#historical shitposts

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The Duel at Blood Creek

This short film is over a decade old but I come back and watch it at regular intervals because I adore it that much. (If you're wondering why their seconds aren't with them... that's explained by the end.)

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Broke: Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow

Woke: Alexander Hamilton, Or how the country of America was formed by a group of absolute Mad Lads ™ and certifiable Man Babies ™ that kept writing Burn Books about each other, throwing tantrums, and challenging each other to duels and why we should canonize Eliza Hamilton [Hamiltonian Bias Edition] by Ron Chernow

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Anyone Remember Brad Neely?

I'm so sad the original is no longer up, but here, take a trip down memory lane with me:

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I've been cracking up all afternoon at the thought of actual 18th-century British Army regiments being more social media-savvy than their Continental counterparts and like, the idea of recruiting for Loyalist brigades via TikTok propaganda.

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Best version, and dissenters will be burned at the stake:

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Catullus was so real for this, LOL.

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This man nearly made me snort bread up my nose, so here:

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