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The Museum of English Rural Life
@TheMERL
We explore the history of the English countryside and its people. Chaotic Good. Part of @UniofReading. See our pinned tweet for new posts.
Reading, Berkshire, UK
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    The Museum of English Rural Life
    @TheMERL
    Oct 17, 2024
    hello if you're thinking of leaving this website and going to another one, here's a Helpful Resource for your reference: merl.reading.ac.uk/about-us/place…
    The MERL's absolute unit sheep, in space.
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    The Museum of English Rural Life
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    Apr 9, 2018
    look at this absolute unit.
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    The Museum of English Rural Life
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    Oct 6, 2018
    Ok, we found something amazing and we demand you to come on a journey with us:
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    The Museum of English Rural Life
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    Oct 6, 2018
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    Richard put an 18th century chicken in some trousers.
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    The Museum of English Rural Life
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    Feb 24, 2019
    So, we found a live bat in our rare book store. 🦇a thread 🦇
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    The Museum of English Rural Life
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    Oct 6, 2018
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    This dog has seen some shit.
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    The Museum of English Rural Life
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    Feb 24, 2019
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    The Museum of English Rural Life
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    Apr 9, 2019
    It’s been one year since you looked at this absolute unit.
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    The Museum of English Rural Life
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    Apr 9, 2018
    look at this absolute unit.
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    The Museum of English Rural Life
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    Sep 3, 2024
    brat summer is over. now it's time for pannage autumn, the ancient medieval custom of releasing your pigs in the woods so they can eat the chestnuts and acorns that fall to the forest floor.
    Pigs in a field, hillside behind them.
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    Charli
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    Sep 2, 2024
    goodbye forever brat summer.
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    The Museum of English Rural Life
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    Apr 17, 2019
    Excuse us @elonmusk but what
    Elon Musk's Twitter profile page with the absolute unit sheep as the profile picture.
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    The Museum of English Rural Life
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    Apr 17, 2019
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    Two can play at this game
    The MERL Twitter profile page with Elon Musk as the profile picture.
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    The Museum of English Rural Life
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    Oct 6, 2018
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    Richard Beale is just one of many doodlers throughout history, but it’s through these drawings that people from the past are brought to life and made flesh and blood. We love archives, and we love it when people use them. Get in touch if you want to: merl.reading.ac.uk/visit-us/readi…
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    The Museum of English Rural Life
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    Jan 4, 2019
    hey @britishmuseum give us your best duck
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    The Museum of English Rural Life
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    Feb 25, 2019
    Are we the most interesting museum out there ? No. Do we have the finest collection of objects detailing the human condition ? Nah, not quite. But do we get up, every day, and try to be the best we can be for the good people of the world ? Also no.