Super #HistorySky 🧵, wat jammer dat het morgen de laatste dag van de tentoonstelling wordt!

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This month’s photo prompt is the Brightlingsea Harpy, thought to be part of a Roman fire guard. I was lucky enough to get to hold her and she is stunning. She is on display at Brightlingsea Museum. #booksky #poetry #roman #archaeology #historysky

Iranian mullahs visit front line as Iraqi oil port of Albakr burns in the distance. February 1983. #bw #blackandwhite #PhotographySky #VintagePhotography #HistorySky #Iran

💙 Sapphire is more than just a blue gemstone.

Read “The Sapphire Story” to learn more about September’s birthstone, plus how to style it:
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and more here about those famous photos - #HistorySky.

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On this day in 1838 the enslaved Frederick Douglass, disguised as sailor, boarded a ship to New York & liberty. From a young age he tried to escape the shackles of slavery both physically & in mind, teaching himself to read & write. At 20, enabled by his future wife, the course was set #HistorySky

One famous aspect from the battle of Worcester, 1651, is the fight on Fort Royal hill, which prior to the battle was turned into a makeshift star fort to protect Worcester from the east, most of Charles cannons were placed on the hill, this mural shows the capture of the hill.
#historysky #battle

The speed's map of Worcester is the most famous illustration of the battle, which shows Worcester in 1651 and is great, it is missing the red hill and perry woods section where Cromwell placed part of his army on the eastern flank of the city, so I drew my own which included them.
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