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Edith Cavell, English nurse, was shot dead by a German firing squad #OTD 12 October 1915. Her death was a cause of national outrage and mourning. After the War, her body was returned home to England and buried in the cathedral close at Norwich.
#31DaysofGraves 12: notable woman
#31DaysofGraves 12: notable woman
October 12, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Edith Cavell, English nurse, was shot dead by a German firing squad #OTD 12 October 1915. Her death was a cause of national outrage and mourning. After the War, her body was returned home to England and buried in the cathedral close at Norwich.
#31DaysofGraves 12: notable woman
#31DaysofGraves 12: notable woman
One of the less obvious sites around Fleet Street. She once glared down on passers-by from Ludgate and was probably carved in 1586.
August 5, 2025 at 3:25 PM
One of the less obvious sites around Fleet Street. She once glared down on passers-by from Ludgate and was probably carved in 1586.
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👀 Spotted by @diking.bsky.social on the National Archives website:
“Effective July 7, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the public”
“Effective July 7, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the public”
June 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
👀 Spotted by @diking.bsky.social on the National Archives website:
“Effective July 7, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the public”
“Effective July 7, the National Archives at College Park, MD, will become a restricted-access federal facility with access only for visitors with a legitimate business need. It will no longer be open to the public”
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New article by @gcpbud: ‘The sanctuary of them all’: the politics of manpower and nationality in the armies in exile in the United Kingdom, 1940–4 https://academic.oup.com/histres/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/hisres/htad035/7617582
November 16, 2024 at 9:17 AM
New article by @gcpbud: ‘The sanctuary of them all’: the politics of manpower and nationality in the armies in exile in the United Kingdom, 1940–4 https://academic.oup.com/histres/article-abstract/doi/10.1093/hisres/htad035/7617582