It’s rare to see historic images of people of colour in art. Great to see this supported by @artfund.bsky.social #NationalArmyMuseum

Last week, Dr Alex Mayhew took a group of our HY120 students on another of this term’s archive trips, visiting the archive of the National Army Museum where they were joined curator Justin Saddington.

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#nationalarmymuseum #archives #fieldtrip #history #lse

'Hands Off, Boys!- Christmas Morning in the Trenches', 1915, #NationalArmyMuseum

I would like to wish all of you a very happy and peaceful Christmaside.

Marking the 80th anniv of the #PolishUndergroundMovementStudyTrust & #PolishInstituteAndSikorskiMuseum, alongside #JustinMaciejewski, dir of the #NationalArmyMuseum.
At London’s elegant Polish Club, Ognisko Polskie, in the rooms where the first mtg was held!

#London #museum identifies black #Waterloo veteran in rare 1821 #painting

‘Honourable’ bandsman #ThomasJames will feature in display at #NationalArmyMuseum highlighting service of black soldiers in Napoleonic wars

#Art #History

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Richard Talbot Kelly MBE, MC was a forward observation officer at Arras in the summer of 1917. He createf a series of simple yet powerful drawings that illustrated some of his experiences. Here is an 18-pounder QF gun in full recoil. #NationalArmyMuseum #RoyalFieldArtillery #WorldWarI #WesternFront

#armedserviceday #nationalarmymuseum #virgina #army

This is a first rate lecture at the #NationalArmyMuseum by Dr Alex Mayhew. Highly recommended if you wonder how the English #Tommies stuck it out for years on the #WesternFront
#fww #fwwhist #ww1

“Under Fire” by Lucy Kemp-Walsh, 1916, #NationalArmyMuseum. This piece was a study the artist created for a larger painting that resides today in the #TateGallery. As a former cavalry trooper and horse owner, I love studying the bonds between #soldiers and horses. #FWWHist #milhist #RoyalArtillery

I’m reading “1914 - Days of Hope” by Lyn MacDonald. This evocative painting (Our Little Contemptibles, 1914) by William Barnes Wollen depicts #riflemen of the #BEF engaging # #German troops from a hasty position in August 1914. #NationalArmyMuseum
#FWWHist #milsky #BEF #FWW #PBI #OldContemptibles

This magnificant painting by Sir Alfred Munnings from 1918 depicts Lord Strathcona’s Horse on the march in France during the #FirstWorldWar. This distinguished #Canadian #cavalry regiment served overseas in the #GreatWar era from 1914-1920. #NationalArmyMuseum

#fwwhist #milhist #milsky

Tony Rushmer will be at the #NationalArmyMuseum sharing the extraordinary story of SAS Original Reg Seekings, one of the most highly decorated NCOs of WWII on Friday 31st January.

Book your free ticket 🎟️ https://buff.ly/3WtFtqJ

#BookSky #SASOriginal #RegSeekings

Today’s posts include items from:

@museumofthehome.bsky.social
@motgm.uk
@thepostalmuseum.bsky.social
#BritishMuseum
#TheCartoonMuseum
#NationalArmyMuseum
#ThePhotographersGallery
#thjodminjasafn
#WeTheCurious

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It is very moving to bring the story of #Zo, the only woman to parachute from Britain to Nazi German-occupied Poland during #WW2 to the British @NAM_London #NationalArmyMuseum for the #chelseahistoryfestival.
Even more to be introduce by the museum director #JustinMaciejewski!

Lessons in Diplomacy - Chelsea Heritage Quarter At a time when statecraft has never been more important, or more intricate, join an expert panel as they discuss the role of soldiers in military diplomacy.

Looking forward to a cracking discussion today, Thursday, with Rob Thomson and Dan Cowling. A few tickets still available at the link below! Books will be signed! chelseaheritagequarter.co.uk/events/lesso... #diplomacy #nationalarmymuseum