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Emory 🩶 @emory-f8.bsky.social · 20h

Did you know?

In the Victorian era, etiquette books warned women never to eat bananas in public.

Because of their shape and the “suggestive manner of consumption,” proper ladies were instructed to either slice bananas into small pieces or avoid them altogether.

#Victorian #history

It shows a young woman secretly eating a banana.

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 1d

Dan Smith “Knowledge Wins” World War I Propaganda Poster (American Library Association, 1918)
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KNOWLEDGE WINS
A solider following a trail of books to an illuminated city
PUBLIC LIBRARY BOOKS ARE FREE

AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION

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Corpyburd @corpyburd.bsky.social · 2d

That theme continues in S2. Can't wait for S3 due next year. #SASRogueHeroes

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Corpyburd @corpyburd.bsky.social · 2d

Rogue Heroes has such a great soundtrack💖 #SASRogueHeroes
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SAS Rogue Heroes soundtrack: Every song featured in the drama

The series features an eclectic soundtrack from across the ages.

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Adrian Teal @tealcartoons.bsky.social · 3d

Another ##caricature from my back-catalogue for spooky season...

Vincent Price.

#art

Caricature of Vincent Price seated in an ornate chair with a stained-glass window in the background.

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Danielle (Scriptgirl.nl) @scriptgirlnl.bsky.social · 5d

Het tweede seizoen van 'Ripper Street' begint vanavond om 21.00 op BBC NL.

Lees hier meer over de serie:

www.scriptgirl.nl/2018/05/nu-t...

Nu te zien op Videoland: 5 seizoenen van Ripper Street - Scriptgirl.nl

Heb jij de Britse serie Ripper Street nog niet gezien? In deze serie maakt een inspecteur in Victoriaans Londen jacht op de beruchte seriemoordenaar Jack the Ripper. Vijf seizoenen zijn nu te zien op…

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Corpyburd @corpyburd.bsky.social · 5d

Well done.

a man in a suit and tie is applauding and saying `` good job '' .

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Dr Lindsey Fitzharris @drlindseyfitz.bsky.social · 5d

@tealcartoons.bsky.social and I had a blast chatting with "This Podcast Will Kill You" - all about our new kids' book DEAD ENDS, which is about medicine's biggest failures and how failure is critical to scientific progress. Have a listen! 👇

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Special Episode: Dr. Lindsey Fitzharris and Adrian Teal & Dead Ends! - This Podcast Will Kill You

Science doesn’t always get it right the first time (or the second, or the third, or even the ninety-ninth!). And while we may chuckle at the outlandish things people believed or the goofy experiments ...

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University of Glasgow @uofglasgow.bsky.social · 5d

Books tell stories beyond the text 📚

Join Dr Shanti Graheli of @uofgartshums.bsky.social & the Mitchell Library's Susan Taylor at a Books “Antiques” Roadshow at The Mitchell Library, part of a series of events for Being Human Festival.

Drop in, bring a book and share its story

📷 Martin Shields

Book Tales: Storytelling through the lives of readers past and present

The University of Glasgow and The Mitchell Library invite you to explore the rich and historical life of books in a series of engaging Being Human Festival events in November.

www.gla.ac.uk

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Corpyburd @corpyburd.bsky.social · 6d

Ripper Street & Game of Thrones was filmed at the same time so there was a lot of GOT familiar faces😉

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KeKe @kedoki.bsky.social · 7d

just finished: The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward

now picking up: The Five, The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper by Hallie Rubenhold

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#booksky #fiction #nonfiction #currentlyreading #finishedreading

Everything is tinted an eerie green. A black cat sits under a streetlight looking up at a boarded up house.

A woman stands with her back to the camera on a cobbled street. She is dressed from 1800s.

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Beatles Books Podcast @beatlesbookspod.bsky.social · 6d

RIP to the wonderful Prunella Scales, beautifully pictured here in February 1968.

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The Independent @the-independent.com · 6d

Breaking news 🚨

Fawlty Towers actor Prunella Scales dies aged 93

Prunella Scales death: Fawlty Towers actor dies aged 93

Actor was best known for playing the bossy wife to John Cleese’s eccentric hotelier Basil Fawlty in the acclaimed Monty Python sitcom

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 6d

Fawlty Towers actor Prunella Scales dies at the age of 93

Actor portrayed Sybil Fawlty and later charmed viewers with her canal boat journeys alongside husband Timothy West Prunella Scales, the actor best known for playing Sybil Fawlty in the classic comedy series Fawlty Towers, has died aged 93. Scales, who was married to fellow actor Timothy West , was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2013 . Continue reading...

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Corpyburd @corpyburd.bsky.social · 7d

She's good😉 #SASRogueHeroes

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Emory 🩶 @emory-f8.bsky.social · 8d

Additional Facts:

Her most devoted client, a lonely widow named Mary Borradaile, was swindled out of thousands of pounds after being told her beauty and charm could win her a titled husband.

Madame Rachel was tried for fraud in one of London’s most sensational scandals.

#Victorian #history

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Emory 🩶 @emory-f8.bsky.social · 8d

Did you know?

In the Victorian era, a woman calling herself Madame Rachel promised London’s high society that she could make them “beautiful forever.”

Wealthy women paid fortunes for her “miraculous” treatments—concoctions of tinted water, bran, and cheap perfume.

#Victorian #history

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Dr Ellie Murray, ScD @epiellie.bsky.social · 8d

What was life really like before vaccines? The story of what happened to 8-year old George Williams in August 1852 gives us a glimpse.

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Here's what life before vaccines was really like

The morning of August 2nd 1852 promised a lovely summer’s day in London. But not for 8 year old George Williams.

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Corpyburd @corpyburd.bsky.social · 7d

Ripper Street💖

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shekeepsbees.bsky.social @shekeepsbees.bsky.social · 8d

Ripper Street

a man in a suit and tie is making a funny face in a room .

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DeteCCine @elizarduy.bsky.social · 8d

Aquí tenéis mi crítica completa de "SAS: Rogue Heroes". Su segunda temporada se ha convertido en una de mis series favoritas de este año. Un drama bélico con elementos clásicos pero ampliamente innovador.
¡Echadle un vistazo! 👇🏻
#SASRogueHeroes
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Login • Instagram

Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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Greg Jenner @gregjenner.bsky.social · 9d

The clocks go back tonight, which is my perfect excuse to share my fave episode of BBC You’re Dead To Me about the History of Timekeeping (from 2022)

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BBC Radio 4 - You're Dead to Me, The History of Timekeeping

Join Greg Jenner at the literal beginning of time to explore the history of timekeeping.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Corpyburd @corpyburd.bsky.social · 10d

Heartbreaking💔🥺 #RipperStreet

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Corpyburd @corpyburd.bsky.social · 10d

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