Summer Flowers #AnnaPerlin

The #Vikings loved giving kittens & cats as wedding gifts. Not only were they thought to be invaluable to brides setting up their new homes, but they were also sacred to Freya, the Scandinavian goddess of love, whose chariot was pulled by two giant cats. #FolkloreSunday #cats

The church of Laurence in Church Stretton built in the early 12th century close to the old Roman road, above the north door can be found a Sheela- na-gig an ancient female fertility symbol #Shropshire

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28 August 1189 The Siege of Acre begins as part of the Third Crusade. It would last until 12 July 1191, when the city surrendered to Richard I of England & Philip II of France (pictured). Thousands on both sides would die in the attempt to hold, and take, the city.

Saxon Rood in the south porch of St Mary’s, Breamore in Hampshire. Remarkable. #WallsonWednesday

Wolstonbury Hill #Sussex. #Bronze Age camp, cross dykes, sunken lanes. Hollow-ways found in Southern England in chalk #downland and greensand weald. #Celtic to #medieval, holloway originates from Old #English "hola-weg" meaning sunken road #HillfortsWednesday

Am organising my shelves again. As it’s Back to School it’s time for a giveaway of books I’ve read & LOVED! For a chance to WIN these marvellous middle-grades, Retweet, Follow & Like. Six are signed by their authors 😍 Ends midnight Monday 2nd. I’ll pick a winner & post 📚📮

We’re based out of Bournemouth Airport this weekend with our Lancaster. Here are a few images from today as we prepared for our display at Bournemouth Air Festival ✈️ 📸 Sqn Ldr Mat Moore

The Rowan #Tree has #classical beginnings, gaining its leaf shape from eagle's feathers and #berries from blood droplets. Protects from witchcraft and enchantment. Other #names, mountain ash, quicken and #witch tree, Lady of the #Mountain. #FolkloreSunday

Catskin is an ancient English fairy tale. A young girl runs away wearing a coat of cats’ fur. She ends up toiling in a castle kitchen, but by her own cat-like ingenuity & magic goes to a series of balls held at the castle in sumptuous gowns, & marries the lord. #FairyTaleTuesday

Late Summer Flowers 1946 #WinifredNicholson

The #forest is often seen as a wild place where strange things occur. Dangerous and #magical, where #fairies, monsters and #witches live. Many well known #tales feature #woods such as Hansel and Gretel, #Beauty and the Beast, and Snow White #FairyTaleTuesday

Sleepy Hollow (1999) dir. Tim Burton

Have you seen his artwork before? 👀 From the mid 1760s, Joseph Wright of Derby (born #OnThisDay 1734) began to paint scenes of contemporary scientific and industrial life, of which 'An Iron Forge' is one of the most striking. 🏛️ bit.ly/47ecNGv

Chanctonbury Ring, a hillfort on the escarpment of the #SouthDowns #Sussex. Famed for its ring of beech #trees planted in 1760. Also known for #BronzeAge round barrows & two Romano-British temples. Several cross-dykes slice across the hill #HillfortsWednesday