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[troythecatfish]

Murder, kidnappings, and corruption.

These are just some of the best known crimes of anti-communist Peruvian dictator Alberto Fujimori, who has just died. A few months ago he had claimed he would run for president again.

[burningvelvet]

the worst part about having an embarrassing amount of knowledge about your hyperfixation is having to repress the urge to correct people when they talk about it bc u don't want to be an asshole but at the same time u Need to Share and Protect the Knowledge for the Good of All Mankind

[americanrevolutionxx]

📸 high_tide_ on TikTok

[the-orphic-youth]

Plate armor, Nuremberg, ca. 1530-1545.

[enlitment]

Huge shout-out to my friend who lets me indulge my hyperfixations and somehow managed to track down a photo of my old high school history notes on the French revolution??

Some higlights!

Headline: The Impact of the French Revolution (on the Czech Lands) (which was part of the Austrian Empire back then, making it just a bit more spicy)

After the fall of the Bastille in 1780, the revolution gains traction, making Austrian authorities uneasy

Leopold II. (Austrian emperor) knows it is important to filter the news getting to Austria from France

The news about the revolution are apparently more censored in Czech-language newspaper than the German ones, since the Czechs were known to rebel against authorities (kind of a "don't want to give them any ideas" type of situation") -> this meant that Czechs who spoke German would have had better access to the news about the French Revolution

The French Revolution would have more support in the Czech intellectual circles, compared to the countryside

a first disinformation campaign was launched in the Austrian newspaper, focused on making the French Revolution look as bad as possible (designed to protect the "traditional regime = the right solution" narrative)

This was contrasted with the experiences of real French people brought to the Czech lands by French soldiers (e. g. during the Napoleonic Wars - the Battle of Austerlitz, arguably the most important battle on our territory)

it also says that the French army was apparently viewed largely positively by Czech people and that the soldiers generally behaved quite decently? (I guess there's a really low bar for a behaviour of a foreign army but still. This surprised me, definitely not something I remembered from my class!)

After the ideas of the French Revolution spread to our country, it influenced the intellectual climate and made people rethink the status quo under the Austrian rule

last point (in all caps for some reason lol): FIRST RECORDER TIME IN WHICH THE STATE USED A DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN, trying to paint France in a bad light

you also get to witness my horrible handwriting I guess~

[little-desi-historian]

Anyway… seeing as I do not personally specify in Tudor history despite being a very junior member of the society of creative anarchism and an American Revolution patriot unit in Philadelphia… @theladyelizabeth and @marythequeen are great Tudor oriented accounts that are not specifically all about Anne Boleyn/The Six Wives of Henry VIII. Also, @elysabeththequeene is a cool person. Anyway, this has been a PSA, follow them!

[deepperplexity]

Does anyone know what it was called/termed when someone was confined to a tiny cage with only standing room while it hung in midair as a punishment? Like, in Outlaw King, Queen de Burgh is taken and put in house arrest (I believe they called it that) but was locked in one of these cages hanging outside the castle walls with no chance of escape even if she could get through the large squares of the cage it would only mean plummeting to her death if she crawled/climbed out.

(I can't even find a gif of it but I remembered that scene and now I can't stop wondering what that punishment is called)

Got the answer!!!

Thank you @dontwanttobeanamericanidiot ! This was driving me crazy - so wonderful to have such a helpful community to turn to with the weirdest of questions 😂

[emilykaldwen]

Hey History Tumblr! I’m looking for resources in regards to the lives of people in Venice during the 15th century. The classes, economics, jobs, what were family laws. Age of marriage, big families (if any). How did the people live, festivals, rituals. I’m finding a bunch of things about the Ottomans and the trade but I’m hoping for the equivalent of ‘widow and ward in medieval England’ type books for Venice. What were the households like, inheritance? Noble class vs merchant classes, etc. books are love, documentaries also great (I have a dvd set from my trip to Venice but it’s currently packed away and more of a high level overview)

Tagging history friends even though I know you’re British history: @theladyelizabeth @mihrsuri @harritudur @english-history-trip @queenemaker

[lokischickadee]

I sometimes wonder if people realize how powerful Anne Boleyn really was. This woman was so hot that England changed religions! She had Henry by the balls for a while and I wish it stayed that way. She will always be my fav of his wives in both the tudors show and in real life. She was such a badass! I know she didn't pursue Henry but still

[spale-vosver]

Hey sociology/fandom history Tumblr can I ask for book/paper recs?

After multiple years of being pushed out of fandom spaces by White Woman Fandom Elders for being Too Autistic, I want to explore how the white millennial/gen x womanhood of fandom is intertwined with ableism, transphobia/cisnormativity, and ageism to make sense of my experience. Obviously there's probably not one book or paper that covers this and I know a lot of the literature is centered on antiblackness and misogynoir, but do y'all know of any sources that could shed light on this? Would super appreciate it.

[bandcampgremlin]

hello history tumblr k thought you would like to see this 16th century, Turkish umbrella hat

[troythecatfish]

The chart does not capture the astonishing fact that these accomplishments were achieved under brutal sanctions imposed by the world’s superpower. Viva la revolución.

They also have ad-free TV ✌️📺 (you don’t need commercials with Socialism).

[burningvelvet]

tfw you would love to watch a period piece or adaptation of one of your favorite works or historical subjects but you dislike the actor(s) who play your favorites :/

[tumbleweed-run]

HISTORY TUMBLR

I need a list of your favorite history books, preferably non biased takes, especially American History.

To those who may not be aware the National Archives has been removing certain parts of American history from the public in what is widely being seen as a preemptive sanitizing.

I’m not a non fiction reader but this feels important to start doing.

Please feel free to reblog.

[the-orphic-youth]

I find it lovely how each fencer I know compares fencing to a different thing. I've heard it is like :

• writing, because you learn guards and cuts like you learn letters, and when you can read and write each of them (execute them), you can combine them and write your own poems (fence).

• acting on stage, because you learn by heart a big part of the role, but nothing goes perfectly all the time. then you can't just stop in the course of playing (during a sparing), instead you need to use your skill in order to improvise.

• cooking with an unclear recipe (again, improvising with what you've got, possibly coming up with something new as a result).

• learning how to play an instrument.

• chess but 3D (I like this one a lot).