@whigduke.bsky.social
Historian, heritage consultant and cat fanatic. Author of 'War and Diplomacy in the Napoleonic Era.'
05.05.2025 05:03 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Green heraldic shield with a light blue river running diagonally across it. In the river is a reddish brown squirrel holding a nut and sitting on a chipped plank of yellow wood.
#Heraldecember 2024 - Day 22: River
Squirrel cruising down a river on a chunk of wood, 1623 (Austrian State Archives, AT-OeStA/AVA Adel RAA 449.22)
#heraldecember2024
#heraldry
Still recovering from all the heritage buses on my local route yesterday!! Amazing volunteers and a reminder that route 19 has been serving London since 1906!!
30.03.2025 15:56 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
The arms of the Hudson's Bay Company has a cornucopia of wildlife...beavers, a fox, and elks!! Happy Friday everyone!! #Heraldry
21.03.2025 12:04 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Good to see this volume coming together - the result of a hugely enjoyable conference involving @profelainechalus.bsky.social, @nationaltrust.bsky.social and @hillaryburlock.bsky.social - and a lot of work since by Hillary Burlock and Tatjana LeBoff...
#HistParl
www.routledge.com/Bath-and-Bey...
Photograph of a woman smiling and holding a book. Background is a cream wall with panelling. The woman has brown hair and wears a purple jumper with a black skirt.
Photograph of a book, with a stack of six books behind. The book cover is a portrait painting of a woman in a wide gold and white dress, with a red curtain behind her. The book cover has blue detailing around the text: 'Queen Charlotte: Family, Duty, Scandal. Natalee Garrett.' The books rest on blue fabric and behind them is a cushion decorated with an 18th-century painting of a woman in a silver dress, with two children and a dog at her feet.
My author copies arrived, so I had to do a photoshoot! 3 years of hard work condensed into 378 pages ๐
'Queen Charlotte: Family, Duty, Scandal' is now available from @routledgehistory and all good booksellers!
#historysky #royalhistory #18thcentury #skystorians #queencharlotte
Coat of Arms of Sir George Pocock, a Knight of the Bath
Working today on the design of a coat of arms for a recipient of an Honour from the Crown in a recent Honours List - all such recipients are entitled to petition for Arms. Always fascinating to hear about their service.
25.02.2025 11:44 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thanks Zack!!
20.03.2025 15:33 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
Royal Arms of king of #Spain-Habsburg, 1555-1700.
In Q3 #Burgundy the bordure compony is not completed, and should be argent & gules; of Austria appears gules only, instead of Gules, a fess Argent.
Heraldic Book by Tho. Barneston & others.
BL, HarleyMS1993.
#heraldry #armoiries #MondayMotivation
Inspired by @gvaughnjoy.bsky.social , I have started a very rough list of Napoleonic history, and 18th & 19th century accounts that you may want to follow.
Itโs not a comprehensive list, let me know if you want to be added.
go.bsky.app/M2yEkY6
Can you please add me to the list Zack? Thanks!
20.03.2025 11:50 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Soyons modestes pour une fois. Je ne nomme pas le porteur...
#LesArmoiriesDuVendredi
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17.12.2024 21:26 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0
Died #otd 20 March 1925: George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston. Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary, he never became PM. A rhyme said of him: 'I am a most superior person. My cheek is pink, my hair is sleek. I dine at Blenheim once a week.' (images: NPG)
20.03.2025 11:22 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
#otd 2 December 1804: Napoleon is crowned (or rather he crowns himself) as Emperor of the French in the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris (images: the cathedral as seen in January 2024) #Napoleon
02.12.2024 11:21 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I hope he is calling on the Earl of Liverpool for some Crown patronage!!
18.11.2024 14:45 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0
A reminder that 'War and Diplomacy in the Napoleonic Era' is still available from all (good)shops and outlets!! ('A cracking read' says Tommy the cat!!) #GoldenPeacock
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