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Did you know that before people put Pokémon in their Poké Balls, they had to herd them around the countryside with the help of a Poké Dog?
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The countryside is for everyone. But, historically, many people's stories have gone untold in our collections.
In a new series of weekly blogs, we heard from seven people of colour about their lives and work in the countryside.
To begin: please meet the brilliant @BirdgirlUK.
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We see your #BlueMonday and raise it with a #MooBlunday
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Friends, today is #PloughMonday: the first Monday after Twelfth Night, when traditionally farmers resumed their work after Christmas and the English agricultural year began!
It was celebrated in many different ways, including blessing, dancing with, and singing about ploughs.
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Please enjoy the greatest archive video to ever exist twitter.com/BBCArchive/sta…
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God rest ye merry gentlehen
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Birds are real and sometimes they even look like this twitter.com/AMNH/status/14…
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When Richard III offered his kingdom for a horse, he overlooked the fact that some horses are actually worth multiple kingdoms
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Ok, but why do they call her the Queen Bee and not the B-Rex
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may we offer you a Very Rectangular Ox in this trying time
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what we lack in Collecting and Selling Your Data we more than make up for with beautiful portraits of rectangular cows
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sure the metaverse sounds interesting but have you considered meeting up at your local museum instead
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Though it might be hard to believe, this concrete silo, photographed in our collection, actually grew straight from the ground!
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if you like beans, and cows, then here's the thread of your dreams twitter.com/SarahTaber_bww…
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this morning, we received some very important mail
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people often use sheepish to mean embarrassed, but the confidence of this Lincoln Longwool says otherwise
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Okay but what would people wear to The MERL gala?
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never skip leg day
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please note this is NOT candy
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these BOOTS
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a friendly request for visitors not to try to use the Magna Carta to seize The Museum of English Rural Life
theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/a…
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we, for one, welcome our new woolly overlords
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Last week, we published our latest online exhibition, exploring the lives of rural gay men in the 18th and 19th centuries.
In this blog, we delve into the challenges involved in researching LGBTQ+ stories in archives, and share our suggestions for undertaking this vital work.
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Queer Rural Constellations, our latest display, explores queer life and experience in the countryside.
Delve into these stories, and learn about the lives led by rural gay men in the 18th and 19th centuries, in our new accompanying online exhibition.
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it's a beautiful day to take your one hundred sheep for a walk
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The MERL, @UniofReading. We explore the history of rural England, its communities, and its people. Chaotic Good.