Reading about monocle wearing, Walther Model, German WW2 general & ardent supporter of the Nazi Party, to which he owed his advancement to army command. His own officers called him ‘the grave-digger of the Western Front’ and he held the nickname ‘little Hitler’ @books2cover #ww2

RT @6thairborne: ITN report on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day from Normandy

Thought I’d seen Bami somewhere before . . . #TheApprentice

I’m definitely a 3.

@KettlebellYard @claremulley @books2cover It’s an paradoxical evilness that you just cannot comprehend

@WHW_NorthernIC @WeHaveWaysPod @WHW_HighlandIC @louise_provan Amazing! That book shop looks epic and if I visited it would be my bookshelf’s final straw before it’s inevitable collapse 👏🏻

#tudortuesday The term influenza comes from the Tudor belief in the celestial INFLUENCE on the atmosphere. #history #HistoryFacts #fotd #tudors #tudorfacts

#tbt to when I joined the French Resistance & gave my best Simone Segouin impression. Simone was also known by her nom de guerre ‘Nicole Minet’. After stealing a bike from a German patrol, she went on to more dangerous missions, like derailing trains & sabotage #ww2 #WorldWarTwo

RT @TudorAge1973: #OTD 27th January 1596 Sir Francis Drake, explorer, sea captain and pirate, died of dysentery in Portobelo harbour, Panam…

RT @Jason_R_Burt: Private Joseph Liebgott of Easy Company has a cigarette on the streets of Eindhoven during Operation Market-Garden. 🪂 htt…

RT @HistoricEngland: The building was acquired by @KnowsleyCouncil in 2021 and its restoration is the largest project in our Prescot High…

RT @DrHelenFry: During WW2, British intelligence rigged 3 stately homes with the latest bugging devices and held enemy prisoners there. The…

#ThrowbackThursday In the 13th- 16th centuries the most popular variety of apple grown was called a ‘costard’ giving way to the term ‘costermonger’. #history #HistoryMatters #DidYouKnow #fotd #Tudors #tudorhistory

RT @Jason_R_Burt: Happy birthday, Major Winters. A great leader from the Greatest Generation. 🇺🇸

Learnt that it was Henry VII who introduced the term ‘Majesty’ into English language in a torrent of propaganda. Paving the way for his son, Henry, to insist on being called ‘Your Majesty’, so as not to be outdone by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. #Tudors #historyfacts #history

@Wordfoolery @books2cover Almost in the words of Meatloaf- 1 out of 2 ain’t bad 😂🙌🏻

Me: ‘Monday, I am ready for you.’ Monday: #History #historymeme

@DrHelenFry Women in Intelligence

@claremulley @DavidJEARL2 @books2cover Thank you- so looking forward to starting Agent Zo. Love your books.