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The last of the Wilkites was said to have been one of Wilkes's old servants called Guest, who survived to 1834.
On occasion he used to don an old mourning coat Wilkes had bequeathed him & tramp the streets of Aylesbury crying out "Wilkes and Liberty"

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2022-06-25

education. Philosophy and the seven liberal arts, 12th century.

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2022-06-22

How can a single source shape a thesis? Current / Centenary PhD Fellow, Dan Armstrong, on researching Anglo-Papal relations and the importance of a letter sent in 1122: https://t.co/Ukxf52t0pR

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2022-06-20

Interesting how many peers pleaded concerns of a smallpox outbreak to avoid turning out for the trials of the Jacobite lords captured during the 45 rebellion.
We'll be blogging about this early next month. Stay tuned!

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2022-06-16

Sarah duchess of Marlborough knew how to make a statement. Following a falling out with Lord Cornbury over she dumped a dead deer outside his residence stating:
"I value myself more upon sincerity than anything else"

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2022-06-13

In Enlightened France, women acted as cultural mediators of physiocratic political economy, read more in Notes and Records https://t.co/3l58veV4zF

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2022-06-10

1794 the went to the opera to hear the famous Italian soprano Brigida Giorgi Banti perform in two pieces - one serious & one comic.
At the end, Banti sang God Save the King 'as if she were a native of England'

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2022-06-03

the Second Battle of Ypres. German barrage fire of Allied trenches, 1915.

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2022-05-31

Relief with the figure of a king, most likely a depiction of Zvonimir, Croatian king from the 11th century.

Right: The Oath of Zvonimir, Vatican fresco, 1611.


CC BY-SA 3.0, https://t.co/sP5pLIsSLj

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2022-05-30

Henry Addington (born 1757) succeeded Pitt the Younger as in 1801.
There seemed little doubt that he & his were minnows taking over from the giants who had preceded them.

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2022-05-30

Leisure time, late 19th/ early 20th century.

Artworks by Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida (top left), Carl Spitzweg.

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2022-05-29

Introducing... Our plenary speaker lineup for our Summer Conference in You can sign up via our booking form here:
https://t.co/SFF0UyXXWl

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2022-05-29

Died 1758 William Collier MP for Truro, theatre proprietor & heavy drinker:
‘I can’t say Collier is entirely in the land of the living, for it is his hour of being very drunk, but as much of him as live is entirely devoted to you’.

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2022-05-24

Resources and the park: Becoming a historian: an informal guide ...... free Open Access download ..... https://t.co/f8ntPleACD

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2022-05-24

1717: bill for providing a new livery for Samuel Stubbs, the royal ratcatcher comes to £13; that for Alice Bill, the herbstrewer in ordinary, on the other hand, a mere £1 18s.

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2022-05-20

Resources and the park: MACMORRIS, a project that seeks to map the full range and richness of cultural activity, across languages and ethnic groups, in Ireland from 1541 to 1691......... https://t.co/ibQW9ajs8o

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2022-05-16

History and the park: Women’s Practices in the Time of the Pandemic ...... initiative from the National Library of Serbia.......https://t.co/3ZPxnz6rn3

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2022-05-16

The clock tower (Elizabeth Tower) proved a particular headache for Charles Barry (died 1860) & others. It went through multiple re-designs, 2 'Big Bens' & someone even suggested attaching sails to it so the clock could be powered by the wind.

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2022-05-12