Historian, NHS employee, @odnb contributor. Currently writing a biography of King Leopold I of the Belgians. Beautiful Surrey.
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Any experts in 18th century handwriting around?
I'm wondering what the words here in red are. The text seems to read "the house wherein [?] [?] the Cooper now dwelleth".
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This is a portrait of her sister Josepha, not Marie Antoinette. The correct identification (done a few years ago) is unfortunately not widely publicized.
233 years ago today, Marie Antoinette was guillotined.
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The image shows Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (Marie Antoinette's sister), not Marie Antoinette.
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Bringing style, wit and charisma to the role of Bond.
Remembering Sir Roger Moore on what would have been his 99th birthday.
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Remembering the wonderful English actor Roger Moore who was born on this day in 1927. He played James Bond in 7 films and died in 2017. #RogerMoore #TheSpyWhoLovedMe #TheSaint #Maverick #ThePersuaders #Ivanhoe #Crossplot #ShoutAtTheDevil #TheSeaWolves #TheWildGeese
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On 19 April 1855, Napoleon III was received at the Guildhall in London and I'm delighted to be speaking about The People's Emperor there tomorrow. I think one or two tickets still available and online ones as well: eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-peopl…
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On October 9, 1914, German troops, backed by heavy siege artillery like the 420mm "Big Bertha" howitzers, officially entered and occupied Antwerp after the remaining garrison and Belgian forces withdrew westward toward the Yser River and the Dutch border.
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Well, that's ruined Christmas. I learn today that the music which accompanied the departure of Napoleon's corpse from St Helena in 1840 was none other than the tune to O Come, All Ye Faithful.
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Apeldoorn, 7 oktober 1840. Koning Willem I deed op Paleis Het Loo afstand van de troon ten gunste van zijn zoon Willem (II). In navolging van Willem I abdiceerden later ook de koninginnen Wilhelmina (1948), Juliana (1980) en Beatrix (2013). 1/3
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Mark Hewitson - Shadows of War
Histories and Memories of Violence in the German Republic, 1918–1933
À paraître en mars aux Oxford UP
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Am reading some archival correspondence to Stephen Spender. The immediate juxtaposition of letters from Hannah Arendt and Jeffrey Archer is disconcerting.
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St Pancras hotel is an eye sore. A visual cancer. A Frankenstein Monster of Victorian Neogothic. A carbuncle that the Luftwaffe shouldve excised from London’s city scape. Tear it down.
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Just yesterday I did a show with Jeffrey Archer to celebrate his new novel - he said it was to be his last. He was in the most wonderful, ebullient form & had such a great reception from a packed house. He was funny, engaging & self-deprecating - a great storyteller to the last.
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Our database of Queen Victoria's Journals is now back online and available to internet users in the UK: proquest.com/qvj/?accountid=….
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The third oldest steam locomotive in the World seen here is Killingworth Billy. Dating from 1816. Designed by George Stephenson and is the star exhibit of the museum. 🧵
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No one has ever finished Ulysses because it's so boring. But one day I will do it. I will find out what the last words are. Yes I will yes
