3 Sept 1623: George Heriot, jeweller to James VI & I executed a 'disposition and assignation' to #Edinburgh council announcing his intentions #otd to found a hospital in the city (Edinburgh University)
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Favourite (attributed) Gaius quote. :3
“Would that the Roman people had but one neck!”
👑 #Caligula [Gaius Caesar], 3rd Roman Emperor, with unsound methods (37-41 AD), was #BOTD 31 August 12 AD. #AncientRome
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I missed Gaius’ birthday!
Born #OTD 31st August AD12, to Agrippina & Germanicus, the future emperor Gaius, AKA Caligula (“little boots”, in reference to the miniature legionary uniform, including caligae boots, he wore as a little boy). Previously unpublished family portrait. #PlaymobilInfestation
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Several people have written about this since the 1590s.
I have addressed how James defended his claim (against the doubters and the haters!) here:
www.routledge.com/James-VI-Bri...
#earlymodern
James VI, Britannic Prince: King of Scots and Elizabeth’s Heir, 1566–1603
By drawing upon recent scholarship, original manuscript materials, and previously unpublished sources, this new biography presents an analytical narrative of King James VI & I’s life from his birth in...
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BANZUKE!
The Aki banzuke is up!
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YES! Thank you...
Say it again, and again, and again. They are not "illegal immigrants".
- seeking asylum is legal and has been since 1951.
Silencing the drumbeat again: seeking asylum is legal
Hundreds protested in Ashington against so-called "illegal immigrants" - though seeking asylum has been legal since 1951
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I am furious.
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Ouch…
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Microsoft Windows Task Bar from 1995-2022
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The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh announces the launch of a new website, The People’s Dispensary featuring a digitised and transcribed collection of 18th century case notes of the Edinburgh Public Dispensary from its foundation in 1776. buff.ly/UzShOzg
