#OnThisDay in AD 68, the Emperor Nero died by his own hand. His reported last words: “What an artist dies in me.” Even at the very end, the man could not read the room. His death ended the Julio-Claudian dynasty and kicked off the Year of the Four Emperors. #RomanEmpire #History

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On this day 9th June 1363 Edward of Woodstock, the Black Prince, with his wife Joan of Kent, sailed from Plymouth with a large retinue, landing at Bordeaux on the 29th. Edward had been created Prince of Aquitaine by his father King Edward III as shown here in the illuminated initial.

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Trying to remember when £9 for coffee and a croissant became perfectly normal for a bang-average cafe in London. I didn't even blink.

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Sometimes my wife will leave little post-its on my laptop like "I love you" which is adorable. Unfortunately, I work from home so I've had to report her for sexual harassment in the workplace.

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#OnThisDay - 8 June - in AD 218 Elagabalus' forces defeated the incumbent emperor Macrinus at the Battle of Antioch (Dio 79.38-39). The latter fled, in an unsuccessful bid to reach Rome. #AncientHistory 🏺 Image: RIC IV Macrinus 79; ANS 1967.153.174. Link - numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric....

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