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How do you tell the story of a recipe? On 8 April our sold out event with @Nigella_Lawson @missellabell and @KitchenBee will be streamed live to libraries around the UK, and on Facebook. Find out how to join us here: http://ow.ly/feoU50p4Eep  #BLlivepic.twitter.com/MxUHaU4jI9

Fountains Abbey was and is one of the best loved and most picturesque of ruined monastic houses. Here, a 1773 watercolour by Samuel Hieronymus Grimm shows a genteel tourist cover herself with her fan as she listens to a local guide: http://ow.ly/eU4k50oJRMn  #EnglishTourismWeekpic.twitter.com/i3le7j45E2

In the days before Spotify and Shazam, people would share their favourite tunes by writing song snippets in alba amicorum (friendship albums). Here, Georg Behaim is asked to sing this song and think of ‘England Faire’, where he met his friend in May 1638 #FriendshipBeforeFacebookpic.twitter.com/YFIK7MGm7D

Tulips of 500 colours were said to grow in the garden of the Prince Bishop of Eichstätt in Germany. This 17th-century catalogue of flowers, with 367 hand-coloured engravings, was created to record his garden for posterity: http://ow.ly/f3XD50nxysT  #BLTreasurespic.twitter.com/onJzS9thYE

More than four hundred boxes of the letters and papers of an aristocratic dynasty, spanning two centuries of political and private lives: we're delighted to have acquired the Granville Archive with the support of @HeritageFundUK http://ow.ly/pqs330oi0uS pic.twitter.com/htYBsCe7tw

Collaborating for the community: invaluable insights from Debra Rosenfeldt, Head of Library Sector Engagement @Library_Vic, who set up a network similar to @LKN_Libraries in Australia #LKNLaunch What does your library mean to you? Tell us using #LoveLibraries.pic.twitter.com/Q910bvOoRn

The British Library’s Chief Librarian, Liz Jolly, shares her excitement on the launch of the Living Knowledge Network and her thoughts on the power that can be harnessed when libraries work together #LKNLaunch @LKN_Librariespic.twitter.com/sFnDl0I7eg

Today we launch the Living Knowledge Network – a unique UK-wide network of national and public libraries working together to bring knowledge to life in your library. Follow @LKN_Libraries for more on the #LKNLaunch! http://ow.ly/jBYb30ogUl1 pic.twitter.com/HuRAJB41gO

For #EnglishTourismWeek, we're taking a look at some items from our collection. Published in 1675, here's one of the earliest road atlases of Great Britain which helped would-be travellers to plan their journeys. Zoom in on its fine detail over on http://ow.ly/lk3P50oJP6k pic.twitter.com/2bH3cweRrn

Women’s football in England has a much longer history than most people imagine. Using these unique programmes we can see which matches were played where, who sponsored them and most importantly the names of all female players. #IWD2019pic.twitter.com/AQBCJfpYgT

This #WomensHistoryMonth we've been listening to Sheila Girling's account of balancing family life with her artistic career, and the career of her husband, Anthony Caro. Listen to more clips from this 2009 @BL_OralHistory interview on #Voicesofart: http://ow.ly/2U5S50ou8cK pic.twitter.com/qQmv0zvn97

Do you know how cranes keep themselves on course when flying? Or the ingenious way they stay awake when on watch at night? Inspired by an early medieval illustrated bestiary, this animation explores the life of the crane. Watch it in full: http://ow.ly/jTkq30obfyn  #PolonskyPre1200pic.twitter.com/XfJLkevBCJ

An unusual manuscript from this period reveals some of Emma’s political strategies: 'Encomium Emmae reginae' is one of the earliest surviving accounts of a female political figure from England. #IWD2019 http://ow.ly/d7Q650olkWY pic.twitter.com/dpO65FcAE3

This submission for #IWD2019 was given to us by Becky and Calum, Interns in the Medieval Manuscripts team. Queen Emma was wife of two kings of England and mother to two more. http://ow.ly/A2cN50olkwN pic.twitter.com/kTdXFmTJpS