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English Heritage

EnglishHeritage

This weekend when many would usually march through London for Pride in London, we're taking you on a virtual tour of London's Blue Plaques with a series of LGBTQ stories

Wabi Sabi جاوید

ryder_bey

Fakhri Pasha - The Defender of MadinahFakhri Pasha or Umar Fakhr ud-Din Pasha (1868–1948) was the commander of Ottoman army and governor of Medina from 1916 to 1919. He was

Lily Evans Potter (fan)

LilyPotter130

THREADToday, the first Monday in September, is also known as Labor Day in the U.S. It’s a federal holiday — a day in which we pay homage to the American

Seán Napier

Seanofthesouth

1/#Unionisms stormtroopers and their 'reign of terror'. A story of the 'Ulster Volunteer Force' in police uniform that morphed into the 'birth of the B-men' and the creation of #UlsterSpecials

Brent Bellamy

brent_bellamy

Inspired by @WestEndCassidy's MUST READ blog, went on a treasure hunt bike ride this weekend to find the little old buildings that were once Safeway grocery stores, hidden on local

(((Donny))) 🇮🇱🇺🇸🇮🇳🇦🇪

mlirh

A thread about Jordan, KSA & Israel history.In 1915 Sir Henry McMahon, British High Commissioner in Egypt, offered Sherif Hussein of Mecca [ Sharif Hussein ibn Ali] an independent Arab

Sandra Newman

sannewman

I'm completely exhausted with the horrible news and scenes of destruction and threats of martial law and plague. So if you need a break like me, I would like to

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sheshapatangi1

Let us convert Hindus to Hinduism, than everything will be all right.The story of #SwamiChinmayananda - An Atheist Journalist Turned Sanyasi & One of the founders of VHP. Today is

Steve Hunnisett

Blitzwalker

Greeting everyone and welcome to a scorcher in SE London. We're standing outside Woolwich Arsenal Station, originally opened in 1849 and rebuilt in 1906. Woolwich is a garrison town and

Tom Février 🏳️‍🌈

TomFevrier

Un reportage très intéressant de @ajplus sur l'appropriation des terres à #Hawaï.En #NouvelleZélande, autre nation polynésienne, ce combat pour les terres ancestrales dure depuis plus de 180 ans https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1

Chris Kempshall

ChrisKempshall

Things that should not need saying: #BlackLivesMatter . Watching events in America recently as a historian I've been greatly reminded of similar moments in the past. This is a

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sheshapatangi1

“Let us convert Hindus to Hinduism, than everything will be all right”.Our Punyabhumi has given so many Mahatma’s, but only an undeserved is bestowed with that title, travesty!The story of

John D_ohh

JohnD_ohh

Sir Edward Heath - A Traitor and a Paedophile Sir Edward was born on July 9th, 1916, the son of a carpenter and a maid. A grammar school boy, he

Rima

therimaahmed

In honour of #VEDay75 I thought I’d post some WWII images/stories we don’t usually see. Nice to remind ourselves of the facts of history, and ensure that important parts of

Noah Smith 🐇

Noahpinion

I've decided that the 1920s, not the 1950s or the 1800s, are the era of "greatness" that Trumpists want to return us to.1. white supremacism as an explicit, widespread ideology2.

Enrique de-Madaria

DeMadaria

Let´s talk about #PancreasHistory! The discovery of Insulin, Banting, Best, McLeod & Collip, the first patient who received insulin for #Diabetes Mellitus #UEGambassador @my_ueg @ESEndrocrinology @YouppiePancreas @EurPancClub @ChahalPrabhleen @Pe