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'More Adventures in Glorious Gloucestershire' is a new journey with author Mark Cummings to explore literary locations, fascinating folklore and secret viewpoints. Out this August pre-order here 📖: buff.ly/wcpa3cP #Localhistory #History

Satan’s 19th-Century Bank Note. In the early 19th century ‘filthy rags’ – or banknotes – became a common form of currency. A surge in forgery followed, accompanied by a surge in harsh prosecutions (via @HistoryToday) buff.ly/sODMqCJ #History #twitterhistorians

Titanic item offers 'priceless snapshot' of ship life (via @BBCNews) buff.ly/5igry70 #Titanic #History #twitterhistorians

The British Bombs Down Under. The legacy of a decade of British weapons testing in its vast central deserts has forced Australia into an uncomfortable reckoning with its nuclear past (via @HistoryToday) buff.ly/FciHgsk #History #twitterhistorians

Was Odysseus a real person? The hero of the The Odyssey explained (via @HistoryExtra) buff.ly/gy8q0a8 #History #TheOdyssey

#OnThisDay in 1910 Pauline Mary de Peauly Gower Fahie, British pilot and writer was born: buff.ly/CxGmgwA #womenshistory #womeninhistory #OTD

Greek gods and goddesses: 15 of the most important deities of ancient Greece (via @HistoryExtra) buff.ly/fflVIQ0 #History #Greekhistory

Is The Odyssey based on a true story? The movie's historical accuracy explained (via @HistoryExtra) buff.ly/WyU54HD #History

Tale of royal dog aboard sinking ship to be told (via @BBCNews) buff.ly/06JnHKH #History #twitterhistorians

Britons Caught in the French Revolution. As Revolution broke out and turned to Terror, British citizens living in France found themselves transformed from friends of liberty to an enemy within (via @HistoryToday) buff.ly/x9uBO9Z #History #twitterhistorians

#OnThisDay in 1543 Mary Boleyn, sister of Anne Boleyn, mistress of both Henry VIII and Francis I of France died. Read more in 'The Mistresses of Henry VIII' by Kelly Hart: buff.ly/l3OwM2y #OTD #Tudors

The Falklands War: why did it happen? (via @HistoryExtra) buff.ly/fdSaqdi #Falklands #History

#OnThisDay in 1553 Lady Jane Grey was replaced by Mary I of England as Queen of England after only nine days of reign buff.ly/KR4sweY #OTD #History

Beginning of the Spanish Civil War. On 17 July 1936 colonial troops rose against the republican government in Madrid (via @HistoryToday) buff.ly/k2XE1vD #History #warhistory

Historian reacts to the most painful part of The Odyssey trailer (via @HistoryExtra) buff.ly/xTHmvIS #History #twitterhistorians

A collection of little-known facts and figures compiled to tell the fascinting story of Kent! 'The Little Book of Kent' by Alexander Tulloch is new in paperback this July buff.ly/hC84Hqv #Kent #paperback

#OnThisDay in 1817 Jane Austen, English novelist, considered one of the great English writers of her time died: buff.ly/JlY7AnD

In 1940, Winston Churchill made a decision that may have won WW2. So why did it make him cry? (via @HistoryExtra) buff.ly/polzZrV #Winston #Churchill

Explore all the layers of history in one of England's most fascinating cities with 'York's Hidden Treasures' by Angela Ranson is out this August. Pre-order here 📖: buff.ly/pXviykl #History #York

Was Shakespeare a secret political radical? One play's hidden symbols reveal the truth (via @HistoryExtra) buff.ly/KWOyeDp #Shakespeare #History

The Legend of the Gibbet. Did live gibbeting ever take place in Britain? For the Victorians, the macabre question was a pressing one (via @HistoryToday) buff.ly/kv4dDfc #History #twitterhistorians