tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post862966865095413280..comments2024-03-14T20:26:26.877+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: Memory of the worldCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-83979581470571921512011-05-31T19:35:20.901+01:002011-05-31T19:35:20.901+01:00DavidH, how exciting to be involved in this! Thank...DavidH, how exciting to be involved in this! Thank you also for the great link. <br /><br />Otter, it really is wonderful - and how awful that they've lost funding. <br /><br />I love that we all have different choices - and Hugh, I'd have to agree that we're a nation of magpies! (Since I don't have an attic, you can imagine the amount of clutter in my flat...)CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-24987952251113704142011-05-30T13:17:56.739+01:002011-05-30T13:17:56.739+01:00Wonderful to see the work of Sirkka-Liisa Konttine...Wonderful to see the work of Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen and the Amber Collective included. One in the eye for the idiots at ACE who have withdrawn their grant funding.Otterhttp://peter.luck@waitrose.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-87984617221506954412011-05-27T16:34:52.151+01:002011-05-27T16:34:52.151+01:00I would say the BT research reports, as these are ...I would say the BT research reports, as these are a much under-appreciated record of British scientic endeavour that contributed much to the world we live in today, including the network carrying this blog.<br /><br />But then I would say that as we were the ones who submitted the nomination!<br /><br />Even if science & technology is not your thing, do look at our other successful nomination (partnering BFI and the British Postal Museum & Archive), the films of the GPO Film Unit, 1933-1940. BFI have released these on DVD, but you can get a flavour from an interactive video fronted by Derek Jacobi. http://www.screenonline.org.uk/tours/jacobi/tourjacobi.html. They're a charming record of an age that's now vanished, for better or worseDavidHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-37178741436673194112011-05-27T07:05:08.513+01:002011-05-27T07:05:08.513+01:00No wonder my attic is packed with junk - we're...No wonder my attic is packed with junk - we're a nation of magpies!! My favourite is the Gough map - maps have a fascination of their own: old maps, pirate maps, maps with "here be Dragons" on them...HughBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690600639304795379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-79554257143124442412011-05-26T01:00:46.945+01:002011-05-26T01:00:46.945+01:00I would have to go with the Act of Parliament pass...I would have to go with the Act of Parliament passed in December 1689. My all-time favourite era for reading and lecturing is the second half of the 17th century when everything of importance happened, including the expulsion of the Huguenots.<br /><br />It is indeed a watershed document in the history of the relationship between monarchy and Parliament. Without it, Parliament couldn't have enticed Mary (and William) from Holland, and without it, the waverers in Parliament would not have accepted William and Mary on the throne.<br /><br />The Glorious Revolution always seems like a misnomer to me, but at least this Act of Parliament was a great outcome.Helshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02849907428208235392noreply@blogger.com