Silver Boadicea brooch on a VOTES suffragette sash
The Suffragette Boadicea brooch, produced by the Women’s Social and Political Union WSPU in 1908; Boudica (Boadicea) was the war leader of the Iceni in AD60, leading a rebellion against the Roman occupation.
A thread…🧵
#InternationalWomensDay
#WomensHistoryMonth
Pretty difficult to refute a single thing in this perfect assessment of where the f**k we are, from @iandunt.bsky.social:
My article on Queen Anne’s wardrobe has just been published OA.
I provide a qualitative & quantitative overview of her extensive wardrobe accounts (incl makers & suppliers) & show how fashion influenced her representation!
#18thc #17thc #earlymodern
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Italy: where the men’s shoes ought to be displayed in an art gallery.
I heard a replica played at Duff House in Banff some years ago. An other-worldly sound.
I adore this poem. It means so much to me.
He must have been very, very alert.
Great story.
March of the giants...
Pic: Gorbals Publican Kenneth MacLean keeps the lights on, and the beer flowing, in the face of overwhelming odds, 1968 (Oscar Marzaroli), Glasgow Caledonian University Archives.
An historical illustration depicting a crowded scene in front of an old building with Edinburgh Castle visible in the background, situated on a hill. Numerous individuals are gathered, listening to a figure standing on an elevated platform.
#OnThisDay in 1638, members of the Scottish nobility signed the National Covenant at the churchyard of Greyfriars Kirk, in Edinburgh. In doing so, they opposed Charles I's proposed reforms of the Church of Scotland.
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Fascinating story.
On another occasion also, when the blessed man was living for some days in the province of the Picts, he was obliged to cross the river Nesa; & when he reached the bank of the river, he saw some of the inhabitants burying an unfortunate man, who, according to the account of those who were burying him, was a short time before seized, as he was swimming, & bitten most severely by a monster that lived in the water; his wretched body was, though too late, taken out with a hook, by those who came to his assistance in a boat. The blessed man, on hearing this, was so far from being dismayed, that he directed one of his companions to swim over & row across the coble that was moored at the farther bank. & Lugne Mocumin hearing the command of the excellent man, obeyed without the least delay, taking off all his clothes, except his tunic, & leaping into the water. But the monster, which, so far from being satiated, was only roused for more prey, was lying at the bottom of the stream, & when it felt the water disturbed above by the man swimming, suddenly rushed out, &, giving an awful roar, darted after him, with its mouth wide open, as the man swam in the middle of the stream. Then the blessed man observing this, raised his holy hand, while all the rest, brethren as well as strangers, were stupefied with terror, &, invoking the name of God, formed the saving sign of the cross in the air, & commanded the ferocious monster, saying, "Thou shalt go no further, nor touch the man; go back with all speed." Then at the voice of the saint, the monster was terrified, & fled more quickly than if it had been pulled back with ropes, though it had just got so near to Lugne, as he swam, that there was not more than the length of a spear-staff between the man & the beast. Then the brethren seeing that the monster had gone back, & that their comrade Lugne returned to them in the boat safe & sound, were struck with admiration, & gave glory to God in the blessed man.
A Pictish carved stone. At the top are two coiling S-shaped creatures with staring eyes, sharp teeth and lolling tongues; strange curled and dotted objects float between them. Below these two monsters is what is known as a "Pictish Beast", a strange, aquatic-looking creature with a long snout; its body is decorated with knotwork carving. At the base of the image is a highly ornamented Pictish double-disc crossed with a z-rod.
“Thou shalt go no further, nor touch the man; go back with all speed”
The first recorded sighting of a monster connected to Loch Ness is in Adomnán’s VITA COLUMBÆ, c.7th/8th century CE. St Columba sends it packing
📷: Rodney’s Stone, Moray
#BookologyThursday
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Catalogue description, typed text describing the Spanish Inquisition in the Court of Requests catalogue
Nobody ever expects them, but the Spanish Inquisition turn up a couple of times in the Court of Requests catalogue [TNA REQ 2] discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_a...
Four years ago Russia began it's full scale invasion of Ukraine. They expected it to fall in days. They were wrong. Long live Ukraine.
Cool carpets and outrageous designer rugs aren't a new invention. Way back in 1954, Glasgow's Templeton's carpet factory was called upon to weave this artist's palette for an art club in Canada.
20th February 2026 14.44
COMING SOON: The #paperback edition of SHIP OF THIEVES, the fifth Jonas Flynt adventure.
Pre-order now at your favourite bookshop!
This would thrill me too!
It ys a moost terrible tyme. My greatest wisshe ys that you may fynde sum unpredicted moment of peace, delight, mirthe, pleasure, discoverye, connectioun, or fascinacioun that doth make yower day just a litel bettir, that doth helpe you thrugh. Ich wisshe thys for thee wyth all of myne hearte.
“Andrew … the cows have come home.”
“Andrew … the cows have come home.”
Interesting choice for today.
My second big laugh this morning!
On Jan. 7, a European Robin was spotted in Montreal. The bird was authenticated by the Cornell Ornithology Lab. No one knows how he could have crossed the Atlantic.🌻🙂
Late Summer Reflections
Acrylic on 80x80x4 cm canvas.
Now at Fiona Dane Gallery, Craster
www.mickoxley.com/product/orig...
A happy story!
Mt. Fuji Landscape Kimono by Itchiku Kubota This extraordinary kimono is a masterpiece by the celebrated artist Itchiku Kubota, who revitalized the lost 16th-century tsujigahana dyeing technique. The garment serves as a panoramic canvas, depicting a monumental view of Mt. Fuji. The snow-capped peak is rendered in brilliant gold and pale yellow at the top, transitioning into lush greens and deep forest teals along the mountain's slopes. Below the mountain, the landscape transforms into a vibrant, ethereal sea of clouds and foothills bathed in a sunset palette of violet, fiery orange, and deep indigo. The entire piece is characterized by its rich, crinkled texture and complex tie-dyeing, which creates a "shimmering," almost holographic effect across the silk.
This extraordinary kimono is a masterpiece by the celebrated artist Itchiku Kubota, who revitalized the lost 16th-century tsujigahana dyeing technique. The garment serves as a panoramic canvas, depicting a monumental view of Mt. Fuji.
She doesn't want all those blokes catching up with her.
Gen A.I. barons want us talkinge alone on our phones to a demon thei created, and not goinge places and being wyth each othir yn art and joy and communitye. Thei want cinemas to shut downe and broadwaye to go darke. Thei want wryteres to stop writinge. Thei want to build hell and have us pay for it.
Chantilly on the left. Two white porcelain bottles with square tops and four sides that flare from the base of the next into a somewhat gourd-like shape, painted with flowers in characteristic blue, orange and green
Two bottles, one produced in Arita, Japan (c1680-1700), the other in France at the Chantilly factory (c1735-40). Which is which? Answer in the alt. George R Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art, Toronto #c18th #c18 #18thc
Dun Troddan Broch. The image shows the exterior of the broch, a rounded tower made of stone whose outer walls converge as they rise. The near and right-hand sides rise to impressive height, with the left side has much lower walls. The scene is in sunlight.
Dun Troddan Broch, one of two unusually well-preserved Iron Age brochs that stand south-east of Glenelg in Lochaber. Like the other 500 or so brochs found mainly in the north and west of Scotland, it was built some 2,000 years ago. More pics and info: www.undiscoveredscot...
#Scotland #Glenelg
