Suffragette marriage advice, from an exhibit in Pontypridd Museum...
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- #BREAKING: Ernest Shackleton's lost ship Endurance found at the bottom of the Weddell Sea on #Endurance22 expedition
- In 1964, Lyndon Johnson declared 9 October 'Leif Erikson Day' in memory of the Viking explorer Leif Erikson. In c. 1000 Leif boldly went where no European had been before when he set foot on American soil. Sorry Columbus, turns out you were second #OnThisDay
- #OnThisDay in 1944 the Allies landed 150,000 men on the heavily defended coastline of Normandy: D-Day. It marked the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi occupation #DDay76
- 👙The bikini. Invented in 1946 by Louis Réard. Banned from beaches in many countries & declared sinful by the Vatican
- In 1964, Lyndon Johnson declared 9 October 'Leif Erikson Day' in memory of the Viking explorer Leif Erikson. In c. 1000 Leif boldly went where no European had been before when he set foot on American soil. Sorry Columbus, turns out you were second #OnThisDay
- Breaking news! Historians at @hevercastle have discovered the Book of Hours featured in this famous portrait of Thomas Cromwell by Holbein. History Hit were granted special access to film a documentary on the discovery, presented by @sixteenthCgirl - released next week 🎥
- In our latest documentary @HistoryHit, @ancientstristan travels to Vindolanda Roman Fort to see what discoveries have been made in this year's excavations. 'Vindolanda Unearthed' is out now. Use code 'BLACKFRIDAY' to get 50% off your first 6 months 👉 access.historyhit.com/checkout
00:00 - "Who knows what hellish future lies ahead? Actually I do because I’ve seen the rehearsals." ~Terry Wogan #Eurovision
- London was founded by the Romans as 'Londinium' a few years after the invasion of 43AD. It was abandoned around 60AD after Boudica's revolt, but grew quickly to 60,000 inhabitants in the 2nd century. Here's a map of London town around the year 400 #LondonHistoryDay
- The discovery of a remarkable royal Tudor treasure has been revealed by @britishmuseum, after being found in a field in Warwickshire by metal detectorist Charlie Clarke.
- 'It didn't create Parliament. It didn't create the rule of law. It was essentially a self-interested document produced by a bunch of baronial millionaires in their own interest.' - Jonathan Sumption on Magna Carta
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