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1797 the Spithead Mutiny began. sailors from 16 ships mutinied against poor pay and conditions. Later joined by 15 ships in The mutiny ended on 12 May when Admiral Howe agreed a royal pardon. Pay and conditions were also improved.

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2018-04-15

John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln in 1865. Students will read about this tragic moment and its aftermath in today's https://t.co/5XRUO68k8i

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2018-04-14

in 1570, Guy Fawkes (also known as Guido Fawkes, the name he adopted while fighting for the Spanish), English Catholic conspirator who planned the failed Gunpowder Plot of 1605, was born in York, England.

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2018-04-14

in 1981, those legendary serpents Whitesnake released their 4th album, "Come And Get It" which at the time was their highest charting release in the UK, peaking at 2nd single Would I Lie To You hits the UK Top 20.

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2018-04-11

Albert Einstein revealed his special theory of relativity in 1905 (then, an unknown patent expert) https://t.co/aWWGxyZPUe

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in 1982, the released their 8th studio album (and one of their best), the classic "Blackout". Featuring breakout track No One Like You, the album peaked at on the album chart and is certified platinum.

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2018-04-10

1815 Mount Tambora in Indonesia experienced a cataclysmic eruption, one of the most powerful in history, which killed around 71,000 people and caused a global volcanic winter that led to the infamous Year Without a Summer in 1816.

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2018-04-10

The Crystal Gazers by Henry Tonks who was born 9th April 1862.

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2018-04-10

Jean-Honoré Fragonard was born in 1732. This lavishly elegant styled painting illustrates an episode from the classical myth of Cupid and Psyche. It's a tale of love, jealousy and wrecked happiness. Uncover the family drama in Room 33: https://t.co/U5Ki3rLwDL

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2018-04-05



"Troubles with the circulation of ideas produce all of literature, all of art, all playing, all of civilisation"

illustrations by

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2018-04-04

1751 Thomas Coram died. It was thanks to him that after 17 years of tireless campaigning, he finally received a Royal Charter from King George II in 1739 enabling him to establish his Foundling Hospital to care for & educate some of London’s most vulnerable inhabitants

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2018-03-29

Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance, Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino, known as Raphael was born on this day in 1483.

What's your favourite of Raphael’s work?

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2018-03-28

to artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez (Praise Be His Name), who was born March 26, 1948. https://t.co/3cZ5BqmQU5

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2018-03-26

It was in 1655, the Dutch mathematician & scientist Christiaan Huygens, discovered Saturn's largest moon, Titan https://t.co/nauv8cm4cD

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2018-03-26

in 1778, flying pioneer Sophie Blanchard was born.

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Born in 1861, music hall comedian and singer Albert Chevalier, who specialised in cockney songs based on his time as a costermonger in Victorian London

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2018-03-21

Have you seen this painting?

The Concert is one of 13 works that went missing in 1990. We continue to investigate the theft today. If you have info or want to learn more, please visit https://t.co/oldp8FbhqD

Image: Johannes Vermeer, The Concert, 1663 - 1666.

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