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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

I assume that they were banned for the same reasons we forbid them now. Interesting document !

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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 · 12/02/2025

Ne pas oublier aussi que les officiers francophones étaient parfois issus... de Flandres. L'élite parlait encore souvent français au 20e siècle, comme en témoigne le "messager de Gand", publié en français dans cette belle ville néerlandophone.

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

What the article really show is that young people don't learn the other community's language and prefer to pick English as a second language. Nothing really new here, I also never learned Dutch at school, preferring English and German.

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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 · 11/01/2025

No worry. I'm just baffled by this whole discussion. French people can be really annoying on holiday but there are better things to do than being rude or going back to the past to tell them off.

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Which doesn't mean a thing and is poorly written. I assume you mean je m'en fiche.

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Not many people in France would know the history behind those words and doing such a salute would just make you look like a fool.

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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 · 03/01/2025

We have similar files in Belgium. All suspected people were investigated but not all were found guilty of collaboration.

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 27/12/2024

I wrote a few books on Belgium and work at the state archives 😇

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

It is literally called tank track juice also. It sounds awful.

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Got three, had to pay €19 in customs and they are all damaged 🙄

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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 · 10/12/2024

When I am presenting a topic, I always make sure to talk as simply as possible and assume that the audience doesn't know a thing about the topic.

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

You can find online our free article about this: the real fate of the Waterloo fallen.

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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

A very good idea indeed, thank you !

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

It's all about the enthusiasm. What's your gear?

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

It's indeed a surreal debate when compared to what is being done in Belgium, where it is largely agreed that individuals have a right to control their end of life.

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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 · 23/11/2024

It's been a right here in Belgium for years and most agree that it's a fundamental right and a good thing.

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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 · 18/11/2024

J'ai supprimé le mien. Lassé par les agressifs et les vidéos incessantes qui n'ont rien à voir. Je me sens beaucoup mieux depuis.

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

Fashion is typical of the mid-1820s but the tie is indeed very odd. Not the best portrait in terms of execution but the fact that it shows a decorated Prussian veteran is very exciting.

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

I'm going to avoid advertising my books. On the other hand, those written by my father and brother are very nice. 😇

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Dr Bernard Wilkin @bernardwilkin.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

She's the best, even if she won't let me inherit your old pictures. 😘

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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 · 16/11/2024

Welcome here. We have similar interests. I've written chapters on the industrial exploitation of human bones from British cemeteries.

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

That's wise. But just in case, write my name somewhere

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

If you die before I do, I want to inherit this shit

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

There is a monkey with a body armour

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

I left today after being active for 14 years. The endless stupidity, the unrelated replies and the intrusive accounts I didn't follow were just too much.

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