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Tudor Times is the place to go for all things Tudor and Stewart (1485-1625) www.tudortimes.co.uk

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#OTD 1514 18-year-old Mary, Princess of England, m. the decidedly worn Louis XII of France furthering the peace treaty following the successful campaign that Henry VIII had led into France in 1513. Once widowed. Mary made a 2nd marriage that enraged her brother. bit.ly/1d9CBq5

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These are two examples of the 30 existing Ain Ghazal sculptures. Discovered in Jordan, they are c.9,000 years old & are the first known example of large scale production of human forms. They are made of lime plaster & reed making their survival all the more remarkable 🏛️📷Amman Museum (L), Louvre (R)

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A bronze butterfly-shaped boss, originally at centre of a shield helping protect the grip

The only part of an Iron Age wooden shield to survive 2000 years in the ground

Buried with its last owner

Found at North Bersted West Sussex. Now in the Chichester #Novium

📷 March 2026

#FindsFriday

A bronze butterfly-shaped shield boss, discoloured green after 2000 years in the ground, on display in a museum case
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I believe that the Catcliffe Glass Cone is the oldest surviving structure of its type in Western Europe and one of only four that remain in this country.Situated just 2 1/2 miles from Rotherham, the glassworks, were established in 1740 by William Fenney. The 20 metre high cone acted as an

The Catcliffe Glass Cone is the oldest surviving structure of its type in Western Europe. It acted as an industrial glassmaking chimney and furnace enclosure.
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This spectacular fresco depicts Bacchus, covered in glistening grapes and accompanied by a panther, a snake and birds in front off a conical mountain (maybe Vesuvius?). I have slightly enhanced the colours for clarity. 📍 House of the Centenarian, Pompeii 🏛️📷 MANN

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#OTD 1515 b. Margaret, daughter of Margaret, Dowager Queen of Scots & Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus. Lady Margaret served Henry VIII's queens. Her son, Henry, Lord Darnley, was the husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, & was murdered in the most notorious assassination of the century. bit.ly/1jfsR1x

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