Gail Savage
@savagegl.bsky.social
Historian of modern Britain with interests including family, law, gender.
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Aldercar war memorial. St. John’s Church, Aldercar, Derbyshire. #LestWeForget
November 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Aldercar war memorial. St. John’s Church, Aldercar, Derbyshire. #LestWeForget
Reposted by Gail Savage
2/2 Hannah Ranby, looking very grown up in her pearl choker, and painted in 1748 by William Hogarth.
November 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
2/2 Hannah Ranby, looking very grown up in her pearl choker, and painted in 1748 by William Hogarth.
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2/2 End of the “rake’s progress” is Bedlam. Varieties of madness, watched (horribly) by genteel tourists. By William Hogarth, whose day is today.
November 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
2/2 End of the “rake’s progress” is Bedlam. Varieties of madness, watched (horribly) by genteel tourists. By William Hogarth, whose day is today.
Reposted by Gail Savage
2/2 When mighty Roast Beef was the Englishman's food, It ennobled our brains and enriched our blood. Our soldiers were brave and our courtiers were good: A little anti-vegetarian (& anti-French) ditty brought to you by William Hogarth.
November 10, 2025 at 7:12 PM
2/2 When mighty Roast Beef was the Englishman's food, It ennobled our brains and enriched our blood. Our soldiers were brave and our courtiers were good: A little anti-vegetarian (& anti-French) ditty brought to you by William Hogarth.