#OnThisDay in #history - The Grand Old Woman of Egyptology, Margaret Murray, was born in 1863. Born in #India to a family of missionaries and colonial businessmen, Margaret's childhood was bounced between England, Germany and Calcutta.
She didn't have a formal education until she entered university, where she focused on Egyptology at UCL. Her career was dedicated to advancing women in the field and to educating the public (who were gripped in 'Egyptomania'). #OTD#histodons@histodons
A highlights reel of the decade that was the 420s BCE. Great for a swift overview of the challenges (and triumphs) as Rome tries to figure out how to run a republic.
While our deep dive ‘From the Founding of the City’ series is unscripted, the Partial Recap is a scripted short and snappy summary - excellent for jogging the memory!
Listen in via our website or wherever you enjoy your podcasts ☺️
#otd 1024 Emperor Henry II died. He was buried in Bamberg and has been resting in the marble high tomb created by Tilman Riemenschneider since the 15th century. #medievaldeath#medieval@medievodons@histodons
On this day in 1830, Henry Barton died aged 84. See this and other gravestone inscriptions from Nun's Cross graveyard, Killiskey, Co. Wicklow, in the Journals: https://bit.ly/bart1830
It's the Day of Zeus / Jupiter's Day / #Thursday! ⚡
"He [#Zeus] made a golden eagle for his war standards and consecrated it to the might of his protection, whereby also among the Romans, standards of this kind are carried."
Fulgentius, Mythologiarum Libri III
🏛️ Roman marble sculpture of Zeus-Iupiter, #AsiaMinor, 2nd - 3rd century CE
#OTD in 1943 more than 200 British aircrafts bombed Turin with a mix of conventional and incendiary bombs. 792 people died and around 1000 were wounded that night. It was the worst attack of the more than 100 attack that the city suffered. #WarInItaly @histodons @militaryhistory
#OnThisDay in #history - in 1543, Kateryn Parr married Henry VIII, becoming his last wife (aka 'survived'). Named for his 1st wife (Katherine of Aragon), Kateryn was a fierce intellectual who, like her namesake, held her own as England's regent when Henry fought France in 1544 (just as KoA did in 1513). She also was a published author whose works are still included in the Anglican Book of Common Prayer today. Their marriage ended in 1547 with his death. #OTD#histodons@royalhistory@histodons