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2.5K views · 218 reactions | Happy Summer Solstice!  It's the longest day of the year – how will you be celebrating the beginning of summer?  'A View of Stone Henge, with a Plate of Explanation' by J Malton (1796)  Maps.K.Top.43.58.b.c | British Library | Facebook

Tour the Treasures Gallery at the British Library for a look at some of the world's most impressive illustrated books and manuscripts. See the exhibit up close on a journey to the British Isles: http://bit.ly/3mmlRpd | Viking

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Our ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ exhibition Elizabeth and Mary: Royal Cousins, Rival Queens is now open. Book your tickets now: https://www.bl.uk/events/elizabeth-and-mary 👑 Step into a dangerous world of plots, espionage and treachery to explore the relationship of two queens who never met, told in their own words. Follow the storm that threatened these two powerful women as they struggled for control of the British Isles. Discover Mary, Queen of Scots’ secret code. Uncover Elizabeth I’s network of spies. Encounter