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RT @D_Profundis: #Scharf captures the rather boozy chairing ritual of Sir Francis Burdett as it headed down the Strand in #London following his election to Parliament for Westminster in the summer of 1818
Purchasing Commissions During the Napoleonic Wars @reginajeffers https://t.co/2cTjzM6fAF #NapoleonicWars #commissions
The Art of Dressmaking During the Regency Era https://t.co/KiQkIzUDBC #dressmaking #regency
Died #OnThisDay 28Nov1801 Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu, French #Geologist that had the mineral and the rock dolomite and the largest summital crater on the Piton de la Fournaise volcano named after him. #twitterstorians #history
Wishing you and yours a wonderful holiday and Happy Thanksgiving. I'll be back to tweet on Saturday.
RT @AntoineVanner: A small but savage epic of courage occurred in 1811 when a small British trader, the Fortune, was attacked by a larger French privateer, her crew outnumbered six to one. But she did not surrender ... https://t.co/dNTnCgabg5 #MaritimeHistory
Humorous Clauses Proposed for The #MarriageAct of 1753 - The Marriage Act of 1753 was enacted to require a formal ceremony of marriage because clandestine marriages achieved by crossing over the Scottish ... https://t.co/1vHpjjpbXR #18thcentury #wwwblogs
RT @MNCN_Col: The discovery of the anatomy and habits of #insects became fashionable these animals at the beginning of the #18thCentury and sparked fiery philosophical and theological controversies. #Insects #VanBerkheij collection #Archives #SciArt #NatHist
Born #OnThisDay 16Nov1811 John Bright was a British Radical and Liberal statesman, one of the greatest orators of his generation and a promoter of free trade policies. A Quaker, Bright is most famous for battling the Corn Laws. #19thcentury #British
Thomas Neill Cream: Lambeth Poisoner and Serial Killer - Thomas Neill Cream, also known as the Lambeth Poisoner, was a Scottish-Canadian serial killer of the late 1800s. His first known victims ... https://t.co/6juhWKOm4w #19thc #crime #ukhist