Another view of the cathedral at the front entrance.

Too funny. Bluesky Moderation labelled this 1814 fashion caricature image as "Adult Content"???? 😆

Yah. @bsky.app I'm thinking ya got a moderation algorithm issue there.

Can be a happy kissing-guard for men as well.

However, regency fashion has its advantages when dodging an unwanted kiss on New Years Eve. 😉 #fashionhistory

It is the Troopers version of the 1817 pattern. I suspect the bearskin has been replaced but not properly trimmed. Here is a friendlier artistic view in 1817 of this cumbersome beast. The breast plate was added to the uniform in 1819. 2/2 #militaryhistory #fashionhistory #britisharmy

Awesome. Did not know that. 🙏🏻

Stalin supposedly believed in it & Timur was reburied. Two days later, the Soviets completed their victory over the Nazis at Stalingrad.
While not putting much weight on the validity of the curse, it makes a great story.
Soviet scientists did reconstruct Timur's face... a face that built an empire.

Two warnings were written in the tomb:

(1)" When I rise from the dead, the world shall tremble" and ominously (2) "Whosoever disturbs my tomb will unleash an invader more terrible than I".

On June 20, 1941, the Soviets exhumed Timur's remains.

Two days later, Hitler invaded the Soviet Union.

The 1755 worker painting the calibre in red paint on the shell reminded me of Bugs Bunny inspecting shells and writing "Dud".

In the 19th century England, Christmas was a time from telling ghost & scary stories, playing pranks, and gambol merrymaking.

LEFT: Christmas Ghost 1814
RIGHT: Christmas Storytime 1834

MG 24 A1. It is called Brock's Diary but is an Order book for the 41st Foot in 1805. Nothing super interesting in it.

Looked it up. It is "Brock's Diary" in MG24 A1. 41st Foot Orderbook, 1805. Not much of interest really.