#Historians

Chris Kempshall

ChrisKempshall

So having seen Internet Men doing the ‘but you’re a woman; how do you know things?’ game, let me draw your attention to the likes of: @juliarsct, @SofyaDAnisimova, @SilkNatasha, @KasiaTee,

Dark Saint

DefiledGod

Some historians, thought the discovery of a seal during excavations near dvAraka meant that it was the lost city of kriShNa, as mentioned in this article - https://swarajyamag.com/reviews/dwaraka-history-re-incarnated Quoting that article,

Africa Archives

Africa_Archives

Most powerful African queens in history#Thread1. Amina the Queen of Zaria NigeriaAmina Mohamud was a Hausa warrior queen of the city-state Zazzau, presently in the North-West region of Nigeria. Her

Sam Freedman

Samfr

Honestly one of the best book reviews I think I've ever read. Alongside a thoughtful analysis of both books it also sets out the limits of what greater historical understanding

Dr Laura McAtackney

LMcAtackney

Fantastic article about what looks to be a fascinating book on the problems historians have on retrieving the true nature of empire - the fact the records are so partial

Nipun Chopra, PhD

NipunChopra7

Speaking of history, during Marcus Aurelius' reign, the Roman empire experienced The Plague of Antonine (now believed to be SmallPox). Marcus Aurelius had to fight against rampant misinformation campaigns. Specifically

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ShreshthaDharma

Was Ashoka really great?According to mainstream history books, Ashoka was initially a ruthless ruler but after battle of kalinga, he became a proponent of peace. He was deeply disturbed with

🆘Rev Magdalen

revmagdalen

It's not a matter of opinion, this is a system designed with a written blueprint and manual for how to operate it, and that manual says Speakers have an inherent

Fatima GharWapasi 🚩

GharWapasi_

THREAD (Something is Wrong)1/nWhy was Ashoka glorified by @PMNehru instead of Chandragupta Maurya? 2/nWhy was Chanakya demonized as a Kutil Brahman by Nehruvian historians?Why was this image glorified?Wasn't there a

sammi

sammyk98_

I gave my professor like 5 academic sources on trans identities in pre Nazi Germany for my essay proposal and he replies back : there were no 'transgenders' in Germany,

Richard Kreitner

RichardKreitner

Wow shocking archival discovery... https://twitter.com/TheViewFromLL2/status/1273983838256074753 Sorry for sarcasm it's a good thread and important story but the implication that this wasn't known til now, unearthed in some dusty fi

Dr. Karin Wulf

kawulf

Much as I love an origins story rooted in the awesome power of the William & Mary Quarterly, this essay is problematic in at least 3 ways and in how

Akim Reinhardt

PublicProfessor

Finally watched entire #SHEAR2020 plenary. I won't focus on Feller's presentation; others have already begun the necessary if tedious task of eviscerating it. Instead I'll offer a thread on how

Ananya Chakravarti

achakrava

US history #twitterstorians - as a non-US historian from India, I know how painful the #1776Report must be professionally and as citizens. As you respond, the experience of historians is

Katie Barclay

KatieEBarclay

It strikes me that the latest @NatureComms snafoo (this one about female mentorship) has something in common with the last few - and it’s not just that the analyses provide

Adam Rothman

arothmanhistory

RIP Bernard Bailyn, quite a historian. I would like to add one point about his contribution to the historiography of slavery...https://twitter.com/jennyschuessler/status/1291929219715469313 In his landmark book, Ideological Origins of the A

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