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The Museum of English Rural Life

18 Aug, 9 tweets, 2 min read

a friendly request for visitors not to try to use the Magna Carta to seize The Museum of English Rural Life

theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/a…

[twenty-five 13th century barons rock up at the museum entrance]

not again

if you are a 13th century baron and keen to visit the museum, we politely ask that you:
- please continue wearing a face covering
- book in advance (so that we can control the number of barons on-site)
- hitch ye noble steeds by the bike stands, probably

we are able to provide a full copy of our Visit Us page in Latin or Anglo-Norman upon request

merl.reading.ac.uk/visit-us/

https://twitter.com/major_clanger/status/1427912852698959877

visiting The MERL is free already! BUT if you bring proof of your heraldry we will give you a free scone

https://twitter.com/major_clanger/status/1427912852698959877

https://twitter.com/Takeastepback16/status/1427924359503654913

we usually say we have shortbread fit for a king and on this case it may even be demonstrable

https://twitter.com/Takeastepback16/status/1427924359503654913

https://twitter.com/joeflatman/status/1427981541796368384

[turns to glance at the giant model sheep we just rolled into the museum]

uh oh

https://twitter.com/joeflatman/status/1427981541796368384

you can lead a horse to water but you can't bring it into The Museum of English Rural Life (please)

https://twitter.com/HerdyUK/status/1427990590801813507

be careful Herdy we suspect that sheep is full of barons

https://twitter.com/HerdyUK/status/1427990590801813507

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