11 May 1776 NYC. In a letter to the president of Congress, Gen George Washington recommended raising companies of German-Americans to use against the German mercenaries hired by Britain. & engender a spirit of disaffection among Britain's paid soldiers.

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Lapwings are in trouble. Now a UK Red List species, their once familiar peewit call, a hand clasp of rural life, is fading from Britain's fields due to loss of mixed farming. So privileged to have 2 couples reside in a nearby field

Drawing by Eli, Y4

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British poster from the Second World War (1940) showing off 'Britain's New "Spitfire"'

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Trending GLOBALLY behind boxing and Britain's Got Talent.

Help it hit

https://t.co/OkGQrrzA50

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Polly and Rex are in search of a new ghost dog at Halloween in this story from one of Britain's most loved children's authors, Holly Webb.




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This episode of Britain's Lost Masterpieces has basically been all about Elizabeth Sheridan née Linley and I love her so much

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This moving picture book from one of Britain's best-loved authors , with illustrations from Tony Ross, tells a story of perseverance and hope, and is a testament to the importance of overcoming fear and learning to accept help.

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In MEANWHILE... Action, Britain's most controversial comic, and its groundbreaking war-themed stablemate Battle are back for a brand new 96-page hardcover original graphic novel in June ^KB https://t.co/J4amvWZMI6

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A little bird told us that Britain's Birds, a treasury of facts, fiction and folklore, is coming soon on 3rd March 🦢
In celebration of enjoy a sneak peek at its beautiful cover!

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Born Augustus John Welsh & Important exponent of in the U.K. Known initially for his & by 1920s he was Britain's leading recognized for his psychological insights into his subjects

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Roaring out of door number 23 of our advent calendar with a length of bike chain and a bad attitude, it's Britain's most violent kid's comic, the 'sevenpenny nightmare'...ACTION!

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'No. 2 "The Reconstruction of Belgium"'~ George Clausen, (1917)

This is a four colour planographic print (lithograph) on paper, and is part of a series entitled 'The Great War: Britain's Efforts And Ideals shown in a series of lithographic prints: 'The Ideals' series.

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Where on earth are these comic panels from?

They're the ones Iszi Lawrence & Doug Segal brought in to Comic Cuts - The Panel Show.

Hear the answer & enjoy the chat in Britain's favourite* comics podcast (*probably)

https://t.co/2nAaiBywzT

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Looking for some festive food folklore? Then why not sample my book about Britain's weird food traditions on ?

And yes I do recognise myself in that image of a greedy cheese.

Click here to find out more: https://t.co/NrZiYdLXGJ

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Dec. 6, 1921: Peace activists from 3 nations meet in Washington to encourage world disarmament. They are Kiyoshi Kawakami of Japan, Frederick Libby of the U.S. and Britain's Francis E. Pollard. The poster notes the (undercounted) cost of the last war: 10 million lives.

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Join us tomorrow evening, Tues 7 Dec, for our final in-person lecture of the year. Richard Atkinson discusses the unsettling story of his eighteenth-century ancestors and their involvement in one of the darkest periods in Britain's past: https://t.co/s9emrhGxzF

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We're heading to Britain's Got Talent
gonna play the guitar with no hands.

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Cawsom gyfle i ail-ffotograffio ein Botticelli yn ddiweddar - mae wedi neud byd o wahaniaeth!

Cafodd y paentiad ei drin gan Simon Gillespie Studio ar gyfer Britain's Lost Masterpieces yn 2019, ac mae'r triniaeth wir wedi dod â'r manylion yn fyw.

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We had a chance to re-photograph our Botticelli recently - and look at the difference!

It was treated by Simon Gillespie Studio for BBC4's Britain's Lost Masterpieces in 2019. The treatment really brought the details to life.

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