A new Scottish tartan memorializing the (mainly) female victims of the Witchcraft Act has been officially registered, created by Claire Mitchell and Zoe Venditozzi, founders of the Witches of Scotland campaign #WomensArt
via Smithsonian Magazine
It's a standard Tuesday for the Archive team, daydreaming about cake...
Here's some inspiration for you - three tasty looking 1960s recipes - we're going for the ginger and buttercream!
On the 28th August 1207, King John created the Borough of Liverpool.
I guess that means that Liverpool turns 818 years old today.
Happy birthday, Liverpool!
Lose yourself in the quiet magic of Vermeer. This video on my YouTube channel reveals how he turned stillness into poetry, light into divinity, and the everyday into the eternal.
https://t.co/VlcARxglkL
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The first ever collection of photographs showing the UK landscape in alphabetical form has been put together by a bored housebound journalist recuperating from a near fatal car smash Wonderful work
🏡 On the anniversary of Jane Austen’s death, join us for a special Virtual Tour of Jane Austen’s House, the place she called home for the last eight years for her life and where she crafted all six of her beloved novels.
⏰ Friday 18 July, 8pm (BST)
🔗 https://t.co/KiHdeefZ6A
JAWS was released 50 years ago today. Regarded the first summer blockbuster and a landmark of Hollywood, the making of story is so crazy it begs the question of how it was ever made…
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There is a vaguely seaside theme to this busy mid #1870s gown, deckchair stripes and sea blue trim a cheery combination. I wonder if it was a promenade dress for some beach front strolling? @Fashion_Museum#fashionhistory