François-Adrien Boieldieu: The French Mozart - François-Adrien Boieldieu was born the same day as English novelist Jane Austen, on 16 December 1775. Boieldieu’s father was secretary to ... https://t.co/gSAAnfzubc

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Born 1774 in Scottish surgeon, artist and neurologist Charles Bell. In the early 19thc he produced the most influential anatomy books in Britain, you can read our digitised Bell texts online now: https://t.co/URljf9J3HI

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Just some sketch of the 19th century au that has been living in my head rent free (I so wanna write that au ashgj)

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Altar, Throne And Cottage: An outmoded vision? https://t.co/pcnytSb7GL 'a quaint notion which appears to have been minted in the early years of the the ordering of society in Some may argue that it belongs to centuries before the

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Baked Potato Sellers of the 1800s in England - sellers began selling their wares around the late 1830s. The first potato sellers sold potatoes “roasted as chestnuts … but only on a small ... https://t.co/3GlzPu5EoS

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It’s been a while since I did a proper so where my Witch Queens at?

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Died 29Oct1872 famous Irish actress, Elizabeth O'Neill who was 12 years old when she made her acting debut. The first time she stepped onto her father’s stage, she achieved resounding success. https://t.co/1hAY66K4ta

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Alexandre Cabanel (1823-1889) 19thC French artist
Cleopatra using slaves to check for food poisoning

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French Costumes in the 1700 and 1800s - There are many descriptions of what people wore in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries in France. Some of these descriptions were ... https://t.co/BMptlETQEz

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James Hadfield: His Attempt on King George III’s Life - was charged with high treason after attempting to assassinate King George III at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on the evening of 15 May 1800. https://t.co/MrZsLodihg

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Dark Thoughts
by Arthur Hughes (#British, 1831-1915,
1870, Black Chalk, Pencil, Charcoal on Cardboard
Private Collection

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James Hadfield: His Attempt on King George III’s Life - was charged with high treason after attempting to assassinate King at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on the evening of 15 May 1800. https://t.co/17Z1LCdvlz

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A wonderful new webpage showing off the amazing designs and ceramics that we have by the 19thC designer William De Morgan - we'll be adding lots more content over the next few months so watch this space! https://t.co/cLO70DR8tY

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James Hadfield: His Attempt on King George III’s Life - was charged with high treason after attempting to assassinate King at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane on the evening of 15 May 1800. https://t.co/2Qho13vG9u

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Caroline Norton: Fighting Against Injustice - was born in London on 22 March 1808 to actor, solider, and colonial administrator Thomas Sheridan and his novelist wife, Caroline Henriette ... https://t.co/Y45syUa1w7

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Caroline Norton: Fighting Against Injustice - was born in London on 22 March 1808 to actor, solider, and colonial administrator Thomas Sheridan and his novelist wife, Caroline Henriette ... https://t.co/mKkwWgcftZ

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Laura Bell and Preacher of the 1800s - Laura Eliza Jane Seymour Bell was born in 1829 in Glenavy in Northern Ireland to Captain R. H. Bell, who managed Hertford’s Antrim estates, and ... https://t.co/MnEmVxmgov

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One and a half more sleeps until we wing our way to - wish us luck and health!

I really want to have another page finished before I leave!


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