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people are talking about Robin Hood (the app) but not Robin Hood (Winner of Best Boar Born Before the 1st July 1952 and Reserve Champion of Breed at the 1953 Royal Show), and it shows!
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Today marks three years since this very important sheep first graced the Internet twitter.com/TheMERL/status…
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can't believe this cow singlehandedly invented portrait photography
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Microsoft Teams is down, huh? Well, looks like we're going to have to revert to communicating by sending each other eggs
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May the horse be with you
#StarWarsDay
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Leonardo DiCaprio unrecognisable in new Martin Scorcese film
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Friends, it is #WorldBeeDay! And what if we told you that at The MERL we have a collection of bee-related literature that has been described as the most comprehensive of its kind in the world?
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Is your child texting about visiting The Museum of English Rural Life?
brb = beautifully restored broomsticks
lol = lots of lambs
smh = so many horses
tbh = the best hats
stfu = sheep, tractors, farmers, University of Reading
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Next month, we're celebrating Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month (#GRTHM).
We will be exploring the contribution of travelling people to rural society, their community, and their heritage. Romany Gypsies, for instance, have been in Britain since at least 1515.
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an important aspect of rural England's history is cows receiving rosettes for being so exquisitely rectangular
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The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and we have found something wonderful in our archive that we want to share with you.
Like many of the best things in life, it is all about bees.
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This June, The MERL is celebrating Gypsy, Roma, and Traveller History Month (GRTHM).
In our latest blog, learn why and how we are taking part in the month, and our next steps in making greater space for the rich and diverse histories of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people.
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on this longest of days, the longest of hogs
#SummerSolstice
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THREE LIONS ON A SHIRT
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it's a beautiful day for English rural life
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it's a beautiful day to take your one hundred sheep for a walk
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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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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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we, for one, welcome our new woolly overlords
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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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these BOOTS
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please note this is NOT candy
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never skip leg day
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Okay but what would people wear to The MERL gala?
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