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"Transformations of Gender and Race in Maria Riddell's Transatlantic Biopolitics," by Melissa Bailes
https://t.co/wAqjQDzNko

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2020-10-26

20Oct1816 A lioness attacks the Exeter Mail. Read this fascinating story. https://t.co/eCO9P85j8c

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2020-10-20

Cashmere Shawls in the 1700 and 1800s - Cashmere shawls were first introduced in Europe around the late 1700s. Joan Hart, a textile expert of today, ... https://t.co/fcZ1hJFZ8t

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2020-10-18

The spectral bat (Vampyrum spectrum) is the largest chiropter in the New World. This drawing is from the Royal Botanical Expedition to New Spain (1787-1803), one of the most ambitious scientific expeditions in

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2020-10-05

Between the years 1808-1815, Englishman William Berryman lived in Jamaica and produced over 300 sketches of landscapes and enslaved individuals (). 1/

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2020-10-01

Fouquier-Tinville: Purveyor to the Guillotine - Fouquier-Tinville was born Antoine Quentin Fouquier de Tinville and became a French public prosecutor who, because of his zeal during ... https://t.co/mKML1XMWGQ

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2020-09-25

Fouquier-Tinville: Purveyor to the Guillotine - Fouquier-Tinville was born Antoine Quentin Fouquier de Tinville and became a French public prosecutor who, because of his zeal during ... https://t.co/JJM3CZBA9T

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2020-09-24

Fouquier-Tinville: Purveyor to the Guillotine - Fouquier-Tinville was born Antoine Quentin Fouquier de Tinville and became a French public prosecutor who, because of his zeal during ... https://t.co/36o6UOTQbp

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2020-09-22

Fouquier-Tinville: Purveyor to the Guillotine - Fouquier-Tinville was born Antoine Quentin Fouquier de Tinville and became a French public prosecutor who, because of his zeal during ... https://t.co/JJM3CZBA9T

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2020-09-21

Sharpers, Shopkeepers, and the Georgian Era - A sharper was defined by Francis Grose in his eighteenth century dictionary as, “A cheat, one that lives by his wits.” ... https://t.co/WFJ4p44gKn

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2020-09-17

Orthoptera metamorphosis, illuminated intaglio by Johannes Augustin Rösel von Rosenhof (1705-1759). He was an important figure in modern entomology. collection

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2020-09-10

Born 1Sep1789 Marguerite Power, Countess of forced to marry Cpt. Maurice St. Leger Farmer, a drunk who died when he fell out a window. Four months later, she married ... More: https://t.co/HgNkJfKb29

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2020-09-01

27Aug1788 Jacques Necker named as French Minister of Finance. He was viewed as the savior of France by many as the country stood on brink of ruin, but his actions could not and did not stop the French Revolution.

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2020-08-27

In The Harp Lesson by Jean Antoine Théodore Giroust (1791, ), the young Louise Marie Adelaïde Eugénie de Bourbon d’Orléans is joined in a duet by her governess, Madame de Genlis, while her English teacher, Mademoiselle Paméla listens. 1/

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2020-08-26

ECF front covers for
Retro design and full color: see pics.
Read ECF journal on Project MUSE --
https://t.co/bzNRfH3rMn

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2020-08-25

ONLINE EXHIBIT: The of Empire in the Long
How did Europeans get pineapple 🍍for centerpieces at important dinner parties?
A 1770 manual gives shipping tips for plants (https://t.co/Q8tWlgr019). Hothouses were popular for growing (https://t.co/VqBA6W8E5E). 2/4

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2020-08-25

In August 1804, Alexander v. Humboldt returned from his journey to the Americas very much the hero of the hour.

Find out how it all began: Becoming Alexander von Humboldt – A Budding Explorer in Georgian England
https://t.co/7w1JeY8URh

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2020-08-22