#British

Effy, Has Made A Goddess Blush With Her Devotion

EffInvictus

So let's do something positive today and talk about racism, the atomic bombings, and the Pacific War. My most important source here will be John Dower, War Without Mercy: Race

createstreets

createstreets

On the left, London's new water fountains. Oh the right, a Victorian example. The collapse in quality is profound and goes far beyond design. We appear to have lost any

Prof Susan Oosthuizen 💙

DrSueOosthuizen

THREAD. The origins of English villages like Spaldwick, Hunts., so typical of the rural landscape, is a question that’s puzzled historians and archaeologists for generations. (Photo from Christopher Taylor’s masterfully

Ma$on

FirstGentleman

A brief history of how Black Californians ended up in Vancouver, Canada. In 1851 Sir James Douglas became the governor of the colony of Vancouver Island (which is confusing because

SonaliRanade

sonaliranade

The third and final war between the Marathas and East India Company was fought in 1817-18, where-in Peshwa Baji Rao’s forces were defeated by Hastings. The main battles were fought

Martin Johnes

martinjohnes

It's very disappointing to see a Plaid Cymru councillor defending the statue of Henry Morton Stanley in Denbigh by saying he loved Africans and wasn't a racist.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53056739# Stanley did have

Abayorr Mi

iamabayorr

10 Biggest Bank Robberies of All TimeThieves made off with billions in these daring, historic heists.A THREAD 10. The Dunbar Armored robberyStolen: $18.9 millionIn 1997,6 men pulled off what remains

Phineas Harper

PhinHarper

Nobody wants to hear this because it is so uncomfortable to talk about, but as the country's teenagers reel from the A-levels scandal and its class-based bias, we *need* to

Nicholas Whithorn

NickWhithorn

5.20 a.m. Monday 28 December 1908, the city of Messina is asleep. The evening before saw the inauguration of the city's new public lighting system & a Christmas performance of

Emily Rutherford

echomikeromeo

I should know better than to Get Involved, but here is my very very long thread about this (shoutout to the helpful friend who told me how to get round

Miles is thankful Smith

IVMiles

1/ OTD in 1878 Lord Beaconsfield--Benjamin Disraeli--officially announced the death of Princess Alice to the house of Lords in one of the most emotional moments in the House during the

Westminster Abbey

wabbey

The Unknown Warrior was buried in Westminster Abbey on 11 November 1920, representing the many thousands who had died on the battlegrounds of the First World War and who had

FreQuency is EVERYTHING

Frequency_ISBE

1.Qantas mandatory Vaccine thread.You cant make this stuff up people.Qantas Airlines and their protocols for mandatory vaccination in order to fly. 2.Upon doing some research, here is some very interesting

Jenn Ravenna Tran

JennRavenna

Warrior is an American TV series based on an original concept/treatment by Bruce Lee. Set during the Tong Wars in 1870s San Francisco, the series follows Ah Sahm, a martial

Anders Åslund

anders_aslund

Contradictory reflections on Brexit:1. Good that the process is completed but that free trade remains.2. Sad to see the UK leave the EU.3. Brexit is a reflection of obsolete British

Post-Liberal Pete 🇬🇧

post_liberal

The public are sympathetic to anyone coming to this country in search of a better life but they will not be brow-beaten by moral entrepreneurs utilising emotional blackmail to

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