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Who said that the internet’s fascination with chonky raccoons is a recent phenomenon? Here is handsome round fellow from an 18th century miscellany of animals and monstrosities, Add MS 5220: https://t.co/OOH4ThOAYb
#chonkyanimals #thiccraccoon #manuscript

The first English Parliament called #OTD in 1265 by Simon de
Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (c. 1208–1265) reformer, in the reign
of Henry III. Drawing of the Battle of Evesham and death of
Simon de Montfort, Cotton MS Nero D. II, f.177 https://t.co/4GmGL5sV7b

#OnThisDay in 1840 the Uniform Penny Post system was introduced throughout the UK. The first postage stamp (known as the 'Penny Black') was introduced later that year on 6th May: https://t.co/akRzIXKeYH

Welcome to #November, the birth flower this month is the Chrysanthemum. The images below are from 'The Chrysanthemum, its History and Culture' by J. Andrews, 1865 (shelfmark 7055.dd.22) which can be viewed online here - https://t.co/XLuKAWpq6j

Sir Walter Raleigh, the Elizabethan explorer, courtier and adventurer, died #OnThisDay in 1618. The Library holds the notebook which he wrote while he was held prisoner at the Tower of London, which includes a number of detailed maps: https://t.co/AytVn4taXE

The various growing stages of the cashew apple and nut, depicted all at the same time in an engraving by James Forbes from 1813. Forbes was Warehousekeeper of the Factory at Anjengo, #Travancore, and produced numerous works illustrating the landscape and nature of #SouthIndia.

Last chance today to learn more about #UKLegalDeposit, providing instant access to millions of digital items in our Reading Rooms if you have a reader pass drop in to the Social Sciences Seminar Room today 11am-12pm see you there!

Mary Stuart was crowned Queen of Scotland at Stirling Castle #OTD in 1543. This image is taken from our copy of L.S. Buckingham’s Memoirs of Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland (1844) (shelfmark 601.e.26): https://t.co/zjp5bjfmE1

On #WorldElephantDay here's a lovely illustration from Travels in Africa in the years 1875-78, c1890 (shelfmark 010096.i.59). Find more on our BL FLickr account with 1M+ images from our printed collections free to use as you wish - https://t.co/LdFPXlznWn

#OTD 1900 - public train services began on the London Underground's Central Line. Here is the British Museum station under construction in 1898 https://t.co/FkvWTxx3xm @centralline