Captain Britain, Union Jack, Spider-UK and the Scottish Spider-Man ;) (that one’s on me) ;)

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31 October 1940 passed without significant aerial conflict but later became regarded officially as the last day of the Battle of Britain.
501 Squadron saw extensive action during the Battle of Britain, with 19 pilots killed, more than any other squadron.

©IWM

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As its almost here is the ghost of Queen Elizabeth scaring the life out of Bonaparte with her warning about the outcome of the last attempt to invade Britain, published in July 1803

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If you need me I’ll be scouring the alleyways of Britain, hunting down the demon population and exchanging gossip over tea with Magnus Bane while attempting to upheave the power struggle of downworlders and nephilim. https://t.co/ygKZM9sveY

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Painting of the Day, On Little Hans, the Oedipus Complex, and Fear of Horses, Gabriel Buttigieg,

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We are celebrating Des Drummond on our Wall of Fame mural. 280 appearences for Leigh and 24 for Great Britain, he also ran the fastest 100m on the TV show Superstars in 1983!

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This is a letterboxed version of a scene I drew for an X-Men fan account on Instagram (). It's part of an homage to the cheesy '90s swimsuit issues used to put out -- a day at the beach for and their daughter Maggie.

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Painting of the Day, A Part Therein no15, Steven Harris,

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Buenas ☺ I'm a half-Colombian illustrator and comic artist living in Colombia!

I have an original comic about a merman set in post-Roman Britain, check out my pinned tweet and bio for more!

(I also love D&D 😈)

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Painting of the Day, Pink Baptism, Emma Copley,

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Painting of the Day, Candles-Offering-Cathedral, David Smith,

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1752: Gregorian calendar adopted in Ireland & Britain, 170 years after mainland Europe! 2nd Sept followed by 14th! Changed from Julian so Easter date would be more accurate. Named for Pope Gregory XIII who commissioned it. 3rd picture detail from his tomb, celebrating it.

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Painting of the Day, Leap, Fiona Eastwood,
See more at https://t.co/9sqIVy4l2W

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Happy Birthday Richard Wilson, born in 1714! 🎈

Wilson completely transformed landscape painting in Britain, and is the most influential historic artist to come from Wales

See more of his work, part of the collection: https://t.co/XdZf2GhaGp

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Painting of the Day, Sculpture That Will Never Get Made, Alison Pilkington,
See more at https://t.co/WOJOKdLwMX

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🌟Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot - The Shining Airgetlám🌟

"My King. Even in this land that is not Britain, my unwavering loyalty shall be dedicated to you. My King…"


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It's the anniversary of the start of the but did you know the first time the Supermarine went into combat was October 16th 1939? Read the whole story in our comic book, Raid on the Forth. Available from https://t.co/QbnVrvHk5h

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In Britain, the 'English names' for many species have been settled upon relatively recently (see: https://t.co/swWf9fiMnN).

In Hussey's time, many species had no English, or 'vulgar' name. Take this, for example: Hydnum repandum... https://t.co/7TJvun0diZ

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Painting of the Day, Storm Rays Over Crummock Water, Monica Metsers,
See more at https://t.co/rjQdBuMN95

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Painting of the Day, But do not fear, Paula MacArthur,
See more at https://t.co/CsOxnK7j3v

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