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Born #OnThisDay in 1857: Polish-British writer #JosephConrad (1857-1924) (born Józef Konrad #Korzeniowski)
Portrait by #PercyAnderson (1851-1928), 1918
#Conrad #EnglishLiterature
#OnThisDay 3 December 1642 The Earl of Newcastle entered #York, securing it for King Charles I. It would remain a Royalist stronghold for the next two years. #17thCentury #EnglishCivilWar #OTD
#OnThisDay 1688 James II's 3 nominated commissioners set out to negotiate with William of Orange.
A trumpeter was sent on ahead to secure passports for their safe conduct through William's forces.
#twitterstorians #HistParl
Happy 8th Anniversary of Steven Universe episode "Bubble Buddies" 💎💖🎉 It aired on @cartoonnetwork in December 2, 2013 🎉🌟💕 I love this episode where Steven and Connie first met each other but they're trapped in a bubble. 🌸🌹⭐️ #StevenUniverse #OnThisDay
Died #OnThisDay in 1820: French painter #MarieVictoireLemoine (1754-1820)
Portrait of the Artist's Sister #MarieDeniseVillers (1774-1821), ca. 1798-9
#Lemoine #FrenchArt #WomenArtists
Died #OnThisDay in 1820: French painter #MarieVictoireLemoine (1754-1820)
Portrait of a boy feeding two birds, before 1820
#Lemoine #FrenchArt #WomenArtists #ChildrenInArt
#OnThisDay 1979: #DoctorWho: Nightmare Of Eden, part two.
#DrWho #scifi #sciencefiction #ClassicTV #1970s
Today in #history: The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, painted by Michelangelo, is exhibited to the public for the first time. (1512 CE) #OnThisDay
Read more: https://t.co/r8JSrYgkAF
Happy 5th Anniversary of Steven Universe Christmas episode "Three Gems and a Baby" 🌸🌹⭐️🎅 it aired on @cartoonnetwork in December 1, 2016 💖❄️ I love how Greg tells Steven a story about their first winter together. 💖💎🎄👶#StevenUniverse #OnThisDay
Happy Birthday to Winston Churchill, born on this day in 1874
Portrait by Travis Simpkins
https://t.co/UjuDuBdj8l
#WinstonChurchill #PrimeMinister #UnitedKingdom #GreatBritain #England #BritishHistory #WorldWar2 #WorldWarII #WWII #WW2 #history #OnThisday #otd #TravisSimpkins #art
'The Watering Place, Evening', 1898, Bertram Priestman.
Acclaimed artist Priestman was born in Bradford #OnThisDay, 1868. After travelling around Europe he returned to England and studied at the Slade School of Fine Art...
#OnThisDay 1986: #DoctorWho - The Trial Of A Time Lord, part thirteen.
#DrWho #scifi #sciencefiction #ClassicTV #1980s
Today in #history: Thomas Wolsey, English Cardinal and politician, dies at Leicester Abbey. (1530 CE) #OnThisDay
Read more: https://t.co/F3aFu27PQ3
Died #OnThisDay (or around) in 1543: Bavarian painter active in England #HansHolbein the Younger (ca. 1497-1543)
Portrait of #ChristinaofDenmark (1521-90), 1538
#Holbein #NorthernRenaissance
Died #OnThisDay (or around) in 1543: Bavarian painter active in England #HansHolbein the Younger (ca. 1497-1543)
Portrait of an English Lady, ca. 1540-3
#Holbein #NorthernRenaissance
Happy Birthday William Blake, #BornThisDay in 1757. We mark this by sharing one of our most iconic works from our collection, The Ancient of Days, which is currently on show in our Standardisation and Deviation exhibition.
https://t.co/IWFkZVMkyD
#WilliamBlake #GalleryInThePark
Born #OnThisDay in 1757: English poet, painter, and printmaker #WilliamBlake (1757-1827)
Self-portrait, 1802
#Blake #EnglishArt #EnglishLiterature
Born #OnThisDay in 1632: Italian-born French composer #JeanBaptisteLully (1632-87)
Portrait attributed to Nicolas #Mignard (1606-68)
#Lully #FrenchComposers #BaroqueMusic
Born #onthisday1757 William Blake English #poet #painter & #printmaker Largely unrecognised during his lifetime Blake now considered a seminal figure in history of poetry & visual arts of the Romantic Age Major works inc. Newton (1795-1805) Satan (1789) Blake’s Cottage (c1804-10)