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That History Girl

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All things history! Mostly Tudor, Regency, and Victorian, but also Neolithic, Celtic tribes, Roman invasion, Angle-Saxons, Middle Ages, Stewarts, Jacobean, Georgian, Edwardian, and more. Occasional political rants, frequent cats.

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StacesCases2 🇨🇦 📎 @stacescases2.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
It's secondary to the real issue of this attack on #Iran being an insane, ILLEGAL war, but the fact that a brave #American female pilot was shot down in #Kuwait must be driving #PeteHegseth crazy...er.
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
Chapter 7 of The House of Ill Repute is UP! :) #sanditon #janeausten Read and review at: archiveofourown.org/works/757113...
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The House of Ill Repute - Chapter 7 - Anise - Sanditon - Jane Austen [Archive of Our Own]
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Chapter 5 of The House of Ill Repute is UP! Read and review at: archiveofourown.org/works/757113... #sanditon #janeausten #sidlotte
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The House of Ill Repute - Chapter 5 - Anise - Sanditon - Jane Austen [Archive of Our Own]
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VictorianLondon @victorianlondon.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Emma Cons's temperance 'Coffee Tavern' in Seven Dials, opened in the 1870s, was called The Cat and Comfort.
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Happy 3rd Day of #Christmas, the Feast of St. John the #Apostle. What kind of drugs was he on when he wrote the hallucinatory Book of #Revelation?? I once took an entire class focused on that one book of the #Bible. Anyway, many similar books did not make it in.
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
Happy #Holidays and Merry #Christmas to all those who celebrate! :) How exactly did the #Victorians make this kind of tree work?? Where did the other branches go? Questions, questions...
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All Things Jane Austen and the Bronte Sisters @excessivelydiverting.net · 25/12/2025
I couldn’t let the day ending without posting this, can I? :)
An image of Mr. Darcy in the upper left hand corner. Below him, in black text, it says, "I don't want a lot for Christmas, there is one thing I need, You must allow me to tell you, I admire and love you most ardently. Despite my family and your inferiority, you're the only one for me. We will share my good fortune, all I want, against my better judgement, is you."
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Okay, so this is late.... Happy Catunday! Baby, queen of all she surveys. 🙂#cute #cats
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Fun fact: before 1823, the "Bloody Codes" in the UK meant that you could be hanged for stealing a sheep OR a lamb. Stealing one silver spoon, a rabbit, or a few yards of lace? To the hangman you go! None of this lessened crime whatsoever, btw. #crime #capitalpunishment
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
Wait, wait, I DID find a #caturday post! Here's 14 years of Poppy. :) #cats #cute
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
So I don't have any #caturday pics today, unfortunately... but I DO have a pic of the falls in #Spokane! :) #waterfalls #nature
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
WARNING: The unbearable cuteness of this pic may be more than the human mind can stand. 🙂 Baby in a box! #cute #cat #kitten #caturday
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Happy #Caturday from Peaches! #cute #cats #kittens
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
Poor Mr. Collins. Elizabeth Bennett just isn't into him. The Other Bennett sister gives a more nuanced portrait of his character. #janeausten #prideandprejudice
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
C.E. Brook's portrait of Mr. #Darcy for the 1895 edition of #prideandprejudice. This has influenced all versions that came after it. #janeausten
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Angie @angieispissed.bsky.social · 13/08/2025
Whip that mofo
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
I always liked Mr. Collins, and I think he was very misunderstood. I hope Charlotte Lucas ended up giving him a chance.... #austen #prideandprejudice
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Cat Alyst 🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦 (they/them) @catalystmeow.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
#USDemocracy Protesters are flooding DC streets to demand two things: that the National Guard be recalled and that the Epstein files be released. We stand with you, DC! Help spread the word: social.demcast.com/toolkit/3fdc...
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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 15/07/2025
Bird flu? Don’t worry, we fired the scientists. geneticliteracyproject.org/2025/07/15/b... via @geneticliteracy.bsky.social #H5N1 #Birdflu
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Bird flu? Don’t worry, we fired the scientists
he Trump administration’s recent decision to cancel $766 million in funding to vaccine company Moderna for the development of a bird flu vaccine
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
But you need to either rest the horses or change horses every 10-20 miles. Another option was the post coach. Either way, the average was about 60 miles per day, which could be pushed to 100 with enough money and resources. Here's a good page on the subject; www.quillsandquartos.com/post/distanc...
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Distance and Time In Regency England
By Wade H. Mann, author of A Most Excellent UnderstandingWhen you read a lot of Regency fiction, the two things that seem to be the most confusing are travel times and money. Both are difficult to squ...
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
The answer is-- it all depends. By coach, the Gardiners traveled from Pemberley to Longbourn in two long days, 60 miles per day. Darcy boasted that he could do 50 miles in half a day, but with ten thousand pounds a year, he could obviously throw money at the problem. #janeausten #prideandprejudice
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
Okay, I'm FINALLY posting something about actual history.... have you ever stayed awake until 3 am with one question gnawing at your mind: how long did it take to reach your destination during the Regency in England??
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
The new Cambodian genotype causing all the new cases is a cross between the older Asian clade and the newer western clade, which is the one in the US. It's kept the same CFR as the older clade: around 50%. We don't know when it will mutate to spread h2h, or what the CFR will be when it does.
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 06/07/2025
There's literally almost zero mainstream coverage, but the new #H5N1 genotype has been blowing up cases in Cambodia over the past month. The fatality rate is still 50%. There are no new mild cases. So the CFR is what is. Not likely 50% if all cases were caught, but probably 15-33%.
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MikeM3 @mikeg80.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
When you put it like that, Snow White...
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
The July Independence Goal! Join us on Trackbear, and let's all work together towards achieving our writing goals this month. trackbear.app/leaderboards...
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VictorianLondon @victorianlondon.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
advertising for a wet-nurse, 1822
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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 28/06/2025
Mark and Melissa saw the humanity in everyone. Let’s honor them by doing the same.
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 29/06/2025
Happy #Caturday and #Peturday, everybody! Peaches and Baby at the screen door! 🙂
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
A happy little boat on the Columbia river near Astoria, taken from the deck of the Eagle. :)
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Momma Says 2 @mommasays3.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
And Jesus is saying...
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BNO News @bnonews.com · 14/06/2025
BREAKING: Suspect in shooting of Democratic lawmakers in Minnesota had a hit list with nearly 70 names, including abortion providers, pro-choice advocates and lawmakers - CNN
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
So this week we’ve had a man impersonating an ICE agent tie up a woman and steal $1000; a man impersonating a police officer assassinate a top Democratic politician & her husband (and shoot another Democrat & his wife); and a man impersonating a king hold a military parade for his birthday
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Sometimes you just need to see an unendurably cute kitty with flowers. :) #photography #pics #cats #flowers
kitty with flowers
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
This is the same guy who was responsible for cancelling Moderna's $700 million government contract to develop #mRNA #vaccines for ##H5N1. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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RFK Jr to remove all members of CDC panel advising on US vaccines
Health secretary says he’s getting rid of members sitting on panel of vaccine experts and reconstituting the committee
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Hey all-- it's my birthday! :) That's it. Just a happy little birthday announcement. We can go back to talking about hideous history right after this. m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71B...
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
And here's the third in the series: Things That Look Like #AI But Are Absolutely Real. :) Sis took a picture of this #barnacle covered dock on the coast.
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
My sis bought this at the Eugene Scottish Festival last weekend. It is a real thing. I SAW IT. O.o #haggis
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
Believe it or not, this is real!! The Tree of Life at Fogarty Creek on the Oregon coast. #nature #photography
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
It is indeed National Hug Your Cat Day. :)
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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Michelle and I are thinking of the entire Biden family. Nobody has done more to find breakthrough treatments for cancer in all its forms than Joe, and I am certain he will fight this challenge with his trademark resolve and grace. We pray for a fast and full recovery.
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 10/05/2025
#Baby ponders the spray bottle. #cats #caturday #cute
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That History Girl @thathistorygirl.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Flower Sunday: #lilacs at the Hilda Kruger Lilac Gardens! :)
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