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Guest Post on my book review blog:
Tom Williams talks about the Indian Mutiny and the republication of his book, Cawnpore.
https://t.co/qLBy6WFFa2

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2021-09-14

Bertha Heyman: “Big Bertha” or the “#ConfidenceQueen” - Born in 1851 in Kobly, near Posen, in Prussia, Bertha Schlesinger, later known as was a 19th century swindler dubbed “Big Bertha” or the ... https://t.co/TMja5189af

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2021-09-14

"Theatre of War: The Cloud" by me. Thinking abt military interoperability in the age of The Cloud. Also thinking abt 19thC John Ruskin's thoughts on 'plague clouds'/'plague winds'. Conceived painting as an excavation, like a geog slice or maybe it's a map? https://t.co/3jrEYEyYRU

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2021-09-12

Evening Hairstyles of the 1860s by Henri de Bysterveld - During the 1860s, Henri de a hairdresser and editor of the Gazette of Hair, published several books and elevated hairdressing to an ... https://t.co/llEnZPzCpR

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2021-09-08

Born 7Sep1805 Samuel English Bishop known as "Soapy Sam" and one of the greatest public speakers of his day. His nickname derived from a comment by Benjamin Disraeli that his manner was "unctuous, oleaginous, saponaceous."

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2021-09-07

Queen Elizabeth I decreed only the royal family could wear purple. In the early 19thc purple dye was made using (rather scarce) snake droppings later replaced by (more prevalent) cormorant guano. This murexide purple was lightfast but faded in coal-polluted air

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2021-09-02

RT : Small and lightly armed British privateer, alone and far from any base to fall back on, did not hesitate to take on two Spanish warships in ferocious action off coast of Peru on 1801. https://t.co/r9rTGuiy20

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2021-08-25

Died 19Aug1822 Jean Baptiste Joseph Delambre, French mathematician, and director of the Paris Observatory. He also authored books on the history of astronomy from ancient times to the 18th century.

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2021-08-19

'Monday, August 1st, 1814 dawned with fingers of pale light chasing away the mist...'
Church Bells, Fireworks and The Glorious Peace https://t.co/FnjZh4SO73 <

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2021-08-02

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, wrote: “The artist Elizabeth Vigee ... https://t.co/ljsIUizKF0

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2021-08-01

King of the French From 1830 to 1848 - Born on 6 October 1773, Louis Philippe became King of the French from 1830 to 1848. He was the son of Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans and ... https://t.co/NbzClQ1ccR

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2021-07-25

King of the French From 1830 to 1848 - Born on 6 October 1773, Louis Philippe became King of the French from 1830 to 1848. He was the son of Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans and ... https://t.co/03eIUlAQdQ

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2021-07-24

It's so reposting this beautiful artwork by 19thc surgeon, neurologist & artist Charles Bell, from Anatomy of the Brain (1802). Bell is best known for describing the effects of paralysis on the 7th cranial nerve 'Bell's Palsy'

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2021-07-22

Louis Philippe I: From 1830 to 1848 - Born on 6 October 1773, Louis Philippe became King of the French from 1830 to 1848. He was the son of Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans and ... https://t.co/03eIUlAQdQ

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2021-07-21

Random from website: (accordion-fold) sample book showing for coming-of-age ceremonies of or people (#myanmar).

More information:
https://t.co/4YLRZ7C02x

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2021-07-14

Spiritualism: A Religious Movement of the 1800s - was a religious movement that first appeared in the 1840s. It happened in upstate New York in what was called the “Burned-over ... https://t.co/B89FXvZUp6

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2021-07-12

Spiritualism: A Religious Movement of the 1800s - was a religious movement that first appeared in the 1840s. It happened in upstate New York in what was called the “Burned-over District” where ... https://t.co/cHVwOhnhBi

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2021-07-11

Spiritualism: A Religious Movement of the 1800s - was a religious movement that first appeared in the 1840s. It happened in upstate New York in what was called the “Burned-over District” ... https://t.co/N7SfmbGXLB

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2021-07-10