It is a beautiful day today in Northern #Scotland but April 16th 1746 was a very bleak day indeed. The Battle of #Culloden was fought in bitter weather, and it saw hopes and lives end in mud and sleet. One fool’s dream became a nightmare for the masses. #history

Happy 40th birthday to JORVIK Viking Centre - I used to visit the excavation and then witnessed the birth of this great museum in #York - make sure you visit in 2024 and travel back to September 960! #heritage #history

Great to see the very brilliant Dr Sophie Hay on BBC Radio 4 Today this morning. Please follow Sophie to keep tabs on the exciting #archaeology and #history of Pompeii

#EidMubarak
A lovely Eid card sent from Lahore in 1935.
#history first published by Dawn.com in 2015

#EidMubarak
Ottoman soldiers praying during Eid at Medina c1905 #history

#EidMubarak - may peace prosper!
A family celebrating Eid in #Palestine c1900. #history

Exciting transport news for #Orkney - a joint venture between Scottish Government ScotRail and NorthLink Ferries has purchased a redundant TBM from HS2 Ltd to construct the #Orkney Tunnel from Thurso to Stromness - Fiona Hyslop will cut the ribbon at 12.00 today

Happy birthday to the brilliant #Oscar winner actor, #RobertDonat - 119 today!
Please follow All Robert Donat to learn more about his career on stage and screen. Do watch out for his films on Talking Pictures TV too. #history

Happy birthday to #Supergran
Gudrun Ure is 98 today, and thanks to all the porridge, is still with us. She has enjoyed a long and illustrious career, including playing Desdemona opposite Orson Welles. #history 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #Scotland

Great #history book recommendations for #IWD 2024 from highly respected historian Caroline Shenton 🇺🇦 #IWD

Great news to celebrate on #IWD2024
Congratulations to the ever brilliant and multi-talented Dr Dr Stella Duffy 🎓

Woof! Happy birthday #RikMayall - 66 today!

Happy 200th birthday to the RNLI - there’s a special #RNLI200 celebration in Westminster Abbey - watch the live stream and join the celebration.

A #Sikh family sheltering from the Blitz in a London church, 1940. This photo, by Bill Brandt, says so much about the reality of #Christmas for those enduring war in WW2 and today. #history #peace

Thank you Daniel. Merry Christmas to you and yours!