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WikiVictorian

wikivictorian

The Crimean War: A THREAD The Crimean War was a military conflict fought from October 1853 to February 1856 in which Russia lost to an alliance made up of

C.S. Blennerhassett

CSBlenner

Holding the Catalan elections on Valentine’s Day in the middle of a pandemic is proving to be controversial. The big picture is whether pro-independence parties can hold on to power

Steve Analyst

EmporersNewC

Brexit is like a religion. For example, take a look at Tim Montgomerie's claim that: “We were told we were joining just a common market.” (Thread)https://twitter.com/montie/status/745351295809228800 When further pressure is

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NiqiWra

THREAD : La bataille de Torvioll (29.06.1444) La bataille de Torvioll (29.06.1444) s’explique dans un contexte de rébellion albanaise face à l’occupant ottoman, cette bataille a le mérite d’être la

John Bull

garius

Right. Friday history thread!Let's talk about how not once, but TWICE, in WW2 a 650 year old treaty between Britain and Portugal (that the rest of the world had mostly

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IlluminateDark8

Jesuits - A Disgrace to Humanity.[NEW THREAD] RT if you like this Who exactly are the Jesuits?Pope Francis is the first pontiff recruited from the Society of Jesus – a

MetaMick

metamick14

Just read The Lessons of History by Will & Ariel Durant. Man, what a timely book. It asks what can history teach us about civilizations.TL;DR: they thrive in the balance

Dr Matthew Ford

warmatters

I said I’d do some Chrimbo threads.This first one is on guns. In particular it is on the decision by Edward Stanhope, Secretary of State for War to adopt the

Brendan Fraser Crane

bf_crane

Ooh boy 1. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011) the most violently emotional British movie ever made. There’s a scene at the end where a character grabs a stairpost and it

Willem Middelkoop

wmiddelkoop

In June I started a series of (TBR)tweets named #TheBigResetSynopsis Today I will share the core of #TBRchapter1 – The History ofMoney The previous tweets can be found herehttps://twitter.com/wmiddelkoop/status/1275897799486377985 There

Erin Blakemore

heroinebook

I keep thinking about the physical aftermath of Wednesday's insurrection at the Capitol, and of how it connects to another shard of history: the aftermath of Nazism, the Holocaust and

Nacho Oliveras

NachoOliveras

First read of Leopardi. Born in Recanati (Marche) out of an aristocratic family, and with a Jesuit, classical education, he died in Naples at my age (39), possibly of cholera,

Jason Lyall

jaylyall_red5

I read a ton of terrific work by historians on political violence this year (thanks, COVID19). Here's a thread of 13 of the best 2020 books, in no particular order,

Collab blues

Collabblues

vit sans gouvernement depuis le 26 mai 2019 (oui oui, 2019) et semble ne pas s'en porter plus mal, mais est-ce que quelqu'un a vraiment compris comment on gouverne

Gray Connolly

GrayConnolly

I am starting a thread below to link together all of the naval & military history, as well as modern war and security writing, that I find interesting and which

V. Barrière

v_barriere

On m’a envoyé hier un lien vers des ressources pédagogiques à propos de la controverse autour d’#Alésia. Oui, nous allons évoquer un épisode important pour notre mère patrie, la victoire

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