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With the spectacular Lindisfarne Gospels back on display in our Treasures gallery, curator Eleanor Jackson writes about its Chi-rho page. Find out why this feature of some medieval manuscripts is particularly Christmassy🎄 https://t.co/5M5uwSB6rV

📜 Cotton MS Nero D IV, f. 29r

We're marking #WorldPhotographyDay with the work of Fay Godwin (1931–2005). During the 1970s and '80s, Godwin's poetic black-and-white interpretations of British scenery established her reputation as one of Britain’s most accomplished landscape photographers.

📷 FG7392-4-16

'Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat, where have you been?' 'I've been up to London to look at the Queen.'

#Caturday #PlatinumJubilee

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For example, a set of bank notes issued by the Bank of Jamaica in the 1960s can be found in our Philatelic Collection. Korantema (@Quarantimah) looks at the depictions of Queen and country which come together to tell a powerful story.

Hear more at: https://t.co/pE54iCjhJN

Never bring a sword to a fish fight ⚔️

📑 The ‘Toothfish’ and the Swordfish: Egerton MS 1121, f. 67r

Read about this and other fantastical fables here:
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#ManuscriptMonday

Send your own #postcards from the future with our event partners @imaginationASU and @Q1R0Z.

Address your card to someone in our present who might be inspired by this glimpse of a positive future:
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@DragRaceUKBBC queens as exotic birds: a thread

The life and times of @PaddingtonBear. Learn more at our exhibition on the bear himself, #Paddington: The Story of a Bear. Open now!

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Witty and illuminating introductions to all kinds of subjects; from beards to coffee, gin to tea, cheese to beer – the #Philosophies are the perfect pocket-guides to shed a light on the histories and cultural significance of our favourite everyday items.

The #WomenWriters series brings back and contextualises works by writers who were successful in their day.

These novels portray issues which women faced during the twentieth century, highlighting the realities of life and society’s changing attitudes toward female behaviour.