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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Law Race and Empire 1750-1850 Conference 17-18 July 2026 University of Southampton A great opportunity to hear new research on the way in which legal, military, empire and race history in the age of revolution. Online and in person ticket options: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/law-race-e...

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Law, Race & Empire Conference, 1750-1850

An academic conference examining the ways in which law, race and empire interacted in the 18th and 19th century

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Booking now open for the @leverhulme.ac.uk funded Law, Race & Empire Conference, 1750-1850, at the University of Southampton and Online. 17th-18th July 2026. Includes a behind the scenes visit to @hartleyspecialc.bsky.social . Tickets limited. Don't miss out! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/law-race-e...

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Law, Race & Empire Conference, 1750-1850

An academic conference examining the ways in which law, race and empire interacted in the 18th and 19th century

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John Peabody-Brown @my53rdchoice.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I saw this and immediately thought of you @zwhitehistory.bsky.social This guys Wikipedia entry doesn't do him any justice based of the limited information they crammed onto his gravestone Also, who's Suwarrow? Is that meant to be Suvorov? I can't find any mention of British troops in Italy

Grave saying

In memory of Lieut. General The Hon. Sir William Stewart 2nd son of John Earl of Galloway K.G.C.B and K.T.S.
Col. of the 1st Batt. rifle brigade. He was born on the 10th January 1773
and died on the 7th January 1827 at Cumloden.
From 1792 to the close of the war in 1814 he was actively engaged in the
service of his country during seventeen foreign campaigns in the West Indies Egypt and in various parts of Europe. In Italy he served with the Allied Armies under Suwarrow, At Ferrol he was severely wounded. At Copenhagen; he commanded the troops embarked with Lord Nelson at
Teneriffe. The Light Brigade in the Peninsula, and Portugal the 2nd Division of the
army under the Duke of Wellington in eight general actions. As representative of
the County of Wigtown of three Parliaments, and received in this place the thanks
of the House of Commons for distinguished military services rendered to
his country. His health being greatly impaired by arduous duty and severe
wounds he spent the latter part of his life in retirement, where his
benevolence, piety and resignation proved him a sincere Christian. His
public life has shown him to be a brave and gallant soldier; he died
a sacrifice to his country, beloved and lamented by his friends.

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Race, Law and Empire, 1750-1850 Conference University of Southampton AND online 17th - 18th July 2026 Call for Papers extended by popular request. Full details below. Please share widely. Established, emerging researchers are very welcome. Supported by @leverhulme.ac.uk

Call for papers for Law, race and empire conference:

By popular request, we are pleased to offer an extended deadline of
Tuesday 28th April for proposals for this exciting event.

The law and its authority has always been a contested space. From the adversarial trial and debates on legal reform to discretionary decision making on who was tried, and pleas for clemency, the way people have navigated legal landscapes has always been both fraught and multi-faceted. This complexity is exacerbated in the imperial context, where the law could be both a symbol of the metropole’s control and, conversely, a safeguard against oppression.

Over the last half century studies of legal practice, race relations and the maintenance of empires have flourished, deepening our understanding of these aspects of 18th and 19th century life. Yet this was an age where the abolitionist movement ensured that race and the law were a key part of the social agenda. Simultaneously, European militaries engaged in imperial expansion and policing, often forming racialist attitudes in the process which were both adopted, and influenced, by the metropole.

Race, law and empire, therefore, should not be considered in isolation. This conference, which forms part of the Leverhulme Trust Funded ‘Sepoys and Slave Soldiers’ Research Fellowship, aims to take a holistic view of the intersections between race, law, armed forces and imperialist projects. In doing so, it seeks to widen our understanding of constructions of race, the rule of law and the operation of empires.

This international, hybrid conference welcomes proposals for 20 minute papers, or full panels of three papers, which explore any two of the conference’s three core themes of race, empire and law between 1750 and 1850.

300 word paper proposals, with a 150 word biography and a stated preference for in person or online attendance, should be submitted to Dr Zack White (zack.white@port.ac.uk).

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

It wasn’t a dream… Sean Bean and Bernard Cornwell really did join me & Liam Telfer @liamtelfer.bsky.social on the Napoleonic Wars Pod @napwarspod.bsky.social last night. As Sean put it ‘we could have talked all night’. We also discovered which is Bernard’s favourite book from the Sharpe series.

Actor Sean Bean and author Bernard Cornwell join historians Zack White & Liam Telfer for an episode of The Napoleonic Wars Podcast.

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Bernard Cornwell and Sean Bean will be appearing in a joint interview for The Napoleonic Wars Podcast. If you’ve got a question for them, post it below and we’ll pick the best.

Sean Bean posing as Richard Sharpe in the uniform of an officer of the 95th Rifles for his role in the TV series ‘Sharpe’

Bernard Cornwell, number 1 bestselling author of the Sharpe’s series

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Publication Alert 🚨 Show trials: Legal Process in the British Army’s Military Justice System I wrote an article on why military courts were much more careful about giving soldiers a fairer hearing than we’ve previously recognised Read for free below ageofrevolutions.com/2025/09/02/s...

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Show Trials? Legal Process in the British Army’s Justice System

By Zack White In a well-received analysis of the British Army in the West Indies, Roger Norman Buckley described that the force’s military justice system as “capricious and arbitrary.”[1] Buckley’s…

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The Napoleonic Wars Podcast @napwarspod.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Dawn on the 18th June 1815 - it has been a night of frenetic activity for both sides, but the Battle of Waterloo beckons. Hear more of what has happened overnight as Napoleon, Wellington and Blucher prepare for battle.

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The Napoleonic Wars Podcast @napwarspod.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

The Battle of Waterloo: 11am The fight for Hougoumont begins in earnest. Listen to what is happening across the battlefield, RIGHT NOW 210 years ago

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The Napoleonic Wars Podcast @napwarspod.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

“We had hardly taken our position at the loopholes when masses of French came out of the wood..” Private Peter Leonard of the 1st Battalion, 2nd Nassau Regiment, describing the French attempts to cross the killing ground at Hougoumont, happening right now 210 years ago.

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The Napoleonic Wars Podcast @napwarspod.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

“The action commenced by the most dreadful cannonade I ever heard”. Lieutenant John Roberts, Royal Horse Artillery describes the opening of the Battle of Waterloo Happening right now, 210 years ago.

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Dr Matthew Taylor, author of "Black Redcoats" @blackredcoats.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Special Day! Took a leaf from @zwhitehistory.bsky.social & with info from Dr Abrutat I sought out the grave of Edward Nicolls! This Royal Marine led 100s of enslaved to freedom. I left him with the Union Jack he served so well & a red "no quarter" flag that those he led fought & died under. #History

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

I’ve submitted the manuscript for my edited collection on Siege Warfare! Massive thanks to my incredible authors, including @amikaberidze.bsky.social Silvia Gregorio Sainz, @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social @marksthompson.bsky.social Andrew Bamford who commissioned it & Rob Griffith at Helion

Cover of book entitled An Unavoidable evil. Cover shows a city under bonbardment with some soldiers by a fire in the foreground.

Cover page showing wordcount for manuscript of 77572

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

Does preserving and protecting a key site from the Waterloo campaign sound important to you? Then follow @heritage1815.bsky.social to stay up to date with their efforts to safeguard the future of Gemioncourt farm, a site of significant fighting during the Battle of Quatre Bras.

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Liam Telfer @liamtelfer.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

I did a thing! I’m very pleased with this mount that I made to hold the fabulous present I received for my birthday back in January. I hope it does justice to the wonderful people who clubbed together to buy it for me.

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

A part of Waterloo history faces an uncertain future Gemioncourt Farm on the battlefield of Quatre Bras is or sale. Similar events saw another site from the battle bulldozed recently. Back @heritage1815.bsky.social’s efforts to preserve it by following them & joining their mailing list. 👇

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Heritage 1815 @heritage1815.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Heritage 1815: a committee of Napoleonic historians working to safeguard the future of sites from the Waterloo campaign. Following news of the planned sale of Gemioncourt Farm & 8.5 hectares of land on the Quatre Bras battlefield, the committee has issued a statement 🧵1/

Gemioncourt farm on the Quatre Bras battlefield viewed from the air

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I need YOU… To fill out the @napwarspod.bsky.social Census As the show’s 5th anniversary approaches we’re taking stock of how you access the show, what you enjoy, & how we can continue to improve If you can spare five minutes we’d really appreciate your feedback docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

This surprised me. Whilst by no means Britain’s set back during the period, & there were worse campaign-scale defeats, I honestly think this might have been Britain’s worst defeat in a single battle during the Napoleonic Wars. What do you think? Have a listen to @napwarspod.bsky.social

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The Napoleonic Wars Podcast @napwarspod.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Was Bergen Op Zoom the British Army’s worst defeat of the Napoleonic Wars? Andrew Bamford of Prime & Load Podcast joins us to explain how such a major defeat happened when the British army was meant to be at the height of its powers. open.spotify.com/episode/41cw...

British troops at Bergen op zoom. Black and white print

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Graeme Callister @graemecallister.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Britain’s Second Napoleonic Army Join @zwhitehistory.bsky.social for a FREE talk on the East India Company army - key to Britain’s imperial ambitions in Asia, it receives less attention than it should. Tues 11 March, 6pm, online & at York St John University www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/britains-s...

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Britain's Second Napoleonic Army: The East India Company, Sepoys and Race

Dr Zack White discusses issues of identity, motivation and discipline in Britain’s East India Company army.

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Britain’s Second Napoleonic Army Join me for a FREE talk @yorkstjohn.bsky.social on the East India Company Army - key to Britain’s imperial ambitions in Asia, it receives less attention than it should. Online & in person Tuesday 11th March, 18:00-19:30 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/britains-s...

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Britain's Second Napoleonic Army: The East India Company, Sepoys and Race

Dr Zack White discusses issues of identity, motivation and discipline in Britain’s East India Company army.

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Enroute to Leeds for the @societyarmy.bsky.social Land Forces of the Crown conference where I’ll be honoured to deliver my first ever keynote speech. Had to pause before boarding to admire the beautiful architecture of King’s Cross Station

Arched roof of King’s Cross station - glass roof supported by metal beams

Memorial to Sir John Moore in St Paul’s Cathedral

Memorial stone to Lieutenant Colonel Richard Fletcher of the Royal Engineers, in San Sebastián, Spain

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Amy Wilson @amywilsonstorey.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

It was a treat to join @zwhitehistory.bsky.social at #BSECS2025 and talk all things pregnancy and fashion for The Napoleonic Wars Pod #18thcentury #maternalbodies open.spotify.com/episode/6YGK...

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Maternity in the 18th Century - A BSECS Special

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Two years ago I took this picture as I flew out of Lisbon and vowed I would be back. Flights are now booked. Roll on April… The Peninsular War by Air beckons…

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Liam Telfer @liamtelfer.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

What an incredible 40th birthday it’s been. I am completely surprised at the kindness and generosity of the have best people in my world. I could never have imagined the history nerd journey of the last few years. You know who you are and I’ll be in touch properly very soon.

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Liam Telfer @liamtelfer.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

On this day in 1814 the Battle of Brienne was fought during the War of the Sixth Coalition. Despite the Allies ceding the field to Napoleon, he could not prevent Russian and Prussian forces, commanded by Blucher later linking up with Schwarzenberg’s Austrians.

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

Conquering Rome I mean it’s called Rome Total War. What’s a nerd to do? 🤷‍♂️

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 16/01/2025

On this day in 1809 the British win the Battle of Corruna, a desperate action that bought them time to embark following a disastrous campaign. Josh Provan & I discuss the campaign/battle as part of our History of the Peninsular War on the @napwarspod.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Death of sir John Moore. British commander hit by cannon ball whilst on his horse. British soldiers rush to attend to the wounded officer

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

I’m so proud of the brilliant team behind this show, including @liamtelfer.bsky.social @lureynol.bsky.social & Josh Redden. Thank you to all the exceptional guests who have brought insights and laughter to the show. Make sure you’re following & leave a review on Apple Podcasts 😉 Onward to 1mil!

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Happy New Year! As you recover from your hangover, spare a thought for the soldiers of the 1808-9 Corunna campaign who trekked over the Galician mountains in a bitterly cold winter. In the @napwarspod.bsky.social New Year Special Josh Provan & I retell the story podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Robert Craufurd, British general, sitting on a brown horse in a cold winter scene. His horse is on a muddy road, behind him are troops struggling up a snow covered hill. To his left, men of the 95th rifles stand huddled against the cold.

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 31/12/2024

500,000 56 months. 270 episodes. 300 hours of content. The @NapWarsPod has finally reached HALF A MILLION downloads. Thank you so much to everyone who made this possible. Watch the celebratory video at www.patreon.com/posts/500-00...

The number 500,000 written onto a sandy beach

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Black Redcoats’ available now on @napwarspod.bsky.social @blackredcoats.bsky.social share the inspiring story of the Corps of Colonial Marines - a unit formed of emancipated US slaves who fought for the British during the War of 1812. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

The cover of the book Black Redcoats by Matthew Taylor, showing a soldier of the Corps of Colonial Marines in uniform. The soldier is of African descent, wearing a red woollen jacket and blue trousers, with a musket resting by his side

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

The Life of Horatio Nelson @kejamieson.bsky.social returns for Part 2 of the @napwarspod.bsky.social series on the life of Nelson, covering everything from losing his sight on Corsica to ‘making bridges’ at the Battle of Cape St Vincent. Listen at podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Captain Horatio Nelson painted byJohn Francis Rigaud, painted 1781

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

It was a privilege to contribute to History Magazine’s feature on what inspires our love of history, explaining how a visit to HMS Victory changed my life & ignited my passion for Napoleonic history by making the past tangible. Read the full article in the Jan edition, out now!

Cover of BBC History magazine January 2025 edition

Feature within an article in BBC History magazine on what inspires our love of history

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

The Battle of Bailen Josh Provan returns for another instalment of the @napwarspod.bsky.social History of the Peninsular War as we discuss the ‘dream’ that was Castaños’s crushing victory over Dupont at Bailen in July 1808. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

French General Dupont surrenders to Spanish General Castaños following the Battle of Bailen

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Paisley "Pumpkin Spicy" Peinforte 👻 @p3.paisleypeinforte.co.uk · 21/12/2024

This holiday can be stressful and painful for many. If you are feeling overwhelmed this season, please contact a helpline. the world is better with you in it. National Suicide Prevention Hotline UK: 0800 689 5652 US: 1-800-273-8255 Canada: 1.833.456.4566

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 22/12/2024

The Peninsular War: The Global Perspective @amikaberidze.bsky.social & @beatricedegraaf.bsky.social discuss wider reactions to the conflict, if it was obvious that Napoleon had blundered in 1808, & whether the war was a sideshow. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Image: James Gillray, The Valley of the Shadow of Death, 24th September 1808. Caricature of Napoleon Bonaparte surrounded by enemy nations, with each nation represented by an animal

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

What was Christmas dinner like in the Napoleonic era? Rebecca Earle joins @lureynol.bsky.social & Josh Redeen to talk about when the Christmas dinner got invented & what you’d be eating in the festive period 200 years ago Christmas drink recipes are also shared. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Caricature by James Gillray entitled Monstrous Craws at a New Coalition Feast, showing two women and a man eating.

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

What was Christmas like in the Napoleonic era? In the 1st of 12 festive specials on @napwarspod.bsky.social our very own @lureynol.bsky.social answers important questions like ‘would Sharpe recognise an Argos catalogue’? (We might be dating ourselves a bit there!) open.spotify.com/episode/2XI9...

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Today is the 282nd anniversary of the birth of Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, aka ‘Marshal Vörwarts’. Prussia’s best general of the Napoleonic era, who excelled at coalition warfare. Feels apt that I’m spending the day finishing off a piece on him for future project…

Field Marshal Gebhard Lebrecht von Blücher, Prussian military commander. Painting by Ernst Gebauer

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Napoleonic Wars Pod Christmas Prize Draw This month we’re giving TWO lucky patrons 1 month’s full access to all the perks we offer show supporters. To enter, just be signed up as one of our ‘General’, ‘Mentioned in Despatches’ or ‘Admiral’ patrons by 21st December www.patreon.com/c/thenapoleo...

Historian Dr Zack White standing near a statue of Napoleon Bonaparte in Ajaccio, Corsica. The statue is located near to the house where Napoleon grew up.

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Daniel F Gosling @thegozfather.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Want to hear about (some of) my Chevalier d'Eon discoveries among The National Archives' vast legal collections? Well, you're in luck. I'm giving an online talk on Valentines Day 2025 to chat all about them. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-cheval...

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The Chevalier d’Eon in the English Law Courts

Discover the life of the remarkable18th-century transgender spy

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 25/11/2024

What a difference a year makes. November 2024 vs Nov 2023 This is the grave of Severus Stretton, a British army officer who was wounded twice at the Battle of Vittoria. I cleaned his grave in Southampton for the Napoleonic & Revolutionary War Graves Charity last year, but nature is fighting back 😭

Dilapidated grave of Severus Stretton, covered in moss, algae and leaves

Grave of Severus Stretton in 2023, after being cleaned

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Dr Zack White @zwhitehistory.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

It is a huge honour to have been invited to deliver my first keynote speech at the @societyarmy Land forces of the Crown Conference. I’ll be drawing on my work founding @NRWGCharity to talk about ‘Forgetting the Fallen?: Remembrance & (Dis)respect of British veterans, 1775-1815’

Then Chair of the Napoleonic & Revolutionary War Graves Charity Dr Zack White laying a wreath on behalf of the organisation at the newly renovated grave of Guardsman John Russel who fought at Hougoumont Farm during the Battle of Waterloo on 18th June 1815

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Dr Rory M. Butcher @rmbhistory.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

The Society for Army Historical Research can announce that tickets are now on sale for our next conference, ‘Land Forces of the Crown, c.1660 to the Present’, which will take place at the University of Leeds on the weekend of 22/23 February 2025. Info here: ahc.leeds.ac.uk/history/even...

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The Napoleonic Wars Podcast @napwarspod.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Our next 'Meet the Author' event will feature the brilliant author of Napoleonic fiction @lynnbryant.bsky.social. Join us on 22nd November online to hear about her experiences writing historical novels, and also get the chance to ask Lynn your questions! www.patreon.com/posts/meet-a...

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Meet the Author: Lynn Bryant | The Napoleonic Wars Podcast

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