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🏛️Loving History: Ancient. Medieval. 17th & 18th Century. Napoleonic Wars. Victorian & 19th century conflict.
Former Military Curator for National Historic Sites (Canada)
Websites: https://militaryheritage.com & https://warof1812.ca 🏛️
Former Military Curator for National Historic Sites (Canada)
Websites: https://militaryheritage.com & https://warof1812.ca 🏛️
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🧵TAKING THE ROSETTA STONE FROM NAPOLEON
1/ Discovery of the Rosetta Stone was key to de-cyphering what ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs meant. It was during Napoleon's conquest of Egypt that a French engineer unearthed the stone in 1799. 🔍
1/ Discovery of the Rosetta Stone was key to de-cyphering what ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs meant. It was during Napoleon's conquest of Egypt that a French engineer unearthed the stone in 1799. 🔍
The Charge of the US Dragoons at the Battle of Crysler's Farm. Nov 11th, 1813.
The Dragoons dramatically charged the advancing British line. Though unsuccessful, they saved the artillery from being overrun. One officer believed it was their "highest honor" in the War of 1812.
#ONthisday
The Dragoons dramatically charged the advancing British line. Though unsuccessful, they saved the artillery from being overrun. One officer believed it was their "highest honor" in the War of 1812.
#ONthisday
November 10, 2025 at 2:33 PM
The Charge of the US Dragoons at the Battle of Crysler's Farm. Nov 11th, 1813.
The Dragoons dramatically charged the advancing British line. Though unsuccessful, they saved the artillery from being overrun. One officer believed it was their "highest honor" in the War of 1812.
#ONthisday
The Dragoons dramatically charged the advancing British line. Though unsuccessful, they saved the artillery from being overrun. One officer believed it was their "highest honor" in the War of 1812.
#ONthisday
Is he a vampire? Apparently, Conan O'Brien lived in Paris in 1812.
May 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Is he a vampire? Apparently, Conan O'Brien lived in Paris in 1812.
Side entrance to the Cathedral of Cartagena in Colombia. This grand building was constructed in the late 16th century and was famously shelled by Sir Francis Drake in 1586 to exact ransom money from the city's population. #history #militaryhistory
January 23, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Side entrance to the Cathedral of Cartagena in Colombia. This grand building was constructed in the late 16th century and was famously shelled by Sir Francis Drake in 1586 to exact ransom money from the city's population. #history #militaryhistory
For all those getting ready for New Year's Eve, might I recommend a servant... this servant.
The guy is just too cool... Pretty much has the look of every male film costume staffer, just put a black t-shirt on him.
(Caricature from 1818) #fashionhistory #regencyfashion
The guy is just too cool... Pretty much has the look of every male film costume staffer, just put a black t-shirt on him.
(Caricature from 1818) #fashionhistory #regencyfashion
December 31, 2024 at 3:31 PM
For all those getting ready for New Year's Eve, might I recommend a servant... this servant.
The guy is just too cool... Pretty much has the look of every male film costume staffer, just put a black t-shirt on him.
(Caricature from 1818) #fashionhistory #regencyfashion
The guy is just too cool... Pretty much has the look of every male film costume staffer, just put a black t-shirt on him.
(Caricature from 1818) #fashionhistory #regencyfashion
Happy New Year everyone!
(image: c1814 Paris caricature mocking the new bonnet fashion) #fashionhistory #history #Regency
(image: c1814 Paris caricature mocking the new bonnet fashion) #fashionhistory #history #Regency
December 31, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Happy New Year everyone!
(image: c1814 Paris caricature mocking the new bonnet fashion) #fashionhistory #history #Regency
(image: c1814 Paris caricature mocking the new bonnet fashion) #fashionhistory #history #Regency
December 21, 2024 at 12:31 PM
During the Japanese Genpei War at the Battle of Ichi-no-tani (1184 AD) the best archer of the Minamoto clan silenced the taunts of his enemy by landing an amazing shot. His arrow hit a fan mounted on the mast of the enemy's ship from a ridiculously far distance.
(my 📸)
#japan #samurai #History
(my 📸)
#japan #samurai #History
December 21, 2024 at 12:19 AM
For #FabricFriday a detail photo of a 19th century Turkmen Yellow Chyrpy (married woman's mantle) from the Tekke tribe in Tukmenistan.
#fashionhistory
#fashionhistory
December 20, 2024 at 1:58 PM
For #FabricFriday a detail photo of a 19th century Turkmen Yellow Chyrpy (married woman's mantle) from the Tekke tribe in Tukmenistan.
#fashionhistory
#fashionhistory
For #FragmentedFriday my edited photo of the fragments of a statue of a bull (silver-plated & gilt copper) that was made as an offering to the oracle at Delphi in 6th Century BC.
#ancienthistory #greece
#ancienthistory #greece
December 20, 2024 at 1:39 PM
For #FragmentedFriday my edited photo of the fragments of a statue of a bull (silver-plated & gilt copper) that was made as an offering to the oracle at Delphi in 6th Century BC.
#ancienthistory #greece
#ancienthistory #greece
Detail of the British 1817 pattern Horse Guards Helmet. While sharp looking, it was incredibly heavy and was difficult to ride with. 1/2
December 19, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Detail of the British 1817 pattern Horse Guards Helmet. While sharp looking, it was incredibly heavy and was difficult to ride with. 1/2
🍁Ottawa forecast tonight -20°C with windchill.
Winter is coming?
Winter came... saw... and conquered.
Could be worse. You could be in Napoleon's Army in 1812.
#militaryhistory #history #Napoleonicwars
Winter is coming?
Winter came... saw... and conquered.
Could be worse. You could be in Napoleon's Army in 1812.
#militaryhistory #history #Napoleonicwars
December 14, 2024 at 1:23 PM
🍁Ottawa forecast tonight -20°C with windchill.
Winter is coming?
Winter came... saw... and conquered.
Could be worse. You could be in Napoleon's Army in 1812.
#militaryhistory #history #Napoleonicwars
Winter is coming?
Winter came... saw... and conquered.
Could be worse. You could be in Napoleon's Army in 1812.
#militaryhistory #history #Napoleonicwars
🧵CURSE of TIMUR
Behind this door was the tomb of the conqueror Timur (1320s-1405) who founded the Timurid Empire (Iran & Central Asia). Tomb is in Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum in Uzbekistan.
👉Ignoring the local superstitions, Soviet scientists in 1941 decided to open the tomb & study Timur's remains...
Behind this door was the tomb of the conqueror Timur (1320s-1405) who founded the Timurid Empire (Iran & Central Asia). Tomb is in Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum in Uzbekistan.
👉Ignoring the local superstitions, Soviet scientists in 1941 decided to open the tomb & study Timur's remains...
December 14, 2024 at 12:22 AM
🧵CURSE of TIMUR
Behind this door was the tomb of the conqueror Timur (1320s-1405) who founded the Timurid Empire (Iran & Central Asia). Tomb is in Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum in Uzbekistan.
👉Ignoring the local superstitions, Soviet scientists in 1941 decided to open the tomb & study Timur's remains...
Behind this door was the tomb of the conqueror Timur (1320s-1405) who founded the Timurid Empire (Iran & Central Asia). Tomb is in Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum in Uzbekistan.
👉Ignoring the local superstitions, Soviet scientists in 1941 decided to open the tomb & study Timur's remains...
My 📸 of French Commissaire General for the Artillery Foundry, 1773 (Musée l'armée in Paris). Not exactly practicing good muzzle safety 😉.
He has calipers in his hand to measuring outside diameters of cannon shot. Bonus:image of French foundrymen using larger calipers to measure mortar shells, 1755.
He has calipers in his hand to measuring outside diameters of cannon shot. Bonus:image of French foundrymen using larger calipers to measure mortar shells, 1755.
December 10, 2024 at 2:08 PM
My 📸 of French Commissaire General for the Artillery Foundry, 1773 (Musée l'armée in Paris). Not exactly practicing good muzzle safety 😉.
He has calipers in his hand to measuring outside diameters of cannon shot. Bonus:image of French foundrymen using larger calipers to measure mortar shells, 1755.
He has calipers in his hand to measuring outside diameters of cannon shot. Bonus:image of French foundrymen using larger calipers to measure mortar shells, 1755.
Corfu town (Kerkyra, Greece) viewed from the lower level of the new fort looking towards the old fortress. The buildings in the old city are primarily 18th century Venetian. The Venetians ruled the island for over 400 years. Walking the streets does feel like parts of Venice w/o the canals.
#history
#history
December 7, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Corfu town (Kerkyra, Greece) viewed from the lower level of the new fort looking towards the old fortress. The buildings in the old city are primarily 18th century Venetian. The Venetians ruled the island for over 400 years. Walking the streets does feel like parts of Venice w/o the canals.
#history
#history
Gilt detailing on the magnificent armour of the Earl of Southampton, about 1598. He was a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I 1/2
(Royal Armouries, UK - my 📸)
(Royal Armouries, UK - my 📸)
December 6, 2024 at 1:57 PM
Gilt detailing on the magnificent armour of the Earl of Southampton, about 1598. He was a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I 1/2
(Royal Armouries, UK - my 📸)
(Royal Armouries, UK - my 📸)
🏛️340-330BC: Bronze statue of a youth believed to be Prince Paris of Troy. In his outstretched hand would have been the golden apple of discord.
Paris was tasked to judge & award it to the fairest Goddess. Aphrodite bribed him for it with the fairest mortal, Helen of Sparta (Troy).
#ancienthistory
Paris was tasked to judge & award it to the fairest Goddess. Aphrodite bribed him for it with the fairest mortal, Helen of Sparta (Troy).
#ancienthistory
December 5, 2024 at 8:25 PM
🏛️340-330BC: Bronze statue of a youth believed to be Prince Paris of Troy. In his outstretched hand would have been the golden apple of discord.
Paris was tasked to judge & award it to the fairest Goddess. Aphrodite bribed him for it with the fairest mortal, Helen of Sparta (Troy).
#ancienthistory
Paris was tasked to judge & award it to the fairest Goddess. Aphrodite bribed him for it with the fairest mortal, Helen of Sparta (Troy).
#ancienthistory
In 1562 a chronicler attempted to copy all the portraits of the sovereigns of Flanders. He copied a set of Baldwin II & his wife Countess Ælfthryth dated 916AD.
Ælfthryth was the daughter of Alfred the Great.
Accuracy of Baldwin's "weird hair" portrait lends weight to this image's accuracy.
Ælfthryth was the daughter of Alfred the Great.
Accuracy of Baldwin's "weird hair" portrait lends weight to this image's accuracy.
December 5, 2024 at 1:43 AM
In 1562 a chronicler attempted to copy all the portraits of the sovereigns of Flanders. He copied a set of Baldwin II & his wife Countess Ælfthryth dated 916AD.
Ælfthryth was the daughter of Alfred the Great.
Accuracy of Baldwin's "weird hair" portrait lends weight to this image's accuracy.
Ælfthryth was the daughter of Alfred the Great.
Accuracy of Baldwin's "weird hair" portrait lends weight to this image's accuracy.
The lion in the Lady and the Unicorn tapestry series is pretty funny.
He begins agitated but slowly lulled through the progression of the sensory experience. Then in the final, the lady touches the unicorn's *cough* horn & the lion's eyeballs almost pop out of its head.
Musée de Cluny, Paris, my📸
He begins agitated but slowly lulled through the progression of the sensory experience. Then in the final, the lady touches the unicorn's *cough* horn & the lion's eyeballs almost pop out of its head.
Musée de Cluny, Paris, my📸
December 4, 2024 at 9:31 PM
The lion in the Lady and the Unicorn tapestry series is pretty funny.
He begins agitated but slowly lulled through the progression of the sensory experience. Then in the final, the lady touches the unicorn's *cough* horn & the lion's eyeballs almost pop out of its head.
Musée de Cluny, Paris, my📸
He begins agitated but slowly lulled through the progression of the sensory experience. Then in the final, the lady touches the unicorn's *cough* horn & the lion's eyeballs almost pop out of its head.
Musée de Cluny, Paris, my📸
It being #WindingWagonWednesday here is something to get you over the hump. In 1600, Simon Stevin tested his invention of a "winding wagon" or "land yacht.
Stevin, Prince Maurice of Orange & 26 others, used the carriage on the beach betwn Scheveningen & Petten & reached speeds exceeding horses.
Stevin, Prince Maurice of Orange & 26 others, used the carriage on the beach betwn Scheveningen & Petten & reached speeds exceeding horses.
December 4, 2024 at 1:40 PM
It being #WindingWagonWednesday here is something to get you over the hump. In 1600, Simon Stevin tested his invention of a "winding wagon" or "land yacht.
Stevin, Prince Maurice of Orange & 26 others, used the carriage on the beach betwn Scheveningen & Petten & reached speeds exceeding horses.
Stevin, Prince Maurice of Orange & 26 others, used the carriage on the beach betwn Scheveningen & Petten & reached speeds exceeding horses.
There was a revolution in warfare innovation in the 17th Cent., including this breech-loading, carriage-mounted wall gun in 1694(!)
Look closely: there is just a small catch holding the breech plate up. When it fired, that catch was the only thing stopping the breech plug from launching backwards!
Look closely: there is just a small catch holding the breech plate up. When it fired, that catch was the only thing stopping the breech plug from launching backwards!
December 3, 2024 at 6:13 PM
There was a revolution in warfare innovation in the 17th Cent., including this breech-loading, carriage-mounted wall gun in 1694(!)
Look closely: there is just a small catch holding the breech plate up. When it fired, that catch was the only thing stopping the breech plug from launching backwards!
Look closely: there is just a small catch holding the breech plate up. When it fired, that catch was the only thing stopping the breech plug from launching backwards!
Bonus for #TudorTuesday and #TextileTuesday ....
Detail of dress from the portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, about 1575. It is painted on a panel.
(National Portrait Gallery, my 📸)
Detail of dress from the portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, about 1575. It is painted on a panel.
(National Portrait Gallery, my 📸)
December 3, 2024 at 5:51 PM
Bonus for #TudorTuesday and #TextileTuesday ....
Detail of dress from the portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, about 1575. It is painted on a panel.
(National Portrait Gallery, my 📸)
Detail of dress from the portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, about 1575. It is painted on a panel.
(National Portrait Gallery, my 📸)
For #TudorTuesday (it's a thing right?) a detail photo of the portrait of Catherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII. (National Portrait Gallery, London - my pic)
December 3, 2024 at 5:41 PM
For #TudorTuesday (it's a thing right?) a detail photo of the portrait of Catherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII. (National Portrait Gallery, London - my pic)
Online merchants looking at their emails this Monday morning...
(Japanese print of Samurai advancing into a hail of arrows by Ogata Gekko, 1891)
#CyberMonday2024 #CyberMonday #mondayvibes
(Japanese print of Samurai advancing into a hail of arrows by Ogata Gekko, 1891)
#CyberMonday2024 #CyberMonday #mondayvibes
December 2, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Online merchants looking at their emails this Monday morning...
(Japanese print of Samurai advancing into a hail of arrows by Ogata Gekko, 1891)
#CyberMonday2024 #CyberMonday #mondayvibes
(Japanese print of Samurai advancing into a hail of arrows by Ogata Gekko, 1891)
#CyberMonday2024 #CyberMonday #mondayvibes
🧵 Imported cheeses being sold in the War of 1812 in Montreal included:
Double & Single Gloucester Cheese
Cheshire Cheese
Pine Apple Cheese
Gruyere
Single Gloucester is lighter, younger and more crumbly while the Double is aged with a deeper flavor..1/2
Cheese Making:Diderot's Encyclopédie (1766)
Double & Single Gloucester Cheese
Cheshire Cheese
Pine Apple Cheese
Gruyere
Single Gloucester is lighter, younger and more crumbly while the Double is aged with a deeper flavor..1/2
Cheese Making:Diderot's Encyclopédie (1766)
December 2, 2024 at 12:42 PM
🧵 Imported cheeses being sold in the War of 1812 in Montreal included:
Double & Single Gloucester Cheese
Cheshire Cheese
Pine Apple Cheese
Gruyere
Single Gloucester is lighter, younger and more crumbly while the Double is aged with a deeper flavor..1/2
Cheese Making:Diderot's Encyclopédie (1766)
Double & Single Gloucester Cheese
Cheshire Cheese
Pine Apple Cheese
Gruyere
Single Gloucester is lighter, younger and more crumbly while the Double is aged with a deeper flavor..1/2
Cheese Making:Diderot's Encyclopédie (1766)
I have always been mesmerized by this painting of Napoleon before the Sphinx by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1886. Infact all is representations of Napoleon in Egypt are captivating. #napoleonicwars
December 2, 2024 at 12:28 AM
I have always been mesmerized by this painting of Napoleon before the Sphinx by Jean-Léon Gérôme, 1886. Infact all is representations of Napoleon in Egypt are captivating. #napoleonicwars