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Tour guide, language learner and intersectional feminist, enjoying life as an outlander in Scotland.

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What a beautiful picture! Images of Black women are massively outnumbered by those of Black men in the 16th to 18th century so this now @NatGalleriesSco is incredibly rare and exciting! One for the @TheBP2Podcast! bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla…

bbc.co.uk

Gallery acquires early image of black woman by Scottish artist

The painting of Edinburgh in the 1780s will go on display at the National Galleries of Scotland.


Convent bingo for #Queens ✔Lovers ✔Gambling ✔Partying ✔Axe / pistol chase @Queens_Podcast @LoveisDeadPod

Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, who died #onthisday in 1721, was sent to a convent when she separated from her husband. When the Abbess complained about her taking lovers, gambling & partying, Marguerite chased her through the convent with hatchet in one hand & pistol in the other.

MadameGilflurt's tweet image. Marguerite Louise d'Orléans, who died #onthisday in 1721, was sent to a convent when she separated from her husband. When the Abbess complained about her taking lovers, gambling & partying, Marguerite chased her through the convent with hatchet in one hand & pistol in the other.


Adam Armstrong reposted

🧵About the historical sex trade in Edinburgh. Goodmorning. The go to starting place is Ranger's Impartial List of Ladies of Pleasure published 1775. It contains 66 entries of 'hoors' around town. Here's Lady Agnew's listing👇For sure there were more than 66 but it's a start /1

sarasheridan's tweet image. 🧵About the historical sex trade in Edinburgh. Goodmorning. The go to starting place is Ranger's Impartial List of Ladies of Pleasure published 1775. It contains 66 entries of 'hoors' around town. Here's Lady Agnew's listing👇For sure there were more than 66 but it's a start /1

So happy to come in to work today and see not one, not two, but three books either written by or with a short story by @sarasheridan on sale in the shop #Edinburgh #Women #Fiction #History @WATWProductions @BloodyScotland #TheFairBotanists

adamcombie's tweet image. So happy to come in to work today and see not one, not two, but three books either written by or with a short story by @sarasheridan on sale in the shop #Edinburgh #Women #Fiction #History @WATWProductions @BloodyScotland #TheFairBotanists
adamcombie's tweet image. So happy to come in to work today and see not one, not two, but three books either written by or with a short story by @sarasheridan on sale in the shop #Edinburgh #Women #Fiction #History @WATWProductions @BloodyScotland #TheFairBotanists

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