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1/6 15th March, 1842: Cassandra Jane Knight (Lady George Hill), niece, dies of puerperal fever, age 35 at Gortlee House, Letterkenny, co. Donegal. Cass’s unexpected death, came 3 days after the birth of her 4th child, a baby girl, also called Cassandra.

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2019-03-15

Happy birthday, Isabella Augusta, Lady Gregory, dramatist & co-founder of the Irish Literary & Abbey Theatres, born in 1852! Raised in a class identifying with British rule, she turned against it & wrote retellings of Irish myths. https://t.co/BrwWQrb09Q

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2019-03-15

1758 Franz was born in Valtice, Czech Republic. Brown beard sugarbush is a flowering plant found in South Africa, with great diversity of species in the Cape and introduced to Europe from there in 18th century. Watercolour by Franz (late 18th/early 19th century)

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2019-03-15

in 1954 Egyptian poet & activist Doria Shafik, who in 1951 led 1500 women to storm parliament, began an 8-day hunger strike protesting a constitutional committee without women, until the president wrote to her committing to respecting women's rights. https://t.co/m9EshcKS7J

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2019-03-12

1689: Williamite War in Ireland began. In Irish it is known as Cogadh an Dá Rí, "war of the two kings", James II and VII (left) & William III ("William of Orange") (right). It lasted 2 years, 6 months & 3 weeks. Part of European Nine Years' War/War of the Grand Alliance.

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2019-03-12

Philip James de Loutherbourg died 1812. The 1st painting may have many interpretations, but it does indeed depict the ruins of Tintern Abbey.

Visitor to a Moonlit Churchyard
The Vision of the White Horse
An Avalanche in the Alps
Landscape in the Lake District

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2019-03-11

Drawing away ✍️ while listening to the lovely by Pablo who would have been 175 today! 🎶🎉#composersbirthdays

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2019-03-11

Happy 40th to the Star Wars ripoff STARCRASH, which was released in 1979. Definitely something I like about it though. CAROLINE MUNRO.

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2019-03-10

in 1566, David Rizzio - the private secretary of - was murdered at Holyrood palace… https://t.co/vJAuMOkuUa

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2019-03-10

March 8 1926 – waterfront at Bremerton’s Puget Sound Navy Yard ()

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2019-03-09

"DEATH LIVES in the vault of horror!", TALES FROM THE CRYPT was released in 1972. The starred Joan Collins and Peter Cushing.

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2019-03-09

in 1897, Scottish-born writer, teacher and reformer Catherine Helen Spence became the first Australian female political candidate to stand for election. Called 'The Grand Old Woman of Australia', Spence is commemorated on the five-dollar note. https://t.co/NfvzlCwPWJ

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2019-03-06

He’s somewhat deified for his seminal, incomparable role in forming modern Canada. But he’s also increasingly vilified for propping up the country’s damaging Indigenous policy.

Canada’s first prime minister won his last election in 1891.

https://t.co/DaBxnf3dpz

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2019-03-06

"Shoscombe Old Place," the last Canon story to see print, published in Liberty 1927.

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2019-03-05

in 1941 British Commando raid on German held Lofoten Isles, Norway to destroy fish oil factories & bring Norwegian volunteers to UK. Enigma rotor wheels & code books also captured. Images from Maj J Smale, 3 Cmdo show British soldier with Norwegian civilians & factory fires

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2019-03-04

in 1961 the episode, "Mr. Dingle, The Strong" aired. The episode starred frequent guest Burgess Meredith.

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2019-03-03

Jaroslav Panuška was born 1872. Although many consider his master-work to be landscape, what appeals to my twisted sensibilities are his fairy tale & fantasy art.

Baba Yaga
Vampire
Vengeance on the Dead
Water Sprite

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2019-03-03

One of our favourites from the collection. A black and white photograph of a dog watching the world go by, on London Road in March 1954. I wonder what he was thinking?

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2019-03-03