Now seems like an opportune moment to celebrate Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, who, in the early 18th century, and in the face of great hostility, introduced smallpox inoculation to England.
December 14, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Now seems like an opportune moment to celebrate Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, who, in the early 18th century, and in the face of great hostility, introduced smallpox inoculation to England.
Londoners ‘take back’ bridge following white nationalist rally in same spot #London #Ontario
Roughly 30 men stood on the Wortley Road overpass holding a “remigration now” sign on Nov. 23
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Roughly 30 men stood on the Wortley Road overpass holding a “remigration now” sign on Nov. 23
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Dozens of Londoners gathered on the Wortley Road overpass Sunday afternoon to spread a message of "community." Their party is in response to a demonstration on Nov. 23, where roughly 30 masked men sto...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Londoners ‘take back’ bridge following white nationalist rally in same spot #London #Ontario
Roughly 30 men stood on the Wortley Road overpass holding a “remigration now” sign on Nov. 23
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Roughly 30 men stood on the Wortley Road overpass holding a “remigration now” sign on Nov. 23
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Türk kadınlarının en büyük süsü Türk oluşlarıdır.
Onlar süslenmek için elmas veya zümrüt takınmıyorlar, belki üzerlerinde taşıdıkları o taşları süslemiş ve kıymetlendirmiş oluyorlar.
Mary Wortley Montagu
(1716 yılında İngiltere'nin Osmanlı elçisi olarak atanan Edward Wortley Montagu'nun eşidir.)
Onlar süslenmek için elmas veya zümrüt takınmıyorlar, belki üzerlerinde taşıdıkları o taşları süslemiş ve kıymetlendirmiş oluyorlar.
Mary Wortley Montagu
(1716 yılında İngiltere'nin Osmanlı elçisi olarak atanan Edward Wortley Montagu'nun eşidir.)
November 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Türk kadınlarının en büyük süsü Türk oluşlarıdır.
Onlar süslenmek için elmas veya zümrüt takınmıyorlar, belki üzerlerinde taşıdıkları o taşları süslemiş ve kıymetlendirmiş oluyorlar.
Mary Wortley Montagu
(1716 yılında İngiltere'nin Osmanlı elçisi olarak atanan Edward Wortley Montagu'nun eşidir.)
Onlar süslenmek için elmas veya zümrüt takınmıyorlar, belki üzerlerinde taşıdıkları o taşları süslemiş ve kıymetlendirmiş oluyorlar.
Mary Wortley Montagu
(1716 yılında İngiltere'nin Osmanlı elçisi olarak atanan Edward Wortley Montagu'nun eşidir.)
This 1852 painting by William Firth depicts the moment in 1717 when English poet Alexander Pope declares his undying love to Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and her response is a fit of laughter (brutal!).
Both characters are worth knowing in a little more depth.
Both characters are worth knowing in a little more depth.
May 2, 2024 at 1:09 AM
This 1852 painting by William Firth depicts the moment in 1717 when English poet Alexander Pope declares his undying love to Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, and her response is a fit of laughter (brutal!).
Both characters are worth knowing in a little more depth.
Both characters are worth knowing in a little more depth.
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, wife to the English Diplomat to the Ottoman Court, witnessed smallpox inoculations at Istanbul in 1717, a city she claimed was healthier and larger than London. Montagu was so taken by the procedure that she had her children inoculated.
🗃️#18c
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July 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, wife to the English Diplomat to the Ottoman Court, witnessed smallpox inoculations at Istanbul in 1717, a city she claimed was healthier and larger than London. Montagu was so taken by the procedure that she had her children inoculated.
🗃️#18c
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John Singer Sargent demonstrates his bravura technique in this charcoal sketch of art historian Claire Stuart Wortley, drawn in a single sitting at his studio in Tite Street, Chelsea 1923
August 6, 2025 at 6:07 AM
John Singer Sargent demonstrates his bravura technique in this charcoal sketch of art historian Claire Stuart Wortley, drawn in a single sitting at his studio in Tite Street, Chelsea 1923
#ThickTrunkTuesday.
📸 Wortley. South Yorkshire..
📸 Wortley. South Yorkshire..
October 10, 2023 at 2:24 PM
#ThickTrunkTuesday.
📸 Wortley. South Yorkshire..
📸 Wortley. South Yorkshire..
#AdoorableThursday
📸 The old Stable block: Wortley.
📸 The old Stable block: Wortley.
May 30, 2024 at 9:26 PM
#AdoorableThursday
📸 The old Stable block: Wortley.
📸 The old Stable block: Wortley.
Goodnight.
Henry Stuart Wortley
Henry Stuart Wortley
October 26, 2023 at 8:39 PM
Goodnight.
Henry Stuart Wortley
Henry Stuart Wortley
Wortley Hall, Barnsley a building with a fascinating history. Rebuilt in 1586 it was originally the ancestral home of the Earls of Wharncliffe, the Lords of the Manor of Wortley. It was put up for lease in 1950 and on 5th May 1951,
May 4, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Wortley Hall, Barnsley a building with a fascinating history. Rebuilt in 1586 it was originally the ancestral home of the Earls of Wharncliffe, the Lords of the Manor of Wortley. It was put up for lease in 1950 and on 5th May 1951,
Upper Wortley Road, Leeds, 1975, by Peter Mitchell. Mr Gower of Cabin Cafe had just quit engineering and was planning to do up the place.
June 23, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Upper Wortley Road, Leeds, 1975, by Peter Mitchell. Mr Gower of Cabin Cafe had just quit engineering and was planning to do up the place.
Late Summer at Wortley Hall, Barnsley a building with a fascinating history. Rebuilt in 1586 it was originally the ancestral home of the Earls of Wharncliffe, the Lords of the Manor of Wortley. It was put up for lease in 1950 and on 5th May 1951,
July 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Late Summer at Wortley Hall, Barnsley a building with a fascinating history. Rebuilt in 1586 it was originally the ancestral home of the Earls of Wharncliffe, the Lords of the Manor of Wortley. It was put up for lease in 1950 and on 5th May 1951,
Earlier if you lived in the Ottoman empire.
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Lady Mary Wortley Montagu – the forgotten immunisation pioneer
Wortley Montagu popularised the Turkish practice of ‘variolation’, kickstarting the global battle against smallpox.
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December 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Earlier if you lived in the Ottoman empire.
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Cabin Cafe, Upper Wortley Road, Leeds, 1975, photo by Peter Mitchell. Mr Gower had just quit engineering and was planning to do up the place.
June 23, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Cabin Cafe, Upper Wortley Road, Leeds, 1975, photo by Peter Mitchell. Mr Gower had just quit engineering and was planning to do up the place.
'A Wiltsire Landscape,' (1928) casts up an early morning mood - a magic realm. By the time of this work, William Nicholson had married Edie Stuart-Wortley and moved to the Old Manor House in the village of Sutton Veny in Wiltshire.
November 8, 2025 at 8:02 AM
'A Wiltsire Landscape,' (1928) casts up an early morning mood - a magic realm. By the time of this work, William Nicholson had married Edie Stuart-Wortley and moved to the Old Manor House in the village of Sutton Veny in Wiltshire.
'A Wiltsire Landscape,' (1928) casts up an early morning mood - a magic realm. By the time of this work, William Nicholson had married Edie Stuart-Wortley and moved to the Old Manor House in the village of Sutton Veny in Wiltshire.
April 28, 2026 at 7:56 AM
'A Wiltsire Landscape,' (1928) casts up an early morning mood - a magic realm. By the time of this work, William Nicholson had married Edie Stuart-Wortley and moved to the Old Manor House in the village of Sutton Veny in Wiltshire.
September 5, 2025 at 3:13 PM
In 1712, Lady Mary married Edward Wortley Montagu who was British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.
Pockmarked by smallpox, she observed the custom of inoculation while traveling with her husband & had her own children treated. She brought the practice back to England.
Pockmarked by smallpox, she observed the custom of inoculation while traveling with her husband & had her own children treated. She brought the practice back to England.
May 2, 2024 at 1:13 AM
In 1712, Lady Mary married Edward Wortley Montagu who was British ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.
Pockmarked by smallpox, she observed the custom of inoculation while traveling with her husband & had her own children treated. She brought the practice back to England.
Pockmarked by smallpox, she observed the custom of inoculation while traveling with her husband & had her own children treated. She brought the practice back to England.
December 14, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689 – 1762) was an English medical pioneer, writer, and poet. She is known for introducing smallpox inoculation in Britain. Her writings address and challenge contemporary social attitudes towards women and their intellectual growth at that time. #CelebratingWomen
March 9, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689 – 1762) was an English medical pioneer, writer, and poet. She is known for introducing smallpox inoculation in Britain. Her writings address and challenge contemporary social attitudes towards women and their intellectual growth at that time. #CelebratingWomen
Colonel Henry Stuart Wortley (1832-1890)
"Sunset at sea", 1860s
#photography #skyscape #sunset #ColonelHenryStuartWortley #HenryStuartWortley #ColonelStuartWortley
"Sunset at sea", 1860s
#photography #skyscape #sunset #ColonelHenryStuartWortley #HenryStuartWortley #ColonelStuartWortley
September 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Colonel Henry Stuart Wortley (1832-1890)
"Sunset at sea", 1860s
#photography #skyscape #sunset #ColonelHenryStuartWortley #HenryStuartWortley #ColonelStuartWortley
"Sunset at sea", 1860s
#photography #skyscape #sunset #ColonelHenryStuartWortley #HenryStuartWortley #ColonelStuartWortley
December 14, 2024 at 3:08 PM
How Elise Wortley Climbed Mont Blanc in 1830s Women’s Attire
How Elise Wortley Climbed Mont Blanc in 1830s Women’s Attire
Donning heavy wool skirts and hobnail boots, this intrepid explorer retraces the steps of legendary women adventurers.
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June 19, 2025 at 3:13 PM
How Elise Wortley Climbed Mont Blanc in 1830s Women’s Attire
A moment of shock and awe, please, in honour of poor Mrs Wortley, who gave birth to SIX CHILDREN in ONE YEAR
... And her husband was BLIND (1769)
👶👶👶👶👶👶😭
... And her husband was BLIND (1769)
👶👶👶👶👶👶😭
August 21, 2025 at 10:05 AM
A moment of shock and awe, please, in honour of poor Mrs Wortley, who gave birth to SIX CHILDREN in ONE YEAR
... And her husband was BLIND (1769)
👶👶👶👶👶👶😭
... And her husband was BLIND (1769)
👶👶👶👶👶👶😭