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The great west window in the Abbey’s nave is a wonderful example of 18th-century stained glass. Designed by Sir James Thornhill and dating from 1735, it shows Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the Twelve Tribes of Israel.

@DiploMog Very sad to hear this 😢

Palmerston, Diplocat extraordinaire, passed away peacefully on 12 February. “Palmy” was a special member of the Government House team in Bermuda, and a much loved family member. He was a wonderful companion, with a gentle nature, and will be sorely missed.

A February afternoon on Salisbury Plain

The first female gardeners employed at London's Kew Gardens: Eleanor Morland, Gertude Cope and Alice Hutchings. Photographed in 1896.

Wensleydale ❄️

Great to see some frisky hares in the shadows yesterday… #hare

Chalk Paths, Eric Ravilious, 1935. It depicts an area of the South Downs near Lewes in East #Sussex, now @sdnpa. The original artwork is in a private collection.

Where the veil between seasons and legends is thin. Wayland's Smithy longbarrow is cradled by a blazing ring of autumn foliage. The very definition of a timeless landscape. 🍁 #History #Mythology

'Piccadilly Circus Underground Station' (from 'This Is London', 1959) by Miroslav Šašek

Every summer, adorable pikas gather mouthfuls of wildflowers and grasses to build giant haystacks for winter. They lay the vegetation on rocks to dry in the sun, then store it in their dens for food through the cold months. 💐

St John's church, Glastonbury peering out of the mist. Photograph taken this morning from Glastonbury Tor on Michaelmas day.

Sometimes, homely objects from the past are far more evocative than possessions of the powerful rich ~ here, from Egypt 1,400 years ago, this design on a child’s linen tunic, woven with pink, blue & green ducks, flower petals & central animal face collections.mfa.org/objects/70038

First low rainbow of the afternoon yesterday over Stonehenge 🤩😍🌦🌈 photo credit Nick Bull 🙏 #rainbow #autumn #september #beautiful #landscape #history #colours #Stonehenge #rain #showers #clouds

A scribe’s effort to correct an omission. The words that were accidentally left out are pulled along by one man who passes them to another who waits between the fourth and fifth lines to receive them - c. 1300, English Book of Hours, Walters Ms. W.102, f. 39v

@Number10cat Amen to that.

I have no issue with people criticising Sunak's politics or record in office, but the overt racism in the replies to this message are disgusting and shame this platform.

Sunrise at Stonehenge today (6th July) was at 5.00am, sunset is at 9.22pm 🌤️🌷

Photograph of ‘The Whispering Knights’ Rollright stones in Oxfordshire by John Piper

Gorgeous glossy amber pendants from the Mesolithic period some 10,000 years ago! National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen 📷 by me en.natmus.dk/historical-kno… #Archaeology

Winston Churchill getting a clean up this morning.

This handful of sediment from Wadi Al-Hitan, Egypt, isn’t just sand—it holds the remains of ancient marine life, including sea urchins, shells, sharks, crabs, and nummulites, telling the story of a long-lost ocean.