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Lover of beer, wine, Lord Byron, history, season ticket holder at Notts County. Currently reading The Pickwick Papers

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Sixteen years in the making, King of Lies premieres on Sky Documentaries, at 8 on Nov 16. The story of a trillion dollar fraudster who took on Kim Jong Un, an F1 team, Notts County FC,  the Head of Military Intelligence, Sol Campbell and Sven Goran Eriksson. Oh, and me too.

lorenzomatthew's tweet image. Sixteen years in the making, King of Lies premieres on Sky Documentaries, at 8 on Nov 16.

The story of a trillion dollar fraudster who took on Kim Jong Un, an F1 team, Notts County FC,  the Head of Military Intelligence, Sol Campbell and Sven Goran Eriksson. Oh, and me too.

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King of Lies, Sky Documentaries, Sunday 8pm. The story of a trillion dollar fraudster who took on Kim Jong Un, the BMW F1 team, Notts County the former Head of Military Intelligence, Sol Campbell and Sven Goran Eriksson. Oh, and me too. #dashpictures #louismyles #mattscott


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In 1912 Swindon Town beat Notts County 2-0 in the Fa Cup & Issued these Death Postcards…..Hopefully nothing this drastic tonight. Safe trip to all those travelling & COYP! 💪🏼 🏴🏳️🏴🏳️🏴🏳️🏴🏳️🏴🏳️🏴🏳️

magpies_history's tweet image. In 1912 Swindon Town beat Notts County 2-0 in the Fa Cup & Issued these Death Postcards…..Hopefully nothing this drastic tonight.

Safe trip to all those travelling & COYP! 💪🏼 

🏴🏳️🏴🏳️🏴🏳️🏴🏳️🏴🏳️🏴🏳️
magpies_history's tweet image. In 1912 Swindon Town beat Notts County 2-0 in the Fa Cup & Issued these Death Postcards…..Hopefully nothing this drastic tonight.

Safe trip to all those travelling & COYP! 💪🏼 

🏴🏳️🏴🏳️🏴🏳️🏴🏳️🏴🏳️🏴🏳️

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1. In the 1400s a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'the rule of thumb.' 2. Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only... Ladies Forbidden'... and thus…


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Albert Iremonger returns to the pavilion, Surrey v Notts, The Oval, August 2nd 1909. Iremonger's career was short - 14 matches over five seasons - but he fared better as a footballer, making 564 appearances in goal for Notts County between 1905 and 1925

PictureSporting's tweet image. Albert Iremonger returns to the pavilion, Surrey v Notts, The Oval, August 2nd 1909. Iremonger's career was short - 14 matches over five seasons - but he fared better as a footballer, making 564 appearances in goal for Notts County between 1905 and 1925

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A rare and incredible thing! An imperial portrait of the last ever Roman Emperor (1449-1453), Constantine XI Palaiologos, was found at the Monastery of Taxiarches of Aigialeia in Greece in 2024! This provides a glimpse of what the heroic fallen Emperor possibly looked like.

RomeInTheEast's tweet image. A rare and incredible thing!

An imperial portrait of the last ever Roman Emperor (1449-1453), Constantine XI Palaiologos, was found at the Monastery of Taxiarches of Aigialeia in Greece in 2024! 

This provides a glimpse of what the heroic fallen Emperor possibly looked like.

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Very sorry to hear of the death of Dame Patricia Routledge aged 96, thank you for many laughs. RIP Dame Patricia * Here as spiritualist Madame Fontana in Steptoe & Son


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We. Are. Champions 🏆 #Champions25

TrentBridge's tweet image. We. Are. Champions 🏆

#Champions25

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Central TV Star Soccer August 1981 Aston Villa 0-1 Notts County Commentator Hugh Johns #AVFC #Notts #StarSoccer


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We here at the #WPIOOTBGW Global HQ have a very deep connection with Notts County. It’s like how twins say they can feel when the other is in pain, even if they’re far apart That’s where we are with Notts County these days. We didn’t see this NCFC #WPIOOTBGW live, but we felt it


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Why did people start writing “lol”? We were writing “haha” a thousand years ago and never felt the need for an acronym until the 1990s. “‘Ha ha’ and ‘he he’ stand for laughter, because they are called out when laughing.” — Ælfric of Eynsham, c. 1000 AD

wylfcen's tweet image. Why did people start writing “lol”? We were writing “haha” a thousand years ago and never felt the need for an acronym until the 1990s.

“‘Ha ha’ and ‘he he’ stand for laughter, because they are called out when laughing.” — Ælfric of Eynsham, c. 1000 AD

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1976 - A 16th-century pub where animals were as welcomed as humans. 🐎🐑🐓🍻 Polgooth Inn is a village pub set in a beautiful rural valley between St Austell in #Cornwall, #England. Ricketts Rd, #Polgooth, PL26


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This is unreal from Sunderland. Any season ticket holder over the age of 85 that has held a season ticket for at least 3 seasons, will get a free season ticket. If they’ve already paid for it, they’ll get a full refund. Such a classy move, love it! 👏 #SAFC

FBAwayDays's tweet image. This is unreal from Sunderland.

Any season ticket holder over the age of 85 that has held a season ticket for at least 3 seasons, will get a free season ticket. If they’ve already paid for it, they’ll get a full refund.

Such a classy move, love it! 👏 #SAFC

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Picasso, Lover in a Beret. Left. 1937 11:15-11:45 am Leonardo da Vinci detail Virgin of the Rocks ( London Version) 1483-86. Beauty is obvious, Ugliness requires a lecture.

Architectolder's tweet image. Picasso, Lover in a Beret. Left. 1937 11:15-11:45 am 

Leonardo da Vinci detail Virgin of the Rocks ( London Version) 1483-86.

Beauty is obvious, Ugliness requires a lecture.
Architectolder's tweet image. Picasso, Lover in a Beret. Left. 1937 11:15-11:45 am 

Leonardo da Vinci detail Virgin of the Rocks ( London Version) 1483-86.

Beauty is obvious, Ugliness requires a lecture.

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22 July 1376. Legend of the rat and children catching “Pied Piper of Hamelin” is said to have occurred on this date. It holds that after he did not receive payment for ridding the city of rats, he led children away to their deaths.

FXMC1957's tweet image. 22 July 1376. Legend of the rat and children catching “Pied Piper of Hamelin” is said to have occurred on this date. It holds that after he did not receive payment for ridding the city of rats, he led children away to their deaths.

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It's the feast of St Swithun, 9th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester. Since the Middle Ages, his day has been linked to weather-lore: it's said that in mid-July weather patterns shift, and if it rains on St Swithun's Day it will rain for 40 days. aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2017/07/that-t…

ClerkofOxford's tweet image. It's the feast of St Swithun, 9th-century Anglo-Saxon bishop of Winchester. Since the Middle Ages, his day has been linked to weather-lore: it's said that in mid-July weather patterns shift, and if it rains on St Swithun's Day it will rain for 40 days.

aclerkofoxford.blogspot.com/2017/07/that-t…

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Shall we dine in Spring Gardens, Vauxhall on a summer evening, 1741? We will take our places in an arbour, or supper box. At a certain moment, this painting will fall behind us enclosing our box from behind. The front will be open, we can view & be viewed. Interested?

TheRegencyCook's tweet image. Shall we dine in Spring Gardens, Vauxhall on a summer evening, 1741?

We will take our places in an arbour, or supper box. At a certain moment, this painting will fall behind us enclosing our box from behind.

The front will be open, we can view & be viewed.

Interested?

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The Beggar’s Opera, a play about highwayman, Macheath, was very popular in its day. It also claimed that Prime Minister, Robert Walpole had the same morals as a highwayman. Find out more in this post from the #voyagerofhistory archives. #historyblog wp.me/pagtWm-G


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Fancy winning a FREE Notts County craft beer glass from theterracestore.com/collections/no…? Add any name and make to unique! Simply retweet and comment to enter! #nottscounty

theterracestore's tweet image. Fancy winning a FREE Notts County craft beer glass from theterracestore.com/collections/no…?

Add any name and make to unique!

Simply retweet and comment to enter! #nottscounty

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The Frost Fair of the Winter of 1683-4 on the Thames, with Old London Bridge in the Distance. c.1685. English School.

MarkEllis15's tweet image. The Frost Fair of the Winter of 1683-4 on the Thames, with Old London Bridge in the Distance. c.1685. English School.

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