History professor & Principal Emeritus, Queen's University. Interests include historiography/theory, and early modern Britain. Also woolfd1958 on 'Threads'. Dog servant to Layla and occasional practitioner of several hobbies; part time radio show host.https://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3mvfsg5v5wc2eMe with my pal Gayle (Arts '80) at the Thousand Islands Theatre yesterday with our (out-of-frame) spouses, 50 years after we first met on Benedickson Field as part of "Gael Group 109" which sounds like a mix of "Seal Team 6" and JFK's "PT 109", but less dangerous. Good fun marking the anniversary. [contains quote post or other embedded content]13 Sep 2026 14:25 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvfsg5v5wc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3mvd3knobx22a50 years ago this morning I awoke in a residence room at Queen's University having arrived late the previous night from my home in Winnipeg. I'd not visited the campus before (that wasn't a "thing" back then). I couldn't have imagined the future role the university would play in my life. 1/212 Sep 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvd3knobx22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3muywc77sfc2i60 years ago today a weird little sci-fi show premiered. 7 year old me, in the first week at a new school, was allowed to stay up a bit later for it. Having watched Outer Limits at 5 I didn't find the monster remotely scary, but the pointy-eared alien sidekick was kind of cool.08 Sep 2026 11:30 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muywc77sfc2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3mux33hams22iDark Glasses on @cfrcradio.bsky.social is back for a new season at 2 pm today, with the annual Labour Day special: today featuring a diverse assortment of genres and artists, from Mulgrew Miller, Nina Simone, and Carl Allen, to Judy Collins, BTO, 2 Roys (Orbison and Clark), Cowboy Junkies, and more!07 Sep 2026 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mux33hams22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3muk4fzzixc2zNew from Historica Canada's Heritage Minutes. Gander, on Sept 11 2011, just in time for the 25th anniversary of that terrible day. (And perhaps a needed refresher for those who may have forgotten the importance of a friendly neighbour.) Rick Mercer as Gander's mayor! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wCjsUk7PchI02 Sep 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3muk4fzzixc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3mudarc57zc23This liquor bottle is mysteriously shaking. Earthquake? Spirits in the spirits ?30 Aug 2026 20:39 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mudarc57zc23https://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3mucp76xvmk26Following suit. [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Aug 2026 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mucp76xvmk26https://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3mu3n2s5nnc2cIn light of Agent Orange’s decision to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America” @jagwoolf.bsky.social and I are returning the favour.We’ve issued an executive order to all members of our household (i.e. our dog) that henceforth the most suitable body of water herein be referred to as “Lake Donald Trump”.27 Aug 2026 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3n2s5nnc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3mtzfat32s22mThis is hilarious. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVHkgOdHTPo26 Aug 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtzfat32s22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3mtumz6e6622vCongrats to my student Amelia Rosch on passing her PhD defence today with flying colours! Thanks to @newton-key.bsky.social for being such a great external. Amelia’s Thesis shows pretty definitively that Mary II was far more politically active than has been thought.25 Aug 2026 01:08 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtumz6e6622vhttps://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3msxpjod4uc2vBorn OTD 100 years ago: Fidel Castro (d 2016). Only a few movie credits, according to IMDb, but he also had a steady day job.13 Aug 2026 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxpjod4uc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3msw3nqwrqc27‘When danger reared its ugly head He bravely turned his tail and fled, Brave, brave, brave, brave Sir Donald’ [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2026 21:38 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msw3nqwrqc27https://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3msv3yxf5u22kBorn OTD 100 years ago, actor/director John Derek (d 1998). A late 40s protégé of Humphrey Bogart (who gave him his stage name) and Nicholas Ray, Derek featured in Knock on Any Door and then, in 50s, as Joshua in The Ten Commandments. Better known in later life for his own protégé (and 4th wife) Bo.12 Aug 2026 12:11 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msv3yxf5u22khttps://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3mstavwcr6k2bMiss Layla G. Hound relaxing after a hard day of relaxing.11 Aug 2026 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mstavwcr6k2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3mst5wpxp6c2tBerghahn's books are good but rather expensive. Given the topic will there be a, well, Penguin paperback? [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Aug 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mst5wpxp6c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3msqjylh7ik2e1st day back at work after 3 weeks of semi-holiday. Tons to do before classes start in 4 weeks. August is to the academic year what Sunday is to the work week (I credit my non-academic spouse @jagwoolf.bsky.social for that observation).10 Aug 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqjylh7ik2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3mslenxgop22eBorn OTD 100 years ago, Richard Anderson (d 2017). Best known as Oscar on 70s TV's The 6 Million Dollar Man, he was a regular guest star on tv and had several memorable film roles including Forbidden Planet and Paths of Glory. Played the regular cop in the last season of the original Perry Mason.08 Aug 2026 15:20 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mslenxgop22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3msdnxbyhw225“Enough with the emails, dad” she says with her highly effective side-eye. “It’s time for my walk”. Yes, Your Royal Houndness.05 Aug 2026 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdnxbyhw225https://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3msdi472lsc2uI'm pleased to announce that @universitypress.cambridge.org has just published Antoon De Baets' Element "Censorship of History", no. 38 in the Elements in Historical Theory and Practice series. Downloadable free till Aug. 19. https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/censorship-of-history/137D02286268AE71499EF0890C11A04305 Aug 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3msdi472lsc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3ms6ivj6us22uToday on my last new @cfrcradio.bsky.social Dark Glasses before I take my usual August break till Labour Day, we go pop via jazz interpretations of rock standards: featured artists include Deborah Silver, Blair Crimmins, Karen Souza, Sarah Menescal, Olivia Keast, and Al Di Meola.03 Aug 2026 12:31 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms6ivj6us22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3mrt5y2dyd22gCarmel Chameleon [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2026 00:16 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrt5y2dyd22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3mrpjxdna2k2pBorn OTD 100 years ago, Canadian bassist Charlie Biddle, d. 2003. Born in US, after WW2 he become one of many black musicians who found a home in Canada, moving to Montreal and staying there for the rest of his long career. /228 Jul 2026 13:40 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrpjxdna2k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3mrn2xekds226Today on the first half of @cfrcradio.bsky.social Dark Glasses we mark the recent sad passing of 3 jazz artists; drummer Rodney Holmes, aged 59; Plas Johnson 94, the saxophonist best known for the sax line and soloing on Mancini's theme from the Pink Panther; /227 Jul 2026 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrn2xekds226https://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3mrkfpyopg226Born OTD 100 years ago, actor/acting coach James Best (b. Jewel Franklin Guy), d 2015. Widely used character actor in film and tv, his most famous role was Sheriff Coltrane in The Dukes of Hazzard. As a coach his pupils included Quentin Tarantino and Lindsay Wagner.26 Jul 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrkfpyopg226https://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3mrcvk5r7xc2kCongratulations to @marnieh-w.bsky.social on publication of her "History and Artificial Intelligence", title no. 37 in the @universitypress.cambridge.org series Elements in Historical Theory and Practice. Available for free download till August 6! https://www.cambridge.org/core/elements/history-and-artificial-intelligence/6A661EF6BCA61A55895AFFE4483D713523 Jul 2026 13:03 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcvk5r7xc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/woolf-atthedoor.bsky.social/post/3mr5xws434c2aAlso born OTD 100 years ago, the Canadian director of one of Paul Burke's films, The Thomas Crown Affair, Norman Jewison. Where to begin with all his major releases across many genres, from Jesus Christ Superstar to Rollerball to In the Heat of the Night. 1/2 [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Jul 2026 14:02 +0000at://did:plc:hd3ohgbugfea5feputb22lmc/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5xws434c2a