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1815 Napoleon Bonaparte marched into setting in motion the 'Hundred Days' that would conclude with his defeat at Waterloo & final abdication.
The allied powers were forced once again to search for a

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2020-03-20

HELP I'm currently researching Danish-Americans in US service during and I'm looking for first hand accounts of Da-Am soldiers. Do you know any - both published and in archives/collections/libraries/museums? Please do retweet and cc! Thanks

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2020-02-26

'The Moral of Flowers: An Illustrated Victorian Encyclopedia of Poetic Lessons from the Garden'
https://t.co/RjnuxG92aT

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2020-02-17

Loving this rendering of General Sherman by in the run-up to the 200th anniversary of his birth, on February 8, 1820. 🇺🇸🇺🇸#HonorVeterans

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2020-01-26

North had every reason to resent the success of the younger Pitt. In summer 1781 H Walpole had noted:
"The young William Pitt has again displayed paternal oratory. The other day... he answered Lord North & tore him limb from limb"

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2019-12-19

John Miller's biography in the British monarchs series is still good; as is the fine 2 vol set by John Callow published by
There is also, of course, the entry in our
House of Lords 1660-1715 volumes!
Any other thoughts

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2019-12-16

Seminar next Wednesday! We’ll be joined by Natalie Lawrence who will be talking on ‘Global Greed and the Gluttonous Dodo.’ All welcome, room S8.08 at 6pm.

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2019-12-05

"The Lords degenerate by Luxury Idleness &c and the Crown is always forced to govern by new Men" Jonathan Swift, 1719

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2019-12-05

Too good to be true? 1716 for the "Famous drops for Hypochondriack Melancholy which effectually cure on the spot... setting the Intellectuals at Liberty to Act with Courage, Serenity and steady Chearfulness..."
Only 3 shillings, 6 pence a bottle

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2019-12-04

Our next seminar is on 11th December when we’ll be joined by Natalie Lawrence who will be talking on ‘Global Greed and the Gluttonous Dodo.’ All welcome, room S8.08 at 6pm.

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2019-11-29

'The 19th-Century French Frenzy for Species Swapping, in a Single Chart'
'It was predicated on "the idea that European powers knew what was best for the entire world”'. https://t.co/blAwqhO3Ze

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2019-11-27

The Call for Papers for the 2020 Conference is now open. Submissions are welcomed for short and long papers on topics addressing ‘THE RAF in a WORLD TRANSFORMED, 1945-1949’ For full details visit https://t.co/Tzhcm9pgWc …

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2019-11-21

Today is the vigil of St Cecilia, who is buried in Sta Cecilia in Trastevere. I love its c820s Parousia apse, c1290s Last Judgement by Cavallini, & Maderno’s c1500 marble sculpture of the martyr, bound for her burial- a quiet but haunting Baroque masterpiece

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2019-11-21

Died 1723 "drowned in drink" Lord Carr Hervey, older brother of 'Lord Hervey' & MP for Bury St Edmunds
https://t.co/bL9vkaF4o9

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2019-11-14

1688 the people of Brixham were greeted by the arrival of an invasion fleet: William of Orange making landfall on the fortuitous anniversary of the discovery of the
Now he had to wait to see who would rally to him.

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2019-11-05

The Great Fire of broke out 1666.
Lord Craven was one of those to help fight the blaze & afterwards appointed himself unofficial 'fire marshal' for the city. He also offered to fund rebuilding the Royal Exchange out of his own pocket

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2019-09-02

Born 1676 Robert Walpole, ?first of Great Britain. Over the years he acquired various epithets among them 'Leviathan' & 'Colossus'. On his fall from power he was made earl of Orford
https://t.co/pqoeFVVVJ0

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2019-08-26

Born 1756 in James Gillray, pre-eminent caricaturist of the period

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2019-08-13

Do you like Ever wanted to try writing for ? We’ll be hosting a special lightly-moderated thread on Sunday August 11th that’s dedicated to all things Military History! Come tell us about your eras art of war!
https://t.co/Lg9Ia8Yaec

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2019-08-08

Died 1743 John, Lord Hervey, courtier, wit & author of notorious memoirs that have shaped how the early Georgians have been viewed for generations.
https://t.co/sH4SQlflKP

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2019-08-05