Tony McMahon
@tonymcmahon_TV
Tony McMahon - appears on history and science TV docs, ex-BBC, author, historian, Agent: @PastPreservers YouTube: http://youtube.com/c/TonyMcMahon6…
What drives people to spend £45,000 on a beach hut? It's a good question that I help answer in this article telegraph.co.uk/travel/destina…
Death mask of Napoleon at the @musee_massena in Nice, France
1960s women’s swimming caps at the @musee_massena in Nice, France
Remembering the brilliant English actor David Warner who died on this day in 2022. He was 80. #DavidWarner #TheRSC #TheWarOfTheRoses #MorganASuitableCaseForTreatment #TheOmen #TimeAfterTime #MrQuilp #AChristmasCarol #Tron #TheFrenchLieutenantsWoman #Holocaust #Masada #CrossOfIron
Pope Pius V - died in 1572 and it shows - at Maria Maggiore in Rome
Dining solo at La Matriciana in Rome - my second dish of tripe was an ill-judged choice. Used to love offal but as I’ve got older - not so keen.
My thoughts turn to Christopher Hitchens every time I see her image
Art Deco bust of Pope Pius XI (1857-1939) at the Vatican Museums. I was quite taken by this sculpture as everybody else around me rushed to the Sistine Chapel
The tomb of Pope Martin V (1369-1431) covered in coins and banknotes this Jubilee Year in Rome - what would Martin Luther have thought?
The Baptistry at St John Lateran in Rome dates back to the 5th century CE - though heavily embellished down the centuries - not a tourist in sight (except me) - heaven!
If you’ve never been to the Doria Pamphilj gallery in Rome - go! It’s free of tourist mobs and the art is overwhelming.
Very obvious Islamic influence in the medieval architecture of Amalfi cathedral - shame about the modern graffiti on a couple of frescoes 🙄
Loving these saints’ reliquaries at Amalfi cathedral - visited earlier this week
The basilica in Nice, France - scene of a horrific terrorist attack in 2020
Genoa cathedral is awesome - similar to Siena - holds the ashes of the headless body of John the Baptist brought to the city during the Crusades
Could a £140 Ardingly Antiques Fair purchase turn out to be a lost treasure by the 41 year old Winston Churchill, the year after he took up painting? Place your bets for this evening’s Fake or Fortune? episode at 9pm on BBC
Our Hanoverian history series THE FIRST GEORGIANS was on the telly, and a lovely lady got in touch. 'Your new hair makes you look 10 years younger,' she said. Unfortunately, I WAS 10 years younger. It was a repeat. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…
