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Windigos were said to kill lonely travellers or a member of a group & then take on their personality temporarily, before eventually killing other humans it encountered. Father Paul Le Jeune reported Windigo sightings during the 17thC while living in Quebec.

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2021-11-16

Christian Egenolff’s 17thc herbal. He was a publisher, not a botanist, and pirated from other authors. It was said that there were none with "more of the crassest errors than those published by Egenolff" Find out more at our exhibition https://t.co/mV7U9JCqGo

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2021-11-05

My latest painting of John Graham of Claverhouse, the Viscount Dundee, on the eve of his death at the Battle of Killiecrankie.

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2021-10-21

9 October 1643 Parliamentary forces under the Earl of Manchester, Sir Thomas Fairfax and Oliver Cromwell were besieging Bolingbroke Castle in Lincolnshire.

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2021-10-09

Illustrations from alchemical manuscript Clavis Artis. The title page states it was written in 1236 by 'Zoroaster' on the skin of a dragon and the book was produced in the late 17thc. There are 3 known editions of the Clavis Artis, 2 illustrated

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2021-10-07

29 September 1654, Lord Protector Oliver narrowly escaped death or serious injury in a coaching accident in Hyde Park. Equestrian portrait of Cromwell c.1657 overlooking from our collection.

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2021-09-29

19 September 1642 Parliamentarians proclaimed Ferdinando, 2nd Lord Fairfax as their leader. His son, Sir Thomas Fairfax, would be his deputy and go on to even greater things...

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2021-09-19

18 September 1644 was the Battle of Montgomery, the largest battle fought in Wales during the Royalist forces under Lord Byron were defeated by Sir John Meldrum, leaving the Parliamentarians in control of central Wales.

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2021-09-18

14 September 1645 King Charles I, influenced by Prince Rupert's enemies at court, dismissed him from his service for surrendering Bristol. Rupert would subsequently demand and be exonerated by a Court Martial.

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2021-09-14

13 September 1645 was the battle of Philiphaugh near Selkirk. Covenanter forces under Lt Gen David Leslie decisively defeated Royalist forces under the Marquis of Montrose. Images of the generals from our collection.

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2021-09-13

11 September 1645, Prince Rupert surrendered the last Royalist port, to Sir Thomas Fairfax. Rupert had no option due to disease and being outgunned, but a furious Charles I stripped him of his offices. Images from our collection.

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2021-09-11

7 September 1642 the Royalist commander of George Goring surrendered the town under generous terms to Parliamentary forces under Sir William Waller. Thread 1/2

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2021-09-07

22 August 1620 Oliver Cromwell married Elizabeth Bourchier, daughter of a London fur dealer, at St Giles Church, Cripplegate. They had a devoted relationship & a family of 9 children (8 surviving infancy). Portraits in our collection.

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2021-08-22

18 August 1654 a committee chaired by John Disbrowe was appointed to prepare the Western Design, an attack by the Protectorate on Spanish colonial territories in the Caribbean. The strategy was misconceived and poorly planned, ending in failure.

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2021-08-18

31 July 1645 Bath in Somerset was captured in a surprise attack by Parliamentarian forces led by Colonel John Okey. Okey was a commissioner at Charles I's trial in 1649, and executed as a Regicide in 1662. Image in our collection.

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2021-07-31

Born in 1577, 🍰, is best known for his dynamic of & subjects. His emphasis on & have led to him being considered one of the greatest of the period. 👼

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2021-06-29

24 June 1643 John Hampden died of his wounds sustained days before at the Battle of Chalgrove Field. His loss was a severe blow to the Parliamentarian cause, as he was a moderating force between the various factions in Parliament.

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2021-06-24

A musician and his daughter
1629 by Thomas de Keyser (Met Museum)

This displays the wealth and confidence of the patrician class of 17thC Amsterdam. They are in luxurious black clothing. The father’s lute is both a costly foreign import and a mark of refinement.
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2021-06-09

8 June 1649 Thomas Fairfax is given a 'Bason & Ewer of beaten Gold as Testimony of the hearty affections [of Oliver Cromwell is sent a 'present of plate to the value of 300 l, & 200 pieces in gold' ('A perfect diurnall', 4-11 June 1649).

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2021-06-08