February 2012
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He was a tall, swarthy, gangling youth who met his difficulties with the only...
– Antonia Fraser on Charles II as a teenager (via fuckyeahcharlesthesecond)
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feminist historian: Secret Renaissance Letter... →
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A newly discovered document, written by one of Europe’s most famous philosophers, Thomas Hobbes, reveals a plan that, if successful, could have turned the tide of one of England’s bloodiest wars.
In the words of Hobbes, the plan would prevent the “ruine of the…
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Oliver was siezed with one of those extraordinary fits of humour, surely manic...
– account of a dinner party of Cromwell’s, 11 February 1648, from ‘Cromwell Our Chief of Men’ by Antonia Fraser (via shitolivercromwellsaid)
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A book, in English, on "Les Mazarinettes". →
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thestuartkings:
Wow! What a find. Thank you for sharing.
No problem! (Is it just me or does “Mazarinettes” sound like a really cool name for a fem!punk band?)
It really does! Or a sixties style girl group like the Ronettes.
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A book, in English, on "Les Mazarinettes". →
Wow! What a find. Thank you for sharing.
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Give me leave to rail at you, -
I ask nothing but my due:
To call you false,...
– Give Me Leave To Rail At You - John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (via gemothy)
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