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sort of inspired by all the fairy lore from Pullman's wonderful The background is meant to be a desert at night.

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2021-01-31

Here's my Fallout 4 oc Charis Penn, scavenger from the Capital Wasteland who made her way to the Commonwealth seeking fortune. She wears the veteran outfit with goggles.

[Sharing old art til I can finish some newer pieces :)]

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2021-01-30

1912 on this day, Douglas Mawson on the Aurora with the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, reaches Commonwealth Bay in an unusually calm spell. They will find it is one of the world's most windy places. Mawson will call his account of the expedition "The Home of the Blizzard"

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2021-01-08

Today's PUNCH colour cover. William Pappas 1970. How Goes the Empire? Not terribly well at the moment, thanks for asking....

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2020-11-19

Artist Barbara Walker was researching Black soldiers in the wars with Iraq and Afghanistan when she discovered the earlier history of the involvement of Commonwealth soldiers in the First and Second World Wars.
On Remembrance Sunday we remember the unknown soldiers.

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2020-11-08

The Polish–Muscovite War and the first Romanov, Tsar of Russia
 
The Polish–Muscovite War, or the Dimitriads, was a conflict fought between the Tsardom of Russia and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1605 to 1618...

https://t.co/0jjPkQCnUw

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2020-10-24

Day 23: Winter
Whisper (left, they/she) and ' Bullseye (right, they/he) - twins who were put into cryo stasis at the beginning of The Great War and wake up 210 years later to a post apocalyptic Commonwealth just to cause trouble with/for The Railroad

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2020-10-24

16 Oct 1660: John Cook(e) first Solicitor General of the English Commonwealth and regicide is executed (NPG), his friend Hugh Peter, preacher & regicide is made watch before his own demise (NPG)

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2020-10-16

I loved The Secret Commonwealth by . I painted this scene from it as a private commission for a friend. Can't wait for the illustrated edition of Northern Lights with artwork by Chris Wormell. His atmospheric covers have been superb. https://t.co/eT3Mdt9Eq1

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2020-09-18

The adoption of Wattle as the national flower was first confirmed when it was introduced to the design of the Commonwealth coat of arms in 1912 on the recommendation of the Right Honorable Andrew Fisher, who was then Prime Minister.

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2020-09-01

Currently reading Philip Pullman's the Secret Commonwealth and having a great time

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2020-08-21

Bless ‘em All - today is when on we remember the British & Commonwealth soldiers of the ‘Forgotten Army’, but how to even begin to describe what that campaign was like? This artwork by Frank Pash, Instead of Leave Kohima, says perhaps more than a photo could.

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2020-08-15

Orange Blossom (Citrus sinensis Osbeck) by Mary E. Eaton. ⁠
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First published in ‘Our State Flowers: The Floral Emblems Chosen by the Commonwealths’ in the National Geographic, June 1917.⁠

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2020-08-13

Multi-million pound Government investment in Ricoh Arena's conferencing and exhibition facilities ahead of the Commonwealth Games. Read this great news story about investment in Coventry and Ricoh Arena visit https://t.co/ATKdVDHkWJ

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2020-08-05

This cutie here is Sandra "D" Miller, a 23 year old "tomboy" straight out of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. She enjoys swimming, exercising and playing video games!

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2020-07-17

New English Library, 1979 (and the 1983 reprint). Pip & Flinx series no. 4. Part of the Humanx Commonwealth series.

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2020-07-04

The winner of the 2020 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, Kritika Pandey from stars on the books & authors podcast w & https://t.co/QsxAvwXkk9

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2020-07-01

Join us for a programme of 11 online events to be held over a period of 11 weeks as we launch a Call to Action on sustainable urbanisation across the Commonwealth with our partners and

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2020-06-16