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1 year

The Ha'Penny Bridge Dublin (offically Liffey Bridge) Samuel Frederick Brocas, 1818 @NLIreland

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I got a copy of #WeirdMedievalGuys and enjoyed reading it on the way home on train & plane earlier in the week. If you like a bit of silliness with medieval manuscript illustrations, check out @WeirdMedieval ! (It's got a shiny cover if nothing else.)

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Bitta towers through the trees today at St Columba's, Swords.

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Dominican abbey in #Cashel in the bright afternoon.

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Two interesting pamphlets during the turbulent 1640s. @UkNatArchives . @EnglishCivilWar @17thCenturyLady #KeepItStuart

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In case @WhoresofYore and readers haven't seen this yet...

Following Hadrian

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Priapus (god of fertility) depicted weighing his large phallus against a bag containing money. Painted on the wall of the vestibule of the House of the Vettii in #Pompeii , the fresco probably symbolised the economic prosperity of the house owners who became wealthy through trade.

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Towers at St Columba's Church, Swords, this afternoon. @FingalHeritage @churchofireland @COIHS_ @PeritiaEditors @irarchaeology

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In the small hours of 5 January, 1922, Sir Ernest #Shackleton died in his cabin aboard ‘Quest’ anchored off #Grytviken whaling station, South Georgia Island. Image: @nlagovau See @DIB_RIA for the entry on the Kilkea-born, Antarctic explorer:

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Tabard belonged to John Anstis the Elder, Garter King of Arms 1719–44. Probably worn by his son, John the Younger, Garter King of Arms jointly with his father1727-44 and solely until 1754. @V_and_A

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The first issue of 'The South Polar Times' newspaper was released during Scott’s 'Discovery' expedition on 23 April, 1902. Image: @SLSA

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King George V receiving the Colours of disbanded Irish regiments at Saint George's Hall, Windsor, on 12 June, 1922. Image: @RCT

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At 9am, 9 January, 1908, the four-man polar team of the 'Nimrod' expedition--Adams, Marshall, Shackleton & Wild--achieving a new farthest south position of 88° 23' S. #Shackleton wrote, 'Whatever regrets may be, we have done our best.' @marinamaral2 's great, colourised image.

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I've been doing this whole polar thing a fair while now & I don't think I've seen these photos yet. Frank Wild dressed as Sir Walter Raleigh aboard Mawson's 'Aurora' en route to Antarctica, Dec., 1911: @statelibrarynsw Yes, you read that correctly & you are really seeing it.

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Lots of appreciation for the Boss today as it's #Shackleton150 Ernest Henry #Shackleton was born in #Kilkea , Co. Kildare, on 15 February, 1874. A man of boundless energies, he sought adventure & wealth, often in cold places. 🇦🇶 ⚓️ 🇦🇶 ⚓️ Image: @bonhams1793

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Irish penannular brooch (6th-7th century). @walters_museum @NMIreland @PeritiaEditors @IrConfMed

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Joseph Murphy, founder of Tayto crisps, was born in Dublin on 15 May, 1923. See @DIB_RIA : @MrTaytoIreland

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Polar pals, I'll be heading south very soon aboard @CruiseNorwegian 's Norwegian Star for their maiden route to include 🇦🇶. I'll be a guest speaker giving talks about exploration. Folks here have been so generous & kind. Many thanks to all! Chinstraps (Scotia exp.): @scottpolar

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During the German #Antarctic expedition aboard #Gauss , Erich Dagobert von #Drygalski ascended above the ship in a balloon on 29 March, 1902. Image: @NOAA

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A simple and poignant reminder of a man in @ucdscience , UCD #MichaelSatHere

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The second of two written messages from the Franklin expedition, dated 25 April 1848, was signed by Captains FitzJames & Crozier (by then senior officer). ‘Erebus’ & ‘Terror’ had been abandoned on 22 April & the remaining crew intended to walk to Back’s Fish River. @RMGreenwich

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Map of Dublin Bay by Captain Greenville Collins @laBnF via @Europeanaeu

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Dr John #Rae , physician, Hudson Bay Company officer & Arctic explorer, was born on 30 September, 1813, at the Hall of Clestrain, near Stromness, Orkney Islands. Images: @NPGLondon & @UndisScot @StromnessMuseum @OrkneyLibrary @orkneycom @OrkneyHeritage @OAS_Orkney @OrkneyMuseums

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Sir James Clark Ross, Royal Navy officer and significant polar explorer, was born on 15 April, 1800. Ross was involved in expeditions in both polar regions. John Robert Wildman's 1834 portrait of Ross: @RMGreenwich

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Panoramic View of Dublin Thomas Bate (attributed), c. 1699 @No1Museum

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8 months

For #WorldBookDay , perhaps we can share some favourite polar books, Ant/Arctic, history/science, recent/antique &c. ❄📚❄ As it's PO Edgar Evans's birthday, I'll kick off with volumes by @Annecfletcher & @isobelpwilliams ( @amberleybooks & @TheHistoryPress respectively).

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6 years

Good medieval & early modern biographies of women are wanted here. @17thCenturyLady @PeritiaEditors @BridMcGrath @BA_McShane @RECIRC_ @memps2 @WhoresofYore @jdmccafferty @ColemanDennehy @FrancesMNolan @HerstoryIreland

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Hey #Twitterstorians & #History fans: What are your favourite #biographies , especially of medieval/ early modern individuals and especially especially of women? Go!

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Agnes Mary Clerke, historian of astronomy and scientific writer, was born on 10 February, 1842, in Skibbereen. See @DIB_RIA entry for more:

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Shackleton's 'Nimrod' team of three—Douglas Mawson, Alastair Mackay and T. W. Edgeworth David—reached the Magnetic South Pole, or as close to it as Douglas Mawson could calculate, on 16 January, 1909. Image: @SLSA

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The Dutch northeast passage expedition under Wm. Barentsz, encountered a polar bear for the first time on 9 July, 1594. The bear tried to climb aboard one of the ships & was shot with a musket, captured & leashed. When brought aboard, the bear rampagedand was killed. @rijksmuseum

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Dr John Rae, physician, Hudson Bay Company officer & Arctic explorer, was born on 30 September, 1813, at the Hall of Clestrain, near Stromness, Orkney Islands. Images: @NPGLondon & @UndisScot

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The airship 'Norge' passed over the North Pole in the early hours of 12 May, 1926. #Amundsen #Ellsworth #Nobile #Wisting et al. #NorthPole #SvalbardToAlaska Image: 'Norge' over Svalbard: @TekniskMuseum

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@17thCenturyLady @jdmccafferty @stuartparties @MuseumCromwell @SueCooperBridge @MargaretAuthor @quintonjournals @jakeishistory @LeandadeLisle @LloydLlewJ 'A Farewel to Graves-end' (Late-seventeenth century). A warning to sailors to avoid the sex workers of gravesend. @GravesendRNLI @northkentnews @britishlibrary via @EBBA_Ballads #StuartsSaturday #KeepItStuart #SexyStuarts #HistoryOfSex @WhoresofYore

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Iconic polar ship #Fram departed Norway on 9 August, 1910, carrying Roald #Amundsen ’s polar expedition. 🇳🇴 'To the great white north!' they cheered. 'Yea...sure...' said Amundsen shiftily. Image: @LarvikMuseum

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The three-man southern party of the 'Discovery' expedition, Third Lieutenant Ernest Shackleton, Captain Robert Falcon Scott and Dr Edward Wilson, left Hut Point on 2 November, 1902, to begin their southern journey. Shackleton, Scott & Wilson: @RGS_IBG

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Article by @EllaSbaraini in November's @HistoryToday concerning the sexuality of middle-aged women in 18th century. Will interest @WhoresofYore and her readers!

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Sir Ernest H. #Shackleton was born in #Kilkea , Co. Kildare, 15 Feb., 1874. A man of boundless energies, he sought adventure & wealth, often in cold places. Thanks to Shakz I am currently on this @CruiseNorwegian cruise! Image: @sarahb_polar 's wonderful sketch on my wall

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Me talking to the Clontarf Historical Society last night! Thanks to all for coming!

Martin McMahon

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Terrible weather didn't deter anyone ..... A packed house to hear a really excellent talk tonight by Liam ÓMhaoldomhnaigh on Antarctic & Polar Expeditions at Clontarf Historical Society.

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Here's just a little taste of the amazing first day (Sunday) we had at the South Shetland Islands, #Antarctica ! My snap of Livingston Island 🇦🇶 Aboard @CruiseNorwegian 's #NorwegianStar

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Terra Nova, the ship of Captain R. F. Scott’s expedition entered the Bay of Whales on 4 February, 1911, and met with Fram, the ship of Roald Amundsen’s expedition. 🌐 🇦🇶 🧭 #TerraNova #Fram #Scott #Amundsen #Antarctica The two ships at the #BayOfWhales : @Auckland_Libs

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The number is fluctuating, but for now it's 3,000! Thanks to the bots and booty-shaking accounts for bringing me to this arbitrary number & milestone devoid of meaning! Seriously though, many thanks to those of you who share, discuss & laugh with me & the various bits I do here.

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Sir Francis Drake died on 28 January, 1596, during a sea voyage. Image: @britishmuseum

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Having a pint at The Globe in Stanley a few weeks ago 🇫🇰 I have no idea if the place name honours Francis #Crozier but I got Gary to take this snap all the same.

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During his expedition with HM Ships Erebus and Terror, Sir James Clark Ross discovered the Great Ice Barrier (now called the Ross Ice Shelf) on 28 January, 1841, the largest ice shelf of Antarctica. Image from Ross's expedition book

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'I shall go from a corruptible to an incorruptible Crown'. Charles I was beheaded outside the Banqueting House, Whitehall, at about 2pm, 30 January, 1648/9. 'Remember', the King uttered to the Bishop of London, William Juxon. Image: @NatGalleriesSco

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After a seasick voyage across the Irish Sea, Oliver Cromwell arrived at Ringsend, outside Dublin, on 15 August, 1649. Hat in hand, he made a 'sweet and plausible' speech in Dublin.

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We were in #PuntaArenas today & I was delighted to see the bow of #Yelcho & the reasonably new statue of #Pardo ! #Chile #Shackleton #Endurance

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F. R. M. Crozier was elected Fellow of @RoyalAstroSoc on 11 May, 1827, in recognition of his work with Parry's Arctic expeditions. 11 May, 1839, Crozier was appointed to 'Terror', in which he accompanied Capt. Ross in his Antarctic expedition as second-in-command. Portrait: RMG

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The first issue of 'The South Polar Times' newspaper was released during Scott’s 'Discovery' expedition on 23 April, 1902. Penguins make for great heraldic supporters! @AndzB Image: @SLSA

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Dr Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, #Dublin , died on 19 October, 1745. He is buried in his cathedral, where savage indignation can no longer lacerate his heart. My snap of Swift's corner @stpatrickscath @COIHS_ @rcblibrary @libertiesdublin

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Sir Ernest #Shackleton announced his 'James Caird' team 23 April, 1916—Tom #Crean , Tim #McCarthy , Henry #McNish , John #Vincent & Frank #Worsley . Image: The boat in her current home at @DulwichCollege (Janice Tipping via The James Caird Society) @Endurance_22 @EnduranceBeyond

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The Highland Charge of Drummossie Moor (The Battle of #Culloden , 16 April, 1746) James N. Madison, 1979 @HistEnvScot

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Blizzard, one of the pups born during Mawson's 1911-1914 expedition Frank Hurley @nlagovau

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In the wee hours of the morning of 26 November, 1666, notorious highwayman Dudley Costello and a band of about 30 other men burned Castlemore and village of Ballyhane. He had been proclaimed a traitor in June and was pretty pissed about it.

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Sir Ernest H. #Shackleton , CVO, OBE, was buried on 5 March, 1922, in the Grytviken cemetery on South Georgia Island. Portrait: @RMGreenwich

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My debauched reading for the evening... #Rochester #KeepItStuart #KeepItRakish

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Thomas Michael #Kettle , writer, barrister, MP, soldier &c., died on 9 September, 1916, during the Royal Dublin Fusiliers assault on German positions at Ginchy. See @DIB_RIA entry: Kettle seated: @UCDDigital @RuthCan75563366

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Francis Rawdon Moira Crozier was elected Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society 11 May, 1827, in recognition of the work he conducted during the #Arctic expeditions with #Parry . @RoyalAstroSoc See Crozier @DIB_RIA entry: #Crozier : NMM, @RMGreenwich

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Sexy, Irish archaeology here with Sheela-na-Gig! Of probable interest to @k8_lister / @WhoresofYore et al.

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Ok so the finished map of Sheela-na-Gig Locations on the Island of Ireland. The red and green are the original locations (the colour relates to the @3DSheela survey. The Orange are missing. Big gaps in SW, SE, NW and N

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At #Shackleton ’s Patience Camp, on 2 April, 1916, the last of the dogs of #Endurance were shot. Frank Wild later wrote: ‘This duty fell upon me and was the worst job I have ever had in my life; I have known many men I would rather shoot than the worst of the dogs.’ @scottpolar

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I spotted this in Next earlier. Is the 1630s collar style coming back?! I could be in favour...!

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The two vessels under Willem #Barentsz reached Ice Point on 29 July, 1594. Then unaware of it, they were at the northernmost point of Novaya Zemlya. Battling a polar bear: @rijksmuseum

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17th-century Swedish ship salvaged, preserved and displayed. Brilliant. @thevasamuseum @visitstockholm @17thCenturyLady @h1bennett @quintonjournals @jdmccafferty

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Maureen Wall (née MacGeehinn), was born in Seacor, Glenswilly, Co. Donegal, 27 June, 1918. UCD BA (1940) & MA (1953) Worked with Irish Folklore Commission & @UCDHistory I see from an old @MarieMCole tweet that the first @IHS_1938 article by a UCD woman historian was Maureen's.

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The Battle of Marston Moor took place in the evening of 2 July, 1644. Here's Richard Ansdell's very dramatic The Death of Sir William Lambton at the Battle of Marston Moor (1842). @HarrisPreston @battleftrust

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Sir John Franklin’s Northwest Passage expedition aboard Her Majesty's Ships 'Terror' & 'Erebus' sailed from England on 19 May, 1845. #Franklin portrait: Birmingham Museums Trust

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Seventeen days after leaving Elephant Is., the twenty-two-foot lifeboat 'James Caird' landed on South Georgia Is. on 10 May, 1916. #Shackleton #Endurance Visit #JamesCaird at @DulwichCollege @DCArchives Image, S. Georgia Is.: @esa @GovSGSSI @SGHTcharitysite @SG_Archaeology

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The men of Roald #Amundsen ’s polar party returned to #Framheim 25 January, 1912, after their successful trek to the South Pole. On arrival, #Amundsen said, ‘Good morning my dear Lindstrøm, have you any coffee for us?' (possibly untrue but I don't care!) Image: Hvalfangstmuseum

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In their little hut at Grey Hook, #Spitsbergen , two hunters, Hermann Ritter and the young Swede Karl, and artist/writer Christiane Ritter ate the last of their stores of seal meat on 6 January, 1935. Has anyone else read this delightful little volume?

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RYS ‘Terra Nova’, the ship of Captain Scott’s Antarctic expedition met the Ross Sea’s pack ice on 10 December, 1910. Ponting’s photo of ‘Terra Nova’ delayed in the pack ice, 13 December, 1910: @RCT

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Swords castle was illuminated in red earlier.

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The polar team of the ‘Fram’ expedition reached the geographical South Pole on 14 December, 1911-- #Amundsen , #Bjaaland , #Hanssen , #Hassel & #Wisting . They had a meal of seal steaks, biscuits, pemmican and chocolate and enjoyed a smoke. Framheim flag: Skimuseet i Holmenkollen

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Frederick A. Cook claimed to have reached the North Pole on 21 April, 1908, almost year before the date claimed by Robert E. Peary (6 April, 1909). #CookVSPeary #NorthPole Cook's book cover: @internetarchive

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Terra Nova, the ship of Scott’s expedition entered the Bay of Whales on 4 February, 1911, and met with Fram, the ship of Roald Amundsen’s expedition. 🌐 🇦🇶 🧭 #TerraNova #Fram #Scott #Amundsen #Antarctica The two ships at the #BayOfWhales : @Auckland_Libs

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Charles I, King of England, Scotland & Ireland, was born at Dunfermline Palace on 19 November, 1600. Daniël Mijtens’s 1629 portrait: @metmuseum Deffo #WouldWear Any favourite portrait of Charles?

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Frank Worsley was born on 22 February, 1872, in Akaroa, Christchurch, NZ. #GreatLad Image: @NLNZ Mill wrote Worsley had a 'cheery personality and gay contempt of danger'. See 'Shackleton's Captain' dramatised documentary here:

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Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor, was born in Vienna on 9 June, 1640. Leopold I in costume as Acis in the play 'La Galatea' Jan Thomas van Ieperen, 1667, @KhmWien #KeepItHabsburg #WouldWear

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Four Courts, #Dublin & a nice stretch of the Liffey quays Dublin, 1806, @RMGreenwich @RuthCan75563366

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Sir Ernest #Shackleton announced his 'James Caird' team 23 April, 1916—Tom #Crean , Tim #McCarthy , Henry #McNish , John #Vincent & Frank #Worsley . Image: The boat in her current home at @DulwichCollege (Janice Tipping via The James Caird Society)

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Great to see the cover of @literaturepeep 's upcoming publication! Give it some support! @WhoresofYore

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Flippin heckers, like! My book is done & at the printers! You’ve got until 30th June to preorder & get your name printed inside. Here’s the link A reminder I’m splitting all preorder profits with Basis Sex Work project. This is the cover *Drum roll* 👇🏼

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James Butler was raised to the Duke of Ormond in Ireland on 30 March, 1661 (creation fee £40 payable out of the Exchequer), & was created Ld High Steward of Eng. As the latter, #Ormond processed immediately behind Charles II at the coronation carrying the crown. @YorkArtGallery

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Here's me smugly contemplating life outside #Shackleton 's cabin in the wardroom of RRS Discovery. Thanks to Julie for her time & knowledge during my time at the ship on Wednesday afternoon. @DiscoveryDundee #Antarctica #Dundee

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The Weddell Sea party of #Shackleton ’s expedition watched as 'Endurance' disappeared under the ice on 21 November, 1915. Frank Hurley wrote: 'Her name Endurance was a fitting motto to inscribe upon our banners as we moved forward into the unknown future.’ Image: @statelibrarynsw

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Liam ÓMhaoldomhnaigh

@cheapsellotape

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Nansen, the ship’s cat of ‘Belgica’ of the Belgian Antarctic Expedition 1897-1899, died on 22 June, 1898. Image: F.A. Cook’s book ‘Through the First Antarctic Night, 1898-1899’ More on this expedition in @jsancton ’s book ‘Madhouse’

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Liam ÓMhaoldomhnaigh

@cheapsellotape

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At 9am, 9 January, 1908, the four-man polar team of the 'Nimrod' expedition--Adams, Marshall, Shackleton & Wild--achieved a new farthest south position of 88° 23' S. #Shackleton wrote, 'Whatever regrets may be, we have done our best.' @marinamaral2 's great, colourised image.

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Liam ÓMhaoldomhnaigh

@cheapsellotape

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Sir Ernest #Shackleton announced his 'James Caird' team on 23 April, 1916—Tom #Crean , Tim #McCarthy , Henry #McNish , John #Vincent & Frank #Worsley . Image: The boat in her current home at @DulwichCollege (Janice Tipping via The James Caird Society)

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Liam ÓMhaoldomhnaigh

@cheapsellotape

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During his expedition with HM Ships #Erebus & #Terror , Sir James Clark Ross discovered the Great Ice Barrier (now called the Ross Ice Shelf) on 28 January, 1841, the largest ice shelf of #Antarctica . Image from Ross's expedition book

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Liam ÓMhaoldomhnaigh

@cheapsellotape

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James Clark Ross, Royal Navy officer and polar explorer, was elected Fellow of the Royal Society on 11 December, 1828. Portrait: @RMGreenwich @royalsociety

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Liam ÓMhaoldomhnaigh

@cheapsellotape

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Frank Hurley's photo of sledge dog Amundsen of the Australian Antarctic Expedition @statelibrarynsw

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Liam ÓMhaoldomhnaigh

@cheapsellotape

2 years

The ashes of Frank Wild, veteran of five Antarctic expeditions, were interred in the whalers’ cemetery in #Grytviken , South Georgia, on 27 November, 2011. Image: BBC @GovSGSSI @SG_Archaeology @Antarctic_space @InspireExplore @AntarcticSteve @polarlatitudes @Mawsons_Huts

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Liam ÓMhaoldomhnaigh

@cheapsellotape

2 years

The Battle of Turnham Green occurred on 13 November, 1642, as the first winter of the First English Civil War approached. The parliamentarian force prevented the King from marching on London. Check out this volume for more. Also, @battleftrust

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Liam ÓMhaoldomhnaigh

@cheapsellotape

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Charles II making an appearance in Dublin! Window of @Adams1887 last Friday

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Liam ÓMhaoldomhnaigh

@cheapsellotape

7 months

Is this a particularly ridiculous portrait? #KeepItStuart #GarterItUp Charles II @EmmaCambridge via @artukdotorg

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Liam ÓMhaoldomhnaigh

@cheapsellotape

6 years

Great face here on the side of Iveagh Market, Francis Street. @libertiesdublin @theiveaghtrust @AnTaisce @stpatrickscath @OldDublinTown @OldeEire @dubcilib @DubCityCouncil

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Liam ÓMhaoldomhnaigh

@cheapsellotape

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I doubt polar bears are often permitted to the bridge of icebreakers but here is Mischka, owned by the electrical engineer Alexander Georgievitsch Gamburger, on the bridge of icebreaker Murmansk in 1970. Absolutely fine, obviously. 🐻‍❄️ @Museovirasto

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Liam ÓMhaoldomhnaigh

@cheapsellotape

4 years

Anthony van Dyck's 1628 portrait of Nicholas Lanier oozes nonchalant, couldn't-give-a-shit, I'm-amazing vibes. Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien

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Liam ÓMhaoldomhnaigh

@cheapsellotape

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Apsley Cherry-Garrard, #Antarctic explorer, writer & soldier, died 18 May 1959. Born in 1886, he was Assistant Zoologist aboard Scott’s ‘Terra Nova’. He wrote the polar classic, ‘The Worst Journey in the World’. See @twirlynoodle 's graphic novel: @WorstJourneyGN . Image: @NLNZ

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Liam ÓMhaoldomhnaigh

@cheapsellotape

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R. F. Scott’s #Antarctic expedition aboard ' #Discovery ' reached Cape #Crozier on 22 January, 1902. Image: Cape Crozier, @scottpolar

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Liam ÓMhaoldomhnaigh

@cheapsellotape

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Apsley Cherry-Garrard was born in Bedford 2 January, 1886. He was Assistant Zoologist aboard 'Terra Nova' of the British Antarctic Expedition. See @twirlynoodle 's graphic novel of Cherry's 'The Worst Journey in the World' ( @WorstJourneyGN ): Image: @NLNZ

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Liam ÓMhaoldomhnaigh

@cheapsellotape

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Edmund Hillary & Tenzing Norgay reached the summit of Mount Everest on Friday, 29 May, 1953.

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