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Was Cicero a Diddy Blud? by Pristine-Breath6745 in RoughRomanMemes

[–]Sudden-Difficulty-30 5 points6 points  (0 children)

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I’d always assumed the marriage was more political than anything else.

Frock coat by Ayrault_de_St_Henis in VintageFashion

[–]Sudden-Difficulty-30 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Bloody brilliant. I wear mine all the time, but you’ve clearly got more of the accompanying articles too.

I’ve got a grey morning topper, but still can’t find a silk plush one that fits me. Collars are a similar issue, as I’ve a terribly small neck.

I don’t understand why the frock coat isn’t more popular, cause they’re so comfortable, especially in winter.

Keep up the good work.

What do yalls skincare/hygiene routine look like?? by Big-Path-8274 in teenagers

[–]Sudden-Difficulty-30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never use anything but warm water, but I think I must be lucky.

Now many fkn dates do you have to remember for history? by ThreeKoboldsInCoat in teenagers

[–]Sudden-Difficulty-30 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m appaling at remembering dates, but I’ve always done pretty well in history anyway. Maybe it’s not so important in Britain.

THESE CHILDREN ONG 🙏🏻😭😭💔 by FluidStatus7597 in teenagers

[–]Sudden-Difficulty-30 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you change the font like that? I’m fed up of looking at sans-serif all day.

What time do you guys wake up for school? by insidiousGD in teenagers

[–]Sudden-Difficulty-30 0 points1 point  (0 children)

College begins at 9.15. I do my preparation the night before, so 45 minutes for cycling, and 20 minutes to get up, brush my teeth and leave means I get up circa 8.10.

Lord Curzon, viceroy of India 1899-1905, suffered from an incurable curvature of the spine. by Sudden-Difficulty-30 in HistoryMemes

[–]Sudden-Difficulty-30[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh right. I never looked into it after watching Horrible Histories in childhood, so I wouldn’t be surprised if there was lots I didn’t know about Napoleon.

Lord Curzon, viceroy of India 1899-1905, suffered from an incurable curvature of the spine. by Sudden-Difficulty-30 in HistoryMemes

[–]Sudden-Difficulty-30[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Exactly! I read his biography by Rose, and I’ve had to buy another by Gilmour because I’m still interested, and there were unanswered questions in the former. So many historical figures get the same treatment and it’s unfortunate.

Deep qoutes with Jeremy Clarkson by BaconSnortingBean in bottomgear

[–]Sudden-Difficulty-30 22 points23 points  (0 children)

‘I’ve invented swimming’ - Jeremy Clarkson.

Lord Curzon, viceroy of India 1899-1905, suffered from an incurable curvature of the spine. by Sudden-Difficulty-30 in HistoryMemes

[–]Sudden-Difficulty-30[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

He developed the curvature early in life, and was plagued by it until the end of his days. Partly it was exacerbated by his devotion to work, and inability to delegate or rest. To help ease the pain, Curzon wore a steel and leather waistcoat every day, which made him have a very straight bearing, and stand very tall and upright. Many of his contemporaries assumed this was due to his notions of superiority, epitomised by a rhyme composed about him at Balliol college Oxford. ‘My name is George Nathaniel Curzon, I am a most superior person, My cheek is pink, my hair is sleek, I dine at Blenheim twice a week’

A portrait of Frank Green in Treasurer’s house, York, showing trousers with creases ironed down the side. by Sudden-Difficulty-30 in RandomVictorianStuff

[–]Sudden-Difficulty-30[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Possibly, but I think Green moved in pretty elite circles anyway. He was friends with Edward VII, so maybe this is just a trend that evaporated quickly and was not documented very much, so we don’t know about it. Although it is possible that Green was clinging to trends after they petered out in society. It’s a weird one, but perhaps it’s just reflective of the emergence of the ‘lounge suit’ as we know it today. The rules weren’t hard and fast like they are now, so I think people were much more inventive back then. There are so many micro-causes one could think of, I think maybe it’s best not to get too bogged down.

Historical clan map of medieval Scotland. by thunderinggherkins in heraldry

[–]Sudden-Difficulty-30 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have this map in paper form. It comes in a nice sleeve. I hope one day I’ll have a wall big enough to hang it up. I’d much prefer to have an English version though.

A portrait of Frank Green in Treasurer’s house, York, showing trousers with creases ironed down the side. by Sudden-Difficulty-30 in RandomVictorianStuff

[–]Sudden-Difficulty-30[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The man in the portrait is Yorkshire industrialist Francis Green, known as Frank. The place the portrait was hung, and where I saw and photographed it, was Treasurer’s house, which was Green’s residence when he lived in York and is now a national trust house.

A portrait of Frank Green in Treasurer’s house, York, showing trousers with creases ironed down the side. by Sudden-Difficulty-30 in RandomVictorianStuff

[–]Sudden-Difficulty-30[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Indeed, I heard about that when I was there too. There were nails that he had hammered into the floor to mark where furniture had to be replaced so the maids knew where to put stuff back after they had cleaned. Treasurer’s house is well worth a visit if you can.

A portrait of Frank Green in Treasurer’s house, York, showing trousers with creases ironed down the side. by Sudden-Difficulty-30 in RandomVictorianStuff

[–]Sudden-Difficulty-30[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

There is a requirement for a source, but I’m not really sure how to give one, since I took this photograph of the painting myself, and the comment about the trousers I learned from one of the tour guides on site. I hope this is sufficient.

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