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On this day in 1861, Britain annexed Lagos, formally commencing Nigeria's colonial era.
Well, Americans didn't approve.
Here's the New York Times blasting Britain for the annexation, having massacred the people of Porto Novo (present Benin Republic, as reported by Usk Observer)
Born #otd 1809, in Somersby, Lincolnshire, Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign. Caricature by an unnamed artist in 'The Hornet' 6 November 1872 @Mary_Evans
#FlashbackFriday to some old work for C7, for Cthulhu Britannica: London.
A #picnic in the #sun? #heathrobinson has it covered! ⠀
#britainatplay #unitedkingdom #summer #art #museum #pinner #harrow #london #activity #fun
An evening of song, laughter and some tears celebrating the heritage of Britain’s coal mining industry. Film, music and discussion emphasise the community spirit forged then and struggling determinedly to survive now: #BlackSnow @BarnsleyCivic https://t.co/9Q7o7rbypn
My good friend Jim was on the clipper Great Britain sailing from China– Seatle, 33 days at sea with no sight of land. That's him on the bow, fixing the Genoa. Painted on Saunders Waterford with Daniel Smith watercolours. #GreatBritain #roundtheworld #ClipperRace #watercolour
National Galleries Scotland is revising the reception of #Rembrandt's (1606–1669) work in Britain through history with an exhibition, illustrating a difficult start in the seventeenth century, but a great success in the eighteenth. Open until 14 October 2018.
@NatGalleriesSco
Graphic Novel Featured on Britain's Most Prestigious Literary Award's Longlist | https://t.co/jpPX4hnUXm
@JewishMuseumLDN Did you know you have a random photo of me age 5 celebrating Purim @EastEndShul in one of your display cabinets? #AsterixInBritain
Calling all Astérix fans! Make sure you visit Astérix in Britain: The Life and Work of René Goscinny, which is on at @JewishMuseumLDN all summer, exploring the unique imagination of the co-creator of the Astérix comics. Find out more: https://t.co/TgxovlwPx4
Happy #NewComicWednesday - July 25!
https://t.co/p3hTju1oZD
#Comics to read this week:
Action Comics 1001
Bone Parish 1
Britannia Lost Eagles of Rome 1
Doomsday Clock 6
Eden 1
Infinity Wars Prime 1
Mr and Mrs X 1
The New World 1
Tinseltown 3
#comicbooks #comicwednesday #ncbd
In 1821 undisputed Witch Queen of Kensington, Sabetha Black, the former Countess of Norsex, briefly became the hidden ruler of Great Britain when she made a poppet of the Prime Minister, Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool, and through him seized control of the government.
Really enjoyed my 1st day as Cartoon Artist in Residence @JewishMuseumLDN Here’s Raphael + Barbara, a Visitor and René Goscinny’s Typewriter #AsterixInBritain
Winifred Knight's 1920 painting The Deluge: a wonderful work by an unfairly obscure woman artist in Aftermath: Art in the wake of World War, I at @Tate Britain.
Boo... found #CaptainBritain action figure but he doesn’t have his epic lumberjack hipster beard...
Visit us & enjoy our #abstractart collection, including this NEW #painting by #artist BRITA HOUSEZ @tag_artgallery:
214 King St, #StCatharines, #Niagara
Open Wed to Sat,12-6pm
or
SHOP ONLINE: https://t.co/sTkAZZnw6y
#abstractart #artforsale #buyart #modernart contemporaryart