#Monument

Victoria County History

VCH_London

While #Lockdown rumbles on, there's still time to take advantage of our e-book #LockdownSale! For just £1.49 you can read some high-quality local history. The THREAD that follows profiles one

Lazlo

lazlobon

Montreal park snowmen review: a thread. Perfect anatomical proportions. The kind face everyone needs in these trying times. That aunt you can't hug right now. Grade: A- Audacious juxtaposition of

imran

meemainseen

The tradition of brick domed mausolea originated with 12th century tomb of Ali Bin Karmakh near Kabirwala (earliest known Muslim funerary memorial in Indian subcontinent)It further developed into the styled

Jxlhš ☪️🇹🇷

jxlhs

Some Greeks say,"a truly civilized nation respects all monuments". We sent him the scrapbook containing the tender notice of 26 minarets in Salonica, which were demolished by the municipality with

Steven Schwinghamer

s_schwinghamer

1/ Statues are once again very much in public mind.I will propose here a set of #publichistory resources that can help us negotiate the difficult ground of memory, commemoration, history,

Peter_hopkirk_respecter ☝🏻🇬🇧

PHRespecter

Hodson's Horse in action at Rhotuck This painting shows Hodson's horse defeating a body of mutineer cavalry Rhotuck. William Hodson the Cavalry commander in the centre of the painting was

FRANK CUNHA III 🇺🇸 ARCHITECT

FRANKCUNHAIII

Columns Architecture [thread] Sigismund's Column, originally erected in 1644, is located at Castle Square, Warsaw, Poland and is one of Warsaw's most famous landmarks as well as the first

Sara Sheridan

sarasheridan

It's St Brigid's Day on Friday so... a thread of fabliss Scots/Irish historical women. First up, Margaret Skinnider from Helensburgh, who supported the Free State by becoming a sniper under

Peter Sandham

HKSandham

When was the last time the Divine Liturgy was performed in #HagiaSophia ? 28th May 1453? Wrong. 19th January 1919. A thread on the Great Church's brief, little known 20th

New-Cleckit Dominie

ncdominie

Incoming: a longish thread featuring armed insurrection, Council meetings, tea, a library, a street name, and acts of trespass in a Glasgow park.If that's your sort of thing then let's

American Values

Americas_Crimes

On this day in 1998, Bill Clinton committed a major act of terrorism by ordering a cruise missile attack on Sudan’s Al Shifa factory, which produced 90% of the country’s

Patriotic Alternative

PatAlternative

Today we celebrate #IndigenousPeoplesDay ; a day created to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world's indigenous peoples.All people have the right to self-determination & a safe homeland

Richard Forbes

Richardjforbes

Today, this beauty arrived in the mail — this calls for a twitter thread! With colourizations!!The book is a rare leather bound edition of “The Secret of Heroism” — PM

Ian Whittington

Sir__Ian

What "progress" looks like at the University of Mississippi: a thread. On Thursday, the Institutes of Higher Learning--the governing body that oversees all public universities in MS--approved the U of

Faizan Khattak

faizan_ukk

Destroyed or altered villages of (pre-Islamabad) Margalla Valley and the probable injustices.(THREAD)My perspective through my personal interactions with locals, online research, map analysis, etc. Note: The first capital of Pakistan

Goad Gatsby

GoadGatsby

Its rainy in Richmond. I decided to go for a walk and check out the Lee statue. Have I mentioned that this graffiti is not coming off. there are a

By continuing to use the site, you are consenting to the use of cookies as explained in our Cookie Policy to improve your experience.