55K views · 933 reactions | Crowds gathered for the annual Twelfth parades in Belfast today.  Harry Bateman | Belfast Live | Facebook

A dark chapter of London’s history stands beneath this very spot 👇🏼 For over five centuries, this quiet corner near Marble Arch was the site of the Tyburn gallows, once known as the Tyburn Tree. From the twelfth century until 1783, thousands of people were executed here in public spectacles that drew enormous crowds. The condemned were taken from Newgate Prison in open carts, paraded through jeering streets, and hanged before vast audiences who treated death as entertainment. The Tyburn Tree i

There is a magnificent Tudor hall in central London that most Londoners have never been inside… 👀 Temple is one of my favourite areas of London to explore. It has lovely gardens, surviving historic architecture and more. Once the enclave of the Knights Templar, since the 14th century it has been home to two of London’s four Inns of Court, Inner Temple and Middle Temple. The grand centrepiece of Middle Temple is Middle Temple Hall. Finished in 1574 it is known to have been visited by Queen Eliza

9K views · 195 reactions | Amenemhat III was king of the Twelfth Dynasty. He reigned about 45 years and is famous as builder of the the mortuary complex of the king at Hawara, at the entrance to the Fayum, probably the 'Labyrinth' that so impressed ancient Greek authors. | Odyssey - Ancient History | Facebook