For a hope of posterity, far better to call your organisation the “Society for Protection of Birds” than the “Fur, Fin and Feather Folk of Croydon”. I had no idea that the RSPB originated in an all-female campaign against the use of feathers in “murderous millinery”. Fascinating

On this day in 1986, a peace treaty was signed, officially ending the Three Hundred and Thirty-Five Years' War between the Isles of Scilly and the Netherlands. During this war not a single shot was fired, which makes it one of the world's longest wars, and a bloodless war.

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A random song played while I was driving the other day and I thought it beautiful and I posted it later that day. Thankfully a follower, Peter John…

New HQ for the Decimus Burton Society? The Decimus Burton Society

Tombs in Santa Croce Florence:
Rossini 1792-1868
Galileo 1564-1752
Michelangelo 1475-1564
Machiavelli 1469-1537

#onthisday 15 April 1942 – The George Cross is awarded 'to the island fortress of Malta' by King George VI.

The George Cross was awarded to the island of Malta by King George VI during the Siege of Malta undertaken by Italy & Germany in the early part of World War II.

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Oceanic House was once the ticketing office for the shipping company, famed for the sinking of the Titanic, which occurred #OnThisDay in 1912.

This photograph was taken on 24 June 1911, just 1 year before the disaster. It was decorated to celebrate King George V's coronation.

Mark Hayes The PALAZZO SFORZA ALMENI in Florence 🇮🇹 🇮🇹 the HOUSE OF SFORZA were great patrons of the arts in MILANO & FLORENCE during the Renaissance. Mark Hayes

Mark Hayes I wish it was would be there today.. 😆 🤣 😂 😹 it is the plaza Of my ancestries families home..

A beautiful view of London from the 1950s.

#OTD in 1962, John F. Kennedy hosted foreign dignitaries aboard USS Enterprise to watch the Navy demonstrate the latest surface-to-air and air-to-air missiles against a drone. After the missiles failed to score a single hit, a dignitary asked if his country could buy the drone.

Mark Hayes Mark Hayes he is known in Italy as Giovanni Acuto. His last victory was achieved during the Battle of Castagnero in 1387 when he led the Paduan troops together with Francesco Novello da Carrara against the Veronese troops.

Following on from past postings which attempted to correct certain errors in the perception of the role of Chamberlain and Churchill in British preparation for war in the 1930`s, here is a section from a pivotal moment in time (1934).

Chamberlain, then Chancellor of the…

14 April 1943: Joseph Stalin's oldest son, Yakov Dzhugashvili, dies in #Sachsenhausen concentration camp in #Germany . He was taken prisoner on July 16, 1941, during the Battle of Smolensk. #Stalin had refused a prisoner exchange. #WWII #WW2 #History #ad amzn.to/3b4XJNd

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a strange character to say the least
Austrian army, then Legion Etrangere, then French Army.
I mean that's just weird. Then debts.
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John Singer Sargent, 12th January 1856 – 14th April 1925

Sargent in his studio, with Portrait of Madame X [1885]

April 14th 1913. The St Leonards home of the local MP Arthur du Cros is burnt down by Suffragettes in protest at the Liberal government's failure to give women the vote.

Kenneth (labour exchange clerk) What sort of job do you have in mind?

Tony: Oh, I dont know, plenty of money, not much work, nine months a year holiday with pay, big expense allowance. Do you think that could be done?

Kenneth: Yes, if you can get enough people to vote for you!