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England during the reign of Elizabeth I (~AD1600) was a dangerous time and place to write plays, such as Shakespeare’s “As You Like It”.
Better watch those metaphors. Public plays were studied closely for signs of treason.
Christopher Marlowe was arrested for atheism, a capital offense. Thomas Kyd was tortured on suspicion of treasonous activity. Ben Jonson was in dire trouble several times.
#History

The 2026 World Congress of Business #History will be held at the University of #Toronto in late July. The organizers have commissioned a #podcast series, produced by recently minted history PhD Louis Reed-Wood, on the university,…

World Congress of Business History - Toronto
Podcast · arlopaycheck · Histories of the key sites of the 2026 World Congress of Business History, held at the University of Toronto.

Such a cool #genealogy story. I hope others from the Battle of Camden will be identified. #forensicgenealogy #DNA

DNA Reveals the Identity of a Teenager Who Died in the Revolutionary War, Cracking a Nearly 250-Year-Old Cold Case
John Pumphrey was still a boy when he enlisted in the Continental Army in 1777. After archaeologists discovered his remains, a genetic genealogy analysis identified 20,000 DNA matches for living relatives

Calvin Coolidge, the 30th POTUS, was such a loser:
- balanced budget each year
- lowered fed budget
- did not own a home
- had a pet raccoon
Anyway: #history #corruption #Korea

Ich habe Katja Hoyers Bücher sehr genossen. Hier sieht man sie aktuell im Gespräch zum neuen Buch über die Weimarer Zwischenkriegszeit. #büchernase #lesen #history

You know it's serious #history when you get a blue plaque. #edsac #retrocomputing
BBC News - Blue plaque awarded for Cambridge computer creation:

There's occasionally something interesting posted under the #history hashtag, but so much of what comes across my feed this way is AI slop.

If you have even a passing interest in #history, and have ever listened to podcasts, then undoubtedly you have heard of Dan Carlin's #HardcoreHistory. His long form episode series are the stuff of legend.
He also has a feed for one-offs (the HH Addendum series) which are usually a litt…

I recently had the great pleasure to catch an episode of the #AfterDark #history #podcast, interviewing #AshleyDouglas o…

#fascism #history

Ich habe Katja Hoyers Bücher sehr genossen. Hier sieht man sie aktuell im Gespräch zum neuen Buch über die Weimarer Zwischenkriegszeit. #büchernase #lesen #history

Let's make August 24 an official holiday.
#history #iykyk

August 24, 1814,
Historic Usians FINALLY pissed off Canadian brits so much (by attacking their city of York) that they sacked and burned Washington D.C.
(Come back! Help us in our hour of need. We LOVE you Canucks!)
#History is a bitch.

And the killer is ....
Ancient DNA Finally Solves a 16th-Century Murder Mystery
https://www.sciencealert.com/ancient-dna-finally-solves-a-16th-century-murder-mystery

Hooks from George Washington's tackle box. During a summer lull in the drafting of the Constitution in 1787 he escaped Philadelphia's "foul airs" by going trout fishing, as one does. Journal entry from one outing: "in the evening fished, not very successfully." #constitution #washington #history #trout #fishing #hooks

Y’all… Soviet history is crazy.
Today I learned that because literature was so heavily censored, people would illegally print banned texts by typing them on home typewriter machines and then distribute them.
AND THE COOL PART is that to try and stop them, the Soviet government had restricted production of typewriters, assigning each machine a unique serial number AND a specific signature of defects (tilted letters, lighter or heavier pressure letters, etc.), the government would store the keys for which typographical signature corresponded to which machine and whom it was sold to.
So what did the people do in response? Split typing a single text up across multiple people’s machines and shuffling pages; OR fixing up some letters by hand with a pen.
Crazy cool!!!!
#history #SovietUnion #USSR #Typewriter

I'm currently watching:
#computer #science #history there.
It is very much about people, us humans - go check it out!
Additional reference:
http://thecomputerboys.com/

Since I mentioned it: Hampi was the capital of Vijayanagara empire 14-16 Century CE and is believed to be the world's most prosperous city in that era. The temple complex is a UNESCO World Heritage site and has some of the most stunning architecture and sculptures you'll ever see. Absolutely worth a visit.
#history #India #Karnataka #trivia #travel

Historical #Accordion Pre Recorded Announcement 🎙️
@… radio 2008-04
I’ll have to revive this one
It was perhaps my favourite PRA and would be great to get back on rotation before the big 2029 first 🪗 bicentennial
Needs updated show times, and we changed station ID too!
Love all the samples, “G’day Bruce!” and that #typewriter Ding! 🛎️
Celebrating William Burt’s 1829 first US “Typographer” patent
#MontyPython #History #CommunityRadio #sampling

Not really Fibonacci's fault he put his name on a pattern that was already described in ancient texts. What's he to do other than fib? 🤥🤓
#pun #nerd #math #credit #history