- Short S.35 Shetland I was Britain's largest plane with a 150' wingspan. Crew 11; one prototype DX166 G-ADUY marked "P" built. The original intent was long-range reconnaissance. But why such a large plane or crew or elevated cockpit? 1/

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Britain's Ministry of Defense is preparing for the possibility of World War III by commissioning authors PW Singer and August Cole to imagine eight future scenarios. https://t.co/SmWFzwTE98

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Yesterday (Feb. 4th) was National Mail Carrier Day, and it would be interesting to do something with Ramona Flowers, since she's an American Delivery Girl, but I figured I do something for Britain's finest Characters, Postman Pat, with special guest here, Prince Devilbull.

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Born Augustus John Welsh & Important exponent of in the U.K. Known initially for his & by 1920s he was Britain's leading recognized for his psychological insights into his subjects

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Gutted I couldnt get tickets to go n see him but im glad he's back one of Britain's much loved comedians hope you like

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Our newest Kickstarter will finish Harker's adventure in Something sinister is happening in Britain's scariest town, coinciding with ! Find out more https://t.co/fD2ZiXSa9S

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Here is look at four brochures from the start of Queen Elizabeth's 70-year reign. In those far-off days Britain's car industry was second only to the US in size. The Jowett Javelin, Rover P4, AC Petite and Triumph Mayflower all aimed to give their makers a bright future.

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The summer of 1858 was known as the Great Stink when huge amounts of human & industrial waste in the river actually drove people out of London

The Princess Alice disaster on the 3rd September 1878 remains Britain's worst public transport disaster in either peacetime or war

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B-Mecha will see the introduction of the firebrand known as Ishaani.

Britain's kaiju problem isn't going away, and neither are the constant social and political pressures on the pilots.

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As a museum devoted to preserving the work of one of Britain's greatest illustrators, we are deeply saddened to learn about the passing of another. A patron of the Association of Illustrators, Raymond Briggs' legacy will live forever.


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Moving later in Castlereagh's career, and into diplomacy, Castlereagh was personally accountable for trying to balance the conflicting values of Britain's constitutional system and the authoritarian monarchies of the Holy Alliance.

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Blackbeard (c.1680-1718)
Edward Teach or Thatch, was an English pirate who operated around the West Indies and the eastern coast of Britain's North American colonies. His piracy was short lived although bloody, he was killed after two years operating as a buccaneer

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Oberon, King of Faes | Vortigern, Embodiment of Britain's Destruction

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10 July 1940. The preliminary phase of the Battle of Britain, the Kanalkampf, or Channel battle, began with German attacks on convoys in the English Channel and the ports along Britain's southern coast.

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'Meridians for the Steadfast and
the Unmeasurable' a written piece by artist
Mahmoud Mahdy. The artist discusses journeys in relation to spirituality, units of time and Britain's colonial heritage in his new creative think piece. https://t.co/MDkMIORHGU

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This is a photo of Britain's first openly homosexual soldier from 1907 shortly before she bravely stepped on a landmine and died. They don't teach you this in history 🙏

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She Was One of Britain's First Professional Female Portraitists. Why Isn't Joan Carlile Better Known? https://t.co/kEcNV9EFwk

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The creation of the railway network changed Britain's landscape, but also brought with it with new habitats for a wide variety of plants and animals.

Read all about it, in our blog on The Green Corridor: https://t.co/S41OEtyN8k

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