Calum Mercer @CalumMercer

Tend to tweet random things of interest. Sic transit gloria mundi linkedin.com/in/calummercer UK Joined October 2009

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Calum Mercer @CalumMercer

a day ago

@hoyer_kat @CrookedBong @TheRestHistory @dcsandbrook Impossible to reach saturation point - all the books have been fascinating and the talk was too. Can't wait for your next one!

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Another weekend, another history festival. After @ChalkeFestival near Salisbury, now it is the @TheRestHistory Festival at Hampton Court Palace Temperature not so high as at Chalke and some cloud to keep things chilled.

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Calum Mercer @CalumMercer

2 weeks ago

@militaryhistori @raphaeldoan Fascinating reading some of the reports held at the National Archives from Macmillan to London about De Gaulle and the Free French during the war. He wasn’t always happy with them!

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2 weeks ago

@holland_tom @ChalkeFestival It is incredible. As has been the whole of @ChalkeFestival. Great historians and talks and lots of interesting people (even if a little on the warm side). Bought more books than planned! Really enjoyed my first visit and glamping on the hill. I suspect I will be a regular now

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2 weeks ago

@agw1437 That is @Arundells in Salisbury, the home of Ted Heath. I visited on Tuesday on a break from @ChalkeFestival. Both very enjoyable

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2 weeks ago

@WalkerMarcus I have done retreats in the past at the Franciscan Friary in Alnmouth and they were amazingly refreshing and wonderful to spend time just reflecting, although there was structure as well as unstructured time. I think that combination on a retreat worked well.

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Calum Mercer @CalumMercer

4 weeks ago

@CalumDouglas1 @GazTheJourno Those would make an interesting read. Can you share them for the next time I visit the National Archives?

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4 weeks ago

@NatalieElphicke Congratulations Natalie. A great appointment and a big and important task ahead

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2 months ago

@FreeToSpeak71 @Mylovanov British forces are based in the Baltic states

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2 months ago

@dcsandbrook @bookclubpodhq Ah the old reliable way of producing lists of the “greatest x” to generate comments and controversy but no great insight

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Natalie Elphicke Ross OBE @NatalieElphicke

2 months ago

Interesting surge in the proportion of under 35 (16-34 years) households in home ownership - up 11% over a decade to 42%- new MHCLG analysis of the English Housing Survey data. Read more from @TheHFI here: thehfi.uk/news-and-event…

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Calum Mercer @CalumMercer

3 months ago

@holland_tom @dcsandbrook Unfortunately you posted the wrong photo

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Calum Mercer @CalumMercer

3 months ago

@holland_tom You are quite right your esteemed colleague @dcsandbrook would be ideal if the ball does come loose

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Calum Mercer @CalumMercer

4 months ago

What an amazing match 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇫🇷🏉 #SixNationsRugby #SCOvsFRA

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Calum Mercer @CalumMercer

5 months ago

The remarkable courage of 13-year-old Austin Appelbee spectator.com/article/the-re…

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5 months ago

@AmbJapanUK Will have to have a glass of excellent Japanese whisky in your honour as well as celebrating Burns night

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Calum Mercer @CalumMercer

6 months ago

The independent bookshops that aren’t what they seem spectator.com/article/the-in…

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Sir Humphrey @pinstripedline

6 months ago

In Dec 1987 Mikhail Gorbachev landed at RAF Brize Norton for meetings & lunch with British PM Margaret Thatcher, enroute to Washington. While positive, he also directly attacked Thatcher for her sending missiles to Afghanistan. A short thread on an incredible meeting.