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Robin Schäfer @robschaefer-historian.com · 18/06/2025

am thrilled to announce the publication of our latest peer-reviewed research, "Sowing Eagles: 200 Years of Forging Waterloo Battlefield Relics." From October in the 'Revue belge d’Histoire Militaire' you can read online here already: sramakvvl.be/en/sowing-ea... @bernardwilkin.bsky.social

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Sowing Eagles: 200 years of forging Waterloo battlefield relics. - SRAMA – KVVL

BERNARD WILKIN (State Archives of Belgium), ROBIN SCHÄFER (Independent historian) et ARNE HOMANN (Director of the Schloss Salder Municipal Museum, Salzgitter, Germanyne) Introduction ‘Sir!’ exclaimed ...

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

How did trade tariffs affect the bone industry in the 19th century? And how did it contribute to the exploitation of the bodies of the Waterloo fallen? Find out for free in our article www.journalbelgianhistory.be/en/journal/b...

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The real fate of the Waterloo fallen. The exploitation of bones in 19th century Belgium

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

The site of the 1914 Sarajevo assassination. Having worked on the First World War for two decades, it felt very strange to finally stand there.

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 04/01/2025

One for the many First World War historians out there. A relic of the last emperor of Austria inside the cathedral of Funchal, Madeira.

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Today the postman made me a happy bunny, despite having to pay €19 in customs for my author's copies. Thank you Brexit.

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

On the train to Brussels to talk about the missing bones of the Napoleonic wars to a room full of archeologists. Cannot wait to meet @simonverdegem.bsky.social and share the research written with @robschaefer-historian.com and @tonypollard.bsky.social

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Folks, it's Saturday. A good time to talk about personal hobbies. What is your guilty pleasure or assumed hobby ? When I'm not with family or hiking, I play guitar in a rock band. One thing for sure, we'll never make it to Glastonbury, but we don't lack enthusiasm.

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Shannon Selin @shannonselin.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

Congratulations! Loved Fighting for Napoleon and Fighting the British. So glad you and your dad are continuing to make these French soldiers' accounts accessible.

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

😍 Proud to announce that the new 📖 written by my dad and myself is out! Fighting the Russians examines the crucial role played by Russia through hundreds of original letters, notebooks and accounts written by French soldiers at the time of the events or shortly after the fall of Napoleon.

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Fighting the Russians

Before the French Revolution, the Russian Empire played a minor role in the history of Western Europe, yet its involvement in the wars of the…

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Hello everyone, another presentation post as more of you are following me. I'm a historian at the Belgian State Archives. I've co-written several books, including these two babies published in 2024. Don't hesitate to say hi and follow me, I look forward to our courteous exchanges on this platform.

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

A visit to the Brussels war museum where I saw a First World War plane. I was thirteen.

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Before it was associated with an enemy symbol in 1914, the iron cross was a coveted medal in Belgium. It was awarded for bravery during the Belgian Revolution of 1830 and was proudly referenced on recipients'graves, such as this one (wounded in action in 1830, decorated with the iron cross).

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Meet the three unfortunate German soldiers who were evacuated in 1870 from the French front to neutral Liège (Belgium), where they died of their wounds. Two years later, six thousand people came to the official inaugural ceremony and sang Wacht am Rhein. They are still buried here 153 years later.

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Greeting everybody, just made the jump from Twitter, thanks to @thehistoryguy.bsky.social . For those who don't know me, I research military history, including the bones of Waterloo with @germilhistory.bsky.social . Who should I follow on this platform? Any recommendation ?

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