#Victorian

Marina Amaral

marinamaral2

Street vendor selling mummies in Egypt, 1875. During the Victorian era, it was common practice for the elites to buy those and then hold “Mummy Unwrapping Parties”. Mummies were also

York Museums Trust

YorkMuseumTrust

Judi Dench as objects in our collection — a thread Objects above are:1) C17th Workbox2) Julia Domna head-pot 3) Victorian wreath 4) C18th cat

Kathryn Rose Fisher

kayrosef

Yes, bring back manly men. Like, just look at this wimpy kid in a frilly dress and long curls.One day he'll be the greatest President who ever lived and pull

Danielle Al-fir tree 🎄

DanielleAlberti

Birds as Victorian houses, a thread:https://twitter.com/BirdPerHour/status/1340764683507281924 (jk, I'm not dedicated enough to actually make a thread)

James Wong

Botanygeek

Great story here:The seedless banana we know today was developed in Palaeolithic times by people in SE Asia.They even distributed it across the oceans right up to Africa in dug

💧😷Kate Hayford 朱晓韵, Unquiet Australian 🇦🇺 🇱🇹

democratie_kate

1/It may seem contradictory that I condemn the Australian government's clumsy & aggressive approach to China & urge more conciliatory tactics. It's because all we're doing is cutting our own

Isadora Bogle

isadorabogle

I drove along the South Australian-Victorian border yesterday to see what the hard border looks like in South East SA (thread) I begun on the coast near Piccaninnie Ponds, the

Arthur Chu

arthur_affect

BTW if you want to know exactly how bad income inequality was in Victorian London, Bob Cratchit's "15 bob a week" is about as much purchasing power as $75 a

Hayden O'Connor

HaydenJOConnor

Hey, @sumeyyailanbey and @theage can you write an update to this article confirming that Daniel Andrews was correct regarding the ADF? #auspol #springst #IStandWithDan https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/federal-government-contradic

angus young

angus_young61

Of Hull’s two medieval churches, I prefer St. Mary’s purely for its more intimate space. However, it’s facing a few issues at the moment. Here’s a quick thread. The church

Cassidy Percoco

mimicofmodes

1 #UPMTC One of the most popular images today of the Victorian woman is of her being laced by a maid as she clings to the bedpost – the perfect

Dr Vyom Sharma

drvyom

No - 30% rejection rate for #covid19aus testing is in Vic terrible. We've had 18,000 arrivals, 1-2% of them are positive. Yes, uptake of test is better in those who

Otto Saumarez Smith

OSaumarezSmith

Very jolly game with a first year class asking them to guess the functions of the following buildings: So the answer is: they are all Victorian pumping stations. I recently

Ian Bogost

ibogost

Architects love minimalism but hate vernacular, so I’m going to use these wood blocks to build minimalist vernacular homes. Colonial revival Georgian English revival Greek revival Ranch Mid-century modern Craftsman

El Gibbs

bluntshovels

This is appalling, but I have questions."Hundreds of Victorian disability homes are still without COVID safety plans, fuelling concerns outbreaks in the sector could quickly escalate into soaring numbers of

Zaid Jilani

ZaidJilani

The left's Victorian wing needs to spend more time with the underprivileged and downtrodden. Their desire only for perfect heroes and perfect victims is self-defeating to the ideas they claim

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