in 1789, the women of Paris marched on Versailles to confront Louis XVI. It was a turning point in the French Revolution.

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Caricaturist James Gillray born in London 1756, famous for his etched political & social satires,

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Enthralled with the spirit realm

Always in tune to auras & energy, knowing they can't be entombed

The ghosts that I called are revealed in due time

Personalities can't change, you will recognize their mind

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New podcast: discusses 'Moriscos, Enslaved Children, and Litigating for Liberty in sixteenth-century with https://t.co/eYXnQlgUJp

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"She could tell...at any distance how the affairs of the world went..."

"She is regarded as one of the prophetesses by several doctors of the Roman Church..."

On the "sibyl" of Córdoba: https://t.co/HfI5TgwaQW

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Fynes Moryson was of the opinion on Irish soldiers, that “Men of more active bodies, more able to suffer cold, heat, hunger, thirst and whose minds are more void of fear, can hardly be found".

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Chang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins, were born in 1811.

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Baron Rodney, naval commander at American War of Independence, was born in 1718.

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Charles Darwin, legendary naturalist, was born in 1809.

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Alexander Pushkin, an icon of Romanticism, died in 1837.

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Phenomenal range of digitised docs on history of education available, covering policy, gender, race, class, and ideology from - thanks for tagging us

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Joseph Grimaldi, clown and comedian, was born in 1778.

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Laurence Sterne, a personal favourite and author of the fabulous Tristram Shandy, was born in 1713.

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Aftermath of the Battle of Trafalgar: a description of the horrible scene at https://t.co/gqtioal7nJ

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Some packing tips & a cautionary tale about how not to pack https://t.co/pcxFRt8ryb

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Alexander von Humboldt, scientist and philosopher, was born in 1769.

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14th & 15thC images of leprosy
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Will be discussing in class

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