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A Rally. 1885. John Lavery.

The Vale of the White Horse, Eric Ravilious, 1939. It depicts the landscape at Uffington, #Oxfordshire (when painted it was in #Berkshire ). The original artwork is in the collection of Tate.

Friday 19 April 1661 (1/2)

Among my workmen and then to the office, and after that dined with Sir W. Batten, and then home and then home, where Sir W. Warren came, and I took him and Mr. Shepley and Moore with me to the Mitre … and we staid afterwards a good while and talked,…

Spitfires On A Camouflage Runway, Eric Ravilious, c.1942. The original artwork is in the collection of Imperial War Museums. #RAF #WW2

18 April 1666

Up and by coach with Sir W. Batten and Sir Thos. Allen to White Hall, and there after attending the Duke as usual and there concluding of many things preparatory to the Prince and Generall’s going to sea on Monday next, Sir W. Batten and Sir T. Allen and I to Mr.…

#OTD in 1655, the Duke of Savoy's forces begin to massacre the Vaudois. The horrors include hurling children from precipices. #Milton will write a sonnet in support of the slain ('rolled / Mother with infant down the rocks') and translate protest letters.
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📚🛒 If you've not yet read Tim Stretton/T. M. Stretton's brilliantly funny crime caper (L), then now's your chance to rectify that error before the much-anticipated sequel (R) hits your Kindle on Apr 27, following your wise decision to pre-order here: amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B0D15T… They look cool too

12 April 1660

This day, the weather being very bad, we had no strangers on board. In the afternoon came the Vice-Admiral on board, with whom my Lord consulted, and I sent a packet to London at night with several letters to my friends, as to my wife about my getting of money for…

Leaving Scapa Flow, Eric Ravilious, 1940. The original artwork is in the collection of Bradford Museums & Galleries #WW2

S. J. Parris (Steph Merritt/S J Parris) will be appearing at Capital Crime alongside Laura Shepherd-Robinson, L. C. Tyler and Sally Smith!

📆 Friday 31st May
⏰ 10am - 10.50am
📍 Leonardo Royal Hotel St Paul's

Get your ticket here ⬇
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#CapitalCrime2024

'Jane’s House’ (2021) by Doreen Fletcher
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It’s HERE! The full Capital Crime 2024
schedule has officially launched 🚀

Head to capitalcrime.org for weekend, day or
individual event tickets! 🎫

We’ve had an incredible response already today, so do
book early to avoid disappointment! 🚨🚨

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Very much looking forward to my Sins of the Past panel at Capital Crime on 31 May, with Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Sally Smith and S J Parris!

Full details of tickets here of #CapitalCrime24 here: capitalcrime.org/shop

Fabulous evening at the Capital Crime launch. This is the only photo I took! I mean how many amazing authors and publishing people in one space! And what a line up for the festival in May! Announced tomorrow. Thank you David Henry Headley Lizzie Curle

There are cries of ‘speech, speech!’ at the ⁦⁦Capital Crime⁩ launch party. (And a very good speech it proved to be.)

Appreciating magnolia season in Oxford 🌸

1. Queen's College
2. Radcliffe Camera
3. Worcester College
4. New College

ALCS payments today. Many thanks to ALCS for this useful addition to a writer’s income and thank you to World of Books for their brilliant AuthorSHARE scheme.

It’s officially Spring today.

Many congratulations, Harry! That’s brilliant!