@AnnetteRubery

Historical biographer writing about John Vanbrugh and his circle. Member of @SamJohnsonSoc and Associate Fellow of the @RoyalHistSoc. An AI-free zone.

 Lichfield, Staffordshire.
annetterubery.co.uk/
Joined May 2010
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Great Rusty pre-dinner moment; he got @RichardBratby’s attention by somehow wriggling into the curtain loop and then couldn’t get out.
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I seriously thought this was about fonts. A subject which fascinates me.
Matthew Coast
@MatthewCoastOct 19
The man who finally makes you happy probably won't be your type. I know how that sounds. Think about how the last four ended. Same ending? That's one pattern wearing four outfits. Seven quick questions show which one is running.

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Work in progress.
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Richard Bratby@RichardBratbyOct 18
Darjeeling freight train in the garden earlier. – at Lichfield, England
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# NOTES📓💷#OTD 1744 d. #SarahChurchill #DuchessofMarlborough. What a woman! Forget her closeness with #QueenAnne, she was more astute than that. Buying #SouthSeaCompany stock she realised the folly of it all & sold her shares before its 1720 crash & acquired 25 bankrupt estates!
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Accordion player and his cat.
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A splendid cove.
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Andrew Doyle
@andrewdoyle_comOct 16
“Which Hamlet Is Best?” The greatest actors have all found something different in Hamlet. So who comes closest to getting him right? My latest post is now up! Read it here: andrewdoyle.org/p/which-haml…
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Table mess.
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Autumn leaves. An experiment with two types of pretty poor watercolour paper and collage.
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Sharon fruit or persimmons.
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Rusty / loaf sketches.
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New toy: soluble graphite.
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The silver swan at the Bowes Museum: watercolour above and graphite below.
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Ribblehead Viaduct w/ @RichardBratby.
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What time’s the next swan? (At the Bowes Museum). 🦢
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Alexandra Wilson@amwilson_operaOct 9
It’s publication day today for my new book, Culture Vultures: When Activism Meets the Arts. 🎉 A short 🧵on why I wrote this book and what it’s about. If you’re a regular follower of mine, you’ll find that it develops some ideas I have often discussed on here. /
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I had a wonderful time at Seaton Delaval Hall last night giving a talk (with Dr Nicholas Helm) about John Vanbrugh’s Haymarket theatre - London’s first opera house. What a treat to see the Hall at twilight with all its dark charisma. #vanbrugh300
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Falstaff Journal@FalstaffMagOct 8
"This year marks the tercentenary of Vanbrugh’s death, and amongst the hordes of visitors to his houses, some might recall Jonathan Swift’s famous squib: ‘Van’s genius, without thought or lecture, Is hugely turn’d to architecture’," writes @AnnetteRubery in Falstaff Journal falstaffjournal.substack.com…
Dr Annette Rubery@AnnetteRuberyOct 7
Looking forward to seeing guests tomorrow at Seaton Delaval Hall. It’s possibly my favourite Vanbrugh house (so difficult to choose though!) vanbrugh300.co.uk/lecture-va…

Lecture: Vanbrugh and the Queen’s Theatre in the Haymarket

One of a series of free lectures funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund taking place at Seaton Delaval Hall, as Annette Rubery and Nick Helm explore John Vanbrugh and the Queen’s Theatre in the...

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Looking forward to seeing guests tomorrow at Seaton Delaval Hall. It’s possibly my favourite Vanbrugh house (so difficult to choose though!) vanbrugh300.co.uk/lecture-va…

Lecture: Vanbrugh and the Queen’s Theatre in the Haymarket

One of a series of free lectures funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund taking place at Seaton Delaval Hall, as Annette Rubery and Nick Helm explore John Vanbrugh and the Queen’s Theatre in the...

vanbrugh300.co.uk
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Richard Bratby@RichardBratbyOct 6
Recreational train fun with senior members of my leadership team. – at Lichfield, England
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