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Born Edward Burne-Jones English & & leading star of new Movement Helped rejuvenate Britain’s tradition Considered art’s value was as object of impassioned beauty triggering a sensual & romantic response

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2020-08-28

Britain’s Got Sellouts 🥴

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2020-08-10

If you stood here on the hill in Greenwich Park at 3.14pm on 10 August 1675, you would have seen Astronomer Royal John Flamsteed lay the foundation stone of Britain’s first state-funded scientific research institution.

Happy birthday, Royal Observatory: https://t.co/ilfUbd9qN8

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2020-08-10

The Windrush generation arrived in Britain 72 years ago. They were the vanguard of Britain’s multiculturalism. An example of the practical and cultural benefits of immigration. Yet they have been betrayed by the Tory government’s heartless deportations policy.

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2020-06-22

🇬🇧 Bringing a modern outlook to Britain’s historical legends and celebrities - using a mixture of colour and popular cartoon like drawing styles to really being the world together ✏️🖋

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2020-04-23

Looking back at some old commissions - the nda DBS - both in original 6 cylinder and also V8 forms. I really love these Bill Towns designer Astons, such presence, and later as the V8 Vantage - Britain’s first supercar.

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2020-04-13

is the Mander & Mitchenson Collection, the result of the lifetime’s work of Raymond Mander (1911 - 1983) and Joe Mitchenson (1911 – 1992) collecting the archives and ephemera of Britain’s theatrical history. Here they are (twice!) in this brilliant...

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2020-04-06

The Big Issue alternative thriving on Britain’s streets.

The anarchist collective on the surprising success of their new publication, Dope, as a response to the rough sleeping crisis

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2020-04-02

Sally’s correct - we’re Britain’s last surviving cloth hall. An architectural treasure. Abbeys are, well, a bit pedestrian 😉 https://t.co/pXQdQHwdVW

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2020-03-29

From 1779 to 1783 Britain’s epic defence in the “Great Siege of Gibraltar” was one of her few successes in the American War of Independence. Starvation, bombardment, tunnelling, land assault and naval power all played a role. Click https://t.co/RlvUCnmK2w

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2020-03-29

👨‍🚀 Along the way, learn the hidden story of Britain’s early sci-fi concepts for the first lunar space suit.

📘 Dallas recently published his first book, Ad Astra: An Illustrated Guide to Leaving the Planet.

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2020-02-26

Today: An explanation of Captain Britain’s power & where/how it is derived.

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2019-10-28

"Britain’s answer to Leonardo da Vinci" says the Guardian.
See if you agree
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George Stubbs: 'all done from Nature' opens TODAY.
A family-friendly exhibition (FREE entry for the under 26s), it's getting rave reviews in the national press.
https://t.co/khxah4bsdf

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2019-10-12

For October and November I’m donating 10% from every sale to Songbird Survival - helping to bring back Britain’s songbirds! Why not pick up one of my limited edition robin Gocco prints for your home AND help them and their feathered friends! https://t.co/WOTFZ1pRlS

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2019-10-02

1 Charity & 1 of my June Challenge paintings each day. Today a Wren and SongBird Survival (SBS). This is what they say abou themselves " an independent charity which funds research into the alarming decline in Britain’s much loved songbirds. With your supp…

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2019-09-09

Peterloo was a major event in Manchester’s history and a defining moment for Britain’s democracy.

It was a catalyst for subsequent generations campaigning for change.

Manchester MP on why we should remember Peterloo.

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2019-08-16

Dulwich Picture Gallery: Celebrating Britain’s vibrant history of linocut printing. https://t.co/PPcjYVMTjs

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2019-06-18

Celebrating Britain’s vibrant history of linocut printing: ’s new show spotlights the work of a group of artists from the Grosvenor School of Art during the inter-war period, who transformed everyday scenes into modernist artworks https://t.co/FDq1YWPD9a

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2019-06-17

Opening next weekend: Madge Gill
One of Britain’s foremost Outsider artists, Gill was an outstanding exponent of mediumistic art. This exhibition will be the most comprehensive survey of her work to date, much of it not exhibited before.
Opens 22 June
https://t.co/eFu3zyY5vs

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2019-06-16

Britain’s funniest strips of the 60s from its finest artist still available on eBay or directly from my eShop. Complete Frankie Stein, Jasper the Grasper, Queen of the Seas, Dare-A-Day Davy and the Nervs by KEN REID! https://t.co/RNABgsS6oN

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2019-06-04