Worn #onthisday in 1932 by Anne Alexander at her London #wedding to Linley Messel. The groom's brother, artist and theatrical designer Oliver Messel, desgined her headdress; his nephew Antony Armstrong-Jones served as pageboy, in a miniature version of the groom's regiment's historic uniform. #OTD
Talkin' History
by @bibliotech.blacksky.app
Posts using the tags: #medievalsky #history #OTD #ancientgreece #ancientrome #ancientegypt #plantagenet #victorian #tudor As well as my History Nerds list
🚨 THIS WEEK TO PATREON AND APPLE SUBS🚨 Tudor history loves a conspiracy. 🕵️♂️ But what if Somerset’s downfall was simpler? Andrew Johnston argues Edward Seymour simply wasn’t very good at the job — despite Paget repeatedly trying to advise him. 👑 🎧 www.patreon.com/historyrage/... #Tudors #History
#OTD in Sisters history: 27 years ago Mon, 11th Oct 1999 Las Vegas, USA, House Of Blues https://sisterswiki.org/Mon,_11-Oct-1999 #sisters #reptile #tsom #sistersofmercy
"When you cease to make a contribution, you begin to die." -- Eleanor Roosevelt, born #OTD 1884
"If someone betrays you once, it’s their fault; if they betray you twice, it’s your fault." -- Eleanor Roosevelt, born #OTD 1884
Los amigos de @aticodeloslibros.com se acuerdan de mí y me envían lo último de Dan Jones en castellano sobre los Plantagenet, y una nueva ed. del precioso volumen de Christopher de Hamel con cantos dorados y que leí en 2021 en la ed. "de bolsillo" angla. El 19 de octubre, ambos en librerías.
This view looking east along Trongate in 1960, shows a tramcar on the No 26 service from Burnside to Dalmuir West. The car is one of a type introduced in 1927, made by several manufacturers. 📷 John Hume #Glasgow #history #trams
"A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it's in hot water." -- Eleanor Roosevelt, born #OTD 1884
An analysis of 20th-century dictators who masked their radical ideologies behind humanist pretexts. Evidence: Castro, Chavez, Pol Pot, Ortega #Aletheia #History
Today on my blog and Substack I've posted a review of 'Katherine Parr: Complete Works and Correspondence' edited by Janel Mueller. Substack: tudorblogger.substack.com/p/book-revie... Blog: tudorblogger.com/2026/10/11/b... #history #bookreview #katerynparr #tudors #janelmueller
11 October 1984: #NASA Astronaut Kathy Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in #space. #History #Exploration
Why are some parts of Johnson County, KS so white? Many answers lie in mid-20th Century #racist #land #covenants. Inspired by the Equal Justice Initiative’s work, Prairie Village, KS tried to set the #history straight. #HistoryMatters johnsoncountypost.com/2025/11/26/p...
An altar dedicated to Jupiter from the Roman fort at Maryport in Cumbria which was set up by Marcus Maenius Agrippa, Tribune and Commander of the First Cohort of Spaniards. Part of the collections at Senhouse Roman Museum in Maryport. 📸Kevin Wilbraham #History #HistoryMatters
The remains of Hardknott Roman Fort in Cumbria. Located on the western side of the Hardknott Pass at 800 ft, the fort was built between 120 and 138 AD. 📸Kevin Wilbraham #History #HistoryMatters
The remains of a late 4th century Romano-British temple which was built within the Iron-Age hill fort at Maiden Castle in Dorset. 📸Kevin Wilbraham #History #HistoryMatters
The Stanberry Headlight, Missouri, September 26, 1929 #History #HistoryMatters
Born #OTD 1872. Emily Davison gave her life fighting for women's votes. She stepped in front of King George V's horse at the Epsom Derby, suffering fatal injuries. Hear her story in our Women and Protest podcast: tinyurl.com/mus8rmuz #history #women #protest #suffragette