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Smoker in bed, with companions, Gesina ter Borch, 1653
(Rijksmuseum)
Definitely a house party going on there. The one on the right spilling the wine from the jug is upsetting me though. #waste
27 July 1625: b. Edward Montagu, ambassador, admiral & cousin of Samuel Pepys #diarist. Died at the Battle of Solebay, 28 May 1672
26 July 1588: Martin Frobisher commander of the 'Triumph' one of the four 'great ships’ is knighted at sea #otd for his action against the Armada flagship, the 'San Martin' (BM/Bodleian)
23 July 1373: S. Bridget of #Sweden at #Rome #otd #nuntastic founder & spiritual writer (BM/Fassah)
9 July 1572: The Gorkum Massacre - hanging of 19 #Dutch Catholic clerics, predominantly #Franciscans in the town of Brielle / Den Briel by Calvinists #otd These included Willehad of #Denmark who'd fled the closure of the religious houses in that country #badmove (Rijksmuseum)
8 July 1598: Robert Fludd #otd future doctor, #occult writer, #cabbalist graduates MA from St. John's College #Oxford #otd (BM)