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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 2h

Having books on the 18th century history of German states of Württemberg (Peter Wilson) and a small one on Hesse-Cassell (Charles Ingrao), I couldn’t pass a book on Hamburg when I saw it in a charity shop. I blame the Prime & Load pod for luring me further down the 18th century well!📚 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 23h

That run! Frank Langella and Peter Firth omg. These pairings were amazing. They even had Mark Hamill as Amadeus at one point.

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 1d

Belated new book post. John H. Gill’s Broken Eagles Volume 1 has landed. Volume 2 arrives at the end of the month. I find the fate of the fought over German principalities fascinating… 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 💂 📚 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 5d

Can you have enough Boxer Rebellion content? No! Another couple of volumes from my chap in York. I do love a good map of the Foreign Legations. The cartoons are a bit dodgy though… 🥊 📚 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 5d

Can you have enough Boxer Rebellion content? No! Another couple of volumes from my chap in York. I do love a good map of the Foreign Legations. The cartoons are a bit dodgy though… 🥊 📚 #histbookchat

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ianVisits @ianvisits.co.uk · 5d

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 6d

There are certain titles you see in a secondhand shop and you don’t even have to open it to know you’re buying it. I’ve no idea if this is any good but after my behaviour at WeHaveWaysfest I had to buy it! @almurray.bsky.social #independentcompany #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 6d

There are certain titles you see in a secondhand shop and you don’t even have to open it to know you’re buying it. I’ve no idea if this is any good but after my behaviour at WeHaveWaysfest I had to buy it! @almurray.bsky.social #independentcompany #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 7d

Tonight I am mostly drinking @bruichladdich.bsky.social at the Soho Whisky Club!

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 8d

A couple of early 18th century books from my dealer in York: the battle of Ramillies and a work by County Antrim soldier, General Richard Kane. 📚 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 8d

A couple of early 18th century books from my dealer in York: the battle of Ramillies and a work by County Antrim soldier, General Richard Kane. 📚 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 9d

A @barnthorn.bsky.social book that slipped through the net - a history of a largely forgotten war of empire in Canada. 📚 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 9d

A @barnthorn.bsky.social book that slipped through the net - a history of a largely forgotten war of empire in Canada. 📚 🇬🇧 🇨🇦 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 10d

This weekend I have been mostly purchasing books by @amikaberidze.bsky.social. As author of The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History & Kutuzov, I suspect it’s worth getting everything he’s written! 📚 💂 ✍️ #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 10d

This weekend I have been mostly purchasing books by @amikaberidze.bsky.social. As author of The Napoleonic Wars: A Global History & Kutuzov, I suspect it’s worth getting everything he’s written! 📚 💂 ✍️ #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 10d

An evening with an American in the Georgian Royal Navy and an excellent moscatel. #readingndrinking #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 11d

A long day emptying the storage locker. It may be some time before the home library is fully functional but nearly all my books are now under one roof. The organisation will take some time. Here’s a toast to Tsundoku in the meantime! 🥃📚

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 12d

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 13d

Given the recent Prime & Load pod series on the Jacobites and the ‘45, when I saw an Arran Johnston book on the Bonnie Prince in a second hand book shop I grabbed it. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 📚 #histbookchat

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TheKnightIrish @theknightirish.bsky.social · 13d

Given the recent Prime & Load pod series on the Jacobites and the ‘45, when I saw an Arran Johnston book on the Bonnie Prince in a second hand book shop I grabbed it. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 📚 #histbookchat