Want to dress like a 16th century sailor?

Who knew codpieces would be so hard to find in today's market...

Miniature Monday! The fashionable neckline in the late 1780s could be surprisingly low, with the neck handkerchief/bouffant an indispensable part of the ensemble for chest coverage. 🗃️🪡 www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...

This is very high on the list of “Most Seagull Thing Ever” events.

Okay but hear me out:

A nighttime bookstore in which the only lighting comes from lanterns, tea is served to all who enter, there is an emotional support owl in each section, and a buy one / get one free sale occurs during every full moon.

After decades, tiny 500-year-old royal portrait is identified as Mary Tudor
Art historian says miniature is of Henry VIII’s daughter – not his sixth wife Katherine Parr
by Richard Brooks for The Guardian
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024...

"this is fine"

British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r

Research into an “ordinary” family can be much more interesting than you think. Delve into the records of the 18th century and learn about the rich resources that can help you discover more about your ancestors in this period. #genealogy #familyhistory #ancestry
genealogyjude.com/2024/10/27/1...

Well it's nearly the weekend so please enjoy some skeletons fencing.

Even more amazingly, Michael Sheard played Hitler five times and yet never remilitarised the Rhineland.

Obligatory 17th century death roulette mention

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