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Independent non-fiction publisher. We seek to inform, entertain & champion untold stories and hidden voices across a range of genres. Local history = @THP_Local
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‘Reflections of War’ is Out Now! ✨📚 A powerful #anthology featuring 150 #rarephotographs from #WWII. Described by #historian Dr. Helen Fry as "one of the most important collections of #WorldWarII photographs to be found in a generation." Order here:
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#OnThisDay in 1533, #ElizabethI was born at Greenwich Palace and was named after both her grandmothers, Elizabeth of York and Elizabeth Howard🍼🏰. Discover more👑: #TudorHistory #ElizabethanHistory #WomensHistory #OTD #RoyalHistory
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#OnThisDay in 1940, #NaziGermany begins to rain bombs on London. This will be the first of 57 consecutive nights of bombing.🪖✈️ Discover the story of the children who pined for the city they knew and loved🧒: #OTD #Evacuees #HomeFront #SecongWorldWar #WW2.
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How the a group of displaced evacuees became known as unofficial fire-fighters across the East End during the London Blitz.
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#OnThisDay in 1620, The #Mayflower starts her voyage from #Plymouth, to #NorthAmerica with 102 passengers on board. Discover the story of the journey that changed history⛵🌊: #OTD #MaritimeHistory #USHistory #BritishHistory
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Bitcoin’s on fire at $112K! Time to flip the charts on BTCC!.Exploring Cryptocurrency with Jaren Jackson Jr.🏀.
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#OnThisDay in 1866, the #GreatTeaRace ended in London. 🚢 After a 99-day voyage from China carrying the new season’s tea, the clipper Taeping narrowly beat Ariel by just 20 minutes after racing over 14,000 miles! 🍵 (@HistoryExtra) #OTD #MaritimeHistory
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#OnThisDay in 1915, the #BritishArmy tested “Little Willie,” the first prototype tank.🪖 It weighed 14 tons, moved at just 2 mph, and often got stuck in trenches. Discover the first tanks here: #OTD #MilitaryHistory #BritishHistory #WW2
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#OnThisDay in 1548, Katherine Parr, sixth and final wife of #HenryVIII of England, dies.💍 Discover more about the wife who 'survived'👸👑: (@HistoryExtra) #TudorHistory #OTD #WomensHistory #KatherineParr
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Did you know that the ancient Romans believed Basil was poisonous?🤒🪴 "Worms or scorpions. will spontaneously generate from the basil."🦂Discover which other foods that they avoided: (@HistoryExtra) #AncientRome #OTD #FoodHistory #OnThisDay #Didyouknow?
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#OnThisDay in 1800, after a brutal siege of Valletta where even horses, dogs & cats were eaten, the French garrison surrendered Malta to British forces.⚔️ Discover #Napoleon’s life in 10 objects here: (@HistoryExtra) #FrenchHistory #OTD
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#OnThisDay in 1914, London Opinion unveiled Alfred Leete’s iconic cover of Lord Kitchener with the call: “Your Country Needs You.”🫵 Read on: #OTD #MilitaryHistory #BritishHistory
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#OnThisDay in 1939, #BristolBlenheim is the first British aircraft to cross the German coast following the declaration of war and German ships are bombed. Learn more✈️: #RAFHistory #AviationHistory #OTD #BritishHistory
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RT @RichardJaEvans: Great to get the chance to talk to @katierazz and @BBCRosAtkins on The Media Show to talk about my new book, Interviewi….
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Reform UK media strategy, Vogue’s new editor, British journalist who interviewed Hitler.
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Happy #PublicationDay to 'Chanel's War'!👜✨📕 #CocoChanel is a household name. Associated with luxury and status. But did you know she was accused of being a #doubleagent for the #Nazis? #WomensHistory #FashionHistory #WWII #FrenchHistory #Chanel
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#OnThisDay in 1588, #RobertDudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, and Queen #ElizabethI's great love sadly dies. Discover more about this complex and sometimes scandalous relationship❤️🫢: #RoyalHistory #OTD #ElizabethanHistory
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#OnThisDay in 1884, the UK ends its policy of penal transportation to New South Wales in Australia.⛓️🌎 Learn more about this policy: #OTD #AustralianHistory #BritishHistory
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#OnThisDay in 1886, Apache leader #Geronimo surrendered to US troops. For 30 years he fought to defend his people’s homeland but outnumbered and exhausted, he became the last Native warrior to yield. Learn more🪶: (@HistoryUK) #NativeAmericanHistory #OTD
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RT @THP_Local: Happy Publication Day to Benjamin Stimpson author of 'Of Doves and Ravens'. ''A delightful jaunt through a landscape filled….
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#OnThisDay in 1189, #RichardI of England (aka Richard "the Lionheart") is crowned at Westminster.🤴⛪ Was he a mighty king or a menacing tyrant?👑 Find out: #RoyalHistory #RichardtheLionheart #Aquitaine #OTD
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#OnThisDay in 1650, in the #BattleofDunbar, English #Parliamentarianforces led by #OliverCromwell defeat an army loyal to King #CharlesII of England and led by David Leslie, Lord Newark.🐎⚔️ Learn more: (@HistoricUK)
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#OnThisDay in 1944, 2 weeks after the #liberationofParis, #WhitneyStraight leads a fleet of Dakotas from Algiers to Le Bourget, carrying home over 100 members of #CharlesdeGaulle’s cabinet in exile.✈️🧑✈️ Discover this fearless #racingdriver turned pilot:
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Discover his life as one of the most outstanding special forces leaders of the Second World War🪖📖:
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