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Always fascinating to see what turns up!

Love this pic of AUDREY HEPBURN during filming of Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961) 📷 by Howell Conant

One of the Great Lakes best preserved wrecks is that of HMS Ontario. The 22 gun frigate sank in a storm on #LakeOntario in October 1780 with the loss of approximately 80 men.

Whilst Europe bakes in the summer heatwave… #Scotland 🥶

Observed in a small Scottish town. Great historical display! #USA250 #vexillology

That strange feeling of being watched!

Interesting titbit of #CdnHist to learn on Victoria Day #Canada

Hey, I think spring is in the air. 🌼

Outstanding photo!

Nice pic!

Magnificent!

Ah, February 15th has another anniversary - when the Pound started to possess 100 pence rather than the previous...240.

Today, February 15th, is National Flag of Canada Day, the anniversary of when our Maple Leaf flag was first raised. Also, on a single day, when Canada possessed 2 flags? #CanadianFlag #RedEnsign #CdnHist #Vexillology

North Sea, mid-winter afternoon.

On Jan. 29, 1894, the first Quebec Winter Carnival was held. The largest winter festival in the Western Hemisphere (and second largest on Earth), many aspects of the festival like the caribou drink, the ice palace and Bonhomme have become iconic. This is its story. 🧵 1/12

Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) #birds #photography

#otd in 1965 Queen Elizabeth II proclaimed the National Flag of Canada. The original proclamation is one of @library-archives.canada.ca's many treasures. Last June, I had the pleasure of showing it off to a Radio-Canada TV crew for a Canada Day special. #cdnhist #vexillology

Indeed sad to hear sudden death of a talented historian.

Greenland, and its circular red and white flag, has been much in the news. Well... In 1963, Canadian Art/Weekend Magazine ran a competition for a new Canadian flag. The winner was this abstract modernist design by Rolland Lavoie. The rest is history! #cdnhist #vexillology #Greenland #Canada

Keep them on the shelves?

#AlphabetChallenge #WeekBforBooks The Fog. James Herbert. 1975

Interesting development in the mid-Atlantic.

These are good, not far off!

Lovely seasonal touch!

#Scotland drawn with Brazil? The bigger they are, the harder they fall! 🤣🤣🤦‍♂️

Hear hear!

The nearby #abandoned hospital looking very Scooby Doo scary this morning! #Scotland

I have to say, the @thevimyfoundation.bsky.social have some great colourised photos from the Grest War. The 85th Bn CEF men wearing baseball jerseys under their tunics. #cdnhist #WW1

Great article on a little-known mystery of the Great Lakes. Three new French minesweepers sailed out of Thunder Bay, #Ontario just after the 1918 Armistice, and only one was ever seen again. What happened to the other two on Lake Superior? #cdnhist legionmagazine.com/minesweeper-...

Well, two years' work has come to fruition. This month, the journal Ontario History has published my article on the history of the Ontario flag. Check it out! It was a discussion by @spaikin.bsky.social on TVO that sparked my interest. www.erudit.org/en/journals/... #vexillology #cdnhist #ontario

Went through a small English town many years ago. Its central church has a clock on its tower, but Alcester is different as the clock face is at an angle, to face down the High Street. Additionally, the outline of a Roman fort can be found in the Waitrose supermarket's carpark/parking lot. #England

Great quiz - a lot to learn about Oz!

Me when I Sniff you

On a recent visit to a Hamilton museum, I found a memorial to one of the few RHLI officers who escaped the Dieppe landings. Interestingly showing a rare mid-20th-century Canadian Army battle flag. I think this is the first 'real' one I have seen. @forrestpass.bsky.social @otdmilhistory.bsky.social

I was really excited to join a special tour of Clapham South Deep Level Shelter this afternoon with IWM's patrons. A fascinating history beyond the Second World War, with an afterlife including being a hostel and labour exchange for those on the Windrush, and a hotel for the Festival of Britain

Watch: Moment freediver sets new world record with breath-defying 126m plunge

I thought the unique third Scottish verdict was abolished in the early 18th century but juries just kept on returning it nonetheless? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Interesting picture.

A deeply weird but unmissable series.

Recovering from an awesome Scottish wedding in the Highlands. What a ceilidh - sorry for the sore toes on the dance floor ladies 🤣 - and too much good whiskey! #Scotland

This week’s @crisisroompod.bsky.social is packed with insights - from China’s military to America’s new drug war and how cabinet ministers reach the point of resignation. Get it while it’s fresh! www.globalplayer.com/podcasts/epi...

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Great photo.

If the Baltic states had Nordic-style flags. #vexillology (thanks to Gryn)

Edinburgh's MacLean brothers set new record for Pacific row

A LCU Mk10 loading and unloading serials using Viking Amphibious Vehicles in the High North of Norway during Ex STEADFAST DEFENDER. Viking are versatile vehicles #Littoral #RoyalMarines

Interesting article #vexillology www.outono.net/elentir/2025...