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in 1508, Maximilian I was proclaimed Holy Roman Emperor. A while ago, we produced a video on Maximilian I. Have a look (if you don't know it yet): https://t.co/d9jqIcT3rE
This image comes from the "Theuerdank", an epic poem that celebrates Maximilian's heroic deeds.

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Principal Sam's Calendar

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Happy Birthday Fred Flintstone!




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The Bell Rock lighthouse was first lit 1811. John Rennie was engineer but it was Robert Stevenson who designed the lighthouse and spent 4 years on site during construction. The design was based on Smeaton's Eddystone lighthouse.

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This photograph shows flooding in Wisbech Road, King's Lynn following the North Sea flood surge in 1953

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Mahatma Gandhi died in 1948. Our collections include a photograph of him at the second session of the Indian Round Table Conference, St James's Palace, London, taken in September 1931: https://t.co/ZjaqPFCt3k

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Richard Brandon was the Common Hangman of London in 1649, it is debatable as to whether he beheaded Charles I as his identity was concealed on the scaffold & his confession, shown here, was published posthumously.

More here https://t.co/AV6ifq36Yd

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Happy birthday to who was born in 1900. This Pennsylvanian artist is known today as one of the most insightful and provocative portraitists of the twentieth century. https://t.co/pxyUZzP0hf

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Jackson Pollock earned his nickname ‘Jack the Dripper’ by his unique method of painting: he splashed painting on a canvas, typical for his dynamic and unpredictable personality.

‘The Water Bull’ is now on display in Stedelijk BASE. Jackson Pollock was in 1912.

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Released in North America 🇺🇸 21 years ago today

Final Fantasy Tactics
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1596 legendary sailor Sir Francis Drake died from yellow fever in W. Indies.Famous as a privateer who rose to Vice Admiral and served in the English Fleet that defeated the Spanish Armada, claimed for England and circumnavigated the world.

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RAPTURE: Forever entranced by Lorenzo Mattotti’s relentless passion for visual exploration- Buon Compleanno Maestro! Mattoti born 1954

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Happy birthday to Édouard born in 1832. Manet was one of the first artists to paint modern life, and was a major figure in the transition from Realism to https://t.co/qoSRK6kLv4

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in 1832, modernist master Edouard Manet was born 🎨 From bustling Parisian bar scenes, to exquisite female forms, to the charming florals of his latter years… Take a look at these Manet-inspired works to discover how he remains influential today!

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1929
Evelyn Jane Williams was in London.
"It’s lovely the shapes that people form when they’re trying to express something to another person."

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1929
Evelyn Jane Williams was in London.
"My goal has always been to find the moment when all goes still, when my heart cocooned in calm allows the tiny seed of an idea to grow."

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