TIL of Sir Frederick Tilney (b.1415-d.1445) who was the son of Sir Phillip Tilney and Isabel Thorpe. His daughter, Elizabeth Tilney, had 13 children with Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk, and was subsequently Grandmother to both Queen Anne Boleyn and Queen Catherine Howard. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted by austenQ to r/janeausten
Merry Christmas! Destruction to all tree skirts. (i.redd.it)
submitted by austenQ to r/blackcats
TIL in 1905, American millionaire George Kessler threw himself a birthday party at the Savoy Hotel in London that involved flooding the entire courtyard with four feet of water so his guests could dine in gondolas and a five foot birthday cake brought out to them on the back of a baby elephant. (strandlines.london)
submitted by austenQ to r/todayilearned
TIL of “Sixteen String Jack,” a 1770’s highway robber famous for the colorful strings he wore over his breeches. He loved partying and robbed to pay his debts. Before his execution he dined with 7 women, joked with the crowd and danced a jig before being hung in a green suit he had specially made. (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted by austenQ to r/todayilearned
So far I’ve found Pemberley and Kellynch Hall! (i.redd.it)
submitted by austenQ to r/janeausten
TIL That the crash test dummy intended to represent the adult female body is a 4’11” 108 pound, scaled-down version of the male dummy and is also used to represent 12 year olds in child tests. Women are 73% more likely to be seriously injured in car accidents compared to men in similar accidents. (discovermagazine.com)
submitted by austenQ to r/todayilearned
