But who are these influencers? Well, we’ve saved you the time and the energy trying to find the right people to follow on social media by compiling our top accounts to follow.

Geography

Geography Directions
Regular geography-orientated posts written by academics
Twitter @GeogDirections

 

Urban Geography
Publishing original academic papers on urban issues
Twitter @urbgeog

 

Dallas Campbel
TV adventurer specialising in Science, Engineering and Geography
Twitter @dallascampbell

 

Jørgen Carling
Research professor specialising in Human Geography
Twitter @jorgencarling

 

Wiley Geography
Geography, Development, Population, and Urban Studies news, academic research, and free scholarly content
Twitter @WileyGeography

 

Teachit Geography
Hundreds of KS3 to KS5 teaching resources all created for the classroom
Twitter @TeachitGeog

 

internetgeography.net
Resources to support teaching and learning in Geography
Twitter @InternetGeog Facebook @internetgeography

 

Nat Geo Photography
All things photography from National Geographic
Twitter @NatGeoPhotos Facebook @natgeophotos

 

History

Today In History
What happened on this day in the past? Follow this account and you will find out
Twitter @Yesterday_Today

 

WW2 Tweets From 1941
This account uses Twitter to ‘live tweet’ World War 2 as though it was breaking news – it’ll take 6 years to finish the reporting in total
Twitter @RealTimeWWII

 

History In Pictures
An account that shares the most powerful and entertaining historical photographs ever taken
Twitter @HistoryInPics

 

Dr Bob Nicholson
This account, which covers Victorian Popular Culture, is run by Bob Nicholson, a lecturer at Edgehill University in the UK
Twitter @DigiVictorian

 

Medieval Manuscripts
Tweeting about the British Library’s marvellous medieval manuscripts
Twitter @BLMedieval

 

Lucy Worsley
Dr. Lucy Worsley prides herself on making history fun, engaging and stimulating for the mind
Twitter @Lucy_Worsley