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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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2018-05-13

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

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2018-05-11

"Meeting between and Francis II of Austria after the Battle of Austerlitz" by Jean-Antoine Gros. I rather like this collision between traditional pastoral scene and battle art.

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2018-05-02

"The Prince of Whales, or the fishermen at anchor" (1812): the Prince Regent depicted as a whale (subtle), spouting the "Dew of Favor" onto Spencer Perceval and his followers and the "Liquor of Oblivion" onto Grey, Grenville and the opposition.

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2018-02-28

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

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2018-02-13

Charles Darwin, legendary naturalist, was born in 1809.

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2018-02-12

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

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2018-02-10

‘On Belonging: English Conceptions of Migration and Transculturality, 1550 – 1700’
https://t.co/cmGKO4Nq3k

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2018-01-15

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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2018-01-10

In honour of his becoming PM in 1783, here are the two posts I wrote about Pitt the Younger for : Part 1 (https://t.co/WUjDL0vmoK) and Part 2 (https://t.co/giIXbr7GLs).

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2017-12-19

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

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2017-12-19

Theophilus Cibber, actor and author, was born in 1703.

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2017-11-26

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

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2017-11-24

Not long until we celebrate 200yrs of the Liverpool Royal Institute! 22 Nov, 3-5pm! Put it in your diary! Bring your friends! 😉 RTs appreciated!

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2017-11-11

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

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2017-10-26

Meriwether Lewis, explorer, died in 1809.

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2017-10-11