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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 10h

“The Schleswig-Holstein question is so complicated, only three men in Europe have ever understood it. One was Prince Albert, who is dead. The second was a German professor who became mad. I am the third and I have forgotten all about it.” Perhaps this purchase will remind me… 📚 🇩🇰 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 10h

“The Schleswig-Holstein question is so complicated, only three men in Europe have ever understood it. One was Prince Albert, who is dead. The second was a German professor who became mad. I am the third and I have forgotten all about it.” Perhaps this purchase will remind me… 📚 🇩🇰 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 1d

A conversation over the weekend reminded me I’d found this text, but failed to post it. The Peace of Paris by Rashed. The end of the Seven Years War… 📚 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 1d

Dishes done. Ironing done. Feet up done. Interrupt Nelsonian navy reading for the perfect match of book and bottle: The Greek Revolution in print and a Greek renaissance in a bottle #readingndrinking #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 2d

Wake up! A new book on the Russian-Ottoman wars of the 18th century just dropped! Well done to @balkandave.bsky.social. 📚 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 2d

Wake up! A new book on the Russian-Ottoman wars of the 18th century just dropped! Well done to @balkandave.bsky.social. 📚 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 3d

It’s not just all books and computer games here. I love a good boardgame so I’ve gotten two more: No Peace Without Spain (Spanish Succession) and Bayonets & Tomahawks (French & Indian). #boardgames

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 3d

It’s not just all books and computer games here. I love a good boardgame so I’ve gotten two more: No Peace Without Spain (Spanish Succession) and Bayonets & Tomahawks (French & Indian). #boardgames

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 4d

The Master of Command playthrough has ended with Europe painted red! Although most of the victorious British Army was German. Bet that's never happened before... Now to try the Austrians. #masterofcommand

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 5d

More serious 18th century content. This time it’s the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth! Why is everyone marching through their country? How? Why are they getting carved up? 📚 🇵🇱 🇱🇹 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 5d

More serious 18th century content. This time it’s the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth! Why is everyone marching through their country? How? Why are they getting carved up? 📚 🇵🇱 🇱🇹 #histbookchat

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Anna M. Thane @annamthane.bsky.social · 6d

Look forward to November!
Here is an updated list of new #nonfiction #books about the #18thcentury scheduled for next month:
regency-explorer.net/new-releases/

#Regency #Napoleon #history #JaneAusten #read #18thc

A compilation of 32 covers of books about the 18th century. You find the whole list by following the link in the skeet

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 7d

Reluctantly back in an Oxfam book shop and picked this up yesterday. It’s not enough to spend half the night playing Masters of Command on my PC. I’m slipping back into thinking about painting miniatures again… 📚 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 7d

Reluctantly back in an Oxfam book shop and picked this up yesterday. It’s not enough to spend half the night playing Masters of Command on my PC. I’m slipping back into thinking about painting miniatures again… 📚 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 8d

More American Revolt 😉 content. This one landed in yesterday I understand it looks at the revolution in the context of all the colonies, including the many that didn’t join the 13 in rebellion. 👍 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 📚 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 8d

More American Revolt 😉 content. This one landed in yesterday I understand it looks at the revolution in the context of all the colonies, including the many that didn’t join the 13 in rebellion. 👍 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 📚 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 9d

What is it with politicians/statesmen and their obsession with the Congress of Vienna? Do they all have FOMO? These are Harold Nicolson’s thoughts (diplomat who handed the British FWW declaration of war to the German ambassador and minister in Churchill’s SWW government). #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 9d

What is it with politicians/statesmen and their obsession with the Congress of Vienna? Do they all have FOMO? These are Harold Nicolson’s thoughts (diplomat who handed the British FWW declaration of war to the German ambassador and minister in Churchill’s SWW government). #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 10d

This week I have been mostly buying big books on Napoleon’s battles… 🇫🇷 📚 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 12d

I was warned some time ago by Andrew Bamford that Spanish Warships was at a much reduced price (compared to the French, British and Russian books!). Finally picked it up. 🇪🇸 ⛵️ 📚 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 13d

After a week of the Rest is History pod on Nelson and the Battle of Copenhagen, I couldn’t walk past this little book on his flagship, HMS Elephant - chosen either for her low draft or to thumb a nose at the symbol of Denmark! 🇬🇧 🇩🇰 🐘 📚 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 14d

Yesterday’s haul: it’s been awhile since we’ve had a Helion books Reason to Revolution new publication! Huzzah! 📚 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 14d

Yesterday’s haul: it’s been awhile since we’ve had a Helion books Reason to Revolution new publication! Huzzah! 📚 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 16d

More early Jacobite finds today: a little battered by still unbowed (the books at least!). 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 📚 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 16d

More early Jacobite finds today: a little battered by still unbowed (the books at least!). 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 📚 #histbookchat

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