Christine Hartweg

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Christine Hartweg

@BuffHistory

All about the life & times of Robert Dudley Earl of Leicester, Queen Elizabeth I's favourite! Author of books on his wife and his dad. 🇩🇪🇬🇧🇪🇸🇮🇹🇫🇷

Berlin Katılım Ağustos 2011
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Medieval History Buff
Medieval History Buff@Medievalhtybuff·
The future Edward III with his uncle, the king of France, Charles IV. The young prince is seen also with his mother, the controversial Queen Isabella
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Lady Jane Grey Info@janegreyinfo·
#otd 1549 Execution of Thomas Seymour. Jane's letter to him. (c) National Archives.
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Medieval History Buff@Medievalhtybuff·
Halley's Comet, as depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry. The comet was seen over the skies of England in April of 1066
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Lady Jane Grey Info@janegreyinfo·
#otd 1554 Princess Elizabeth wrote the 'Tide Letter' to Queen Mary in a bid to avoid being taken to the Tower.
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Medieval History Buff@Medievalhtybuff·
Tomb effigy of Richard De Beauchamp, earl of Warwick, a key figure in the first half of the 15th century
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Zara Handley@zarahandley·
St. Bartholomew the Great, one of London’s oldest buildings and the oldest Parish church in the city of London. It was founded in 1123 by Rahere,a jester to the court of Henry I.
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Cameron Maclean@CMaclean96·
This iconic silver coin was minted to celebrate the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March in 44 BC. The daggers represent those used to kill Caesar and the date of his assassination (‘EID MAR’) appears below. From the Hunterian collection.
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Lee Hall
Lee Hall@lhallwriter·
Keep going fellow writers - good things come to those that do. This year is my 10th as an indie author and my first book is approaching 400 Amazon ratings. Readers are still discovering it after all this time 👍
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Rosemary Griggs@RAGriggsauthor·
St John the Baptist Church Marldon, Devon Built around the year 1400, the tower with its polygonal stair turret is the oldest part of the structure. The church was rebuilt around 1450, a chapel added 1520, and the chancel restored 1874. #SteepleSaturday
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Medieval History Buff@Medievalhtybuff·
Henry III at sea
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Plantagenet@Plantagenet1455·
In 1484, Richard III incorporated the College of Arms by royal charter, establishing it as England’s official authority on coats of arms and pedigrees. The heralds were granted Coldharbour in London and charged with regulating armorial bearings throughout the realm. #Plantagenet
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