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Born in 1630: of England, Scotland & Ireland (1630-85)

Portrait by (1618-80), ca. 1670

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Born in 1630: of England, Scotland & Ireland (1630-85)

Portrait by (1617-94), ca. 1660-5

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Happy 57th Birthday to Jeff Fenech, the "Marrickville Mauler," who was born in St. Peters, Australia in 1964 (Credit: Joe Greenberg)

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"There is always a 'but' in this imperfect world."

English novelist and poet, Anne Brontë died in 1849

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Remembering the great Zelda Rubinstein, unforgettable as eccentric medium Tangina Barrons in the Poltergeist film series. This house is clean!

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There's a storm coming... in 1588; the SPANISH ARMADA, led by the Duke of Medina-Sidonia, departed Lisbon to invade England...

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On 26th May 946, King Edmund I of England was murdered by a thief whom he personally attacked while celebrating St Augustine's Mass Day.
FULL VIDEO ON MONARCHS OF ENGLAND HERE: https://t.co/lOCPap21Xp

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Sea monster chart of German cartographer and cosmographer Sebastian Münster, who died in 1552.

Explore more serpents of the deep here https://t.co/EAevzVCX5f

This image also features in our new book Affinities, more details on that here https://t.co/Loey9YJu7B

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1662 Samuel Pepys (who died 1703) took his wife to see Marlowe's Dr Faustus at the Red Bull 'but so wretchedly & poorly done, that we were sick of it'

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Born on this day in 1941, the great Mary Danby. Through the 70s and into the early 80s, she was the gateway to horror for so many British children, myself included.

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in 1977, Star Wars (Episode IV - A New Hope) released in theatres! Happy 44th anniversary to the start of one of the greatest sagas of all time!

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in 2005.
16 years on & the thought of that night still almost brings me to tears.
Unbelievable, never to be repeated.
The greatest comeback in Champions League history and one of the most important nights in history.
RTs & ❤️ hugely appreciated as ever

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Born 25May1803 Ralph Waldo Emerson, American essayist/philosopher poet who led the movement and wrote well-known essays "Self-Reliance," "The Over-Soul," "Circles," "The Poet," and "Nature."

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Queen Victoria was born in 1819. She visited several times during the early part of her reign, staying at the Royal Pavilion. She enjoyed her time in the town and at the palace; writing in her diary about watching fireworks from the first floor windows. https://t.co/lDTP8AGdSW

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24.05.1962 inductee

This is the original art painted by famous that was on the official IBHOF program.

The original is a jewel of

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Queen Victoria was born We recently restored Queen Victoria’s bedroom at the Royal Pavilion with the original wallpaper from the early 1830’s.

Come along and see the wallpaper at the Royal Pavilion. We are now open!

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On 18th May 1804, Napoleon Bonaparte was proclaimed Emperor of the French by the French Senate.
FULL VIDEO ON NAPOLEONIC WARS HERE: https://t.co/eVzOjibQOQ

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Died in 1831: American painter (1749-1831)

Portrait of The Ramsay-Polk Family, ca. 1793

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Died in 1831: American painter (1749-1831)

Portrait of Richard Thomas III (1744-1832), 1796

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