Poetry - Slate Rising, Fifty Ways to Fly and Sisters in Spitfires Biography - Pauline Gower, Pioneering Leader of the Spitfire Women @TheHistoryPress
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Nancy Jane Livingston-Stratford (nee Miller) the final surviving female ATA pilots has recently celebrated her 107th Birthday!! On 12 June 2026!
Her book ‘Contact Britain, a woman ferry pilot’s story during WWII in England’ is a great insight into her experiences as an ATA pilot and post war aviator.
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Don't Forget.
If you're walking on any old disused railway lines, feel free to upload your pictures onto this site, as well of any recommendations of walking routes, for our followers to enjoy.
Commemorating the 90th anniversary of the first #Spitfire flight and remembering a remarkable leader of the Spitfire women, Pauline Gower. My biography features some of her 'Piffling Poems for Pilots' and many stories of the women pilots of the ATA - tinyurl.com/bdf6xn6d
Alison Hill retweeted
Happy birthday to my great aunt Virginia 💜 born on this day 144 years ago #VirginiaWoolf
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A wedding, a shooting, a car crash, and the biggest explosion Walford has ever seen!! Take a look behind the scenes at how we managed to cram this much drama into our anniversary week, so far… #EastEnders #EE40 #BTS @BBC @BBCOne @BBCiPlayer
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All good things must come to an end 😭 After 21 years at Historic Royal Palaces, our Chief Curator, @Lucy_Worsley will be leaving at the end of this year.
Thank you Lucy for being a wonderful colleague to us all and for the extraordinary contribution you’ve made to our charity.
ALT A photo of Lucy Worsley wearing a red dress and red lipstick, sitting against a red brick wall on the roof of Hampton Court Palace with the astronomical clock in the background
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❤️ Yesterday, we welcomed 18 wonderful Veterans who worked at Bletchley Park during WW2 to return to the once top-secret site for the Annual Veterans’ Reunion.
Aged between 97 to (almost) 102, Veterans enjoyed an afternoon tea in the Mansion, spending time together, with family and friends and reminiscing on their wartime experiences.
Hazel Halter, who worked in the Naval Section during WW2, is now 99 years old and attended the reunion for the first time. She said: "I am so glad I came here to my first reunion. I have had a most enjoyable time. I was so happy during my time working at Bletchley Park, with wonderful friends. It has brought back so many lovely memories."
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This Thurs, 6.30pm, I’ll be talking about the courageous #SecondWorldWar hero #AgentZo - the only woman to parachute from Britain to Nazi-occupied Poland - with brilliant biographer @annesebba at @Hatchards Piccadilly.
Come & bring your questions!
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Today we are celebrating the official launch of our newest book - Tales of London Town by Joan Aiken, introduced by @Kiran_MH. We loved Annabel Pearl’s cover so much that we created some gift wrap to match. Signed art prints and greetings cards to follow! 🌈
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The Complete Works of George Eliot. In what was described as the Cabinet Edition but here all 21 volumes are bound in a sumptuous half blue leather with marbled paper boards and endpapers.
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Happy #NationalBookLoversDay, a day for those who can't live without #books and #reading 📚
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Wishing our last of the ‘Few’, the very last surviving Battle of Britain Pilot, John ‘Paddy’ Hemingway DFC, a wonderful and incredible 105th Birthday today!!!
An amazing man & milestone - have a terrific day ‘Paddy’ & thank you 🙏🏻🇮🇪🎂
#TheFew #BattleOfBritain
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Red 1’s view of London during a flypast for His Majesty The King’s Official Birthday.
#RedArrows #London #RAF #TroopingTheColour
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I make my #tinyposies when my mental health's👎,to lift my mood & dial down my cortisol.
Research shows that just LOOKING at images we find lovely does the same.
If you might like a half calendar of #tinyposies,one for each month of the rest of the yr, maybe like this tweet?🌿
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The huge contributions made by women like Violette Szabo to Allied intelligence services during the Second World War have been unfairly overlooked.
What a wonderful tribute in Stockwell to a true heroine!
Pauline Gower was an inspiring leader of amazing #ww2 #ATA women pilots - leaving a lasting legacy #pioneer #aviation #womeninhistory #SpitfireHuge
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