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Pax Britannica: A History Podcast
@BritannicaPax
Narrative History Podcast on the British Empire | Currently: Wars of the Three Kingdoms | Hosted by PhD Candidate @samuelhume10 | Twinned with @histofwitch
Jul 30, 2021 • 13 tweets • 5 min read
The @RNLI is in the news again, for doing what it's been doing for nearly two centuries - saving lives.

Here's a short thread on the founding of the #RNLI, and why it's truly a national treasure worth defending from angry keyboard warriors and callous politicians. Sir William Hillary moved to the Isle of Man in 1808. The island is surrounded by treacherous waters, and in his time there Hillary saw many ships run aground on reefs or crash into cliffs, and he did his fair share of rescuing shipwrecked sailors.