Ike Makos
@ikemakos.bsky.social
Toiling away in the history mines. Public history professional. Board & tabletop gaming enthusiast. MA in Public History, American University 2020. BA in History, Beloit College 2016. Pronouns are he/him/his.
I was there at Mount Vernon when they did a whole big thing about the fact that one of the ships was going to be named Lafayette. had a guy portraying the marquis and everything. lost like teardrops in the rain 😢
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
I was there at Mount Vernon when they did a whole big thing about the fact that one of the ships was going to be named Lafayette. had a guy portraying the marquis and everything. lost like teardrops in the rain 😢
for another really good breakdown of how Howe (haha) ended up in Philadelphia instead of Albany - basically, it’s mostly Germain’s fault - see Michael C. Harris’s very thorough recounting of the Brandywine campaign
November 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
for another really good breakdown of how Howe (haha) ended up in Philadelphia instead of Albany - basically, it’s mostly Germain’s fault - see Michael C. Harris’s very thorough recounting of the Brandywine campaign
Crucible of War by Fred Anderson is a 900 page doorstop of a book that covers the Seven Years War and its aftermath and I tore through it in one sitting on a long car ride. Incredible stuff
November 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Crucible of War by Fred Anderson is a 900 page doorstop of a book that covers the Seven Years War and its aftermath and I tore through it in one sitting on a long car ride. Incredible stuff
it’s all fun and games until the Orange Hair and Pronouns Battalion break out the thagomizer sticks
November 19, 2025 at 11:12 PM
it’s all fun and games until the Orange Hair and Pronouns Battalion break out the thagomizer sticks
okay but their map of Europe circa 2018 is still insane
November 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
okay but their map of Europe circa 2018 is still insane
when I told my friends that Brolin was voicing Washington one of them immediately made this
November 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM
when I told my friends that Brolin was voicing Washington one of them immediately made this
I’LL BUILD A THOUSAND TRIMARANS BEFORE I LET THIS CONCEPT DIE
November 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I’LL BUILD A THOUSAND TRIMARANS BEFORE I LET THIS CONCEPT DIE
thanks to @civilwarmemory.bsky.social for providing a full transcript
November 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
thanks to @civilwarmemory.bsky.social for providing a full transcript
Magneto on Genosha:
November 13, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Magneto on Genosha:
*highly* recommend Fred Anderson’s CRUCIBLE OF WAR which lays out what I find to be a very compelling explanation for the breach between metropole and colony after the Seven Years War
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 AM
*highly* recommend Fred Anderson’s CRUCIBLE OF WAR which lays out what I find to be a very compelling explanation for the breach between metropole and colony after the Seven Years War
plot point in Frank Miller's GIVE ME LIBERTY comics
November 11, 2025 at 3:35 AM
plot point in Frank Miller's GIVE ME LIBERTY comics
and then next week we all sit down and puzzle through the insane map that they show in THE CHRISTMAS PRINCE 3
November 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
and then next week we all sit down and puzzle through the insane map that they show in THE CHRISTMAS PRINCE 3
now THIS is deliberating!!!!
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
now THIS is deliberating!!!!
