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'I entered the gallery of the stock exchange and expected to see pandemonium.'
It is the summer of 1929.
Winston Churchill is crisscrossing Canada and the US on a three-month lecture tour.
A mere member of Parliament and no longer serving in government,he was preparing to write a biography of his ancestor, the Duke of Marlborough,the famous general who had led British armies to victory over the French two hundred years before.
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Reading the wartime newspaper on April 5, 1943.
Allied air forces have struck the German war machine over the past two days.
Targets included the Krupps factory in Essen, which manufactures tanks, artillery, naval guns, armor plate, munitions, and submarines for the German military.
Also struck was the Renault vehicle factory in Billancourt, near occupied Paris.
For #MosaicMonday we travel to Herculaneum and the gorgeous fresco that gives its name to the location: the House of Neptune and Amphitrite. The divinities pose while elegantly draped in light blue cloth while surrounded by stunning patterns.
@UndisScot But also: "Much more historically significant was the implication elsewhere in the declaration that in future the King of Scotland could only rule with the approval of the people of Scotland. It was the first time anyone, anywhere, had thought about royalty in this way."
#declarationofarbroath #scotland #arbroath #history
“Throughout the more than 470 stations you’ll find fascinating works of art that span the entire history of the transit system, from the construction of the very first stops to today.” #New York #History https://www.untappedcities.com/hidden-subway-art-nyc/?ref=daily-newsletter
“As a patterned textile, [tartan] features straight lines, right angles, bright colours, and no ambiguity; as a symbol, its lines become fuzzy, its angles circular, its colours muddied, and its meaning polysemic.”
—Ellen R. Beard, “When Tartan Was Not Fake: The Disclothing Act in Gaelic Song”
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https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2022/06/when-tartan-was-not-fake-the-disclothing-act-in-gaelic-song/
#Scottish #literature #culture #history #18thcentury #tartan #TartanDay #Gaelic #Gaidhlig #song #Jacobites
“It has been calculated that the area of tartan cloth made each year is sufficient to cover Edinburgh’s Royal Mile to a depth of six hundred feet, an event which you could be forgiven for thinking has already happened”
—“Tartan Nation: ethnicity & Scotland”
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https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2011/11/editorial-tartan-nation-ethnicity-and-scotland/
#Scottish #literature #culture #history #tartan #TartanDay #ethnicity #identity
“Admiration for Scottish thought did not, for many Americans, extend to admiring, or even liking, the Scots in their midst. Jefferson included a condemnation of ‘Scotch and other foreign mercenaries’ in an early draft of the Declaration of Independence”
—Prof Susan Manning, “Scotland and America”
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https://www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2007/05/scotland-and-america/
Today, 6 April, is Tartan Day – a principally North American day of celebration of Scottish heritage, although it’s also marked, unofficially, in Argentina. 6 April was chosen as it’s the date of the signing of the Declaration of Arbroath in 1320.
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@gardening
got Aprils job list here.
From the Scot’s Gaird’ner (1683)
Alt text is how it was printed with “f” for some of the “s” ‘s - takes a minute to scan till you get used to it.
Love some of the name changes and the amount of foods they were eating from the garden.
Any one know what Carvy is?
“New York City life is shaped by the archipelago upon which it lies. Nearly thirty of these islands bear names and distinct, if peculiar, backstories. We rounded up eleven such islands, all linked through the common themes of abandonment and obscurity. Many were at one point inhabited, either by individuals or institutions, but today all have slipped out of the public’s consciousness. Even to many native New Yorkers, their existence remains unnoticed.” New York #History https://www.untappedcities.com/8-abandoned-islands-near-nyc/?ref=daily-newsletter
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'To depose a mad king.'
Today, a parable of leaders and their people.
Once there ruled in the distant city of Wirani a king who was both
mighty and wise. And he was feared for his might and loved for
his wisdom.
Now, in the heart of that city was a well, whose water was cool and
crystalline, from which all the inhabitants drank, even the king
and his courtiers; for there was no other well.
One of my dolls lives in a museum. You can meet and greet her in The Museum of Magic, Fortune-telling & Witchcraft in Edinburgh, Scotland. It's Frau Perchta from Germanic mythology. She is waiting for you in Folk Witch display.
If you run a museum or any other public space that you think could benefit from such doll, let me know. I'm open for discussions and creating the doll that you need. I just love museums and the idea of my witch dolls greeting people in public spaces. If my doll lands in your museum I will brag about it forever.
#perchta #germanic #mythology #museum #witchcraft #fortunetelling #magic #history #scotland #edinburgh
#OnthisDay, 5 Apr 1971, Frances Phipps was the first woman to reach the North Pole, flying crew on a small plane to install a navigation beacon.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #WomenExplorers #NorthPole #OTD #Histodons
