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Lord Mulgrave (1755-1831), Governor of Scarborough Castle from 1796 gallops along the beach with the cliff and curving pier of Scarborough, and its coastal fortifications behind. Published in #London 18 June 1807
As #Waterloo Day is now upon us spare a thought for Fitzroy Somerset, who gave his right arm for the cause - and went on to become #Wellington's closest advisor https://t.co/mMABJH5UEW
As the anniversary of the Battle of #Waterloo is now almost upon us, here is a reminder that even the French should look more kindly on the man who dethroned #Napoleon https://t.co/0culAHTDo4
A townie attempts to master his thoroughbred horse, in #London June 4th 1803
The Tim-Nice-But-Dim character here is Henry Augustus Dillon-Lee, 1777-1832, who succeeded his father in 1813 as 13th Viscount Dillon of Costello-Galen. He was said to be 'eccentric and good humoured'
A delightful image of two young women seated on sofa with lute and music score, playing and singing. by @ThosRowlandson - published in #London (1787)
A minutes silence of you please to remember the 'Putney Disaster' of October 20th 1786, when a dopey local clergyman crashed his cart into the Thames, taking his wife with him for an unexpected second baptism
Its May 29th 1803 and Napoleon is getting tossed off by a load of women. Not really an orgy but collective anger about his conscription policies taking their menfolk away from home
Shades of Beatrix Potter here in this satire featuring Lady Hertford as Dame Rat showing off her husband and many children to a vaguely disinterested Charles James Fox, #London March 1782
3/3 however, by 1819 a new Easter Monday tradition appeared, and went on to replace the Epping Hunt - namely cycling from the Eagle Inn at #Snaresbrook - which continued right up to the 1970s https://t.co/ATXbNZiEal