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Partiality, prejudice, male-dominated ‘solemn history’, & the relationship between history and imagination

Loved this piece by Eleanor Parker

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Jane Austen

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December 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
vanderante.bsky.social
to All ethnic English folk

Happy -St Edmund's day-

Raise the White Dragon flag
The Original Patron Saint of England
that happened to be actually English & even fought alongside King Alfred of Wessex

"https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Edmund-original-Patron-Saint-of-England/
November 20, 2025 at 7:18 AM
austenmicrocosm.bsky.social
Though Austen doesn't name the Gunpowder Plot conspirators, she does mention Sir Henry Percy, who was sent to the Tower on suspicion of involvement. Eventually, the case against him collapsed.
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Henry Percy, earl of Northumberland: the brains behind the Gunpowder Plot? - The History of Parliament
Percy was a trusted servant and kinsman of Henry Percy, 3rd (or 9th) earl of Northumberland, one of England’s leading aristocrats, and a man whose profile marked him out as a possible traitor.
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November 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
kim-harding.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy
St Edmund, Original Patron Saint of England
https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Edmund-original-Patron-Saint-of-England/
It is commonly accepted that St George is the Patron Saint of England. But should [the English] instead be raising the White Dragon flag of the Anglo-Saxon […]
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August 27, 2025 at 9:46 AM
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@spocko Robert Peel understood this back at the start of policing. That's why his bobbies wore navy blue, so as to be distinct from the army who wore red. https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Sir-Robert-Peel/
Sir Robert Peel and his 'bobbies'
Sir Robert 'Bobby' Peel and why British policemen are known as 'Bobbies'...
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August 23, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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Check out my vintage photo collection linda-howes.pixels.com/featured/cas...

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Cast-Iron Billy, Victorian Era, 1877 by Linda Howes - John Thompson And Adolphe Smith
Cast-Iron Billy, Victorian Era, 1877 by Linda Howes - John Thompson And Adolphe Smith
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July 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
classichistoria.bsky.social
The Tudor Period in England: Its History and Culture #TudorPeriod #HistoryOfEngland #TudorEra #BritishHistory #CulturalHeritage
The Tudor Period in England: Its History and Culture
Tudor Era: Traditions, Society, and Influences That Shaped England
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April 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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#TudorPeriod #HistoryOfEngland #TudorEra #BritishHistory #CulturalHeritage
The Tudor Period in England: Its History and Culture
Tudor Era: Traditions, Society, and Influences That Shaped England
dlvr.it
April 5, 2025 at 7:39 AM
austenmicrocosm.bsky.social
In this reign the roman Catholics of England did not behave like Gentlemen to the protestants. Their Behaviour indeed to the Royal Family & both Houses of Parliament might justly be considered by them as very uncivil.
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Jane Austen
November 6, 2024 at 12:07 AM
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https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/South-Sea-Bubble/
The South Sea Bubble
by Ellen Castelow
All through history, one subject appears again and again. How to make a lot of money quickly!
The South Sea Bubble of 1720
The 18th century version of the Dot Com Boom - and Bust!
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February 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM