Your daily affirmation:
Don't worry if you haven't reached your full and terrifying final form yet. Fake your monstrosity until you make it.

A black and white drawing showing two gentlemen fighting a duel. Both have raised and fired their pistols. Four other men are present. The scene is taking place in the middle of a wood.

#OnThisDay 1844 the Commons discussed the abolition of duelling. Four duels were said to have been fought in Britain in 1839 and four in 1840: api.parliament.uk/historic-han... One of the duels fought in 1840 was between two MPs, Edward Horsman and James Bradshaw.

Sometimes #christmasshenanigans are called for.

I’m fracking polite, okay?

Purchase, Irene Lewisohn Bequest, 1982

Dress
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Speaker Johnson has literally said he's "not promising anyone anything."

For once, I believe him.

Eep

1872

Happy Halloween! Here's evidence of the time I tried to carve a turnip! Believe me, pumpkins are so much easier!

Pumpkins were not common in England, Scotland or Ireland, but folks did carve turnips or beets into lanterns to scare the dead away on this day of thinned veils between worlds

Congrats!

From the Hanna S. Kohn Collection, 1951

Button
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Perfect #historical read for the #autumn season #regencyromance with a touch of #fantasy www.debmarlowe.com/moonsight-ma...

Love hearing that!

Happy Book Birthday! Dark Tidings on the Thames is out today! 7th in the #kierandlevettmysteryseries. Victorian Mysteries with a slow burn romance. #booksky #historicalmystery

Coming tomorrow! Dark Tidings on the Thames, 7th book in the #kierandlevettmysteryseries. Enter the Goodreads contest!

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of C. Otto von Kienbusch, 1971

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CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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A white bandage featuring sketches of how to bandage various wounds.

I love this bandage from c.1900 featuring illustrations on how to wrap wounds resulting from accidents involving a soldier, a sailor, a miner, and a woman whose clothes have caught fire. This amazing object is part of the Wellcome Collection in London.

The last time troops policed America was in the 1770s.

We fought a revolution against that king, and wrote into the Constitution the Second, Third, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments to prevent it from ever happening again.

Pass it along…

Thank you, Boston Globe. This is how it's done.

That long wait for summer reruns…

Gift of Mrs. Reginald P. Rose, 1976

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#usa #diseased #infested #magats #biohazard #cancercapitalism #conservatism #christofascists

Maybe it’s not too late to learn how to love and forget how to hate. - Ozzy Osbourne

Wednesday is with us again, so grab your family and friends and drag them out to buy a book! - Michael

Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Brooklyn Museum, 2009; Gift of George D. Pratt, 1926

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A carving of a plague doctor wearing a beaked mask, long robe, gloves, and a brimmed hat. He's also holding a pole, and he has a little satchel.

Next time you visit York, take note of this carving of a plague doctor outside York Minster Cathedral. It was recently carved out of magnesian limestone to replace figures eroded by time, as part of the ongoing restoration of the East Front. I love this little fellow.

Sir Robert Peel and the modern Conservative party Today (5 Feb) marks the birthday of Sir Robert Peel (1788-1850), the 19th century prime minister traditionally credited with founding the modern Conservative party. Peel is also subject of a new BB…

Died #OnThisDay 1850 Sir Robert Peel, twice Conservative prime minister. This short article from our editor Dr Philip Salmon explores his relationship with the Conservative party, which Peel helped to shape but also divided: victoriancommons.wordpress.com/2020/02/05/s...