their ≠ they're
If it's not in a song by Sabaton or Iron Maiden, it ain't real history.
Just because I like music doesn't mean I have to like every genre and artist.
I know it's a meme, but this logic is 🗑️
Oh, you like reading? Name every word
Aladeen
reads them from a dictionary
Plus it's like... they might know all sorts of other shit but not the one particular thing you ask about
Like famous YouTubers!
That's a very good way of putting it actually.
Fuck Rome and nazi Germany. Lemmie tell yous about railway history.
Railway history is incredible because it was very much built on personal spats between various millionaires and scam artists. Yerkes is probably my favourite example of both.
After we hear about Carthage, sure thing
Not much to hear about Carthage 😔 (because of rome)
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I learned railway history from Hell on Wheels
Oh, my sibling in sin, I will tell you things about railways you wouldn't believe, like a proto-railway that played a role in the 1745 Battle of Prestonpans, or rope haulage, or how the Ffestiniog Railway in Wales was designed to constantly go downhill because it was opened in the 1830s before steam locos were both powerful enough or widespread enough to be practical.
Sit down, I'm going to tell you about how the inventor of the RORO Train Ferry died in shame.
That’s a pretty good source to understand the zeitgeist of the whole railroad boom. It’s fictionalized but pretty truthy.
They hate it when you clown on Sparta like a smug Athenian too.
Sparta? Those dudes that lost the most easily defended fortification in Anatolia? When the entire war plan revolved around them defending it?
Good thing the Athenian fleet won when outnumbered.
Actually I am a slightly overweight bald man with a beard so Vikings are my personality
I feel attacked. But my excuse is that my mother is from Norway and my name is Bjørn.
Don't worry, actual vikings within one generation of the fjords get a pass for being fans.
Same with Italians and being fans of (ancient) Rome.
Not Germans, though. Sorry Germans. You know how it is.
Don't forget low quality copper
The French Revolution took about a century to fully process through. There were several instances of guillotines and piles of heads. We usually know about the first one (and the second one for those who've seen Les Misérables. ) During the post 1789 process there was also a weird cult thing that looked a bit like MAGA, until even the cultists got tired of Robespierre's bullshit.
Marie Antoinette was a perfectly serviceable princess / queen and fielded charities and smiled at the commoners and all the things ambitious feudal ladies are supposed to do. She never said Qu'ils mangent de la brioche but the rumor of it was current, and sped her way to the guillotine. She was also accused of sexual perversities, including The German Vice (lesbianism) most of which had to be explained to her so she could deny having ever done them.
Les Mis does not depict the second French Revolution, but the June Rebellion years earlier.
I may be thinking of the July Revolution of 1830, in which case you're right. They're not the same, just related.
[burning with an urge to tell you about indigenous transgender priestess revolutionaries]
Jokes on you, I know a lot about the Spanish Civil War, Second Italo-Ethiopian War, and Second Sino-Japanese War too.
Ancient Egypt nerds present!
Aren't there a bunch of (1st) American Civil War enjoyers too?
Have you heard of Karl 12 of sweden ?!!
/Swedish racists
Should I know about the other 11 before digging into that one?
Nah they're just more or less the usual ashole king. The 12th was a complete douche, think angry spoiled kid, went on a war rampage in russia/poland and grabbed some land, got wrecked (but that's just bad luck eh right?) went to invade norway, got shot in the head lol. Such a great king.
I'll have you know I've listened to all episodes of the Revolutions podcast and remember nothing.
If you like those two, you should read about Khan leading the Mongols. Undeniably fascinating.
Bullshit! I'm an Aztec nerd!
tell me your top 3 aztec facts please
One: Women would use indigo hair dye called xiuquilitl to turn their hair blue.
Two: In Tenochtitlán human waste would be collected from public toilets for fertilizer. Thus it was someone's job to sail the "poop canoe" to deliver night soil.
Three: Only a certain type of cacao was used as currency. Counterfeiting was rampant.
There is a podcast called Lions Led By Donkeys covers a lot of russian history.
include ottomans, Netherlands, Mongolia and Japan please
China is based though, if you like or love Chinese history I consider you to be cool as fuck, you are in fact cool if you love Chinese history, Chinese history is so fun educative and it's just so good
As a young nerd, I was happy that the national broadcaster decided to show history documentaries every week.
I was kind of disappointed that it devolved into a World War 2 Hour. But I guess it was inevitable.
(At least we don't have the History Channel, otherwise known as the H—)
Love how this basically just sent up a flare for all the NDs with Specific Hyperfixations
Oh boy am I about to go off on the lead up to ww1
Praise be to Urkle!
I really want a copy of De Re Metallica ever since I found out about it
