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Samuel Harvey

@sharv98.bsky.social

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Aspiring Historian of Empire and expansion; Currently researching the Aberdeen Act and the effectiveness of British punitive actions against Brazil. History Student 📚 Liverpool

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Samuel Harvey @sharv98.bsky.social · 28d

Managed to pick up some historical literature all for less than £10!

Particularly looking forward to reading Stowe while researching Victorian anti-slavery.

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Alyssa Long @measuredandslow.bsky.social · Sep 22

Hey a thing I really don’t want to get lost here is that while Tylenol doesn’t cause autism, IT’S FINE TO BE AUTISTIC. Let’s not grant them the premise that autism should be eradicated in our way to correct the science, okay? Okay.

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Samuel Harvey @sharv98.bsky.social · Aug 26

Using the summer break to catch up on some reading. Extending my reading into some long eighteenth century stuff.

Both interesting reads, but I think I’m still in the long nineteenth century camp.

#history #historybooks

Samuel Harvey @sharv98.bsky.social · Aug 21

Quite concerning that Waterstones now has an “alternative history” section, with books on 9/11 conspiracies and ancient aliens.

Pseudoscience/history can be dangerous and should not be promoted nor legitimised.

Samuel Harvey @sharv98.bsky.social · Aug 8

Map dated 1858 showing the extent of the Asante Empire and British possessions in West Africa. Interestingly many British forts are simply underlined red, showing the lack of British influence and jurisdiction outside of its 'Bridgeheads' (John Darwin, 2013, p.8-9). #History

Source: Arrowsmith, John. ‘Map of the West Coast of Africa, comprising Guinea and the British Possessions at Sierra Leone, on the Gambia, and the Gold Coast, together with countries within the courses of the Rivers Senegal, Gambia, and Kowara. Compiled from official documents by John Arrowsmith, London, 1858’, 1858, CO 700_WEST AFRICA15, The National Archives.

Samuel Harvey @sharv98.bsky.social · Jul 31

Although I fear more practice is required to impress Mr Sharpe with 3 rounds a minute.

Samuel Harvey @sharv98.bsky.social · Jul 31

A Graduation present to myself! An (Inert) India Pattern Brown Bess Reproduction.