If you are unfamiliar with Killer Mike...

I have not yet finished The Human Factor by Archie Brown but so far it is fascinating and very engaging account of the end of the Cold War by a man who met many of the key participants

On a bit of an 80s vibe at the moment. This history of Reagan does not have enough detail of his economic policies; only gives a chapter to AIDS and doesn't mention his criminal justice policies at all but is very good on his life story and foreign policy

1/3

This reads as though the Jacobites were around AGES ago

Tomorrow marks 32 years since one of my favourite letters was published:

If news of Jimmy Carter's death has sparked an interest in him or the period then I really recommend anything by @rickperlstein.bsky.social but especially Reaganland which is tremendous

Really enjoyed Republic by Alice Hunt.
There seems to have been a lot of interest in this period recently - The Blazing World; Devil Land; The Restless Republic; the new Ronald Hutton.
This is right up there with the best of them: accessible but informative; really engaging. Recommended.

...her story inspired this painting by Norman Rockwell.
In 2011, Ruby was invited to the White House to look at the painting with President Obama. He told her: "I think it's fair to say that if it hadn't been for you guys, I might not be here and we wouldn't be looking at this together"...

This picture was taken on this day (14th November) 1960. For me, it is one of the most powerful and moving of all the photographs from the US Civil Rights movement
@marcdavenant.bsky.social

A short thread about this incredible girl:

I know I bang on about Robert Caro but I'm almost evangelical about him. Everyone should read his history of LBJ and there should be a national holiday when Part 5 comes out.
If you have never read it and you have a Spotify account then Part 3 can be consumed on its own and is available for free

Really enjoying this and it contains one of the most exciting accounts of Richard II's role in the Peasants' Revolt that I have ever read

This is a cracker: persuasive arguments; clear eye for weaknesses and strengths; treasure trove of detail

Incredibly, 5 of his children are still alive

John White returned home but never recovered from the shock and loss.

His paintings remain a vital part of the history of the "colonies".

Today marks 205 years since The Peterloo Massacre. It is marked in (I think) this beautiful way in a mosiac walkway next to Manchester Library with each victim identified and remembered

Following me out of habit

Suspect this will take so long that - by the time I'm finished - Part 5 of LBJ might be done

If that is Rupert Everett on the left, this had better be a dream sequence...