Kyle Glover
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Kyle Glover
@KyleGHistory
History nerd. IC spare part. Currently researching escaping POWs and SOE in occupied Crete. And the Ancient and Medieval world. And historical food. And..
Joined July 2012
- Replying to @IwriteOKAnd also he met his favourite celebrity and they became best friends.
- Replying to @_staykineticHe's making Lionel Hutz look highly competent.
- Replying to @LookAtMyMeat1The George Lucas lightsabre choreography:
GIF - Replying to @punt_rdShe's also the doomed Irish mother in Titanic
- Replying to @archeohistoriesYou know that story about Philip of Macedon sending a message to Sparta saying "If I invade Sparta, I will destroy you" and the Spartans sent back "If"? Yeah, he invaded Sparta and destroyed a huge chunk of their territory.
- A fire around 170AD damaged the forum at Wroxeter, causing a market stall full of dishes, mixing bowls and whetstones to fall into a gutter. Here are the dishes and here is the gutter. #roman #history #romanbritain #classics #ClassicsTwitter
- A ROMAN TENT AND TENT PEGS! The tent is made from leather and the stitch holes and some stitches are still in place. #AncientHistory #History #Historyteacher #Classics #ClassicsTwitter #Scotland #Romans #RomanBritain #RomanArmy
- Replying to @JohnathanBiAnd then Odysseus meets Achilles' shade and he says he would rather be still be alive as a slave than dead.
- #mosaicmonday 1st - 3rd century labyrinth moasic found in Caerleon, Wales in the 19th century, part of what would have been the residence of a high ranking officer. #Romans #RomanBritain #Wales #AncientHistory #History #Classics #ClassicsTwitter #historyteacher #archaeology
- Replying to @GoingMedievalBeen reading medieval etiquette manuals recently (as you do) and most of them have a bit about NOT befriending the local cats while taking part in a formal meal. Which suggests cats are both really common and have been jumping onto the dinner table mid meal for centuries.
- 2024 is a big year for anniversaries. Normandy, Warsaw, Arnhem etc. However, long term followers will know that I'm a bit obsessed with the abduction of General Kreipe by agents of the SOE, which took place in the spring of 1944. To mark the anniversary, I'm going to be
