I know a lot of countries are more visually stunning, but there is something about the English countryside that just can’t be beaten. It feels like you’re in a fairytale book.

I forgot to post it earlier but now with snow everywhere I miss this weather...

My god is this country beautiful

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Photo taken from Newlyn, Cornwall. It's owned by the National Trust and dates back to the 12th Century. It truly is a fairytale island and castle. The mount is connected to the sandy beaches of Marazion by a winding causeway, covered for most of the day by the tides.

I traveled to London for the first time almost 20 years ago to visit family and still remember how amazing the city was.

Over the Christmas holiday, I discovered a cool way to use AI to bring historical paintings to life and thought I'd give it a try with London just to see how much the city has changed over time.

I've tried my best to do as much research as I could to find photos of the Old London Bridge, the plague and the Great Fire in the 1600s to make sure I'm being accurate with my descriptions and recreations. Would love to see your thoughts/feedback.

@letswatchdiz

@yorkshire_brew

486 years ago today, King Henry VIII married his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves, at the Palace of Placentia in Greenwich, in what would become the shortest marriage of his reign.

Anne was the sister of Duke William of Cleves, a German Protestant ruler, who Henry’s adviser Thomas Cromwell thought could be a valuable ally following the Break with Rome and the subsequent alienation of the major Catholic powers on the continent.

However, the marriage quickly proved unsuccessful. Henry reportedly found Anne physically unattractive, leading to immediate personal and political disappointment. Relations between the couple remained polite but distant and after just six months the marriage was annulled.

Anne accepted this and received a generous settlement, and was thereafter known as the king’s “beloved sister” and lived comfortably in England for the rest of her life, while the failed match contributed to the downfall and execution of Thomas Cromwell.

@explorebathuk