's a few with a reconstruction. This is the earliest *complete* find of lorica segmentata and, as such, quite different from the familiar Corbridge type. tinyurl.com/y4cv4wrq
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Germans get angry at you if you cross the street when the light is red, just in case you're wondering how this "breaking the law in a specific and limited way" might go down here.
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Some of the best British 'Other Ranks' photographs of the Great War (1915/16) I have seen so far have survived because they were souvenired by a German soldier during the Spring Offensive in April 18 And this particular one, is just stunning (low res scan) #FWW #WW1 #history
Group of Canadian soldiers photographed in a garden in Albert, France in the winter of 1915/16. Image @zgTours4Schools #ww1 #FWW

ALT Group of Canadian soldiers photographed in a garden in Albert, France in the winter of 1915/16. Image @zgTours4Schools #ww1 #FWW

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Son: She's cheating at Battleship Daughter: No I'm not Son: Daaaaaaad Me [distracted]: Mmmmm. Subterfuge is an essential part of war Son: she's moving her ships! Me: They'd be pretty useless if they stayed put. Daughter: Son: [From the annals of parenting excellence.
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Sent from a friend working in the NHS. Queen’s Medical Centre a ghost town. A good thing, they say - “People are listening”
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@BBCRadio46 Feb 2020
Netflix and the BBC are "incomparable" and the government doesn't get that, says media analyst Claire Enders. bbc.in/2S6KMf3 | @amolrajan
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📺📻📱 You may have seen this before, but it's good to be reminded of what you get for the licence fee...
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#news B-17 Flying Fortress 'Sally B' 2020 Appeal Launched. sallyb.org.uk/appeal.htm#app… #aviation #aircraft
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AJ-K crew to get new Dutch memorial dambustersblog.com/2020/01/2…
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Cat Licking Own Butt Unknown artist Scratch graffiti St Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire Late-11th to mid-16th century Intrigued as to why this may have been carved onto a house of god? Pop along to @UoNHumanities between 4.30-6pm this evening to find out more...
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